Kings World Cup Nations
| Organising body | Kings League |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 |
| Region | International |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Current champions |  Brazil (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Brazil (1st 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
[edit]2025
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| Year | Host | Final | No. of Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | |||
| 2025 |  Italy
|
Brazil
|
6-2 |  Colombia
|
16 |
| 2026 | Brazil
|
16 | |||
Teams reaching the final
[edit]| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Editions won | Editions runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
1 | 0 | 2025 | |
| Colombia
|
0 | 1 | 2025 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.