 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - René Courte, General Sub-Secretary weFIFA, akanyora muna 1967 chinyorwa nguva pfupi yapfuura achitaura kuti FIFA yakaona Intercontinental Cup se mutambo wehushamwari weEurope neSouth America. Ikoku kwakasimbiswa napurezidhendi weFIFA Sir Stanley Rous. Nemakwikwi emakirabhu eAsia neNorth America aripo muna 1967, FIFA yakavhura pfungwa yekutarisa Intercontinental Cup kana yaisanganisira makondinendi aya, naStanley Rous achiti CONCACAF neAsian Football Confederation vakakumbira muna 1967 kutora chikamu kwemakwikwi avo muIntercontinental Cup; chikumbiro ichi chakasangana nemhinduro yakaipa kubva kuUEFA neCONMEBOL. 1968 uye 1969 Intercontinental CupMakore e1990 akapera nenzira ine chisimba zvakafanana, nemaneja weManchester United Matt Busby achisimbirira kuti vaArgentina vanofanira kurambidzwa kutamba nhabvu yose yemakwikwi. FIFA inofanira kupindira chaizvoizvo. Muna 1970, FIFA Executive Committee yakakurudzira kugadzirwa kweClub World Cup yemakondinendi akawanda, isina kuganhurirwa kuEurope neSouth America asi ichisanganisirawo mamwe makondinendi; pfungwa iyi haina kuenda kumberi nekuda kwekupokana kweEFA. 