2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup
The 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup is the inaugural edition of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, an annual club association football tournament organized by FIFA. The tournament will comprise the six teams that won the previous edition of the continental championships in each FIFA confederation playing each other in a single-elimination bracket. It is scheduled to take place in December 2024 with the first rounds at a home stadium for one team and later rounds at a neutral venue.
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| Dates | December 2024 |
| Teams | 6 (from 6 confederations) |
The tournament serves as a replacement for the annual version of the FIFA Club World Cup, which was reorganized into a quadrennial tournament with more entrants. Its name is derived from the former Intercontinental Cup that was last played in 2004 between teams from UEFA and CONMEBOL. The FIFA Intercontinental Cup will include byes to the final for the winners of the UEFA Champions League. The tournament's format and name were approved by the FIFA Council on December 17, 2023.