The 2024 Intercontinental Cup was the fourth edition of the Intercontinental Cup, a three-nation

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tournament, typically a four-nation tournament, held at the G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium, in the Indian city of

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in September 2024. The tournament was organized by the

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(AIFF).

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won the previous edition by a 2–0 victory over

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in the final in June of 2023.

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won this edition by finishing in first place of the round-robin standings after defeating

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2–0 and India 3–0. With one goal each,

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, Mahmoud Al Aswad, Daleho Irandust, and

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finished as joint-top scorers of the competition.

of Syria was awarded best player of the tournament.

Participating nations

The tournament is being played by teams from two different

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in the FIFA international window from 2 to 10 September 2024.

, as host, is joined by Syria from the

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(AFC), and

from the

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(CAF). The teams play each other in a round-robin phase, and the winner in the group stage will be the champions. The

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of the participating national teams, * (93) - ''second appearance'' * (124) - ''fourth appearance'' - host * (179) - ''first appearance''

Venue

* All matches are being held at the G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium in

, India.

Standings

Round robin

Matches

Goalscorers

Marketing

Broadcasting rights

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and

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have the rights to the majority of the Indian National Team's matches and they also covered the previous edition of the competition. On 22 August 2024, the Indian National Football Team announced that

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would stream all of the matches live. They also announced the Sports18 3 will broadcast all of the matches. There has been no news of any broadcasters covering the competition outside of

Symbols

Match ball

The match balls will be provided by

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References

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