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The National (Scotland)
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Josh McCafferty

Further details of Como Cup emerge as Celtic learn fixture dates and format

Further details of the Como Cup, a mini pre-season tournament in which Celtic will compete this summer, have emerged. 

The Parkhead club's plans ahead of the new 2025/26 campaign are taking shape. 

Firstly, Celtic will face Queen's Park at The City Stadium on Friday, July 4, before heading to face Cork City four days later. 


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They then travel to Portugal for a game against Sporting CP in the Algarve on Wednesday, July 16, with Newcastle United visiting Parkhead on Saturday, July 19. 

After that, the team will head to Italy for the Como Cup. Como, Al-Ahli and Ajax make up the tournament's other three sides. 

The Como Cup will have just four games. Como will face Al-Ahli on Wednesday, July 23. Celtic then take on Ajax the day after. 

The teams will make up a league table. Whoever finishes first and second after the initial fixtures will compete in the final on Sunday, July 27. The other two sides will face off in a third-place match-up on Saturday, July 27. 

Celtic's league season kicks off the following weekend, with Brendan Rodgers' men due to learn their full fixture list on Friday, June 20. 

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