The 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup is the third edition of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, an annual club association football tournament organised by FIFA. The tournament comprises 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.
Paris Saint-Germain are the defending champions, having won their first FIFA Intercontinental Cup title in 2025.
Format The details were approved by the FIFA Council on 17 December 2023, with the format formally confirmed on 20 September 2024.
First round: The winners of the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite played 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 JeddahPretoriaKing Abdullah Sports CityLoftus Versfeld StadiumCapacity: 62,345Capacity: 51,762
Qualified teams
TeamConfederationQualificationQualified dateParticipationEntering in the final Paris Saint-GermainUEFAWinners of the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League30 May 20262nd Entering in the second round Mamelodi SundownsCAFWinners of the 2025–26 CAF Champions League24 May 20261st TolucaCONCACAFWinners of the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup30 May 20261stCONMEBOLWinners of the 2026 Copa Libertadores28 November 2026Entering in the first round Al-AhliAFCWinners of the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite25 April 20262nd Auckland FCOFCWinners of the 2026 OFC Professional League20 May 20261st
Matches 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
First round
Second round
Play-off
Final
Goalscorers
RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Nuno Santos Mamelodi Sundowns22 Saleh Abu Al-Shamat Al-Ahli1
Trophies awarded Multiple trophies were awarded to winning teams in the competition. In addition to an updated trophy given to the winners of the Intercontinental Cup final, trophies were awarded to the winning teams of the African–Asian–Pacific Cup (contested by the AFC, CAF and OFC representatives), Derby of the Americas (contested by the CONCACAF and CONMEBOL representatives) and Challenger Cup (contested by the winners of the two aforementioned matches). These trophies were similar to each other, but with different coloured globes. Intercontinental Cup: Challenger Cup: Derby of the Americas: African–Asian–Pacific Cup: Mamelodi Sundowns
See also 2027 FIFA Women's Champions Cup
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