[1] The 2009 World Football Challenge was the first World Football Challenge event, featuring Chelsea from the Premier League in England, América from the Primera División de México in Mexico, and Internazionale and AC Milan from Serie A in Italy.

It featured thirteen different squads meeting up in fourteen matches across the United States and Canada.

Real Madrid emerged as the World Football Challenge winners for 2011 with 17 points, narrowly edging-out Manchester United on goal differential.

The 2012 World Football Challenge was held in seven American and one Canadian stadium in July and August 2012.

[4] On April 15, 2013, it was announced that the International Champions Cup would be replacing the World Football Challenge.