2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup final

2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup final

The Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan hosted the final
Event	2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup
Paris Saint-Germain Flamengo 1 1
After extra time Paris Saint-Germain won 2–1 on penalties
Date	17 December 2025 (2025-12-17)
Venue	Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
Man of the Match	Matvey Safonov (Paris Saint-Germain) [1]
Referee	Ismail Elfath (United States) [2]
Attendance	42,150 [3]
Weather	Clear 20 °C (68 °F) 68% humidity [4]
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The 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup final, also known simply as the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, was the final match of the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, an international club football tournament featuring the club champions from each of the six continental confederations. The match took place on 17 December 2025 at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, between French club Paris Saint-Germain, winners of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League, and Brazilian club Flamengo, the winners of play-offs contested by the other five confederations. ^{[5] [6]}

Paris Saint-Germain won the match 2–1 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw after extra time, for their first club world championship title. ^[1]

Teams

Team	Confederation	Qualification for tournament	Previous annual club world championship finals (bold indicates winners)	Previous quadrennial club world championship finals (bold indicates winners)
Paris Saint-Germain	UEFA	Winners of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League	None	1 (2025)
Flamengo	CONMEBOL	Winners of the 2025 Copa Libertadores	IC: 1 ( 1981 ) FCWC: 1 (2019)	None

Note: On 27 October 2017, FIFA officially recognised all the champions of the Intercontinental Cup as club world champions, in equal status to the FIFA Club World Cup. ^[7]

• IC: Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)
• FCWC: FIFA Club World Cup finals (annual tournament; 2000, 2005–2023)

Route to the final

As the winners of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain qualified directly for the final of the tournament. Flamengo advanced as the winners of the play-off match, known as the FIFA Challenger Cup, played on 13 December 2025.

Paris Saint-Germain		Team	Flamengo
Opponent	Result	2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup	Opponent	Result
Bye		Second round	Cruz Azul	2–1
		Play-off	Pyramids	2–0

Match

Details

17 December 2025 (2025-12-17)

20:00 AST

Paris Saint-Germain	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Flamengo
Kvaratskhelia 38'	Report	Jorginho 62' (pen.)
Penalties
Vitinha Dembélé Mendes Barcola	2–1	De la Cruz Saúl Pedro Pereira L. Araújo

Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 42,150 ^[3]

Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

Paris Saint-Germain [2]

Flamengo [2]

GK 39 Matvey Safonov RB 33 Warren Zaïre-Emery CB 5 Marquinhos (c) CB 51 Willian Pacho  85' LB 25 Nuno Mendes CM 87 João Neves CM 17 Vitinha  44' CM 8 Fabián Ruiz  32'  106' RF 14 Désiré Doué  78' CF 19 Lee Kang-in  35' LF 7 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia  91' Substitutes: GK 30 Lucas Chevalier GK 89 Renato Marin DF 4 Lucas Beraldo DF 6 Illia Zabarnyi DF 21 Lucas Hernandez MF 24 Senny Mayulu  35' 64' FW 9 Gonçalo Ramos FW 10 Ousmane Dembélé  78' FW 29 Bradley Barcola  64' FW 47 Quentin Ndjantou  106' FW 49 Ibrahim Mbaye  91' Manager: Luis Enrique

GK 1 Agustín Rossi RB 2 Guillermo Varela CB 3 Léo Ortiz CB 4 Léo Pereira LB 26 Alex Sandro  23' CM 5 Erick Pulgar  64'  74' CM 21 Jorginho  20'  74' RW 50 Gonzalo Plata  90+5'  108' AM 10 Giorgian de Arrascaeta  74' LW 15 Jorge Carrascal  56' CF 27 Bruno Henrique (c)  90+2' Substitutes: GK 49 Dyogo Alves DF 6 Ayrton Lucas DF 13 Danilo DF 22 Emerson Royal MF 8 Saúl  96'  74' MF 18 Nicolás de la Cruz  74' MF 52 Evertton Araújo MF 64 Wallace Yan FW 7 Luiz Araújo  90+2' FW 9 Pedro  56' FW 11 Everton  74' FW 16 Samuel Lino  108' FW 23 Juninho  120' FW 30 Michael Manager: Filipe Luís

Man of the Match: Matvey Safonov (Paris Saint-Germain) [1] Assistant referees: [2] Corey Parker (United States) Kyle Atkins (United States) Fourth official: [2] Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt) Reserve assistant referee: [2] Mahmoud Abouelregal (Egypt) Video assistant referee: [2] Allen Chapman (United States) Assistant video assistant referee: [2] Jarred Gillett (England) Support video assistant referee: [2] Antonio García (Uruguay)

Match rules [8] 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Maximum of fifteen named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time Maximum of three substitution opportunities, with a fourth allowed in extra time Maximum of one concussion substitution, granting the opposition an additional standalone substitution

Statistics

Overall ^[3]

Statistic	Paris Saint-Germain	Flamengo
Goals scored	1	1
Total shots	23	12
Shots on target	9	2
Ball possession	61%	39%
Corner kicks	10	3
Fouls committed	15	16
Offsides	2	2
Yellow cards	3	6
Red cards	0	0

References

1. "PSG topple Flamengo to win Intercontinental Cup". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
2. "Tactical Line-up: Paris Saint-Germain v. CR Flamengo" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
3. "Match Report: Paris Saint-Germain v. CR Flamengo" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
4. "Doha, Qatar Weather History". Weather Underground. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
5. "FIFA Council approves unprecedented prize money pot for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 and takes key decisions on women's competitions". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
6. Lopez Vega, Alejandro (31 May 2025). "Luis Enrique leads PSG to Champions League, Ligue 1 and French Cup titles: Which other coaches have won the treble?". Bolavip. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
7. "FIFA Council approves key organisational elements of the FIFA World Cup". FIFA.com (Press release). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
8. "Regulations for the FIFA Intercontinental Cup Qatar 2025" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 10 December 2025.