The 2021 FANA World Cup will be the seventh FANA World Cup, the annual international men's football championship contested by the national football teams of the member associations of FANA. The tournament was jointly hosted by 15 host cities across 2 different countries – Namimori and Qasentria, also known as "Namisentria". This is also the first time for COSSAF member states and the second time for ASS member states to organize the event, after Wedse in 2019
The 2020 World Cup saw the tournament expand from 32 to 48 teams.
Contrary to previous years, FANA decided to select the host among the qualified nations from the regional qualification rounds, which concluded in April. The host was selected among the interested nations that qualified to the World Cup.
The bidding for the 2020 FANA World Cup started in March 2021 with the national associations having until 18 April 2021 to register their interest in hosting the event. A total of three biddings were submitted to FANA for the hosting of the event.
The members of FANA started voting on the hosts of the event on 13 June 2021. The results were unveiled on 23 June 2021, with the Namisentrian bid securing the hosting rights for the event, while the Ximbalan/Ulikanan bid came in second.
The allocation of slots for each confederation was discussed by the FANA Executive Committee in September 2020 after the FANA Congress. The committee decided that the allocation used in 2020 would be slightly modified for this year's tournament. The slot allocation was the following:
For the first time in the history of the FANA World Cup, all eligible nations—the 114 FANA member associations applied to enter the qualifying process. Wiltence was later disqualified during the qualification tournament. Places in the tournament were allocated to continental confederations. Several confederations saw either a reduction or increase in their number of allocated places in the tournament. The first qualification game, between Aquia and Angostura, began in Rio de Fevereiro on 30 November 2020 as part of the CLF's qualification,
Of the 48 nations qualified to play at the 2021 FIFA World Cup, 40 countries competed at the previous tournament in 2020. Achróa, Taslana and Foxtavia all qualified for the first time. Other teams returning after absences of at least three tournaments included: Angostura, who last competed in 1998; and Katsyria, competing for the second time after reaching the Round of 16 in 2017.
The draw took place on 2 July 2021, in Marianne, Qasentria. All 48 participating teams were drawn into the 12 groups for the group stage based on the 4 pots that they were divided into. The hosts countries were allocated in Group A (Namimori) and Group G (Qasentria). The FANA Ranking of April 2021 was used to allocate every qualifiers into their respective pot.
HarmonizeTheMusic: The Official 2021 FIFA World Cup Album is a collaboration by various artists, both local Namisentrian and international. The album was released on 25 September 2021.
Background
The album consists of collaborations between Namimorish and Qasentrian musicians and artists.
Proceeds from the album will benefit ASS' campaign "Harmonize to Peace", whose aim is to achieve positive social change through football by building twenty Football for Hope centres for public health, education and football across South Serica and also provides hospitality to South Serican residents, including the Takimorujinese refugees.
Track listing
No.
Performer
Title
Length
1
Hirate Yurina
"Asobu no riyuu" (The 2021 FANA World Cup official song)
4:01
2
Stray Kids
"TOP"
3:06
3
Brave Girls
"Chi Mat Ba Ram"
3:38
4
Namie Amuro
"Hero"
5:38
5
Lelle
"Invisible no sainō"
3:45
6
Hua Chenyu
"Bullfight"
6:24
7
Tiny Jag & Primer
D.A.R.E.
2:26
8
SPYAIR
"Imagination"
3:00
9
Nailah Blackman
"Big Deal"
2:28
10
Burnout Syndrome
"Phoenix"
4:08
11
Akiyama Kiiro
"Identity"
4:29
12
Milet
"Prover"
3:37
13
Corsak feat. Mǎ Yín Yín
"Xīn (Empty Bullets)
2:57
14
Rhymastic
"Phan xet"
4:34
15
Corbyn
"All Mine"
2:40
16
Hirate Yurina
"Dance no riyuu"
4:01
Venues
The event will be hosted in 16 venues across 15 different cities of the two hosting nations. Each country has selected 8 stadiums for the event. All the hosting countries selected their capital cities as one of their cities of choice (Chikara City for Namimori and Marianne for Qasentria).
Asuka
Chikara City
Marianne
Asuka Stadium by Seiji
Chikara Serican Main Stadium
Marianne International Stadium
Suitsu Antlers Football Stadium
Capacity: 21,600
Capacity: 53,864
Capacity: 68,000
Capacity: 40,728
Cyrille-Toman
Maehwa
Cyrille-Toman
Isogai
Maehara
Mori
Asuka
Chikara City
Sunwoo
Marianne
Hwidol
Mairault
Kinsla
Seishin
Hana
Gaoxiang
Gaoxiang
Mizuno Stadium Veludo
Gaoxiang Lotus Flower Stadium
Capacity: 39,694
Capacity: 100,000
Isogai
Hana
Isogai Dome
Hana Mikuni Stadium
Capacity: 40,071
Capacity: 15,300
Maehara
Maehwa
Hwidol
Kinsia
National Namimorish Stadium
Obikuni Ballpark
The Winged Stadium
City Light Stadium
Capacity: 55,000
Capacity: 35,000
Capacity: 45,000
Capacity: 20,000
Mori
Sunwoo
Mairault
Seishin
Sarafura Stadium
Sunwoo International Stadium
Pikara Marugame Stadium
Illenium Stadium
Capacity: 43,000
Capacity: 80,000
Capacity: 30,099
Capacity: 40,535
Group stage
All times listed are local, TBA.
Tiebreakers
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;
Namimori) and Group G (
Qasentria). The FANA Ranking of April 2021 was used to allocate every qualifiers into their respective pot.
Pohunskia
Dýria
Hwaesonna
Kazkya
Scandavia
Neocastria
Fordia
De Vremdspongeln
Dorma
Foxtavia
Decoria
Drevona
Yster
Lakadamia
Zylofonija
Jarea
Yeukiwan
Gasandae
Sirenforest
Torlova
Levalle
Niolskiaj
Aquia
Moly-Boronia
Llort
Ruyjin Republic
US Eldance
Sylvan
Vacansa
Freyhurst
Prunia
Hansaaria
Lidonia
Evergreen
Ximbala
Sincuerello
Achróa
Frootania
Flírskmasto
Angostura
Taslana
Glaiola
Lanovina
Wedse
Katsyria
Ninelie
Maehwa
Marianne
