2018 FANA World Cup

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.

2018 FANA World Cup

FANA World Cup Levalle 2018
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 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

CLF (2)

• Aquia
• Zylofonija

COSSAF (3)

• Llort
• Namimori
• Shinkoyu

FCS (6)

• Alkyria
• Corzazjan
• Jarea
• Moly-Boronia
• Ninelie
• Torlova

KFASS (4)

• Flírskmasto
• Niolskiaj
• Pohunskia
• Wedse

LTFC (2)

• Hwaesonna
• Sincuerello

NFC (7)

• Drevona
• Dýria
• Fordia
• Lanovina
• Lidonia
• Ruyjin Republic
• Sylvan

UWFA (8)

• Demacia
• Evergreen
• Glaray
• Prunia
• Scandavia
• United States of Eldance
• Wyvernbourne
• Ydiwealth

Draw

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
Aquia Evergreen Fordia Levalle (hosts) Lidonia Prunia Scandavia US Eldance	Alkyria Demacia Dyria Flírskmasto Glaray Jarea Lanovina Pohunskia	Corzazjan Llort Ninelie Niolskiaj Shinkoyu Torlova Wyvernbourne Ydiwealth	Drevona Hwaesonna Moly-Boronia Namimori Sincuerello Sylvan Wedse Zylofonija

Venues

Frigg		Lytte
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

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:

2020 FANA bidding

Bidders	Result
	Votes	%
Levalle	19	41.30%
Prunia/Scandavia	14	30.43%
Corzazjan	9	19.57%
Torlova	3	6.52%
Lanovina	1	2.17%

Group stage

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

The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:

1. Points obtained in all group matches;
2. Goal difference in all group matches;
3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
7. 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;
8. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

Knockout stage

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

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

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
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

External links

• Official Thread