IFK World Cup 2460
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Empherias and Grensalbourg |
Dates | November 2460 – 21 December 2460 |
Teams | 24 (from 5 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 15 (in 12 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | TBD |
Runners-up | TBD |
Third place | TBD |
Fourth place | TBD |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 58 |
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
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 | |
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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 |
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 | ||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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 | |||
6 | Dwarf Confederacy | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Intercontinental playoffs
Nordleg | 0–3 | Jimaria |
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Defender A 66' 79' | 80' (83), 88' Striker A |
Participants
List of participants
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Acoria (ACF) (2)
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Format and draw
Pots
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Groups
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F |
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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 |
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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 |
Heboi | 0–1 | Yasja-Kanusphra |
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68' Striker A |
Empherias | 3–1 | Heboi |
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Masdon 21', 88' Goldstone 67' |
64' Striker A |
Jimaria | 1–1 | Yasja-Kanusphra |
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Striker A 35' | 44' Striker A |
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
Yasja-Kanusphra | 0–3 | Empherias |
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Midfielder A 65' | 45', 55', 59' Masdon |
Jimaria | 4–2 | Heboi |
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Striker A 16', 82' Midfielder A 20' Midfielder B 26' |
51', 62' Striker A |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Ahitereira | 4–2 | Karkuss |
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Striker A 11', 66' Midfielder A 81' Midfielder B 83' |
25' Striker A 44' Striker B |
Ahitereira | 2–1 | Tupalei'i |
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Midfielder A 45+3' Striker A 80' (pen.) |
55' Striker A |
Suton | 0–1 | Karkuss |
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86' Striker A |
Suton | 1–5 | Ahitereira |
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Striker A 67' (pen.) | 6', 18', 29', 51' Striker A 78' Midfielder A 66' Defender A |
Tupalei'i | 2–2 | Karkuss |
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Striker A 21' Karkuss Defender A 80' (o.g) |
40' Striker A 68' Midfielder A |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Ginsukyo | 1–1 | Koresa |
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Striker A 49' | 58' Striker A |
Aether | 0–4 | Yagoaan |
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17', 77' Striker A 58', 87' Midfielder A |
Ginsukyo | 2–0 | Aether |
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Midfielder A 41', 46' |
Koresa | 2–0 | Yagoaan |
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Striker A 6', 10' | 33' Midfielder C |
Yagoaan | 0–1 | Ginsukyo |
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30' Striker A |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Grensalbourg | 3–1 | Livyirin |
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Striker A 34', 48', 80' (pen.) | 46' Striker A 80' |
Ceironia | 1–0 | Holy Tempest Empire |
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Striker A 27' | 22' Striker A 80' Defender A 88' Defender B 90+3' Midfielder A |
Grensalbourg | 1–2 | Ceironia |
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Striker A 80' | 6' Midfielder A 69' Striker A |
Livyirin | 2–1 | Holy Tempest Empire |
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Striker A 31', 90+5' | 78' Striker A |
Holy Tempest Empire | 1–4 | Grensalbourg |
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Striker A 23' | 30' Midfielder A 56', 58' Striker A 90+2' Striker B |
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Fazar | 2–4 | Kiavalar |
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Striker A 67', 76' | 51', 54', 71' Striker A 57' Midfielder A |
Palakkinen | 1–0 | Sinkajja |
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Striker A 10' |
Fazar | 3–2 | Palakkinen |
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Striker A 16' Striker B 33', 79' |
75' Midfielder A 90' Striker A |
Kiavalar | 2–0 | Sinkajja |
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Striker A 7', 55' |
Fazar | 3–0 | Sinkajja |
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Striker A 15', 23', 90' |
Kiavalar | 2–3 | Palakkinen |
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Striker A 40', 62' Defender A 64' 77' |
81', 83' Midfielder A 90+2' (pen.) |
Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Solan | 4–2 | Skuria |
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Striker A 1', 5' Midfielder A 37' Midfielder B 90' |
7', 49' (pen.) Striker A |
Hveden Federation | 2–1 | Blia |
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Striker A 4', 26' | 17' Striker A |
Solan | 0–0 | Hveden Federation |
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Skuria | 1–1 | Blia |
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Striker A 50' | 90+2' Striker A |
Solan | 5–1 | Blia |
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Striker A 11', 17', 25' Midfielder A 34' Midfielder B 80' |
7' Striker A |
Hveden Federation | 4–0 | Skuria |
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Striker A 32' Midfielder A 68' Midfielder B 74', 84' |
Redemption stage
Group G
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Kanusphra | 0–1 | Yagoaan |
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40' Striker A |
Kanusphra | 0–2 | Palakkinen |
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29', 55' Striker A |
Palakkinen | 4–2 | Yagoaan |
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Striker A 9', 45+3' Midfielder A 67', 88' |
22', 40' Striker A |
Group H
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Tupalei'i | 2–1 | Blia |
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Striker A 39' Midfielder A 50' |
88' Striker A |
Knockout stage
Bracket
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
6 December 2460 | ||||||||||||||
Empherias | 7 | |||||||||||||
12 December 2460 | ||||||||||||||
Blia | 0 | |||||||||||||
Empherias | 5 | |||||||||||||
7 December 2460 | ||||||||||||||
Kiavalar | 2 | |||||||||||||
Kiavalar (a.e.t) | 1 | |||||||||||||
17 December 2460 | ||||||||||||||
Livyirin | 0 | |||||||||||||
Empherias | ||||||||||||||
8 December 2460 | ||||||||||||||
Karkuss | ||||||||||||||
Ginsukyo | 1 | |||||||||||||
14 December 2460 | ||||||||||||||
Hveden Federation | 2 | |||||||||||||
Hveden Federation | 1 | |||||||||||||
9 December 2460 | ||||||||||||||
Karkuss (a.e.t) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Palakkinen | 0 | |||||||||||||
21 December 2460 | ||||||||||||||
Karkuss | 2 | |||||||||||||
6 December 2460 | ||||||||||||||
Ahitereira | 3 | |||||||||||||
13 December 2460 | ||||||||||||||
Yagoaan | 0 | |||||||||||||
Ahitereira | 3 | |||||||||||||
7 December 2460 | ||||||||||||||
Koresa | 1 | |||||||||||||
Solan | 0 | |||||||||||||
18 December 2460 | ||||||||||||||
Koresa | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ahitereira | ||||||||||||||
8 December 2460 | ||||||||||||||
Fazar | Third place | |||||||||||||
Grensalbourg | 3 (1) | |||||||||||||
15 December 2460 | 20 December 2460 | |||||||||||||
Fazar (a.e.t) | 3 (2) | |||||||||||||
Fazar | 2 | |||||||||||||
9 December 2460 | ||||||||||||||
Jimaria | 1 | |||||||||||||
Tupalei'i | 2 | |||||||||||||
Jimaria | 3 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
Ahitereira | 3–0 | Yagoaan |
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Striker A 3' Midfielder A 34' Striker B 55' |
Kiavalar | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Livyirin |
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Striker A 104' |
Solan | 0–4 | Koresa |
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30', 55', 68', 74' Striker A |
Ginsukyo | 1–2 | Hveden Federation |
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Striker A 45+3' | 68', 89' Striker A |
Grensalbourg | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Fazar |
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Striker A 30', 65' Midfielder A 100' |
72', 90+3', 115' (pen.) Striker A | |
Penalties | ||
Striker A Striker B Midfielder A Midfielder B Midfielder C |
1–2 | Striker A Striker B Midfielder A Midfielder B |
Palakkinen | 0–2 | Karkuss |
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23', 84' Striker A |
Tupalei'i | 2–3 | Jimaria |
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Striker A 33' Midfielder A 66' |
31' Striker A 50' Striker B 68' Midfielder A |
Quarter-Finals
Empherias | 5–2 | Kiavalar |
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Striker A 8', 11', 76' Midfielder A 49' Midfielder B 82' |
16' Striker A 54' Striker B |
Ahitereira | 3–1 | Koresa |
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Striker A 30', 64' Midfielder A 69' |
33' Striker A 78' Striker B |
Hveden Federation | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Karkuss |
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Striker A 80' | 62' Striker A 109' Striker B |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Livyirin | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Ahitereira |
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ST A 48' LW A 117' |
ST A 85' | |
Penalties | ||
CF A ST A ST B RW A LW A |
4–2 | ST A ST B CF A ST C CF C |
Goal scorers
Pos | Team | Player | Goals | Hat tricks |
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Controversies
Qatesh invited nations
Fazar-Skuria grouped together
Sinma aggression
See also
References
References
- ↑ West Alaxia (WAF) and East Alaxia (EAF) combined