FIFA Intercontinental Cup Qatar 2024: Teams, match schedule, How to watch
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| Lusail Stadium will host the final of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024 |
What’s the FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024?
The new FIFA Intercontinental Cup is a club competition, announced in December 2023, to be played annually between the winner of the UEFA Champions League and the winner of a series of intercontinental playoffs comprising the confederation champions of all premier club competitions.
How is the FIFA Intercontinental Cup different from the FIFA Club World Cup?
The FIFA Club World Cup, which has been held annually since 1960, has been expanded from seven continental confederation champions to 32 club teams. It will now be played every four years in June and July.
The next Club World Cup will be hosted by the United States in 2025.
Which teams are part of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup?
- Real Madrid (Spain): UEFA/Europe champions
- Al Ahly (Egypt): CAF/Africa champions
- Pachuca (Mexico): CONCACAF/North America, Central America and the Caribbean champions
- Botafogo (Brazil): CONMEBOL/South America champions
- Al Ain (United Arab Emirates): AFC/Asia champions
- Auckland City (New Zealand): OFC/Oceania champions
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| Botafogo (Brazil): CONMEBOL/South America champions |
What’s the format of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup?
Four cross-continental playoffs will be contested by five teams, and the winner will play Real Madrid in the final.
Will Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham return to Doha for the FIFA Intercontinental Cup Qatar 2024?
Mbappe and Bellingham are both on the Real Madrid squad list for the tournament, along with 14 other top players who were also members of national squads at the Qatar World Cup 2022.
What’s the full match schedule of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup?
- African-Asian-Pacific playoff: Al Ain 6-2 Auckland City on September 22 at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, UAE
- African-Asian-Pacific Cup: Al Ahly 3-0 Al Ain on October 29 at Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt
- Derby of the Americas: Botafogo vs Pachuca on December 11 at 8pm (17:00 GMT) at Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar
- Challenger Cup: Derby of the Americas winner vs Al Ahly on December 14 at 8pm (17:00 GMT) at Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar
- Final: Real Madrid vs Challenger Cup winner on December 18 at 8pm (17:00 GMT) at Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar
Which stadiums are hosting FIFA Intercontinental Cup matches in Qatar?
- Stadium 974, Doha: Built on the shores of the Gulf with 974 containers, the venue overlooks the Doha skyline. This 40,000-seat stadium hosted seven matches during the Qatar World Cup 2022.
- Lusail Stadium, Lusail: Lusail Stadium, located in Lusail City just outside the capital Doha, played host to the Qatar World Cup 2022 final, which saw Lionel Messi’s Argentina edge Kylian Mbappe’s France in a thrilling finish to the tournament. The stadium has also hosted the final of the AFC Asian Cup 2023 and can accommodate more than 89,000 fans.
Where can I watch and follow the FIFA Intercontinental Cup?
Regional broadcasters and online streaming platforms will cover the games live.
The FIFA Club World Cup will be streamed live and free around the world on DAZN, with the possibility of sublicensing to local free-to-air linear broadcast networks.
| The 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup (officially known as the FIFA Intercontinental Cup Qatar 2024 presented by Aramco for sponsorship reasons) 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 is being held from 22 September to 18 December 2024. The first two games were 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 |
