World Cup 87

World Cup 87
Teams	32 (from 192 entrants)
Host(s)	Ethane Taeshan
Champions	( title)
Second
Third
Matches played	64
Goals scored	169 (average 3.52 per match)
Affiliated tournaments	Cup of Harmony 79 Baptism of Fire 74
Previous	World Cup 86
Next	World Cup 88

World Cup 87 is an ongoing international football tournament held in Ethane and Taeshan. Banija entered the tournament as the defending World Cup champions, but following their 2-0 loss to Savojarna, combined with Baker Park's loss to Geektopia on Matchday 3, Banija failed to progress to the knockout stages of the tournament.

Host selection

Two bids submitted for the hosting of the World Cup. The votes were tabulated as follows in accordance to the Constitution of the World Cup Committee.

Bid	Votes
Bid	Round 1	Round 2
Taeshan and Ethane	17	29
Valanora and Chromatika	16	—
Re-open nominations	1	2
Total	34	31

Qualification

The 190 teams entering the qualifying phase were drawn into 19 groups of ten teams, each contested as a home-and-away double round-robin. The winners of each qualifying group and the three runners-up with the best records directly qualified for the final tournament. The sixteen remaining runners-up were paired into eight two-legged ties, with the winners of each tie qualifying for the finals.

Qualified teams
Nation	Method	Date qualified	Total appearances	Last appearance
Astograth	3rd best runners-up	Matchday 18	7	67
Audioslavia	Group 8 winners	Matchday 17	49	86
Baker Park	Playoff winners	Playoffs	8	86
Banija	Group 13 winners	Matchday 17	8	86
Brenecia	Group 2 winners	Matchday 16	14	86
Cassadaigua	Group 3 winners	Matchday 16	25	86
Chromatika	Best runners-up	Matchday 18	11	86
Drawkland	Group 10 winners	Matchday 17	8	86
Ethane	Hosts	n/a	6	81
Farfadillis	Group 7 winners	Matchday 16	23	86
Geektopia	Group 1 winners	Matchday 17	1	none
Quebec and Shingoryeo	Playoff winners	Playoffs	11	86
Kelssek	2nd best runners-up	Matchday 18	17	86
Ko-oren	Group 15 winners	Matchday 16	15	86
Nephara	Group 9 winners	Matchday 18	19	86
Pasarga	Playoff winners	Playoffs	30	86
Poafmersia	Playoff winners	Playoffs	1	none
Savigliane	Group 19 winners	Matchday 16	1	none
Savojarna	Group 5 winners	Matchday 18	3	86
Siovanija and Teusland	Playoff winners	Playoffs	4	86
South Newlandia	Group 18 winners	Matchday 18	1	none
Squornshelous	Group 14 winners	Matchday 17	36	41
Starblaydia	Group 12 winners	Matchday 16	53	86
Taeshan	Hosts	n/a	12	85
The Holy Empire	Playoff winners	Playoffs	58	86
Tikariot	Playoff winners	Playoffs	1	none
Trolleborg	Group 16 winners	Matchday 18	2	86
Turori	Group 6 winners	Matchday 16	38	86
Valanora	Group 11 winners	Matchday 17	54	86
Vdara	Group 4 winners	Matchday 18	1	none
Vilita	Group 17 winners	Matchday 18	48	86
Zwangzug	Playoff winners	Playoffs	17	86

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).

If three or more teams are tied in terms of the number of points, and after applying one or more of the tiebreakers 2-4, only a smaller subset of teams remained tied, the tiebreakers will be reapplied from tiebreaker 2.^[i]

Draw

Teams were allocated to four pots on the basis of their KPB world ranking at the end of qualification. As hosts, Taeshan and Ethane were placed in pot one.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Taeshan (27) - Hosts Ethane (49) - Hosts Banija (1) Nephara (2) Farfadillis (3) Cassadaigua (4) Valanora (5) Starblaydia (6)	Vilita (7) Turori (8) Baker Park (9) Brenecia (10) The Holy Empire (11) Drawkland (14) Ko-oren (15) Audioslavia (16)	Pasarga (18) Zwangzug (19) Kelssek (21) Chromatika (24) Siovanija and Teusland (25) Astograth (28) Error creating thumbnail: Trolleborg (29) Savojarna (31)	Quebec and Shingoryeo (33) Geektopia (34) Vdara (36) Squornshelous (44) South Newlandia (47) Poafmersia (48) Tikariot (64) Savigliane (73)

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brenecia	3	2	1	7	4	+3	6^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
2	Siovanija and Teusland	3	2	1	6	7	−1	6^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
3	Taeshan (H)	3	1	2	5	4	+1	3^[b]
4	South Newlandia	3	1	2	3	6	−3	3^[b]

Source: World Cup Committee
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
(H) Host
Notes:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Head-to-head points: Brenecia 3, Siovanija and Teusland 0.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Head-to-head points: Taeshan 3, South Newlandia 0.

Matchday 1

Taeshan	4–0	South Newlandia

Atlantea Coliseum, Atlantea Island

Matchday 1

Brenecia	5–2	Siovanija and Teusland

Atlantea Coliseum, Atlantea Island

Matchday 2

South Newlandia	1–2	Siovanija and Teusland

X Island Metropark, X Island

Matchday 2

Taeshan	0–2	Brenecia

X Island Metropark, X Island

Matchday 3

Brenecia	0–2	South Newlandia

X Island Metropark, X Island

Matchday 3

Siovanija and Teusland	2–1	Taeshan

Atlantea Coliseum, Atlantea Island

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Valanora	3	3	0	6	2	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Poafmersia	3	1	2	4	5	−1	3^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
3	Audioslavia	3	1	2	9	10	−1	3^[a]
4	Error creating thumbnail: Trolleborg	3	1	2	7	9	−2	3^[a]

Source: World Cup Committee
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
Notes:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Trolleborg eliminated on overall goal difference.^[ii] Head-to-head points: Poafmersia 3, Audioslavia 0.

Matchday 1

Trolleborg Error creating thumbnail:	1–3	Valanora

New Capetown Memorial Park, Cape Island

Matchday 1

Poafmersia	4–2	Audioslavia

New Capetown Memorial Park, Cape Island

Matchday 2

Valanora	2–1	Audioslavia

Stadium on the Lake, Lake Island

Matchday 2

Trolleborg Error creating thumbnail:	2–0	Poafmersia

Stadium on the Lake, Lake Island

Matchday 3

Poafmersia	0–1	Valanora

New Capetown Memorial Park, Cape Island

Matchday 3

Audioslavia	6–4	Error creating thumbnail: Trolleborg

Stadium on the Lake, Lake Island

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Starblaydia	3	2	1	4	3	+1	6^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
2	Kelssek	3	2	1	6	5	+1	6^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
3	Vilita	3	1	2	6	7	−1	3^[b]
4	Savigliane	3	1	2	6	7	−1	3^[b]

Source: World Cup Committee
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
Notes:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Head-to-head points: Starblaydia 3, Kelssek 0.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Head-to-head points: Vilita 3, Savigliane 0.

Matchday 1

Vilita	1–2	Starblaydia

Fadrön University Field, Taeshan Island

Matchday 1

Savigliane	2–3	Kelssek
Vatrican 26' Grimaldi 90+4'		Custworth 38' Taleb 59' Blueman 70'

Fadrön University Field, Taeshan Island

Matchday 2

Starblaydia	2–1	Kelssek

The Dome, Redacted Island^[iii]

Matchday 2

Vilita	4–3	Savigliane
Katarakhna 16' Cjinder 37' Tarala 52' Kulakao 72'		Giraudo 24' Toscani 31' Coste 60'

The Dome, Redacted Island^[iii]

Matchday 3

Savigliane	1–0	Starblaydia
Grimaldi

The Dome, Redacted Island^[iii]

Matchday 3

Kelssek	2–1	Vilita

Fadrön University Field, Taeshan Island

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cassadaigua	3	2	1	0	9	6	+3	7^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
2	The Holy Empire	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	7^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
3	Zwangzug	3	1	0	2	8	8	0	3
4	Vdara	3	0	0	3	5	10	−5	0

Source: World Cup Committee
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
Notes:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Tied on head-to-head points (1) and head-to-head goal difference (0).

Matchday 1

The Holy Empire	1–1	Cassadaigua

Docktown Memorial Stadium, Algaer Island

Matchday 1

Zwangzug	4–1	Vdara

Docktown Memorial Stadium, Algaer Island

Matchday 2

Cassadaigua	4–3	Vdara

Stairway to Heaven, Wolf Island

Matchday 2

The Holy Empire	3–2	Zwangzug

Stairway to Heaven, Wolf Island

Matchday 3

Zwangzug	2–4	Cassadaigua

Docktown Memorial Stadium, Algaer Island

Matchday 3

Vdara	1–2	The Holy Empire

The Haberdashery, Williams Isle

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Pasarga	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ko-oren	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5	Advance to knockout stage
3	Squornshelous	3	0	2	1	4	6	−2	2^[a]
4	Ethane (H)	3	0	2	1	6	9	−3	2^[a]

Source: World Cup Committee
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
(H) Host
Notes:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Tied on head-to-head points (1) and head-to-head goal difference (0).

Matchday 1

Ethane	2–5	Pasarga

King Edward IV Stadium, New Sarum

Matchday 1

Squornshelous	1–1	Ko-oren

King Edward IV Stadium, New Sarum

Matchday 2

Pasarga	0–1	Ko-oren

King Edward IV Stadium, New Sarum

Matchday 2

Ethane	3–3	Squornshelous

King Edward IV Stadium, New Sarum

Matchday 3

Squornshelous	0–2	Pasarga

King Edward IV Stadium, New Sarum

Matchday 3

Ko-oren	1–1	Ethane

King Edward IV Stadium, New Sarum

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Geektopia	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Baker Park	3	1	1	1	5	2	+3	4^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
3	Banija	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4^[a]
4	Savojarna	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	3

Source: World Cup Committee
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
Notes:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Tied on head-to-head points (1) and head-to-head goal difference (0).

Matchday 1

Banija	2–1	Geektopia

The Marianne Detreux Stadium, Isle of Lowe

Matchday 1

Baker Park	4–0	Savojarna

The Marianne Detreux Stadium, Isle of Lowe

Matchday 2

Geektopia	3–1	Savojarna

The Marianne Detreux Stadium, Isle of Lowe

Matchday 2

Banija	1–1	Baker Park

The Marianne Detreux Stadium, Isle of Lowe

Matchday 3

Baker Park	0–1	Geektopia

The Marianne Detreux Stadium, Isle of Lowe

Matchday 3

Savojarna	2–0	Banija

The Marianne Detreux Stadium, Isle of Lowe

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chromatika	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Farfadillis	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Turori	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	3
4	Quebec and Shingoryeo	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

Source: World Cup Committee
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers

Matchday 1

Farfadillis	1–0	Turori

Newton-Smith Arena, Letson

Matchday 1

Chromatika	1–1	Quebec and Shingoryeo

Newton-Smith Arena, Letson

Matchday 2

Turori	2–0	Quebec and Shingoryeo

Newton-Smith Arena, Letson

Matchday 2

Farfadillis	2–3	Chromatika

Newton-Smith Arena, Letson

Matchday 3

Chromatika	1–0	Turori

Newton-Smith Arena, Letson

Matchday 3

Quebec and Shingoryeo	2–3	Farfadillis

Newton-Smith Arena, Letson

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tikariot	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Nephara	3	1	2	0	6	5	+1	5	Advance to knockout stage
3	Astograth	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	Drawkland	3	0	0	3	5	8	−3	0

Source: World Cup Committee
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers

Matchday 1

Astograth	0–0	Nephara

'The Pit', Deloitte

Matchday 1

Tikariot	2–1	Drawkland

'The Pit', Deloitte

Matchday 2

Nephara	5–4	Drawkland

'The Pit', Deloitte

Matchday 2

Astograth	2–3	Tikariot

'The Pit', Deloitte

Matchday 3

Tikariot	1–1	Nephara

'The Pit', Deloitte

Matchday 3

Drawkland	0–1	Astograth

'The Pit', Deloitte

Knockout stage

Bracket

New Capetown

Brenecia

TBD

Poafmersia

Winner Second Round 1

Lake Island

Winner Second Round 2

Starblaydia

X Island

The Holy Empire

Winner Quarterfinal 1

Redacted Island^[iii]

Winner Quarterfinal 2

Pasarga

TBD

Baker Park

Winner Second Round 3

Taeshan Island

Winner Second Round 4

Chromatika

Atlantea

Nephara

Winner Semifinal 1

New Sarum

Winner Semifinal 2

Valanora

TBD

Siovanija and Teusland

Winner Second Round 5

Letson

Winner Second Round 6

Cassadaigua

TBD

Kelssek

Winner Quarterfinal 3

Deloitte

Winner Quarterfinal 4

Third-place playoff

Geektopia

TBD

Ko-oren

Winner Second Round 7

Loser Semifinal 1

Southern Hampton

Winner Second Round 8

Loser Semifinal 2

Tikariot

Farfadillis

Round of 16

Brenecia	v	Poafmersia

New Capetown Memorial Park, New Capetown

Round of 16

Starblaydia	v	The Holy Empire

Stadium on the Lake, Lake Island

Round of 16

Pasarga	v	Baker Park

The Dome, Redacted Island^[iii]

Round of 16

Chromatika	v	Nephara

Fadrön University Field, Taeshan Island

Round of 16

Valanora	v	Siovanija and Teusland

King Edward IV Stadium, New Sarum

Round of 16

Cassadaigua	v	Kelssek

Newton-Smith Arena, Letson

Round of 16

Geektopia	v	Ko-oren

The Pit, Deloitte

Round of 16

Tikariot	v	Farfadillis

The Marianne Detreux Stadium, Southern Hampton

Quarterfinals

Winner Second Round 1	v	Winner Second Round 2

TBA, TBA

Quarterfinals

Winner Second Round 3	v	Winner Second Round 4

TBA, TBA

Quarterfinals

Winner Second Round 5	v	Winner Second Round 6

TBA, TBA

Quarterfinals

Winner Second Round 7	v	Winner Second Round 8

TBA, TBA

Semifinals

Winner Quarterfinal 1	v	Winner Quarterfinal 2

X Island Metropark, X Island

Semifinals

Winner Quarterfinal 3	v	Winner Quarterfinal 4

TBA, TBA

Third-place playoff

Finals

Loser Semifinal 1	v	Loser Semifinal 2

TBA, TBA

Final

Finals

Winner Semifinal 1	v	Winner Semifinal 2

Atlantea Coliseum, Atlantea

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 This was not explicitly stated in the host bid, but it is implied as such based on the rankings in Group B.
↑ Poafmersia, Trolleborg, and Audioslavia were level on head-to-head points (3) and head-to-head goal difference (0). Since Trolleborg was ranked lower than Poafmersia and Audioslavia on overall goal difference, a reapplication of tiebreakers between Poafmersia and Audioslavia occurred.^[i]
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 Due to the ongoing dispute with regards to the name of the island, it will be referred to as Redacted Island.

External links

[table_hth_BRE0.24983995838549-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Head-to-head points: Brenecia 3, Siovanija and Teusland 0.

[table_hth_TAE0.24983995838549-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Head-to-head points: Taeshan 3, South Newlandia 0.

[table_hth_PFA0.5595702065898-5] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Trolleborg eliminated on overall goal difference.^[ii] Head-to-head points: Poafmersia 3, Audioslavia 0.

[table_hth_STB0.073295978863396-6] 1.0 ^1.1 Head-to-head points: Starblaydia 3, Kelssek 0.

[table_hth_VIL0.073295978863396-7] 2.0 ^2.1 Head-to-head points: Vilita 3, Savigliane 0.

[table_hth_CDG0.3382943958688-9] 1.0 ^1.1 Tied on head-to-head points (1) and head-to-head goal difference (0).

[table_hth_SQU0.78095532477878-10] 1.0 ^1.1 Tied on head-to-head points (1) and head-to-head goal difference (0).

[table_hth_CBP0.94169864847404-11] 1.0 ^1.1 Tied on head-to-head points (1) and head-to-head goal difference (0).

[retie-1] 1.0 ^1.1 This was not explicitly stated in the host bid, but it is implied as such based on the rankings in Group B.

[GroupB-4] Poafmersia, Trolleborg, and Audioslavia were level on head-to-head points (3) and head-to-head goal difference (0). Since Trolleborg was ranked lower than Poafmersia and Audioslavia on overall goal difference, a reapplication of tiebreakers between Poafmersia and Audioslavia occurred.^[i]

[islandName-8] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 Due to the ongoing dispute with regards to the name of the island, it will be referred to as Redacted Island.

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World Cup 87

Contents

Host selection

Qualification

Group stage

Tiebreakers

Draw

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Third-place playoff

Final

Notes

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