With the surprising victory against PSG on Sunday (13), Chelsea reached the second world title of its history, won in two very different formats.
Classified to the competition for the Champions League title in the 2020/21 season, the English team played in early 2022 the former FIFA Club World Cup, recently renamed as Intercontinental Cup.
At the time, he entered the semifinals with a victory against the Saudis of Al Hilal, and hit Palmeiras in the decision, with a goal in overtime, to get world champion for the first time.
By 2017, FIFA (International Football Federation) recognized as world champions only Corinthians, for the 2000 Club World Cup victory, and the teams that won the Intercontinental Cup from 2005, when the entity itself started to organize the competition.
From then on, a decision of the FIFA Council began to consider all teams that also won the duel between the South American and European champions, from 1960 to 2004.
With the decision, the entity established that, in 2000, besides Corinthians, Boca Juniors was also world champion, for the victory in the Intercontinental Cup over Real Madrid.
See below the full list of all world champion clubs chancelled by FIFA
1960: Real Madrid (Spain)
1961: Peñarol (Uruguai)
1962: Santos (Brazil)
1963: Santos (Brazil)
1964: Inter Milan (Italy)
1965: Inter Milan (Italy)
1966: Peñarol (Uruguai)
1967: Racing Club (Argentina)
1968: Students (Argentina)
1969: AC Milan (Italy)
1970: Feyenoord (Holland)
1971: National (Uruguay)
1972: Ajax (Holland)
1973: Independent (Argentina)
1974: Atletico Madrid (Spain)
1975: N/A [partida não realizada: Bayern de Munique (Alemanha) x Independiente (Argentina)]
1976: Bayern Munich (Germany)
1977: Boca Juniors (Argentina)
1978: N/A [partida não realizada: Boca Juniors (Argentina) x Liverpool (Inglaterra)]
1979: Olimpia (Paraguay)
1980: National (Uruguay)
1981: Flamengo (Brazil)
1982: Peñarol (Uruguai)
1983: Grêmio (Brazil)
1984: Independent (Argentina)
1985: Juventus (Italy)
1986: River Plate (Argentina)
1987: Porto (Portugal)
1988: National (Uruguay)
1989: AC Milan (Italy)
1990: AC Milan (Italy)
1991: Red Star (Yugoslavia)
1992: São Paulo (Brazil)
1993: São Paulo (Brazil)
1994: Vélez Sarsfield (Argentina)
1995: Ajax (Holland)
1996: Juventus (Italy)
1997: Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
1998: Real Madrid (Spain)
1999: Manchester United (Inglaterra)
2000: Corinthians (Brazil) – FIFA World Club Championship
2000: Boca Juniors (Argentina) – Copa Intercontinental
2001: Bayern Munich (Germany)
2002: Real Madrid (Spain)
2003: Boca Juniors (Argentina)
2004: Porto (Portugal)
2005: São Paulo (Brazil)
2006: International (Brazil)
2007: AC Milan (Italy)
2008: Manchester United (Inglaterra)
2009: Barcelona (Spain)
2010: Inter Milan (Italy)
2011: Barcelona (Spain)
2012: Corinthians (Brazil)
2013: Bayern Munich (Germany)
2014: Real Madrid (Spain)
2015: Barcelona (Spain)
2016: Real Madrid (Spain)
2017: Real Madrid (Spain)
2018: Real Madrid (Spain)
2019: Liverpool (England)
2020: Bayern Munich (Germany)
2021: Chelsea (England)
2022: Real Madrid (Spain)
2023: Manchester City (Inglaterra)
2024: Real Madrid (Spain)
2025: Chelsea (England) – FIFA Club World Cup
