The first edition of the annual FIFA Intercontinental Cup for teams from all over the world, it will have five games, with the winner of last year’s Champions League Real Madrid to play directly in the final in Doha on 18 December, the world football confederation announced on Friday (20/9).
The tournament, which was announced on December of last year, replaces annual Club World Cup which will now be organized every four years with 32 groupsstarting in 2025.
His winner Asian Champions LeagueAl Ain, will host its winner first Oceania Champions LeagueAuckland City on September 22 in the play offs of the Africa-Asia-Pacific Cup, with the winners facing the winner of the African Champions League, Al Ahly in Cairo on October 29.
The first two matches will be played at the home of the higher ranked teams, before the action moves to Doha, Qatar, where the 2024 CONMEBOL Libertadores winners will play the Mexican side on December 11 Patsuka the winner of the CONCACAF Champions Cup, a match described by FIFA as the “Derby of the Americas”.
The winners of these two matches will play each other three days later (12/14) at Challenger Cupto earn a spot in the Intercontinental Cup final against her Real Madrid.
This particular day is celebrated as Qatar National Daywhile also marking the two-year anniversary of the 2022 World Cup final, where the Argentina beat her France.
Source: Sport Fm
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