The 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup final, also known simply as the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, was the final match of the

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, an international club

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tournament. It was the first final of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, a

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-organised tournament between the club champions from each of the six continental confederations. The match took place at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, on 18 December 2024 between Spanish club

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, the winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League, and Mexican club Pachuca, the winners of play-offs contested by the other five confederations. Real Madrid won the match 3–0 to win the inaugural FIFA Intercontinental Cup, which was also its sixth FIFA trophy and ninth club world championship title.

Teams

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officially recognised all the champions of the Intercontinental Cup as club world champions, in equal status to the FIFA Club World Cup. *IC: Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004) *FCWC: FIFA Club World Cup finals (2000, 2005–2023)

Route to the final

As the winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League,

qualified directly for the final of the tournament. Pachuca advanced as the winners of the play-off match, known as the FIFA Challenger Cup, played on 14 December 2024.

Match

Details

Statistics

References

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2024–25 in Spanish football Real Madrid CF matches 2024–25 in Mexican football C.F. Pachuca matches