FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024 in Qatar: Teams, schedule, tickets, stadiums
Al Jazeera
FIFA’s new-look club competition will see Real Madrid play in the final at Qatar’s Lusail Stadium on December 18.
European football’s most successful club, Real Madrid, can add another title to their glittering trophy collection when they play in the final of FIFA’s new Intercontinental Cup in Qatar.
As the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League, the Spanish club have gained direct qualification for the tournament’s final on December 18, which marks two years since Qatar hosted the FIFA World Cup 2022.
Two games preceding the final will pit continental champions against each other with the winner going on to face the Galaticos.
Here’s everything you need to know about FIFA’s brand new club continental club competition in Qatar:
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.
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