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{{Infobox international football competition
|tourney_name   = World Cup 98
|other_titles   = 
|image          = World Cup 98 logo.png|center
|size           = 283px
|caption        = The World Cup 98 logo, billing the hosts as<br>''Tikariot x The Kytler Peninsulae x Qusmo ft. Yuezhou''<br>as well as the collective ''Xandrian Sea''
|country        = {{flagcountry|Tikariot}}
|country2       = {{flagcountry|The Kytler Peninsulae}}
|country3       = {{flagcountry|Qusmo}}
|country4       = {{flagcountry|Yuezhou}}
|dates          = 25 January-8 February 2025 <small>(OOC)</small>
|num_teams      = 48 <small>(from 147 entries)</small>
|venues         = 
|cities         = 
|champion       = Flavovespia
|count          = 1
|second         = Crpostran
|third          = Tanirinthia
|fourth         = Edsmontik
|matches        = 104
|goals          = 
|prevseason     = [[World Cup 97|WC 97]]
|nextseason     = [[World Cup 99|WC 99]]
}}
'''World Cup 98''' was an international football tournament held in [[Tikariot]], [[The Kytler Peninsulae]], [[Qusmo]], and [[Yuezhou]] (collectively billed as ''Xandrian Sea'' after the body of water that these nations surround). It was the first World Cup to use the new KPB+ rankings formula, marking the change from the previous [[KPB ranking system]]. [[Flavovespia]] won their first World Cup title, defeating [[Crpostran]] 1-0 in the final in [[TIkariot City]], [[Tikariot]]. All four semi-finalists made their first appearance at that stage of the tournament, with two of them (Crpostran and [[Edsmontik]]) doing so within three cycles of their [[Baptism of Fire]] debut.

==Qualification==
{{Main article|World Cup 98 qualification}}
Three of the four host countries qualified automatically, with Yuezhou required to qualify normally. A total of 144 teams entered the qualifying phase, vying for the 45 available places in the finals. Rank is as of beginning of qualifying.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Qualified teams
!Nation || [[KPB ranking system|Rank]] || Method ||Date qualified ||Total<br/>appearances ||Last<br/>appearance
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Abanhfleft}} || 78 || || || 7 || 80
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Audioslavia}} || 40 || || || 58 || 96
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Auprussia}} || 95 || || || 1 || none
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Baggieland}} || 24 || || || 3 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Baker Park}} || 37 || || || 19 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Banija}} || 13  || || || 17 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Busoga Islands}} || 280 || || || 1 || none
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Chromatika}} || 32 || || || 23 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Crpostran}} || 42 || || || 3 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Eastfield Lodge}} || 38 || || || 4 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Edsmontik}} || 56  || || || 2 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Elmyia}} || 41 || || || 3 || 95
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Eshialand}} || 29 || || || 4 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Farfadillis}} || 4 || || || 34 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Flavovespia}} || 9 || || || 8 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Gnejs}} || 47 || || || 3 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Hapilopper}} || 64 || || || 4 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|HOT-DAMN}} || 110 || || || 1 || none
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Huayramarca}} || 21 || || || 8 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|HUElavia}} || 20 || || || 7 || 96
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Juvencus}} || 11 || || || 6 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Kamijiro}} || 61 || || || 1 || none
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Katzeburg}} || 88 || || || 1 || none
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Kelssek}} || 3  || || || 27 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Ko-oren}} || 12 || || || 26 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Myrtle Beach}} || 51 || || || 2 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Mytanija}} || 39 || || || 19 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Pasarga}} || 34 || || || 41 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Qusmo}} || 65 || qualified as host || {{sdash}} || 3 || 83
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Saint Eleanor}} || 19 || || || 5 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Sarzonia}} || 35  || || || 28 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Siovanija and Teusland}} || 31 || || || 5 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Squornshelan Remnant States}} || 5 || || || 44 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|StrayaRoos}} || 48 || || || 2 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Tanirinthia}} || 15 || || || 4 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|The 14 Stars}} || 58 || || || 2 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|The Holy Empire}} || 14 || || || 67 || 97
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|The Kytler Peninsulae}} || 17 || qualified as host || {{sdash}} || 2 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Tikariot}} || 6 || qualified as host || {{sdash}} || 11 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|TJUN-ia}} || 22 || || || 5 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Tumbra}} || 2 || || || 10 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Valanora}} || 1 || || || 66 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Valentine Z}} || 63 || || || 1 || none
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Vdara}} || 25 || || || 7 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|West Barack and East Obama}} || 16 || || || 4 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|West Vdara}} || 102 || || || 1 || none
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Yuezhou}} || 8  || || || 7 || 97
|- 
| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|Zenic}} || 26 || || || 4 || 97
|}
==Group stage==
===Draw===
Teams were allocated to four pots on the basis of the [[KPB+ ranking system]]. The three automatically-qualified hosts were all placed into Pot 1 and assigned into scheduling position 1 of Groups A-C. Yuezhou were a Pot 1 team on merit, and were assigned into scheduling position 1 of Group D. The remaining 44 teams were drawn randomly from their pot into both a group and a scheduling position for the purposes of determining the match schedules in each group; the computerised draw procedure used at this tournament incorporated both of these steps at once by way of assigning each group a code containing each of the digits 1-4 inclusive in a randomised order, with digit ''n'' in this code being the scheduling position of the team in Pot ''n''. (Groups A-D had this process adapted such that the first digit, representing the Pot 1 hosts in these groups, was always a 1.)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width="25%"| Pot 1 
!width="25%"| Pot 2
!width="25%"| Pot 3
!width="25%"| Pot 4
|- style="vertical-align:top"
| {{fb|Tikariot}} (6)<br>{{fb|The Kytler Peninsulae}} (13)<br>{{fb|Qusmo}} (53)<br>{{fb|Valanora}} (1)<br>{{fb|Tumbra}} (2)<br>{{fb|Kelssek}} (3)<br>{{fb|Farfadillis}} (4)<br>{{fb|Squornshelan Remnant States}} (5)<br>{{fb|Yuezhou}} (7)<br>{{fb|Banija}} (8)<br>{{fb|Flavovespia}} (9)<br>{{fb|Juvencus}} (10)
| {{fb|Ko-oren}} (11)<br>{{fb|Tanirinthia}} (11)<br>{{fb|HUElavia}} (14)<br>{{fb|West Barack and East Obama}} (15)<br>{{fb|The Holy Empire}} (16)<br>{{fb|Saint Eleanor}} (17)<br>{{fb|Siovanija and Teusland}} (18)<br>{{fb|Huayramarca}}&nbsp;(21)<br>{{fb|Eastfield Lodge}} (22)<br>{{fb|Zenic}} (23)<br>{{fb|Vdara}} (24)<br>{{fb|TJUN-ia}} (25)
| {{fb|Baggieland}} (26)<br>{{fb|Eshialand}} (27)<br>{{fb|Sarzonia}} (28)<br>{{fb|Chromatika}}&nbsp;(29)<br>{{fb|Pasarga}} (31)<br>{{fb|Crpostran}} (32)<br>{{fb|Mytanija}} (34)<br>{{fb|Baker Park}} (35)<br>{{fb|Audioslavia}} (36)<br>{{fb|Gnejs}} (40)<br>{{fb|Elmyia}} (41)<br>{{fb|Edsmontik}} (43)
| {{fb|Myrtle Beach}} (44)<br>{{fb|StrayaRoos}} (45)<br>{{fb|The 14 Stars}} (50)<br>{{fb|Hapilopper}} (55)<br>{{fb|Kamijiro}} (59)<br>{{fb|Valentine Z}} (61)<br>{{fb|Abanhfleft}} (65)<br>{{fb|Katzeburg}} (66)<br>{{fb|HOT-DAMN}} (70)<br>{{fb|Auprussia}} (77)<br>{{fb|West Vdara}} (80)<br>{{fb|Busoga Islands}} (118)
|}
The top two teams of each group and the eight third-place teams with the best records advanced to the knockout stage.

All kickoff times and dates listed below are in Rushmori Island Time (IsT), the shared time zone of Tikariot, The Kytler Peninsulae, and Qusmo. (Local times for matches in Yuezhou, which uses Continental Time (CoT), are listed in parentheses.) In the [[Time|original ordinary calendar]], the first set of group matches took place on 25 January 2025, and each subsequent round of matches took place two days later.
===Group A===
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----
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===Group B===
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----
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===Group C===
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----
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----
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===Group D===
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----
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----
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|goals1=
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===Group E===
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|name_NCL={{fb|Baggieland}}

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|win_SPE=1 |draw_SPE=0 |loss_SPE=2 |gf_SPE= 7 |ga_SPE= 8
|win_NCL=0 |draw_NCL=0 |loss_NCL=3 |gf_NCL= 0 |ga_NCL= 5

|status_order=Qq

|status_NRU=Q
|status_MAE=Q
|status_SPE=q

|team_order=NRU, MAE, SPE, NCL

}}
{{football box
|date=Day 3
|time=13:30
|team1={{fb-rt|SRS}}
|score=1–0
|team2={{fb|Baggieland}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Dhaencunor Arena]], [[Tikariot City]], [[Tikariot]]
}}
{{football box
|date=Day 3
|time=16:00
|team1={{fb-rt|The 14 Stars}}
|score=0–2
|team2={{fb|Ko-oren}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Paladon Park]], [[Avanaroch]], [[Tikariot]]
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 9
|time=18:30
|team1={{fb-rt|Baggieland}}
|score=0–1
|team2={{fb|Ko-oren}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Jewel of the Coast]], [[Carathyr]], [[Tikariot]]
}}
{{football box
|date=Day 9
|time=13:30
|team1={{fb-rt|SRS}}
|score=6–4
|team2={{fb|The 14 Stars}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Oceanview Stadium]], [[Port Rhovanyon]], [[Tikariot]]
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 14
|time=14:00
|team1={{fb-rt|The 14 Stars}}
|score=3–0
|team2={{fb|Baggieland}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Jewel of the Coast]], [[Carathyr]], [[Tikariot]]
}}
{{football box
|date=Day 14
|time=14:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Ko-oren}}
|score=0–1
|team2={{fb|SRS}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Dhaencunor Arena]], [[Tikariot City]], [[Tikariot]]
}}

===Group F===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=[https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=560545 WCC]
|class_rules=[[#Tiebreakers|Group stage tiebreakers]]

|status_text_Q=Automatically qualified
|status_text_q=Qualified due to placement in [[World Cup 98#Third place table|third place table]]
|status_text_e=Eliminated due to placement in [[World Cup 98#Third place table|third place table]]
|status_text_E=Eliminated

|update=complete
|show_matches=false
|res_col_header=Q

|result1=PLACEMENT0 |result2=PLACEMENT0 |result3=PLACEMENT0
|col_PLACEMENT0=green1 |text_PLACEMENT0={{nowrap|Advance to [[World_Cup_98#Knockout stage|knockout stage]]}}

|name_NRU={{fb|Kamijiro}}
|name_MAE={{fb|Kelssek}}
|name_SPE={{fb|HUElavia}}
|name_NCL={{fb|Elmyia}}

|win_NRU=2 |draw_NRU=1 |loss_NRU=0 |gf_NRU= 4 |ga_NRU= 1
|win_MAE=1 |draw_MAE=1 |loss_MAE=1 |gf_MAE= 3 |ga_MAE= 3
|win_SPE=1 |draw_SPE=0 |loss_SPE=2 |gf_SPE= 4 |ga_SPE= 5
|win_NCL=1 |draw_NCL=0 |loss_NCL=2 |gf_NCL= 3 |ga_NCL= 5

|status_order=Qq

|status_NRU=Q
|status_MAE=Q
|status_SPE=q

|team_order=NRU, MAE, SPE, NCL

|hth_SPE=HUElavia ahead of Elmyia on goal difference |hth_NCL=SPE

}}
{{football box
|date=Day 3
|time=18:30
|team1={{fb-rt|Elmyia}}
|score=2–1
|team2={{fb|Kelssek}}
|goals1=*Simmons {{goal|53}}
*Benedetti {{goal|90+2}}
|goals2=*Obident {{goal|18}}
|report=https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=42365732#p42365732
|stadium=[[Citadel of the North]], [[Fort Viljan]], [[Tikariot]]
|attendance=39,046
}}
{{football box
|date=Day 3
|time=21:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Kamijiro}}
|score=2–1
|team2={{fb|HUElavia}}
|goals1=*Fujiwara {{goal||72||88}}
|goals2=*Milano {{goal||61}}
|stadium=[[Thunderdome]], [[Tovaca]], [[Tikariot]]
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 9
|time=21:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Kelssek}}
|score=2–1
|team2={{fb|HUElavia}}
|goals1=*Bastien {{goal|41}}
*an Deòir {{goal|49}}
|goals2=*Uchee {{goal|81}}
|stadium=[[CBDN Bowl]], [[Cobden]], [[The Kytler Peninsulae]]
|attendance=41,187
}}
{{football box
|date=Day 9
|time=16:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Elmyia}}
|score=0–2
|team2={{fb|Kamijiro}}
|goals1=
|goals2=*Akaminai {{goal|44}}
*Kagawa {{goal|63}}
|stadium=[[Citadel of the North]], [[Fort Viljan]], [[Tikariot]]
|attendance=40,000
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 14
|time=17:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Kamijiro}}
|score=0–0
|team2={{fb|Kelssek}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Citadel of the North]], [[Fort Viljan]], [[Tikariot]]
|attendance=39,221
}}
{{football box
|date=Day 14
|time=17:00
|team1={{fb-rt|HUElavia}}
|score=2–1
|team2={{fb|Elmyia}}
|goals1=*Milano {{goal|17}}
*Narita {{goal|90+3}}
|goals2=*Benedetti {{goal|84}}
|report=
|stadium=[[Thunderdome]], [[Tovaca]], [[Tikariot]]
}}

===Group G===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=[https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=560545 WCC]
|class_rules=[[#Tiebreakers|Group stage tiebreakers]]

|status_text_Q=Automatically qualified
|status_text_q=Qualified due to placement in [[World Cup 98#Third place table|third place table]]
|status_text_e=Eliminated due to placement in [[World Cup 98#Third place table|third place table]]
|status_text_E=Eliminated

|update=complete
|show_matches=false
|res_col_header=Q

|result1=PLACEMENT0 |result2=PLACEMENT0 |result3=PLACEMENT0
|col_PLACEMENT0=green1 |text_PLACEMENT0={{nowrap|Advance to [[World_Cup_98#Knockout stage|knockout stage]]}}

|name_NRU={{fb|Siovanija and Teusland}}
|name_MAE={{fb|Valanora}}
|name_SPE={{fb|Chromatika}}
|name_NCL={{fb|Auprussia}}

|win_NRU=1 |draw_NRU=2 |loss_NRU=0 |gf_NRU= 9 |ga_NRU= 8
|win_MAE=1 |draw_MAE=1 |loss_MAE=1 |gf_MAE= 10 |ga_MAE= 8
|win_SPE=0 |draw_SPE=3 |loss_SPE=0 |gf_SPE= 9 |ga_SPE= 9
|win_NCL=0 |draw_NCL=2 |loss_NCL=1 |gf_NCL= 6 |ga_NCL= 9

|status_order=Qq

|status_NRU=Q
|status_MAE=Q
|status_SPE=q

|team_order=NRU, MAE, SPE, NCL

}}
{{football box
|date=Day 4
|time=13:30
|team1={{fb-rt|Auprussia}}
|score=2–2
|team2={{fb|Chromatika}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[The Wonderland]], [[Carroll Lewiston]], [[The Kytler Peninsulae]]
}}
{{football box
|date=Day 4
|time=16:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Siovanija and Teusland}}
|score=3–2
|team2={{fb|Valanora}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Carva Dock Arena]], [[Kytler Bay City]], [[The Kytler Peninsulae]]
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 10
|time=16:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Chromatika}}
|score=4–4
|team2={{fb|Valanora}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[The Wonderland]], [[Carroll Lewiston]], [[The Kytler Peninsulae]]
}}
{{football box
|date=Day 10
|time=21:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Auprussia}}
|score=3–3
|team2={{fb|Siovanija and Teusland}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Zube Olympic Stadium]], [[Zube]], [[The Kytler Peninsulae]]
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 15
|time=20:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Siovanija and Teusland}}
|score=3–3
|team2={{fb|Chromatika}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Carva Dock Arena]], [[Kytler Bay City]], [[The Kytler Peninsulae]]
}}
{{football box
|date=Day 15
|time=20:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Valanora}}
|score=4–1
|team2={{fb|Auprussia}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[The Wonderland]], [[Carroll Lewiston]], [[The Kytler Peninsulae]]
}}
===Group H===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=[https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=560545 WCC]
|class_rules=[[#Tiebreakers|Group stage tiebreakers]]

|status_text_Q=Automatically qualified
|status_text_q=Qualified due to placement in [[World Cup 98#Third place table|third place table]]
|status_text_e=Eliminated due to placement in [[World Cup 98#Third place table|third place table]]
|status_text_E=Eliminated

|update=complete
|show_matches=false
|res_col_header=Q

|result1=PLACEMENT0 |result2=PLACEMENT0
|col_PLACEMENT0=green1 |text_PLACEMENT0={{nowrap|Advance to [[World_Cup_98#Knockout stage|knockout stage]]}}

|name_NRU={{fb|Pasarga}}
|name_MAE={{fb|TJUN-ia}}
|name_SPE={{fb|Tumbra}}
|name_NCL={{fb|Myrtle Beach}}

|win_NRU=3 |draw_NRU=0 |loss_NRU=0 |gf_NRU= 8 |ga_NRU= 4
|win_MAE=1 |draw_MAE=1 |loss_MAE=1 |gf_MAE= 6 |ga_MAE= 6
|win_SPE=0 |draw_SPE=2 |loss_SPE=1 |gf_SPE= 3 |ga_SPE= 4
|win_NCL=0 |draw_NCL=1 |loss_NCL=2 |gf_NCL= 8 |ga_NCL= 11

|status_order=Qe

|status_NRU=Q
|status_MAE=Q
|status_SPE=e

|team_order=NRU, MAE, SPE, NCL

}}
{{football box
| date = Matchday 1
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Tumbra}}
| score = 3–3
| team2 = {{fb|Myrtle Beach}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = 
| stadium = [[Mastad Trewa]], [[Tracam]], [[Qusmo]]
}}
{{football box
|date=Day 4
|time=18:30
|team1={{fb-rt|TJUN-ia}}
|score=2–3
|team2={{fb|Pasarga}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Mastad Koflira]], [[Kolle]], [[Qusmo]]
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 4
|time=13:30
|team1={{fb-rt|Myrtle Beach}}
|score=2–4
|team2={{fb|Pasarga}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Mastad Koflira]], [[Kolle]], [[Qusmo]]
}}
{{football box
| date = Day 10
| time = 18:30
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Tumbra}}
| score = 0–0
| team2 = {{fb|TJUN-ia}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = 
|stadium=[[Mastad Poldanza]], [[Polan]], [[Qusmo]]
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 15
|time=14:00
|team1={{fb-rt|TJUN-ia}}
|score=4–3
|team2={{fb|Myrtle Beach}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Mastad Koflira]], [[Kolle]], [[Qusmo]]
}}
{{football box
| date = Day 15
| time = 14:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Pasarga}}
| score = 1–0
| team2 = {{fb|Tumbra}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = 
| stadium = [[Mastad Trewa]], [[Tracam]], [[Qusmo]]
}}
===Group I===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=[https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=560545 WCC]
|class_rules=[[#Tiebreakers|Group stage tiebreakers]]

|status_text_Q=Automatically qualified
|status_text_q=Qualified due to placement in [[World Cup 98#Third place table|third place table]]
|status_text_e=Eliminated due to placement in [[World Cup 98#Third place table|third place table]]
|status_text_E=Eliminated

|update=complete
|show_matches=false
|res_col_header=Q

|result1=PLACEMENT0 |result2=PLACEMENT0
|col_PLACEMENT0=green1 |text_PLACEMENT0={{nowrap|Advance to [[World_Cup_98#Knockout stage|knockout stage]]}}

|name_NRU={{fb|Edsmontik}}
|name_MAE={{fb|Flavovespia}}
|name_SPE={{fb|Zenic}}
|name_NCL={{fb|West Vdara}}

|win_NRU=2 |draw_NRU=1 |loss_NRU=0 |gf_NRU= 10 |ga_NRU= 6
|win_MAE=1 |draw_MAE=2 |loss_MAE=0 |gf_MAE= 3 |ga_MAE= 2
|win_SPE=1 |draw_SPE=0 |loss_SPE=2 |gf_SPE= 6 |ga_SPE= 9
|win_NCL=0 |draw_NCL=1 |loss_NCL=2 |gf_NCL= 3 |ga_NCL= 5

|status_order=Qe

|status_NRU=Q
|status_MAE=Q
|status_SPE=e

|team_order=NRU, MAE, SPE, NCL

}}
{{football box
|date=Day 5
|time=16:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Edsmontik}}
|score=1–1
|team2={{fb|Flavovespia}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Mountain Fortress]], [[Oriannor]], [[Tikariot]]
}}
{{football box
|date=Day 5
|time=13:30
|team1={{fb-rt|Zenic}}
|score=2–1
|team2={{fb|West Vdara}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Jewel of the Coast]], [[Carathyr]], [[Tikariot]]
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 11
|time=16:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Flavovespia}}
|score=0–0
|team2={{fb|West Vdara}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Dhaencunor Arena]], [[Tikariot City]], [[Tikariot]]
}}
{{football box
|date=Day 11
|time=21:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Edsmontik}}
|score=6–3
|team2={{fb|Zenic}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Mountain Fortress]], [[Oriannor]], [[Tikariot]]
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 15
|time=17:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Zenic}}
|score=1–2
|team2={{fb|Flavovespia}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Mountain Fortress]], [[Oriannor]], [[Tikariot]]
}}
{{football box
|date=Day 15
|time=17:00
|team1={{fb-rt|West Vdara}}
|score=2–3
|team2={{fb|Edsmontik}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Oceanview Stadium]], [[Port Rhovanyon]], [[Tikariot]]
}}
===Group J===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=[https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=560545 WCC]
|class_rules=[[#Tiebreakers|Group stage tiebreakers]]

|status_text_Q=Automatically qualified
|status_text_q=Qualified due to placement in [[World Cup 98#Third place table|third place table]]
|status_text_e=Eliminated due to placement in [[World Cup 98#Third place table|third place table]]
|status_text_E=Eliminated

|update=complete
|show_matches=false
|res_col_header=Q

|result1=PLACEMENT0 |result2=PLACEMENT0
|col_PLACEMENT0=green1 |text_PLACEMENT0={{nowrap|Advance to [[World_Cup_98#Knockout stage|knockout stage]]}}

|name_NRU={{fb|Crpostran}}
|name_MAE={{fb|Farfadillis}}
|name_SPE={{fb|Katzeburg}}
|name_NCL={{fb|Huayramarca}}

|win_NRU=3 |draw_NRU=0 |loss_NRU=0 |gf_NRU= 12 |ga_NRU= 8
|win_MAE=1 |draw_MAE=1 |loss_MAE=1 |gf_MAE= 6 |ga_MAE= 6
|win_SPE=0 |draw_SPE=2 |loss_SPE=1 |gf_SPE= 6 |ga_SPE= 7
|win_NCL=0 |draw_NCL=1 |loss_NCL=2 |gf_NCL= 5 |ga_NCL= 8

|status_order=Qe

|status_NRU=Q
|status_MAE=Q
|status_SPE=e

|team_order=NRU, MAE, SPE, NCL

}}
{{football box
|date=Day 5
|time=21:00&nbsp;({{small|20:00 CoT}})
|team1={{fb-rt|Crpostran}}
|score=5–4
|team2={{fb|Katzeburg}}
|goals1=*[[Félix Joel|Joel]] {{goal|10||14||87}}
*[[Xavier Moreau|Moreau]] {{goal|68}}
*[[Benjamin Lefevre|Lefevre]] {{goal|77}}
|goals2=*[[Drake Wruck|Wruck]] {{goal|27||44}}
*[[Lloyd Field|Field]] {{goal|60}}
*[[Serena Plank|Plank]] {{goal|81}}
|report=
|stadium=[[The Meridian]], [[Jiangdong]], [[Yuezhou]]
}}
{{football box
|date=Day 5
|time=18:30&nbsp;({{small|17:30 CoT}})
|team1={{fb-rt|Huayramarca}}
|score=2–3
|team2={{fb|Farfadillis}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Yübao]], [[Nangang]], [[Yuezhou]]
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 11
|time=18:30&nbsp;({{small|17:30 CoT}})
|team1={{fb-rt|Katzeburg}}
|score=2–2
|team2={{fb|Farfadillis}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[The Meridian]], [[Jiangdong]], [[Yuezhou]]
|report=
}}
{{football box
|date=Day 11
|time=13:30
|team1={{fb-rt|Crpostran}}
|score=5–3
|team2={{fb|Huayramarca}}
|goals1=*[[India Jonas|Jonas]] {{goal|13}}
*[[Félix Joel|Joel]] {{goal|48||56||68}}
*[[Jevgēņijs Teodors|Teodors]] {{goal|90+6}}
|goals2=*[[Diego Uscamayta|Uscamayta]] {{goal|8}}
*[[Bryan Tello|Tello]] {{goal|24||53}}
| stadium = [[Mastad Trewa]], [[Tracam]], [[Qusmo]]
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 16
|time=17:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Huayramarca}}
|score=0–0
|team2={{fb|Katzeburg}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Mastad Atlova]], [[Atlem]], [[Qusmo]]
}}
{{football box
|date=Day 16
|time=17:00&nbsp;({{small|16:00 CoT}})
|team1={{fb-rt|Farfadillis}}
|score=1–2
|team2={{fb|Crpostran}}
|goals1=*[[Dénes Robineau|Robineau]] {{goal|40}}
|goals2=*[[Dominic Dubois|Dubois]] {{goal|23}}
*[[Leo Martin|Martin]] {{goal|75}}
|stadium=[[The Meridian]], [[Jiangdong]], [[Yuezhou]]
}}
===Group K===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=[https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=560545 WCC]
|class_rules=[[#Tiebreakers|Group stage tiebreakers]]

|status_text_Q=Automatically qualified
|status_text_q=Qualified due to placement in [[World Cup 98#Third place table|third place table]]
|status_text_e=Eliminated due to placement in [[World Cup 98#Third place table|third place table]]
|status_text_E=Eliminated

|update=complete
|show_matches=false
|res_col_header=Q

|result1=PLACEMENT0 |result2=PLACEMENT0
|col_PLACEMENT0=green1 |text_PLACEMENT0={{nowrap|Advance to [[World_Cup_98#Knockout stage|knockout stage]]}}

|name_NRU={{fb|Mytanija}}
|name_MAE={{fb|HOT-DAMN}}
|name_SPE={{fb|The Holy Empire}}
|name_NCL={{fb|Banija}}

|win_NRU=2 |draw_NRU=1 |loss_NRU=0 |gf_NRU= 5 |ga_NRU= 3
|win_MAE=2 |draw_MAE=0 |loss_MAE=1 |gf_MAE= 7 |ga_MAE= 5
|win_SPE=0 |draw_SPE=2 |loss_SPE=1 |gf_SPE= 7 |ga_SPE= 8
|win_NCL=0 |draw_NCL=1 |loss_NCL=2 |gf_NCL= 4 |ga_NCL= 7

|status_order=Qe

|status_NRU=Q
|status_MAE=Q
|status_SPE=e

|team_order=NRU, MAE, SPE, NCL

}}
{{football box
|date=Day 6
|time=16:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Mytanija}}
|score=2–1
|team2={{fb|Banija}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Clituleng Giisost Stadium]], [[Alaer]], [[The Kytler Peninsulae]]
}}
{{football box
|date=Day 6
|time=21:00
|team1={{fb-rt|The Holy Empire}}
|score=3–4
|team2={{fb|HOT-DAMN}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Estadio Santa Mordana Stadium]], [[Santa Mordana]], [[The Kytler Peninsulae]]
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 12
|time=16:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Banija}}
|score=1–3
|team2={{fb|HOT-DAMN}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Dragonscrest Stadium]], [[Port Tacassam]], [[Tikariot]]
}}
{{football box
|date=Day 12
|time=21:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Mytanija}}
|score=2–2
|team2={{fb|The Holy Empire}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Estadio Santa Mordana Stadium]], [[Santa Mordana]], [[The Kytler Peninsulae]]
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 16
|time=14:00
|team1={{fb-rt|The Holy Empire}}
|score=2–2
|team2={{fb|Banija}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Dragonscrest Stadium]], [[Port Tacassam]], [[Tikariot]]
}}
{{football box
|date=Day 16
|time=14:00
|team1={{fb-rt|HOT-DAMN}}
|score=0–1
|team2={{fb|Mytanija}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Estadio Santa Mordana Stadium]], [[Santa Mordana]], [[The Kytler Peninsulae]]
}}
===Group L===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=[https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=560545 WCC]
|class_rules=[[#Tiebreakers|Group stage tiebreakers]]

|status_text_Q=Automatically qualified
|status_text_q=Qualified due to placement in [[World Cup 98#Third place table|third place table]]
|status_text_e=Eliminated due to placement in [[World Cup 98#Third place table|third place table]]
|status_text_E=Eliminated

|update=complete
|show_matches=false
|res_col_header=Q

|result1=PLACEMENT0 |result2=PLACEMENT0 |result3=PLACEMENT0
|col_PLACEMENT0=green1 |text_PLACEMENT0={{nowrap|Advance to [[World_Cup_98#Knockout stage|knockout stage]]}}

|name_NRU={{fb|Sarzonia}}
|name_MAE={{fb|Tanirinthia}}
|name_SPE={{fb|Juvencus}}
|name_NCL={{fb|Hapilopper}}

|win_NRU=2 |draw_NRU=1 |loss_NRU=0 |gf_NRU= 8 |ga_NRU= 4
|win_MAE=1 |draw_MAE=1 |loss_MAE=1 |gf_MAE= 9 |ga_MAE= 9
|win_SPE=1 |draw_SPE=0 |loss_SPE=2 |gf_SPE= 8 |ga_SPE= 9
|win_NCL=1 |draw_NCL=0 |loss_NCL=2 |gf_NCL= 6 |ga_NCL= 9

|status_order=Qq

|status_NRU=Q
|status_MAE=Q
|status_SPE=q

|team_order=NRU, MAE, SPE, NCL

|hth_SPE=Juvencus ahead of Hapilopper on goal difference |hth_NCL=SPE

}}
{{football box
|date=Day 6
|time=13:30
|team1={{fb-rt|Juvencus}}
|score=1–2
|team2={{fb|Sarzonia}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[CBDN Bowl]], [[Cobden]], [[The Kytler Peninsulae]]
}}
{{football box
|date=Day 6
|time=18:30
|team1={{fb-rt|Tanirinthia}}
|score=2–3
|team2={{fb|Hapilopper}}
|goals1= 
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Thunderdome]], [[Tovaca]], [[Tikariot]]
}}
----
{{football box
| date = Day 12
| time = 18:30
|team1={{fb-rt|Sarzonia}}
|score=3–0
|team2={{fb|Hapilopper}}
|goals1= 
|goals2=
|stadium=[[CBDN Bowl]], [[Cobden]], [[The Kytler Peninsulae]]
}}
{{football box
|date=Day 12
|time=13:30
|team1={{fb-rt|Juvencus}}
|score=3–4
|team2={{fb|Tanirinthia}}
|goals1= 
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Paladon Park]], [[Avanaroch]], [[Tikariot]]
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 16
|time=20:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Tanirinthia}}
|score=3–3
|team2={{fb|Sarzonia}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Paladon Park]], [[Avanaroch]], [[Tikariot]]
}}
{{football box
|date=Day 16
|time=20:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Hapilopper}}
|score=3–4
|team2={{fb|Juvencus}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[CBDN Bowl]], [[Cobden]], [[The Kytler Peninsulae]]
|report=
}}

===Third place table===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=[https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=553917 WCC]
|class_rules=[[#Tiebreakers|Group stage tiebreakers]]
|notracking=true
|update=complete
|show_matches=false
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=PLACEMENT0|result2=PLACEMENT0|result3=PLACEMENT0|result4=PLACEMENT0|result5=PLACEMENT0|result6=PLACEMENT0|result7=PLACEMENT0|result8=PLACEMENT0
|col_PLACEMENT0=green1 |text_PLACEMENT0={{nowrap|Advance to [[World_Cup_98#Knockout stage|knockout stage]]}}

|split8=yes

|name_SAR={{fb|StrayaRoos}}
|name_KOO={{fb|Valentine Z}}
|name_BAG={{fb|Busoga Islands}}
|name_MIL={{fb|Chromatika}}
|name_FAR={{fb|The 14 Stars}}
|name_JUV={{fb|HUElavia}}
|name_MYT={{fb|Juvencus}}
|name_STR={{fb|West Barack and East Obama}}
|name_MYR={{fb|Zenic}}
|name_ESH={{fb|The Holy Empire}}
|name_GNE={{fb|Katzeburg}}
|name_ZWA={{fb|Tumbra}}

|win_SAR=1 |draw_SAR=1 |loss_SAR=1 |gf_SAR= 9 |ga_SAR= 10
|win_KOO=1 |draw_KOO=1 |loss_KOO=1 |gf_KOO= 5 |ga_KOO= 6
|win_BAG=1 |draw_BAG=1 |loss_BAG=1 |gf_BAG= 2 |ga_BAG= 4
|win_MIL=0 |draw_MIL=3 |loss_MIL=0 |gf_MIL= 9 |ga_MIL= 9
|win_FAR=1 |draw_FAR=0 |loss_FAR=2 |gf_FAR= 7 |ga_FAR= 8
|win_JUV=1 |draw_JUV=0 |loss_JUV=2 |gf_JUV= 4 |ga_JUV= 5
|win_MYT=1 |draw_MYT=0 |loss_MYT=2 |gf_MYT= 8 |ga_MYT= 9
|win_STR=1 |draw_STR=0 |loss_STR=2 |gf_STR= 2 |ga_STR= 3
|win_MYR=1 |draw_MYR=0 |loss_MYR=2 |gf_MYR= 6 |ga_MYR= 9
|win_ESH=0 |draw_ESH=2 |loss_ESH=1 |gf_ESH= 7 |ga_ESH= 8
|win_GNE=0 |draw_GNE=2 |loss_GNE=1 |gf_GNE= 6 |ga_GNE= 7
|win_ZWA=0 |draw_ZWA=2 |loss_ZWA=1 |gf_ZWA= 3 |ga_ZWA= 4

|team_order=SAR, KOO, BAG, MIL, FAR, JUV, MYT, STR, MYR, ESH, GNE, ZWA


|hth_STR=West Barack and East Obama ahead of Zenic on GD |hth_MYR=STR

}}

==Knockout stage==
===Bracket===
{{Round32
|[[Alaer]]|{{fb|The Kytler Peninsulae}}|2|'''{{fb|Commonwealth of Baker Park}}'''|'''3'''
|[[Kytler Bay City]]|{{fb|Mytanija}}|1|'''{{fb|Juvencus}}'''|'''4'''
|[[Alaer]]|'''{{fb|Crpostran}}'''|'''1'''|{{fb|Chromatika}}|0
|[[Carroll Lewiston]]|'''{{fb|Tikariot}}'''|'''3'''|{{fb|Eshialand}}|2
|[[Atlem]]|{{fb|Siovanija and Teusland}}|4|'''{{fb|Kelssek}}'''|'''5'''
|[[Polan]]|'''{{fb|Edsmontik}}'''|2|{{fb|Valentine Z}}|0
|[[Qanz]]|{{fb|Ko-oren}}|2|'''{{fb|TJUN-ia}}'''|'''4'''
|[[Kolle]]|'''{{fb|Sarzonia}}'''|1|{{fb|Busoga Islands}}|0
|[[Baraldhur]]|{{fb|Abanhfleft}}|2|'''{{fb|Flavovespia}}'''|'''5'''
|[[Port Tacassam]]|{{fb|Pasarga}}|1|'''{{fb|The 14 Stars}}'''|'''2'''
|[[Oriannor]]|{{fb|Kamijiro}}|2 (6)|'''{{fb|StrayaRoos}}''' {{pso}}|'''2 (7)'''
|[[Carathyr]]|{{fb|Yuezhou}}|2|'''{{fb|Farfadillis}}'''|'''3'''
|[[Port Rhovanyon]]|'''{{nowrap|{{fb|SRS|name=Squornshelan RS}}}}'''|'''2'''|{{fb|West Barack and East Obama}}|1
|[[Baraldhur]]|{{fb|HOT-DAMN}}|1|'''{{fb|Valanora}}'''|'''2'''
|[[Port Tacassam]]|'''{{fb|Saint Eleanor}}'''|'''2'''|{{fb|HUElavia}}|1
|[[Oriannor]]|{{fb|Eastfield Lodge}}|1|'''{{fb|Tanirinthia}}'''|'''3'''
<!---Round of 16--->
|[[Roddens]]|{{fb|Commonwealth of Baker Park}}|0|'''{{fb|Juvencus}}'''|'''1'''
|[[Santa Mordana]]|'''{{fb|Crpostran}}'''|'''2'''|{{fb|Tikariot}}|0
|[[Nangang]]|{{fb|Kelssek}}|0|'''{{fb|Edsmontik}}'''|1
|[[Polan]]|{{fb|TJUN-ia}}|1|'''{{fb|Sarzonia}}'''|'''3'''
|[[Tovaca]]|'''{{fb|Flavovespia}}''' {{aet}}|'''2'''|{{fb|The 14 Stars}}|1
|[[Port Rhovanyon]]|'''{{fb|StrayaRoos}}'''|'''4'''|{{fb|Farfadillis}}|2
|[[Tikariot City]]|{{nowrap|{{fb|SRS|name=Squornshelan RS}}}}|1|'''{{fb|Valanora}}'''|'''5'''
|[[Avanaroch]]|{{fb|Saint Eleanor}}|1 (3)|'''{{nowrap|{{fb|Tanirinthia}}}}''' {{pso}}|'''1 (5)'''
<!---Quarter-finals--->
|[[Zube]]|{{fb|Juvencus}}|1 (2)|'''{{fb|Crpostran}}''' {{pso}}|'''1 (4)'''
|[[Atlem]]|'''{{fb|Edsmontik}}'''|'''2 (3)'''|{{fb|Sarzonia}}|2 (1)
|[[Tikariot City]]|'''{{fb|Flavovespia}}'''|'''1'''|{{fb|StrayaRoos}}|0
|[[Baraldhur]]|{{fb|Valanora}}|3|'''{{fb|Tanirinthia}}'''|'''4'''
<!---Semi-finals--->
|[[Qanz]]|'''{{fb|Crpostran}}'''|'''1 (4)'''|{{fb|Edsmontik}}|1 (2)
|[[Avanaroch]]|'''{{fb|Flavovespia}}'''|'''2'''|{{fb|Tanirinthia}}|0
<!---Final--->
|[[Tikariot City]]|{{fb|Crpostran}}|0|'''{{fb|Flavovespia}}'''|'''1'''
<!---TPPO--->
|[[Zube]]|{{fb|Edsmontik}}|3|'''{{fb|Tanirinthia}}'''|'''4'''
}}

===Round of 32===
{{football box
| date = Day 18
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|The Kytler Peninsulae}}
| score = 2–3
| team2 = {{fb|Commonwealth of Baker Park}}
| goals1 = *Ingólfsson {{goal|80}}
*Vicente {{goal|90+6|p}}
| goals2 = *Kucera {{goal|4}}
*Riley {{goal|14}}
*London {{goal|51}}
| stadium = [[Clituleng Giisost Stadium]], [[Alaer]], [[The Kytler Peninsulae]]
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| report = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
| date = Day 19
| time = 14:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Mytanija}}
| score = 1–4
| team2 = {{fb|Juvencus}}
| goals1 = *Papić–Papratović {{goal}}
| goals2 = *Peres {{goal}}
*Callejon {{goal}}
*Audiol {{goal||p}}
*Campana {{goal}}
| stadium = [[Carva Dock Arena]], [[Kytler Bay City]], [[The Kytler Peninsulae]]
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| report = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
| date = Day 19
| time = 17:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Abanhfleft}}
| score = 2–5
| team2 = {{fb|Flavovespia}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = *Langdon {{goal|25}}
*Kahn {{goal|34|o.g.}}
*Shepherd {{goal|84}}, {{goal|85}}, {{goal|90}}
| stadium = [[Creighton Park]], [[Baraldhur]], [[Tikariot]]
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| report = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
| date = Day 19
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Pasarga}}
| score = 1–2
| team2 = {{fb|The 14 Stars}}
| goals1 = *Laszlo {{goal|34}}
| goals2 = *Olivier {{goal|61}}
*Davis {{goal|90+4}}
| stadium = [[Dragonscrest Stadium]], [[Port Tacassam]], [[Tikariot]]
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| report = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
| date = Day 20
| time = 14:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Siovanija and Teusland}}
| score = 4–5
| team2 = {{fb|Kelssek}}
| goals1 = *Hackl {{goal|33}}, {{goal|61}}
*Apel {{goal|67}}
*Lé Méjî {{goal|79}}
| goals2 = *Cutter {{goal|17}}, {{goal|64}}
*Pogbacar {{goal|41}}
*Goh-Lemaire {{goal|70}}
*Obident {{goal|88}}
| stadium = [[Mastad Atlova]], [[Atlem]], [[Qusmo]]
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| report = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
| date = Day 20
| time = 17:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Edsmontik}}
| score = 2–0
| team2 = {{fb|Valentine Z}}
| goals1 = *Stuero {{goal|34}}
*Zeukalmen {{goal|50}}
| goals2 = 
| stadium = [[Mastad Poldanza]], [[Polan]], [[Qusmo]]
| attendance = 
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| report = 
| referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
| date = Day 20
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Kamijiro}}
| score = 2–2
| aet = yes
| penaltyscore = 6–7
| team2 = {{fb|StrayaRoos}}
| goals1 = *Kagawa {{goal|55}}
*Fujiwara {{goal|117}}
| goals2 = *Kerr {{goal|60}}
*Kaiplo {{goal|102|p}}
| stadium = [[Mountain Fortress]], [[Oriannor]], [[Tikariot]]
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| report = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
| date = Day 21
| time = 14:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Yuezhou}}
| score = 2–3
| team2 = {{fb|Farfadillis}}
| goals1 = *Mingsdottír Zhang {{goal|55}}
*Tsang {{goal|80}}
| goals2 = *Robineau {{goal|2}}, {{goal|10}}
*Jáánsêlà {{goal|5}}
| stadium = [[Jewel of the Coast]], [[Carathyr]], [[Tikariot]]
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| report = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
| date = Day 21
| time = 17:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Crpostran}}
| score = 1–0
| team2 = {{fb|Chromatika}}
| goals1 = *Joel {{goal|43}}
| goals2 = 
| stadium = [[Clituleng Giisost Stadium]], [[Alaer]], [[The Kytler Peninsulae]]
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| report = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
| date = Day 21
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Tikariot}}
| score = 3–2
| team2 = {{fb|Eshialand}}
| goals1 = *Grimaud {{goal|21}}
*Nighthorse {{goal|38}}
*MacGofraidh {{goal|79}}
| goals2 = *Davis {{goal|31}}
*Sandrie {{goal|52}}
| stadium = [[The Wonderland]], [[Carroll Lewiston]], [[The Kytler Peninsulae]]
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| report = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
| date = Day 22
| time = 14:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Ko-oren}}
| score = 2–4
| team2 = {{fb|TJUN-ia}}
| goals1 = *Aomelirea {{goal|68}}
*Tsuchimoto {{goal|78}}
| goals2 = *Carlton {{goal|8}}, {{goal}}, {{goal}}
Sharafutdinov {{goal}}
| stadium = [[Mastad Qusma]], [[Qanz]], [[Qusmo]]
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| report = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
| date = Day 22
| time = 17:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Sarzonia}}
| score = 1–0
| team2 = {{fb|Busoga Islands}}
| goals1 = *Wilson {{goal|84}}
| goals2 = 
| stadium = [[Mastad Koflira]], [[Kolle]], [[Qusmo]]
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| report = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
| date = Day 22
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SRS}}
| score = 2–1
| team2 = {{fb|West Barack and East Obama}}
| goals1 = *Sargsa {{goal}}
| goals2 = 
| stadium = [[Oceanview Stadium]], [[Port Rhovanyon]], [[Tikariot]]
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| report = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
| date = Day 23
| time = 14:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|HOT-DAMN}}
| score = 1–2
| team2 = {{fb|Valanora}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = *Haaland {{goal}}
*Hawk {{goal||p}}
| stadium = [[Creighton Park]], [[Baraldhur]], [[Tikariot]]
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| report = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
| date = Day 23
| time = 17:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Saint Eleanor}}
| score = 2–1
| team2 = {{fb|HUElavia}}
| goals1 = *Hollenberg {{goal}}
*Launceston {{goal|61}}
| goals2 = *Schmidt {{goal}}
| stadium = [[Dragonscrest Stadium]], [[Port Tacassam]], [[Tikariot]]
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| report = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
| date = Day 23
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Eastfield Lodge}}
| score = 1–3
| team2 = {{fb|Tanirinthia}}
| goals1 = *[[Fidelina Noble|Noble]] {{goal|73}}
| goals2 = *[[Viola Wheeler|Wheeler]] {{goal|4||25}}
*[[Pat Hancock|Hancock]] {{goal|84}}
| stadium = [[Mountain Fortress]], [[Oriannor]], [[Tikariot]]
| event = 
| round = 
| report = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}

===Round of 16===
{{football box
| date = Day 24
| time = 17:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Commonwealth of Baker Park}}
| score = 0–1
| team2 = {{fb|Juvencus}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = *Marroqui {{goal|76|p}}
| stadium = [[Roddens Stadium]], [[Roddens]], [[The Kytler Peninsulae]]
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| report = 
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 24
|time=20:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Flavovespia}}
|score=2–1
|aet=yes
|team2={{fb|The 14 Stars}}
|goals1=*Bagshaw {{goal|83}}
*Shepherd {{goal|109}}
|goals2=*Nightwalker {{goal|9}}
|stadium=[[Thunderdome]], [[Tovaca]], [[Tikariot]]
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 25
|time=17:00&nbsp;({{small|16:00 CoT}})
|team1={{fb-rt|Kelssek}}
|score=0–1
|team2={{fb|Edsmontik}}
|goals1=
|goals2=*Reuhan {{goal|90+3}}
|stadium=[[Yübao]], [[Nangang]], [[Yuezhou]]
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 25
|time=20:00
|team1={{fb-rt|StrayaRoos}}
|score=4–2
|team2={{fb|Farfadillis}}
|goals1=*Kuyta {{goal|17}}
*Kerr {{goal|45+2}}
*Vidya {{goal|60}}
*Iris {{goal|85}}
|goals2=*Sürréo {{goal|29}}
*Robineau {{goal|78|p}}
|stadium=[[Oceanview Stadium]], [[Port Rhovanyon]], [[Tikariot]]
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 26
|time=17:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Crpostran}}
|score=2–0
|team2={{fb|Tikariot}}
|goals1=*Joel {{goal|39}}
*D. Dubois {{goal|79}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Estadio Santa Mordana Stadium]], [[Santa Mordana]], [[The Kytler Peninsulae]]
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 26
|time=20:00
|team1={{fb-rt|TJUN-ia}}
|score=1–3
|team2={{fb|Sarzonia}}
|goals1=
|goals2=*Wilson {{goal}}
*Morgan {{goal}}
|stadium=[[Mastad Poldanza]], [[Polan]], [[Qusmo]]
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 27
|time=17:00
|team1={{fb-rt|SRS}}
|score=1–5
|team2={{fb|Valanora}}
|goals1=*Ksudach {{goal|77}}
|goals2=*Haaland {{goal|2}}, {{goal|12}}, {{goal|67|p}}
*Hawk {{goal|31}}
*Holmberg {{goal|83}}
|stadium=[[Dhaencunor Arena]], [[Tikariot City]], [[Tikariot]]
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 27
|time=20:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Saint Eleanor}}
|score=1–1
|team2={{fb|Tanirinthia}}
|aet=yes
|penaltyscore=3–5
|goals1=*Öhân {{goal|52}}
*Matsuda {{sent off|0|80}}
|goals2=Bacchus {{goal|31}}
|penalties1=*Coombe {{pengoal}}
*Hart {{pengoal}}
*Öhân {{pengoal}}
*Hollenberg {{penmiss}}
|penalties2=*{{pengoal}} Holt
*{{pengoal}} Wheeler
*{{pengoal}} O'Brien
*{{pengoal}} Hancock
*{{pengoal}} Payne
|stadium=[[Paladon Park]], [[Avanaroch]], [[Tikariot]]
}}

===Quarterfinals===
{{football box
|date=Day 30
|time=17:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Juvencus}}
|score=1–1
|aet=yes
|penaltyscore=2–4
|team2={{fb|Crpostran}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Zube Olympic Stadium]], [[Zube]], [[The Kytler Peninsulae]]
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 30
|time=20:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Edsmontik}}
|score=2–2
|aet=yes
|penaltyscore=3–1
|team2={{fb|Sarzonia}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Mastad Atlova]], [[Atlem]], [[Qusmo]]
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 31
|time=17:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Flavovespia}}
|score=1–0
|team2={{fb|StrayaRoos}}
|goals1=[[Peter Langdon|Langdon]] {{goal|71}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Dhaencunor Arena]], [[Tikariot City]], [[Tikariot]]
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 31
|time=20:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Valanora}}
|score=3–4
|team2={{fb|Tanirinthia}}
|goals1=*[[Imre Haaland|Haaland]] {{goal|10||42}}
*[[Olaf Myrhe|Myrhe]] {{goal|45+2}}
|goals2=*[[Violet Bacchus|Bacchus]] {{goal|8||90}}
*[[Sophia O'Brien|O'Brien]] {{goal|12}}
*[[Raven Medina|Medina]] {{goal|81}}
|stadium=[[Creighton Park]], [[Baraldhur]], [[Tikariot]]
}}

===Semifinals===
{{football box
|date=Day 34
|time=20:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Crpostran}}
|score=1–1
|aet=yes
|penaltyscore=4–2
|team2={{fb|Edsmontik}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Mastad Qusma]], [[Qanz]], [[Qusmo]]
}}
----
{{football box
|date=Day 35
|time=20:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Flavovespia}}
|score=2–0
|team2={{fb|Tanirinthia}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Paladon Park]], [[Avanaroch]], [[Tikariot]]
}}

===Third Place Playoff===
{{football box
|date=Day 38
|time=20:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Edsmontik}}
|score=3–4
|team2={{fb|Tanirinthia}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Zube Olympic Stadium]], [[Zube]], [[The Kytler Peninsulae]]
}}

===Final===
{{main|World Cup 98 final}}
{{football box
|date=Day 39
|time=20:00
|team1={{fb-rt|Crpostran}}
|score=0–1
|team2={{fb|Flavovespia}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Dhaencunor Arena]], [[Tikariot City]], [[Tikariot]]
}}

==OOC notes==
The tournament represented several breaks from previous [[World Cup]] convention:
*It was the first World Cup to feature four credited host nations. The last time more than two finals hosts were involved was [[World Cup 22]] when a co-host withdrew and the hosting rights were handed over to the second-placed bid for that cycle.
*Of the four in-character hosts, only [[Tikariot]], [[The Kytler Peninsulae]], and [[Qusmo]] scorinated matches. Yuezhou was only an in-character host and required to go through qualification as usual.
**This also applied to the various nations that hosted matches in [[World Cup 75]], but they were not credited as co-hosts in any form besides the tournament logo.
*The knockout bracket was set using new a process referred to as ''Qusma seeding'' whereby paths through the knockout stage were set by group stage record with modifications to keep teams from the same group apart in the bracket for as long as is mathematically possible.
*The [[roleplay bonus]] was calculated as a weighted average and multiplied by a fixed constant ([[1093|10.93]]) throughout the tournament, rather than being applied on a cumulative basis as had become convention.
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