2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup
1st edition of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup
| Coupe Intercontinentale de la FIFA 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | December 2024 |
| Teams | 6 (from 6 confederations) |
2025 → | |
International football competition
The 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, officially the Coupe Intercontinentale de la FIFA 2024, trademarked as FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024,[1] 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.[2]
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.[3][4]
Format
The format of the tournament was approved by the FIFA Council on 17 December 2023.[2]
- First round: The winners of either the 2023–24 AFC Champions League or the 2023–24 CAF Champions League[a] will host the winners of the 2024 OFC Champions League.
- Second round: The winners of either the 2023–24 AFC Champions League or the 2023–24 CAF Champions League will host the winners of the first round. The winners of the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup and the winners 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 winners of the play-off round will play the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League winners at a neutral venue.
Qualified teams
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Location of the teams participating in the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup| Team | Confederation | Qualification | Qualified date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entering in the final | |||
 Real Madrid | UEFA | Winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League | 1 June 2024 |
| Entering in the second round | |||
 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 or second round[a] | |||
 Al Ain | AFC | Winners of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League | 25 May 2024 |
 Al Ahly | CAF | Winners of the 2023–24 CAF Champions League | 25 May 2024 |
| Entering in the first round | |||
 Auckland City | OFC | Winners of the 2024 OFC Champions League | 24 May 2024 |
Matches
| First round | Second round | Play-off | Final | |||||||||||
| AFC or CAF champion[a] | ||||||||||||||
| Auckland City | ||||||||||||||
| First round winners | ||||||||||||||
| AFC or CAF champion[a] | ||||||||||||||
| 14 December | ||||||||||||||
| CONMEBOL champion | ||||||||||||||
| Pachuca | ||||||||||||||
| 18 December | ||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ a b c d A draw will determine whether the winners of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League or the 2023–24 CAF Champions League will play in the first round. Consequently, the other team will enter in the second round.
References
- ^ "Vinicius dazzles to send Madrid to global finals". FIFA. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ 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.
