IFFHS CONTINENTAL NEWS - REAL MADRID CROWNED
Picture : Vinicius Jr, Kylian Mbappé and Rodrygo - the 3 Goalscorers of the final.
Statistics on FIFA Intercontinental Cup final: Real Madrid vs Pachuca 3-0
*Madrid won the first edition of the new version of the Intercontinental Cup and won the 105th title in their history (both at national and international level).
40 of them were gained in XXI century.
*Real Madrid became the club world champion for the 9th time:
Intercontinental Cup 1960, 1998, 2002,
Club World Cups 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022,
FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024.
*Real Madrid have now more than twice more such titles than any other club (next are Bayern and Milan, 4 for each).
*Real Madrid have won 5 titles in 2024:
Spanish Super Cup,
La Liga,
Champions League
European Super Cup
FIFA Intercontinental Cup.
The only trophy that they failed to win is Copa del Rey.
*Five titles in a calendar year is a record for Real Madrid. They collected so many for the 2nd time in their history (also 5 in 2017 with Zidane).
*It was the fourth Real Madrid clash against Mexican opposition in all competitions; the previous three being at the Club World Cup: 1-1 vs Necaxa in 2000 (defeat on penalties), 4-0 win vs Cruz Azul in 2014 and 2-0 win vs America in 2016.
*Real Madrid have lost just one of their last 20 international finals (18 wins, 1 draw), to Atletico Madrid in 2018 in the UEFA Super Cup (2-4), winning each of their last six.
*Carlo Ancelotti has won his 15th title with Real Madrid, becoming the most successful coach in the club's history (surpassing Miguel Muñoz with 14).
*Kylian Mbappé is the third player to score in each of his first two finals for Madrid across all competitions in the last 10 years, after Gareth Bale in 2014 and Marco Asensio in 2017.
*Mbappé has scored 8 goals in his last 7 finals for clubs and country in all competitions and 4 in the 2 at Lusail Stadium in Qatar.
Curiously, all of those 4 came to the same goal at the Lusail and all were scored on same day of the year (including 3 in the last World Cup final on 18 December 2022).
*Rodrygo has scored 4 goals in his last 5 finals for Madrid in all competitions, after scoring none in the previous 6.
*Vinícius Júnior has been involved in 13 goals in his 12 finals with Real Madrid (8 goals and 5 assists), having been involved in at least one goal in each of the last 6.