<Tr> <Th> Fair play award </Th> <Td> Adelaide United </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← 2007 2009 → </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2008 FIFA Club World Cup (officially the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth FIFA Club World Cup, a football tournament for the champion clubs from each of FIFA's six continental confederations . The tournament was held in Japan from 11 December to 21 December 2008 . Manchester United defeated LDU Quito 1--0 in the final at the International Stadium in Yokohama on 21 December, to become the first English team to win the competition . </P> <P> The fifth - place match, dropped for the 2007 tournament, was reintroduced for 2008, with the total prize money being increased by US $500,000 to US $16.5 million . The winners took away US $5 million, the losing finalists US $4 million, the third - placed team US $2.5 million, the fourth - placed team US $2 million, the fifth - placed team US $1.5 million, the sixth - placed team US $1 million and the seventh - placed team US $500,000 . </P>

Who won the football world cup in 2008