2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | TBA |
| Dates | TBA |
| Teams | 6 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue | TBA |
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The 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup will be the third edition of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, an annual club association football tournament organised by FIFA. The tournament comprised the six teams that won the previous edition of the continental championships in each FIFA confederation, playing each other in a single-elimination bracket.
The tournament broadly maintains the format of the previous annual versions of the FIFA Club World Cup, which was expanded and reorganised into a quadrennial tournament with more entrants, with the exception of changes to venues for the initial rounds.[1]
Paris Saint-Germain are the defending champions, having won their first FIFA Intercontinental Cup title in 2025.[2]
Format
[edit]The details were approved by the FIFA Council on 17 December 2023, with the format formally confirmed on 20 September 2024.[3][4][5][6]
- First round: The winners of the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite[a] play the winners of the 2026 OFC Professional League in the "FIFA African–Asian–Pacific Cup play-off".
- Second round: The winners of the 2025–26 CAF Champions League play the winners of the first round for the title of the "FIFA African–Asian–Pacific Cup". The match is hosted by the club from the country with the higher ranking in the FIFA Men's World Ranking. In parallel, the winners of the 2026 Copa Libertadores and the winners of the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup play each other at a neutral venue in a match that was denominated the "FIFA Derby of the Americas".
- Play-off: The winners of the second round matches play each other in the "FIFA Challenger Cup".
- Final: The winners of the play-off (FIFA Challenger Cup) play the winners of the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League.
Venues
[edit] Saudi Arabia |
 South Africa |
|---|---|
| Jeddah | Pretoria |
| King Abdullah Sports City | Loftus Versfeld Stadium |
| Capacity: 62,345 | Capacity: 51,762 |
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Qualified teams
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| Team | Confederation | Qualification | Qualified date | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entering in the final | ||||
 Paris Saint-Germain |
UEFA | Winners of the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League | 30 May 2026 | 2nd (Previous: 2025) |
| Entering in the second round | ||||
| Mamelodi Sundowns |
CAF | Winners of the 2025–26 CAF Champions League | 24 May 2026 | 1st |
 Toluca |
CONCACAF | Winners of the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup | 30 May 2026 | 1st |
| CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2026 Copa Libertadores | 28 November 2026 | ||
| Entering in the first round | ||||
| Al-Ahli |
AFC | Winners of the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite | 25 April 2026 | 2nd (Previous: 2025) |
 Auckland FC |
OFC | Winners of the 2026 OFC Professional League | 20 May 2026 | 1st |
Matches
[edit]If a match is tied after normal playing time, 30 minutes of extra time will be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out will be held to determine the winner.
Bracket
[edit]| Derby of the Americas | Challenger Cup | Intercontinental Cup | ||||||||||||||||
| TBA – TBA | TBA – TBA | |||||||||||||||||
| Toluca | Paris Saint-Germain | |||||||||||||||||
| TBA – TBA | ||||||||||||||||||
| CONMEBOL representative | Winners of Challenger Cup | |||||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| African–Asian–Pacific Cup play-off | African–Asian–Pacific Cup | Winner Match 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 19 September – Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||
| 26 August – Jeddah | Mamelodi Sundowns | |||||||||||||||||
| Al-Ahli | Winner Match 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Auckland FC | ||||||||||||||||||
First round
[edit]Second round
[edit]| Mamelodi Sundowns | Match 2 |  Winner Match 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Play-off
[edit]| Winner Match 3 | Match 4 | Winner Match 2 |
|---|---|---|
Final
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ As per the rotation policy between AFC and CAF.
References
[edit]- ↑ "FIFA Council confirms key details for FIFA Club World Cup 2025". FIFA.com (Press release). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ↑ "PSG topple Flamengo to win Intercontinental Cup". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ↑ Bonn, Kyle (17 December 2023). "Club World Cup 2025 in USA: Confirmed teams, format, schedule, dates for FIFA tournament with expanded field". The Sporting News. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ↑ Nair, Rohith (17 December 2023). "Club World Cup set for June–July 2025, new Intercontinental Cup in 2024 –FIFA". Reuters. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ↑ "FIFA Intercontinental Cup: Key information". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ↑ "Bureau of the Council update on FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
External links
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