2006 FIFA Club World Cup

Also known as FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006

2006 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup

Key facts

Host country: Japan
Dates: 10–17 December
Teams: 6 (from 6 confederations)
Venue: 3 (in 3 host cities)
Champions: Internacional (1st title)
Runners up: Barcelona
Third place: Al Ahly
Fourth place: América
Goals scored: 17 (2.43 per match)
Attendance: 325,152 (46,450 per match)
Top scorer s: Mohamed Aboutrika (Al Ahly), 3 goals
Best player: Deco (Barcelona)
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The 2006 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament held in Japan between 10 and 17 December 2006. It was the third FIFA Club World Cup.

The club champions from each of the six confederations played in a knockout tournament. The quarter-final match-ups were determined by a draw including the AFC, CAF, CONCACAF and OFC champions, while the UEFA and CONMEBOL champions were given byes to the semi-finals. The losers of the quarter-finals played for fifth place, while the losers of the semi-finals played in a third-place play-off.