2024 Kings World Cup

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Host countryMexico
Dates26 May 2024 (2024-05-26)–
8 June 2024 (2024-06-08)
Teams32
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
2024 Kings World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates26 May 2024 (2024-05-26)–
8 June 2024 (2024-06-08)
Teams32
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Porcinos FC (1st title)
Runners-upBrazil G3X FC
Third placeSpain Saiyans FC
Fourth placeSpain xBuyer Team
Tournament statistics
Matches played55
Goals scored407 (7.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Kelvin Oliveira
(G3X FC)
(13 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Kelvin Oliveira
(G3X FC)
Best goalkeeperBrazil Josildo Barata
(G3X FC)
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The 2024 Kings World Cup was the inaugural edition of the Kings World Cup (later known as Kings World Cup Clubs), 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 was 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]

On 7 November 2023, a new tournament was announced, tentatively named the Kings League World Cup. It was announced as featuring 20 teams from the Kings League, with 10 teams from Spain and 10 from the Americas, along with teams from other countries, totaling 32 teams.[4] It was held in Mexico from 26 May to 8 June 2024.[5]

Following the announcement, it was confirmed that former Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimović would preside over the competition.[6]

Slot Allocation

Direct entrants
  • Kings League Spain : 8 teams (top 8 teams in Split 3)
  • Kings League Americas : 8 teams (top 8 teams in Split 1)
  • Wildcards : 12 teams
  • Redemption Game winners : 4 teams
Redemption Game entrants
  • Kings League Spain : 4 teams (teams ranked 9th to 12th in Split 3)
  • Kings League Americas : 4 teams (teams ranked 9th to 12 in Split 1)

Format

The Kings World Cup is being contested with some features of a Swiss-system tournament, and structured as follows:

Redemption Game
  • In the Redemption round, the bottom 4 teams from Kings League Spain & Kings League Americas play against each other for the final 4 spots to the Kings World Cup
First stage
  • In the first round, the 32 teams each play one match, with the pairings decided by an open 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.
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.[7][8]

Teams

Squads

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.

Broadcasting rights

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:[18]

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

Person Role
Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović President of the Kings World Cup ("King of Kings")[19]
Mexico Manuel Barrera Baquero Spanish-language commentators
Chile Felipe Sebastián Muñoz
Spain Jaume Naveira
Venezuela Gonzalo Rodríguez
Mexico Yael Romero
Costa Rica Pamela Muñoz Spanish-language interviewers
Spain Laura Vizcaíno
France Alix Dulac (Nanix) French-language interviewer
Brazil Diogo Fonteles Portuguese-language interviewer
Italy Agnese Nespoli Italian-language interviewer

Redemption Game

The Redemption Game was a play-in contested on 25 May, the day before the official start of the tournament, onsite in Mexico City. The four Kings League teams and the four Américas Kings League teams that did not qualify directly (9th through 12th place in both leagues' most recent splits) played each other for the last remaining four spots in the tournament, with a Spanish team facing an Américas Kings League team in each instance.

Teams in the Redemption Game
League Team Chairperson(s)
Spain El Barrio Spain Adri Contreras
PIO FC Mexico Samantha Rivera (Rivers)
Rayo de Barcelona Andorra Martí Miràs (Spursito)
xBuyer Team Spain Javier (xBuyer) and Eric Ruiz (MiniBuyer)
Americas Colombia Atlético Parceros Colombia James Rodríguez and Pelicanger
Mexico Club de Cuervos Mexico Mercedes Roa
United States Los Aliens 1021 United States Edwin Castro (Castro)
Venezuela Los Chamos FC Venezuela Donato Muñoz (TheDonato) and Flavio Broianigo (YOLO)
Matches
25 May 2024 (2024-05-25) Redemption Game 1 Club de Cuervos Mexico 2–1
 Spain El Barrio Mexico City
13:00 Azkenazi 21'
Roa 22' (pp)		 Report Contreras 6' (pp) Stadium: Quarry Studios
25 May 2024 (2024-05-25) Redemption Game 2 Los Chamos FC Venezuela 1–6
 Spain PIO FC Mexico City
15:00 Sámano Yellow card 17'
Medina 20+1'
Franco Yellow card 39'		 Report Omabegho 3'
Sambueza 5' (pen.) Yellow card 15'
Mongil Yellow card 17'
Iv. López 21' (pen.) Yellow card 38'
Cano 28'
Ropero 30', 31'		 Stadium: Quarry Studios
25 May 2024 (2024-05-25) Redemption Game 3 Los Aliens 1021 United States 5–2
 Spain Rayo de Barcelona Mexico City
14:00 Rebollo 20+1', 34' (x2), 38'
Castro 24' (pp)		 Report Maldonado 19'
Spursito 31' (pp)		 Stadium: Quarry Studios
25 May 2024 (2024-05-25) Redemption Game 4 Atlético Parceros Colombia 0–7
 Spain xBuyer Team Mexico City
12:00 Caro Yellow card 23' Report Beguer 3'
Martínez Yellow card 10'
Llastarry Yellow card 12'
Carbó 20', 20+1', 20+2'
El Amrani 29'
MiniBuyer 34' (pp)
González 36'		 Stadium: Quarry Studios

First Stage

Knockout stage

References

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