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Countryball World Cup

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Countryball World Cup
Organising bodyCBFA
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
RegionInternational
Number of teams16
Current champions  Argentina (2nd title)
(2020)
Most successful team(s)  Argentina (2 titles)
  Italy (2 titles)
  Mexico (2 titles)
Tournaments

The Countryball World Cup, often abbreviated as CWC is an international association football tournament held every four years since 1992.

The competition begins with the qualification phase, which typically starts two years before the actual tournament. As of the 2023, 16 national teams play in the tournament. Similar to the FIFA World Cup, the host nation, usually chosen six years before the tournament, automatically qualifies.

As of the 2020 Countryball World Cup, a total of 26 nations have competed in this tournament, with five of those having won the competition at least once. Italy, Mexico, and Argentina have each won two titles, while Japan and Spain have each won one title.

History

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The First Countryball World Cup

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The competition had its debut in 1992, founded to increase the frequency of international association football tournaments. The United States was chosen to be the host nation. Only 8 select nations competed in the first tournament, which were the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, North Korea, South Korea, and Japan. This was a single-elimination tournament, with Italy becoming champions and Russia becoming runners-up. Because of the lack of a prior qualification phase, many personally disregard this tournament as an actual competition. However, it is still officially recognized as the very first Countryball World Cup.

Expansion to 16 Teams

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In 1994, it was announced that the 1996 Countryball World Cup would have 16 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament. The qualification process for the 1996 tournament began in early 1994, with nations from all around the world competing for a spot in this competition. This 16 team format would stick around until after the 2016 Countryball World Cup.

Addition of the Group Stage

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In 2019, it was announced that the 2020 Countryball World Cup would have a group stage, where each of the 16 qualified teams would be split into four groups of four and play one another in a round robin format. The top two teams in each group would advance to the single-elimination knockout stage. There have been recent proposals to expand the number of teams to 32, though this idea has been rejected by organizers of the CWC.

Results

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Edition Year Host Final Third-place play-off
Champion Score Runner-up Third Score Fourth
1 1992   United States  
Italy 		4–1  
Russia 		 
France 		2–2
(3–1 p) 		 
South Korea
2 1996   Spain  
Mexico 		5–2  
Iran 		 
Austria 		5–2  
Netherlands
3 2000   England  
Japan 		6–1  
South Korea 		 
Austria 		5–4  
Italy
4 2004   South Korea  
Argentina 		4–0  
Japan 		 
Germany 		5–2  
Brazil
5 2008   Austria  
Italy 		5–2  
South Korea 		 
Germany 		1–1
(3–2 p) 		 
Russia
6 2012   Japan  
Mexico 		3–2  
Brazil 		 
Japan 		7–4  
Chile
7 2016   Chile  
Spain 		6–1  
Brazil 		 
Italy 		4–2  
Uruguay
8 2020   Italy  
Argentina 		4–3  
Netherlands 		 
Switzerland 		5–2  
Spain
9 2024   Mexico
10 2028   Argentina

2020 Countryball World Cup

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2020 Countryball World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates7 June – 4 July
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions  Argentina (2nd title)
Runners-up  Netherlands
Third place   Switzerland
Fourth place  Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored173 (5.41 per match)
Top scorer(s)  Granit Xhaka (7 goals)
← 2016
2024 →

The 2020 Countryball World Cup, often abbreviated as the 2020 CWC, was an international association football tournament, held in Italy from 7 June 2020 to 4 July 2020 after the country won the hosting rights in 2014. This was the 8th and most recent edition of the Countryball World Cup.

This tournament was the first of its kind to have a group stage, with 4 teams of four. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were talks in March 2020 to postpone the event to the following year. However, the change was never made, meaning the entire tournament would be held behind closed doors. This sparked a lot of controversy among fans, with protests breaking out all over Italy and in other countries. To accommodate for this, many streaming services allowed viewers to watch each match live for free.

Argentina were declared winners of the tournament after defeating the Netherlands 4–3. It was Argentina's second CWC title after last winning the tournament in 2004. Many football fans used this victory as further proof of the "victorious nation pattern", which states that the winners of the Countryball World Cup repeats (Italy, Mexico, random nation, Argentina).

Overview

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The Countryball World Cup is an international association football tournament held every four years since 1992, which was held in the United States. The tournament was contested by 16 teams, who first played in four groups of four using a round-robin style competition followed by a knockout round for 8 teams. Spain were the defending champions after defeating Brazil 6–1 in the 2016 Countryball World Cup final.

Host Selection

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The bidding procedure to host the 2020 Countryball World Cup was held on 2 February 2014. Because Chile was given the right to host the 2016 Countryball World Cup 4 years prior, members of CONMEBOL were no longer allowed to host the 2020 edition. Therefore, the bid was only contested between France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, and Spain. The final votes are shown below.

2020 CWC bidding
Bidders Final Vote
Italy 22
Spain 12
Germany 8
Mexico 6
France 2

Teams

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Qualification

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All national teams were eligible to enter the qualification round of the 2020 Countryball World Cup, though only 47 decided to enter. The qualification process began in February 2018. Italy, as hosts of the competition, automatically qualified.

Of the 16 qualified nations, 13 played in the 2016 competition. Morocco was the only nation to make their debut at the 2020 CWC. They were also the first CAF member to qualify for the tournament since Senegal in 2000. South Korea and Portugal returned to the tournament after missing the 2016 edition.

The qualified teams, separated by confederation, are shown below:

Draw

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After qualifications closed on 1 February 2020, the draw to decide the group stages of the tournament were held on 2 February 2020. The 16 teams would be split into 4 groups of 4, with the host nation automatically being placed into the first group, and the three best national teams decided by the organizers of the Countryball World Cup being placed into the other three randomly. Ultimately, Italy were placed into Group A, Brazil into Group B, Germany into Group C, and Mexico into Group D.

The remaining 12 teams were placed into a pot and randomly drawn one at a time, with a spinner deciding which group the selected nation would be placed into. Similar to FIFA's drawing process, teams from the same confederation were not allowed to be in the same group as one another. The only exception to this rule is UEFA, as 9 members meant that at least 2 nations from this confederation were guaranteed to be in any group, with one having 3. To still ensure diversity in each group, no single group was allowed to have 4 UEFA members.

Group stage

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The group stage took place from 7 June 2020 to 19 June 2020. The 16 competing nations were split into four groups of four (Group A to Group D). Teams played each other in a round-robin format, and the top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage.

Group A

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The opening match of the tournament was contested between Italy and the Netherlands, with the Netherlands defeating the hosts 3–2. Many cited this loss as evidence of the "host nation curse". The other group match was played between Uruguay and Morocco, which saw Morocco score their first ever goal in the Countryball World Cup. However, it was not enough for the team to beat Uruguay. The second round of matches saw the Netherlands take on Morocco and Italy take on Uruguay. The Netherlands won their game 3–0, almost guaranteeing their spot in the knockout stage. On the other hand, Morocco's chances of making to the next stage was diminished to almost nothing. The match between Italy and Uruguay was fierce as qualification to the knockout stage was on the line. Ultimately, Italy were able to defeat Uruguay with a 2–1 victory. The final round saw Uruguay take on the Netherlands and Morocco take on Italy. Both matches kicked off at the same time. Uruguay took an early lead, and so did Italy, meaning that both teams had a chance to make it to the knockout stage. However, the Italian team began falling apart during the second half, allowing Morocco to score 3 goals, 2 of which in quick succession, to draw against Italy. Uruguay were able to maintain their lead, defeating the Netherlands 3–1, and topping the group as head-to-head results were first taken into account than goals scored. Italy's failure to make it out of the group stage was cited by some as further proof of the "host nation curse".

Pos Team W D L GF GA GD Points Qualification
1   Uruguay 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2   Netherlands 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3   Italy (H) 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
4   Morocco 0 1 2 4 8 -4 1
Group Stage
  Italy2–3Netherlands  
Chiesa   14'
Bastoni   37'		 Berghuis   21'
Gakpo   60'
Depay   69'
Group Stage
  Uruguay2–1Morocco  
De la Cruz   40'
Gómez   54'		 Bencharki   81'
Group Stage
  Netherlands3–0Morocco  
De Jong   29'
Wijnaldum   36'
Dumfries   71'
Group Stage
  Italy2–1Uruguay  
Bernardeschi   11'
Immobile   36'		 Suárez   18'
Group Stage
  Uruguay3–1Netherlands  
Cavani   39', 47'
De Arrascaeta   88'		 Promes   84'
Group Stage
  Morocco3–3Italy  
Ziyech   48'
En-Nesyri   80'
Boufal   83'		 Belotti   15'
Berardi   37'
Jorginho   70'

Group B

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The first match of Group B was played between Brazil and Croatia. The match was a huge upset as Brazil, who were runners-up in the 2012 and 2016 Countryball World Cup and one of the favorites to win the competition, were humiliated in a 5–1 loss. The other group match was between Portugal and Switzerland, which Portugal ultimately won. The second round of matches paired Croatia against Switzerland and Brazil against Portugal. Switzerland and Brazil won their respective matches with a score line of 2–1. These results meant that each team in Group B were level with points as each had one win and one loss so far. This also meant that the winners of the last two group matches would advance to the knockout round. Portugal and Croatia were set to play one another while Switzerland and Brazil were set to play one another. Croatia secured their spot in the next round and topped the group after winning 3–2, and Switzerland won their spot after winning 3–1.

Pos Team W D L GF GA GD Points Qualification
1   Croatia 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2    Switzerland 2 0 1 8 7 +1 6
3   Portugal 1 0 2 8 8 0 3
4   Brazil 1 0 2 4 9 -5 3
Group Stage
  Brazil1–5Croatia  
Casemiro   74' Kramarić   28', 34'⠀
Modrić   61'
Kovačić   81'
Vlašić   87'
Group Stage
  Portugal5–3Switzerland  
Ronaldo   9', 38' (pen.)
Neves   24'
B. Silva   30'
Félix   77'		 Xhaka   14', 47'
Embolo   80' ⠀
Group Stage
  Croatia1–2Switzerland  
Brozović   57' Seferovic   65'
Zuber   78' ⠀
Group Stage
  Brazil2–1Portugal  
Paquetá   36'
Neymar   55'		 Fernandes   73'
Group Stage
  Portugal2–3Croatia  
Jota   20'
A. Silva   86'		 Petković   43'
Kramarić   62'
Perišić   70'
Group Stage
   Switzerland3–1Brazil  
Xhaka   3'
Gavranović   24'
Shaqiri   69'		 Firmino   39'

Group C

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The first Group C match was played between Germany and Argentina, which concluded in a 4–4 draw. England faced Japan in the other match, in which Japan took a surprising win over England. The second round of matches saw Argentina narrowly defeating Japan after making a huge comeback and Germany drawing another match in their game against England. Because of these results, England's chances of progressing to the knockout round was significantly lowered. In the final round of matches, Argentina defeated England to secure their spot in the next stage. Meanwhile, the game between Germany and Japan was heated as whichever team won this match would progress to the next round. Ultimately, Germany won and secured their spot.

Pos Team W D L GF GA GD Points Qualification
1   Argentina 2 1 0 11 9 +2 7 Advanced to knockout stage
2   Germany 1 2 0 12 10 +2 5
3   Japan 1 0 2 11 11 0 3
4   England 0 1 2 5 9 -4 1
Group Stage
  Germany4–4Argentina  
Werner   30' (pen.)
Gündoğan   66'
Müller   76'
Havertz   88'		 Agüero   13'
Di María   18', 50'
Messi   83'
Group Stage
  England1–4Japan  
Rashford   70' Minamino   39'
Haraguchi   61', 82'
Yoshida   87'
Group Stage
  Argentina5–4Japan  
Dybala   22'
Messi   28', 59'
Agüero   65'
Paredes   74'		 Shibasaki   3', 11'
Osako   5'
Dōan   43' ⠀
Group Stage
  Germany3–3England  
Gnabry   20'
Havertz   57'
Goretzka   80'		 Kane   28', 71'
Rashford   36'
Group Stage
  England1–2Argentina  
Sterling   18' Agüero   32'
Lo Celso   55'
Group Stage
  Japan3–5Germany  
Haraguchi   62'
Inui   67'
Makino   76'		 Gündoğan   6'
Müller   14'
Makino   32' (o.g.)
Werner   58'
Havertz   85'

Group D

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Mexico and defending champions Spain faced each other in the first match round of Group D while France took on South Korea. Spain took a comfortable win against Mexico while France took a surprising loss against South Korea after just winning the FIFA World Cup 2 years earlier. The second round of matches saw Spain play against South Korea and Mexico take on France. South Korea pulled off another unbelievable performance again after managing to draw against Spain. Meanwhile, France successfully took down Mexico in a close 4–3 victory, which eliminated Mexico's chances of advancing to the knockout stage. In the final round of matches, France was up against Spain while South Korea was up against Mexico, the third time in Countryball World Cup history where the two nations faced each other in the first round of the competition. Spain secured their spot in the knockout stage after defeating France 3–0 while Mexico were able to defeat South Korea 4–1, their first victory over South Korea. However, South Korea still progressed to the next stage with 4 points, the lowest out of all teams who advanced to the knockout stage. Spain earned the distinction of being the only team in the tournament to have a positive goal difference in their group, at +7.

Pos Team W D L GF GA GD Points Qualification
1   Spain 2 1 0 11 4 +7 7 Advanced to knockout stage
2   South Korea 1 1 1 6 8 -2 4
3   Mexico 1 0 2 8 10 -2 3
4   France 1 0 2 5 8 -3 3
Group Stage
  Mexico1–5Spain  
Herrera   12' Moreno   8', 76'
Olmo   19'
Torres   36'
Morata   61'
Group Stage
  France1–2South Korea  
Mbappé   20' Hwang Ui-jo   70'
Son Heung-Min   84'
Group Stage
  Spain3–3South Korea  
Morata   10'
Torres   28'
Rodri   66'		 Kim Young-Gwon   48'
Ji Dong-won   78'
Lee Jae-Sung   87' ⠀
Group Stage
  Mexico3–4France  
Lozano   15'
Pulido   42'
Corona   84'		 Coman   34'
Benzema   48' (pen.)
Mbappé   62'
Griezmann   67'
Group Stage
  France0–3Spain  
Morata   33'
Koke   53'
Oyarzabal   59'
Group Stage
  South Korea1–4Mexico  
Ji Dong-Won   45' Pizarro   8', 80'
Pulido   25'
Lozano   66'

Knockout stage

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The knockout stage took place from 22 June 2020 to 4 July 2020, including a third place match. The matches were single-elimination.

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
22 June
 
 
  Uruguay3
 
27 June
 
   Switzerland9
 
   Switzerland1
 
23 June
 
  Argentina4
 
  Argentina5
 
4 July
 
  South Korea0
 
  Argentina4
 
22 June
 
  Netherlands3
 
  Netherlands4
 
27 June
 
  Croatia0
 
  Netherlands3
 
23 June
 
  Spain2 Third place play-off
 
  Germany2
 
30 June
 
  Spain4
 
   Switzerland5
 
 
  Spain2
 


Quarter-finals

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The quarterfinals took place on 22 and 23 June. The first match of this stage took place between Uruguay and Switzerland. This game saw a total of 12 goals scored, which was tied for the highest number of goals scored in a Countryball World Cup game with Italy's 7–5 win against Spain in 2008. The game also saw 9 goals scored by one team, Switzerland, which broke the record of the most goals scored by one team in one game. The previous record holders were Spain after their 8–1 win against Mexico in 2004 and Italy after their 8–1 win against Germany in 2008. In the second and third match of the quarterfinals, both Argentina and the Netherlands won their respective games without conceding a single goal. The score line was 5–0 and 4–0 respectively. In the final match of the quarterfinals, Spain defeated Germany 4–2 and became the second defending champions in Countryball World Cup history to make it to the semifinals after Japan in 2004.

Quarterfinals
  Uruguay3–9Switzerland  
Bentancur   34'
Cavani   43'
Suárez   52'		 Gavranović   4'
Shaqiri   14', 25'
Xhaka   46', 82' (pen.)
Embolo   55'
Seferovic   58', 88'
Schär   63'
Quarterfinals
  Netherlands4–0Croatia  
Berghuis   4'
Van Dijk   37'
Depay   41'
Klaassen   56'		 ⠀
Quarterfinals
  Argentina5–0South Korea  
Di María   19', 34', 53'
Martínez   32'
Pezzella   43'
Quarterfinals
  Germany2–4Spain  
Kroos   64'
Werner   78'		 Torres   7'
Moreno   34'
Thiago   42'
Olmo   80'

Semi-finals

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The semifinals of the 2020 Countryball World Cup were played on 27 June. The first match saw Argentina defeating Switzerland 4–1, bringing Argentina to their first Countryball World Cup final since 2004. The second match was played between the Netherlands and Spain. The Netherlands scored the first three goals of the match, putting them ahead of Spain 3–0. Spain would go on to score 2 goals, though the Netherlands were able to maintain their lead and advance to the finals, their first in the nation's history.

Semifinals
   Switzerland1–4Argentina  
Zakaria   41' Messi   3'
Dybala   13'
De Paul   38'
Agüero   67'
Semifinals
  Netherlands3–2Spain  
De Jong   5'
Depay   19', 64'		 Torres   67'
Fabián   71'

Third place play-off

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The third place match was played on 30 June between Switzerland and Spain. This match was known for its large amount of goals in a short amount of time, with all 7 goals being scored in a span of just 30 minutes. The final result was a 5–2 win for Switzerland. Their third place finish was their best ever performance in the Countryball World Cup.

Third Place Match
   Switzerland5–2Spain  
Mehmedi   9'
Xhaka   14', 28' (pen.)
Zuber   19'
Seferovic   22'		 Moreno   11'
Morata   39'

Final

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The final of the 2020 Countryball World Cup was played on 4 July between Argentina and the Netherlands. Paulo Dybala scored the first goal of the match at the 27th minute, though Georginio Wijnaldum was able to equalize 7 minutes later. Argentine Lautaro Martínez then gave Argentina a one-goal lead in the 39th minute. However, an equalizer by Daley Blind in the 43rd minute meant the score was 2–2 at half time. Denzel Dumfries scored the first goal of the second half, putting the Netherlands ahead for the first time during the match. Eleven minutes later, however, Argentine captain Lionel Messi, equalizing the score yet again. In the 85th minute, an assist from Giovani Lo Celso to Ángel Di María secured the win for Argentina. The final scoreline was 4–3. This was Argentina's second Countryball World Cup title after last winning it in 2004. Many football fans saw this victory as proof of the "victorious nation pattern".

Final
  Argentina4–3Netherlands  
Dybala   27'
Martínez   39'
Messi   67'
Di María   85'		 Wijnaldum   34'
Blind   43'
Dumfries   56'

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 173 goals scored in 32 matches, meaning that an average of 5.41 goals were scored per match.

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2024 Countryball World Cup

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2024 Countryball World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
Dates20 July – 13 August
Teams16
← 2020
2028 →

The 2024 Countryball World Cup, often abbreviated as the 2024 CWC, will be an international association football tournament, held in Mexico from 20 July 2024 to 15 August 2024 after the country won the hosting rights in 2018. This will be the 9th edition of the Countryball World Cup.

Overview

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The Countryball World Cup is an international association football tournament held every four years since 1992, which was held in the United States. The tournament will be contested by 16 teams, who will first play in four groups of four using a round-robin style competition followed by a knockout round for 8 teams. Argentina are the defending champions after defeating the Netherlands 4–3 in the 2020 Countryball World Cup final.

Host Selection

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The bidding procedure to host the 2024 Countryball World Cup was held on 3 February 2018. Because Italy was given the right to host the 2020 Countryball World Cup 4 years prior, members of UEFA were no longer allowed to host the 2024 edition. Therefore, the bid was only contested between Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, and the United States. The final votes are shown below.

2024 CWC bidding
Bidders Final Vote
Mexico 19
Australia 16
Brazil 11
United States 3
Argentina 1

Teams

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Qualification

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All national teams were eligible to enter the qualification round of the 2024 Countryball World Cup, though only 58 decided to enter. The qualification process began in February 2022. Russia, who initially entered, was banned from competing shortly after due to the country's invasion of Ukraine. Due to this, only 57 national teams participated in the qualification rounds. Mexico, as hosts of the competition, automatically qualified.

Of the 16 qualified nations, 13 played in the 2020 competition. 2 nations, Denmark and Nigeria, will be making their debut in the tournament. Belgium returned to the competition after missing the 2020 edition.

The qualified teams, separated by confederation, are shown below:

Qualification Table

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The top 15 teams qualify for the 2024 CWC, with the top 3 teams being seeded along with hosts Mexico during the drawing process.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 56 41 14 1 84 17 +67 137 Seeded along with Mexico
2   Italy 56 38 12 6 86 26 +60 126
3   Brazil 56 35 16 5 91 29 +62 121
4   England 56 34 16 6 82 35 +47 118 Qualified
5   Netherlands 56 34 13 9 76 30 +46 115
6   Croatia 56 33 15 8 88 37 +51 114
7   Portugal 56 35 7 14 75 36 +39 112
8   Argentina 56 31 17 8 90 37 +53 110
9   Spain 56 31 14 11 84 38 +46 107
10   Belgium 56 31 13 12 72 34 +38 106
11   Uruguay 56 29 16 11 76 36 +40 103
12   Denmark 56 28 16 12 89 55 +34 100
13   Germany 56 27 19 10 66 36 +30 100
14    Switzerland 56 28 13 15 63 39 +24 97
15   Nigeria 56 28 11 17 75 52 +23 95
16   Serbia 56 25 17 14 72 53 +19 92
17   Morocco 56 26 13 17 67 57 +10 91
18   Sweden 56 25 14 17 89 73 +16 89
19   Japan 56 23 19 14 73 46 +27 88
20   South Korea 56 26 10 20 87 61 +26 88
21   Poland 56 25 12 19 69 53 +16 87
22   Colombia 56 25 12 19 65 57 +8 87
23   Senegal 56 23 16 17 72 60 +12 85
24   Cameroon 56 24 11 21 81 74 +7 83
25   Ghana 56 23 14 19 72 68 +4 83
26   Ecuador 56 21 20 15 69 65 +4 83
27   Ivory Coast 56 24 11 21 65 62 +3 83
28   Turkey 56 22 12 22 72 76 −4 78
29   Slovakia 56 19 17 20 78 81 −3 74
30   Hungary 56 19 17 20 55 61 −6 74
31   Egypt 56 20 14 22 64 74 −10 74
32   Norway 56 18 19 19 68 72 −4 73
33   Czech Republic 56 18 18 20 60 59 +1 72
34   Iran 56 19 14 23 68 71 −3 71
35   Australia 56 19 14 23 69 74 −5 71
36   Chile 56 20 11 25 68 76 −8 71
37   Ukraine 56 18 17 21 57 69 −12 71
38   Slovenia 56 18 12 26 62 77 −15 66
39   Mali 56 16 15 25 43 71 −28 63
40   Algeria 56 16 13 27 56 73 −17 61
41   United States 56 16 13 27 63 82 −19 61
42   Wales 56 15 15 26 60 76 −16 60
43   Costa Rica 56 14 16 26 51 67 −16 58
44   Scotland 56 13 16 27 46 78 −32 55
45   Saudi Arabia 56 12 17 27 45 66 −21 53
46   Greece 56 14 11 31 49 75 −26 53
47   Tunisia 56 15 8 33 42 87 −45 53
48   Guinea 56 13 12 31 52 79 −27 51
49   New Zealand 56 12 10 34 38 79 −41 46
50   Qatar 56 11 13 32 38 82 −44 46
51   Paraguay 56 11 10 35 34 98 −64 43
52   Panama 56 10 9 37 20 78 −58 39
53   North Korea 56 9 8 39 17 67 −50 35
54   Jamaica 56 7 12 37 33 83 −50 33
55   Zambia 56 6 13 37 29 82 −53 31
56   Canada 56 5 14 37 31 103 −72 29
57   China 56 3 19 34 18 82 −64 28
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Draw

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After qualifications closed the 16 teams were split into 4 groups of 4, with the host nation automatically being placed into the first group, and the three best-performing national teams in the qualifiers being seeded into the other three randomly. Ultimately, Mexico were placed into Group A, Italy into Group B, France into Group C, and Brazil into Group D.

The remaining 12 teams were placed into a pot and randomly drawn one at a time while filling up the groups. Similar to FIFA's drawing process, teams from the same confederation were not allowed to be in the same group as one another. The only exception to this rule is UEFA, as 11 members meant that at least 2 nations from this confederation were guaranteed to be in any group, with three having 3. To still ensure diversity in each group, no single group was allowed to have 4 UEFA members.

Group stage

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The group stage will take place from 20 July 2024 to 31 July 2024. The 16 competing nations will be split into four groups of four (Group A to Group D). Teams will play each other in a round-robin format, and the top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stage.

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Mexico (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2   Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group Stage
  MexicovPortugal  
Group Stage
  UruguayvCroatia  
Group Stage
  PortugalvCroatia  
Group Stage
  MexicovUruguay  
Group Stage
  UruguayvPortugal  
Group Stage
  CroatiavMexico  

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2   Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group Stage
  ItalyvDenmark  
Group Stage
  NetherlandsvArgentina  
Group Stage
  DenmarkvArgentina  
Group Stage
  ItalyvNetherlands  
Group Stage
  NetherlandsvDenmark  
Group Stage
  ArgentinavItaly  

Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2   Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group Stage
  FrancevNigeria  
Group Stage
  BelgiumvEngland  
Group Stage
  NigeriavEngland  
Group Stage
  FrancevBelgium  
Group Stage
  BelgiumvNigeria  
Group Stage
  EnglandvFrance  

Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2    Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group Stage
  BrazilvSwitzerland  
Group Stage
  GermanyvSpain  
Group Stage
   SwitzerlandvSpain  
Group Stage
  BrazilvGermany  
Group Stage
  GermanyvSwitzerland  
Group Stage
  SpainvBrazil  

Knockout stage

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The knockout stage will take place from 3 August 2024 to 15 August 2024, including a third place match. The matches will be single-elimination.

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 August
 
 
Group A winner
 
8 August
 
Group B runner-up
 
 
 
4 August
 
 
 
Group C winner
 
13 August
 
Group D runner-up
 
 
 
3 August
 
 
 
Group A runner-up
 
8 August
 
Group B winner
 
 
 
4 August
 
 Third place play-off
 
Group C runner-up
 
12 August
 
Group D winner
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarter-finals

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The quarterfinals will take place on 3 and 4 August.

Semi-finals

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The semifinals will take place on 7 and 8 August.

Third place play-off

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The third place match will take place on 12 August.

Final

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The final will take place on 13 August.

2028 Countryball World Cup

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2028 Countryball World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
DatesTBA
Teams16
← 2024
2032 →

The 2028 Countryball World Cup, or the 2028 CWC, will be an international association football tournament, held in Argentina after the country won the hosting rights in 2022. This will be the 10th edition of the Countryball World Cup.

Overview

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The Countryball World Cup is an international association football tournament held every four years since 1992, which was held in the United States. The tournament will be contested by 16 teams, who will first play in four groups of four using a round-robin style competition followed by a knockout round for 8 teams.

Host Selection

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The bidding procedure to host the 2028 Countryball World Cup was held on 2 February 2022. Because Mexico was given the right to host the 2024 Countryball World Cup 4 years prior, members of CONCACAF were no longer allowed to host the 2028 edition. Therefore, the bid was only contested between Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany, and Uruguay. The final votes are shown below.

2028 CWC bidding
Bidders Final Vote
Argentina 18
Brazil 12
France 10
Germany 7
Uruguay 3

Teams

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Qualification

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All national teams will be eligible to enter the qualification round of the 2028 Countryball World Cup. The qualification process will begin in February 2026. Argentina, as hosts of the competition, will automatically qualify.

This will be the first edition of the tournament to utilize a qualification procedure that is separated by confederation.

The qualified teams, separated by confederation, are shown below:

First round

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In the first round of the qualification procedures, the best-performing nations from each confederation automatically qualify for the tournament (except OFC). There will be 10 countries who qualify from the first round. The best nations that finish behind them (numbers are predetermined) will move on to the second round.

Qualification Table (AFC)

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Qualification Table (CAF)

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Qualification Table (CONCACAF)

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Qualification Table (CONMEBOL)

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Qualification Table (OFC)

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Qualification Table (UEFA)

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Second round

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In the second round of qualification, the 20 nations that move on to this round are separated into 5 groups of 4. Each nation will play each other twice, and the top team from each group will qualify for the tournament. These 5 countries will join the 10 countries that qualified from the first round and the host nation to make the 16 participating nations at the 2028 CWC.

4 Man Match Test

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Paris Saint-Germain  1–1  Bayern Munich
Penalties
 2–3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paris Saint-Germain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bayern Munich
GK 99   Gianluigi Donnarumma
RB 2   Achraf Hakimi
CM 6   Marco Verratti   52'   77'
CF 7   Kylian Mbappé (c)
GK 1   Manuel Neuer (c)
CB 3   Kim Min-Jae
LM 19   Alphonso Davies
CF 9   Harry Kane

Simulated Game

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Paris Saint-Germain  1–3  Bayern Munich
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paris Saint-Germain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bayern Munich
GK 99   Gianluigi Donnarumma
RB 2   Achraf Hakimi   49'
CB 5   Marquinhos (c)   63'
CB 4   Sergio Ramos
LB 3   Presnel Kimpembe
CM 6   Marco Verratti   86'
CM 8   Fabián Ruiz
CM 28   Carlos Soler   70'
RF 30   Lionel Messi
CF 7   Kylian Mbappé
LF 10   Neymar   35'
Substitutes:
GK 1   Keylor Navas
DF 26   Nordi Mukiele   54'   49'
DF 25   Nuno Mendes
MF 15   Danilo Pereira
MF 18   Renato Sanches   63'
MF 17   Vitinha   86'
MF 19   Pablo Sarabia
GK 1   Manuel Neuer (c)
RB 40   Noussair Mazraoui
CB 4   Matthijs de Ligt
CB 21   Lucas Hernández
LB 19   Alphonso Davies
CM 6   Joshua Kimmich
CM 8   Leon Goretzka
RW 17   Sadio Mané
AM 25   Thomas Müller   78'
LW 11   Kingsley Coman   58'
CF 39   Mathys Tel   66'
Substitutes:
GK 26   Sven Ulreich
DF 2   Dayot Upamecano   58'
MF 42   Jamal Musiala
MF 18   Marcel Sabitzer
MF 38   Ryan Gravenberch
FW 7   Serge Gnabry   78'
FW 10   Leroy Sané   66'

Man of the Match:
Mathys Tel (Bayern Munich)

Match rules


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