Fifa confirms Qatar as host of the 2026 Intercontinental Cup
Fifa has confirmed Qatar as host of the 2026 Intercontinental Cup, keeping the Asian country as the venue for every edition since the competition was revamped in 2024.
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O Catar vai sediar a Copa Intercontinental de 2026. A confirmação foi dada pela Fifa nesta quinta-feira e preserva uma lógica que acompanha o torneio desde a reformulação de 2024: o país asiático recebeu todas as edições do novo modelo, sem exceção.
A competição é organizada pela Fifa e reúne os campeões de cada continente. No desenho atual, o vencedor da Champions League entra direto na final, enquanto os demais clubes precisam atravessar eliminatórias regionais até a Challenger Cup, a decisão de fato do torneio. Antes da mudança, o evento era conhecido como o “Mundial de Clubes” e tinha outra estrutura.
A edição deste ano já está em andamento. Em agosto, o Al-Ahli, da Arábia Saudita, superou o Auckland FC, da Nova Zelândia. No mês seguinte, o Mamelodi Sundowns, da África do Sul, despachou o clube saudita e carimbou a vaga na Challenger Cup.
O adversário do time sul-africano sairá do “Derby das Américas”, confronto que coloca frente a frente o Toluca, do México — dono da Liga dos Campeões da Concacaf — e o vencedor da Libertadores. Quem levar essa disputa encara o Sundowns na decisão. É a Libertadores que aponta quem enfrenta o Toluca no “Derby das Américas”.
Do lado brasileiro, o Palmeiras está na decisão continental e espera o adversário, que sai do duelo entre Flamengo e Estudiantes nesta quinta-feira. Já o Paris Saint-Germain, campeão europeu e atual dono do troféu, está garantido na decisão marcada para 16 de dezembro.
A taça da edição passada foi levantada por Vitinha, nome registrado na imagem que acompanha a divulgação do anúncio.
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