▁Ben ite z ▁was ▁confident ▁that ▁his ▁Liverpool ▁team ▁would ▁be ▁capable ▁of ▁be ating ▁São ▁Paulo : ▁" We ▁are ▁playing ▁with ▁confidence ▁and ▁strength . ▁I ▁think ▁we ▁can ▁beat ▁anyone ." ▁Liverpool ▁St ri ker ▁Cr ouch ▁who ▁scored ▁twice ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final ▁was ▁as ▁ad am ant ▁as ▁his ▁manager ▁about ▁winning ▁the ▁competition . ▁Adding ▁that ▁" We ' ve ▁not ▁travel led ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁Japan ▁to ▁go ▁sight see ing ." ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁Before ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁match , ▁a ▁minute ' s ▁silence ▁was ▁held , ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁Raf a ▁Ben í te z ' s ▁father ▁Francisco ▁who ▁died ▁of ▁heart ▁failure ▁on ▁the ▁Wed nes day ▁before ▁the ▁final . ▁Both ▁teams ▁took ▁the ▁pitch ▁we aring ▁black ▁arm b ands ▁as ▁a ▁mark ▁of ▁respect . ▁The ▁match ▁was ▁delayed ▁further ▁when ▁a ▁fan ▁inv aded ▁the ▁pitch , ▁he ▁head ed ▁for ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁goals ▁and ▁got ▁stuck ▁in ▁the ▁goal ▁before ▁being ▁caught . ▁São ▁Paulo ▁l ined ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 – 5 – 2 ▁formation , ▁while ▁Liverpool ▁opt ed ▁for ▁a ▁ 4 – 4 – 1 – 1 ▁formation . ▁Liverpool ▁had ▁the ▁first ▁chance ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁inside ▁the ▁opening ▁ 7 9 ▁seconds . ▁Liverpool ▁captain ▁Steven ▁G err ard ' s ▁cross ▁into ▁the ▁penalty ▁area ▁was ▁met ▁by ▁Fernando ▁Mor ientes , ▁but ▁the ▁stri ker ▁head ed ▁wide ▁of ▁the ▁goal . ▁Liverpool