The 2024 Kings World Cup is an upcoming 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 will be making their debut in the tournament as wildcards. This will be the inaugural edition of the Kings World Cup, and it is slated to be 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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | 26 May 2024– 8 June 2024 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Venue(s) | TBC |
Format edit
The Kings World Cup will be contested as a Swiss-system tournament, with a first stage involving a total of 40 matches, structured as follows:
- The first round will see the 32 teams take part in a single match, with the pairings decided by a draw. It will be a pure 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.
After this first stage, the knockout phase will consist of a round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and a final, with the winning team receiving a million-dollar cash prize.[4][5]
Teams edit
Kings League edit
| Team | Chairperson(s) | Qualified via |
|---|---|---|
| 1K FC |  Iker Casillas
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Top 8 |
| Aniquiladores FC |  Juan Guarnizo
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| Jijantes FC | Gerard Romero
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| Kunisports |  Sergio Agüero
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| Los Troncos FC | Jaume Cremades (Perxitaa)
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| Porcinos FC | Ibai Llanos
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| Saiyans FC | David Cánovas (TheGrefg)
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| Ultimate Móstoles | Mario Alonso (DjMaRiiO)
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| TBD | Redemption Game | |
Américas Kings League edit
| Team | Chairperson(s) | Qualified via |
|---|---|---|
 Galácticos del Caribe
|
Vincent Pérez and Angelo Valdés (Los Futbolitos) and Santiago Matías (Alofoke)
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Top 8 |
| Muchachos FC
|
Jero Freixas
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 Olimpo United
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Javier Hernández (Chicharito)
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| Peluche Caligari
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Álex (Escorpión Dorado) and Gabriel Montiel (Werevertumorro)
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 Persas FC
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Andy Merino (ElZeein)
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 Raniza FC
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Diego Balsa (BarcaGamer) and Alana Flores (AlanaLaRana)
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 Real Titán
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Germán Garmendia
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| West Santos FC
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Luis Villa (WestCol) and  Austin Santos (Arcángel)
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| TBD | Redemption Game | |
Wildcards edit
| Team | Chairperson(s) |
|---|---|
 Deptostra FC
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Céline Dept and Eden Hazard[6]
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 FIVE FC
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Rio Ferdinand and Jeremy Lynch[6]
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 Foot2Rue[7]
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AmineMaTue[8]
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 Furia FC
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Allan Rodrigues (O Estagiário), Alessandro Rosa Vieira (Falcão) and Neymar da Silva[1]
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| G3X FC
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Alexandre Borba Chiqueta (Gaules)[1]
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 Limon FC
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Tuğkan Gönültaş (Elraenn)[9]
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| Medallo City
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Juan Luis Londoño (Maluma)[10]
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 Murash FC
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Junichi Kato[11]
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 Stallions
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Gianmarco Tocco (Tumblurr)[12]
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 SXB FC
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Ahmed Alqahtani (SHoNgxBoNg)[11] and Yasser Al-Qahtani[13]
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 UA Steel
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Mykhailo Lebiga (Leb1ga) and Andriy Shevchenko[14]
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 Youniors FC
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Younes Zarou and Mario Götze[15]
|
Guest players edit
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 |
|---|---|
| 1K FC
|
David Barral
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| Aniquiladores FC
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Hugo Fraile Gerard Vergé
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| Deptostra FC
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Eden Hazard[6] Ethan Hazard Nabil Jaadi
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| Foot2Rue
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Samir Nasri[16] Jérémy Ménez
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| FIVE FC
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Anton Ferdinand Jermaine Pennant  Phil Bardsley
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| Furia FC
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Matheus Nunes (Negrete) Alessandro Rosa Vieira (Falcão) Marcelinho da Silva Junior
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| G3X FC
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Bruno Agnello Andreas Vaz Kelvin Nunes
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| Jijantes FC
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Diego Díaz
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| Kunisports
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Nicolás Gaitán Masakazu Okabe (Dribble Designer)
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| Limon FC
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Muhammet Sözer
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| Los Troncos FC
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Max Marcet
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| Murash FC
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Shohei Moriyasu
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| Peluche Caligari
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Luis Lozoya José Joaquín Martínez Mauricio Campos
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| Porcinos FC
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Nadir Louah Pablo Hernández Mateo Musacchio
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| Saiyans FC
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Martín Mantovani Augusto Fernández David López
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| Stallions
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Francesco Totti[12] Radja Nainggolan
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| SXB FC
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Yasser Al-Qahtani
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| UA Steel
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Yevhen Konoplyanka Andriy Pyatov Darijo Srna Andriy Voronin Valeriy Fedorchuk Dmytro Chyhrynskyi Marlos Mykola Morozyuk
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| Ultimate Móstoles
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Ferran Corominas (Coro) Alberto de la Bella Diego de la Mata
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| Youniors FC
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 Ashkan Dejagah Daniel Brosinski
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Tournament staff edit
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | El Barrio | Adri Contreras
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| PIO FC | Samantha Rivera (Rivers)
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| Rayo de Barcelona |  Martí Miràs (Spursito)
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| xBuyer Team | Javier (xBuyer) and Eric Ruiz (MiniBuyer)
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| Americas | Atlético Parceros
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James Rodríguez and Pelicanger
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| Club de Cuervos
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Mercedes Roa
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 Los Aliens 1021
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Edwin Castro (Castro)
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 Los Chamos FC
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Donato Muñoz (TheDonato) and Flavio Broianigo (YOLO)
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- Matches
| 25 May 2024 Redemption Game 1 | Club de Cuervos | El Barrio | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| 25 May 2024 Redemption Game 2 | Los Chamos FC | PIO FC | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| 25 May 2024 Redemption Game 3 | Los Aliens FC | Rayo de Barcelona | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| 25 May 2024 Redemption Game 4 | Atlético Parceros | xBuyer Team | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
First round edit
The first round will be contested from 26 to 28 May 2024.
| TBD First round A | Olimpo United | Furia FC | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD First round B | Stallions | Medallo City | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD First round C | UA Steel | G3X FC | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD First round D | Murash FC | Raniza FC | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD First round E | Los Troncos FC | Real Titán | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD First round F | Redemption Game 3 winner | Ultimate Móstoles | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD First round G | Porcinos FC | Muchachos FC | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD First round H | Youniors FC | Saiyans FC | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD First round I | Peluche Caligari | Deptostra FC | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD First round J | Foot2Rue | Redemption Game 2 winner | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD First round K | 1K FC | Redemption Game 1 winner | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD First round L | West Santos FC | Aniquiladores FC | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD First round M | Jijantes FC | Limon FC | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD First round N | FIVE FC | Kunisports | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD First round O | SXB FC | Persas FC | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD First round P | Redemption Game 4 winner | Galácticos del Caribe | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
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.
| TBD Second round 1 | First round A winner | First round B winner | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD Second round 2 | First round C winner | First round D winner | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD Second round 3 | First round E winner | First round F winner | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD Second round 4 | First round G winner | First round H winner | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD Second round 5 | First round I winner | First round J winner | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD Second round 6 | First round K winner | First round L winner | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD Second round 7 | First round M winner | First round N winner | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD Second round 8 | First round O winner | First round P winner | Mexico City | |
| 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.
| TBD Second round 9 | First round A loser | First round B loser | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD Second round 10 | First round C loser | First round D loser | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD Second round 11 | First round E loser | First round F loser | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD Second round 12 | First round G loser | First round H loser | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD Second round 13 | First round I loser | First round J loser | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD Second round 14 | First round K loser | First round L loser | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD Second round 15 | First round M loser | First round N loser | Mexico City | |
| Stadium: Quarry Studios |
| TBD Second round 16 | First round O loser | First round P loser | Mexico City | |
| 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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- ^ "México será la sede de la Kings World Cup 2024". ESPN México (in Spanish). 7 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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