2018 FANA World Cup
FANA World Cup Levalle 2018 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Levalle |
Dates | 9 December 2018 – 7 September 2019 |
Teams | 32 (from 7 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 12 (in 10 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Niolskiaj |
Runners-up | Aquia |
Third place | Fordia |
Fourth place | Lidonia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 64 |
Goals scored | 199 (3.11 per match) |
The 2018 FANA World Cup was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams and took place between 9 December 2018 and 7 September 2019 in Levalle. It was the fourth FANA World Cup, a worldwide football tournament held once every year.
The finals involved 32 teams, of which 31 came through qualifying competitions, while the host nation Levalle qualified automatically. 64 matches were played in 12 venues across 10 cities. US Eldance, the defending champions, was eliminated in the group stage. Host nation Levalle was eliminated in the quarter finals. In the final, Niolskiaj defeated Aquia 3–1 to win their first world title.
Teams[edit]
Draw[edit]
The draw was held on 7 December 2018 at 20:00 Levalle Time at the Vinderen Salle in Frigg. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, by selecting one team from each of the four ranked pots.
For the draw, the teams were allocated to four pots, based on previous rankings and location. Pot one contained the hosts Levalle (who were automatically assigned to position A1) and the best seven teams. Pot two contained the next best eight teams, and so on for pots three and four. The pots for the draw are shown below.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Aquia |
Alkyria |
Corzazjan |
Drevona |
Venues[edit]
Frigg | Lytte | ||
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Nationalstadionet | Arena de Valle | Rødant Stadium | ALTE Stadion |
Capacity: 64,792 | Capacity: 49,158 | Capacity: 45,379 | Capacity: 41,040 |
TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Brodrik | Madevis | Braden | Hulluksio |
Brodrik Park | Madevia Stadium | Vertemaant Stadium | Nytårio Park |
Capacity: 55,140 | Capacity: 43,269 | Capacity: 50,186 | Capacity: 40,000 |
TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Andrex | Dermo | Marleti | Tergå |
Stade des Deray | Lysstadion | Vojtore Stadium | Tergå Sports Complex |
Capacity: 25,625 | Capacity: 33,061 | Capacity: 33,973 | Capacity: 22,286 |
TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Host selection[edit]
The bidding for the 2018 FANA World Cup started in June 2020 with the national associations having until 12 August 2020 to register their interest in hosting the event. A total of 5 biddings were submitted to FANA for the hosting of the event.
The members of FANA started voting on the hosts of the event on 10 August 2020. The results were unveiled on 10 August 2020, with the Levallean bid securing the hosting rights for the event, while the Prunian/Scandavian bid came in second.
The voting results were:
Bidders | Result | |
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Votes | % | |
Levalle | 19 | 41.30% |
Prunia/Scandavia | 14 | 30.43% |
Corzazjan | 9 | 19.57% |
Torlova | 3 | 6.52% |
Lanovina | 1 | 2.17% |
Group stage[edit]
Competing countries were divided into eight groups of four teams (groups A to H). Teams in each group played one another in a round-robin, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage.
All times listed below are local time.
Tiebreakers[edit]
The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:
- Points obtained in all group matches;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Number of goals scored in all group matches;
- Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
- Yellow card: –1 points;
- Indirect red card (second yellow card): –3 points;
- Direct red card: –4 points;
- Yellow card and direct red card: –5 points;
- Drawing of lots.
Group A[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Demacia (A) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | Levalle (H, A) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Hwaesonna | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Shinkoyu | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
(A) Advance to a further round; (H) Host.
Group B[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Dyria (A) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | Corzazjan (A) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | Zylofonija | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
4 | US Eldance | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 |
(A) Advance to a further round.
Group C[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Lidonia (A) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | Flírskmasto (A) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | Moly-Boronia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Ydiwealth | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
(A) Advance to a further round.
Group D[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Fordia (A) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | Jarea (A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Wedse | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 4 | |
4 | Wyvernbourne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 |
(A) Advance to a further round.
Group E[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Namimori (A) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | Evergreen (A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Torlova | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Lanovina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
(A) Advance to a further round.
Group F[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Scandavia (A) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | Llort (A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Sylvan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Alkyria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 1 |
(A) Advance to a further round.
Group G[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Pohunskia (A) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 5 | Knockout stage |
2 | Drevona (A) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | Ninelie | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | Prunia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
(A) Advance to a further round.
Group H[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Aquia (A) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | Niolskiaj (A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | Sincuerello | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Glaray | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 |
(A) Advance to a further round.
Knockout stage[edit]
The knockout stage consisted of four stages: the Round of 16, the quarter-finals, the semi-finals and the final stages. 16 countries were part of the knockout stage: the winners and runner-ups of the 8 groups.
In the knockout stages, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners. Below is the bracket for the knockout round of the tournament, teams in bold denote match winners.
Bracket[edit]
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
22 December – Rødant Stadium, Lytte | ||||||||||||||
Demacia | 5 | |||||||||||||
7 January – Madevia Stadium, Madevis | ||||||||||||||
Corzazjan | 1 | |||||||||||||
Demacia | 0 | |||||||||||||
22 December – Alte Stadium, Lytte | ||||||||||||||
Lidonia | 1 | |||||||||||||
Lidonia | 2(5) | |||||||||||||
9 January – Brodrik Park, Brodrik | ||||||||||||||
Jarea | 2(3) | |||||||||||||
Lidonia | 1 | |||||||||||||
6 January – Nytårio Park, Hulluksio | ||||||||||||||
Niolskiaj | 3 | |||||||||||||
Namimori | 0 | |||||||||||||
8 January – Alte Stadium, Lytte | ||||||||||||||
Llort | 1 | |||||||||||||
Llort | 1 | |||||||||||||
6 January – Vertemaant Stadium, Braeden | ||||||||||||||
Niolskiaj | 6 | |||||||||||||
Pohunskia | 1 | |||||||||||||
28 December – Nationalstadionet, Frigg | ||||||||||||||
Niolskiaj | 4 | |||||||||||||
Niolskiaj | 3 | |||||||||||||
22 December – Nationalstadionet, Frigg | ||||||||||||||
Aquia | 1 | |||||||||||||
Dyria | 1(2) | |||||||||||||
7 January – Rødant Stadium, Lytte | ||||||||||||||
Levalle | 1(4) | |||||||||||||
Levalle | 0 | |||||||||||||
22 December – Madevia Stadium, Madevis | ||||||||||||||
Fordia | 1 | |||||||||||||
Fordia(p) | 1 | |||||||||||||
9 January – Nationalstadionet, Frigg | ||||||||||||||
Flírskmasto | 0 | |||||||||||||
Fordia | 1(0) | |||||||||||||
6 January – Brodrik Park, Brodrik | ||||||||||||||
Aquia | 1(3) | Third place | ||||||||||||
Scandavia | 1 | |||||||||||||
8 January – Nytårio Park, Hulluksio | 7 September – Brodrik Park, Brodrik | |||||||||||||
Evergreen | 0 | |||||||||||||
Scandavia | 0 | Lidonia | 1 | |||||||||||
6 January – Arena De Valle, Frigg | ||||||||||||||
Aquia | 4 | Fordia | 0 | |||||||||||
Aquia | 1(5) | |||||||||||||
Drevona | 1(3) | |||||||||||||
Tournament team rankings[edit]
Note: As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
Pos. | Team | G | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Niolskiaj | H | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 7 | +16 |
2 | Aquia | H | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 8 | +6 |
3 | Lidonia | C | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
4 | Fordia | D | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 6 | +5 |
Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
5 | Demacia | H | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 5 | +7 |
6 | Scandavia | F | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | +3 |
7 | Llort | F | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | −1 |
8 | Levalle | A | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
Eliminated in the round of 16 | ||||||||||
9 | Dyria | B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
10 | Jarea | D | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 8 | +3 |
11 | Namimori | E | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
12 | Evergreen | E | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
13 | Drevona | G | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6 | −2 |
14 | Pohunskia | G | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | −1 |
15 | Corzazjan | B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | −3 |
16 | Flírskmasto | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
Eliminated in the group stage | ||||||||||
17 | Torlova | E | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
18 | Ninelie | G | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
19 | Wedse | D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
20 | Moly-Boronia | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
21 | Hwaesonna | A | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
22 | Sincuerello | H | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
23 | Sylvan | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
24 | Zylofonija | B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
25 | Shinkoyu | A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −1 |
26 | US Eldance | B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 |
27 | Prunia | G | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
28 | Ydiwealth | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 |
29 | Alkyria | F | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | −6 |
30 | Glaray | H | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
31 | Wyvernbourne | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
32 | Lanovina | E | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | −3 |