 On 26 April, FIFA reported that the process to make this decision had not yet been completed and that up until that point the issue was dealt with only at an administrative level by the general secretariat, but that given the importance and complexity of the matter it should be submitted to the Executive Committee of the Federation.In December 2007 in response to a clarification request from Palmeiras, FIFA declared that the first Club World Cup was played in 2000, thus not recognizing the Copa Rio as an official FIFA competition.The Copa Rio was defined as a friendly competition organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation.