FIFA was asked by CONMEBOL and UEFA in 1963 to make the Intercontinental Cup official; however, FIFA gave the same response as in 1960 and stated that they would only recognise the competition if the Asian and African champions were included.
CONMEBOL i UEFA su 1963. tražili od FIFA-e da prizna Interkontinentalni kup; međutim, FIFA je dala isti odgovor kao i 1960. i izjavila kako će priznati natjecanje samo ako se azijske i afričke momčadi priključe.