2018 IAFF World Cup

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2018 IAFF World Cup
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Tournament logo
Tournament details
Host nationNorth American Republics
Dates17 July - 6 August
Teams20 (from 5 regions)
Venues8 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Goncar
Runners-up Llorens
Third place Kavagrad
Fourth place Woflines
Tournament statistics
Total matches48
Goals scored164 (3.42 per game)
Top scorer Vance Pavone (13 goals)
Team awards
Goal difference Llorens,
Woflines (+9)
Most scored Goncar,
Llorens,
Woflines (2.57 per game)
Least conceded Kavagrad,
Courelli,
Bainius (1 per game)

The 2018 IAFF World Cup was the first World Cup, an international football tournament contested by the national teams of invited member regions, as organised by the Interregional Association of Football Federations (IAFF). It was hosted by the North American Republics from 17 July till 6 August.

The final tournament involved 20 national teams. A total of 48 matches were played in 8 venues located in 7 cities. The final took place on 6 August at the Citadel of Champions in New New York, between Llorens and Goncar. Goncar won the match 2-1 to claim the first World Cup title.

Schedule[edit | edit source]

Qualification 6-16 July
Group stage Matchday 1 17 July
Matchday 2 20 July
Matchday 3 23 July
Matchday 4 26 July
Matchday 5 29 July
Quarter-finals 2 August
Semi-finals 4 August
Finals 6 August

Qualification[edit | edit source]

The qualification process was a series of tournaments organised by the participating regions to select 4 nations each to play in the 2018 IAFF World Cup. A total of 35 nations from 5 regions participated in the process, with 20 of these nations qualifying. As the Union of Democratic States had only four nations signup for their regional qualifiers, all automatically qualified and no matches were needed to determine the nations who were to progress.

Region No. of teams started Teams qualified Qualifying start date Qualifying end date
Democratic Socialist Assembly 7
  • Napoilia
  • Dekks
  • Student Loan Debt
  • Tiekerrick
 7 July 2018 13 July 2018
Social Liberal Union 9
  • Goncar
  • Courelli
  • North American Republics
  • Kanoria
 8 July 2018 16 July 2018
The Leftist Assembly 8
  • Kavagrad
  • New Lonopolian Empire
  • Woflines
  • Llorens
 6 July 2018 16 July 2018
The Versutian Federation 7
  • Valturus
  • Dakhovo
  • Asairia
  • Bainius
 10 July 2018 16 July 2018
Union of Democratic States 4
  • Asdersland
  • Greater Unified Italy
  • Khevo
  • Second United States Republic
 - -
Total 35 20 6 July 2018 16 July 2018

Group stage[edit | edit source]

Group A[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2018 IAFF World Cup Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Courelli 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 7 Qualification to quarter-finals
2 New Lonopolian Empire 4 2 1 1 10 9 +1 7
3 Second United States Republic 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6
4 Dekks 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1 4
5 Valturus 4 1 1 2 8 11 −3 4
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: 2018 IAFF World Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head number of goals scored.

Group B[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2018 IAFF World Cup Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Goncar 4 2 2 0 11 7 +4 8 Qualification to quarter-finals
2 Kavagrad 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7
3 Student Loan Debt 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 7
4 Asairia 4 1 1 2 9 9 0 4
5 Greater Unified Italy 4 0 1 3 4 9 −5 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: 2018 IAFF World Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head number of goals scored.

Group C[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2018 IAFF World Cup Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Llorens 4 2 2 0 13 6 +7 8 Qualification to quarter-finals
2 Khevo 4 1 3 0 8 7 +1 6
3 North American Republics 4 1 2 1 9 7 +2 5
4 Tiekerrick 4 1 2 1 4 7 −3 5
5 Dakhovo 4 0 1 3 6 13 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: 2018 IAFF World Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head number of goals scored.

Group D[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2018 IAFF World Cup Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Woflines 4 4 0 0 12 2 +10 12 Qualification to quarter-finals
2 Asdersland 4 3 0 1 5 5 0 9
3 Napoilia 4 1 1 2 3 7 −4 4
4 Kanoria 4 1 0 3 3 6 −3 3
5 Bainius 4 0 1 3 1 4 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: 2018 IAFF World Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head number of goals scored.

Knockout stage[edit | edit source]

In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.

Bracket[edit | edit source]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
2 August - Bessin Valley        
  Courelli  0
4 August - Luta Valley
  Kavagrad  2  
  Kavagrad  1
2 August - Robindale
      Llorens  2  
  Llorens  2
6 August - New New York (Citadel)
  Asdersland  0  
  Llorens  1
2 August - Marchans    
    Goncar  2
  Goncar (a.e.t.)  3
4 August - New Chicago
  New Lonopolian Empire  2  
  Goncar  2 Third place play-off
2 August - Ciudad de Hierro
      Woflines  1   6 August - Ciudad de Hierro
  Woflines  4
  Kavagrad  3
  Khevo  2  
  Woflines  1
 

Quarter-finals[edit | edit source]

Courelli 0–2 Kavagrad
Bonne Goal 15', 21'
Riverrun Arena, Bessin Valley
Llorens 2–0 Asdersland
Moschella Goal 18'
Pavone Goal 61'
Robindale Field, Robindale
Goncar 3–2 (a.e.t.) New Lonopolian Empire
H. Hill Goal 51'
M. Hill Goal 108'
Minter Goal 119' 		Dzsijjak Goal 48', 102'
Marchans Stadium, Marchans
Woflines 4–2 Khevo
Fokavius Goal 41', 86'
De Leon Goal 69', 73' 		Rotari Goal 19', 37'
Iron Stadium, Ciudad de Hierro

Semi-finals[edit | edit source]

Kavagrad 1–2 Llorens
Bonne Goal 48' Pavone Goal 84', 89'
Stadium of the Valley, Luta Valley
Goncar 2–1 Woflines
M. Hill Goal 10', 90+3' De Leon Goal 38'
Sully Arena, New Chicago

Third place play-off[edit | edit source]

Kavagrad 3–1 Woflines
Bonne Goal 18', 54', 82' Fokavius Goal 29'
Iron Stadium, Ciudad de Hierro

Final[edit | edit source]

Llorens 1–2 Goncar
Moschella Goal 11' H. Hill Goal 53'
M. Hill Goal 73'
Citadel of Champions, New New York
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