The 2000 Intercontinental Cup, officially the 2000 Toyota European / South American Cup for sponsorship reasons, was an

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match played on 28 November 2000 between

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, winners of the 1999–2000

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, and

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, winners of the

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. The match was played at the neutral venue of the

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in front of 52,511 fans. Martín Palermo was named as

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