| Tourney Name: | FIFA Intercontinental Cup |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Other Titles: | Coupe Intercontinentale de la FIFA 2024 |
| Dates: | December 2024 |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Confederations: | 6 |
| Nextseason: | 2025 |
The 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, officially the Coupe Intercontinentale de la FIFA 2024, is the inaugural edition of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, an annual club association football tournament organised by FIFA. The tournament will comprise the six teams that won the previous edition of the continental championships in each FIFA confederation playing each other in a single-elimination bracket. It is scheduled to take place in December 2024 with the first rounds at a home stadium for one team and later rounds at a neutral venue.[1]
The tournament serves as a continuation of the annual version of the FIFA Club World Cup, which was expanded and reorganised into a quadrennial tournament with more entrants. Its name is derived from the former Intercontinental Cup that was last played in 2004 between teams from UEFA and CONMEBOL. The FIFA Intercontinental Cup will include byes to the final for Real Madrid, winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League. The tournament's format and name were approved by the FIFA Council on 17 December 2023.[2] [3]
The format of the tournament was approved by the FIFA Council on 17 December 2023.[1]
| Team | Confederation | Qualification | Qualified date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entering in the final | ||||
| Real Madrid | UEFA | Winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League | 1 June 2024 | |
| Entering in the second round | ||||
| Pachuca | CONCACAF | Winners of the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup | 1 June 2024 | |
| CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2024 Copa Libertadores | 30 November 2024 | ||
| Entering in the first or second round | ||||
| Al Ain | AFC | Winners of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League | 25 May 2024 | |
| Al Ahly | CAF | Winners of the 2023–24 CAF Champions League | 25 May 2024 | |
| Entering in the first round | ||||
| Auckland City | OFC | Winners of the 2024 OFC Champions League | 24 May 2024 | |