The competitions of the first edition of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, with its new system, will conclude with a match between Real Madrid of Spain, the European champion, and Pachuca of Mexico, the champion of North America and CONCACAF, in the final match that will be held at Lusail Stadium in the Qatari capital, Doha, today.
The Pachuca team enters the match ecstatic to have won two titles within a week, as it won the Americas Derby Cup after sparking a resounding surprise by defeating the Brazilian Botafogo, the South American champion, 3-0, and then ousted the Egyptian Al-Ahly, the African champion, in a dramatic scenario on penalties, after the end of regular and extra time in a goalless draw. , to win the Challenge Cup.
Real Madrid will play the final match directly, as the European champion is the record holder in winning the Champions League with 15 times, including three times under the leadership of its veteran Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti in the years 2014, 2022 and 2024.
The Madrid team also remains the most decorated team in the world, and has eight other world titles in its coffers, as it won the Club World Cup in its old system five times, in addition to the Intercontinental Cup, which in the past brought together the European and South American champions with a score of three times.
On the other hand, Uruguayan Guillermo Almada, the coach of the Mexican club Pachuca, hopes to achieve his fifth title with the team after two Intercontinental Cups, the Mexican League Championship and the CONCACAF Champions League, noting that he took charge of the team in 2022.
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