2021 Sulifa World Cup
| 2021 Sulifa World Cup | |
|---|---|
 The official emblem | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Sulifa |
| Dates | April 12th, 2021 - |
| Teams | 32 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in Sulifa City, Araja, Cubai, Susairah host cities) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
The 2021 World Cup, also called the 2021 Sulifa World Cup, is an international football tournament contested by men's national teams and took place between 12 April to -date- in multiple cities throughout Sulifa. It was the 47th 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.
Teams
102 national teams applied to join the World Cup, but ultimately 64 national teams were able to reach the qualification rounds. Among the firsts were Ossinia and their newly formed Ossinia national football team, since the deposed government of Martin Saint-Yves had previously boycotted World Cups.
Notably absent from the World Cup qualifying rounds were longtime qualifying teams Avergnon and Gladysynthia, the latter of which was host to the previous 2020 Heimdahl'ia World Cup.
Venues
Six venues were utilized during the tournament in four cities across Sulifa; Sulifa City, Araja, Cubai, and Susairah.
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, with the top four teams advancing to the knockout stage and the Round of 32.
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