They went on to be defeated Earnings_and_losses by eventual champions Competition Internazionale in the third round .

The eventual victors were the 2010 champions Australia , who beat Competition pre-tournament favourites England by four runs in the final Competition , a match which came Change down to the final Competition ball .

The game Competition was played Participation between Arsenal , who beat Competition Hull City in the final Competition of the 2013–14 FA Cup , and Manchester City , champions of the 2013–14 Premier League .

The champions Competition of 1B will be promoted Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to Division 1A for the 2015–16 season , while the last placed Placing team in each division will be relegated Change .

England , as hosts - and also as Olympic bronze medallists - were viewed Change_sentiment as having quite a tough group , containing Olympic champions Pakistan , and a highly fancied Dutch side , with the Soviet Union seen Change_sentiment as potential dark-horse outsiders .

pakistan beat Competition sri lanka by an innings and 175 in the final to become Becoming the first asian test Testing champions and received Receiving us $ 250,000 in prize money .

Olympiakos are the champions Competition of the Greek Superleague at the time .

New Zealand were crowned Getting champions and cashed Commerce_pay the winner 's cheque of US $ 250 000 .

It was also the first time a men 's team Cause_to_amalgamate has become Becoming champions Getting of two confederations , following Australia 's four OFC Nations Cup titles : 1980 , 1996 , 2000 and 2004 ; right after the Australian women 's team Cause_to_amalgamate won the 2010 AFC Women 's Asian Cup .

Japan were the defending Defending champions going Self_motion into the tournament Competition , having won the previous competition Competition in 2011 .

Defending champions Ireland won the tournament Competition after three wins Getting and one drawn game , defeating Conquering Canada by an innings in the final Process_end , and stretched Expansion their streak of unbeaten matches in the Intercontinental Cup to eight .

The Soviet Union became Becoming world champions for the 22nd and last time , and Sweden won their 10th European title .

Several medalists at the 2004 Olympics , including Amir Khan , Andre Ward , Gennady Golovkin , Yuriorkis Gamboa , and Guillermo Rigondeaux , later went on to become Becoming world champions in professional boxing .

Midfielder Michael Thomas scored Getting the second goal in the final seconds of the match , ending Arsenal 's 18-year wait to be crowned champions .

As champions , Bayern Munich received Receiving a bye in the first round , while Leeds progressed Achieve through four rounds to reach Becoming_a_member the final .

Bayern Munich went Self_motion into the match Competition as favourites , because they were the reigning champions .

The 2005 FA Community Shield ( also known as The FA Community Shield in partnership with McDonald 's for sponsorship reasons ) was the 83rd staging of the FA Community Shield , an annual football match contested Competition by the reigning Change_of_leadership champions of the Premier League and the holders of the FA Cup .

The game was played Participation between Chelsea , champions of the 2004–05 Premier League and Arsenal , who beat Competition Manchester United on penalties to win Conquering the 2005 FA Cup Final .

The following year , five champions took part in the 2010 Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup ; FIP World Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley , FIP Florida Heritage Champion Jake Manning , NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Craig Classic , PWR Heavyweight Champion Bruce Santee , and PWR Tag Team Champion Milo Beasley .

the american football conference ( afc ) champions denver broncos defeated Conquering the national football conference ( nfc ) champions carolina panthers , unk .

the american football conference ( afc ) champions denver broncos defeated Conquering the national football conference ( nfc ) champions carolina panthers , unk .

Defending Defending champions the West Indies were knocked out in the first semi-final Competition , while India defeated Conquering South Africa in the second semi-final Competition .

Russia beat Competition the reigning world champions Sweden to win Getting the World Championships for the first time since entering competition after the dissolution of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991 .

Boca then beat Competition Unión Española , Fluminense and Universidad de Chile to reach Achieve the finals Competition , while Corinthians knocked out Emelec , Vasco da Gama and defending Defending champions Santos .

Defending Defending champions Competition South Africa were knocked out of the tournament Competition in the group stage , with back-to-back defeats Earnings_and_losses to Bangladesh and Namibia .

Cameroon were the defending champions , but were eliminated Removing in the round of 16 by Nigeria .

These non-tournament , non-title catch-weight fights Competition were to help Assistance prepare GetReady the champions Competition in defending Defending their titles against the winners of this season 's tournament Competition winners sometime in the third season .

Current defending Defending champions of Hong Kong First Division League South China was selected Choosing to represent Change_sentiment Hong Kong while Chinese Super League club Shanghai Tellace represents Shanghai .

Liu Stephen Garlock 's penalty Rewards_and_punishments miss Earnings_and_losses in the seventh round crowned Getting Shanghai Dongya the champions of 2013 Hong Kong–Shanghai Inter Club Championship Competition .

Sweden retained Preserving their title , beating Competition Finland 5-2 in the final , and becoming Becoming world champions for the sixth time .

Portugal entered the tournament as defending Defending champions and successfully retained Preserving their title , beating Competition the Netherlands in the final to claim Statement their third European crown .

Portugal became Becoming only the second team after Spain to defend Defending the EBSL crown as incumbent champions , after the Spanish did so twice in 2000 and 2001 .

The competition Competition began Process_start on 31 December 2007 when the Queensland Bulls took on two-time champions the Victorian Bushrangers at the new Tony Ireland Stadium in Thuringowa .

the main event was a `` winner take all '' tag team match Competition in which the wwf champion stone cold steve austin teamed with his power trip ally , intercontinental champion triple h , to take on the wwf tag team champions , the brothers of destruction Destroying ( the undertaker and kane ) .

The stipulations were that if Austin and Triple H won , they would become Becoming the new tag team champions .

a four way elimination tag team match for the nwa world tag team championship was held Defending at unbreakable , in which unk the naturals ( andy douglas and chase stevens ) defeated Conquering the teams of alex shelley and johnny candido , america 's most wanted ( chris harris and james storm Catastrophe ) , and team canada ( a-1 and eric young ) to remain Presence champions .

the other being for the nwa world tag team championship between the champions , america 's most wanted ( chris harris and james storm ) ( amw ) , and kid kash and lance hoyt ; amw claimed Statement victory Earnings_and_losses in the match .

The showpiece event was contested Competition between defending Defending champions Peñarol and Santos .

Santos would go on to dethrone Peñarol after winning Getting the playoff 3-0 to win Getting the coveted throphy and become Becoming the second champions of this prestigious event .

Traditional African footballing nations such as reigning champions Egypt ( also affected Influence by political events ) , as well as Cameroon , Algeria , Nigeria and South Africa had failed Earnings_and_losses to qualify Getting .

The Soviets became Becoming world champions for the fifth time , winning Getting all of their games .

Shamrock Bowl XXV was an American football game Competition pitting the 6 time Shamrock Bowl champions , Dublin Rebels against university side , UL Vikings .

Dublin Rebels , the reigning Change_of_leadership champions , came Self_motion into the game after winning Getting the Central Division and losing Earnings_and_losses 3 matches including one against the UL Vikings .

The 1991 FA Charity Shield Competition ( also known as the Tennent 's FA Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons ) was the 69th FA Charity Shield Competition , the annual football match Competition contested Competition by the reigning Change_of_leadership champions of the Football League First Division and the holders of the FA Cup Competition .

The game Competition was played Competition between Arsenal , champions of the 1990–91 Football League Competition and Tottenham Hotspur , who beat Competition Nottingham Forest to win Getting the 1991 FA Cup Competition Final Competition .

The defending champions , Sydney Sixers were knocked out Competition in the group stage .

However , United became Becoming champions with just five wins in total , the lowest number of wins recorded Recording by a champion in the Champions League era to date , though the competition Competition now has an extra round of two matches in the knock-out stages .

Real Madrid were the defending champions , but were eliminated Removing in the quarter-finals by Dynamo Kyiv .

Liverpool were the reigning champions and were appearing Presence in their second European Cup final Competition .

As reigning champions , Liverpool received Receiving a bye in the first round , which meant Protest that Club Brugge played Competition two matches more to reach Arriving the final Competition .