What title is Madrid playing for this week? Intercontinental, ‘whole world’…

In a year of many changes to the formats of European competitions, with the idea of ​​the Super League still floating in football conversations and a FIFA Club World Cup on the horizon in 2025, the doubts are appear What exactly is the title that Real Madrid will fight for this week?

Well, first of all, it should be noted that the final is between the white team and the Pachuca Mexican, who agreed to it after being proclaimed champion of CONCACAF Champions Cup on June 2 by defeating the final (3-0) the Columbus Crew.

After that, in this month of December, he was eliminated from the tournament whose final will be held this Wednesday in Qatar Botafogochampion of the Libertadores, in the quarterfinals by 0-3 and in Al Ahly SCchampion of the African Champions League, in the semi-finals and on penalties.

So, it will be measured in real Madrid this Wednesday to determine which team is the best in the world in 2024 since the white team, almost needless to say, was summoned to the match because it is the current champion of the Champions League and, as such, has direct access to the final.

The trophy

So, the trophy will be similar to the one known until now as ‘Mundialito de Clubes’ because FIFA organizes it and has not announced that it will change. The name change, from Club World Cup to Intercontinental Cupreminiscent of the one played until the early 2000s, only concerns the development of the Club World Cup that will be played between 32 teams next 2025 in Miami and will be held, in principle, every four years . To differentiate one thing from another.

In this way, the real Madridwhich is also part of the teams that will compete in the 2025 Club World Cup, is competing for seven titles this season with the particularity that the first, the European Super Cup, was already won in August.