The 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup final, also known simply as the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, was the final match of the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, an international club football tournament. It was the first final of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, a FIFA-organised tournament between the club champions from each of the six continental confederations.
The match took place at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, on 18 December 2024 between Spanish club Real Madrid, the winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League, and Mexican club Pachuca, the winners of play-offs contested by the other five confederations.
Real Madrid won the match 3–0 to win the inaugural FIFA Intercontinental Cup, which was also its sixth FIFA trophy and ninth club world championship title.
Teams In the following table, the finals until 2005 were in the FIFA Club World Championship era, and between 2006 and 2023 in the FIFA Club World Cup era.
TeamConfederationQualification for tournamentPrevious club world championship finals(bold indicates winners) Real MadridUEFAWinners of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions LeagueIC: 5 (1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002)FCWC: 5 (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022) PachucaCONCACAFWinners of the 2024 CONCACAF Champions CupNone
Note: On 27 October 2017, FIFA officially recognised all the champions of the Intercontinental Cup as club world champions, in equal status to the FIFA Club World Cup. IC: Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004) FCWC: FIFA Club World Cup finals (2000, 2005–2023)
Route to the final As the winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid qualified directly for the final of the tournament. Pachuca advanced as the winners of the play-off match, known as the FIFA Challenger Cup, played on 14 December 2024.
Real MadridTeam PachucaOpponentResult2024 FIFA Intercontinental CupOpponentResultByeSecond round Botafogo3–0Play-off Al Ahly0–0 , 6–5
Match Summary In the 37th minute, Kylian Mbappé got the opening goal of the match with a low finish from close range after a run and cut-back from the left by Vinícius Júnior. In the 53rd minute, Rodrygo made it 2-0 with a right foot finish to the right corner of the net from the edge of the penalty area. Real Madrid were awarded a penalty in the 84th minute when Lucas Vázquez was tripped in the area by Oussama Idrissi. Vinícius Júnior scored the penalty with a low shot to the left under goalkeeper Carlos Moreno who got a hand on it but couldn't keep it out.
Details
GK 1 Thibaut CourtoisRB 17 Lucas Vázquez (c) CB 14 Aurélien TchouaméniCB 22 Antonio RüdigerLB 20 Fran GarcíaCM 8 Federico ValverdeCM 6 Eduardo Camavinga RW 11 Rodrygo AM 5 Jude Bellingham LW 7 Vinícius JúniorCF 9 Kylian Mbappé Substitutes:GK 13 Andriy LuninGK 26 Fran GonzálezDF 18 Jesús VallejoDF 29 YusiDF 35 Raúl Asencio DF 39 Lorenzo AguadoMF 10 Luka Modrić MF 15 Arda Güler MF 19 Dani Ceballos FW 16 EndrickFW 21 Brahim Díaz Manager: Carlo Ancelotti GK 25 Carlos MorenoRB 24 Luis Rodríguez CB 2 Sergio BarretoCB 33 Andrés MicoltaLB 8 Bryan GonzálezCM 28 Elías MontielCM 5 Pedro Pedraza RW 6 Nelson Deossa AM 26 Alán Bautista LW 11 Oussama Idrissi CF 23 Salomón Rondón (c) Substitutes:GK 12 David ShremGK 31 José EulogioDF 3 Alonso AcevesDF 22 Gustavo CabralDF 32 Carlos Sánchez DF 35 Jorge BerlangaMF 10 Ángel Mena MF 14 Alfonso GonzálezMF 30 Sergio Hernández MF 40 José SaldívarFW 7 Faber GilFW 9 Borja BastónFW 18 Alexéi Domínguez FW 27 Owen GonzálezFW 29 Sergio AguayoManager: Guillermo Almada
Man of the Match: Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid)
Assistant referees: Jorge Urrego (Venezuela) Tulio Moreno (Venezuela) Fourth official: Iván Barton (El Salvador) Reserve assistant referee: David Moran (El Salvador) Video assistant referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela) Assistant video assistant referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua) Support video assistant referee: Rob Dieperink (Netherlands)
Statistics +OverallStatisticReal MadridPachucaGoals scored30Total shots1210Shots on target44Ball possession65%35%Corner kicks65Fouls committed1413Offsides11Yellow cards02Red cards00
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