 TheLusail Stadium inLusail hosted the final. | |||||||
| Event | 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 18 December 2024 (2024-12-18) | ||||||
| Venue | Lusail Stadium,Lusail | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Vinícius Júnior(Real Madrid)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 67,249[3] | ||||||
| Weather | Clear 18 °C (64 °F) 64%humidity[4] | ||||||
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The2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup final, also known simply as the2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup,[5] was the final match of the2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, an international clubfootball tournament. It was the first final of theFIFA Intercontinental Cup, aFIFA-organised tournament between the club champions from each of the six continental confederations.[6]
The match took place atLusail Stadium inLusail, Qatar, on 18 December 2024 between Spanish clubReal Madrid, the winners of the2023–24 UEFA Champions League, and Mexican clubPachuca, the winners of play-offs contested by the other five confederations.[7]
Real Madrid won the match 3–0 to win the inaugural FIFA Intercontinental Cup, which was also its sixth FIFA trophy and ninthclub world championship title.[8][9]
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.
| Team | Confederation | Qualification for tournament | Previous club world championship finals (bold indicates winners) |
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 Real Madrid | UEFA | Winners of the2023–24 UEFA Champions League | IC: 5 (1960,1966,1998,2000,2002) FCWC: 5 (2014,2016,2017,2018,2022) |
 Pachuca | CONCACAF | Winners of the2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup | None |
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.[10]
As the winners of the2023–24 UEFA Champions League,Real Madrid qualified directly for the final of the tournament.[6]Pachuca advanced as the winners of the play-off match, known as the FIFA Challenger Cup, played on 14 December 2024.[11][12]
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[2] | Match rules
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| Statistic | Real Madrid | Pachuca |
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| Goals scored | 3 | 0 |
| Total shots | 12 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 4 |
| Ball possession | 65% | 35% |
| Corner kicks | 6 | 5 |
| Fouls committed | 14 | 13 |
| Offsides | 1 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
