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==Knockout stage==
===Bracket===
{{Round16|6 December 2460|'''{{Cfb|Empherias}}'''|4={{Cfb|Blia}}|6=7 December 2460|7='''{{Cfb|Kiavalar}} (a.e.t)'''|9={{Cfb|Livyirin}}|11=8 December 2460|12={{Cfb|Ginsukyo}}|14='''{{Cfb|Hveden Federation}}'''|16=9 December 2460|17={{Cfb|Palakkinen}}|19={{Cfb|Karkuss}}|21=6 December 2460|22='''{{Cfb|Ahitereira}}'''|24={{Cfb|Yagoaan}}|26=7 December 2460|27={{Cfb|Solan}}|29='''{{Cfb|Koresa}}'''|31=8 December 2460|32={{Cfb|Grensalbourg}}|34='''{{Cfb|Fazar}} (a.e.t)'''|36=9 December 2460|37={{Cfb|Tupalei'i}}|39={{Cfb|Jimaria}}|'''7'''|5=0|8='''1'''|10=0|13=1|15='''2'''|23='''3'''|25=0|28=0|30='''4'''|33=3 (1)|35='''3 (2)'''|40=|41=12 December 2460|42={{Cfb|Empherias}}|44={{Cfb|Kiavalar}}|46=14 December 2460|47={{Cfb|Hveden Federation}}|51=13 December 2460|52={{Cfb|Ahitereira}}|54={{Cfb|Koresa}}|56=15 December 2460|57={{Cfb|Fazar}}|widescore=yes}}
=== Round of 16 ===
A win
Hr runner
E win
D runner
C win
F runner
Gr win
B runner
B win
Gr runner
F win
C runner
D win
E runner
Hr win
A runner
===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.
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| date = 36 MayDecember 24562460
| team1 = {{Cfbr|SolanEmpherias}}
| team2 = {{CfbcCfb|Malayah|MalayangBlia}}
| score1 = 07
| score2 = 0
| goals1 = Sword {{goal|5}}<br>Goldstone {{goal|20||35}}<br>Sewy {{goal|60|pen.|78|82|89}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = ST A {{yel|97}}
| event =
| time = 15:00 (local)
| round = Round of 16
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| referee = (TBD)
| aet = yes
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| penalties2 = {{pengoal}} ST A<br>{{penmiss}} CB A<br>{{penmiss}} ST B<br>{{pengoal}} CF A
| penaltyscore = 4–2
}}
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.
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| date = 3 May 2456
| team1 = {{Cfbr|Ahitereira}}
| team2 = {{Cfb|Jimaria}}
| score1 = 3
| score2 = 2
| goals1 = ST A {{goal|43||45+4||56}}
| goals2 = ST A {{goal|31}}<br>CF A {{goal|82|pen.}}
| event =
| time = 1918:00 [[WST]] (local[[UTC+05:00]])
| round = Round of 16
| report =
| stadium = Rosetta Stadium
| attendance = 32,495
| referee = (TBD)
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| location = [[Rosetta]], [[Wynnoa]]
}}
----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.
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| team2 = {{Cfb|GinsukyoYagoaan}}
| score1 = 03
| score2 = 0
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| event =
| time = 1518:00 [[WST]] (local[[UTC+05:00]])
| round = Round of 16
| report =
| stadium = White Rose Stadium
| attendance = 29,566
| referee = (TBD)
| aet = yes
| penalties1 = ST A {{pengoal}}<br>ST B {{pengoal}}<br>ST C {{pengoal}}<br>ST D {{pengoal}}<br>ST E {{pengoal}}
| penalties2 = {{pengoal}} ST C<br>{{penmiss}} CF A<br>{{pengoal}} CF B<br>{{pengoal}} CB A<br>{{pengoal}} RW A
| penaltyscore = 5–4
}}
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.
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| team2 = {{Cfb|Fazar}}
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----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.
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| team2 = {{Cfb|LothernLivyirin}}
| score1 = 31
| score2 = 20
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| goals2 = ST A {{goal|20||73}}
| event =
| time = 1518:00 [[WST]] (local[[UTC+05:00]])
| round = Round of 16
| report =
| stadium = Arrows Stadium
| attendance = 38,954
| referee = (TBD)
| aet = yes
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| location = [[Gateshaven]]
}}
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.
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| team1 = {{Cfbr|KoresaSolan}}
| team2 = {{Cfb|SkuriaKoresa}}
| score1 = 0
| score2 = 14
| goals1 =
| goals2 = ST A {{goal|8430||55||68||74}} Striker A
| event =
| time = 1918:00 [[WST]] (local[[UTC+05:00]])
| round = Round of 16
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| attendance = 35,663
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}}
----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.
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| team2 = {{Cfb|LivyirinHveden Federation}}
| score1 = 01
| score2 = 52
| goals1 = Striker A {{goal|45+3}}
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| event =
| time = 1518:00 [[WST]] (local[[UTC+05:00]])
| round = Round of 16
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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.
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| date = 68 MayDecember 24562460
| team1 = {{Cfbr|Tupalei'iGrensalbourg}}
| team2 = {{Cfb|SutonFazar}}
| score1 = 43
| score2 = 13
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| goals2 = ST A {{goal|4072||90+3||115|pen.}}<br><br>MF Striker A {{sent off|0|66}}
| event =
| time = 1918:00 [[WST]] (local[[UTC+05:00]])
| round = Round of 16
| report =
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| attendance = 39,995
| referee = (TBD)
| aet = yes
| penalties1 = Striker A {{penmiss}}<br>Striker B {{pengoal}}<br>Midfielder A {{penmiss}}<br>Midfielder B {{penmiss}}<br>Midfielder C {{penmiss}}
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| penaltyscore = 1{{En dash}}2
| location = [[Sistyn]]
}}
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===Quarter-Finals===
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