The 2001 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on 27 November 2001 between Bayern Munich, winners of the 2000–01UEFA Champions League, and defending championsBoca Juniors, winners of the 2001Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the neutral venue of the National Stadium in Tokyo in front of 51,360 fans.[1]Samuel Kuffour was named as man of the match.[2]