World Cup 88
| World Cup 88 | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 32 (from 182 entrants) |
| Host(s) | |
| Champions | ( title) |
| Second | |
| Third | |
| Matches played | 64 |
| Goals scored | (average per match) |
| Affiliated tournaments | Cup of Harmony 80 Baptism of Fire 75 |
| Previous | World Cup 87 |
| Next | World Cup 89 |
World Cup 88 was an international football tournament held in Cassadaigua and Chromatika. Nephara entered the tournament as the defending World Cup champions.
Host selection
Only one bid was submitted for the hosting of the World Cup.
| Bid | Votes |
|---|---|
| 28 | |
| Re-open nominations | 1 |
| Total | 29 |
Qualification
The 180 teams entering the qualifying phase were drawn into 18 groups of ten teams, each contested as a home-and-away double round-robin. The winners of each qualifying group and the six runners-up with the best records directly qualified for the final tournament. The twelve remaining runners-up were paired into six two-legged ties, with the winners of each tie qualifying for the finals.
| Nation | Method | Date qualified | Total appearances |
Last appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best runners-up | Matchday 17 | 50 | 87 | |
| Group 7 winners | Matchday 17 | 9 | 87 | |
| Group 13 winners | Matchday 17 | 9 | 87 | |
| Group 17 winners | Matchday 18 | 15 | 87 | |
| Hosts | Host vote | 26 | 87 | |
| Hosts | Host vote | 12 | 87 | |
| Group 14 winners | Matchday 15 | 28 | 86 | |
| Group 18 winners | Matchday 15 | 24 | 87 | |
| Playoff winners | Playoffs | 3 | 86 | |
| Group 3 winners | Matchday 17 | 59 | 87 | |
| Playoff winners | Playoffs | 3 | 85 | |
| 4th best runners-up | Matchday 18 | 12 | 87 | |
| Group 10 winners | Matchday 17 | 47 | 82 | |
| Group 1 winners | Matchday 17 | 18 | 87 | |
| Group 8 winners | Matchday 17 | 16 | 87 | |
| 3rd best runners-up | Matchday 18 | 5 | 83 | |
| Group 12 winners | Matchday 17 | 20 | 87 | |
| Group 9 winners | Matchday 16 | 7 | 86 | |
| 5th best runners-up | Matchday 18 | 2 | 74 | |
| Group 16 winners | Matchday 18 | 31 | 87 | |
| Group 5 winners | Matchday 17 | 2 | 87 | |
| 2nd best runners-up | Matchday 18 | 2 | 87 | |
| Playoff winners | Playoffs | 2 | 87 | |
| Playoff winners | Playoffs | 1 | none | |
| Group 11 winners | Matchday 17 | 54 | 87 | |
| Group 6 winners | Matchday 18 | 1 | none | |
| Playoff winners | Playoffs | 2 | 87 | |
| Group 15 winners | Matchday 14 | 39 | 87 | |
| 6th best runners-up | Matchday 18 | 1 | none | |
| Group 4 winners | Matchday 17 | 55 | 87 | |
| Group 2 winners | Matchday 18 | 49 | 87 | |
| Playoff winners | Playoffs | 1 | none |
Group stage
Tiebreakers
In the group stage, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria:
- Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss);
- Points in matches between tied teams;
- Goal difference in matches between tied teams;
- Overall goal difference;
- Drawing of lots (OOC: cumulative roleplay bonus).
Draw
Teams were allocated to four pots on the basis of their KPB world ranking at the end of qualification. As hosts, Cassadaigua and Chromatika were placed in pot one.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Groups
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |