The 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, officially the Coupe Intercontinentale de la FIFA 2024, is the inaugural edition of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, an annual club association football tournament organised by FIFA. The tournament will comprise the six teams that won the previous edition of the continental championships in each FIFA confederation playing each other in a single-elimination bracket. It is scheduled to take place in December 2024 with the first rounds at a home stadium for one team and later rounds at a neutral venue.[1]
Coupe Intercontinentale de la FIFA 2024 | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | 22 September – 18 December |
Teams | 6 (from 6 confederations) |
The tournament serves as a continuation of the annual version of the FIFA Club World Cup, which was expanded and reorganised into a quadrennial tournament with more entrants. Its name is derived from the former Intercontinental Cup that was last played in 2004 between teams from UEFA and CONMEBOL. The FIFA Intercontinental Cup will include byes to the final for Real Madrid, winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League. The tournament's format and name were approved by the FIFA Council on 17 December 2023.[2][3]
Format
editThe format of the tournament was approved by the FIFA Council on 17 December 2023.[1]
- First round: The winner of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League or the 2023–24 CAF Champions League (as determined by a draw) will host the winner of the 2024 OFC Champions League.
- Second round: The winner of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League or the 2023–24 CAF Champions League will host the winner of the first round. The winner of the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup and the winner of the 2024 Copa Libertadores will play each other at the home stadium of one of the teams.
- Play-off: The winners of the second round matches will play each other at a neutral venue.
- Final: The winner of the play-off round will play the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League winner at a neutral venue.
Qualified teams
editTeam | Confederation | Qualification | Qualified date |
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Entering in the final | |||
Real Madrid | UEFA | Winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League | 1 June 2024 |
Entering in the second round | |||
Al Ahly | CAF | Winners of the 2023–24 CAF Champions League | 25 May 2024 |
Pachuca | CONCACAF | Winners of the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup | 1 June 2024 |
CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2024 Copa Libertadores | 30 November 2024 | |
Entering in the first round | |||
Al Ain | AFC | Winners of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League | 25 May 2024 |
Auckland City | OFC | Winners of the 2024 OFC Champions League | 24 May 2024 |
Matches
editFirst round | Second round | Play-off | Final | |||||||||||
22 September – Al Ain | ||||||||||||||
Al Ain | ||||||||||||||
29 October – Cairo | ||||||||||||||
Auckland City | ||||||||||||||
First round winners | ||||||||||||||
Al Ahly | ||||||||||||||
14 December | ||||||||||||||
11 December | ||||||||||||||
CONMEBOL champion | ||||||||||||||
Pachuca | ||||||||||||||
18 December | ||||||||||||||
Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "FIFA Council confirms key details for FIFA Club World Cup 2025" (Press release). FIFA. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ Bonn, Kyle (17 December 2023). "Club World Cup 2025 in USA: Confirmed teams, format, schedule, dates for FIFA tournament with expanded field". The Sporting News. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ Nair, Rohith (17 December 2023). "Club World Cup set for June-July 2025, new Intercontinental Cup in 2024 –FIFA". Reuters. Retrieved 17 December 2023.