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{{Infobox International Football Competition
| year = 2018
| image = Orioni-world-cup.jpg
| size = 150px
| dates = 
| country = [[Orioni]]
| num_teams = 16
| confederations = 3
| venues = 15
| cities = 14
| champion_other = {{flag|Sunset Sea Islands}}
| count = 1
| second_other = {{flag|Variota}}
| third_other = {{flag|Iverica}}
| fourth_other = 
| matches = 32
| goals = 65
| attendance = 1787893
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|Sunset Sea Islands}} Player 8
| prevseason = [[2014 UENA World Cup|2014]]
| nextseason = [[2022 UENA World Cup|2022]]
}}

The '''2018 UENA World Cup''' was the international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of [[UENA Football (Eurth)|UENA]]. It was scheduled to take place in [[Orioni]] throughout June and July 2018. It was the first World Cup to be held in Orioni. 

The tournament involved 16 national teams from the three major confederations, which include 15 teams determined through qualifying competitions and the automatically qualified host team. A total of 31 matches were played at venues located in 14 cities across the country.<ref>[https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=750346 Sport in Orioni] (1 May 2017)</ref> The opening match took place on June 14th at the Zuidmax Stadium in [[Zuidhaven]] and the final took place on July 14th at the New National Stadium in [[O'polis]]. [[Sunset Sea Islands]] won the World Cup, after beating [[Variota]] in a sudden death penalty kick shoot-out following the two teams tieing in regulation and neither team scoring during extended play.

The choice for the official World Cup anthem was made by the [[Andro Academy of Fine Arts]]. From half a dozen nominations, the preference went to ''L'Été Oriental'' by [[Baloji]], a musician-refugee from the war-torn nation of [[Afropa]].<ref>[https://www.europans.com/topic/4822-2018-uena-world-cup/ L'Été Oriental by Baloji] (11 June 2018)</ref>

==Group Stage==

The 16 teams that qualified for the World Cup were arranged into 4 groups on June 13th, the day before the commencement of the tournament, at the Palace of Arts in Andro, Orioni. At the conclusion of that ceremony, the groups were as follows:

* Group A: Orioni (host), Dolchland, Mito, Variota
* Group B: Adaptus, Fulgistan, Iverica, Selayar
* Group C: Sefesia, Eurofuhrer, Gallambria, Mauridiviah
* Group D: Cristina, Morheim, Prymont, Sunset Sea Islands

=== Group A ===

{| class='wikitable' style='text-align:center'
|-
!colspan=2|Key to colours in group tables
|-
|style='background:#cfc; width:20px'|
|align=left| Team Advance to the Knockout Round
|}
{{Fb cl2 header navbar |template=no |name= }}
{{Fb cl2 team |t={{flag|Variota}} |w=2|d=0|l=1|gf=4 |ga=4 ||bc=#cfc |advances=y}}
{{Fb cl2 team |t={{flag|Dolchland}} |w=1|d=2|l=0|gf=5 |ga=1 ||bc=#cfc |advances=y}}
{{Fb cl2 team |t={{flag|Orioni}} |w=1|d=1|l=1|gf=2 |ga=1|}}
{{Fb cl2 team |t={{flag|Mito}} |w=0|d=1|l=2|gf=1 |ga=2 |}}
|}

{{Football box
|id           = Orioni vs Dolchland
|date         = {{Start date|2018|06|14|df=y}}
|team1        = [[Orioni Orcas|Orioni]] {{flagicon|Orioni}}
|score1       = 1
|team2        = {{flagicon|Dolchland}} Dolchland
|score2       = 1
|aet          = 
|report       = https://www.europans.com/topic/4822-2018-uena-world-cup/#comment-40008722
|goals1       = [[Julio Hoffmann]] {{goal|52}}
|goals2       = Mendel Hendriksen {{goal|5}}
|stadium      = [[Zuidmax Stadium]]
|location     = [[Zuidhaven]]
|attendance   = 49,032
}}
----
{{Football box
|id           = Mito vs Variota
|date         = {{Start date|2018|06|15|df=y}}
|team1        = Mito {{flagicon|Mito}}
|score1       = 0
|team2        = {{flagicon|Variota}} [[Variotan Golden Privateers|Variota]]
|score2       = 3
|aet          = 
|report       = https://www.europans.com/topic/4822-2018-uena-world-cup/#comment-40008741
|goals1       = 
|goals2       = 
* Harry Ballema {{goal|1}}
* Jannes Sloffeboer {{goal|9}}
* Ibrahim Wu {{goal|17}}
|stadium      = [[Vega Big Arch]]
|location     = [[Vega]]
|attendance   = 46,941
}}
----
{{Football box
|id           = Orioni vs Mito
|date         = {{Start date|2018|06|22|df=y}}
|team1        = [[Orioni Orcas|Orioni]] {{flagicon|Orioni}}
|score1       = 1
|team2        = {{flagicon|Mito}} Mito
|score2       = 0
|aet          = 
|report       = https://www.europans.com/topic/4822-2018-uena-world-cup/#comment-40008865
|goals1       = [[Ratnam Jain]] {{goal|50}}
|goals2       = 
|stadium      = [[Green Stadium]]
|location     = [[Gruis]]
|attendance   = 64,994
}}
----
{{Football box
|id           = Dolchland vs Variota
|date         = {{Start date|2018|06|23|df=y}}
|team1        = Dolchland {{flagicon|Dolchland}}
|score1       = 4
|team2        = {{flagicon|Variota}} [[Variotan Golden Privateers|Variota]]
|score2       = 0
|aet          = 
|report       = https://www.europans.com/topic/4822-2018-uena-world-cup/#comment-40008882
|goals1       = 
* Thurman Aldo av Widuwald {{goal|2}}
* Adolf Schneider {{goal|19}}
* Thurman Aldo av Widuwald {{goal|20}}
* Mendel Hendriksen {{goal|71}}
|goals2       = 
|stadium      = [[New National Stadium]]
|location     = [[O'polis]]
|attendance   = 68,441
}}
----
{{Football box
|id           = Orioni vs Variota
|date         = {{Start date|2018|06|30|df=y}}
|team1        = [[Orioni Orcas|Orioni]] {{flagicon|Orioni}}
|score1       = 0
|team2        = {{flagicon|Variota}} [[Variotan Golden Privateers|Variota]]
|score2       = 1
|aet          = 
|report       = https://www.europans.com/topic/4822-2018-uena-world-cup/page/2/#comment-40009100
|goals1       = 
|goals2       = Leonart Barth {{goal|89}}
|stadium      = [[Vega Big Arch]]
|location     = [[Vega]]
|attendance   = 43,701
}}

{{Football box
|id           = Dolchland vs Mito
|date         = {{Start date|2018|06|30|df=y}}
|team1        = Dolchland {{flagicon|Dolchland}}
|score1       = 0
|team2        = {{flagicon|Mito}} Mito
|score2       = 0
|aet          = 
|report       = https://www.europans.com/topic/4822-2018-uena-world-cup/page/2/#comment-40009100
|goals1       = 
|goals2       = 
|stadium      = [[Green Stadium]]
|location     = [[Gruis]]
|attendance   = 51,269
}}

===Group B===

{| class='wikitable' style='text-align:center'
|-
!colspan=2|Key to colours in group tables
|-
|style='background:#cfc;width:20px'|
|align=left| Team Advance to the Knockout Round
|}
{{Fb cl2 header navbar |template=no |name= }}
{{Fb cl2 team |t={{flag|Selayar}} |w=2|d=0|l=1|gf=4 |ga=3 ||bc=#cfc |advances=y}}
{{Fb cl2 team |t={{flag|Iverica}} |w=1|d=2|l=0|gf=5 |ga=3||bc=#cfc |advances=y}}
{{Fb cl2 team |t={{flag|Fulgistan}} |w=0|d=2|l=1|gf=2 |ga=2 |}}
{{Fb cl2 team |t={{flag|Adaptus}} |w=0|d=2|l=1|gf=0 |ga=2 |}}
|}

{| style='width:100%' cellspacing='1'
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|-
|16 June 2018
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right| {{flag|Adaptus}}||align=center|0–0|| {{flag|Fulgistan}}|| [[Breguet Stadium]], [[Nordhaven]]
|}
{| style='width:100%' cellspacing='1'
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!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!width=25%|
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|17 June 2018
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right| {{flag|Iverica}}||align=center|'''3'''-1||{{flag|Selayar}}|| [[Azadi Stadium]], [[Perseus]]
|}
{| style='width:100%' cellspacing='1'
|-
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!width=25%|
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|24 June 2018
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right| {{flag|Adaptus}}||align=center|0–0||{{flag|Iverica}}|| [[Pontus Athletic Stadium]], [[Pontus]]
|}
{| style='width:100%' cellspacing='1'
|-
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!width=25%|
|-
|25 June 2018
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right| {{flag|Fulgistan}}||align=center|0-'''1'''|| {{flag|Selayar}}|| [[Breguet Stadium]], [[Nordhaven]]
|}
{| style='width:100%' cellspacing='1'
|-
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!width=25%|
|-
|1 July 2018
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right| {{flag|Adaptus}}||align=center|0–'''2'''|| {{flag|Selayar}}|| [[Vega Big Arch]], [[Vega]]
|}
{| style='width:100%' cellspacing='1'
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!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!width=25%|
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|1 July 2018
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right| {{flag|Fulgistan}}||align=center|2-2|| {{flag|Iverica}}|| [[Sirius Savings Stadium]], [[Sirius]]
|}

===Group C===

{| class='wikitable' style='text-align:center'
|-
!colspan=2|Key to colours in group tables
|-
|style='background:#cfc;width:20px'|
|align=left| Team Advance to the Knockout Round
|}
{{Fb cl2 header navbar |template=no |name= }}
{{Fb cl2 team |t={{flag|Gallambria}} |w=3|d=0|l=0|gf=3 |ga=3||bc=#cfc |advances=y}}
{{Fb cl2 team |t={{flag|Sefesia}} |w=2|d=0|l=1|gf=4 |ga=3 ||bc=#cfc |advances=y}}
{{Fb cl2 team |t={{flag|Eurofuhrer}} |w=1|d=0|l=2|gf=2 |ga=4 |}}
{{Fb cl2 team |t={{flag|Mauridiviah}} |w=0|d=0|l=3|gf=4 |ga=7 |}}
|}

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|18 June 2018
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right| {{flag|Sefesia}}||align=center|'''1'''–0|| {{flag|Eurofuhrer}}|| [[CCC Arena]], [[Corona Borealis]]
|}
{| style='width:100%' cellspacing='1'
|-
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!width=25%|
|-
|19 June 2018
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right| {{flag|Gallambria}}||align=center|'''1'''–0||{{flag|Mauridiviah}}|| [[Siena Fleet Park]], [[Cygnus]]
|}
{| style='width:100%' cellspacing='1'
|-
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!width=25%|
|-
|26 June 2018
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right| {{flag|Sefesia}}||align=center|0–'''1'''|| {{flag|Gallambria}}|| [[Canvas Stadium]], [[Dion]]
|}
{| style='width:100%' cellspacing='1'
|-
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!width=25%|
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|27 June 2018
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right| {{flag|Eurofuhrer}}||align=center|'''3'''–2|| {{flag|Mauridiviah}}|| [[CCC Arena]], [[Corona Borealis]]
|}
{| style='width:100%' cellspacing='1'
|-
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!width=25%|
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|2 July 2018
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right| {{flag|Sefesia}}||align=center|'''3'''–2|| {{flag|Mauridiviah}}|| [[Siena Fleet Park]], [[Cygnus]]
|}
{| style='width:100%' cellspacing='1'
|-
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!width=25%|
|-
|2 July 2018
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right| {{flag|Eurofuhrer}}||align=center|0–'''1'''|| {{flag|Gallambria}}|| [[Canvas Stadium]], [[Dion]]
|}

===Group D===

{| class='wikitable' style='text-align:center'
|-
!colspan=2|Key to colours in group tables
|-
|style='background:#cfc;width:20px'|
|align=left| Team Advance to the Knockout Round
|}
{{Fb cl2 header navbar |template=no |name= }}
{{Fb cl2 team |t={{flag|Sunset Sea Islands}} |w=2|d=1|l=0|gf=4 |ga=4 ||bc=#cfc |advances=y}}
{{Fb cl2 team |t={{flag|Cristina}} |w=2|d=0|l=1|gf=5 |ga=5 ||bc=#cfc |advances=y}}
{{Fb cl2 team |t={{flag|Prymont}} |w=1|d=1|l=1|gf=4 |ga=3|}}
{{Fb cl2 team |t={{flag|Morheim}} |w=0|d=0|l=3|gf=2 |ga=5 |}}
|}

{| style='width:100%' cellspacing='1'
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!width=10%|
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|20 June 2018
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right| {{flag|Cristina}}||align=center|'''2'''-1|| {{flag|Morheim}}|| [[Andro Arena]], [[Andro]]
|}
{| style='width:100%' cellspacing='1'
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!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!width=25%|
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|21 June 2018
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right| {{flag|Prymont}}||align=center|2-2||{{flag|Sunset Sea Islands}}|| [[MedPharm Dome]], [[Meda]]
|}
{| style='width:100%' cellspacing='1'
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!width=25%|
!width=10%|
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|28 June 2018
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right| {{flag|Cristina}}||align=center|'''2'''-1|| {{flag|Prymont}}|| [[Oris City Stadium]], [[Oris]]
|}
{| style='width:100%' cellspacing='1'
|-
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!width=25%|
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|29 June 2018
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right| {{flag|Morheim}}||align=center|1-'''2'''|| {{flag|Sunset Sea Islands}}|| [[Andro Arena]], [[Andro]]
|}
{| style='width:100%' cellspacing='1'
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!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!width=25%|
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|3 July 2018
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right| {{flag|Cristina}}||align=center|1-'''3'''|| {{flag|Sunset Sea Islands}}|| [[Siena Fleet Park]], [[Cygnus]]
|}
{| style='width:100%' cellspacing='1'
|-
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!width=25%|
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|3 July 2018
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right| {{flag|Prymont}}||align=center|'''1'''-0|| {{flag|Morheim}}|| [[Oris City Stadium]], [[Oris]]
|}

==Knockout Stage==

{{Round8
<!-- Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!-- quarter-finals -->
|6 July – [[MedPharm Dome]], [[Meda]]|{{flag|Variota}} |1 '''(4)'''|{{flag|Cristina}} |1 (3)
|6 July – [[Canvas Stadium]], [[Dion]]|{{flag|Selayar}} |0|{{flagicon|Gallambria}} [[Gallambria Lions|Gallambria]]|'''1'''
|6 July – [[Breguet Stadium]], [[Nordhaven]]|{{flag|Sefesia}} |1 (4)|{{flag|Iverica}} |1 '''(5)'''
|7 July – [[Sirius Savings Stadium]], [[Sirius]]|{{flag|Sunset Sea Islands}}|'''3'''|{{flag|Dolchland}} |0
<!-- semi-finals -->
|10 July – [[Andro Arena]], [[Andro]]|{{flag|Variota}} |'''2'''|{{flagicon|Gallambria}} [[Gallambria Lions|Gallambria]]|0
|11 July – [[Zuidmax Stadium]], [[Zuidhaven]]|{{flag|Iverica}} |0|{{flag|Sunset Sea Islands}} |'''1'''
<!-- final -->
|15 July – [[New National Stadium]], [[O'polis]]|{{flag|Variota}} |2 (4)|{{flag|Sunset Sea Islands}}|2 '''(5)'''
<!-- third place -->
|14 July – [[Sirius Savings Stadium]], [[Sirius]]|{{flag|Gallambria}}|0|{{flag|Iverica}} |'''1'''
|consol=Third|3rdplace=yes
}}

==Statistics==

===Goalscorers===

There were 65 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 2.03 goals per match.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10ZocS30MPRCDJI6R7scSGUJ8kEZRkqHwLF_sdWnbO8g/edit#gid=305281375 UENA World Cup 2018: Goalscorers] (15 July 2018)</ref>

'''4 goals'''

* {{flagicon|Sunset Sea Islands}} Player 8

'''3 goals'''

{{colbegin}}
* {{flagicon|Sefesia}} Janos Kvothe
* {{flagicon|Gallambria}} Mark Milligan
* {{flagicon|Iverica}} Léonel Messy
* {{flagicon|Prymont}} Ollie Sæther
{{colend}}

'''2 goals'''

{{colbegin}}
* {{flagicon|Sefesia}} Sigmond Vucari
* {{flagicon|Cristina}} Giuseppe Nazzara
* {{flagicon|Dolchland}} Mendel Hendriksen
* {{flagicon|Dolchland}} Thurman Aldo av Widuwald
* {{flagicon|Selayar}} Vandi Baravani
* {{flagicon|Sunset Sea Islands}} Player 11
* {{flagicon|Sunset Sea Islands}} Player 4
* {{flagicon|Sunset Sea Islands}} Player 10
* {{flagicon|Variota}} Ibrahim Wu
* {{flagicon|Variota}} Jannes Sloffeboer
{{colend}}

'''1 goals'''

{{colbegin}}
* {{flagicon|Sefesia}} Georg Hugin
* {{flagicon|Sefesia}} Marton Windsor
* {{flagicon|Cristina}} Adriano Concetto
* {{flagicon|Cristina}} Luigi Sandre
* {{flagicon|Cristina}} Rocco Albani
* {{flagicon|Cristina}} Savio Ponzio
* {{flagicon|Dolchland}} Adolf Schneider
* {{flagicon|Eurofuhrer}} Player 3
* {{flagicon|Eurofuhrer}} Player 6
* {{flagicon|Eurofuhrer}} Player 9
* {{flagicon|Fulgistan}} Hakim Bozaan
* {{flagicon|Fulgistan}} Yusuf Majid
* {{flagicon|Gallambria}} Michael Hughes
* {{flagicon|Iverica}} Diego Sorro
* {{flagicon|Iverica}} Luis Suaress
* {{flagicon|Iverica}} Pietro Deisant
* {{flagicon|Iverica}} Pietro Deisant
* {{flagicon|Mauridiviah}} Héctor Bartolomei
* {{flagicon|Mauridiviah}} Livianus Aristodemos
* {{flagicon|Mauridiviah}} Philetus Marmo
* {{flagicon|Mauridiviah}} Reynado Salcedo
* {{flagicon|Morheim}} Player 11
* {{flagicon|Morheim}} Player 6
* {{flagicon|Orioni}} [[Julio Hoffmann]]
* {{flagicon|Orioni}} [[Ratnam Jain]]
* {{flagicon|Prymont}} Fillip Roth
* {{flagicon|Selayar}} Bima Adisatya
* {{flagicon|Selayar}} Pandu Culanama
* {{flagicon|Sunset Sea Islands}} Player 2
* {{flagicon|Sunset Sea Islands}} Player 9
* {{flagicon|Sunset Sea Islands}} Player 7
* {{flagicon|Variota}} Harry Balleman
* {{flagicon|Variota}} Jan fan'es Linkefoet
* {{flagicon|Variota}} Johan 'Bolle Jo' fan Branttorp
* {{flagicon|Variota}} Leonart Barth
* {{flagicon|Variota}} Wilm fan Frau
{{colend}}

===Discipline===

The following suspensions were served during the tournament.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10ZocS30MPRCDJI6R7scSGUJ8kEZRkqHwLF_sdWnbO8g/edit#gid=20732138 UENA World Cup 2018: Discipline] (15 July 2018)</ref>

* 1 red card, to {{flag|Mito}} (100%)
* 120 yellow cards, of which 17 to {{flag|Variota}} (14.16%)
* 1323 fouls, of which 147 to {{flag|Variota}} (11.11%)

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