2024 Kings World Cup
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Host country | Mexico |
Dates | 26 May 2024 8 June 2024 | –
Teams | 32 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
The 2024 Kings World Cup is an international seven-a-side football tournament featuring teams from the Kings League and the Américas Kings League, plus twelve teams from other future international versions of the Kings League, which made their debut in the tournament as wildcards. This is the inaugural edition of the Kings World Cup, and it is being held in Mexico from 26 May to 8 June 2024.[1][2] On 20 April, it was announced that the tournament finals would be held at Estadio BBVA in Monterrey.[3]
Format[edit]
The Kings World Cup is being contested with some features of a Swiss-system tournament, with a first stage involving a total of 40 matches, structured as follows:
- In the first round, the 32 teams each play one match, with the pairings decided by a draw. This is a completely random draw, with no restrictions based on nation coincidence.
- All teams will move on to the second round, with the teams that won their first-round match going to a 'winner bracket' and the teams that lost going to a 'loser bracket'.
- The teams of the 'winner bracket' that win their second round match will immediately qualify for the knockout stage, while the losing teams will face the winning teams from the 'loser bracket' in a last-chance round. The winners of the last-chance round will join the 'winner bracket' second-round winners in the knockout stage.
- The knockout phase will then consist of a round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and a final. The winners will receive a million-dollar cash prize.[4][5]
Teams[edit]
Kings League[edit]
Team | Chairperson(s) | Qualified via |
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1K FC | Iker Casillas | Top 8 |
Aniquiladores FC | Juan Guarnizo | |
Jijantes FC | Gerard Romero | |
Kunisports | Sergio Agüero | |
Los Troncos FC | Jaume Cremades (Perxitaa) | |
Porcinos FC | Ibai Llanos | |
Saiyans FC | David Cánovas (TheGrefg) | |
Ultimate Móstoles | Mario Alonso (DjMaRiiO) | |
PIO FC | Samantha Rivera (Rivers) | Redemption Game |
xBuyer Team | Javier (xBuyer) and Eric Ruiz (MiniBuyer) |
Américas Kings League[edit]
Team | Chairperson(s) | Qualified via |
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Galácticos del Caribe | Vincent 'Will' Pérez and Angelo Valdés (Los Futbolitos) and Santiago Matías (Alofoke) | Top 8 |
Muchachos FC | Jero Freixas | |
Olimpo United | Javier Hernández (Chicharito) | |
Peluche Caligari | Álex (Escorpión Dorado) and Gabriel Montiel (Werevertumorro) | |
Persas FC | Andy Merino (ElZeein) | |
Raniza FC | Diego Balsa (BarcaGamer) and Alana Flores (AlanaLaRana) | |
Real Titán | Germán Garmendia (HolaSoyGerman) | |
West Santos FC | Luis Villa (WestCol) and Austin Santos (Arcángel) | |
Club de Cuervos | Mercedes Roa | Redemption Game |
Los Aliens 1021 | Edwin Castro (Castro) |
Wildcards[edit]
Team | Chairperson(s) |
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Deptostra FC | Céline Dept and Eden Hazard[6] |
FIVE FC | Rio Ferdinand and Jeremy Lynch[6] |
Foot2Rue[7] | AmineMaTue[8] |
Furia FC | Allan Rodrigues (O Estagiário), Alessandro Rosa Vieira (Falcão) and Neymar da Silva[1] |
G3X FC | Alexandre Borba Chiqueta (Gaules)[1] |
Limon FC | Tuğkan Gönültaş (Elraenn)[9] |
Medallo City | Juan Luis Londoño (Maluma)[10] |
Murash FC | Junichi Kato[11] |
Stallions | Gianmarco Tocco (Tumblurr) and Francesco Totti[12] |
SXB FC | Ahmed Alqahtani (SHoNgxBoNg)[11] and Yasser Al-Qahtani[13] |
UA Steel | Mykhailo Lebiha (Leb1ga) and Andriy Shevchenko[14] |
Youniors FC | Younes Zarou and Mario Götze[15] |
Squads[edit]
As usual in the Kings League, teams will field a regular roster of ten drafted players, plus guest 11th, 12th and 13th Players.
Players included in the initial/drafted 10 players for each team included FIVE FC's Manny Brown and Tom Clare. Brown is an English Sunday league footballer and YouTuber and the brother of Tobi "TBJZL" Brown of the Sidemen, while Clare is an English semi-pro footballer who was on Love Island's ninth and All-Stars series.
Manager: Pol Coma
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Manager: Sergio Verdirame
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Manager: Jacques Passy
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Manager: Rocky Peeters
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Manager: Dean Saunders
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Manager: Saïd Dorbani
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Manager: Dudu Oliveira
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Manager: Víctor Taube
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Manager: Lucas Ayala
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Manager: Pau Moral
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Manager: Martín Posse
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Manager: Burak Kaymak
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Manager: Efraín Velarde
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Manager: Èric Bartra
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Manager: Jason Murray
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Manager: Ricardo La Volpe
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Manager: Tatsuro Inui
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Manager: Alejandro Castro
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Manager: Ángel Reyna
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Manager: Víctor Chaires
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Manager: Arnau Jariod
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Manager: Nacho Castro
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Manager: Severo Meza
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Manager: Pol Font
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Manager: Daniel Romo
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Manager: Luca Diddi
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Manager: Abdullah Al-Shehri
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Manager: Valeriy Fedorchuk
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Manager: Álex Martínez
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Manager: Gabriel España
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Manager: Víctor González
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Manager: Damir Agovic
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Broadcasting rights[edit]
Aside from the usual livestreams on Twitch and YouTube, both from the official Kings League channels and the teams' chairpersons, the Kings World Cup will also be airing on the following channels and platforms:[16]
Country or region | Broadcaster | Matches shown |
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Armenia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan | Setanta Sports | All |
Belgium and Portugal | DAZN | All |
Brazil | Desimpedidos Camisa21 |
All |
Catalonia | 3Cat | All |
France | M6+ | All |
Ghana and Nigeria | SportyTV | All |
Hungary | RTL+ | Round of 16 onwards |
Israel | OneSport | All |
Italy | Sportitalia | All |
Mexico | Canal 6 | All |
Netherlands | RTL Nederland Videoland |
All |
Norway | VG | All |
Philippines | TAP TV | All |
Russia | OKKO | All |
Sweden | Sportbladet | All |
Turkey | Acun Medya Exxen |
All |
West and Central Africa | Moov TV | All |
Tournament staff[edit]
Person | Role |
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Zlatan Ibrahimović | President of the Kings World Cup ("King of Kings")[17] |
Redemption Game[edit]
The Redemption Game will be contested on 25 May, the day before the official start of the Kings World Cup, in Mexico City, with the four Kings League teams and the four Américas Kings League teams that did not qualify directly squaring off for the last remaining four spots in the tournament.
- Teams in the Redemption Game
League | Team | Chairperson(s) |
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Spain | El Barrio | Adri Contreras |
PIO FC | Samantha Rivera (Rivers) | |
Rayo de Barcelona | Martí Miràs (Spursito) | |
xBuyer Team | Javier (xBuyer) and Eric Ruiz (MiniBuyer) | |
Americas | Atlético Parceros | James Rodríguez and Pelicanger |
Club de Cuervos | Mercedes Roa | |
Los Aliens 1021 | Edwin Castro (Castro) | |
Los Chamos FC | Donato Muñoz (TheDonato) and Flavio Broianigo (YOLO) |
- Matches
25 May 2024 Redemption Game 1 | Club de Cuervos | 2–1 | El Barrio | Mexico City |
13:00 | Azkenazi 21' Roa 22' (pp) |
Contreras 6' (pp) | Stadium: Quarry Studios |
25 May 2024 Redemption Game 2 | Los Chamos FC | 1–6 | PIO FC | Mexico City |
15:00 | Sámano 17' Medina 20+1' Franco 39' |
Omabegho 3' Sambueza 5' (p) 15' Mongil 17' Iv. López 21' (p) 38' Cano 28' Ropero 30', 31' |
Stadium: Quarry Studios |
25 May 2024 Redemption Game 3 | Los Aliens 1021 | 5–2 | Rayo de Barcelona | Mexico City |
14:00 | Rebollo 20+1', 34' (x2), 38' Castro 24' (pp) |
Maldonado 19' Spursito 31' (pp) |
Stadium: Quarry Studios |
First round[edit]
The first round was contested from 26 to 28 May 2024.
27 May 2024[note 1] First round A | Olimpo United | 1–6 | Furia FC | Mexico City |
18:00 | Osuna 1' (p) | Garcia 2', 26' Pinheiro 5', 19' Matos 22', 30' |
Stadium: Quarry Studios MVP: Filype Pinheiro |
26 May 2024 First round B | Stallions | 3–2 | Medallo City | Mexico City |
15:00 | Tumblurr 21' (pp) Trombetta 34' (x2) |
Rose 1' Burguera 21' (p) Sanchez 40+2' |
Stadium: Quarry Studios MVP: Francesco Totti |
26 May 2024 First round C | UA Steel | 0–4 | G3X FC | Mexico City |
14:00 | Oliveira 1' Menoci 20+1' Garcia 35', 36' |
Stadium: Quarry Studios MVP: Kelvin Oliveira |
27 May 2024[note 1] First round D | Murash FC | 4–10 | Raniza FC | Mexico City |
19:00 | Kato 16' Oda 20+3' Kiyokawa 36' (x2) |
Martínez 2', 4' Rochín 13', 40+1' (2x) Nasu 17' (o.g.) Ayoví 19' Ochoa 20+2' Romo 31' Arias 32' |
Stadium: Quarry Studios MVP: Obed Martínez |
28 May 2024 First round E | Los Troncos FC | 5–5 (1–0 p) | Real Titán | Mexico City |
17:00 | Álvaro 4' Planas 7', 30' González 8' Verdú 20+2' Sorroche 21' |
Garmendia 14' (pp) Hernández 19', 20+2', 24' (p), 33' |
Stadium: Quarry Studios MVP: Fran Hernández | |
Penalties | ||||
Verdú Sorroche Álvaro Oromí |
E. Guzmán Pedraza Calvo Hernández García |
28 May 2024 First round F | Los Aliens 1021 | 4–5 | Ultimate Móstoles | Mexico City |
15:00 | Rebollo 16' (p) Castro 24' (pp) Cabrera 29', 38' (p) Medina 36' |
D. Martí 15' A. Martí 18', 19' Coro 23' Lage 27' Ubón 36' 40+4' |
Stadium: Quarry Studios MVP: Víctor Vidal |
26 May 2024 First round H | Youniors FC | 0–2 | Saiyans FC | Mexico City |
11:00 | Dombrowka 40+2' | P. Fernández 20+1' López 31' A. Fernández 34' TheGrefg 38' (pp) |
Stadium: Quarry Studios MVP: Dani Pérez |
26 May 2024 First round I | Peluche Caligari | 5–4 | Deptostra FC | Mexico City |
12:00 | Campos 12' Valadéz 16' Guillén 19' 36' Martínez 20+1' G. Montiel 38' (pp) |
Jaadi 20' Oger 20+2' Gillekens 21' 27' Boone 26' Dept 38' (pp) |
Stadium: Quarry Studios MVP: Gustavo Guillén |
27 May 2024 First round J | Foot2Rue | 5–5 (2–1 p) | PIO FC | Mexico City |
14:00 | Rakotovazaha 2' Goguey 14' Fofana 20+1', 24' (p) Barka 20+2' Medioub 20+4' (p) |
Omabegho 1', 3' Iv. López 6' Sambueza 10' (p) Ropero 16' |
Stadium: Quarry Studios MVP: Carlos Omabegho | |
Penalties | ||||
Bachelet Chendri Ménez Fofana Barka |
Macharashvili Cano Ropero Iv. López Omabegho |
27 May 2024 First round K | 1K FC | 2–3 | Club de Cuervos | Mexico City |
17:00 | Barral 11' Granero 20+1', 29' Arnalot 40+2' |
Saadia 2' Azkenazi 20+1' 39' Rosales 40+1' (x2) |
Stadium: Quarry Studios MVP: Marc Granero |
26 May 2024 First round L | West Santos FC | 2–2 (2–3 p) | Aniquiladores FC | Mexico City |
16:00 | Dabbah 3' Monsalve 15' Estrada 18' Celada 38' |
J. Ruiz 20+2' Rovira 38' (p) |
Stadium: Quarry Studios MVP: Moisés Dabbah | |
Penalties | ||||
Celada Dabbah Pérez W. Rojas Estrada Martínez Miramontes Fierro |
Espinosa Rovira Vergé Ros Alba J. Ruiz Reyes Fraile |
28 May 2024 First round M | Jijantes FC | 1–3 | Limon FC | Mexico City |
14:00 | Espinar 29' (p) | Demir 1' Arda 3' Sözer 10' |
Stadium: Quarry Studios MVP: José Segovia |
27 May 2024 First round N | FIVE FC | 5–6 | Kunisports | Mexico City |
15:00 | Newton 4', 20+1' Clare 7', 30' (p) Lynch 34' (p) |
Gómez 1', 20+2', 24', 36' Gaitán 20', 28' |
Stadium: Quarry Studios MVP: Jordi Gómez |
26 May 2024 First round O | SXB FC | 3–2 | Persas FC | Mexico City |
13:00 | Araújo 3' Silva 20' Oliveira 33' |
González 10', 19' | Stadium: Quarry Studios MVP: Williams Oliveira |
28 May 2024 First round P | xBuyer Team | 7–6 | Galácticos del Caribe | Mexico City |
16:00 | Beguer 4', 9' Alcarazo 16' El Amrani 28' (x2) MiniBuyer 35' (pp) de la Villa 38' Velillas 39' |
Hernández 3', 6', 20+2' Gómez 20', 37' (p) Will 35' (pp) |
Stadium: Quarry Studios MVP: Pablo Beguer |
Second round[edit]
Winners' Bracket[edit]
The Winners' Bracket teams who win their second-round match will advance to the knockout stage; the losing teams will go to the last-chance round.
30 May 2024 Second round 6 | Club de Cuervos | Aniquiladores FC | Mexico City | |
18:00 | Stadium: Quarry Studios |
Losers' Bracket[edit]
The Losers' Bracket teams who win their second-round match will go to the last-chance round; the losing teams will be eliminated from the World Cup.
30 May 2024 Second round 16 | Persas FC | Galácticos del Caribe | Mexico City | |
17:00 | Stadium: Quarry Studios |
Last-chance round[edit]
Winning teams advance to the knockout stage, losing teams are eliminated from the World Cup.
TBD Last-chance round | Second round 1 loser | Second round 16 winner | Mexico City | |
Stadium: Quarry Studios |
TBD Last-chance round | Second round 2 loser | Second round 15 winner | Mexico City | |
Stadium: Quarry Studios |
TBD Last-chance round | Second round 3 loser | Second round 14 winner | Mexico City | |
Stadium: Quarry Studios |
TBD Last-chance round | Second round 4 loser | Second round 13 winner | Mexico City | |
Stadium: Quarry Studios |
TBD Last-chance round | Second round 5 loser | Second round 12 winner | Mexico City | |
Stadium: Quarry Studios |
TBD Last-chance round | Second round 6 loser | Second round 11 winner | Mexico City | |
Stadium: Quarry Studios |
TBD Last-chance round | Second round 7 loser | Second round 10 winner | Mexico City | |
Stadium: Quarry Studios |
TBD Last-chance round | Second round 8 loser | Second round 9 winner | Mexico City | |
Stadium: Quarry Studios |
External links[edit]
References[edit]
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