1974 Vilanja World Cup

1974 World Cup (Iearth)

1974 Vilanja World Cup
File:Vilanja1974WorldCup.png The official emblem
Tournament details
Host country	East Chanchajilla
Dates	April 9th - April 16th, 1974
Teams	32
Venue(s)	6 (in Vilanja, Nortagate host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Albarine (1st title)
Runners-up	Elbresia
Third place	Sontre
Fourth place	Saint Croix and Bens
Tournament statistics
Matches played	63

The 1974 World Cup, also called the 1974 Vilanja World Cup, was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams which took place between 9 April to 16 April, 1974 in Vilanja, East Chanchajilla. It was the 2nd World Cup, a worldwide football tournament held once every year. The tournament phase involved 32 teams, of which all came through qualifying competitions at the start of the event from an original 64 national teams. At the time, it was one of the most watched sporting events in the history of the world.

31 national teams advanced through qualification competitions to join the host nation in the final tournament, with a total of 64 matches played in 4 venues located in Vilanja and 1 venue in Nortagate. Coming off of the dramatic success of the first World Cup, global attention in the Vilanja tournament had increased and worldwide viewership more than tripled. The defending champions, Cadair, lost in the quarter-finals. In the final match, Albarine defeated Elbresia 2–0.

Group Stages

Qualifying Rounds

64 competing countries were divided into eight groups of eight teams (groups A to H). Teams in each group played one another in a round-robin best two-out-of-three, with the top four teams advancing to the knockout stage with the Round of 32.

Knockout Stage

	Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	East Chanchajilla	1
	Utobania	0
					East Chanchajilla	1
					Vulkaria	0
	Vulkaria	2
	Sateroc	0
									Albarine	1
									East Chanchajilla	0
	Albarine	1
	Lutharia	0
					Albarine	1
					Palingian State	0
	Palingian State	1 (4)
	San Martina	1 (3)
													Albarine	2 (4)
													Sontre	2 (2)
	Greater Normark	2
	Drambenburg	1
					Cadair	2
					Greater Normark	1
	Cadair	1
	New Elkland	0
									Sontre	2
									Cadair	1
	Latilli	2
	New Anea	1
					Sontre	2 (1)
					Latilli	2 (0)
	Sontre	3
	Molenia	0
																	Albarine	2
																	Elbresia	0
	Elbresia	6
	Ivite	0
					Elbresia	1
					Ruskayn	0
	Ruskayn	1
	Bentho	0
									Elbresia	1 (3)
									Zamastan	1 (0)
	Shoassau	1
	Tine	0
					Zamastan	5
					Shoassau	1
	Zamastan	2 (5)
	Allieu	2 (4)
													Elbresia	2
													Saint Croix and Bens	1			Third place
	Mulfulira	1
	Pongi	0
					Saint Croix and Bens	3											Sontre	1 (4)
					Mulfulira	0											Saint Croix and Bens	1 (3)
	Saint Croix and Bens	10
	Terehan	0
									Saint Croix and Bens	1
									UCSS	0
	Timeria	3
	Candatora	1
					UCSS	2
					Timeria	0
	UCSS	2
	Durnstaal	0

Sponsorship

The sponsors of the 1974 World Cup were divided into three categories: World Cup Partners, World Cup Sponsors and National Supporters. The National Supporters were all East Chanchajillan sponsors.

World Cup partners	World Cup sponsors	National supporters