FIFA.com, the Official Web Site of FIFA, will be the place to follow the second Edition of the FIFA Club World Championship which kicks off on Sunday 11 December in the National Stadium of Tokyo, Japan.

With six teams fighting for world supremacy, the stage is set for a club football festival and FIFA.com is ready to offer fans worldwide unparalleled coverage of the Tournament.

Not content with sending six Fans (and their friends) to Japan with the SuperFan promotion organised in November, FIFA.com will feature a wealth of content covering the Tournament:

– All matches will be covered LIVE on the site: goals, cards, substitutions and additional statistics will be 
  available in real time through FIFA.com’s exclusive ScoreCard.
– Breaking news, post-match quotes and analysis, interviews and features will be produced from the 
  Tournament venues
– Teams profiles and squad lists, referees and venues profiles
– In-depth profiles of the previous Tournament and Winners (FC Corinthians in 2000 in Brazil) plus the 25 
  clubs who won the Intercontinental / Toyota Cup since 1961
– A full Japanese language version of the tournament was launched on 13 November to offer local football
   lovers the same level of coverage as enjoyed in the four official languages FIFA.com operates in (English,
  Spanish, French and German). This Japanese version is available on www.FIFA.com/jp

Better still, fans will be able to watch the best moments of each match as FIFA.com will offer a worldwide Video Highlights service for the Tournament.. Video summaries of 2.5 minutes will be made available free of charge to any user just one hour after the final whistle of each game.

“FIFA is happy to be able to showcase world-class club football on its official Website and to offer  fans a comprehensive coverage of this major Tournament” said Jérôme Valcke, FIFA Director of Marketing & TV Division. “With the support of our friends at Dentsu, FIFA.com will feature video highlights of each match.”

In addition to this Tournament coverage, FIFA.com also now includes full coverage of the Top 100 National Leagues in the world on http://www.fifa.com/en/WorldLeagues/index.html. Results, standings and features are available on an hourly updated basis, offering football lovers a global perspective on the beautiful game.

Further information from:
FIFA Media Department
Phone: +41-43/222 7272, fax: +41-43/222 7373, e-mail : media@fifa.org