1980 Turania World Cup
1980 Turania World Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | East Chanchajilla |
Dates | April 11th - April 18th, 1980 |
Teams | 32 |
Venue(s) | 6 (in Turania City host cities) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 63 |
The 1980 World Cup, also called the 1980 Turania World Cup, was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams which took place between 11 April to 18 April, 1974 in Turania City, East Chanchajilla. It was the 8th 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 Turania . In the final match, Andaluni defeated Versenia 3–2.
Teams
Venues
Opening Ceremony
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
Group of 32
Group of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
18 April 1980 | ||
Andaluni | 3-2 | Versenia |
Sponsorship
The sponsors of the 1980 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 |
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