The FANA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Football Association of Nations (FANA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every year since the inaugural tournament in 2015. The current champion is Fordia, which won its frst title at the 2021 tournament in Namimori and Qasentria.

FANA World Cup
Logo used for the tournament since 2020
Founded7 October 2015
RegionInternational (FANA)
Number of teams48 (tournament phase) 2020 - ?
32 2015 - 2019
114 (qualifications phase - 2021)
Current champions Fordia (1st title)
2021 FANA World Cup

The current format involves a qualification phase, which takes place over the preceding three years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 32 teams, including the automatically qualifying host nation(s), compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over about a month.

10 countries have hosted the World Cup. Fordia has hosted the tournament two times, in 2015 and in 2020, on the Astoniavian joint hosting, along Decoria, Dyria and Lanovina. Atlandia, Lakadamia, Levalle, Wedse, US Eldance, and a joint hosting from Namimori and Qasentria have each hosted the tournament once.

Results Edit

Edition Year Hosts Champions Score and Venue Runners-up Third place Score and Venue Fourth place No. of Teams|
1 2015   Fordia  
Prunia
1–0
Central Krono Arena, Krono
 
Jarea
 
Orangina
3–1
Hunsder Arena Stügen, Stügen
 
Evergreen
32
2 2016   Atlandia  
Scandavia
5–4 (aet)
Jaggers Football Island Stadium, Lechamp
 
Fordia
 
Prunia
5–4 (aet)
Great Olivian Stadium,
Harbor Olivia (Great)
 
US Eldance
32
3 2017   Lakadamia  
US Eldance
1–0
Olympica Stadéo, Misneyne
 
Lidonia
 
Angostura
1–0
Central Stadium, Sébastis
 
Fordia
32
4 2018   Levalle  
Niolskiaj
3–1
Nationalstadionet, Frigg
 
Aquia
 
Lidonia
1–0
Brodrik Park, Brodrik
 
Fordia
32
5 2019   Wedse  
Aquia
2–1
Stadözh Giina, Wedse Capital
 
Lidonia
 
Llort
3–1
Zaxat Akhena, Wedse Capital
 
Wedse
32
6 2020 Astonavia:
  Decoria
  Dýria
  Fordia
  Lanovina
 
Hansaaria
3-3 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
FAI Stadium,   Krono
 
Drevona
 
Freyhurst
2-1
Norfort Globus,   Norfort
 
Sincuerello
48
7 2021 Namisentria:
  Namimori
  Qasentria
 
Fordia
3-0
Gaoxiang Lotus Flower Stadium,   Gaoxiang
 
Torlova
 
Dýria
5-1
Sunwoo International Stadium,   Sunwoo
 
Aquia
48
8 2022   US Eldance TBD TBD
TBD, TBD
TBD TBD TBD
TBD, TBD
TBD 48
9 2023 TBD TBD
TBD, TBD
TBD TBD TBD
TBD, TBD
TBD 48

Teams reaching the top four Edit

As of the 2021 FANA World Cup, 19 countries have reached the final 4 at least once. Fordia is the country with the most top 4 finish, as they won the 2021 World Cup, finished as runner-up in 2017 and finished 4th in 2016 & 2018, Fordia and Lidonia also possess the longest streak of top 4, as both countries have reached the top 4 on 3 consecutive occasion (2016, 2017 & 2018 for Fordia, 2017, 2018 & 2019 for Lidonia), the most recent addition are Torlova and Dýria, runner-up and third-place of the 2021 World Cup. To this day, no countries have won the world cup more than once, although 3 countries have qualified for multiple finals. Wedse was the first host country to ever reach the top 4, finishing 4th while hosting the 2019 World Cup.

Teams reaching the top four
Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place Total
  Fordia 1 (2021) 1 (2016) 2 (2017, 2018) 4
  Aquia 1 (2019) 1 (2018) 1 (2021) 3
  Prunia 1 (2015) 1 (2016) 2
  US Eldance 1 (2017) 1 (2016) 2
  Hansaaria 1 (2020) 1
  Niolskiaj 1 (2018) 1
  Scandavia 1 (2016) 1
  Lidonia 2 (2017, 2019) 1 (2018) 3
  Torlova 1 (2021) 1
  Drevona 1 (2020) 1
  Jarea 1 (2015) 1
  Dýria 1 (2021) 1
  Freyhurst 1 (2020) 1
  Llort 1 (2019) 1
  Angostura 1 (2017) 1
  Orangina 1 (2015) 1
  Sincuerello 1 (2020) 1
  Wedse 1 (2019*) 1
  Evergreen 1 (2015) 1
  • * Hosts

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