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.
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.[1]
Competing teams
As usual in the Kings League, each national team is expected to be chaired by a streamer or a personality related to football. Spain and Mexico, the countries that host the Kings League and the Américas Kings League, were the first two national teams confirmed.[2]
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Sergio Agüero, Jero Freixas, Jose de Cabo and Jo Valicenti[3] |
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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 |
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James Rodríguez, Juan Guarnizo, Luis Villa (Westcol), Angerson García (Pelicanger) and La Parce[3] |
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Mario Götze, Younes Zarou, Kevin Teller (Papaplatte) and Maximilian Stemmler (Trymacs)[4] |
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Gianmarco Tocco (Blur), Manuuxo, PirlasV, Federico Lucia (Fedez), Luca Campolunghi, ZW Jackson, Er Faina, Andrea Pirrera (En3rix), Frenezy, Off Samuel, Sergio Cruz, Mirko Cisco and The Real Marzaa |
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Junichi Kato[5] |
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Lee Kang-in, Park Ji-sung, Kim In-jik (Gamst) and Kim Dong-jun (Jamm)[4] |
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Various |
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Ilyas El Maliki[6] |
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Andy Merino (Zein)[7] |
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Ahmed Alqahtani (SHoNgxBoNg)[3] |
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Various |
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Tuğkan Gönültaş (Elraenn)[4] |
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Mykhailo Lebiha (Leb1ga)[4] |
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Edwin Castro (Castro1021), Pitaa1021 and Jake Paul[8] |
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Islom Abdujabborov |
Squads
Team squads
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Note: Since this is the first tournament held with national teams under the Kings format, every player is considered as starting over with zero caps regardless of any prior association football or futsal career.
Manager: Martín Posse
Manager: Victor Taube
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Manager: Mauro Micheli
Manager: Kensuke Nakai
Manager: Hong Moon
Manager: Severo Meza
Manager: Majid El Khal
Manager: Abdullah Al-Shehri
Manager: Daniel Romo
Manager: Burak Kaymak
Manager: Valeriy Fedorchuk
Manager: Dillion Vedral
Manager: Sardor Nishanbaev
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First round
Pairings for the first round were drawn on 5 December 2024.[9]
1 January 2025 First round A | Argentina ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Milan |
18:00 | Sánchez ![]() Gómez ![]() Fr. Romero ![]() Fa. Romero ![]() |
Report | de la Mata ![]() Gutiérrez ![]() TheGrefg ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Pablo Gómez |
1 January 2025 First round B | Japan ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Milan |
16:00 | Nakamura ![]() Fukaya ![]() Agata ![]() Oda ![]() |
Report | Blur ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Shunsuke Nakamura |
1 January 2025 First round C | United States ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Milan |
19:00 | Vega ![]() Ramírez ![]() Castro ![]() Morales ![]() |
Report | O. Martínez ![]() D. Martínez ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Devin Vega |
1 January 2025 First round D | Uzbekistan ![]() | 4–3 (g.g.) | ![]() | Milan |
17:00 | Yangirov ![]() Dzhabborov ![]() ![]() Abdujabborov ![]() |
Report | Hamad ![]() Sufyani ![]() Abousaban ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Omar Abdulrahman |
2 January 2025 First round E | Peru ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | Milan |
19:00 | Zein ![]() Portilla ![]() |
Report | Leitner ![]() Salihamidžić ![]() Dombrowka ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Moritz Leitner |
2 January 2025 First round F | Brazil ![]() | 7–4 | ![]() | Milan |
16:00 | Melo ![]() Oliveira ![]() Leleti ![]() Gaules ![]() |
Report | Lee Ho ![]() ![]() Kim H. ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Kelvin Oliveira |
2 January 2025 First round G | Turkey ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Milan |
17:00 | Ak ![]() |
Report | Melnyk ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Suad Ak |
2 January 2025 First round H | Colombia ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Milan |
18:00 | Gutiérrez ![]() ![]() Moreno ![]() ![]() Perea ![]() Ortega ![]() Pelicanger ![]() |
Report | El Amrani ![]() Louah ![]() |
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 Second round 1 | Argentina ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Milan |
16:00 | Fernández ![]() Navajas ![]() |
Report | Kato ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Facu Navajas |
3 January 2025 Second round 2 | United States ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() | Milan |
18:00 | Ramírez ![]() Cortés ![]() Morales ![]() Ortiz ![]() |
Report | Yangirov ![]() Dzhabborov ![]() Abdujabborov ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Shakhriyor Dzhabborov |
4 January 2025 Second round 3 | Germany ![]() | 2–9 | ![]() | Milan |
16:00 | Jones ![]() Sohm ![]() Leitner ![]() |
Report | Vaz ![]() Guedes ![]() Assumpção ![]() Oliveira ![]() Ilario ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Kelvin Oliveira |
4 January 2025 Second round 4 | Turkey ![]() | 2–3 (g.g.) | ![]() | Milan |
18:00 | Geçim ![]() Sözer ![]() |
Report | Ortega ![]() ![]() Lobón ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Camilo Mena |
Losers' Bracket
Winners go to the last-chance round, losers are eliminated.
3 January 2025 Second round 5 | Spain ![]() | 8–5 | ![]() | Milan |
17:00 | Gutiérrez ![]() MiniBuyer ![]() G. Vidal ![]() Santos ![]() de la Mata ![]() ![]() Espinosa ![]() |
Report | Rossi ![]() Cruz ![]() Blur ![]() Viviano ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Àlex Gutiérrez |
3 January 2025 Second round 6 | Mexico ![]() | 8–4 | ![]() | Milan |
19:00 | O. Martínez ![]() Pérez ![]() Hernández ![]() G. Montiel ![]() Ochoa ![]() |
Report | Bernal ![]() Al-Mutairi ![]() Abdulrahman ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Obed Martínez |
4 January 2025 Second round 7 | Peru ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | Milan |
17:00 | Gálvez ![]() Colan ![]() Honores ![]() |
Report | Gamst ![]() Min ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Ibán Gálvez |
4 January 2025 Second round 8 | Ukraine ![]() | 2–9 | ![]() | Milan |
19:00 | Oliynyk ![]() Tsopa ![]() Zagranychnyi ![]() |
Report | Louah ![]() Hadraf ![]() Nasri ![]() Saoud ![]() Amri ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Nadir Louah |
Last-chance round
Winners advance to the quarterfinals, losers are eliminated.
6 January 2025 Last-chance 1 | Japan ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | Milan |
18:00 | Enjo ![]() Kato ![]() |
Report | Erraki ![]() Louah ![]() El Amrani ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Kensuke Enjo |
7 January 2025 Last-chance 2 | Uzbekistan ![]() | 5–4 | ![]() | Milan |
18:00 | Dzhabborov ![]() Anvarjonov ![]() Tukhtasinov ![]() |
Report | Alvarado ![]() Gálvez ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Toni Alvarado |
7 January 2025 Last-chance 3 | Germany ![]() | 3–6 | ![]() | Milan |
19:00 | Salihamidžić ![]() Jones ![]() Sohm ![]() Leitner ![]() |
Report | Monterde ![]() Bernal ![]() O. Martínez ![]() Cisneros ![]() Pérez ![]() Vera ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Obed Martínez |
6 January 2025 Last-chance 4 | Turkey ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Milan |
19:00 | Kazan ![]() Geçim ![]() Kıratlı ![]() |
Report | Contreras ![]() Cabrera ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Oktay Kazan |
Knockout stage
- Qualified teams
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Winners' Bracket |
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Last-chance round |
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Quarter-final pairings were drawn on 6 January, before the start of the last-chance round.
Last-chance round (6-7 January – Milan) | Quarter-finals (8-9 January – Milan) | Semi-finals (10 January – Milan) | Final (12 January – Turin) | ||||||||||||
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Quarter-finals
8 January 2025 QF 1 | United States ![]() | 7–7 (1–2 p) | ![]() | Milan |
19:00 | Vega ![]() Cortés ![]() Morales ![]() Benítez ![]() Castro ![]() |
Report | Louah ![]() Erraki ![]() ![]() El Amrani ![]() Saoud ![]() Amri ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Nadir Louah |
Penalties | ||||
Ortiz ![]() Mijatovic ![]() Morales ![]() Benítez ![]() Hernández ![]() |
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8 January 2025 QF 2 | Colombia ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() | Milan |
18:00 | Palacios ![]() Mena ![]() Gutiérrez ![]() Ortega ![]() Quintero ![]() |
Report | Anvarjonov ![]() Mansurov ![]() Saidov ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Camilo Mena |
9 January 2025 QF 3 | Argentina ![]() | 2–2 (3–4 p) | ![]() | Milan |
19:00 | Cohen ![]() Gómez ![]() Agüero ![]() |
Report | O. Martínez ![]() G. Montiel ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Obed Martínez |
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Gómez ![]() Fa. Romero ![]() Mantovani ![]() Sambueza ![]() Joao ![]() |
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9 January 2025 QF 4 | Brazil ![]() | 12–4 | ![]() | Milan |
18:00 | Oliveira ![]() Vaz ![]() Rodrigues ![]() O Estagiário ![]() Leleti ![]() Rufino ![]() |
Report | Sözer ![]() ![]() Geçim ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Kelvin Oliveira |
Semi-finals
10 January 2025 SF 1 | Morocco ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Milan |
18:00 | Louah ![]() Boussoufa ![]() Saoud ![]() |
Report | Perea ![]() Caro ![]() Rodríguez ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Angellot Caro |
10 January 2025 SF 2 | Mexico ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Milan |
19:00 | G. Montiel ![]() Monterde ![]() |
Report | Oliveira ![]() |
Stadium: Centro Sportivo Peppino Vismara MVP: Kelvin Oliveira |
Final
12 January 2025 Final | Colombia ![]() | 2–6 | ![]() | Turin |
18:20 | Caro ![]() Pelicanger ![]() Rodríguez ![]() |
Report | Oliveira ![]() Vaz ![]() |
Stadium: Juventus Stadium MVP: Kelvin Oliveira |
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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
9 goals
8 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
Pablo Gómez
Domenico Rossi
Gabriel Montiel (pp)
Àlex Gutiérrez
Eduardo Cortés
2 goals
Davi Ilario
Leleti
Andreas Vaz
Angellot Caro
Brihan Gutiérrez
Julio Perea
Pelicanger (pp)
Moritz Leitner
Nick Salihamidžić
Pascal Sohm
Blur (pp)
Junichi Kato (pp)
Issam Erraki
Achraf Saoud
Omar Abdulrahman
Memos Sözer
Danny Benítez
Juanito Ramírez
Devin Vega
Castro (pp)
Javlonbek Anvarjonov
Islom Abdujabborov (pp)
1 goal
Sergio Agüero
Augusto Fernández
Facu Navajas
Facu Romero
Luis Sánchez
Joao Victor Assumpção
Jefferson Melo
Wellington Rodrigues
Matheus Rufino
O Estagiário (pp)
Gaules (pp)
Cris Guedes (pp)
Denilson Lobón
Camilo Mena
Jhon Palacios
Axur Quintero
Max Dombrowka
Noah Jones
Shohei Agata
Kensuke Enjo
Keisuke Fukaya
Shunsuke Nakamura
Kim Hyun-sung
Lee Ho
Min Kyung-hyun
Gamst (pp)
César Bernal
Juan Cisneros
Brayan Hernández
Diego Martínez
Antonio Monterde
Baruc Ochoa
Jesús Pérez
Mehdi Amri
Zakaria Hadraf
Toni Alvarado
Franco Colan
Jesús Honores
Yovanny Portilla
Zein (pp)
Mohammed Abousaban
Abdullah Al-Mutairi
Fahad Hamad
Rabee Sufyani
Aridai Cabrera
Javier Espinosa
Diego de la Mata
Nico Santos
Gilles Vidal
Adri Contreras (pp)
TheGrefg (pp)
MiniBuyer (pp)
Oktay Kazan
Berk Kıratlı
Denys Oliynyk
Andriy Tsopa
David Ortiz
Jasurbek Tukhtasinov
Radion Yangirov
1 own goal
César Bernal (against Saudi Arabia)
References
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