The 2001 Intercontinental Cup was an

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match played on 27 November 2001 between Bayern Munich, winners of the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League, and winners of the 2001 Copa Libertadores,

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, which was also the defending champions. The match was played at the neutral venue of the National Stadium in

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in front of 51,360 fans. Samuel Kuffour was named as

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. This was the last Intercontinental Cup played in Tokyo, since International Stadium Yokohama in

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was used from 2002 edition.

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