NationStates Jolt Archive

1. 122 teams, which should be easy to accomplish at current rate of signups. [15*8+2hosts]
2. ALL scores are telegrammed to ALL participating nations, be it in qualifying or in the finals proper
3. LE will do NEWI's results, NEWI will do LE's results. Results for the two host nations shall not be telegrammed in the final rounds, instead will be posted onto the scores thread 12 hours after telegramming, as done in WC7 [I think.]
4. Two teams qualify per group, making 30.
5. Format
Qualifying - 15 groups * 8 teams, top two qualify

First Round -
Group A
Venue: Orean, Liverpool England
Stadium Name: Grover's Park
Capacity of Stadium: 95,000
Used by: Orean United FC

Group B
Venue: Folenisa, Liverpool England
Stadium Name: Desert Arena
Capacity of Stadium: 75,225
Used by: Folenisa, Bede

Group C
Venue: Schimpol, Lox Island, Liverpool England
Stadium Name: Waterway Road
Capacity of Stadium: 47,328
Used by: Schimpol City FC

Group D
Contains host nation Liverpool England
Venue: CCL, Liverpool England
Stadium Name: New National Stadium
Capacity of Stadium: 106,000 [expandable within 60 hours/2.5 days to a 130,025 capacity stadium]
Used by: National Team

Group E
Conatins host nation NEWI Cefn Druids
Venue: NEWI Cefn Druids

Group F
Venue: NEWI Cefn Druids

Group G
Venue: NEWI Cefn Druids

Group H
Venue: NEWI Cefn Druids

Second Round -
I. Winner Group A vs Runner up Group E [NEWI Cefn Druids]
II. Runner up Group A vs Winner Group E [NEWI Cefn Druids]
III. Winner Group B vs Runner up Group F [Grover's Park]
IV. Runner up Group B vs Winner Group F [Desert Arena]
V. Winner Group C vs Runner up Group G [NEWI Cefn Druids]
VI. Runner up Group C vs Winner Group G [NEWI Cefn Druids]
VII. Winner Group D vs Runner up Group H [New National Stadium (if LE qualify in first from Grp D)/Waterway Road]
VIII. Runner up Group D vs Winner Group H [Waterway Road/New National Stadium]

Quarter Finals -
1. Winner I vs Winner VI [NEWI]
2. Winner II vs Winner V [NEWI]
3. Winner III vs Winner VIII [Grover's Park]
4. Winner IV vs Winner VII [New National Stadium]

Semi Finals -
SF1. Winner QF1 vs Winner QF2 [NEWI]
SF2. Winner QF3 vs Winner QF4 [New National Stadium]

Final -
Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 [NEWI Cefn Druids/New National Stadium]

Third Placing -
Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2 [Grover's Park/NEWI Cefn Druids]

New Qualifying Format, unconfirmed
top 50 ranked teams go straight to round 2 of qualifying, and teams below rank of 50th top team including newbies go through:

10*5 groups = 20 teams through [top four through]
5*14 groups = 28 teams through [top two through]
Third Placed Teams: Two Best placed [Pts/GD/GF/Wins/Toss of coin] teams qualify [30 + 2 hosts = 32]

No change to post-qualifying stadia.

The other alternative system we are considering is this:

First stage
60 lowest ranked teams put into 10 groups of 6 teams, with the top two from each group going on to the second stage.

Second stage
40 top ranked teams and 20 qualifiers from the first stage are put into 10 groups of 6, with the top three from each group going on to the finals.

A decision will be made in the next few days as to which system will be used.

Also, two of the Druid stadia have been confirmed. They are:

Group E
Venue: Mawr, NEWI Cefn Druids
Stadium name: The Hole
Capacity of stadium: 78,000, though a successful bid would lead to funding for expansion to as much as 102,000.
Used by: National team

Group F
Venue: Graymouth, NEWI Cefn Druids
Stadium name: Chemindustadium
Capacity of stadium: 52,500
Used by: Graymouth FC

Other stadia yet to be decided, though venues in Parkville and Cefn seem likely candidates at the current time.

The other alternative system we are considering is this:

First stage
60 lowest ranked teams put into 10 groups of 6 teams, with the top two from each group going on to the second stage.

Second stage
40 top ranked teams and 20 qualifiers from the first stage are put into 10 groups of 6, with the top three from each group going on to the finals.


hmm, sounds good

The other alternative system we are considering is this:

First stage
60 lowest ranked teams put into 10 groups of 6 teams, with the top two from each group going on to the second stage.

Second stage
40 top ranked teams and 20 qualifiers from the first stage are put into 10 groups of 6, with the top three from each group going on to the finals.


Confirmation that this will be the qualifying system used if the LE + NCD bid is successful.

Good luck guys.

Good luck guys.

Thanks!