2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup
3rd edition of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup
The 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup is the third edition of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, an annual club association football tournament organised by FIFA. The tournament comprises the six teams that won the previous edition of the continental championships in each FIFA confederation, playing each other in a single-elimination bracket.
The tournament broadly maintains the format of the previous annual versions of the FIFA Club World Cup, which was expanded and reorganised into a quadrennial tournament with more entrants, with the exception of changes to venues for the initial rounds.
Paris Saint-Germain are the defending champions, having won their first FIFA Intercontinental Cup title in 2025.
Format
The details were approved by the FIFA Council on 17 December 2023, with the format formally confirmed on 20 September 2024.
First round: The winners of the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite played the winners of the 2026 OFC Professional League in the "FIFA African–Asian–Pacific Cup play-off".
Second round: The winners of the 2025–26 CAF Champions League play the winners of the first round for the title of the "FIFA African–Asian–Pacific Cup". The match is hosted by the club from the country with the higher ranking in the FIFA Men's World Ranking. In parallel, the winners of the 2026 Copa Libertadores and the winners of the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup play each other at a neutral venue in a match that was denominated the "FIFA Derby of the Americas".
Play-off: The winners of the second round matches play each other in the "FIFA Challenger Cup".
Final: The winners of the play-off (FIFA Challenger Cup) play the winners of the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League.
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