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1999 Intercontinental Cup
File:ToyotaCup1999.jpg
Date 30 November 1999
Venue National Stadium, Tokyo
Man of the Match Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)
Referee Hellmut Krug (Germany)
Attendance 53,372
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The 1999 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on 30 November 1999 between Manchester United, winners of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League, and Palmeiras, winners of the 1999 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the neutral venue of the National Stadium in Tokyo in front of 53,372 spectators.

Manchester United won the match 1–0, the winning goal scored by their captain, Roy Keane. This was United's first and only Intercontinental Cup triumph, having been beaten by Estudiantes in the 1968 competition. Ryan Giggs was named as man of the match.[1] Manchester United's victory made them the first and only team from England and also the British Isles to win the Intercontinental Cup.[2]

Match details[]

30 November 1999
19:10 UTC+9
Manchester United England 1–0 Brazil Palmeiras National Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 53,372
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
Keane Goal 35'
GK 1 Australia Mark Bosnich
RB 2 England Gary Neville
CB 6 Netherlands Jaap Stam
CB 27 France Mikaël Silvestre Booked 79'
LB 3 Republic of Ireland Denis Irwin
RM 7 England David Beckham
CM 8 England Nicky Butt
CM 16 Republic of Ireland Roy Keane
CM 18 England Paul Scholes Substituted off 75'
LM 11 Wales Ryan Giggs
CF 20 Norway Ole Gunnar Solskjær Substituted off 46'
Substitutes:
GK 26 Italy Massimo Taibi
DF 12 England Phil Neville
DF 28 England Danny Higginbotham
DF 30 England Ronnie Wallwork
MF 25 South Africa Quinton Fortune
FW 10 England Teddy Sheringham Substituted in 75'
FW 19 Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke Substituted in 46'
Manager:
Scotland Sir Alex Ferguson
File:Man Utd vs Palmeiras 1999-11-30.svg
GK 1 Brazil Marcos
RB 2 Paraguay Francisco Arce
CB 3 Brazil Júnior Baiano
CB 4 Brazil Roque Júnior
LB 6 Brazil Júnior
DM 5 Brazil César Sampaio
DM 15 Brazil Galeano Substituted off 54'
AM 10 Brazil Alex Booked 28'
AM 11 Brazil Zinho
CF 20 Colombia Faustino Asprilla Substituted off 56'
CF 7 Brazil Paulo Nunes Substituted off 77'
Substitutes:
GK 21 Brazil Sérgio
DF 18 Brazil Cléber
DF 13 Brazil Tiago Silva
MF 8 Brazil Rogério
FW 9 Brazil Oséas Substituted in 56'
FW 19 Brazil Euller Substituted in 77'
FW 17 Brazil Evair Substituted in 54'
Manager:
Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match:
Wales Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)

Assistant referees:
South Korea Jeon Young-Hyun
Japan Yoshikazu Hiroshima
Fourth official:
Japan Masayoshi Okada

See also[]

References[]

  1. Leme de Arruda, Marcelo (2 January 2009). "Toyota Cup - Most Valuable Player of the Match Award". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5yduv2cyf. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  2. "Manchester United 1 Palmeiras 0: Minute by minute". guardian.co.uk (Guardian News and Media). 30 November 1999. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/1999/nov/30/newsstory.sport7. Retrieved 7 June 2011.


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