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Three clubs have already booked their place at the tournament: Paris Saint-Germain, Mexico's Toluca FC (the winners of the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup) and South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns FC (the winners of the 2025–2026 CAF Champions League). Then, on 28^th November, the winners of the 2026 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores will come in to complete the line-up.

On 9^th December, Toluca will face the South American champions in the FIFA Derby of the Americas. The team that wins that match will then face Mamelodi Sundowns on 12^th December in the FIFA Challenger Cup, whose victors, as mentioned earlier, will take on Les Rouge et Bleu in the final four days later.