Soccer Tournament Guide 2024: UCL, FA Cup, Olympics and More

Soccer (football) is regarded as the world's most famous sport for most residents on the earth, and the universal number of this sport has been prepared for a powerful start by 2024. It is a special moment for. The Asian Cup and the African Nations Cup will make a decisive mass order for each tournament, and the US Men's Team (USMNT) will be preparing for a friendly match with Slovenia on Saturday in San Antonio, Texas.

According to Statista, the outstandingness of soccer in the United States for many years has been delayed behind other professional sports leagues, NFL and NBA. In accordance with soccer research, but more people are looking at this larg e-scale image of sports, but the United States is considered to be one of the 2026 World Cup fans, so I am more than a day. It will be more frequently seen in the top two years on the screen.

However, for the world's largest soccer holiday in 2026, soccer from Asia to Africa, Europe to the United States controls our lives (and screen) for two years, especially in 2024. See.

Here are some soccer tournaments and games to watch this year.

AFC Asian Cup (January 12 – February 10)

The Asian Football Federation Cup determines the Asian champion for a boy. This is a seniority's 2nd, and the soccer continental tournament then copies American conquer, as most of the other continental games, but it is one year old in four years.

The 18th Asia AFK Cup rice was scheduled to be held in China in July 2023, but due to the Pandemic COVID-19, the nation refused to hold the tournament. When Qatar was appointed as a new owner of the tournament, the owner moved the tournament from July to January 2024 because of the high temperature in the region.

The winning country will receive a $ 5 million prize.

Location of Asian Cup AFC: CBS SPORTS is considered a copyright holder of the Asian Cup this year in the United States. CBS Sports Paramount + Streaming Brown broadcasts 33 mass stages.

2023 Africa Cup of Nations (January 13 – February 11)

AFCON was founded in 1957 and has been two years since 1968. Since 2013, it has been held in an odd year so that it does not overlap with the FIFA World Cup.

The 34th tournament was scheduled to be held in the Northern Hemisphere in the summer of 2023 to minimize the incidents caused by European club teams and leagues. However, CAF postponed the tournament to January 2024, concerned that the host country's summer weather was not very good.

The champion will receive $ 7 million and the champion candidate will be given $ 4 million.

BEIN SPORTS in the Africanity Cup is the only AFCON broadcasting station in the United States, but you can also see the tournament on the streaming platform FUBOTV and SLING TV.

2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (March – September)

The road to the 2026 World Cup began with the qualifying of the Asian Football Federation (AFC) and Concacaf in March, each year of Africa (CAF), South America (CONMEBOL) and Oceania (OFC) in September. It continues to Europe (UEFA) until 2024.

All of the c o-operators of the 2026 tournament have won their own rights, and Concacaf has three direct participation, and there are two possibilities (through playoffs).

It is unknown how much the prize in 2026 will be, but in 2022 paid $ 440 million.

In the 2026 World Cup Qualifying place, in the United States, CBS sports have won English broadcasting rights for all Games of Concacaf qualifying, and telemunds have won Spanish broadcasting rights.

2024 UEFA Europa League (Final on May 22)

The second largest club tournament in UEFA started the 53rd tournament in September 2023, ending on May 22 at Dublin's Abba Stadium.

Compared to the UEFA Champions League, the European League has less prize for winning candidates. The winning candidates will be paid $ 4 million (4 million euros) in addition to the $ 5 million (4. 6 million euros) received by both teams. The champions league winning candidate will receive $ 26 million (€ 23. 5 million).

According to UEFA, teams that have won all games, including larg e-scale games, have a chance to demand $ 25 million (€ 22. 9 million). In comparison, the champions in the Champions League 2023/24, depending on how they operate from the beginning to the end of the tournament, have a chance to get up to $ 93 million (85 million euros).

Where to see the UEFA European League? In the United States, it will be broadcast on Paramount+channel.

2024 FA Cup (Final on May 25)

The world's oldest soccer competition is the 143rd this year. Since its founding, British Cup has been considered indispensable for British soccer pyramids, making the lower league team competing with the top league teams. A prize of £ 2. 4 million and 1. 2 million pounds for winning candidates is a small amount for the luxurious Premier League club, but it is enormous for the lower league club.

However, the lower league club has won the British Cup for more than 40 years. In 2023, Manchester City defeated his rival Manchester United and personally won his seventh championship.

The British Cup was played at Wembley Stadium from 1923 to 2000. Since 2007, it has been played at the new Wembley Stadium.

Where to watch the British Cup ESPN has the exclusive license to broadcast all 79 British Cup matches in the United States during the 2023 season, from the first round in November through to the end. This means that ESPN+ is the only way to watch British Cup matches in the United States this season.

2024 UEFA Europa Conference League (Final on May 29)

The UEFA Conference League is the third level of European club soccer organized by UEFA. In its third season, the tournament awards $5. 4 million (€5 million) to the winner and $3 million (€3 million) to the runner-up. The favorite to win the tournament will receive a spectator spot in the UEFA Europa League for the 2024/25 season, even if they have not yet qualified.

Where to watch the UEFA Conference League: As with other UEFA tournaments, Paramount+ is the exclusive US broadcasting venue for this tournament.

2024 UEFA Champions League (Final on June 1)

The Champions League features the best soccer teams in Europe, and the 69th edition of the tournament this year has a whopping prize money of $2. 2 billion. Last year's favorite, Manchester City, took home about $86. 4 million (80 million euros) in prize money during the tournament.

However, this year's prize money is not comparable to last year's revamped tournament. First, the 2024-2025 tournament will be expanded from 32 teams to 36 teams, and they will play eight games against two teams from four different tournament groups. The top eight teams will advance to the system round of 16 after the Champions League ends. Teams ranked 9th to 24th will compete in a two-round round-robin playoff to advance to the eighth final tournament. UEFA will receive a huge share of $4. 72 billion, and each team will receive $39 million for their role in supporting the tournament. 100 million dollars).

Where to watch the UEFA Champions League? Paramount+ and CBS Sports - the unique British home of the UEFA Champions League, which will broadcast the UEFA Champions League in the United States until 2024.

UEFA European Championship 2024 (June 1 – July 14 )

UEFA's international men's soccer tournament will feature 24 European teams. The federation has approved a prize fund of $360 million (€331 million) for the tournament, to be distributed among the 24 participating teams. The favorite to win the tournament will have a chance to win up to $31 million (€2. 825 billion) if they win all three group matches.

Like the World Cup, this summer tournament will be held just three years from the previous tournament. The European Championship in 2020 was canceled for one year due to the epidemic of COVID-19. In this tournament, Germany is the third host country, and Italy is considered a defensive candidate.

The UEFA European Championship watching place will be broadcast on FOX.

2024 Copa América (June 20 – July 14)

The world's oldest soccer competition in CONMEBOL will be held in the United States this summer. A total of 16 teams from the US Federation, 10 teams and 6 teams, including owners, will participate.

Copa America from 2019 will be held once every four years, like the UEFA Euro. With the replacement system of the host country, this year's tournament was scheduled to be the host country, but the U. S. government has this opportunity due to financial and safety concerns, poor access to the optimal stadium. I rejected it.

This year's Copa America's total prize is $ 23 million, and the winning team will be given $ 10 million.

In the United States in Copa America, TUDN channel broadcasts in Spanish.

Olympic Games in Paris (July 24 – August 10)

From July 24 to August 10, the Olympic gold medal will be gathered in Paris in Paris.

In addition to the venue, games will be held in French cities such as Bordeaux, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, and Santetetetti Enne.

In the women's tournament, France, the United States, Canada, Brazil and Colombia have won the right to participate in Paris.

15 teams will participate in the men's tournament in addition to the host country France. The United States, the Dominican Republic, Spain, Israel, Ukraine, Morocco, Egypt, Mali, and New Zealand have already won the Olympics. In the men's Olympic Games, the main players are under 23 years old.

Brazil and Argentina, two winning candidates for Lionel Messi, will participate in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament held by CONMEBOL in Venezuela, and will be participating in the Olympics this month.

Where do you see the Olympics? NBC and Peacock are broadcasting the Olympics.

Leagues Cup (July 26- August 25)

Finally, the second of the League Cup, an international club football tournament certified by the clubs of MLS and Liga MX, will be held from July 26 to August 25. The MLS clubs will temporarily interrupt the regular season and participate in the tournament, all of which will be held in the United States and Canada.

The prize money for last year's tournament was $ 40 million. This year's prize has not been announced yet, but as in last year, the top three teams will win the Concacaf Champions Cup 2025.

More than 100 countries and local fans in the League Cup can see the League Cup on the MLS season pass of the Apple TV app.