FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024: Schedule, Teams - Real Madrid Final Opponent, All You Need to Know

FIFA has recently demonstrated the layout of the inaugural Intercontinental Cup, which will start from September 22 and conclude later this year.

The tournament consists of continental champions across the globe and a series of matches will be played before the final on December 18. Announced last December, it replaces the annual Club World Cup, which will now occur every four years with 32 teams starting in 2025.

FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024 Teams

Real Madrid (UEFA Champions League Winner 2024)

Al Ain (AFC Champions League Winner 2024)

Auckland City (OFC Champions League Winner 2024)

Al Ahly (CAF Champions League Winner 2024)

CF Pachuca (CONCACAF Champions Cup 2024 Winner)

TBA (Copa Libertadores 2024 Winner)

Who can be the Copa Libertadores Winner?

At the moment, the Copa Libertadores is ongoing and the quarterfinals are being played. The eight teams who are playing in the quarterfinals are-

Fluminense, Botafogo, Sao Paulo, Atletico Mineiro, Flamengo, Penarol, Colo Colo, River Plate.

FIFA Intercontinenal Cup 2024

The initial match of the qualifying rounds will see Al Ain, winners of the AFC Champions League, face Auckland City, champions of the OFC Champions League. The victor from this encounter will then compete against Al Ahly, who clinched the CAF Champions League title. The match has been named as the African-Asian Pacific Cup.

Meanwhile, Pachuca, winners of the CONCACAF Champions Cup, will play against the CONMEBOL Libertadores champions in a match known as the "Derby of the Americas."

The winners of the African-Asian-Pacific Cup and the Derby of the Americas will then play against each other in match, and the winner will face Real Madrid in the Final on December 18.

FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024 Schedule

Match 1 - FIFA African-Asian-Pacific Playoff

Al Ain vs Auckland City

Date: September 22

Venue: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain (UAE)

Match 2 - FIFA African-Asian-Pacific Cup

Al Ahly vs Match 1 Winner

Date: October 29

Venue: Cairo International Stadium, Cairo (Egypt)

Match 3 - FIFA Derby of the Americas

CONBEMOL Libertadores Winners vs CF Pachuca

Date: December 11

Venue: Doha, Qatar

Match 4 - FIFA Challenger Cup

Match 2 Winner vs Match 3 Winner

Date: December 14

Venue: Doha, Qatar

Match 5 - FIFA Intercontinental Cup Final

Real Madrid vs FIFA Challenger Cup Winner

Date: December 18

Venue: Doha, Qatar