1979 Highsite World Cup

1979 World Cup (Iearth)

1979 Highsite World Cup
File:Highsite1979WorldCup.png The official emblem
Tournament details
Host country	Candatora
Dates	April 9th - April 16th, 1979
Teams	32
Venue(s)	6 (in Highsite host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Caspiaa (1st title)
Runners-up	Besmenia
Third place	Sprotavia
Fourth place	UCSS
Tournament statistics
Matches played	63
Best player(s)	Erich Tetzler

The 1979 World Cup, also called the 1979 Highsite World Cup, was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams which took place between 9 April to 16 April, 1979 in Highsite, Candatora. It was the seventh 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. Candatora became the first host nation to lose in the Group of 32, losing to Caspiaa. Caspiaa went on to defeat Besmenia with penalties in the finals. Sprotavia defeated the UCSS for third.

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
	Caspiaa	2
	Candatora	1
					Caspiaa	1 (3)
					Jiddiya	1 (0)
	Jiddiya	1
	Cakala	0
									Caspiaa	3
									Jyau	1
	Kuresa	2
	Tiqal	0
					Jyau	4
					Kuresa	1
	Jyau	8
	Aatia	0
													Caspiaa	1
													Sprotavia	0
	Iobaray	2
	Qolaysia	1
					Pongi	1
					Iobaray	0
	Pongi	1
	Verdusa	0
									Sprotavia	0 (3)
									Pongi	0 (0)
	Alecburgh	1
	Saint Croix and Bens	0
					Sprotavia	2
					Alecburgh	1
	Sprotavia	3
	Ossinia	1
																	Caspiaa	4 (5)
																	Besmenia	4 (4)
	Besmenia	2
	North Kandson	0
					Besmenia	3 (4)
					Saint Offeat	3 (3)
	Saint Offeat	1
	Costa Sarba	0
									Besmenia	2
									Norlansia	0
	Norlansia	4
	Bentho	3
					Norlansia	1
					United Cavollon	0
	United Cavollon	3
	West Chanchajilla	2
													Besmenia	2
													UCSS	1			Third place
	Somodi	2 (5)
	Cadair	2 (4)
					Somodi	2											Sprotavia	3
					Blallia	1											UCSS	1
	Blallia	2
	Paraboca	0
									UCSS	2
									Somodi	1
	UCSS	2
	Elborra	1
					UCSS	3
					Vulkaria	0
	Vulkaria	1
	Mist Carthara Islands	0

Sponsorship

The sponsors of the 1979 World Cup were divided into three categories: World Cup Partners, World Cup Sponsors and National Supporters. The National Supporters were all Candatoran sponsors.

World Cup partners	World Cup sponsors	National supporters