After winning the Copa Libertadores, the Botafogo faces the Pachuca, Mexico, on Wednesday (11), at 14h, in Doha, in Qatar, by the Intercontinental Cup. The competition is a continuation of the FIFA Club World Cup, which was held every year.
If he wins the Mexican team, Glorious returns to the field on Saturday (14), to face Al-Ahly, Egypt's team. The team of coach Artur Jorge has a chance to reach the final of the intercontinental competition and face the Real Madrid in the decision. O Botafogo may increase your billing in the year In case you win the tournament.
What's the Intercontinental Cup award?
The Intercontinental Cup Champion will receive $5 million (approximately R$ 30 million in the current quotation). The runner-up will make US$ 4 million (approximately R$ 24.2 million). There are also awards for the other positions.
Some positions have already been defined, such as Al Ain of the Arab Emirates and Auckland City of New Zealand. These teams fell in the first phase of the competition and were eliminated. However, they also received an amount for the placement.
The Intercontinental Cup award for each position:
Champion: US$ 5 million (R)$ 30,2 million)
Vice: US$ 4 million (R)$ 24,2 million)
Semifinalist: US$ 2.5 million (R)$ 15.1 million)
4o/5o: US$ 1 million$ 6.05 million)
4th/5th – Al Ain (Arab Emirates) – US$ 1 million$ 6.05 million)
6th Auckland City (New Zealand) – US$ 500 thousand (R)$ 3.02 million)
Intercontinental Cup Keying
The competition can be divided into three stages: In phase 1, there are two keys. In one of them were the champions of Africa, Asia and Oceania. Thus, two matches of the competition were played. O winner of this first stage was Al-Ahly of Egypt.
In the other key to this first phase of the Intercontinental Cup are the champions of the Copa Libertadores and the Concacaf 2024. In this case, Botafogo (Liberators) and Pachuca (Concacaf), face each other in search of a spot in the semifinal of the Fifa tournament.
Phase 2 is a semifinal, which will be among the winners of each key, also in single play and neutral local. O already ranked Al-Ahly of Egypt, awaits the winner of the confrontation between Botafogo and Pachuca, which happens on Wednesday (11).
Finally, phase 3, which will be the big decision of the competition. The current winner of the last edition of the Champions League wins directly for the decision, which in this case is the Real Madrid. The Spanish club faces the winner of Phase 2 (which may be Al-Ahly, or Botafogo x Pachuca).
