The 2008 Club World Cup consisted of seven teams from six continents (Europe, South America, North and Central America, Africa, Asia and Oceania) and the host country, Japan. The tournament was played in four stages, with the European champions and the South American champions advancing directly to the semi-finals. If the match is drawn within 90 minutes, extra time and penalties will be awarded, and there will be no extra time for the third-place match.

This year's Shijie Club Cup will continue to be played in Japan, but next year's Shijie Club Cup will not be held in Japan.

On 27 May this year, FIFA President Sepp Blatter announced that the 2009 Club World Cup would be moved from Japan to the United Arab Emirates, and that it would be hosted again in 2011 and 2012. This means that this event, formerly known as the Toyota Cup, will be held for the first time on Japanese soil.

This year's teams are European champions Liverpool from England, South American champions Liga Universidad Club from Ecuador, CONCACAF from Mexico, African champions Al Ahly from Egypt, Oceania champions Vitakel United from New Zealand, Asian champions Gamba Osaka from Japan and Asian runners-up from Australia's Adelaide United.

Because Asian champions Gamba Osaka are the hosts, they automatically qualify for the Shijie Club Cup, so the Asian competitors are replaced by Asian runners-up Adelaide United.

First of all, the specific rules of this Shijie Club Cup are that the European champions and South American champions automatically enter the semi-finals. The other teams are competing for two more semi-final spots, with the Oceania champions and the Japanese J-League champions (hosts) battling it out for a place in the second round.

In the second round, the winner of the championship of Oceania and the winner of the J-League of Japan (host) will form four teams to form the North and Central American champions, the African champions and the Asian champions, and the victorious teams will advance to the semi-finals.

In the third round, the two teams that advance to the second round and the European champions and the South American champions who automatically enter the semi-finals form four teams to compete and determine the final.

This fourth round is the final of Zuihou, where the two teams that entered the final went head-to-head, and the winner won the Shijie Club Cup.

In this tournament, because Japan's Gamba Osaka won the Asian championship, they automatically qualified for the second round, so the top post of Adelaide United automatically entered the first round, and the champion of Oceania, Vitakel United from New Zealand, faced off first.

When Liverpool finished their UEFA Champions League match with PSV Eindhoven, they flew to Japan, and it was clear that Liverpool still took it very seriously.

When the Liverpool team landed on the Japanese island that day, the players of the Liverpool team were frantically sought after by Japanese fans, and these fans held up posters of Liverpool players, among which Qiu Ze's posters turned out to be the most, and when Qiu Ze appeared in front of Japanese fans, Qiu Ze also saw his own fan base, this group of Qiu Ze fans seemed to gather in an organized manner, and when Qiu Ze appeared, they frantically chanted Qiu Ze's name, as if Qiu Ze became the most popular star in the Liverpool team.

It was the first time Qiu Ze had come to Japan in this life, and he was surprised that he had such a high popularity in Japan.

After arriving in Japan, the Liverpool team did not relax in training, the Liverpool team must maintain their condition, and now they are more tired than a team like Chelsea, they can be said to be fighting on multiple fronts, which also makes Rafael 61 Benitez very painful.

After coming to Japan, of course, another purpose of the Liverpool team is to continue to expand the Japanese market, after arriving in Japan, the players of the Liverpool team have a lot of business activities, of course, they will also be interviewed by some Japanese TV stations, and Qiu Ze's attendance rate is also the highest.

Now it is not an exaggeration to say that Qiu Ze is the number one star in the Liverpool team, this guy's rise in the last year or two is really extremely rapid, even surpassing his senior brother Cristiano 61 Ronaldo, and also surpassing the Brazilian king Kaka, this guy seems to be rushing to the title of today's Shijie number one star.

Here, of course, Liverpool has to borrow more Qiu Ze's name to expand the Japanese market and even the Asian market.

After coming to Japan, the Liverpool players were very busy, and they didn't just come here for the Shijie Club Cup, but also for the Asian market. However, Liverpool will be hoping to win the title and make up for the regret of three years ago.

The Liverpool team is ready for these games, and of course the long flight will certainly have an impact on the fitness of the Liverpool players. But the good thing is that they have time to rest.

On the day Liverpool's players arrived in Japan, this year's Shijie Club Cup officially began, and the first round of this year's Shijie Club Cup began when Liverpool manager Rafael 61 Benitez was in Monte Carlo to participate in the draw for the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.

The two sides of this match are the Asian runner-up Adelaide United and the Oceania champion from New Zealand Vitaker United, this game can watch the Oceania civil war, originally Australia belongs to Oceania, due to the strength of Oceania, Australia later joined the AFC, so, it is the turn of the New Zealand team to appear in the Shijie Club Cup.

However, there is still a big gap between New Zealand's team and the champions of other continents, and in this first round of matches, Asian runners-up Adelaide United from Australia finally beat Vitakel United 2-1 to advance to the second round of this year's Shijie Club Cup.

Liverpool's first game in the Shijie Club Cup will be in a week's time, so they have time to adjust, and in that time, they will be able to adjust their form while attending commercial events, and nothing will be delayed.

Liverpool manager Rafael 61 Benitez also flew to Japan the day after the draw for the Champions League round of 16 to join the Liverpool team.

Waiting for Rafael 61 Benitez to arrive in Japan, the draw for the second round of this year's Shijie club will also be out, with African champions Al Ahly from Egypt taking on MELCA's Pachuca from Mexico, while Asian champions Gamba Osaka from Japan will take on Asian runners-up Adelaide United from Australia.

The day after Rafael 61 Benitez arrived in Japan, the first match of the second round of the Shijie Club Cup was played against the two sides, Al Ahly and Pachuca, and this game, the African team Al Ahly was a dazzling match, they dominated the game, and the Pachuca team was suppressed for a while.

However, Al Ahly were not as lucky as Pachuca, who drew with Al Ahly in 90 minutes, and Zuihou beat Al Ahly 4-3 on penalties to qualify for the semi-finals of this season's Shijie Club Cup.

The next day, another second-round match officially began, with hosts Gamba Osaka from Japan and Asian runners-up Adelaide United from Australia. These two teams were rivals in last season's AFC Champions League, when Dam beat Adelaide United and deprived them of the Asian title.

This time, the two teams meet again, and Adelaide United will certainly be hoping to get revenge and finish off Japan's Gamba Osaka and prove to everyone that they Adelaide United are the team that deserve the Asian title the most, not Gamba Osaka of Japan.

After the start of the game, Gamba Osaka from Japan instantly dominated the field, and their feet were obviously much higher than the players of Adelaide United, and the football was often controlled at the feet of Gamba Osaka's players.

Gamba Osaka's attack is very threatening, and Adelaide United can only do their part defensively. However, Adelaide United are not without chances. Gamba Osaka is good at attacking, but they are not very strong defensively. Moreover, Adelaide United are stronger than Japan's Gamba Osaka in terms of body and height, and they still have a chance to win.

Both sides had a few chances in this match, and both had chances to win against their opponents. In Zuihou, it was Japan's Gamba Osaka who were the better of them, and their ability to take advantage of their chances was a head ahead of Adelaide United, and it seemed that they deserved to win the Asian title.

In the end, Gamba Osaka defeated Adelaide United 1-0 to get the chance to qualify for the semi-finals of this season's Shijie Club Cup. Host host Gamba Osaka of Japan advanced to the third round, much to the excitement of Japanese fans, who began to look forward to Gamba Osaka winning the Shijie Club Cup.

After this game, the players of the Liverpool team also began to pay attention to the Shijie Club Cup, and reduced their commercial activities. With the draw coming up for the semi-finals of the Shijie Club Cup, Liverpool are curious to know who their opponents are?

In fact, for the Liverpool team, it doesn't matter who their opponents are? Because their opponents are not particularly strong, they can beat even teams like Manchester United and Chelsea, and they are certainly confident of beating teams from other continents.

The draw for the semi-finals of the Shijie club came out the day after the match between Gamba Osaka and Adelaide United, with European champions Liverpool from England drawing hosts Gamba Osaka of Japan, while South American champions Ecuador's Universidad de Liga drew North and Central American champions Pachuca from Mexico.

The predecessor of Osaka Gamba Club was established in 1980, and when the Japanese J-League was established in 1992, the club was renamed Osaka Gamba Club, which is also translated as Osaka Flying Feet. The intention is to build a strong club with a down-to-earth foot. However, Gamba Osaka's success did not come so quickly, and in the first few years of the league, Gamba Osaka was only ranked seventh.

But a few years later, Gamba Osaka slowly began to rise, and their rivalry with Urawa Ruby became a sight to behold in Japanese football. Last year, Urawa Ruby lifted the AFC Champions League trophy, and then Gamba Osaka took it to his own pocket this year. At the same time, they have also had good results in the domestic league and cup competitions in recent years, and this time they will be looking to go further than last year's Urawa Ruby in the Club World Cup.

In the previous match, Gamba Osaka showed their strength, which made Japanese fans expect more from them.