FIFA reveals 2025 Intercontinental Cup dates: Argentine teams in line | OneFootball

In the last few hours, FIFA has officially announced the schedules for the first matches of the Intercontinental Cup 2025, a tournament that brings together the six champion teams from different world confederations and is waiting to know the representative from Conmebol.

The inaugural match will be on September 14, when Pyramids FC from Egypt, champion of the CAF Champions League 2024/25, will host Auckland City, winner of the OFC Champions League 2025, at the June 30 Stadium in Cairo.

Whoever wins this match will advance to the final of the Africa-Asia-Pacific Cup, where Al Ahli FC, winner of the AFC Champions League 2024/25, awaits. This match is scheduled for September 23 and will be played at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium.

The winner of this cup, consisting of two matches, will advance to the fourth match of the Intercontinental Cup, where they will wait for the winner of FIFA's Americas Derby, a key that will be composed of Cruz Azul, champion of the Concacaf Champions Cup 2025, and the winner of the 2025 Libertadores Cup. This Derby will be on Wednesday, December 10, with the stadium to be confirmed.

On Saturday, December 13, the aforementioned fourth match of the tournament will be played, which will be the FIFA Challenger Cup, for a place in the grand final. The participants in this match will be the winner of the Africa-Asia-Pacific Cup and the winner of the Americas Derby.

Finally, on Wednesday, December 17, the winner of match 4 will face Paris Saint-Germain, winner of the UEFA Champions League 2024/25, in the final of the Intercontinental Cup. It should be noted that FIFA will soon announce the venues for the remaining matches.

The Argentine teams that could participate in the Intercontinental Cup Thinking about the representative of Conmebol in this tournament, there are four Argentine teams that could occupy this place. These are Racing, Vélez, Estudiantes de La Plata and River, who are in the quarterfinals of the tournament. The Academy will face Fortín, Pincha will face Flamengo and Millonario will face Palmeiras.

In order to be present in this competition, the Argentine teams will have to win the Conmebol Libertadores Cup. They will have to play five matches to win this tournament.

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