2025 Kings World Cup Nations

For the club tournament, see 2025 Kings World Cup Clubs.
2025 Kings World Cup Nations
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates1 January 2025 (2025-01-01)–
12 January 2025 (2025-01-12)
Teams16
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored186 (6.89 per match)
Top scorer Kelvin Oliveira (19 goals)
Best player Kelvin Oliveira
Best goalkeeper Camilo Mena
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The 2025 Kings World Cup Nations was 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 launched in 2024, which is a club competition, this tournament saw players from the different versions of the Kings League forming teams to represent their respective nations, similar to the FIFA World Cup.

Background

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]

Format

The 2025 Kings World Cup Nations retains the format of the 2024 Kings World Cup tournament, which included features of a Swiss-system tournament but with only 16 teams.

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.

Competing teams

As usual in the Kings League, each national team was chaired by a streamer or a football related personality.

Spain and Mexico, the countries that host the Kings League and the Américas Kings League, were the first two national teams confirmed.[3]

Nation Chairperson(s) Date
 Argentina Sergio Agüero, Jero Freixas, Jose de Cabo and Jo Valicenti[4] 21 October 2024
 Brazil Ricardo Leite (Kaká), Cris Guedes, Neymar da Silva, Allan Rodrigues (O Estagiário), Alexandre Borba Chiqueta (Gaules), Bruno Goes (Nobru), Lucio dos Santos (Cerol), Luan Kovarik (Jon Vlogs), Aliffe de Carvalho (Paulinho o Loko), Lucas Gagliasso (Luquet4), Nyvi Estephan, Victor Costa (Coringa), Ludmilla, Konrad Dantas (Kondzilla) and Michel 5 December 2024
 Colombia James Rodríguez, Juan Guarnizo, Luis Villa (Westcol), Angerson García (Pelicanger) and La Parce[4] 21 October 2024
 Germany Mario Götze, Younes Zarou, Kevin Teller (Papaplatte) and Maximilian Stemmler (Trymacs)[5] 2 December 2024
 Italy Gianmarco Tocco (Tumblurr), Emanuele Nocera (ManuuXO), Pier Francesco Gentili and Gabriele Gentili (PirlasV), Federico Lucia (Fedez), Luca Campolunghi, Antonio Pellegrino (ZW Jackson), Damiano Er Faina, Andrea Pirrera (En3rix), Alessandro Pagliari (KFrenezy), Samuel Afriyie (Off Samuel), Sergio Cruz Pereira, Mirko Virgilio (Mirko Cisco), Simone Buratti (GrenBaud) and Francesco Marzano (TheRealMarzaa) 18 November 2024
 Japan Junichi Kato[6] 11 November 2024
 Korea Republic Lee Kang-in, Park Ji-sung, Kim In-jik (Gamst) and Kim Dong-jun (Jamm)[5] 2 December 2024
 Mexico Alana Flores (AlanaLaRana), Natalia García (NataliaMX), Iván Navarrete (Pipepunk), Javier Hernández (Chicharito), Álex (Escorpión Dorado) and Gabriel Montiel (Werevertumorro) and Samantha Rivera (Samy Rivers) 30 September 2024
 Morocco Ilyas El Maliki[7] 7 October 2024
 Peru Andy Merino (Zein)[8] 19 November 2024
 Saudi Arabia Ahmed Alqahtani (SHoNgxBoNg)[4] 21 October 2024
 Spain Iker Casillas, Adri Contreras, Gerard Romero, Jaume Cremades (Perxitaa), Ibai Llanos, Martí Miràs (Spursito), David Cánovas (TheGrefg), Mario Alonso (DjMaRiiO), Javier (xBuyer) and Eric Ruiz (MiniBuyer) 30 September 2024
 Turkey Tuğkan Gönültaş (Elraenn)[5] 2 December 2024
 Ukraine Mykhailo Lebiha (Leb1ga)[5] 2 December 2024
 United States Edwin Castro (Castro1021), Pitaa1021 and Jake Paul[9] 5 December 2024
 Uzbekistan Islom Abdujabborov 5 December 2024

Squads

Broadcast

The entire tournament was livestreamed on Twitch, YouTube and Kick, both from the official Kings League channels and individual feeds from the teams' chairpersons.

First Stage

First round

Pairings for the first round were drawn on 5 December 2024.[10]

1 January 2025 (2025-01-01) First round A Argentina 4–2
 Spain Milan
18:00 Sánchez 9'
Gómez 19', 36' (pen.)
Fr. Romero  25'
Fa. Romero 26'		 Report de la Mata 20+1'
Gutiérrez  25'
TheGrefg 38' (pp)		 Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Pablo Gómez
1 January 2025 (2025-01-01) First round B Japan 3–1
 Italy Milan
16:00 Nakamura 13'
Fukaya 19'
Agata 37'
Oda  39'		 Report Blur 35' (pp) Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Shunsuke Nakamura
1 January 2025 (2025-01-01) First round C United States 4–2
 Mexico Milan
19:00 Vega 3'
Ramírez 20'
Castro 22' (pp)
Morales 38' (pen.)		 Report O. Martínez 1'
D. Martínez 38' (pen.)		 Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Devin Vega
1 January 2025 (2025-01-01) First round D Uzbekistan 4–3
(g.g.)		 Saudi Arabia Milan
17:00 Yangirov 19'
Dzhabborov 29' 40+1'
Abdujabborov 31' (pp)		 Report Hamad 13'
Sufyani 36'
Abousaban 38' (pen.)		 Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Omar Abdulrahman
2 January 2025 (2025-01-02) First round E Peru 2–4
 Germany Milan
19:00 Zein 28' (pp)
Portilla 32' (pen.)		 Report Leitner 28' (pen.), 28' (pen.)
Salihamidžić 30'
Dombrowka 34'		 Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Moritz Leitner
2 January 2025 (2025-01-02) First round F Brazil 7–4
 Korea Republic Milan
16:00 Melo 26'
Oliveira 28' (x2), 39' (x2)
Leleti 34'
Gaules 38' (pp)		 Report Lee Ho  23' 40' (x2)
Kim H. 29' (x2)		 Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Kelvin Oliveira
2 January 2025 (2025-01-02) First round G Turkey 5–0
 Ukraine Milan
17:00 Ak 21', 24', 36' (pen.), 40+2' (x2) Report Melnyk  40' Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Suad Ak
2 January 2025 (2025-01-02) First round H Colombia 4–1
 Morocco Milan
18:00 Gutiérrez 4'  25'
Moreno  6'  40+3'
Perea 20'
Ortega 20+1'
Pelicanger 21' (pp)		 Report El Amrani 23'
Louah  32'		 Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Camilo Mena

Second round

Winners' Bracket

Winners advance directly to the quarterfinals, losers go to the last-chance round.

3 January 2025 (2025-01-03) Second round 1 Argentina 2–1
 Japan Milan
16:00 Fernández 9'
Navajas 15'		 Report Kato 30' (pp) Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Facu Navajas
3 January 2025 (2025-01-03) Second round 2 United States 6–2
 Uzbekistan Milan
18:00 Ramírez 2'
Cortés 2'
Morales 5', 20+1', 38' (pen.)
Ortiz 31'		 Report Yangirov  1'
Dzhabborov 24'
Abdujabborov 25' (pp)		 Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Shakhriyor Dzhabborov
4 January 2025 (2025-01-04) Second round 3 Germany 2–9
 Brazil Milan
16:00 Jones 1'
Sohm 36'
Leitner  40+3'		 Report Vaz 3'
Guedes 16' (pp)
Assumpção 24'
Oliveira 29' (pen.), 30', 40' (x2)
Ilario 40+4' (x2)		 Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Kelvin Oliveira
4 January 2025 (2025-01-04) Second round 4 Turkey 2–3
(g.g.)		 Colombia Milan
18:00 Geçim 19'
Sözer 30' (pen.)		 Report Ortega 33' 39'
Lobón 35' (pen.)		 Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Camilo Mena

Losers' Bracket

Winners go to the last-chance round, losers are eliminated.

3 January 2025 (2025-01-03) Second round 5 Spain 8–5
 Italy Milan
17:00 Gutiérrez 1' (pen.), 4', 20+1'
MiniBuyer 18' (pp)
G. Vidal 20'
Santos 22'
de la Mata  24'  37'
Espinosa 40+3' (x2)		 Report Rossi 20+2', 24', 39' (x2)
Cruz  21'
Blur 22' (pp)
Viviano  25'		 Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Àlex Gutiérrez
3 January 2025 (2025-01-03) Second round 6 Mexico 8–4
 Saudi Arabia Milan
19:00 O. Martínez 1', 20', 23', 36' (pen.)
Pérez 6'
Hernández 20+1'
G. Montiel 24' (pp)
Ochoa 38'		 Report Bernal 16' (o.g.)
Al-Mutairi 25' (pen.)
Abdulrahman 29', 38' (pen.)		 Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Obed Martínez
4 January 2025 (2025-01-04) Second round 7 Peru 4–3
 Korea Republic Milan
17:00 Gálvez 8', 33'
Colan 28'
Honores 38'		 Report Gamst 28' (pp)
Min 40+1' (x2)		 Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Ibán Gálvez
4 January 2025 (2025-01-04) Second round 8 Ukraine 2–9
 Morocco Milan
19:00 Oliynyk 20+1'
Tsopa 33'
Zagranychnyi  34'		 Report Louah 1', 20', 20+1', 39' (x2)
Hadraf 27'
Nasri  36'
Saoud 37'
Amri 40+1' (x2)		 Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Nadir Louah

Last-chance round

Winners advance to the quarterfinals, losers are eliminated.

6 January 2025 (2025-01-06) Last-chance 1 Japan 2–4
 Morocco Milan
18:00 Enjo 20'
Kato 38' (pp)		 Report Erraki 3'
Louah 15', 20'
El Amrani 24'		 Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Kensuke Enjo
7 January 2025 (2025-01-07) Last-chance 2 Uzbekistan 5–4
 Peru Milan
18:00 Dzhabborov 1', 3'
Anvarjonov 2'
Tukhtasinov 40+2' (x2)		 Report Alvarado 35'
Gálvez 37', 40' (x2)		 Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Toni Alvarado
7 January 2025 (2025-01-07) Last-chance 3 Germany 3–6
 Mexico Milan
19:00 Salihamidžić 2'
Jones  34'
Sohm 40' (x2)
Leitner  40+3'		 Report Monterde 2'
Bernal 13'
O. Martínez 20' (pen.), 39' (x2)
Cisneros 20+1'
Pérez  39'
Vera  40+3'		 Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Obed Martínez
6 January 2025 (2025-01-06) Last-chance 4 Turkey 3–2
 Spain Milan
19:00 Kazan 2'
Geçim 35' (pen.)
Kıratlı 38'		 Report Contreras 26' (pp)
Cabrera 37'		 Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Oktay Kazan

Knockout stage

Qualified teams
Team Qualified via
 Argentina Winners' Bracket
 United States
 Brazil
 Colombia
 Morocco Last-chance round
 Uzbekistan
 Mexico
 Turkey

Quarter-final pairings were drawn on 6 January, before the start of the last-chance round.

Quarter-finals
(8-9 January – Milan) 		Semi-finals
(10 January – Milan) 		Final
(12 January – Turin)
      
 United States 7 (1)
 Morocco (p) 7 (2)
 Morocco 1
 Colombia 2
 Colombia 6
 Uzbekistan 1
 Colombia 2
 Brazil 6
 Argentina 2 (3)
 Mexico (p) 2 (4)
 Mexico 1
 Brazil 3
 Brazil 12
 Turkey 4

Quarter-finals

8 January 2025 (2025-01-08) QF 1 United States 7–7

(1–2 p)		 Morocco Milan
19:00 Vega 2'
Cortés 2', 19'
Morales 8' (pen.)
Benítez 20+1', 31'
Castro 23' (pp)		 Report Louah 1', 39' (x2)
Erraki 9'  16'
El Amrani 22' (pen.), 33' (pen.)
Saoud 26'
Amri  35'		 Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Nadir Louah
Penalties
Ortiz
Mijatovic
Morales
Benítez
Hernández 		El Amrani
Louah
Erraki
Boussoufa
Saoud
8 January 2025 (2025-01-08) QF 2 Colombia 6–1
 Uzbekistan Milan
18:00 Palacios 2'
Mena 3'
Gutiérrez 6'
Ortega 9'
Quintero 40' (x2)		 Report Anvarjonov 30'
Mansurov  32'
Saidov  39'		 Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Camilo Mena
9 January 2025 (2025-01-09) QF 3 Argentina 2–2

(3–4 p)		 Mexico Milan
19:00 Cohen  2'
Gómez 20'
Agüero 27' (pen.)		 Report O. Martínez 3'
G. Montiel 27' (pp)		 Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Obed Martínez
Penalties
Gómez
Fa. Romero
Mantovani
Sambueza
Joao 		Pérez
D. Martínez
Cisneros
Morales
9 January 2025 (2025-01-09) QF 4 Brazil 12–4
 Turkey Milan
18:00 Oliveira 1', 2', 20', 20+1', 30' (pen.), 40+2' (x2)
Vaz 3'
Rodrigues 15'
O Estagiário 16' (pp)
Leleti 26'
Rufino 32'		 Report Sözer 19'  40'
Geçim 24' (pen.), 35' (pen.), 37'		 Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Kelvin Oliveira

Semi-finals

10 January 2025 (2025-01-10) SF 1 Morocco 1–2
 Colombia Milan
18:00 Louah 3'
Boussoufa  40+3'
Saoud  40+3'		 Report Perea 7'
Caro 19'
Rodríguez  37'		 Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Angellot Caro
10 January 2025 (2025-01-10) SF 2 Mexico 1–3
 Brazil Milan
19:00 G. Montiel 26' (pp)
Monterde  37'		 Report Oliveira 20', 28' (pen.), 37' (pen.) Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara
MVP: Kelvin Oliveira

Final

12 January 2025 (2025-01-12) Final Colombia 2–6
 Brazil Turin
18:20 Caro 20+2'
Pelicanger 21' (pp)
Rodríguez  36'		 Report Oliveira 20', 25', 31' (pen.), 38' (pen.), 40+2' (x2)
Vaz  36'		 Stadium: Juventus Stadium
MVP: Kelvin Oliveira
Champion
Brazil
1st title

Goalscorers

There were 186 goals scored in 27 matches, for an average of 6.89 goals per match.

Goals that were worth double due to secret cards or double-goal time will be counted as one goal for the goalscoring statistics.

19 goals

  • Kelvin Oliveira

9 goals

  • Nadir Louah

8 goals

5 goals

  • Aytürk Geçim
  • Luís Morales
  • Shakhriyor Dzhabborov

4 goals

  • Alejandro Ortega
  • Fuad El Amrani
  • Ibán Gálvez
  • Suad Ak

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

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