Finalissima 2025: Explaining match between winners of Euro 2024 and Copa America, when and where it will be played, and postponement risk | Sporting News

The 2025 Finalissima will pit the winners of the European Championship and the Copa America in 2024 against each other.

The game, which brings together the best teams from UEFA and CONMEBOL’s continental tournaments will be included again in the footballing calendar next year, with the 2022 edition have seen Argentina defeat Italy 3-0 at Wembley.

The tournament has just three previous editions, having resumed in 2022 after being discontinued in 1993.

The Sporting News has all the details on what is known so far about the Finalissima 2025.

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What is the Finalissima?

The Finalissima is a tournament that brings together the winners of UEFA’s continental tournament, the European Championship, with the champions from the Americas, the Copa America holders.

It’s played as a one-off match, with the winner taking home a special Finalissima trophy.

The word “Finalissima” means “grand final” in Italian.

Previously the title was known officially as the European/South American Nations Cup and then the Artemio Franchi Cup, after the Italian former president of UEFA who conceived the idea.

Who is playing in the Finalissima 2025?

The 2025 Finalissima will be contested by the winners of the 2024 European Championship and the Copa America.

Spain are the European representatives after defeating England 2-1 in the final in Berlin. They will face Argentina after Lionel Messi’s side beat Colombia 1-0 in extra-time in their Copa America final in Miami.

When is the Finalissima 2025?

There are no further details on the date of the next Finalissima at the moment, although it is most likely to take place between June and July 2025. In 2022, Argentina and Italy met on June 1.

According to some reports, a meeting will be held on August 15, 2024 in order to find a date for the fixture.

Where is the Finalissima 2025 being played?

Wembley was the venue for the 2022 Finalissima. The announcement of the next edition in 2025 is still awaited, and it remains to be seen whether UEFA and CONMBEOL decide to repeat the event in London or whether there is a possibility of moving the venue.

Could the Finalissima match be postponed to 2026?

There has been some speculation that the game may have to be pushed back by a year because of the jam-packed football calendar.

Although there is no major men’s international tournament between May and August in 2025, the potential clashes with the finals of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League, not to mention FIFA’s inaugural expanded Club World Cup competition in June and July, means finding a date for the Finalissima could prove tricky.

Much will likely depend on the negotiations slated for August 15.