Overview
- Eight U-16 teams are confirmed: Inter Miami, Barcelona, Manchester City, Chelsea, Atlético Madrid, Inter Milan, River Plate and Newell’s Old Boys.
- The format features two groups of four with round-robin play, followed by playoffs, a third-place game and a final at Inter Miami’s Chase Stadium.
- A total of 18 matches will be played across Chase Stadium and Inter Miami’s training fields over six days.
- Organizers plan off-field programming including an industry summit at the Faena Forum and a summit party at Pao by Paul Qui.
- Messi announced the event on Instagram and is expected to attend, with rosters, broadcast details and full match schedules still to come.