Overview
- The single-elimination match is scheduled for Wednesday, December 10 at 11:00 (Mexico City time) at Estadio Áhmad bin Ali in Qatar.
- In Mexico, the game will stream exclusively on FIFA+ with no broadcast on free-to-air or pay TV.
- This is Match 3 of the renewed Copa Intercontinental, and the victor advances to the Copa Challenger; Paris Saint-Germain awaits the Challenger winner in the December 17 final.
- Cruz Azul arrived in Doha and completed initial training sessions after its Liga MX semifinal exit and will be without Kevin Mier, Andrés Montaño and Jesús Orozco Chiquete.
- Flamengo enters as Copa Libertadores and Brazilian league champion following a lighter recent schedule, positioning the Brazilian side as a well-rested opponent.