One summer. Eleven legends.
A starting XI drafted from the 48 nations playing the summer 2026 tournament. Every confirmed squad is on the wheel, from the favourites to the first-timers.
Spin the wheel. Pick your players. Then take your XI through the group stage and five knockout rounds and try to win every single match.
What is Kings of the World?
Kings of the World is a free draft game built around one summer. The player pool is every confirmed squad at the 2026 tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada. All 48 nations, all 1,248 players.
Each spin of the wheel lands on one nation. You pick a single player from its squad, slot them into your formation, and spin again. Mbappé fed by Yamal, Bellingham screened by Caicedo, Haaland up top on his first big summer. Eleven picks later, you have your team.
Then the real test starts. Your XI is drawn into a group of four and plays the full 2026 format: three group games, then the round of 32, round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final. Sudden death from the groups onwards. A perfect run is eight wins from eight games. Almost nobody manages it.
The whole thing exists for arguments. Would a midfield of Pedri and Vitinha carry a patched-together defence? Draft it and find out.
How to play
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No 01Spin the wheelEvery spin lands on one of the 48 national squads heading to the summer 2026 tournament.
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No 02Draft one playerPick a player from that squad and place them in a position that suits them.
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No 03Complete your XIKeep spinning until all eleven positions in your chosen formation are filled.
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No 04Survive the summerYour XI takes a real nation's place in the draw. Three group games, then five knockout rounds. Win all eight and you join the immortals.
Popular challenges
- Go a perfect eight for eight
- Lift the trophy without losing a single match
- Win it with eleven different nations in your XI
- Win it without drafting from the heavyweight nations
- Take a one-confederation XI all the way
- Beat Hard mode: no rerolls, ratings hidden
Frequently asked questions
A free, unofficial draft game. You build a starting XI by spinning a wheel that lands on the national squads playing the summer 2026 tournament, then simulate the full competition with the team you drafted.
All 48 qualified nations, using the confirmed final squads announced before the tournament. That is 1,248 players, from the title favourites down to the tournament debutants.
They are editorial. We rated every player on a single scale across all 48 squads, based on form going into the summer. You will disagree with some of them. That is half the fun.
The campaign uses the 2026 format. Twelve groups of four, with the top two from each group and the eight best third-placed teams going through to a round of 32. After that it is straight knockout: round of 32, round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final. Three group games plus five knockout wins makes a perfect run of eight. Lose the semi-final and you still contest the bronze final.
A random one. Your team is drawn into one of the twelve groups in place of a real nation, which sits the tournament out. Land in a host nation's slot and you carry a small home advantage through the summer.
Yes. No account, no payment, nothing to install. Your best runs are saved on your own device.
Easy gives you three rerolls of the wheel, Normal gives you one, and Hard gives you none and hides all player ratings while you draft, so you pick on reputation alone.
No. Kings of the World is an independent fan project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to FIFA, any national federation, confederation or governing body. National team and player names are used in a descriptive, editorial sense only, and no official logos, badges, mascots or player images appear anywhere in the game.
Can you go eight for eight?
Draft your XI from the forty-eight finalists and find out how far one summer takes you.