Burnley co-owner and NFL legend JJ Watt's Burnley team will take on former NFL punter and ESPN personality Pat McAfee's Concafa SC team in the first round of the Football Tournament, Event 7 versus 7, $1 million, winner-take-all in June. 5-10.
The tournament will take place in Cary, North Carolina, and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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The competition draws were announced on Tuesday. The TST men's category divides its 48 teams into 12 groups of four, while in the women's category the eight teams are divided into two groups of four.
The women's tournament will compete for a prize equal to one million dollars and the winner will take it all.
US Women, a team coached by former US teammates Ali Krieger and Heather O'Reilly will take on Wrexham Red Dragons on June 8 at 8 pm Wrexham will bring a squad that includes seven of their first team players, including highlights Rosie Hughes. , which appeared in Welcome to Wrexham.
Kealia Watt's Burnley team will take on the NC Courage, a team captained by Watt's former Houston Dash teammate and USWNT member Jessica McDonald. Formiga, the most capped player in the history of the Brazilian men's or women's national team, will lead the new USL Super League team, Tampa Bay Sun FC, into action.
Former NFL player Chad Johnson will return to the Nati SC team for a second summer after helping represent the FC Cincinnati alumni team at last year's inaugural TST.
Bundesliga clubs Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund will meet on May 5 at 5:00 p.m.
The event uses a World Cup-style format and custom rules that require each game to end with a goal.
“We look forward to an extraordinary event in Cary,” said TST Executive Director Jon Mugar. “All of our games end with a winning goal, meaning fans will be able to enjoy 118 game-winning goals over six days, including a million-dollar men's goal and a million-dollar women's goal scored on the night of Monday the 10th. of June”.
Below are the full pairings:
Group A: Team Agüero, Nani FC, La Mexicana Express, Say Word FC
B Group: Burnley FC, Concafa SC, Nati SC, Reggae Rovers
Group C: AU Vodka Swans, FitBodega Vancouver, Socceroof, Tobacco Road FC
Group D: Inter, Banheristas FC, Gracie FC, La Bombanera
Group E: Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Duel for Lincoln FC, The Town FC
Group F: Wrexham Red Dragons, Saturdays Football, FC Roha Eagles, Desimpedidos
Group G: Newtown Pride FC, Zala, DC Hyper, Supra United
Group H: Sneaky Fox FC, Team KwikGoal, Pasha FC, Tranquilo FC
group me: Hashtag United, Manhattan Kickers, Raleigh Rebels, Summer of Soccer
Group J: Villarreal CF, Como 1907, NCFC, City Football Society
Group K: Georgetown, Hoosier Army, Trident FC, Freedom United
Group L: Father Seven, Kingdom FC, Tenfifteen FC, Toronto Athletic FC
Women's draw:
Group A: Angel City FC, USA Women, Wrexham Red Dragons, Streetball FC Canada
B Group: Burnley FC, NC Courage, SoccerHead FC, Tampa Bay Sun FC
