The first match of the tournament was held between Ardesia and Tiwura in Group A. Ardesia had a disallowed goal in the opening minutes, but eventually won 3–0 with two goals from Assimo Mata.
The first match of the tournament was held between Ardesia and Tiwura in Group A. Ardesia had a disallowed goal in the opening minutes, but eventually won 3–0 with two goals from Assimo Mata. Caldia and Nainan drew at zero, following a stopped Nainese penalty.
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Werania defeated Chistovodia 2-1, after a 2nd half comeback by the Weranian squad. Garambura defeated Montecara 3-1, with two goals from [[Garambura|Cyrien Gappah]].
=== Group B ===
=== Group B ===
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=== Group C ===
=== Group C ===
Satucin and Hennehouwe drew at 1-1, following a late goal by [[Hennehouwe|Aron Lefevre]]. Satucine captain [[Satucin|Hayden Juteau]] failed to score in a penalty.
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The 2023 IFF Coupe du monde is the 20th IFF Coupe du monde, the quadrennial international men's football championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of the IFF. The tournament will take place from July 1 to August 14, 2023, and will be jointly hosted by 4 cities in Ardesia, the second time the country has hosted. It is the first tournament to feature 48 teams. Soravia are the defending champions.
In the IFF meetings in Gatôn, Satucin on November 2015 it was voted to expand the 2023 tournament from 32 teams into 48. The slot allocation for the tournment were confirmed in Alikianos, Piraea on November 2019, along with the rules for the international play-offs.
Of the 48 nations qualified to play at the 2023 IFF Coupe du monde, 27 countries competed at the previous tournament in 2019. Notable teams that failed to qualify included: 2019 runner-up Nuvania, which was knocked out during the play-offs against Nainan, its first time since 2007. 2003 winner Valduvia, which failed to make the play-offs. Sainte-Chloé which was knocked out during the play-offs against Tsabara.
The qualified teams, listed by region, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the IFF Men's World Ranking before the tournament were:
Top 2 teams from each group automatically classify for the knockout stage, as do the 8 best 3rd place teams.
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners, runners-up and top 8 best 3rd places advance to the Round of 32
Group A
The first match of the tournament was held between Ardesia and Tiwura in Group A. Ardesia had a disallowed goal in the opening minutes, but eventually won 3–0 with two goals from Assimo Mata. Caldia and Nainan drew at zero, following a stopped Nainese penalty.
Werania defeated Chistovodia 2-1, after a 2nd half comeback by the Weranian squad. Garambura defeated Montecara 3-1, with two goals from Cyrien Gappah.
The top 2 teams from each group, and the 8 best 3rd place teams classify to the Round of 32. All teams are ranked from 1-32. With the 1st ranked team playing the 32nd best ranked team, the 2nd ranked team against the 31st ranked team, and so forth.
A player or team official is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:
Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
Receiving two yellow cards in two matches; yellow cards expire after the completion of the quarter-finals (yellow card suspensions are not carried forward to any other future international matches)
The following suspensions were served during the tournament: