Cruz Azul take their place at the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup
‘La Maquina’ become the fifth team from six to qualify for the FIFA competition which will be staged in December.
This weekend was a particularly busy one for continental club finals with UEFA, CAF and CONCACAF champions being crowned.
On Saturday night in Munich, PSG outclassed a below par Inter Milan with a 5-0 demolition securing the club’s first ever Champions League title.
On Sunday, Egyptian side Pyramids FC edged out Mamelodi Sundowns for a 3-2 aggregate AFC Champions League win and in doing so, securing their first ever major title.
Cruz Azul wrapped up the Concacaf Champions Cup title on Sunday night with a 5-0 defeat of Vancouver Whitecaps in Mexico City and with the win, secure a place at the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup and also a ticket to the 2025 Intercontinental Cup.
¡FIN DEL PARTIDO! 🔚@CruzAzul es campeón de la Copa de Campeones Concacaf 2025. pic.twitter.com/J9xcS9Zjrw
— Concacaf Champions Cup (@TheChampions) June 2, 2025
Who participates in the Intercontinental Cup?
The Intercontinental Cup acts as mini Club World Cup, a short tournament featuring the champions of the Americas, Oceania, South America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. Currently, the teams that have qualified are Paris Saint-Germain (UEFA Champions League), Al-Ahli (AFC Elite Champions League), Pyramids (CAF Champions League), Auckland City (OFC Champions League), and Cruz Azul (CONCACAF Champions Cup) with just the Copa Libertadores (CONMEBOL) to be decided.
When and against whom do they debut?
The Concacaf Champions League representatives (Cruz Azul) advance directly to the second round and play the 2025 Copa Libertadores champion.
At present, no definitive dates or venue have been confirmed for the tournament with the 2024 edition being staged in Qatar in mid December.
The final of the 2025 Copa Libertadores final is scheduled for November 29th in Lima and it’s expected that the 2025 Intercontinental will have a similar timeframe as last year’s edition.
🤩🏆 The road to #GloriaEterna is set! ⭐ pic.twitter.com/MSaXALgFs4
— CONMEBOL Libertadores (@TheLibertadores) June 2, 2025
Real Madrid beat Pachuca’s Tuzos in the 2024 final
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