8 teams qualified to the competition via world ranking. There were some quota places reserved to specific confederations in order to guarantee global representation in the tournament.[3]
In the group stage, the teams were divided into two groups of four. Argentina and Spain were seeded in the 1st pot as the top two in the rankings. Italy and Portugal were in pot 2, France and Angola in pot 3, while Chile and the United States were in pot 4. Each team plays once against every other team in their group.
The top 3 teams in each group qualify for the knockout stage, where they are joined by the two group winners of the 2024 Intercontinental Championship. The bottom team in each group will play the knockout stage of the Intercontinental Championship.[4]
The knockout stage consists of a single-elimination tournament. The quarter-finals losers will play for the 5th to 8th placements and the semi-finals losers will play each other for the third place.
Italy
Egypt
Angola
Colombia
Argentina
Chile
United States
Spain
France
Portugal