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2020 IAFF World Cup

The 2020 IAFF World Cup was the second 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 Kavagrad from 13 to 26 August.

2020 IAFF World Cup
← 2018
Tournament logo
Tournament details
Host nationKavagrad
SloganThe Greatest Gather Here!
Dates14 August - 26 August
Teams24 (from 6 regions)
Venues7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Habsburg-Lorraine
Runners-up Imuneco
Third place The Outer Union
Fourth place Nekkko
Tournament statistics
Total matches52
Goals scored144 (2.77 per game)
Top scorer Alehandro Cerrato (8 goals)
Best player Toutorix Li Bellomi
Best goalkeeper Lincoln Buffon
Team awards
Goal difference Asturies-Llión (+11)
Most scored Asturies-Llión (3.75 per game)
Least conceded The Outer Union (0.14 per game)

The final tournament involved 24 national teams. A total of 52 matches were played in 7 venues located in 7 cities. The final took place on 26 August at the De Leon Stadium in the city of Kava-Neva in the East Neva district, between Imuneco and Habsburg-Lorraine. Habsburg-Lorraine won the match 1-0 to claim their first-ever World Cup title.

Host selection Edit

The bidding procedure to host the 2020 IAFF World Cup began on 29 July, with nations having until 1 August to register their interest. Eight bids were placed to host the tournament among ten nations. All nations had one preferential ballot they could cast to determine the successful bid.

Kavagrad won the right to be the 2020 host in the third round after the distribution of preferences. The Owl Archipelago/The Outer Union/Zentata bid came second, and the Habsburg-Lorraine bid came third.

The voting results were:

2020 IAFF World Cup bidding (majority 9 votes)
Bidders Votes
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Kavagrad 7 8 9
Owl Archipelago / The Outer Union / Zentata 5 5 5
Habsburg-Lorraine 2 2 2
Imuneco 1 1 1
Alphonsia 1 1 Eliminated
Armenasia 1 Eliminated Eliminated
Nekkko 0 Eliminated Eliminated
Rajpore 0 Eliminated Eliminated

Teams Edit

Qualification Edit

The qualification process was a series of tournaments organised by the participating regions to select 4 nations each to play in the 2020 IAFF World Cup. A total of 39 nations from 6 regions participated in the process, with 24 of these nations qualifying.

Region No. of teams started Teams qualified Qualifying start date Qualifying end date
India 5
  •   Rajpore
  •   Armenasia
  •   Indusse
  •   Bharat India
 2 August 2020 11 August 2020
Social Liberal Union 5
  •   North American Republics
  •   Imuneco
  •   Goncar
  •   Brys Questions
 3 August 2020 11 August 2020
Thalassia 10
  •   Herya
  •   Pupilos do Jerónimo
  •   The Outer Union
  •   Arenado
 2 August 2020 10 August 2020
The Communist Bloc 6
  •   Habsburg-Lorraine
  •   Egaleca
  •   Eriadni
  •   Ferisa
 6 August 2020 12 August 2020
The Internationale 5
  •   Nekkko
  •   Alphonsia
  •   Duravia
  •   Tioguldós
 2 August 2020 11 August 2020
The Leftist Assembly 8
  •   Kavagrad
  •   Llorens
  •   New Samon
  •   Asturies-Llión
 2 August 2020 8 August 2020
Total 39 24 2 August 2020 12 August 2020

Draw Edit

The draw was held on 12 August 2020. The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four, by selecting one team from each of the four ranked pots.

For the draw, the teams were allocated to four pots based on the IAFF Rankings following the qualification stage. Pot one contained the host Kavagrad (who were automatically assigned to position A1) and the remaining best five teams. Pot two contained the next best six teams, and so on for pots three and four. Teams from the same region were not drawn against each other for the group stage. The pots for the draw are shown below.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  •   Kavagrad (3) (host)
  •   Goncar (1)
  •   Llorens (2)
  •   Nekkko (4)
  •   Herya (5)
  •   North American Republics (6)
  •   Rajpore (7)
  •   Habsburg-Lorraine (8)
  •   Egaleca (9)
  •   Armenasia (10)
  •   The Outer Union (11)
  •   Pupilos do Jerónimo (12)
  •   Imuneco (13)
  •   Arenado (15)
  •   New Samon (16)
  •   Eriadni (18)
  •   Ferisa (19)
  •   Duravia (20)
  •   Alphonsia (21)
  •   Indusse (22)
  •   Asturies-Llión (25)
  •   Tioguldós (26)
  •   Bharat India (27)
  •   Brys Questions (38)

Venues Edit

Venue name Location Capacity
De Leon Stadium East Neva, Kava-Neva 86,520
Spartak Arena Kavagrad, Kavagrad 82,000
Edmund Kava Stadium Goodluck, Kava-Nida Autonomous District 74,000
Selim Yuliman Park Mount Tomaz, Kava-Bostror 68,900
Stade Tyreux Deligne, Kava-Tyreux 67,600
Unification Stadium Pierrick, Pierrick Autonomous District 62,291
Riverside e-Arena Grand Crossing, Kava-Rivers 58,000

Schedule Edit

Qualification 2-12 August
Group stage Matchday 1 14 August
Matchday 2 16 August
Matchday 3 18 August
Round of 16 20 August
Quarter-finals 22 August
Semi-finals 24 August
Finals 26 August

Group stage Edit

Group A Edit

Main article: 2020 IAFF World Cup Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Kavagrad 3 1 2 0 7 4 +3 5 Qualification to round of 16
2   Ferisa 3 1 2 0 7 6 +1 5
3   Bharat India 3 1 1 1 6 8 −2 4 Possible qualification to round of 16 based on ranking
4   Pupilos do Jerónimo 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: 2020 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

Main article: 2020 IAFF World Cup Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Imuneco 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Qualification to round of 16
2   Egaleca 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6
3   Tioguldós 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1 Possible qualification to round of 16 based on ranking
4   Llorens 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: 2020 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

Main article: 2020 IAFF World Cup Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   The Outer Union 3 3 0 0 3 0 +3 9 Qualification to round of 16
2   Alphonsia 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3   Eriadni 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3 Possible qualification to round of 16 based on ranking
4   North American Republics 3 0 0 3 0 3 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: 2020 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

Main article: 2020 IAFF World Cup Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Asturies-Llión 3 3 0 0 14 3 +11 9 Qualification to round of 16
2   Arenado 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
3   Rajpore 3 1 0 2 7 10 −3 3 Possible qualification to round of 16 based on ranking
4   Goncar 3 0 1 2 5 12 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: 2020 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 E Edit

Main article: 2020 IAFF World Cup Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Armenasia 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Qualification to round of 16
2   Herya 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
3   Brys Questions 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2 Possible qualification to round of 16 based on ranking
4   Duravia 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: 2020 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 F Edit

Main article: 2020 IAFF World Cup Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Indusse 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Qualification to round of 16
2   Habsburg-Lorraine 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
3   Nekkko 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3 Possible qualification to round of 16 based on ranking
4   New Samon 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: 2020 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.

Ranking of third-placed teams Edit

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A   Bharat India 3 1 1 1 6 8 −2 4 Qualification to round of 16
2 F   Nekkko 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
3 C   Eriadni 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4 D   Rajpore 3 1 0 2 7 10 −3 3
5 E   Brys Questions 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
6 B   Tioguldós 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: 2020 IAFF World Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal Difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins.

Knockout stage Edit

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

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
20 August 2020 – Kavagrad
 
 
  Ferisa3
 
22 August 2020 – Mount Tomaz
 
  Alphonsia1
 
  Ferisa0
 
20 August 2020 – Goodluck
 
  Nekkko1
 
  Asturies-Llión1 (0)
 
24 August 2020 – Goodluck
 
  Nekkko (p)1 (2)
 
  Nekkko0
 
20 August 2020 – Deligne
 
  Imuneco1
 
  Imuneco3
 
22 August 2020 – Pierrick
 
  Rajpore1
 
  Imuneco2
 
20 August 2020 – Grand Crossing
 
  Indusse0
 
  Indusse2
 
26 August 2020 – East Neva
 
  Herya0
 
  Imuneco0
 
20 August 2020 – Kavagrad
 
  Habsburg-Lorraine1
 
  The Outer Union1
 
22 August 2020 – Mount Tomaz
 
  Bharat India0
 
  The Outer Union (p)0 (3)
 
20 August 2020 – Goodluck
 
  Arenado0 (2)
 
  Armenasia3
 
24 August 2020 – Kavagrad
 
  Arenado5
 
  The Outer Union0
 
20 August 2020 – Deligne
 
  Habsburg-Lorraine1 Third place play-off
 
  Kavagrad2
 
22 August 2020 – Pierrick26 August 2020 – Kavagrad
 
  Eriadni1
 
  Kavagrad0  Nekkko0 (3)
 
20 August 2020 – Grand Crossing
 
  Habsburg-Lorraine2   The Outer Union0 (4)
 
  Egaleca0
 
 
  Habsburg-Lorraine1
 

Round of 16 Edit

Ferisa   3–1   Alphonsia
Nikk   11', 35'
Virn   74' 		J. Alphonse   86'
Spartak Arena,
Kavagrad, Kavagrad
Asturies-Llión   1–1 (a.e.t.)   Nekkko
Cerrato   23' Iresh   48'
Penalties
  • Cerrato  
  • Tapia  
  • Arias  
  • Hierru  
 0-2
  •   Maraia
  •   Iresh
  •   Kakala
  •   Kasan
Edmund Kava Stadium,,
Goodluck, Kava-Nida Autonomous District
Imuneco   3–1   Rajpore
Dustin   24'
Li Bellomi   24', 80' 		Rap   70'
Stade Tyreux,
Deligne, Kava-Tyreux
Indusse   2–0   Herya
Kumar   12', 34'
Riverside e-Arena,
Grand Crossing, Kava-Rivers
The Outer Union   1–0   Bharat India
Weston   90+2'
Spartak Arena,
Kavagrad, Kavagrad
Armenasia   3–5   Arenado
Karapetian   9', 80'
Hampson   77' (o.g.) 		Marquez   12'
Oberg   34', 37', 65'
Gallaraga   52'
Edmund Kava Stadium,,
Goodluck, Kava-Nida Autonomous District
Kavagrad   2–1   Eriadni
Bonne   41'
Pyke   84' 		O'Malley   4'
Stade Tyreux,
Deligne, Kava-Tyreux
Egaleca   0–1   Habsburg-Lorraine
Polster   52'
Riverside e-Arena,
Grand Crossing, Kava-Rivers

Quarter-finals Edit

Ferisa   0–1   Nekkko
Maraia   22'
Selim Yuliman Park,
Mount Tomaz, Kava-Bostror
Imuneco   2–0   Indusse
Desmond   3'
Slovák   11'
Unification Stadium,
Pierrick, Pierrick Autonomous District
The Outer Union   0–0 (a.e.t.)   Arenado
Penalties
  • Fitzgerald  
  • Childs  
  • Findensin  
  • Sainz  
  • Ingham  
 3-2
  •   Marquez
  •   Blackmon
  •   Hilliard
  •   Bichette
  •   Oberg
Selim Yuliman Park,
Mount Tomaz, Kava-Bostror
Kavagrad   0–2   Habsburg-Lorraine
Nedvěd   16'
Polster   42'
Unification Stadium,
Pierrick, Pierrick Autonomous District

Semi-finals Edit

Nekkko   0–1   Imuneco
Li Bellomi   90+3'
Edmund Kava Stadium,,
Goodluck, Kava-Nida Autonomous District
The Outer Union   0–1   Habsburg-Lorraine
Polster   27'
Spartak Arena,
Kavagrad, Kavagrad

Third-place playoff Edit

Nekkko   0–0   The Outer Union
Penalties
  • Iresh  
  • Maraia  
  • Mafasa  
  • Sala  
  • Kakala  
 3-4
  •   Fitzgerald
  •   Findensin
  •   Smith
  •   Tong
  •   Longo
Spartak Arena,
Kavagrad, Kavagrad

Final Edit

Imuneco   0–1   Habsburg-Lorraine
Sabitzer   85'
De Leon Stadium,
Kava-Neva, East Neva
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