2019 IFF Coupe du monde

2019 IFF Coupe du monde

Coupe du monde 2019 official logo
Tournament details
Host country	Gibany and Piraea
Dates	20 September - 27 October 2019
Teams	32 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	6 (in 5 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64

The 2019 IFF Coupe du monde is the Xth 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 is scheduled to take place from September 20th and close on October 27th 2019. It is the first Coupe to be hosted by more than one nation, with the successful joint bid put forward by Gibany and Piraea.

Host selection

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

Teams

Participants

Asteria Inferior (3) Nuvania Sanslumiere Vilcasuamanas Asteria Superior (3) Cassier Chervolesia Eldmark Coius (9) Baekjeong Habasha Karzaristan Kituk Mathrabumi Senria Rwizikuru Xiaodong Yi

Euclea (16) Aimilia Amathia Template:Country data Brosia Caldia Template:Country data Estmere Etruria Template:Country data Florena Gaullica Gibany Hennehouwe Montecara Narozalica Ordennya Piraea Swetania Werania Sublustria (1) Celestial Isles

Venues

Stadion Invictus Monumental	Sugyiama Arena	Independence Stadium
Drosnja	Drosnja	Alikianos
Capacity: 54,990	Capacity: 51,137	Capacity: 42,000
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Stadion Slobode	Giannis Amanatidis Stadium	Hersonissos Stadium
Bassania	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
Chervolesia	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
Piraea	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
Yi	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
Gibany	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
Mathrabumi	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0

Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sanslumiere	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	7
Eldmark	3	2	1	0	7	4	+3	7
Habasha	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
Kituk	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Vilcasuamanas	3	3	0	0	8	3	+5	9
Template:Country data Estmere Estmere	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
Template:Country data Florena Florena	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	3
Karzaristan	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
Xiaodong	3	0	1	2	4	7	−3	1

Group 6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Swetania	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7
Cassier	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Template:Country data Brosia Brosia	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
Ordennya	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4
Rwizikuru	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	3
Celestial Isles	3	1	0	2	4	8	−4	3

Group 8

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Narozalica	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
Aimilia	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Knockout stages

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

10 October – Ailikianos

Chervolesia

0

18 October – Ailikianos

Etruria

1

Etruria

3

12 October – Hersonissos

Gibany

0

Gibany

1

22 October – Drosnja

Ordennya

0

Etruria

12 October – Ailikianos

Nuvania

Sanslumière

1

19 October – Drosnja

Cassier

0

Sanslumière

0

13 October – Drosnja

Nuvania

1

Vilcasuamanas

0

Nuvania

2

10 October – Drosnja

Piraea

0

19 October – Drosnja

Narozalica

2

Narozalica

2

12 October – Kissamos

Gaullica

0

Senria

1

23 October –

Gaullica

3

Narozalica

13 October – Bassania

Third place

Eldmark

4

20 October – Ailikianos

Swetania

1

Eldmark

13 October – Drosnja

Caldia

Template:Country data Estmere

1

Caldia

5

Round of 16

10 October 2019 (2019-10-10)

14:00

Chervolesia	0–1	Etruria
		Altieri  82'

Independence Stadium, Ailikianos

Attendance: 42,000

10 October 2019 (2019-10-10)

17:00

Piraea	0–2	Narozalica
		Khudu  28' Balabanov  70'

Stadion Invictus Monumental, Drosnja

Attendance: 54,990

12 October 2019 (2019-10-12)

11:30

Gibany	1–0	Ordennya
Turkalj  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

Sanslumière	1–0	Cassier
Marcheur  31'

Independence Stadium, Ailikianos

Attendance: 42,000

13 October 2019 (2019-10-13)

11:30

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

Stadion Slobode, Bassania

Attendance: 36,500

13 October 2019 (2019-10-13)

14:00

Vilcasuamanas	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	Gibany
Altieri  11', 72' Silvestri  32'

Independence Stadium, Ailikianos

Attendance: 42,000

19 October 2019 (2019-10-19)

14:00

Sanslumière	0–1	Nuvania
		Maritz  55'

Sugyiama Arena, Drosnja

Attendance: 50,644

19 October 2019 (2019-10-19)

17:00

Narozalica	2–0	Gaullica
Naumov  22' Balandin  74'

Stadion Invictus Monumental, Drosnja

Attendance: 54,990

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 Xiaodongese imagery. Specifically the use of the 'Xiaodongese 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 Xiaodong's elimination earlier in the cup. Senria, who was in their group-stage, was the point of his frustration. His involvement and use of Xiaodongese 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 Xiaodongese native. Numerous times before the coupe, and throughout his football career, he had expressed a connection to Xiaodong.

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 Narozalica, 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."