[2] The following twelve teams participated:[3] In May, Bolivia announced their withdrawal due to the country's financial situation and Morocco were invited to replace them.

[4] In June, Togo withdrew from the competition, and due to the late announcement no nation was able to replace them.

In the group stage, in the event of a draw, the two teams face each other in a penalty shoot-out, with a bonus point for the winners.

In the knockout stage, if a game tied, extra time would not be played and a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winners.

[8] The best XI team was a squad consisting of the eleven most impressive players at the tournament.