Fifa reveals host city for Intercontinental Cup final stage 🏆

Fifa announced this Sunday (28) that Qatar will host the decisive phase of the Intercontinental Cup in December.

The tournament will feature, among others, PSG (Champions League winner) and the Libertadores champion.

Flamengo and Palmeiras could be in this Intercontinental Cup.

Both Brazilian clubs are in the Libertadores semifinals. Fla will face Racing, and Verdão will take on LDU.

The Intercontinental Cup brings together the champions of the six confederations*. The decisive phase will have THREE matches:

• December 10, a Wednesday: Cruz Azul vs. Libertadores champion (Americas Derby)
• December 13, a Saturday: Pyramids FC vs. Americas Derby champion (Challenger Cup)
• December 17, a Wednesday: PSG vs. Challenger Cup champion

The first two matches will be held at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium. The venue for the grand final will still be announced by Fifa.

So, will Brazil have a representative in the Intercontinental Cup? And will anyone be able to dethrone PSG? Share your opinion!

* Pyramids (CAF champion) has already eliminated Auckland City FC (OFC champion) and Al Ahli FC (AFC champion).

Check out Fifa's statement 👇

Qatar has been confirmed as the host of the final three matches of this season’s FIFA™ Intercontinental Cup, presented by Aramco. This is the world’s premier annual club competition, giving the champions of the six confederations the chance to compete on the global stage.

The final phase, consisting of three matches, will take place in Qatar in December, marking the climax of the tournament.

The third match, officially called the FIFA Americas Derby, is scheduled for Wednesday, December 10. The match will feature Mexican club Cruz Azul, winner of the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup, and the eventual champion of the 2025 CONMEBOL Libertadores, whose confirmation is set for November 29, 2025.

The winners of the Americas Derby will face Egypt’s Pyramids FC in the fourth match of the competition: the FIFA Challenger Cup, on Saturday, December 13, 2025.

Pyramids, the CAF champion, has already secured its place in the Challenger Cup by defeating Auckland City FC (OFC champion) and Al Ahli FC (AFC champion) from New Zealand, on their way to winning the FIFA Africa-Asia-Pacific Cup in Jeddah on September 23.

The competition will conclude with the final of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, with the winner of the FIFA Challenger Cup facing Paris Saint-Germain, winner of the 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League, in a battle for the biggest annual club prize.

This exciting period highlights Qatar’s ongoing role as a major host nation, as the country will also host the FIFA U-17 World Cup™ and the FIFA Arab Cup™ in November and December, utilizing the facilities, stadiums, and infrastructure built for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.

Last year’s FIFA Intercontinental Cup saw the introduction of the updated tournament format, with Real Madrid emerging victorious after defeating Pachuca in front of nearly 70,000 fans at Qatar’s iconic Lusail Stadium in December 2024.

Both the Americas Derby and the Challenger Cup will take place at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, and the venue for the final will be announced in due course.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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