MIAMI — The field for the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup is complete, setting the stage for the Official Draw to highlight the schedule in Concacaf this week.
CF Pachuca won the 2024 edition of the Concacaf Champions Cup, which won it a place in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024 and the FIFA Club World Cup 2025. The first of those privileges arrives this week in Qatar, while the latter will be disputed in the United States next summer.
Here’s what is on tap this week:
Concacaf Champions Cup
The official draw for the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup will be held on Tuesday, 7 p.m. ET, in Miami. The 27 participating teams will discover their group stage opponents for the upcoming edition.
The draw will be streamed worldwide via the Concacaf YouTube channel and through the Confederation’s TV partner networks in the region, including FOX Sports (USA-English and Mexico) and ESPN | Star+ (Central America, Caribbean, and South America).
FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024
The FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024 is underway, with 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup champions CF Pachuca of Mexico facing the recently crowned CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores champions Botafogo of Brazil on Wednesday at Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar. The match is titled the FIFA Derby of the Americas because it pits the two continental champions of the Western Hemisphere.
The winner of the encounter will advance to meet Egyptian side Al Ahly, the winner of the FIFA African-Asian-Pacific Cup, for the FIFA Challenger Cup on Saturday at Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar.
Real Madrid CF, the 2024 UEFA Champions League winners, await in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024 Final for the winner of the FIFA Challenger Cup. The Final will be disputed the following Wednesday at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar.
