2019 IFF Coupe du monde

2019 IFF Coupe du monde

Kupa Botërore e Futbollit Galëni dhe Pirëi '19 Qupa d'i Mond dè Futbàl Galeniǎ y Piriěa '19 Παγκόσμιο Κύπελλο Ποδοσφαίρου Γιβιάννη και Πειραική '19
Coupe du Monde 2019 official logo
Tournament details
Host country	Galenia and Piraea
Dates	20 September - 26 October 2019
Teams	32 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)	6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Soravia (2nd title)
Runners-up	Nuvania
Third place	Etruria
Fourth place	Caldia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Goals scored	201 (3.14 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Yahli Benayoun Modya Naumov (8 goals each)
Best player(s)	Modya Naumov
Best young player	Aurelio Silvestri
Best goalkeeper	Jason Cooper
Fair play award	Eldmark

The 2019 IFF Coupe du monde was the 18th edition of the IFF Coupe du monde, an international tournament held every four years that is contested by the men's national teams by members of the International Football Federation. It took place from September 20 to October 26, 2019. It was the first Coupe to be hosted by more than one nation, with the successful joint bid put forward by Galenia and Piraea.

The tournament was won by Soravia, and was their second title, the other coming in 1967. The Soravian side was led by Argun Khudu, who scored one goal and assisted two throughout the tournament. It also marked the first appearance of Amathia in the competition since 1999.

Host selection

2019 host bidding (majority 11 votes)
Country	Round 1	Round 2
Galenia, Piraea	7	12
Aucuria	5	2
Rwizikuru	2	Eliminated

Teams

Participants

Asteria Inferior (3) Aucuria Nuvania Sainte-Chloé Asteria Superior (3) Cassier Chistovodia Eldmark Coius (10) Baekjeong Chanda Gulbistan Kuthina Lavana Masari Padaratha Senria Shangea Rwizikuru

Euclea (16) Alsland Amathia Azmara Caldia Template:Country data Estmere Etruria Paretia Gaullica Galenia Geatland Hennehouwe Montecara Soravia Piraea Kirenia Werania

Venues

Stadion Invictus Monumental	Mbresht Arena	Independence Stadium
Kartha	Mbresht	Alikianos
Capacity: 54,990	Capacity: 51,137	Capacity: 42,000
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Stadiǎ Domèniq Antànrhys	Giannis Amanatidis Stadium	Hersonissos Stadium
Talax	Kissamos	Hersonissos
Capacity: 36,500	Capacity: 34,000	Capacity: 28,000
		File:Καυτατζόγλειο - panoramio.jpg

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
	Group winners and runners-up advance to the Round of 16

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Chistovodia	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
Piraea	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
Kuthina	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
Baekjeong	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Galenia	3	3	0	0	13	1	+12	9
Senria	3	2	0	1	5	8	−3	6
Werania	3	1	0	2	6	8	−2	3
Padaratha	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0

Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sainte-Chloé	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	7
Eldmark	3	2	1	0	7	4	+3	7
Masari	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
Chanda	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Aucuria	3	3	0	0	8	3	+5	9
Template:Country data Estmere Estmere	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
Paretia	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	3
Gulbistan	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1

Group 5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Caldia	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	9
Nuvania	3	1	1	1	6	7	−1	4
Amathia	3	0	2	1	7	10	−3	2
Shangea	3	0	1	2	4	7	−3	1

Group 6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kirenia	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7
Cassier	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Azmara	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3
Montecara	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2

Group 7

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Gaullica	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	7
Geatland	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4
Rwizikuru	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	3
Lavana	3	1	0	2	4	8	−4	3

Group 8

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Soravia	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	9
Etruria	3	1	1	1	6	3	+3	4
Hennehouwe	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
Alsland	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Knockout stages

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

10 October – Ailikianos

Chistovodia

0

18 October – Ailikianos

Etruria

1

Etruria

3

12 October – Hersonissos

Galenia

0

Galenia

1

22 October – Kartha

Geatland

0

Etruria

1

12 October – Ailikianos

Nuvania

5

Sainte-Chloé

1

19 October – Mbresht

Cassier

0

Sainte-Chloé

0

13 October – Kartha

Nuvania

1

Aucuria

0

26 October – Kartha

Nuvania

2

Nuvania

2

10 October – Talax

Soravia

3

Piraea

0

19 October – Kartha

Soravia

2

Soravia

2

12 October – Kissamos

Gaullica

0

Senria

1

23 October – Ailikianos

Gaullica

3

Soravia

2

13 October – Mbresht

Caldia

1

Third place

Eldmark

4

20 October – Ailikianos

25 October – Ailikianos

Kirenia

1

Eldmark

2 (1)

Etruria

3

13 October – Kartha

Caldia

2 (3)

Caldia

1

Template:Country data Estmere

1

Caldia

5

Round of 16

10 October 2019 (2019-10-10)

14:00

Chistovodia	0–1	Etruria
		Altieri  82'

Independence Stadium, Ailikianos

Attendance: 42,000

10 October 2019 (2019-10-10)

17:00

Piraea	0–2	Soravia
		Khudu  28' Balabanov  70'

Stadiǎ Domèniq Antànrhys, Talax

Attendance: 54,990

12 October 2019 (2019-10-12)

11:30

Galenia	1–0	Geatland
Shkorda  109'

Hersonissos Stadium, Hersonissos

Attendance: 28,000

12 October 2019 (2019-10-12)

14:00

Senria	1–3	Gaullica
Tukuda  16'		Sartre  23', 59', 84'

Giannis Amantidis Stadium, Kissamos

Attendance: 34,000

12 October 2019 (2019-10-12)

17:00

Sainte-Chloé	1–0	Cassier
Marcheur  31'

Independence Stadium, Ailikianos

Attendance: 42,000

13 October 2019 (2019-10-13)

11:30

Eldmark	4–1	Kirenia
Ulfblad  20' Alfzelius  38' Xi'a  60' Bergman  88'		Werner  53'

Mbresht Arena, Mbresht

Attendance: 36,500

13 October 2019 (2019-10-13)

14:00

Aucuria	0–2	Nuvania
		Cooper  70' Maritz  90+1'

Sugyiama Arena, Drosnja

Attendance: 51,137

13 October 2019 (2019-10-13)

17:00

Template:Country data Estmere	1–5	Caldia
Lennon  4' (pen.)		O Loingsigh  27', 68' Benayoun  41', 80' Mac Uidhir  86'

Stadion Invictus Monumental, Drosnja

Attendance: 54,990

Quarter-finals

18 October 2019 (2019-10-18)

17:00

Etruria	3–0	Galenia
Altieri  11', 72' Silvestri  32'

Independence Stadium, Ailikianos

Attendance: 42,000

19 October 2019 (2019-10-19)

14:00

Sainte-Chloé	0–1	Nuvania
		Maritz  55'

Mbresht Arena, Mbresht

Attendance: 50,644

19 October 2019 (2019-10-19)

17:00

Soravia	2–0	Gaullica
Naumov  22' Balandin  74'

Stadion Invictus Monumental, Drosnja

Attendance: 54,990

20 October 2019 (2019-10-20)

17:00

Eldmark	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Caldia
Alfzelius  13' Hadwin  110'		Mac Diarmada  90+1' Benayoun  108'
Penalties
Dahlgren Hopp Alfzelius Hadwin	1–3	Mac Diarmada Ó Conaill Mac Seáin Benayoun

Independence Stadium, Ailikianos

Attendance: 42,000

Semi-finals

22 October 2019 (2019-10-22)

17:00

Etruria	1–5	Nuvania
Altieri  28'		Meyer  16', 38' van Wyk  50' Vosloo  61' van Heerdans  84'

Stadion Invictus Monumental, Drosnja

Attendance: 54,990

23 October 2019 (2019-10-23)

17:00

Soravia	2–1 (a.e.t)	Caldia
Lavrov  30' Naumov  98'		Mac Uidhir  43'

Independence Stadium, Ailikianos

Attendance: 42,000

Third place

25 October 2019 (2019-10-25)

17:00

Etruria	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Caldia
Donnatella  87' Vida  105+1' Silvestri  115'		Ó Fathaigh  83'

Stadion Invictus Monumental, Drosnja

Attendance: 54,990

Final

26 October 2019 (2019-10-26)

17:00

Nuvania	2–3	Soravia
Meyer  1' van Wyk  60'		Naumov  32', 80', 88'

Independence Stadium, Ailikianos

Attendance: 42,000

Controversies

Amathian fan violence

Following the 28 September match between Caldia and Amathia in the group stage, violence broke out as Amathian fans expressed their rage at their teams defeat. Caldia beat Amathia 3-0 at Alikianos' Independence Stadium. At the end of the match, large group of Amathian fans invaded the pitch. Fans tried to overrun security in order to attack the Caldish team, and were intercepted by Amathia's own footballers, some of which were injured. In the stands, Amathian ultras attempted to attack Caldish fans before a crackdown by security. Outside of the stadium, the main groups of Amathian ultras began a riot, causing significant damages to buildings and automobiles nearby. They also began to attack other fans and Piraean law enforcement. Riot police, which had been on call, ended up suppressing them with tear gas and rubber bullets. Hundreds were arrested, charged, and deported from Piraea.

The violence caused an international incident, with both the Caldish and Piraean governments petitioning the IFF to launch an investigation into the incident. The Amathian government has apologized for the incident and has promised action within its national football association. An investigation was launched on 3 October by the IFF.

On 18 October, the International Football Federation announced that Amathia is banned from international football until further notice as a result of the violence. The Amathian national football association was also sanctioned by the IFF for racist abuse Caldish centre-forward Yahli Benayoun faced throughout the match. The association will have to pay €50,000 in fines. A spokesperson for the IFF said violence would "never be tolerated in football" and promised the organization was committed to ensuring "matches could go by without incident".

Sartre's celebration

During the knockout stage match between Gaullica and Senria at Giannis Amanatidis Stadium, Kissamos, Max Sartre's three goal-scoring celebrations included Shangean imagery. Specifically the use of the 'Shangean military salute', noted as an enclosed fist pressed against a covering outstretch palm, caused immense outrage from the Senrian fans and players, as well as international media.

Sartre, Gaullica's star striker and one of the world's greatest forwards, expressed his 'disappointment' in Shangea's elimination earlier in the cup. Senria, who was in their group-stage, was the point of his frustration. His involvement and use of Shangean imagery stems from his parentage: both his parents were born in Jindao. His father was the son of a Gaullican Port Authority and his mother was a Shangean native. Numerous times before the coupe, and throughout his football career, he had expressed a connection to Shangea.

Whilst lambasted by his team and Gaullica's manager, Roland Varne, Sartre remained committed to his actions. He refused to apologise, stating "[he] had a right to celebrate how he liked."

The IFF ruled a suspension of the player for a match. They threatened a second match suspension if Sarte did not apologise. As of the 21st of October, 2019, Sartre has yet to apologise.

Gaullica was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Soravia, which fans attributed to in part to Sartre's suspension. Roland Varne stated that "this is a message to all players about their actions and consequences."