Intercontinental Cup 2025: venues set, PSG in the final | OneFootball

FIFA has officially announced the schedule and venues for the 2025 Intercontinental Cup, a tournament now in its second edition after a format change that has made it the bridge competition towards the new 32-team Club World Cup, held a few months ago.

Intercontinental Cup 2025, venues and dates confirmed, PSG already in the final

There will be six participants, waiting to know the winner of the Copa Libertadores, which will be awarded on November 29 in Lima. Among the already qualified teams, Paris Saint-Germain stands out, the reigning European champion, who according to the rules will enter the game directly in the final.

The journey to the final

The competition will begin with the preliminary match between the African and Oceanic champions:

Sunday, September 14, 2025, Cairo: Pyramids FC (Egypt, winner of the CAF Champions League 2024-25) vs Auckland City (New Zealand, winner of the OFC Champions League 2025).

The winner will then face the Asian champions:

Tuesday, September 23, 2025, Jeddah (King Abdullah Sports City Stadium): Al Ahli (Saudi Arabia, AFC Champions League 2024-25 champion) vs winner of the preliminary.

This part of the draw will award the FIFA African-Asian-Pacific Cup.

Derby of the Americas and Challenger Cup final

On the opposite side, the traditional cross between North and South America will be played:

Wednesday, December 10, 2025: Cruz Azul (Mexico, winner CONCACAF Champions Cup 2025) vs winner of the Copa Libertadores 2025, which will be proclaimed in Lima on November 29.

The winner will earn the title of Derby of the Americas and advance to the Challenger Cup.

The Challenger Cup will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2025 and will pit the winner of the FIFA African-Asian-Pacific Cup and that of the Derby of the Americas: at stake is access to the grand final.

PSG waiting for the grand final

Paris Saint-Germain will only enter the scene at the last act, as already happened in 2024. The grand final is scheduled for Wednesday, December 17, 2025, with the venue still to be defined. According to rumors from L'Équipe, the final act should again take place in Doha, Qatar, home of the French club's president Nasser Al-Khelaifi.

The 2025 Intercontinental Cup is therefore preparing to offer a new international spectacle, with a mix of different football cultures and the anticipated final challenge that will see PSG defend the title won last year.

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