FIFA Intercontinental Cup: Real Madrid challenges outsider Pachuca!

FIFA Intercontinental Cup: Real Madrid challenges outsider Pachuca!

Real Madrid competed against CF Pachuca in the most excited final of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup. The encounter for the Mexican club, which has already won the Concacaf Champions League twice and has seven national championship titles, is a big challenge because it is considered an outsider. How sportkrone.at reports, Real Madrid's superstar Vinicius Junior will be particularly motivated after he was recently crowned the FIFA World Footballer of the Year. This is an important moment for the Brazilian to prove himself after the disappointment with the balloon d’Or, where he left empty.

The final took place as part of a new format, which was introduced by FIFA for the Club World Cup 2025. The new structure combines the masters of the six continental associations in an annual tournament, while the larger World Cup will take place every four years. Real Madrid has won the Intercontinental Cup three times in the past (1960, 1998 and 2002) and is also a five-time winner of the Club World Cup (2014, 2016, 2017-18 and 2022), like The Hindu emphasized. The team is currently in third place in the Spanish league, while Pachuca reached third place at the Club World Cup in 2017.

Another highlight of the game is the possible return of Kylian Mbappé, who has recovered from a thigh injury and is expected to appear for Real Madrid. The entire football world looks at this duel and expects exciting moments.