2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup

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2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup
2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countriesEgypt
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Dates22 September – 18 December
Teams6 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored11 (5.5 per match)
Attendance65,428 (32,714 per match)
Top scorer(s) Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain)
2 goals
2025→
All statistics correct as of 29 October 2024.

The 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup (officially known as the FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024 presented by Aramco for sponsorship reasons) [1] is the inaugural edition of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, an annual club association football tournament organised by FIFA. The tournament comprises 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 will be held from 22 September to 18 December 2024, the first two games will be played in the stadium of a team involved in each match, and the final three (including the final) will be played in Qatar as a neutral venue. [2]

Contents

The tournament broadly maintains the format of the previous annual versions of the FIFA Club World Cup, which was expanded and reorganised into a quadrennial tournament with more entrants, with the exception of changes to venues for the initial rounds. [2] The tournament name is derived from the former Intercontinental Cup, that was last played in 2004 between teams from UEFA and CONMEBOL.

Format

The details were approved by the FIFA Council on 17 December 2023, with the format formally confirmed on 20 September 2024. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Venues

Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab EmiratesFlag of Egypt.svg EgyptFlag of Qatar.svg Qatar
Al Ain Cairo Doha Lusail
(Doha Area)
Hazza bin Zayed Stadium Cairo International Stadium Stadium 974 Lusail Stadium
Capacity: 25,053Capacity: 75,000Capacity: 44,089Capacity: 88,966
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Qualified teams

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Location of the teams participating in the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup.
TeamConfederationQualificationQualified date
Entering in the final
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid UEFA Winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League 1 June 2024
Entering in the second round
Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly CAF Winners of the 2023–24 CAF Champions League 25 May 2024
Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca CONCACAF Winners of the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup 1 June 2024
Flag of Brazil.svg CONMEBOL Winners of the 2024 Copa Libertadores 30 November 2024
Entering in the first round
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain AFC Winners of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League 25 May 2024
Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City OFC Winners of the 2024 OFC Champions League 24 May 2024

Matches

The match schedule was confirmed on 26 August 2024. [8]

Derby of the AmericasChallenger CupIntercontinental Cup
11 December – Doha 18 December – Lusail
Flag of Brazil.svg CONMEBOL champion Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
14 December – Doha
Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca Flag placeholder.svg Winner Match 4
Flag placeholder.svg Winner Match 3
African–Asian–Pacific Cup play-offAfrican–Asian–Pacific Cup Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
29 October – Cairo
22 September – Al Ain Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 3
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain 6 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain 0
Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 2

First round

FIFA African–Asian–Pacific Cup play-off
Al Ain Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 6–2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City
Report
Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 13,826
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Second round

FIFA African–Asian–Pacific Cup
Al Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 3–0 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain
Report
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 51,602
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
FIFA Derby of the Americas
CONMEBOL champion Flag of Brazil.svg Match 3 Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca
Report
Stadium 974, Doha

Play-off

FIFA Challenger Cup
Winner Match 3 Flag placeholder.svgMatch 4 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
Report
Stadium 974, Doha

Final

Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Match 5Flag placeholder.svg Winner Match 4
Report
Lusail Stadium, Lusail

Goalscorers

Table correct as of 29 October 2024.

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Morocco.svg Soufiane Rahimi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain 2
2 Flag of Palestine.svg Wessam Abou Ali Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 1
Flag of Egypt.svg Emam Ashour Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
Flag of New Zealand.svg Myer Bevan Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City
Flag of Portugal.svg Fábio Cardoso Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain
Flag of Mali.svg Sékou Gassama Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain
Flag of Paraguay.svg Kaku Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain
Flag of Colombia.svg Jerson Lagos Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Magdy Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
Flag of Argentina.svg Matías Palacios Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain

Trophies awarded

In addition to the Intercontinental Cup final, trophies will be awarded to the winning teams of the African–Asian–Pacific Cup (contested by the AFC, CAF and OFC representatives), Derby of the Americas (contested by the CONCACAF and CONMEBOL representatives) and Challenger Cup (contested by the winners of the two aforementioned matches). [9]

Notes

  1. ↑ A draw determined whether the winners of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League or the 2023–24 CAF Champions League would play in the first round. Consequently, the other team entered in the second round.

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