The Los Angeles Galaxy, winner of the 2001 CONCACAF Champions Cup, was drawn with 2000 European Champions League champion Real Madrid, 2000 African Champions League champion Hearts of Oak (Ghana) and 1999 Asian Super Cup champions Jubilo Iwata for the second FIFA Club World Championship. The Galaxy opens July 31 against Hearts of Oak, plays host Real Madrid Aug. 3 and finishes out play in Group C against Jubilo Aug. 6. The Galaxy’s first-round matches will be played at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. The other groups: Group A (played at Coruna’s Riazor Stadium): Boca Juniors (Argentina), Dep. Coruna (Spain), Wollongong Wolves (Australia) and Zamalek (Egypt). Group B (based in Madrid’s Vicente Calderon Stadium): Palmeiras (Brazil), Olimpia (Honduras), Galatasaray (Turkey) and Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia). The championship kicks off with Coruna-Boca Juniors on July 28. The three groups winners and top second-place team advance to the semifinals Aug. 9 in Coruna and Madrid (Vicente Calderon Stadium). The third-place game and final will be played Aug. 12 in Madrid (Santiago Bernabeu Stadium).
