2022 IFA World Cup

2022 IFA World Cup

First season	1888
Current champions	New Sebronia (Mens) Template:Country data Layfet (Womens)
Website	www.WorldCup22.org

The 2022 IFA World Cup is scheduled to be host both the international men's and women's association football championship, contested by the national teams of the member associations of the IFA. It is currently in the bidding process for both championships but both will take place sometime next year.

Host Selection

The bidding procedure to host the 2022 Mens and Womens IFA World Cups began on April 27th 2021, and national associations have until May 4th 2021 to register their interest. Layfet, which hosted the 2020 Mens World Cup is ineligible to host the 2022 Mens World Cup. Encessia, which hosted the 2020 Womenss World Cup is ineligible to host the 2022 Womens World Cup.

Nations that have applied to host the 2022 Mens World Cup include: Bakyern, Gran Rugido, Lyonheimer, New Sebronia, Vultesia, Wellsenfaile and Yryel.

Nations that have applied to host the 2022 Womens World Cup include: Mbuntrare and Layfet

Qualification

IFA's six continental confederations organize their own qualifying competitions. All IFA member associations are eligible to enter qualification. The hosts will be qualified automatically for the tournament.

The allocation of slots for each confederation was discussed by the IFA Executive Committee on January 10th, 2021 at the IFA Headquarters in Tonnes. The committee decided the following allocation of slots:

Thuadia (THUCON):
Caleren (CALCON):
Thrismari (RISCON):
Astariax (ASTCON):
Olivacia (OLICON):
Meredonne (MERCON):

The first qualifying matches will be played in May 2020. Nations have until May 4th to declare their intent to participate in the qualifier.

Announced participants in the qualifiers include:

Thuadia (THUCON):
Caleren (CALCON):
Thrismari (RISCON): Hiblund, Frarstizk,
Astariax (ASTCON):
Olivacia (OLICON):
Meredonne (MERCON):

Due to a lack of registrations, on May 4th, the IFA moved two slots from RISCON to THUCON and on May 5th, the qualifying matches began. The same day, the IFA announced that Halsuntria, Encessia, Lyonheimer, Maricoen, Gran Rudgio, and Hoterallia all received slots from their respective conferences and became qualified to participate in the World Cup. All these nations auto-qualified for the World Cup due to the lack of needing to compete for a slot. They would play friendly non-scoring matches however.

The first match played was a non-scoring Men's match in which Lyonheimer won 2-0 to Encessia.