 The 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Final was a football match played between São Paulo of Brazil , the CONMEBOL club champions , and Liverpool of England , the UEFA club champions , on 18 December 2005 at the International Stadium , Yokohama , Japan . It was the final match of the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship , a competition for the winners of the primary cup competitions of FIFA 's continental members . The Club World Championship replaced the Intercontinental Cup , which both teams had competed in before . São Paulo had won the Intercontinental Cup twice in 1992 and 1993 , while Liverpool had lost twice in 1981 and 1984 . 
