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{{Infobox international football competition
|tourney_name = Intercontinental Cup
|year = 2024
|country = [[India]]
|dates = 3–9 September 2024
|city = [[Hyderabad]]
|venues = 1
|cities = 1
|num_teams = 3
|confederations = 2
|champion_other = {{fb|SYR|1980}}
|count = 1
|second = MRI
|third = IND
|top_scorer = {{fbicon|SYR|1980}} [[Mahmoud Al-Mawas]]<br /> {{fbicon|SYR|1980}} [[Mahmoud Al Aswad]]<br /> {{fbicon|SYR|1980}} [[Daleho Irandust]] <br /> {{fbicon|SYR|1980}} [[Pablo Sabbag]]<br />(1 goal each)
|matches = 3
|goals = 5
|prevseason = [[2023 Intercontinental Cup (India)|2023]]
|nextseason = [[2025 Intercontinental Cup (India)|2025]]
|attendance = 42004
|player = {{fbicon|SYR|1980}} [[Mahmoud Al-Mawas]]
}}

The '''2024 Intercontinental Cup''' was the fourth edition of the [[Intercontinental Cup (India)|Intercontinental Cup]], a three-nation [[Association football|football]] tournament, typically a four-nation tournament, held at the [[G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium]], in the Indian city of [[Hyderabad]] in September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sportstar |first=Team|date=2024-07-26|title=Intercontinental Cup: Syria, Mauritius confirm participation for 2024 edition in Hyderabad|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/international-football/india-intercontinental-cup-2024-syria-mauritius-confirm-participation-schedule-details/article68449445.ece |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> The tournament was organized by the [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF). [[India national football team|India]] won the previous edition by a 2–0 victory over [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]] in the final in June of 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-18 |title=India outclass Lebanon 2-0 to win 2023 Intercontinental Cup |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/37872174/india-vs-lebanon-live-intercontinental-cup-final|access-date=2024-07-27|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}</ref> [[Syria national football team|Syria]] won this edition by finishing in first place of the round-robin standings after defeating [[Mauritius national football team|Mauritius]] 2–0 and India 3–0. With one goal each, [[Mahmoud Al-Mawas]], [[Mahmoud Al Aswad]], [[Daleho Irandust]], and [[Pablo Sabbag]] finished as joint-top scorers of the tournament. [[Mahmoud Al-Mawas]] of Syria was awarded best player of the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Syria breach Blue Tigers' den to take home Intercontinental Cup |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/syria-breach-blue-tigers-den-to-take-home-intercontinental-cup |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref>

== Participating nations ==
The tournament was played by teams from two different [[List of football federations#FIFA Confederations|confederations]] in the [[FIFA International Match Calendar|FIFA international window]] from 2 to 10 September 2024. [[India national football team|India]], as host, is joined by Syria from the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC), and [[Vanuatu national football team|Mauritius]] from the [[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shetty |first=Chittu |date=2024-07-26 |title=Syria, Mauritius confirm Intercontinental Cup participation in India |url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2024/syria-mauritius-confirm-intercontinental-cup-participation-in-india/ |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Football Counter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Syria, Mauritius confirm participation for September's Intercontinental Cup in Hyderabad |url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-syria-mauritius-confirm-participation-in-intercontinental-cup-202407 |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Khel Now |language=en-us}}</ref> The teams play each other in a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin phase]], and the winner in the group stage was the champion.

The [[FIFA Men's World Ranking|FIFA Rankings]] of the participating national teams, {{asof|2024|7|18|lc=y|post=:}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 July 2024 |title=FIFA Men's Ranking |url=https://inside.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/men |access-date=27 July 2024 |website=FIFA Men's Ranking}}</ref>

* {{fb|SYR|1980}} (93) - ''second appearance''
* {{fb|IND}} (124) - ''fourth appearance'' - '''host'''
* {{fb|MRI}} (179) - ''first appearance''

== Venue ==

* All matches are being held at the [[G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium]] in [[Hyderabad]], India.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-07-27 |title=India To Host Intercontinental Cup 2024 In Hyderabad With New Coach Manolo Marquez |url=https://revealinside.in/india-to-host-intercontinental/ |access-date=2024-07-27 |language=en-US}}</ref>

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! width="20px" |[[Hyderabad]]
! width="20px" rowspan=5 |{{Location map+|India3|width=300|float=center|caption=|places={{Location map~ |India |lat= 17.4065 |long= 78.4772 |position=right |label=[[Hyderabad]]}}
}}
|-
|[[G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium]]
|-
|{{Coord|17|26|48.42|N|78|20|40.91|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
|-
|Capacity: '''18,000 seats'''
|-
|[[File:Gachibowli_Outdoor_35.JPG|center|thumb|295x295px]]
|}

== Standings ==
===Round robin===
<section begin=Round robin />{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=[https://www.the-aiff.com/articles/hero-intercontinental-cup AIFF]
|name_IND={{fb|IND}}
|name_SYR={{fb|SYR|1980}}
|name_MRI={{fb|MRI}}


|update=Complete
|win_IND=0 |draw_IND=1 |loss_IND=1 |gf_IND=0 |ga_IND=3 |status_IND=H
|win_MRI=0 |draw_MRI=1 |loss_MRI=1 |gf_MRI=0 |ga_MRI=2
|win_SYR=2 |draw_SYR=0 |loss_SYR=0 |gf_SYR=5 |ga_SYR=0


|team_order=SYR, MRI, IND


|result1=1st |result2=2nd |result3=3rd
|col_1st=gold |text_1st=Champions
|col_2nd=silver |text_2nd=Runners-up
|col_3rd=#CD7F32 |text_3rd=Third place
}}

== Matches ==
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|2024|9|3|df=y}}
| time = 19:30 [[India Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30]])
| team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
| score = 0–0
| report = https://www.the-aiff.com/article/manolos-men-held-by-mauritius-in-intercontinental-cup-opener
| team2 = {{fb|MRI}}
| stadium = [[G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium]]
| location = [[Hyderabad]]
| attendance = 18,976
| referee = Mohamed Javiz ([[Football Association of Maldives|Maldives]])
}}
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|2024|9|6|df=y}}
| time = 19:30 [[India Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30]])
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SYR|1980}}
| score = 2–0
| report = https://www.the-aiff.com/article/syria-knock-out-mauritius-to-make-blue-tigers-task-tougher
| team2 = {{fb|MRI}}
| goals1 =
*[[Brandon Citorah|Citorah]] {{goal|32|o.g.}}
*[[Mahmoud Al Mawas|Al Mawas]] {{goal|70}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium]]
| location = [[Hyderabad]]
| attendance = 3,046
| referee = Harish Kundu ([[All India Football Federation|India]])
}}
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|2024|9|9|df=y}}
| time = 19:30 [[India Standard Time|IST]] ([[UTC+05:30]])
| team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
| score = 0–3
| report = https://www.the-aiff.com/article/syria-breach-blue-tigers-den-to-take-home-intercontinental-cup
| team2 = {{fb|SYR|1980}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
* [[Mahmoud Al Aswad|Al Aswad]] {{goal|7}}
* [[Daleho Irandust|Irandust]] {{goal|76}}
* [[Pablo Sabbag|Sabbag]] {{goal|90+6}}
| stadium = [[G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium]]
| location = [[Hyderabad]]
| attendance = 19,982
| referee = Nivon Robesh ([[Football Federation of Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]])
}}

==Goalscorers==
{{Goalscorers
|goals=5 |matches=3 |updated=complete

|1 goal=
*{{fbicon|SYR|1980}} [[Mahmoud Al-Mawas]]
*{{fbicon|SYR|1980}} [[Mahmoud Al Aswad]]
*{{fbicon|SYR|1980}} [[Daleho Irandust]]
*{{fbicon|SYR|1980}} [[Pablo Sabbag]]

|1 own goal=
*{{fbicon|MRI}} [[Brendon Citorah]] (against Syria)
}}

== Marketing ==
=== Sponsors ===

* PERFORMAX Activewear<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Official Website of All India Football Federation |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/ |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref>
* [[Nivia Sports]]<ref name=":0" />
* [[IndiGo]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Football takes flight with IndiGo; announces partnership with airline giants |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-football-takes-flight-with-indigo-announces-partnership-with-airline-giants |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref>

=== Broadcasting rights ===
[[Disney+ Hotstar]] and [[Jio TV|JioTV]] have the rights to the majority of the [[India national football team|Indian National Team's]] matches and they also covered the previous edition of the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disney+ Hotstar Official Website |url=https://www.hotstar.com/in/sports/football |access-date=6 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Parkar |first=Ubaid |date=17 June 2023 |title=Live streaming, India vs Lebanon, Intercontinental Cup 2023 football - where to watch final |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/intercontinental-cup-2023-final-football-india-vs-lebanon-live-stream-tv-time |access-date=6 August 2024}}</ref> On 22 August 2024, the Indian National Football Team announced that [[JioCinema|Jio Cinema]] would stream all of the matches live. They also announced the Sports18 3 will broadcast all of the matches.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 August 2024 |title=Status|url=https://x.com/IndianFootball/status/1826500542970868167 |access-date=22 August 2024 |website=X (Twitter)}}</ref> There has been no news of any broadcasters covering the tournament outside of [[India]].

== Symbols ==
=== Match ball ===
The match balls were provided by [[Nivia Sports]]. The "NIVIA Shastra 2.0" were the specific model used in the tournament. It was the first time the ball was used for an international match.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buy Shastra 2.0 Online in India |url=https://www.niviasports.com/products/nivia-shastra-2-0 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=Nivia Sports |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Friendly tournaments 2024}}

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[[Category:2024–25 in Indian football]]
[[Category:2024 in Asian men's international football]]
[[Category:September 2024 sports events in India]]
[[Category:Sport in Hyderabad, India]]

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GregorioBigge0 at 19:31, 7 December 2025