Real Madrid clinch Intercontinental Cup title with comfortable win over Pachuca

Having won three trophies in the original Intercontinental Cup, the predecessor to the current format that pitched the European and South American champions against each other, and five Club World Cups, Real have now won a combined total of nine global titles.

CHAMPIONS: Real Madrid's players pose with the trophy at the end of the Intercontinental Cup final. Pic: AP Photo/Hussein Sayed.

Real Madrid 3 Pachuca 0

Real Madrid won the Intercontinental Cup after beating Mexico's Pachuca 3-0 in a largely one-sided final on Wednesday, with Kylian Mbappe, Rodrygo and Vinicius Jr all on target.