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.<ref name="kwcser">{{cite web |title=Nace la Kings World Cup 2024 con sede en México |url=https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2024/03/08/nace-la-kings-world-cup-2024-con-sede-en-mexico-cadena-ser/ |website=Cadena SER |access-date=8 March 2024 |language=Spanish |date=8 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=México será la sede de la Kings World Cup 2024 |url=https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/nota/_/id/13339825/kings-world-cup-mexico-2024-sede-equipos |website=ESPN México |access-date=8 March 2024 |language=Spanish |date=7 March 2024}}</ref> On 20 April, it was announced that the tournament finals would be held at [[Estadio BBVA]] in [[Monterrey]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zúñiga |first1=Israel M. |title=Monterrey, sede del Final Four del Mundial de Kings League: Cuándo es y boletos |url=https://www.marca.com/mx/videojuegos/2024/04/20/662422d2e2704e0c808b45a6.html |website=Marca México |access-date=21 April 2024 |language=Spanish |date=20 April 2024}}</ref>
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 being held in [[Mexico]] from 26 May to 8 June 2024.<ref name="kwcser">{{cite web |title=Nace la Kings World Cup 2024 con sede en México |url=https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2024/03/08/nace-la-kings-world-cup-2024-con-sede-en-mexico-cadena-ser/ |website=Cadena SER |access-date=8 March 2024 |language=Spanish |date=8 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=México será la sede de la Kings World Cup 2024 |url=https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/nota/_/id/13339825/kings-world-cup-mexico-2024-sede-equipos |website=ESPN México |access-date=8 March 2024 |language=Spanish |date=7 March 2024}}</ref> On 20 April, it was announced that the tournament finals would be held at [[Estadio BBVA]] in [[Monterrey]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zúñiga |first1=Israel M. |title=Monterrey, sede del Final Four del Mundial de Kings League: Cuándo es y boletos |url=https://www.marca.com/mx/videojuegos/2024/04/20/662422d2e2704e0c808b45a6.html |website=Marca México |access-date=21 April 2024 |language=Spanish |date=20 April 2024}}</ref>
==Format==
==Format==
Revision as of 19:42, 26 May 2024
2024 Kings World Cup
Tournament details
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 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
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]
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:[17]
Country or region
Broadcaster
Matches shown
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan
President of the Kings World Cup ("King of Kings")[18]
Redemption Game
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.