The predecessor of the Club World Cup, in addition to the Toyota Cup, everyone remembers it, there is also the longer intercontinental Cup.

In the previous article, the editor took you to review the predecessor of the Club World Cup and the entire journey of the 25th Toyota Cup. In fact, before Toyota took over, this event was called the Intercontinental Cup, co-organized by the League of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the South American Football Federation (CONMEBOL). The participating teams were the European Champions League champions and the South American Liberators Cup champions, the difference is that the Toyota Cup is a winning or losing game, while the Intercontinental Cup is home and away game system.

In 1960, the first Intercontinental Cup was played between Real Madrid in Spain and Penarro Uruguay. In the first round, the two sides tied 0-0 at home at Real Madrid. The second time he came back, Real Madrid turned away. With the goals of Stefano, Hento and Herrera, Real Madrid finally won 5-1, taking away the first Intercontinental Cup trophy in history. In 1961, in the second Intercontinental Cup, Penarro Uruguay made a comeback, and this time their opponent was replaced by Portuguese powerhouse, led by Eusebio. In the first leg, Penarol lost 0-1 at home, but this time they returned to home, they seized the opportunity to win 5-0. According to the rules at that time, they only looked at the winner and the loss, and did not count the goal difference. Both sides need to play another game. Penarol won 2-1 and won the InterContinental Cup.

In 1962, in the third Intercontinental Cup, Eusebio led Benfica back again, and they were facing Santos, led by Bailey. In the first leg, Santos took the Maracana Stadium and defeated Benfica 3-2. Although Pele scored twice, the game was not easy to win. In the second leg, Santos was away from Lisbon. The game became Pele's solo show. In just 25 minutes of the game, he scored two goals in a row, helping the team get a fantastic start. After changing sides, Pele sent another assist and scored another goal to complete a hat-trick. Then Pepe used the opponent's goalkeeper's mistake to expand the score to 5-0. In the last ten minutes of the game, although Eusebio and Santana scored one after another to help the team save some face, it had nothing to do with the overall situation. In the end, Santos won 5-2 and brought the InterContinental Cup home. Eusebio failed in the InterContinental Cup twice in a row, which became the eternal pain of his career. In 1963, in the 4th Intercontinental Cup, Pele led Santos to continue playing, and this time their opponent was replaced by AC Milan. In the first leg, AC Milan won 4-2 at home, and Santos scored both goals from Pele. Santos returned to home court and also regained his color with a score of 4-2. In the final play-off, Santos defeated AC Milan 1-0 with a penalty kick, becoming the first team in history to successfully defend the InterContinental Cup. However, Pele missed the next two games due to injury.

In 1964, in the fifth Intercontinental Cup, the two sides against this time became Inter Milan and Argentina. Both teams actually lost the game at their respective home courts. In the last play-off, Inter Milan ended the game 1-0 with Mario Corso's goal in overtime.

The subsequent sixth Intercontinental Cup Inter Milan faced Argentina again, and won one win and one draw in two rounds 3-0 and 0-0. Inter Milan won the Intercontinental Cup championship for two consecutive times.

In 1966, the first Intercontinental Cup match was staged again. This time, Uruguay Penarro laughed to the end. They defeated Real Madrid 2-0 in both rounds and successfully won the Intercontinental Cup trophy.

In 1967, in the 8th Intercontinental Cup, Argentina Athletics played against the Scottish powerhouse Celtics. The two teams won one game. In the final playoffs, Argentina Athletics won 1-0, becoming the first Argentine team to win the Intercontinental Cup.

In 1968, in the 9th Intercontinental Cup, Manchester United, which successfully won the first Champions League trophy in the team's history, played against the La Plata University Club from Argentina. From this session on, the goal difference begins. In the first leg, La Plata defeated Manchester United 1-0 at home, and the two sides drew 1-1 in the second leg, La Plata won the cup. At that time, the La Plata college student's style of playing on the court was very rough, which made the Red Devils extremely uncomfortable. This also led to European teams unwilling to play in the subsequent InterContinental Cups. In 1969, in the 10th Intercontinental Cup, La Plata college students continued to appear, and their opponent was replaced by AC Milan, led by Rivera. In the first leg, Milan won 3-0 at home and was away from Buenos Aires in the second leg. Although Milan lost 1-2, she still won the championship trophy. In this game, the violent behavior of La Plata college students shocked the entire world football. In 1970, in the 11th Intercontinental Cup, the Liberta University students who won three consecutive championships in the Cup of Liberta continued to return, and their opponent was Feyenoord, the first Dutch team to win the Champions League. In the first leg, Feyenoord equalized the score when he was behind 0-2 away. When they returned to home, they defeated their opponents 1-0 and won the InterContinental Cup trophy.

In 1971, in the 12th Intercontinental Cup, the Uruguayan Nationality defeated La Plata University Students in the Copa Liberta and became the representative of South American football. The European champion Ajax, who protested against the rough style of the South American team, refused to play, and was finally replaced by Panasinaikos of Greece. The two teams shook hands 1-1 in the first leg, and Uruguay National defeated Panasinaikos 2-1 away in the second leg, taking away the InterContinental Cup trophy.

In 1972, in the 12th Intercontinental Cup, Cruyff led Ajax to successfully defend the Champions League championship. This time, the Champions League champion chose to participate, and their opponent was the Argentine Independence Team. In the first leg, Ajax was away from Buenos Aires. Cruyff scored a goal in just 5 minutes of the game, but just over 20 minutes later, he was injured by Independent midfielder Dante Milkoli, and finally, the Independent team tied the score. Back at home, Ajax easily defeated his opponent 3-0, and won the InterContinental Cup trophy.

In 1973, in the 13th Intercontinental Cup, the independent team that won the Libertadoes Cup in a row participated again, but Ajax, who achieved three consecutive Champions League championships, refused to participate again on the grounds that the schedule could not be arranged, and Juventus replaced it. This Intercontinental Cup only played one round, defeating Juventus 3-1 independently in Italy. Bertoni, Mariony and Sa each scored a goal, winning the team's first Intercontinental Cup trophy in history.

In 1974, in the 14th Intercontinental Cup, the independent team that achieved three consecutive championships in the Cup of Libertadoes participated again, and the Champions League champion Bayern refused to participate and Atletico Madrid made up for it. In the first leg, Atletico Madrid lost the away game 0-1 and returned to home court. Atletico Madrid won 2-0 and won the InterContinental Cup championship with a total score of 2-1. This also made Atletico Madrid the first team to be not a European champion but a InterContinental Cup champion.

In 1975, European champion Bayern and runner-up Leeds United said they were unable to participate, and the Intercontinental Cup was eventually suspended this year.

In 1976, in the 15th Intercontinental Cup, Bayern finally chose to participate, and his opponent was Brazilian powerhouse Cruzero. In the first leg, Bayern won 2-0 at home. In the second leg, Bayern moved to Brazil, and the plane was delayed on the way. The players overcame the jet lag and severe sleep deprivation. In the end, they tied Cruzero 0-0 away and won the InterContinental Cup trophy for the first time with a total score of 2-0 in two rounds.

In 1977, in the 15th Intercontinental Cup, Champions League champion Liverpool refused to participate, and Boccolitico Boxer replaced the competition, against Boca Youth. In the first leg, both sides drew 2-2 at home in Boca. When he came to Germany in the second leg, the Boca youth became more and more courageous and easily won 3-0. After winning the Copa Libertadores for the first time, Boca won the InterContinental Cup for the first time.

In 1978, the Intercontinental Cup was suspended again.

In 1979, the Intercontinental Cup ushered in its final performance, and the two teams that made their debut this time were not well-known enough. Liverpool, who has won three consecutive Champions League titles, continues to refuse to participate, and can only be replaced by Malmo from Sweden. Their opponent is Paraguay Olympia, who won the first Liberators Copa Libertadores. In the end, Olympia won 1-0, 2-1 in two rounds, winning the last Intercontinental Cup trophy.