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Kings World Cup Nations
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| Organiser(s) | Kings League |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 |
| Region | International |
| Teams | 20 |
| Current champions |  Brazil (2nd title) |
| Most championships | Brazil (2 titles) |
| Broadcaster | DAZN |
 2026 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 São Paulo, Brazil on 3 January 2026.[3]
Format
[edit]2025
[edit]For the 2025 edition, it featured a Swiss-system tournament format.
- 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.
2026
[edit]For the 2026 edition, with the expansion to 20 teams, the format changed to consist of a group stage and knockout stage
- Group stage
- The 20 teams drawn to 5 groups of 4 teams
- The group winners advance straight to the quarter finals, while the group runners up and the best third placed team enter the last chance round
- Knockout stage
- The knockout stage consists of Last chance round, quarter finals, semi finals, and the 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.
Top Scorers
[edit]| N° | Name | Team | Goals | Games Played | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelvin Oliveira |
|
31 | 12 | 2 |
| 2 | Lipao Pinheiro |
|
14 | 12 | 2 |
| 3 | Obed Martínez | 
|
13 | 10 | 2 |
| 4 | Nadir Louah | 
|
12 | 8 | 2 |
| 5 | Gabriel Costa | 
|
10 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Ignacio Herrera | 
|
10 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Pepe Askenazi |
|
9 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Matteo Perrotti | 
|
9 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Gerard Nolla | 
|
9 | 5 | 1 |
Top Assisters
[edit]| N° | Name | Team | Assists | Games Played | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angellot Caro | 
|
9 | 8 | 2 |
| 2 | Mathías Vidangossy |
|
8 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Fuad El Amrani |
|
8 | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | Lipao Pinheiro |
|
8 | 12 | 2 |
| 5 | Obed Martínez |
|
7 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | Eduardo Cortés |
|
5 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | Antonio Monterde |
|
5 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | Kelvin Oliveira |
|
5 | 12 | 2 |
Individual awards
[edit]| Year | MVP of the tournament | Most "MVP of the match" | Most dribbles | Best goalkeeper | Top scorer | Top assists | MVP of the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kelvin Oliveira
|
Kelvin Oliveira (5 times) |
 Shakhriyor Jabborov(29 dribbles) |
Camilo Mena
|
Kelvin Oliveira (19 goals) |
Fuad El Amrani (5 assists) |
Kelvin Oliveira
|
| 2026 | Kelvin Oliveira
|
Kelvin Oliveira (4 times) |
 Amar Cekić(19 dribbles) |
Matías Herrera
|
Lipao Pinheiro (14 goals) |
Mathías Vidangossy (8 assists) |
Leleti García
|
Results
[edit]| Ed. | Year | Hosts | Final | Semi-finalists | Number of teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | |||||
| 1 | 2025 | Italy
|
Brazil |
6–2 | Colombia |
Morocco Mexico
|
16 |
| 2 | 2026 | Brazil
|
Brazil |
6–2 | Chile |
Spain Mexico
|
20 |
Teams reaching the final
[edit]| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Editions won | Editions runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
2 | 0 | 2025, 2026 | |
| Colombia
|
0 | 1 | 2025 | |
| Chile
|
0 | 1 | 2026 |
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.