FIFA has confirmed the dates and places for the first two games of the Intercontinental Cup 2025.
The World Football Government body revealed this in a statement.
The global club competition allows the champions of the six Confederations to compete on the world stage annually.
“In 2025, as was the case in 2024, the tournament operates under an updated format, in which the clubs that play in the opening phase will compete for the AFRICAN-ASIAN-PACIFIC FIFA Cup in their homeland; giving these teams the opportunity to play in a FIFA competition against local fans,” FIFA said.
“The local team for the African-Asian Cup of the Pacific of FIFA is determined rotatingly, shared annually between AFC and CAF. This gives clubs the opportunity to organize competitive global football matches, which means that more people can see their club in action in a FIFA match that never.
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“In the Play-Off of the FIFA African Cup (Party 1), Pyramids FC, winners of the CAF Champions League 2024-2025, will play Auckland City FC, winners of the OFC Champions League 2025, at 9:00 p.m. 2025.
“The winners will play the winners of the 2024-2025 Champions League of the AHLI FC at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, to compete for the African-Asian-Asyatic Cup of FIFA (Party 2) at 9:00 p.m. (local time) on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 and for a place in the next phase.
“The winner of the African-Asian Cup of the Pacific of the FIFA will progress to the next stage of matches from the 3-FIFA Match Derby of the Americas-will take place on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 and will feature Cruz Azul, winners of the Concacaf Champions Cup, and the eventual champions of Conmebobol Libertadores 2025, which will be confirmed in November 29, 2025. 2025.
“On Saturday, December 13, 2025, the winners of matches 2 and 3 will meet to compete for the FIFA Challenger Cup (match 4) for a place in the final.
“The winners of Party 4 will face Paris Saint-Germain, winners of the UEFA 2024/25 Champions League, in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup final on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 (match 5).
“The host for parties 3, 4 and 5 will communicate in due time.”
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