Real Madrid to meet Santiago Wanderers in Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
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The U20 Intercontinental Cup pits the youth champions of Europe against their South American counterparts
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The 2026 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup will be played on Saturday 19 September at 12:30 CEST at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, with 2025/2026 UEFA Youth League champions Real Madrid C.F. from Spain facing 2026 CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores Sub-20 winners Santiago Wanderers from Chile. Ticketing details for the match will be confirmed in due course.
The Under-20 Intercontinental Cup is part of the co-operation between UEFA and CONMEBOL, which notably includes women's football, futsal and youth categories, the exchange of referees and technical training schemes.
Previous Under-20 Intercontinental Cup winners
2025: Flamengo (Brazil) 2-2 Barcelona (Spain) (6-5 pens) – Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (attendance: 45,656)
2024: Flamengo (Brazil) 2-1 Olympiacos (Greece) – Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (attendance: 31,237)
2023: Boca Juniors (Argentina) 1-1 AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands) (4-1 pens) – Estadio Alberto J. Armando 'La Bombonera', Buenos Aires (Argentina) (attendance: 37,386)
2022: Peñarol (Uruguay) 0-1 Benfica (Portugal) – Estádio Centenario, Montevideo (Uruguay) (attendance: 40,579)
More information on the Under-20 Intercontinental Cup and this year’s edition can be found here.