PSG will play the Intercontinental Cup final at ‘home’

The Bureau of the FIFA Council has today elected Qatar as the host country of the last three matches of the 2026 Intercontinental Cup, a competition contested by six teams, specifically the champions of the Confederations.

The first of the three matches is the so-called Derby of the Americas, which will take place next Wednesday, December 9 between the Mexican TolucaCONCACAF champion, and the winner of the CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores, whose final will be played on November 28. Palmeiras will face the winner of the semi-final between Flamengo and Students which will be completed the next morning with the return match.

PSG awaits rival

The winner of the Derby of the Americas will access the so-called Challenger Cup, which will also take place in Qatar on Saturday, December 12 and for which the Mamelodi Sundowns South African, African champion, after beating the Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia (2-1).

Finally, the grand final of the Intercontinental Cup will be played on Wednesday, December 16. PSGchampion of the European Champions League, has directly entered this match and will face the winner of the Challenger Cup. The team of Luis Enrique will play at ‘home’ taking into account that its owners are Qataris.

The first women’s Club World Cup, in the USA.

On the other hand, the FIFA Bureau has also announced that the United States will host the first edition of the Women’s Club World Cup. The tournament will be played from January 5 to 30, 2028.

““The decision has been taken taking into account the country’s experience in organizing FIFA competitions, the level of development of its infrastructure and services and the interest in women’s football among the country’s stakeholders,” FIFA argues in its statement.

The tournament will feature the participation of 19 teams from the six continental confederations (Europe, Asia, Africa, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF and Oceania). “To ensure that the competition is of the highest possible quality, teams will be granted access based on their results in their confederation’s top club competition during the qualification period, which will last four years and run from the season ending in 2024 to the season ending in 2027,” FIFA specifies in its statement.