World Cup 87
| World Cup 87 | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 32 (from 192 entrants) |
| Host(s) | |
| Champions | ( title) |
| Second | |
| Third | |
| Matches played | 64 |
| Goals scored | (average 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 upcoming international football tournament to be held in Ethane and Taeshan. Banija are the defending World Cup champions.
Host selection
| Bid | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |
| 17 | 29 | |
| 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.
| Nation | Method | Date qualified | Total appearances |
Last appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd best runners-up | Matchday 18 | 7 | 67 | |
| Group 8 winners | Matchday 17 | 49 | 86 | |
| Group 13 winners | Matchday 17 | 8 | 86 | |
| Group 2 winners | Matchday 16 | 14 | 86 | |
| Group 3 winners | Matchday 16 | 25 | 86 | |
| Best runners-up | Matchday 18 | 12 | 86 | |
| Group 10 winners | Matchday 17 | 8 | 86 | |
| Hosts | n/a | 6 | 81 | |
| Group 7 winners | Matchday 16 | 23 | 86 | |
| Group 1 winners | Matchday 17 | 1 | none | |
| 2nd best runners-up | Matchday 18 | 17 | 86 | |
| Group 15 winners | Matchday 16 | 15 | 86 | |
| Group 9 winners | Matchday 18 | 19 | 86 | |
| Group 19 winners | Matchday 16 | 1 | none | |
| Group 5 winners | Matchday 18 | 3 | 86 | |
| Group 18 winners | Matchday 18 | 1 | none | |
| Group 14 winners | Matchday 17 | 36 | 41 | |
| Group 12 winners | Matchday 16 | 53 | 86 | |
| Hosts | n/a | 12 | 85 | |
| Group 16 winners | Matchday 18 | 2 | 86 | |
| Group 6 winners | Matchday 16 | 38 | 86 | |
| Group 11 winners | Matchday 17 | 54 | 86 | |
| Group 4 winners | Matchday 18 | 1 | none | |
| Group 17 winners | Matchday 18 | 48 | 86 |
Group stage
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 | Pots TBD |
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