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|}The Tempest were confident in their skill and had not bothered to study much of the Kanusphran game, focusing rather on honing in their own technique. Kanusphra had a chance of going into the knockout stage in their first international event, and they were not ready to waste it, they had two strategies in their hand, the first would be the same they had been using since the start, the Grand Fortress, and if this wouldn't work, the Kanusphran team would employ the usage of the usual East Alaxian strategy, choosing to attack as many times as possible. In the first part, the Holy Tempest would see itself unable to score a singular goal, and the Kanusphran fortress proved itself to be the way to go. As the second part would come, the Kanusphran coach would unexpectedly swap 3 of the all defenses team for 2 strikers and an Attacking Midfielder, in an odd formation. Those 3 and a defense would employ an aggressive push and as they crossed the field they would score one for Kanusphra. The team had scored a goal, all they had to do now was persist with their defense. The Tempest would see this, and sub in two strikers in place of two defenses as to push back against the now weaker Kanusphran defense, sadly this would all but pay off in another goal from the Kanusphrans. At the 80th minute the Tempest team would finally be able to score. The final whistle would blow and Kanusphra would declare victory.
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| date = 2 Deccember 2460
The question for the Kanusphran fans was "Could they do it again?", the team not only managed to tie against some of the best teams, but won against the Ruskvian team in their first international appearance. But still the Azyeri managers didn't think much of it, and saw themselves as much more qualified than whatever the Kanusphrans could put in the table. As the game would start, the Kanusphran formation saw itself as ''oddly regular'' seemingly they were ready to play a game without any unorthodox tactics going for a simple 3-4-3. Many questioned the capability that Kanusphra would have in such a formation, but Azyeri didn't even bother to care. The game would begin to oddly strong possession by the Kanusphran team, who would respond to the Azyeri attacks with grace, still Azyeri would go through many many times to see itself faced by 3 defenses all of which kept pushing it back and back again, with the goal-keep not allowing them an easy response as well. Ultimately the Kanusphrans would have an even possession with the Azyeri, and looked like they were playing way above what was expected of them, until Azyeri scored a goal, the cries of the various Kanusphran fans were heard, would the Qateshi pride fall this hard?. 10 minutes later, the Kanusphran team would respond with one goal as well, celebrations roared, Kanusphra was here to stay. The second half would see a continuation of the previous slugfest by both sides until... the Kanusphran main striker scored yet another! The redemption stage had its named proven, as the new team managed to win by two against both teams in it.
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| date = 3 Deccember 2460
This game would define whether each team would pass onto the knockout stage. Many expected this to be one of the defining games of the league, but as it went on, it became obvious both teams were being way too cautious leading to a tedious game, the first part would be mostly uneventful and unrisky play. The second part would feature a fast and immediate attack from the main Azyeri striker getting them a goal. This would put the Tempest team out of the tournament. The Azyeri were in the Knockout stage.
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===Group H===
===Group H===
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|}Karkuss had just left a gruesome group, with the past world champion and first standing acorian team, and right now it saw itself ready to redeem itself towards the Palakkinen team. Palakkinen saw itself in an extremely tough position, losing against two usually considered subpar teams, and now it was unsure of its future in the tournament. The first part would start with a quick goal from the Karkussi team in the 2nd minute, and another at 30 minute mark, Karkuss seemed to be a much better team than the Palakkinen, and this would continue onto the second part, in which the Palakkinen team would see itself unable to fight back.


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Tupalei'i had proven itself more than capable, being the singular team able to score against the Fazari monolith in their group, yet they were excluded to the redemption round by singular goal, and they were ready to retribute such towards Palakkinen. As the game would begin the Palakkinen offensive would prove itself inneffective, as the Tupalei'i would dominate the possession and would many times execute successful shots on target, being stopped only being the Palak goal-keep. The Tupalei'i main striker would eventually pass onto the their centre-forward who would execute a brilliant goal. The game would continue with Tupalei'i dominating the game but not being able to execute on its advances. The victory would be handed to Tupalei'i, and Palakkinen would officially be out of the qualification.


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Tupalei'i and Karkuss had both been be able to win, and they were automatically qualified. The only thing that this game would decide, would be the winner of this group, and both sides were clamoring for such a spot. The game would lead into a majestic tie, as both sides would not do anything remarkable and would leave the game with an incredibly sour taste to the fans of the sport. Many claimed this had been the worst game they had seen the group so far, some even claiming Tupalei'i let such a thing happen in order to get a favorable bracket with Suton, while Karkuss only did it as a way to go against a familiar opponent.


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| date = 3 Deccember 2460
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==Knockout stage==
==Knockout stage==
===Bracket===
===Bracket===

Revision as of 22:52, 16 August 2023

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2460 IFK World Cup
Tournament details
Host country Empherias and
Grensalbourg
DatesNovember 2460 – 21 December 2460
Teams24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)15 (in 12 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsTBD
Runners-upTBD
Third placeTBD
Fourth placeTBD
Tournament statistics
Matches played58
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The 2460 IFK World Cup was the 4th IFK World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for open league national phutebola teams organised by the IFK. It took place in Empherias and Grensalbourg, the first dual-host, from November to 21 December 2460, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2453. It was the third time the championships had been held in Alaxia, and the second time they were held in the High Kingdoms of Alaxia.

The tournament phase involved 24 teams, of which 22 came through qualifying competitions held in different continents between 2457 and 2459, while Empherias and Grensalbourg qualified automatically as host nations.

Origins and organisation

Host and venues

Locations in Empherias Locations in Wynnoa Locations in Grensalbourg
Esthullen White Rose Stadium Rosetta Rosetta Stadium Sistyn Sistyn Saint Stadium
Gateshaven Arrows Stadium Georgina Georgina Stadium Grewynnes Grewynnes Mountain Arena
Nieuwbourg Nieuwbourg Sports Centre and Stadium Winswepp Winswepp Stadium
Vreimer Vreimes Emporium Alexandria Alexandria Stadium
Zerwynn Zerwynn Western Sports Centre
Ryken Ryken–Latterheim Stadium
Roviny Roviny LXA Stadium
Rommes Rommes National Centre
Mertens Mertens Merigold Stadium

Qualification

This world cup would be the second to not be invite-only, and include a qualification round. It would also be the first cup to include a proper process for qualification for Qatesh nations, although still limited. Empherias and Grensalbourg, the hosts, automatically qualified. Usually, just one country hosts and so only one slot is reserved for them. Therefore, East Alaxia would lose one of its available slots. Qateshi and Alaxian qualifications would be consolidated into a joint tournament between both confederations in their continents. The 12th place in Alaxia, and 3rd place in Acoria, would play an intercontinental playoff to decide the final space.

Confederation Qualification Slots in final
Host n/a Host selection 2
East Alaxia EAF Alaxian Qualification for 2460 World Cup 11 (or 12)[a]
West Alaxia WAF
East Qatesh EQF Qateshi Qualification for 2460 World Cup 8
North Qatesh NORQAF
Acoria ACF Acorian Qualification for 2460 World Cup 2 (or 3)[a]
Total 24
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 They have a potential to gain an extra slot, pending on the results of the Intercontinental playoff.

Alaxian qualification

Qualification in the West and East Alaxian confederations were merged to have a much larger tournament. The combined Alaxia had 12 slots in the World Cup, with an extra potential one pending intercontinental results. The tournament would be held in two parts. The first round would see five groups drawn consisting of six teams each, excluding Group A and Group B which had five due to only a total of 28 countries involved. Groups were drawn using pots that approximated similar team strength. The first and second placing countries in each group would qualify for the World Cup, while third placing countries would go to the second round. The second round was a sixth group consisting of all five third-placers. The first and second placing countries here qualified for the World Cup, with the third placing country going to an intercontinental playoff with an East Qateshi nation.

In the first round, 2 games would be played per fixture, while in the second round it was just 1 game per fixture. 110 matches were played across all six groups. To read the table, the score on the left was achieved by the team named on the row, while the score on the right was achieved by the team's flag shown in the column header. Concerning the first round: the matches played on the top-right were played first, across matchdays in 2453; the matches played on the bottom-left were played second, across matchdays in 2455. Concerning the second round, All matches were played in the matchdays in late 2455 and early 2456. The intercontinental playoff between East Qatesh would be played in March 2456.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ginsukyo 8 4 4 0 11 4 +7 16 Qualification to the World Cup — 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 — 24 May 8 Mar 18 Mar 30 Mar
2 Koresa 8 4 1 3 11 4 +7 13 0–1 — 2–0 2–0 4–0 1 Mar — 15 Mar 29 Mar 12 Apr
3 Peryzium 8 3 3 2 12 7 +5 12 Advance to Second Round 0–0 0–0 — 3–0 5–2 22 Jun 7 Jun — 4 Mar 5 Apr
4 Bordo 8 3 2 4 6 10 -4 11 Eliminated 2–2 0–2 1–0 — 1–0 8 Jun 21 Jun 25 May — 11 Mar
5 Yuvani 8 1 0 7 4 19 -15 3 0–4 1–0 1–3 0–2 — 3 Aug 5 Jul 17 Aug 20 Jul —

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ahitereira 8 7 1 0 23 4 +17 22 Qualification to the World Cup — 2–0 1–0 3–0 5–0 — 15 Mar 1 Mar 29 Mar 12 Apr
2 Palakkinen 8 4 1 3 17 9 +8 13 1–2 — 2–1 3–0 7–0 7 Jun — 22 Jun 4 Mar 5 Apr
3 Jimaria 8 3 2 3 29 9 +20 11 Advance to Second Round 3–3 4–2 — 0–0 11–0 24 May 8 Mar — 18 Mar 30 Mar
4 Atlantia 8 3 1 4 10 11 -1 10 Eliminated 0–3 0–2 1–0 — 5–0 21 Jun 25 May 8 Jun — 11 Mar
5 International City 8 0 1 7 0 46 -46 1 0–4 0–0 0–10 0–4 — 5 Jul 17 Aug 3 Aug 20 Jul —

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hveden Federation 8 5 2 1 23 7 +16 17 Qualification to the World Cup — 0–2 4–4 1–0 6–0 — 2 Sep 28 Sep 15 Sep 6 May
2 Kiavalar 8 5 1 2 12 6 +6 16 1–1 — 0–1 3–0 3–0 2 May — 14 Sep 5 Sep 21 May
3 Livyirin 8 4 1 3 13 9 +4 13 Advance to Second Round 2–0 0–1 — 0–2 5–1 28 May 14 May — 1 May 4 Jun
4 Lothyran 8 4 0 4 11 8 +3 12 Eliminated 0–1 2–3 1–0 — 3–0 15 May 5 May 1 Sep — 29 May
5 Etherevar 8 0 0 8 1 30 -29 0 0–8 0–1 0–1 0–3 — 6 Sep 21 Sep 4 Oct 29 Sep —

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Karkuss 8 6 2 0 13 2 +11 20 Qualification to the World Cup — 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 — 1 Sep 5 May 15 May 29 May
2 Fazar 8 6 1 1 29 4 +25 19 0–0 — 7–0 2–0 4–0 1 May — 14 May 28 May 4 Jun
3 Thraxia 8 3 0 5 7 21 -14 9 Advance to Second Round 2–3 0–9 — 0–1 2–0 5 Sep 14 Sep — 2 May 21 May
4 Vamu 8 2 2 4 3 8 -5 8 Eliminated 0–2 1–2 0–2 — 1–0 15 Sep 28 Sep 2 Sep — 6 May
5 Zhar 8 0 1 7 2 19 -17 1 0–3 2–5 0–1 0–0 — 29 Sep 4 Oct 21 Sep 6 Sep —

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sinkajja 8 5 2 1 16 6 +10 17 Qualification to the World Cup — 2–2 2–2 2–1 5–0 — 20 Oct 11 Oct 26 Jun 7 Jun
2 Aether 8 5 2 1 14 6 +8 17 1–0 — 0–3 4–0 2–0 19 Jun — 6 Jun 10 Jul 3 Jul
3 Azyeri 8 4 1 3 13 9 +4 13 Advance to Second Round 0–1 1–2 — 1–0 5–3 10 Jun 7 Oct — 4 Jul 20 Jun
4 Tushinmero 8 2 2 4 4 8 -4 8 Eliminated 0–1 0–0 1–0 — 0–0 27 Oct 10 Nov 4 Nov — 12 Oct
5 Mem 8 0 1 7 3 21 -18 1 0–3 0–3 0–1 0–2 — 8 Oct 3 Nov 21 Oct 11 Jun —

Second Round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Livyirin 4 2 2 0 7 5 +3 8 Qualification to the World Cup — 2–2 3–2 1–1 1–0 — 9 Dec 15 Dec 11 Dec 5 Dec
2 Jimaria 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 7 Advance to Intercontinental Playoff — — 0–1 2–0 3–0 — — 28 Dec 4 Dec 20 Dec
3 Azyeri 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5 Eliminated — — — 0–0 1–1 — — — 7 Dec 10 Dec
4 Peryzium 4 0 3 1 3 5 -2 3 — — — — 2–2 — — — — 14 Dec
5 Thraxia 4 0 2 2 3 7 -4 2 — — — — — — — — — —

Acorian qualification

Qualification in the Acoria confederation was recommended by IFK due to the standard of economies in the region. It would consist of a single round robin tournament, with 2 games per fixture. Two countries would qualify for the World Cup, while third place would go to an intercontinental playoff against North Qatesh. The top-right matches were in the first half of 2455, while the bottom-left matches were in the second half of 2455.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ceironia 10 7 2 1 26 9 +17 23 Qualification to the World Cup — 1–1 7–0 2–2 1–0 4–2 — 8 Aug 13 Jun 7 Mar 31 Jan 22 Aug
2 Tupalei'i 10 6 2 2 16 8 +8 20 2–3 — 5–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 21 Feb — 24 Jan 21 Mar 4 Apr 20 Jun
3 Nordleg 10 4 0 6 5 22 -17 12 Advance to Intercontinental Playoff 0–3 1–0 — 1–0 0–2 1–0 10 Jan 4 Jul — 11 Apr 28 Feb 25 Jul
4 Erdelicht 10 2 5 3 9 9 0 11 Eliminated 0–1 0–2 3–0 — 0–0 2–2 1 Aug 19 Sep 29 Aug — 27 Jun 18 Jul
5 Lunidor 10 3 2 5 6 6 0 11 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 — 1–0 11 Jul 5 Sep 15 Aug 17 Jan — 12 Sep
6 Malayang 10 1 3 6 8 16 -8 6 0–4 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 — 28 Mar 3 Jan 14 Feb 7 Feb 14 Mar —

North and East Qatesh qualification

Due to conflicts within IFK management over cost and organisation, no qualification round was held in North or East Qatesh. Therefore, the teams qualifying and those in the intercontinental playoffs were individually invited. The slots to fill were 3 spots in North Qatesh, 4 in East Qatesh, and another one from each for the intercontinental playoffs. Holy Tempest Empire, Cammel, Yasja-Kanusphra were the West Qatesh nations invited; while United Republic, Suton, Skuria, Ladros were the East Qatesh nations invited. Alsara and Blia were picked to fill up the intercontinental spots.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Holy Tempest Empire 5 4 1 0 5 0 +5 13 Qualification to the World Cup — 0–0 3–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 — 7 Mar 13 Jun 22 Aug 31 Jan 8 Aug
2 Heboi 5 3 2 0 13 4 +9 11 — — 4–2 2–2 4–0 3–0 — — 11 Apr 18 Jul 27 Jun 21 Mar
3 Cammel 5 3 0 2 7 7 0 9 Eliminated — — — 1–0 2–0 2–0 — — — 25 Jul 28 Feb 24 Jan
4 Dai Shun 5 2 1 2 4 9 -5 7 — — — — 1–0 1–0 — — — — 12 Sep 20 Jun
5 Zerrikania 5 0 1 4 2 9 -7 1 — — — — — 2–2 — — — — — 4 Apr
6 Kibrahn 5 0 1 4 2 10 -8 1 — — — — — — — — — — — —

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TS TS
1 Yasja-Kanusphra 5 4 1 0 19 5 +14 13 Qualification to the World Cup — 4–4 2–0 3–1 5–0 5–0 — 7 Mar 13 Jun 22 Aug 31 Jan 8 Aug
2 Blia 5 4 1 0 18 5 +13 13 — — 2–1 2–0 3–0 7–0 — — 11 Apr 18 Jul 27 Jun 21 Mar
3 South Solan 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 7 Eliminated — — — 1–1 1–0 2–0 — — — 25 Jul 28 Feb 24 Jan
4 Malassia 5 1 2 2 6 7 -1 5 — — — — 1–1 3–0 — — — — 12 Sep 20 Jun
5 Ladros 5 0 2 3 1 10 -9 2 — — — — — 0–0 — — — — — 4 Apr
6 File:Tespra.png Tespra 5 0 0 5 0 17 -17 0 — — — — — — — — — — — —

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TS TS
1 Suton 5 4 1 0 15 1 +14 13 Qualification to the World Cup — 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 5–0 — 7 Mar 13 Jun 22 Aug 31 Jan 8 Aug
2 Skuria 5 4 1 0 12 1 +11 13 — — 2–0 3–0 1–0 5–0 — — 11 Apr 18 Jul 27 Jun 21 Mar
3 Dramadral 5 2 1 2 6 8 -2 7 Eliminated — — — 1–1 2–1 3–0 — — — 25 Jul 28 Feb 24 Jan
4 Emphora 5 1 2 2 4 7 -3 5 — — — — 1–1 2–0 — — — — 12 Sep 20 Jun
5 Bronzefeld 5 1 1 3 6 7 -1 4 — — — — — 4–0 — — — — — 4 Apr
6 File:Thesalia.png Thesalia 5 0 0 5 0 19 -19 0 — — — — — — — — — — — —

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SV SV
1 Solan 5 4 1 0 10 3 +7 13 Qualification to the World Cup — 2–0 2–1 3–0 2–2 1–0 — 7 Mar 13 Jun 22 Aug 31 Jan 8 Aug
2 Yagoaan 5 2 1 2 6 4 +2 7 — — 3–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 — — 11 Apr 18 Jul 27 Jun 21 Mar
3 File:Suvernikia.png Suvernikia 5 2 1 2 6 5 +1 7 Eliminated — — — 1–0 0–0 4-0 — — — 25 Jul 28 Feb 24 Jan
4 Alsara 5 1 1 3 3 7 -4 4 — — — — 1–1 2–0 — — — — 12 Sep 20 Jun
5 Scoitlan 5 0 5 0 7 7 0 5 — — — — — 3–3 — — — — — 4 Apr
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Intercontinental playoffs

Intercontinental Playoff
Nordleg 0–3 Jimaria
Defender A Yellow card 66' Red card 79' Goal 80' (83), 88' Striker A
Attendance: 9,255

Participants

List of participants

Format and draw

Pots

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Groups

Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F
Empherias Ahitereira Ginsukyo Grensalbourg Fazar Solan
Jimaria Karkuss Koresa Livyirin Kiavalar Skuria
Heboi Tupalei'i Aether Ceironia Palakkinen Hveden Federation
Yasja-Kanusphra Suton Yagoaan Holy Tempest Empire Sinkajja Blia

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Empherias 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to the Knockout Round
2 Jimaria 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3 Yasja-Kanusphra 3 1 1 1 2 4 -2 4 Advance to Redemption Round
4 Heboi 3 0 0 3 3 8 -5 0 Eliminated
Group Stage (Group A)
Empherias 2–0 Jimaria
Masdon Goal 25', 44' Goal 58' Striker A
Rosetta Stadium, Rosetta, Wynnoa
Attendance: 35,204
Group Stage (Group A)
Heboi 0–1 Yasja-Kanusphra
Goal 68' Striker A
White Rose Stadium, Esthullen
Attendance: 8,295
Group Stage (Group A)
Empherias 3–1 Heboi
Masdon Goal 21', 88'
Goldstone Goal 67'		 Goal 64' Striker A
Arrows Stadium, Gateshaven
Attendance: 28,512
Group Stage (Group A)
Jimaria 1–1 Yasja-Kanusphra
Striker A Goal 35' Goal 44' Striker A
Vreimes Emporium, Vreimer
Attendance: 11,255

John Masdon, the key striker to Empherias, is severely injured by a Kanusphran player - who subsequently is given a red card. Masdon is taken off by a medical team in the 67th minute and is not allowed by his doctors to compete in the rest of the tournament

Group Stage (Group A)
Yasja-Kanusphra 0–3 Empherias
Midfielder A Red card 65' Goal 45', 55', 59' Masdon
Georgina Stadium, Georgina, Wynnoa
Attendance: 30,223
Group Stage (Group A)
Jimaria 4–2 Heboi
Striker A Goal 16', 82'
Midfielder A Goal 20'
Midfielder B Goal 26'		 Goal 51', 62' Striker A
Zerwynn Western Sports Centre, Zerwynn
Attendance: 15,205

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ahitereira 3 3 0 0 11 4 +7 9 Advance to the Knockout Round
2 Karkuss 3 1 1 1 5 6 -1 4
3 Tupalei'i 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 2 Advance to Redemption Round
4 Suton 3 0 1 2 1 6 -5 1 Eliminated
Group Stage (Group A)
Ahitereira 4–2 Karkuss
Striker A Goal 11', 66'
Midfielder A Goal 81'
Midfielder B Goal 83'		 Goal 25' Striker A
Goal 44' Striker B
Nieuwbourg Sports Centre and Stadium, Nieuwbourg
Attendance: 20,195
Group Stage (Group A)
Tupalei'i 0–0 Suton
Roviny LXA Stadium, Roviny
Attendance: 14,321
Group Stage (Group A)
Ahitereira 2–1 Tupalei'i
Midfielder A Goal 45+3'
Striker A Goal 80' (pen.)		 Goal 55' Striker A
Rommes National Centre, Rommes
Attendance: 25,123
Group Stage (Group A)
Suton 0–1 Karkuss
Goal 86' Striker A
Mertens Merigold Stadium, Mertens
Attendance: 18,294
Group Stage (Group A)
Suton 1–5 Ahitereira
Striker A Goal 67' (pen.) Goal 6', 18', 29', 51' Striker A
Goal 78' Midfielder A

Yellow card 66' Defender A
Winswepp Stadium, Winswepp, Wynnoa
Attendance: 23,149
Group Stage (Group A)
Tupalei'i 2–2 Karkuss
Striker A Goal 21'
Karkuss Defender A Goal 80' (o.g)		 Goal 40' Striker A
Goal 68' Midfielder A
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Wynnoa
Attendance: 11,224


Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ginsukyo 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to the Knockout Round
2 Koresa 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3 Yagoaan 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 3 Advance to Redemption Round
4 Aether 3 1 0 2 1 6 -5 3 Eliminated
Group Stage (Group A)
Ginsukyo 1–1 Koresa
Striker A Goal 49' Goal 58' Striker A
Ryken–Latterheim Stadium, Ryken
Attendance: 25,489
Group Stage (Group A)
Aether 0–4 Yagoaan
Goal 17', 77' Striker A
Goal 58', 87' Midfielder A
White Rose Stadium, Esthullen
Attendance: 17,982
Group Stage (Group A)
Ginsukyo 2–0 Aether
Midfielder A Goal 41', 46'
Rosetta Stadium, Rosetta
Attendance: 20,052
Group Stage (Group A)
Koresa 2–0 Yagoaan
Striker A Goal 6', 10' Red card 33' Midfielder C
Zerwynn Western Sports Centre, Zerwynn
Attendance: 16,234
Group Stage (Group A)
Yagoaan 0–1 Ginsukyo
Goal 30' Striker A
Arrows Stadium, Gateshaven
Attendance: 14,205
Group Stage (Group A)
Aether 1–0 Koresa
Striker A Goal 31'
Vreimes Emporium, Vreimer
Attendance: 19,245

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Grensalbourg 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6 Advance to the Knockout Round
2 Livyirin 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3 Ceironia 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6 Advance to Redemption Round
4 Holy Tempest Empire 3 0 0 3 2 7 -5 0 Eliminated
Group Stage (Group A)
Grensalbourg 3–1 Livyirin
Striker A Goal 34', 48', 80' (pen.) Goal 46' Striker A
Yellow card 80'
Sistyn Saint Stadium, Sistyn
Attendance: 36,133
Group Stage (Group A)
Ceironia 1–0 Holy Tempest Empire
Striker A Goal 27' Yellow card 22' Striker A
Yellow card 80' Defender A
Yellow card 88' Defender B
Yellow card 90+3' Midfielder A
Winswepp Stadium, Winswepp, Wynnoa
Attendance: 24,466
Group Stage (Group A)
Grensalbourg 1–2 Ceironia
Striker A Goal 80' Goal 6' Midfielder A
Goal 69' Striker A
Grewynnes Mountain Arena, Grewynnes
Attendance: 37,788
Group Stage (Group A)
Livyirin 2–1 Holy Tempest Empire
Striker A Goal 31', 90+5' Goal 78' Striker A
Ryken–Latterheim Stadium, Ryken
Attendance: 20,441
Group Stage (Group A)
Holy Tempest Empire 1–4 Grensalbourg
Striker A Goal 23' Goal 30' Midfielder A
Goal 56', 58' Striker A
Goal 90+2' Striker B
Sistyn Saint Stadium, Sistyn
Attendance: 38,234
Group Stage (Group A)
Livyirin 2–0 Ceironia
Striker A Goal 1', 52'
Defender A Yellow card 60'
Georgina Stadium, Georgina, Wynnoa
Attendance: 23,405

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kiavalar 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6 Advance to the Knockout Round
2 Fazar 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 6
3 Palakkinen 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6 Advance to Redemption Round
4 Sinkajja 3 0 0 3 0 6 -6 0 Eliminated
Group Stage (Group A)
Fazar 2–4 Kiavalar
Striker A Goal 67', 76' Goal 51', 54', 71' Striker A
Goal 57' Midfielder A
Roviny LXA Stadium, Roviny
Attendance: 45,285
Group Stage (Group A)
Palakkinen 1–0 Sinkajja
Striker A Goal 10'
Rommes National Centre, Rommes
Attendance: 16,773
Group Stage (Group A)
Fazar 3–2 Palakkinen
Striker A Goal 16'
Striker B Goal 33', 79'		 Goal 75' Midfielder A
Goal 90' Striker A
Sistyn Saint Stadium, Sistyn
Attendance: 28,491
Group Stage (Group A)
Kiavalar 2–0 Sinkajja
Striker A Goal 7', 55'
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Wynnoa
Attendance: 24,586
Group Stage (Group A)
Fazar 3–0 Sinkajja
Striker A Goal 15', 23', 90'
Zerwynn Western Sports Centre, Zerwynn
Attendance: 17,242
Group Stage (Group A)
Kiavalar 2–3 Palakkinen
Striker A Goal 40', 62'

Defender A Yellow card 64' Red card 77'		 Goal 81', 83' Midfielder A
Goal 90+2' (pen.)
Grewynnes Mountain Arena, Grewynnes
Attendance: 28,258



Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Solan 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7 Advance to the Knockout Round
2 Hveden Federation 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
3 Blia 3 0 1 2 3 8 -5 1 Advance to Redemption Round
4 Skuria 3 0 1 2 3 9 -6 1 Eliminated
Group Stage (Group A)
Solan 4–2 Skuria
Striker A Goal 1', 5'
Midfielder A Goal 37'
Midfielder B Goal 90'		 Goal 7', 49' (pen.) Striker A
Georgina Stadium, Georgina, Wynnoa
Attendance: 20,594
Group Stage (Group A)
Hveden Federation 2–1 Blia
Striker A Goal 4', 26' Goal 17' Striker A
Ryken–Latterheim Stadium, Ryken
Attendance: 22,254
Group Stage (Group A)
Solan 0–0 Hveden Federation
Winswepp Stadium, Winswepp, Wynnoa
Attendance: 29,295
Group Stage (Group A)
Skuria 1–1 Blia
Striker A Goal 50' Goal 90+2' Striker A
Nieuwbourg Sports Centre and Stadium, Nieuwbourg
Attendance: 6,863
Group Stage (Group A)
Solan 5–1 Blia
Striker A Goal 11', 17', 25'
Midfielder A Goal 34'
Midfielder B Goal 80'		 Goal 7' Striker A
Mertens Merigold Stadium, Mertens
Attendance: 18,295
Group Stage (Group A)
Hveden Federation 4–0 Skuria
Striker A Goal 32'
Midfielder A Goal 68'
Midfielder B Goal 74', 84'
Roviny LXA Stadium, Roviny
Attendance: 25,685

Redemption stage

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Palakkinen 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 6 Advance to the Knockout Round
2 Yagoaan 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 3
3 Yasja-Kanusphra 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 0 Eliminated
Redemption Stage
Kanusphra 0–1 Yagoaan
Goal 40' Striker A
White Rose Stadium, Esthullen
Attendance: 10,295
Redemption Stage
Kanusphra 0–2 Palakkinen
Goal 29', 55' Striker A
Zerwynn Western Sports Centre, Zerwynn
Attendance: 11,245
Redemption Stage
Palakkinen 4–2 Yagoaan
Striker A Goal 9', 45+3'
Midfielder A Goal 67', 88'		 Goal 22', 40' Striker A
Ryken–Latterheim Stadium, Ryken
Attendance: 12,355

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tupalei'i 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6 Advance to the Knockout Round
2 Blia 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3 Ceironia 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 0 Eliminated
Redemption Stage
Ceironia 0–1 Tupalei'i
Goal 80' Striker A
Rosetta Stadium, Rosetta, Wynnoa
Attendance: 10,295
Redemption Stage
Ceironia 0–1 Blia
Goal 90+1' Striker A
Vreimes Emporium, Vreimer
Attendance: 11,224
Redemption Stage
Tupalei'i 2–1 Blia
Striker A Goal 39'
Midfielder A Goal 50'		 Goal 88' Striker A
Rommes National Centre, Rommes
Attendance: 9,992

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
3 May 2456
 
 
 Solan0 (4)
 
8 May 2456
 
 Malayang0 (2)
 
 Solan2
 
4 May 2456
 
 Kanusphra0
 
 Kanusphra0 (5)
 
13 May 2456
 
 Ginsukyo0 (4)
 
 Solan1
 
5 May 2456
 
 Livyirin2
 
 Aether3
 
10 May 2456
 
 Lothern2
 
 Aether0
 
6 May 2456
 
 Livyirin3
 
 Azyeri0
 
18 May 2456
 
 Livyirin5
 
 Livyirin1 (4)
 
3 May 2456
 
 Ahitereira1 (2)
 
 Ahitereira3
 
9 May 2456
 
 Jimaria2
 
 Ahitereira4
 
4 May 2456
 
 Fazar3
 
 Karkuss0
 
14 May 2456
 
 Fazar1
 
 Ahitereira1
 
5 May 2456
 
 Skuria0Third place
 
 Koresa0
 
11 May 245616 May 2456
 
 Skuria1
 
 Skuria1 Solan2
 
6 May 2456
 
 Tupalei'i0 Skuria0
 
 Tupalei'i4
 
 
 Suton1
 

Round of 16

The first knockout match was Solan against Malayang. Solan thus far has had home advantage and had won two matches in the group stage, drawing one and losing none. However, their victories weren't very impressive. Solan's victory over Azyeri was impressive at first, but Azyeri's form throughout the entire tournament was very poor. Their other victory was against Ladros, who had performed very poorly the whole tournament too. They tied against Livyirin, a minor East Alaxian team. Therefore, Solan went into the match confident because of the crowd but not complacent. Malayang on the other hand had managed to beat world champions Ahitereira in the group stage, and East Alaxian decent side Karkuss, but losing to Cammel in their most recent match. They were very eager to redeem themselves for their recent loss against Cammel. Both teams used their full main squad for the match with no injuries. The match began with the crowd cheerily very heavily for Solan, even more-so as they dominated the first half with constant pressure. They had 22 shots to Malayang's 5 shots, but none of them converted into goals. Through the second half, Solan slowed down the pace to not exhaust their players, and Malayang saw a more favourable possession throughout. But the game ended normally as a tie. Extra time began with a disallowed goal from Malayang, which became controversy, when the Malayang striker had committed a foul worthy of a yellow card just before the goal. Extra time concluded and the first penalties of the tournament began. The crowd cheering the Solanese shots, and booing the Malayang shots, most likely contributed to Solan's win.

Round of 16
Solan 0–0 (a.e.t.) Malayang
ST A Yellow card 97'
Penalties
ST A Penalty scored
CF A Penalty scored
CB A Penalty scored
ST B Penalty missed
MF A Penalty scored		 4–2 Penalty scored ST A
Penalty missed CB A
Penalty missed ST B
Penalty scored CF A
Referee: (TBD)

World champions Ahitereira were put up was a tough challenge early on as they faced Jimaria, previous world champions. The match began incredibly tough with neither team getting a shot on target within the first thirty minutes. However, things changed when Jimaria scored a free kick in the 31st minute. The match then took another unexpected turn when the Jimarian goalkeeper sustained a leg injury to a failed Ahitereiran challenge in the 40th minute, being substituted soon after. Ahitereira amped up towards the end of the first half and managed to score an equaliser during the chaos in the 43rd minute. Ahitereira had a great turnaround when they scored another during injury time! The second half began with Jimaria attempting to maintain possession but the Ahitereiran star striker managed to push through and score a goal in the 56th minute, getting a hat trick. Jimaria began losing energy and switched to set piece tactics, eventually gaining a penalty in the 82nd minute. The match ended with some real challenge to the Ahitereirans not succeeding.

Round of 16
Ahitereira 3–2 Jimaria
ST A Goal 43', 45+4', 56' ST A Goal 31'
CF A Goal 82' (pen.)
Referee: (TBD)

The Kanusphra versus Ginsukyo was a very interesting matchup. Both teams had already faced each other before at the 2456 world cup, in the group stage, where they drew unexpectedly. However, since then, Ginsukyo topped their group while Kanusphra lost hard to Jimaria, and then had to endure two more matches to catch up. Kanusphra returned to the formation and tactics that got them their previous tie, an all defensive line up with no strikers, to frustrate the side into anger and tiredness. Luckily for Kanusphra, this tactic worked mostly with Ginsukyo achieving just 2 shots on target, both caught by the Kanusphran keeper, in the full game. The game went to extra time with Ginsukyo subbing out defenders, who they believed weren't needed because of a lack of Kanusphran offence, and replaced them with strikers. However, these strikers were unable to prove effective. Before penalties, Kanusphra did substitute strikers into otherwise defensive positions. Penalties saw a not totally warmed up Ginsukyo goalkeeper against five brand new Kanusphran strikers, while the Kanusphran muscular keeper was ready to go up against some new and some worn out forwards for Ginsukyo. The stadium went into celebration as Kanusphra won, and Ginosukyoan mainly sulked as they lost to this nation.

Round of 16
[[{{{2}}} national football team|{{{2}}}]] 0–0 (a.e.t.) Ginsukyo
Penalties
ST A Penalty scored
ST B Penalty scored
ST C Penalty scored
ST D Penalty scored
ST E Penalty scored		 5–4 Penalty scored ST C
Penalty missed CF A
Penalty scored CF B
Penalty scored CB A
Penalty scored RW A
Referee: (TBD)

This match up was seen as incredibly futile as Fazar had topped their group stage by winning all three games, while Karkuss inched through the second chance round with just one win and a draw. However, Karkuss did put up a bit of a fight. Mostly going slow at first, Fazar made it's first real attempt on goal in the 9th minute which failed, although they returned and scored in the 11th minute. Karkuss soon tightened up formation and kept a slow game throughout the rest of the first half. The second half began with Karkuss riling itself up significantly, making two striker substitutions aimed at pressuring the back of Fazar's lines. Although there were great opportunities, and by the end 7 shots on target from Karkuss, the game ended in a victory for Fazar, although pundits say their form began tiring out towards the end.

Round of 16
Karkuss 0–1 Fazar
ST A Goal 11'
Referee: (TBD)

Aether versus Lothern was a very unpredictable matchup. Although unexpectedly great throughout qualifying, Aether had met some challenge in the group stage drawing Suton but knocking out Kiavalar. They were definitely capable of a massive upset against Lothern. And it would be an upset for a team who had achieved respectable wins against two teams in their group, though losing to Koresa. The match heated up with a controversial free kick granted to Lothern which went in their favour and bagged them an early 20th minute goal. Despite multiple attempts from both teams, this score line remained the same until very late when Lothern was able to secure, or so they thought, their victory with a goal in the 73rd minute. Following this, an angry Koresan fan jumped the stadium fences and began pitch invading, which led the referee to suspend the game for three minutes. In the chaos as the game resumed, Aether scored a goal while the Lothern team remained confused on whether the game was in play. Another controversy began as the referee said the goal stood in the 78th minute. Soon after, an Aether attack saw a set piece given in a penalty from lousy Lothern defending. This saw the score equalised in the 81st minute, with just 9 minutes to go. Lothern began preparing to go into extra time, however the Aether striker had other plans as he expertly manoeuvred around two Lothern defenders to score a spectacular goal in the 1st minute of injury time, and got a hat trick.

Round of 16
Aether 3–2 Lothern
ST A Goal 78', 81' (pen.), 90+1' ST A Goal 20', 73'
Referee: (TBD)

The Koresa-Skuria game would be interesting for both sides. Koresa had won their group but their results weren't entirely impressive. Both teams maintained one win, one tie, and an one loss, and it was anybody's game despite Koresa's huge experience with the game and domestic leagues. Both halves of the match were incredibly slow as both teams wanted to produce a good result and not rush and concede. The were four major opportunities to score throughout: two Koresan and two Skurian. All four were set-piece tactics, all being close to the goal free kicks. The first Koresan opportunity went wide in the 50th minute, while the first Skurian opportunity was saved by the keeper in the 67th minute. The second Koresan opportunity hit the crossbar in the 74th minute and was cleared, while the second Skurian opportunity saw success as the Koresan goalkeeper was blindsided by his own defenders, and saw them win the game by the 84th minute. It ended quite a disappointing run for Koresa.

Round of 16
Koresa 0–1 Skuria
ST A Goal 84'
Referee: (TBD)

Despite Livyirin being a fairly unknown team to most people, many pundits believed they actually had a chance. They had a decent qualification and group stage, while Azyeri crashed through second place in second chance to some subpar teams. The Azyeri squad were confident, trying to break expectations, although they succumbed almost instantly to the Livyirin terror with an early goal. Azyeri's morale had all but evaporated at this point and the Livyirin striker was able to score a second inside ten minutes. Livyirin had turned the team inside out with a third, and then a fourth goal inside thirty minutes. At this point, Livyirin had parked the bus and substituted most of it's main players off to save their energies for upcoming knockout matches. Meanwhile, the game remained quite boring with Livyirin switching to defensive tactics, although secondary Livyirin striker couldn't resist a clear open goal to score in the 65th minute. Azyeri had been totally humiliated.

Round of 16
Azyeri 0–5 Livyirin
ST A Goal 6', 10'
CF A Goal 17'
LW A Goal 26'
ST B Goal 65'
Referee: (TBD)

Tupalei'i against Suton would be a more interesting match than the one earlier in the day. Tupalei'i had done well in qualification but dropped to the second chance group, coming second there. However, their form was improving. Suton on the other hand had drawn two games in a pretty tough group. Despite predictions, Tupalei'i did score twice in the first half, with Suton challenging with a goal themselves. The fate of the match was decided by a Sutonese red card which saw a key midfielder sent off, and therefore they conceded two more times to be eliminated by the full time whistle.

Round of 16
Tupalei'i 4–1 Suton
ST A Goal 32', 45+3'
CF A Goal 70'
CB A Goal 85'		 ST A Goal 40'

MF A Red card 66'
Referee: (TBD)

Quarter-Finals

The first quarter-final match would kick off with the hosts, Solan, getting an immediate yellow card in the first minute. Many said this was a bad omen for the match to come, but they proved them wrong. Kanusphra had again utilised an entirely defensive team to try and hold out the game to the semi-finals, but Solan was able to break this down with set piece tactics to goat Kanusphran players into fouling and giving free kicks and penalties to open up the box. This allowed a goal by Solan in the 37th minute and the crowd, full to the brim with Solanese people, cheer furiously which demoralised the opposing team. Eventually, constant pressure by Solanese strikers saw Kanusphra concede a second goal later in the second half in the 73rd minute, securing a Solan victory with great commiserations to Kanusphra for defying expectations to get there.

Quarter-Finals
Solan 2–0 Kanusphra
ST A Goal 37'
RW A Goal 73'
Referee: (TBD)

Possibly the biggest match of the knockouts thus far, this match pitted two massive juggernauts of phutebola: Ahitereira and Fazar against each other. Although, both teams played relatively safe in the first half with only 8 shots between them, pressure ramped up in the second half. Ahitereira's star striker scored an excellent goal in the 56th minute to give Ahitereira the lead, while he returned yet again five minutes later! It was not over for Fazar however as a penalty kick granted to them saw them inch closer to survival, with an equaliser in the 80th minute to secure this. This left both teams going into extra time, although Fazar was already out of substitutions. Extra time was a rollercoaster as Fazar scored a whopper of an opening goal in the 92nd minute. Some people thought the game was up, but a great free kick from Ahitereira's centre-forward saw them equalise by half time, and Ahitereira's star striker got himself another hat trick and the Ahitereiran win with a super goal in injury time.

Quarter-Finals
Ahitereira 4–3 (a.e.t.) Fazar
ST A Goal 56', 61' (120+2)
CF A Goal 104'		 ST A Goal 75' (pen.), 92'
CF A Goal 80'
Referee: (TBD)

One of the lesser attended matches of the quarter-finals was Aether against Livyirin. Both teams were smaller Alaxian teams who had unexpectedly done well and both were aiming at reaching their first semi-finals. Livyirin was experimenting with it's starting eleven, wishing to try out a new formation with their secondary striker which would focus more on going wide. This bizarre and sudden change in tactic caught Aether off guard, who were unprepared in the first half and conceded two early goals. In the second half, Aether were able to maintain more possession and prevent any further major damage, but Livyirin were able to finish off with a late goal in the 62nd minute. Pundits did suggest that Aether had played brilliantly regardless.

Quarter-Finals
Aether 0–3 Livyirin
RW A Goal 12'
ST A Goal 18', 63'
Referee: (TBD)

The last quarter-final game was Skuria against Tupalei'i, a matchup that had ended in a draw in the group stage. However, Tupalei'i was disadvantaged in the fact that they had to play two more matches in the second chance round and thus had sustained various injuries, notably their main striker was absent due to a pulled muscle. This allowed Skuria to exploit a mostly slower Acorian side. Skuria, despite racking up three yellow cards in the first half alone, managed to defend free kicks from the Tupalei'i side with miracles, and managed to score their own goal in the 36th minute. A lackluster second half, and another injury from Tupalei'i which saw their primary player sent off, meant that Tupalei'i couldn't stage a comeback to tie up the game like in the group stage. Thus, the match ended with not much action with a Skurian victory. Some pundits suggested that in the first half, Skuria only had possession for a quarter of the time despite their win.

Quarter-Finals
Skuria 1–0 Tupalei'i
ST A Goal 36'
Referee: (TBD)

Semi-Finals

The first semi-final saw the hosts, Solan, up against a very unlikely contender in Livyirin. Solan against continued it's winning strategy of set pieces, while Livyirin kept it's wide positioning, with players starting more confident in the tactic and with some small training sessions on headers and crossing. The match began with huge cheering on the side of Solan, and the Solanese striker very confident and swaggering, but after their first attack and Livyirin's repel, the counter-attack from Livyirin was speedy and quick, with the wingers running incredibly fast to cross to the Livyirin strikers. This exact scenario happened four times in the first half, with only two of these being intercepted by the defenders, and the other two scoring with an useless goalkeeper. Solan switched up it's strategy to try and win the ultimate comeback and win back the crowd, which they did with great morale. This new defensive strategy on the sides saw Livyirin win no more goals, but Solan only managed to win a free kick in the 90th minute to still lose. Livyirin had defeated the hosts and won worldwide acclaim being in the finals.

Semi-Finals
Solan 1–2 Livyirin
ST A Goal 90' ST A Goal 39', 45+3'
Referee: (TBD)

The second semi-final saw world champions Ahitereira against Skuria, an incredibly unexpected opponent. Ahitereira was quite confident and smug believing they could easily beat Skuria, a small skaven nation, and believed their path was easy. However they underestimated their side and this led to a very complacent first half. The second half opened up with Ahitereira's star striker missing an open goal, but a centre-forward managing to rectify the situation with a chip goal in the 57th minute. The game slowed significantly afterwards and despite a few minor challenges, the score line remained the same and allowed for an Ahitereiran win. While a victory, Ahitereira was displeased with the result against Skuria but remained confident, while Skuria was incredibly happy to reach as far as the semi-finals and hold their own.

Semi-Finals
Ahitereira 1–0 Skuria
CF A Goal 57'
Referee: (TBD)

Third Place Playoff

The third place playoff was between Solan and Skuria. Unfortunately for Skurian fans, they were unable to overcome the might of Solan fighting at home and trying to make up for their lost against Livyirin. With two disallowed goals for offside, Solan still managed to score two goals: one in the 17th minute and another in the 46th minute. However, Skuria made great attempts to try and get back into the game but sadly it was futile and they ended 4th place.

Third Place Playoff
Solan 2–0 Skuria
ST A Goal 17', 46'
Referee: (TBD)

Final

The final of the 2456 IFK World Cup was between Livyirin and Ahitereira. Both teams were Alaxian and had played each other before, and had done very well out of the world cup. Ahitereira were the favourites going in, being the reigning championships, although the morale for getting a major title wasn't as high anymore. Livyirin was seen mostly as an underdog having never won a major tournament or even expecting to get far in the world cup. Livyirin went with it's new wide-focused strategy with some changes to the midfield to distract. Ahitereira's main weapon was it's star striker but a decent defence looking for constant possession. Despite their focused attack, Livyirin had maintained a clean sheet excluding one goal from Solan in the entire knockouts. The game remained pretty boring for the first half, with Ahitereira seeing few chances to break through, and having 3 of their 5 shots going wide, and the others being saved. Livyirin's strategy hadn't paid off yet but they did achieve two shots on target. The second half began with an Ahitereiran capture of the ball and slow build up towards the Livyirin side. However, a break from the Livyirin winger saw a fierce counter-attack and a cross into the box and then into the goal. Livyirin was up in the final and Ahitereira had to do something. Their solution was constant pressure which wearied both sides down significantly for the next thirty minutes without much result. However, after constant attacks, the Ahitereiran star striker scored against a weakened Livyirin defence in the 86th minute to bring the game to extra time.

Extra time began with both teams taking it slow, unwilling to rush into any particular attack in fear of being retaliated against. The second half of extra time saw no major events either and most teams preparing for a penalty shootout to end the world cup. Although, there was a challenge by Ahitereiran centre-forward which scored - but was deemed offside. Ahitereiran substituted new strikers, and Livyirin did the same. One event then occurred that shaped the outcome: the injury of Ahitereiran's star striker. In a last minute challenge to the Ahitereiran goal, the Livyirin left-winger (who received a yellow card) seemed to twist the Ahitereiran golden boy's ankle. Thus, when the game did go to penalties, the Ahitereiran management was conflicted on what to do. They decided that since he was such a good talent, he must take a penalty shot first. The penalties then went ahead, the star striker missed his penalty, alongside two other Ahitereirans who had subbed on towards the end of extra time without much warmup. Livyirin scored four of their goals against a demoralised goalkeeper, worried for his friend. Therefore, the biggest underdog story won over, Livyirin won the world cup.

Final
Livyirin 1–1 (a.e.t.) Ahitereira
ST A Goal 48'

LW A Yellow card 117'		 ST A Goal 85'
Penalties
CF A Penalty missed
ST A Penalty scored
ST B Penalty scored
RW A Penalty scored
LW A Penalty scored		 4–2 Penalty missed ST A
Penalty scored ST B
Penalty scored CF A
Penalty missed ST C
Penalty missed CF C
Referee: (TBD)

Goal scorers

Pos Team Player Goals Hat tricks

Controversies

Qatesh invited nations

Fazar-Skuria grouped together

Sinma aggression

See also

References

References

  1. ↑ West Alaxia (WAF) and East Alaxia (EAF) combined
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