This Sunday, the Fifa announced in a statement that the final would be held in Qatar. This competition resumes the old format of the Club World Cup, competition revised in 2024, which still brings together continental champions. This time, the European winner accesses directly to the final and no longer competes for the semi-finals.
For the moment, the Egyptian club of Pyramids FC is qualified for the CUP challenge, the equivalent of a semi-final. His opponent is not yet determined, because we have to wait for the end of the Copa Libertadores, currently at the stadium of the semi-finals with the LDU Quito (Ecuador) facing Palmeiras (Brazil) on one side, and the Racing (Argentina) against Flamengo (Brazil) on the other. The winner of the South American tournament will then face Cruz Azul (Mexico), before challenging the African club.
From 1960 to 2004, the intercontinental cup opposed the champions of Europe and South America. From 2005, she was renamed club world cup by integrating the other continental champions. In 2024, Real Madrid won the first reissue of the Intercontinental Cup against the Mexican Pachuca club (3-0).
