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Every twelvemonth connected nan eastbound seashore of nan United States, a $1 cardinal arena convenes to crown a azygous victor connected nan men's and women's broadside to return location a prize quickly rising successful notoriety amongst nan shot community.

Now successful its 3rd twelvemonth of competition, The Soccer Tournament is successful action from North Carolina to crown 2 teams who will return location a coveted financial prize.

With nan tourney afloat of world stars, world shot icons, and moreover celebrities, TST is accelerated becoming a celebrated yearly event.

The Sporting News specifications who is taking part, really it works, and erstwhile nan biggest matches will beryllium held.

MORE: What is TST? A afloat explainer of really The Soccer Tournament works

What is The Soccer Tournament and erstwhile will it beryllium held?

The 3rd yearly TST title will beryllium held on the first play of June 2025, conscionable arsenic it has been nan past 2 years. The first matches took spot connected Wednesday, June 4, while nan title will return spot connected Monday, June 9.

The competition will beryllium held successful Cary, North Carolina at nan WakeMed Soccer Park. The venue is well-known successful nan U.S. shot community, regularly hosting NCAA College Cup tournaments.

WakeMed Soccer Park is besides nan location of NWSL broadside North Carolina Courage, and has been an occasional venue for U.S. nationalist squad matches for nan men, astir precocious successful 2018, and nan women, past successful 2017.

What is nan prize money for TST?

The first allure of The Basketball Tournament was nan $500,000 rate prize astatine nan extremity of nan tourney meant to thief entice value players to participate and springiness nan title immoderate stakes.

Since its debut successful 2014, TBT now pays retired a $1 cardinal rate prize, though for a fewer years nan prize magnitude was $2 million.

The Soccer Tournament will statesman pinch nan aforesaid concept, arsenic location is a $1 cardinal rate prize for nan victor of nan tournament, paid retired wholly to nan champions, while each different participants spell location empty-handed.

In 2024, nan title added a women's bracket that besides features a $1 cardinal rate prize for nan winner. Both prizes return for nan 2025 season, and will beryllium expected to proceed done nan life of nan tournament.

How to watch TST 2025

For nan 2025 competition, each matches up done nan quarterfinals astatine The Soccer Tournament will beryllium broadcast on nan TST YouTube page.

For nan semifinals and finals, each matches will beryllium broadcast connected ESPN+, including nan $1 cardinal matches connected some nan men's and women's brackets.

TST format and rules

The 32-team, World Cup-style tourney will characteristic a 7-on-7 format, pinch six outfield players positive a goalkeeper connected nan section for each squad astatine immoderate fixed time. Rosters will characteristic betwixt 10-18 players for each team, arsenic per the official tourney rules.

Basics

Unlimited substitutions tin beryllium made astatine immoderate point during nan game.

There is besides nary offside rule, which is akin to galore 7-on-7 rec leagues crossed nan country.

Games dwell of two 20-minute halves, with a modified type of basketball's Elam Ending tacked on at nan extremity of each azygous match, sloppy of people (explained later).

Format

The format will beryllium akin to that of nan existent FIFA World Cup, pinch nan 32 teams drawn into a group shape featuring 8 groups of four.

The apical 2 teams from each group will beforehand to nan 16-team knockout stage, which will title a azygous elimination knockout bracket to find nan winner.

Tiebreakers

The chief tiebreaker for group shape play is head-to-head record, with goal differential nan adjacent decider.

Target Score Time

TST's astir notable norm quirk is nan scoring method astatine nan extremity of every azygous match. There is an untimed other play — nary timepiece is moving — played aft nan 40 minutes of regulation, and to triumph nan game one of nan teams must scope a target score, which is group astatine 1 extremity much than nan full scored by nan highest scoring squad astatine nan extremity of nan match.

For example, if nan people is 3-1 astatine nan extremity of nan 40 minutes of regulation, 1 of nan teams must get to 4 goals to triumph nan game. The untimed other play will spell arsenic agelong arsenic basal until a squad reaches that total.

However, should 10 minutes walk successful nan untimed play without a victor decided, one subordinate will beryllium removed from each team to create a much unfastened game, and an further subordinate will beryllium removed from each broadside each 5 minutes therein until nan target extremity full is reached.

This conception was adopted to guarantee that each games extremity connected a goal. The "Elam Ending" was made celebrated by TBT to destruct time-wasting successful hoops and promote breathtaking finishes to a game. It was first met pinch skepticism from nan hoops community, but has proven a resounding success, pinch galore moreover hoping it yet makes its measurement to nan NBA and NCAA levels (The NBA has utilized it successful its All-Star Game, but ne'er much than conscionable nan exhibition).

What teams are playing successful TST 2025?

The 7v7 tourney will dwell of 32 teams, group to compete successful a World Cup style, winner-take-all bracket.

The bracket has already been set, pinch immoderate of nan notable teams taking portion listed below.

Concafa SC

Former NFL punter and existent media personality Pat McAfee has been swept up successful nan TST mania, creating his ain squad to participate successful nan tourney and posting regular training updates connected his societal media accounts. His show is being broadcast from a group unrecorded astatine TST passim nan tournament, and nan squad includes erstwhile USMNT standouts Brek Shea and Geoff Cameron, positive notable erstwhile professionals Zat Knight, Justin Meram, and Mike Grella.

Nani FC

Retired Man United and Orlando City star Nani has created his ain team. While past year's marquee signing Mario Balotelli did not return, those who are featured include former Portugal internationals Bruno Alves and Andre Almeida.

Wrexham AFC

Owned by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, non-league broadside Wrexham AFC has gained important fame successful nan United States pursuing nan club's characteristic bid connected Netflix, "Welcome to Wrexham." The nine has participated successful each editions of nan competition, and has a women's broadside arsenic well. The men's squad includes  recognizable names like Marc Albrighton and James Chester.

Kwik Goal FC

Two erstwhile men's nationalist squad players, Jimmy Conrad and DaMarcus Beasley, who were teammates astatine nan 2006 World Cup, created their ain squad for nan inaugural 2023 tourney and person kept it live successful nan shape of Kwik Goal FC. Italian international Sebastian Giovinco leads nan roster, which besides includes Dwayne De Rosario and TST 2023 winner Paulo Nascimento.

U.S. Women

The United States women's nationalist squad will nonstop a group of erstwhile players to participate successful nan competition, including Heather O'Reilly and Lori Lindsey. O'Reilly will beryllium acquainted pinch nan mounting successful Cary, N.C. arsenic a erstwhile North Carolina Courage subordinate during her clip successful nan NWSL. Mia Hamm will service arsenic coach for nan squad passim nan tournament, pinch thief from Heather Mitts, while Michelle Akers is GM.

Newtown Pride FC

The winners of TST 2023 reached each nan measurement to nan semifinals of 2024 earlier they were yet beaten for nan first time. They are backmost for different go, though nan roster is rather different from nan past. No longer is 2023 leader Kelvin Nunes a portion of nan squad, but nan squad still features a northeastern flair.

Atletico Madrid

The La Liga giants are good known crossed nan globe, and they bring a number of erstwhile players to TST 2025, headlined by erstwhile captain Diego Godin who only conscionable retired from his master profession past year. He is joined by erstwhile Brazil international Miranda plus a number of veterans from Gerard Pique's Kings League.

Club America

One of nan biggest clubs successful Mexico's Liga MX has entered a squad successful nan 2025 TST competition. The roster is headlined by erstwhile La Liga and Serie A veteran Miguel Layun, pinch a number of erstwhile Club America players connected nan database arsenic well.

Villarreal

The La Liga broadside has entered a squad successful TST, pinch nan roster headlined by erstwhile Villarreal and Italian nationalist team Giuseppe Rossi, who famously rejected nan U.S. nationalist squad to play for Italy.

West Ham United

The Premier League nine brings a roster afloat of erstwhile Hammers to TST 2025, including James Collins, Anton Ferdinand, and Ricardo Vaz Te.

Who has won TST successful nan past?

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

2025 TST schedule

The victor of nan men's and women's competitions will each return location a $1 cardinal rate prize, pinch each different teams going location pinch nothing.

The men's group shape will return spot from June 4-5, while nan knockout shape takes spot June 6-8 and nan finals being connected June 9. On nan women's side, group shape games are successful play from June 5-6, pinch nan knockout shape contested connected June 7-8 and nan last connected June 9.

2025 TST knockout shape schedule

Men's bracket

In nan men's broadside of nan competition, location are 48 teams competing for nan $1 cardinal prize. The teams are divided into 12 groups of 4 teams each. The apical 2 teams successful each group beforehand to nan knockout shape automatically, while 8 3rd spot finishers besides advance.

The knockout bracket them pits nan last 32 teams against 1 another, pinch nan 3rd spot qualifiers each drafting first spot finishers, and nan remainder of nan bracket drawn retired from there.

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Women's bracket

On nan women's broadside of nan competition, location are 16 teams competing for nan $1 cardinal prize. The teams are divided into 4 groups of 4 teams each. The apical 2 teams successful each group beforehand to nan knockout shape automatically, pinch nary 3rd spot qualifiers.

The knockout bracket them pits nan last 8 teams against 1 different successful a consecutive one-off advancement format. The bracket is formulated truthful that location cannot beryllium group shape rematches successful nan knockout shape until nan final.

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final