2019 FANA World Cup

The 2019 FANA World Cup was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams and took place between 6 December and 28 July 2019 in Wedse. It was the fifth FANA World Cup, a worldwide football tournament held once every year. It was the first time the championships had been held in Serica, at an estimated cost of over 23 billion Valyuta, it was the most expensive World Cup to date.

2019 FANA World Cup

FANA World Cup Wedse 2019
Tournament details
Host country	Wedse
Teams	32 (from 7 confederations)
Venue(s)	8 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Aquia
Runners-up	Lidonia
Third place	Llort
Fourth place	Wedse
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Goals scored	166 (2.59 per match)

The finals involved 32 teams, of which 31 came through qualifying competitions, while as the host nation Wedse qualified automatically. 64 matches were played in 8 venues across 5 cities. Niolskiaj, the defending champions, were eliminated in the group stage. Host nation Wedse was eliminated in the semi-finals, and eventually took 4th place after losing to Llort. In the final, Aquia played Lidonia on 28 December at the Stadözh Giina in Wedse Capital. Aquia won the match 2–1, to claim their first World Cup win.

Teams

CLF (3)

• Aquia
• Kazkya
• Zylofonija

COSSAF (4)

• Llort
• Namimori
• Qasentria
• Yster

FCS (6)

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

KFASS (3)

• Flírskmasto
• Niolskiaj
• Wedse

LTFC (3)

• Hwaesonna
• Lakadamia
• Sincuerello

NFC (6)

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

UWFA (7)

• Evergreen
• Frootania
• Prunia
• Scandavia
• Trivania
• United States of Eldance
• Vacansa

Draw

The draw was held on 4 December 2019 at 20:00 WST at the Sky Tower in Wedse Capital.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 Wedse (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
Niolskiaj Aquia Fordia Lidonia Scandavia Llort Levalle Dyria	Jarea Namimori Drevona Evergreen Corzazjan Flírskmasto Torlova Ninelie	Wedse (hosts) Hwaesonna Moly-Boronia Sincuerello Sylvan Zylofonija US Eldance Prunia	Lakadamia Sirenforest Trivania Vacansa Frootania Yster Qasentria Kazkya

Venues

Wedse Capital			Bkhö
Stadözh Giina	Zaxat Akhena	Stadözh Munadse	Golos Akhena
Capacity: 66,109	Capacity: 64,827	Capacity: 58,342	Capacity: 60,213
Muta	Mashgaikhaltai	Polushay
Akhena Obun	Stadözh Baina	Stadözh Anaxat	Stadözh Munden
Capacity: 36,029	Capacity: 28,182	Capacity: 63,291	Capacity: 32,019

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	Wedse (H, A)	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7	Knockout stage
2	Dyria (A)	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
3	Torlova	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3
4	Trivania	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Aquia (A)	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9	Knockout stage
2	Moly-Boronia (A)	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1	4
3	Drevona	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
4	Yster	3	0	0	3	2	9	−7	0

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Corzazjan (A)	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6	Knockout stage
2	Niolskiaj (A)	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	4
3	United States of Eldance	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
4	Kazkya	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	3

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Fordia (A)	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Knockout stage
2	Sincuerello (A)	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6
3	Sirenforest	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
4	Evergreen	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Namimori (A)	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4	7	Knockout stage
2	Scandavia (A)	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
3	Lakadamia	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3
4	Sylvan	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Llort (A)	3	3	0	0	11	3	+8	9	Knockout stage
2	Hwaesonna (A)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	4
3	Frootania	3	0	2	1	3	7	−4	2
4	Ninelie	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lidonia (A)	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	9	Knockout stage
2	Jarea (A)	3	1	2	0	8	6	+2	5
3	Zylofonija	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	2
4	Vacansa	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Prunia (A)	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Knockout stage
2	Levalle (A)	3	1	2	0	5	1	+4	5
3	Flírskmasto	3	1	1	1	6	2	+4	4
4	Qasentria	3	0	0	3	1	13	−12	0

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

20 December – Stadözh Giina, Wedse Capital

Wedse

1

22 December – Stadözh Giina, Wedse Capital

Moly-Boronia

0

Wedse

2

20 December – Stadözh Munden, Polushay

Sincuerello

1

Corzazjan

0

26 December – Stadözh Giina, Wedse Capital

Sincuerello

2

Wedse

0

21 December – Akhena Obun, Muta

Lidonia

2

Namimori

1

22 December – Zaxat Akhena, Wedse Capital

Hwaesonna

2

Hwaesonna

0

21 December – Stadözh Giina, Wedse Capital

Lidonia

4

Lidonia

2

28 December – Stadözh Giina, Wedse Capital

Levalle

0

Lidonia

1

20 December – Stadözh Anaxat, Polushay

Aquia

2

Aquia

3

23 December – Stadözh Giina, Wedse Capital

Dyria

0

Aquia

1

20 December – Zaxat Akhena, Wedse Capital

Fordia

0

Fordia(p)

0(5)

27 December – Stadözh Giina, Wedse Capital

Niolskiaj

0(3)

Aquia

1

21 December – Zaxat Akhena, Wedse Capital

Llort

0

Third place

Llort

1

23 December – Stadözh Anaxat, Polushay

27 December – Zaxat Akhena, Wedse Capital

Scandavia

0

Llort

2

Wedse

1

21 December – Stadözh Anaxat, Polushay

Prunia

1

Llort

3

Prunia

4

Jarea

2

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	Aquia	B	7	7	0	0	21	15	3	+12
2	Lidonia	G	7	6	0	1	18	16	4	+12
3	Llort	F	7	6	0	1	18	17	6	+13
4	Wedse	A	7	4	1	2	13	10	9	+1
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5	Prunia	H	5	3	1	1	10	11	6	+5
6	Sincuerello	D	5	3	0	2	9	9	5	+4
7	Fordia	D	5	2	2	1	8	5	3	+2
8	Hwaesonna	F	5	2	1	2	7	7	11	-4
Eliminated in the round of 16
9	Namimori	E	4	2	1	1	7	5	2	+3
10	Corzazjan	C	4	2	0	2	6	5	6	-1
11	Dyria	A	4	2	0	2	6	4	6	-2
12	Levalle	H	4	1	2	1	5	5	3	+2
13	Niolskiaj	C	4	1	2	1	5	4	2	+2
14	Jarea	G	4	1	2	1	5	10	10	0
15	Moly-Boronia	B	4	1	1	2	4	7	7	0
16	Scandavia	E	4	1	1	2	4	3	4	-1
Eliminated in the group stage
17	Flírskmasto	H	3	1	1	1	4	6	2	+4
18	Drevona	C	3	1	1	1	4	4	4	0
19	US Eldance	B	3	1	1	1	4	1	1	0
20	Torlova	A	3	1	0	2	3	3	4	-1
21	Sirenforest	D	3	1	0	2	3	2	4	-2
22	Kazkya	C	3	1	0	2	3	3	6	-3
23	Lakadamia	E	3	0	3	0	3	3	3	0
24	Zylofonija	G	3	0	2	1	3	4	7	-3
25	Frootania	F	3	0	2	1	2	3	7	-4
26	Ninelie	F	3	0	1	2	1	2	5	-3
27	Trivania	A	3	0	1	2	1	2	5	-3
28	Vacansa	G	3	0	1	2	1	3	7	-4
29	Evergreen	D	3	0	1	2	1	2	6	-4
30	Sylvan	E	3	0	1	2	1	1	5	-4
31	Yster	B	3	0	0	3	0	2	9	-7
32	Qasentria	H	3	0	0	3	0	1	13	-12

External links

• Official Thread