Kings World Cup Nations
| Organising body | Kings League |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 |
| Region | International |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Current champions | Brazil (1st title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Brazil (1 title) |
| 2025 Kings World Cup Nations | |
The Kings World Cup Nations is an international seven-a-side football tournament based on the Kings League format created by Gerard Piqué and Ibai Llanos. Unlike the Kings World Cup Clubs launched in 2024, which is a club competition, this tournament feature players from the different versions of the Kings League forming teams to represent their respective nations, similar to the FIFA World Cup.
History
2025
Before the start of the 2024-2025 season, in an introductory video for the campaign uploaded on 7 September 2024. A second international tournament, the Kings World Cup Nations was announced, this time with players forming national teams to represent their countries.[1] During the launch event for the Kings League Italy on 18 November 2024, it was confirmed that Italy would be hosting the tournament, held from 1 to 12 January 2025, with the finals taking place in Turin's Juventus Stadium.[2]
The Kings World Cup Nations officially began on 1 January 2025, with Japan beating hosts Italy 3-1 in the opening match. The majority of the tournament matches held in Milan. The final was held at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, where Brazil became the champion after defeating Colombia 2-6 in the final.
2026
On 11 June 2025, after the Kings World Cup Clubs Round of 16 match between Dendele FC and Desimpedidos Goti, it was announced in a video featuring Kings League Brazil chairmen that the 2nd edition of the Kings World Cup Nations will be held in Brazil in January 2026.[3]
Format
The Kings World Cup Nations includes features of a Swiss-system tournament.
- First stage
- In the first round, the 16 teams each play one match, with the pairings decided by a random draw with no restrictions.
- All teams advance 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 winners of the 'winner bracket' in the second round advance to 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 secure the remaining places to the knockout stage.
- Knockout stage
- The knockout phase then consist of a quarterfinals, semifinals and a final.
Broadcast
The entire tournament is livestreamed on Twitch, YouTube and Kick, both from the official Kings League channels and individual feeds from the teams' chairpersons.
Results
| Year | Host | Final | No. of Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | |||
| 2025 | Italy | Brazil | 6–2 | Colombia | 16 |
| 2026 | Brazil | 16 | |||
Teams reaching the final
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Editions won | Editions runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 2025 | |
| Colombia | 0 | 1 | 2025 |
See also
References
- ^ Calvo, Daniel (7 October 2024). "Kings World Cup Nations: Estas son las selecciones que disputarán el Mundial de naciones de la Kings League". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Blázquez Gil, Mario (18 November 2024). "Kings World Cup Nations: El Juventus Stadium será la sede de la final del primer Mundial de Selecciones de la Kings League". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ Franco, Hannah (11 June 2025). "Brasil será sede da Copa do Mundo da Kings League em 2026". O Liberal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 17 June 2025.