2024 Kings World Cup Host country Mexico Dates 26 May 2024 (2024-05-26 ) – 8 June 2024 (2024-06-08 ) Teams 32 Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
International football competition
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]
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]
Kings League [ edit ]
Team
Chairperson(s)
Qualified via
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
Galácticos del Caribe
Vincent 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
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 ]
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As usual in the Kings League, teams will field a regular roster of ten drafted players, plus guest 11th, 12th and 13th Players.
Team
Players
Furia FC
Matheus Nunes (Negrete ), Alessandro Rosa Vieira (Falcão ), Marcelinho da Silva Junior
Kunisports
Nicolás Gaitán , Nico Pareja , Jordi Gómez
Limon FC
Muhammet Sözer, Mete Kaan Demir , Serhat Kot
Los Troncos FC
Carles Planas , Joan Verdú , Max Marcet
Muchachos FC
Emmanuel Villa , Jonathan Orozco , Diego Martínez
Murash FC
Daisuke Nasu , Shohei Moriyasu , Itsuki Yamada
Olimpo United
Rodolfo Salinas , Marco Bueno , Mario Osuna
PIO FC
Víctor Mongil , Rubens Sambueza , Jordi Cano
Porcinos FC
Nadir Louah, Pablo Hernández , Adrián Lledó
Raniza FC
Osvaldo Martínez , Obed Martínez , Walter Ayoví
Ultimate Móstoles
Ferrán Corominas (Coro ), Alberto de la Bella , Diego de la Mata
1K FC
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Aniquiladores FC
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Deptostra FC
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FIVE FC
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Foot2Rue
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G3X FC
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Jijantes FC
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Medallo City
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Peluche Caligari
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Persas FC
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Saiyans FC
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Stallions
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SXB FC
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
UA Steel
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West Santos FC
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Youniors FC
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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
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 ]
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)
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
Club de Cuervos v El Barrio
Los Chamos FC v PIO FC
Los Aliens 1021 v Rayo de Barcelona
Atlético Parceros v xBuyer Team
First round [ edit ]
The first round will be contested from 26 to 28 May 2024.
Olimpo United v Furia FC
Stallions v Medallo City
UA Steel v G3X FC
Murash FC v Raniza FC
Los Troncos FC v Real Titán
Los Aliens 1021 v Ultimate Móstoles
Porcinos FC v Muchachos FC
Youniors FC v Saiyans FC
Peluche Caligari v Deptostra FC
Foot2Rue v PIO FC
1K FC v Club de Cuervos
West Santos FC v Aniquiladores FC
Jijantes FC v Limon FC
FIVE FC v Kunisports
SXB FC v Persas FC
xBuyer Team v Galácticos del Caribe
^ a b These matches were due to be played on 26 May, but were postponed due to technical issues in the arena and severe weather conditions outside.
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.
First round A winner v Stallions
G3X FC v First round D winner
First round E winner v First round F winner
First round G winner v Saiyans FC
Peluche Caligari v First round J winner
First round K winner v Aniquiladores FC
First round M winner v First round N winner
SXB FC v First round P winner
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.
First round A loser v Medallo City
UA Steel v First round D loser
First round E loser v First round F loser
First round G loser v Youniors FC
Deptostra FC v First round J loser
First round K loser v West Santos FC
First round M loser v First round N loser
Persas FC v First round P loser
Last-chance round [ edit ]
Winning teams advance to the knockout stage, losing teams are eliminated from the World Cup.
Second round 1 loser v Second round 16 winner
Second round 2 loser v Second round 15 winner
Second round 3 loser v Second round 14 winner
Second round 4 loser v Second round 13 winner
Second round 5 loser v Second round 12 winner
Second round 6 loser v Second round 11 winner
Second round 7 loser v Second round 10 winner
Second round 8 loser v Second round 9 winner
External links [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
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^ "México será la sede de la Kings World Cup 2024" . ESPN México (in Spanish). 7 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024 .
^ Zúñiga, Israel M. (20 April 2024). "Monterrey, sede del Final Four del Mundial de Kings League: Cuándo es y boletos" . Marca México (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 April 2024 .
^ Luna, Gerardo (7 March 2024). "¿Cómo será el formato de la Kings World Cup 2024?" . Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2024 .
^ Blázquez Gil, Mario (7 March 2024). "El increíble pastizal que ganará el campeón de la Kings World Cup" . Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2024 .
^ a b Marsden, Sam (25 March 2024). "Eden Hazard to play in Gerard Pique's Kings World Cup" . ESPN . Retrieved 26 March 2024 .
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^ Luna, Gerardo (7 May 2024). "Maluma será el presidente de Medallo City en el Mundial de la Kings League" . Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2024 .
^ a b Luna, Gerardo (1 April 2024). "¡La Kings League se expande por el mundo! Japón y Arabia Saudí se unen a la Kings World Cup" . Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2024 .
^ Luna, Gerardo (8 April 2024). "¡Totti regresa al fútbol! El eterno capitán de la Roma liderará a Italia en el Mundial de la Kings League" . Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 April 2024 .
^ "Welcome with us the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the SXBTEAM Club" . x.com . 2024-04-04. Retrieved 2024-04-05 .
^ Martín Turrión, Mario (23 April 2024). "Andriy Shevchenko estará en el Mundial de la Kings League con UA Steel, equipo representante de Ucrania" . Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2024 .
^ Luna, Gerardo (18 March 2024). "Mario Götze representará a Alemania en el Mundial de la Kings League" . Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2024 .
^ "La Kings World Cup se podrá seguir por TV en 49 países de 4 continentes distintos" . Kings League (in Spanish). 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024 .
^ Barragán, Roberto (11 March 2024). "Zlatan Ibrahimovic ficha por la Kings League y será el Rey de Reyes en el Mundial" . Meristation (in Spanish). As. Retrieved 12 March 2024 .