 "Real Madrid vs Pachuca LIVE Streaming, FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024 Final: Match Date, Time, Venue")
You must be wondering why Real Madrid is playing the Mexican professional football club Pachuca in Qatar on Wednesday (18 October). The match is not only a football game between two teams from different continents but it is also the final of the new FIFA Intercontinental Cup. The Intercontinental Cup is a new football club competition that was announced by FIFA in December 2023.
The FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024 is the first edition of the newly launched tournament which will be played between the winner of the UEFA Champions League and the winner of a playoff series that will include the winner of the premier club competitions from the remaining five confederations.
Pachuca are the CONCACAF Champions Cup holders.
How Pachuca reached FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024 final?
Pachuca entered the tournament in the second round, where they triumphed over South American champions Botafogo of Brazil with an impressive 3-0 victory in the Derby of the Americas.
In the third round, known as the Challenger Cup, Pachuca faced Al Ahly of Egypt, the African-Asian-Pacific Cup champions. Pachuca’s goalkeeper, Carlos Moreno, played a pivotal role, as Al Ahly missed three penalties in the shootout, resulting in a dramatic 6-5 win for Pachuca.
Oussama Idrissi and Salomon Rondón are some of the players to look out for in the Pachuca side while Real Madrid would have Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior, and Jude Bellingham in their lineup.
The continental champions played in FIFA Club World Cup till last year but it has now been expanded to 32 teams. It will now be played every four years in June and July. The first 32-club FIFA Club World Cup will be played next year in the USA .
Real Madrid vs Pachuca FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024 Final LIVE Streaming
The live streaming of Real Madrid vs Pachuca FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024 final will be available on FIFA+. The match will start at 10:30 PM IST on Wednesday (18 December). It will be played at the Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar.
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