2024 Viitaniemi World Cup

2024 World Cup (Iearth)

2024 Viitaniemi World Cup
The official emblem
Tournament details
Host country	Caspiaa
Dates	April 1st, 2024 - May 2nd, 2024
Teams	32
Venue(s)	10 (in 8 host cities)

The 2024 World Cup, also called the 2024 Viitaniemi World Cup, is an upcoming international football tournament contested by men's national teams which will take place between 1 April to May 2nd, 2024 in Viitaniemi and several other cities across Caspiaa. It will be the 50th World Cup, a worldwide football tournament held once every year, and the second held in Caspiaa (the first in 2002. Caspiaa beat out two bids to host the 50th World Cup; Utobania and the Northern Cantalle Islands. Out of 64 qualifying teams, 32 will reach the tournament phase. The defending champion is Beatavic, who won the 2023 Melmingen World Cup.

Host selection

The bidding procedure to host the 2024 World Cup began in January 2020. National associations had until 2 February 2020 to register interest. Initially, 7 bids were made for the World Cup, due to it being the milestone 50th tournament, but East Chanchajilla and Zamastan withdrew from proceedings, and Yuan and Elastan's bids were rejected. A joint-bid called the Northern Cantalle Islands bid was filed by the governments of Janapa, Lower Aseu, Saint Lorrain, and Saint Astaba and Beck. Utobania submitted a bid for Autrataya to be the host city the day before the deadline was reached. Caspiaa's government initially considered a bid for the host city in Granhättan, but due to limited space for ceremonial events it was moved to Viitaniemi, with Granhättan to still be an event city. During the voting period, it became clear early on that Caspiaa would win the bid, and ultimately pulled away with 48 votes to the combined 18 alternates.

City	Country	Votes
Viitaniemi	Caspiaa	48
Janapa City	Northern Cantalle Islands	10
Autrataya	Utobania	8

Teams

The qualified teams, listed by region, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the World Cup rankings before the tournament were:

AFC

EFC

NFC

FAC

Venues

The opening match and final match will take place in Viitaniemi. The other cities hosting tournaments were Sillala, Kaajoki, Helniemi, Hapardal, Kandona, Granhättan, and Tõrnu.

Viitaniemi	Viitaniemi	Viitaniemi	Sillala	Kaajoki
Solbakken Stadium	Trondheim Stadium	Arena Fedmund	Rossvatnet Stadium	Sandnessjoen Stadium
Capacity: 62,850	Capacity: 61,282	Capacity: 59,383	Capacity: 56,276	Capacity: 55,865
Helniemi	Harpardal	Kandona	Granhättan	Tõrnu
Sunkhatten Park	Sorfolda Stadium	Takerre Park Arena	Lulea Boden Arena	Vastmanland Stadium
Capacity: 52,257	Capacity: 51,700	Capacity: 35,624	Capacity: 33,383	Capacity: 32,050

Qualification stages

Group A					Group B
Team	W	D	L	Pts	Team	W	D	L	Pts
Caspiaa	0	0	0	0	Apatonia	0	0	0	0
Janapa	0	0	0	0	Allieu	0	0	0	0
Pian Islands	0	0	0	0	Kyti	0	0	0	0
Teresta	0	0	0	0	Besmenia	0	0	0	0
Artaska	0	0	0	0	Wallenland	0	0	0	0
New Elkland	0	0	0	0	Albanovi	0	0	0	0
Pongi	0	0	0	0	Jyau	0	0	0	0
Durnstaal	0	0	0	0	Siniapore	0	0	0	0
Group C					Group D
Team	W	D	L	Pts	Team	W	D	L	Pts
Paraboca	0	0	0	0	Ossinia	0	0	0	0
Mist Carthara Islands	0	0	0	0	Constantio	0	0	0	0
Unified Sera	0	0	0	0	Villorvi	0	0	0	0
Somodi	0	0	0	0	Zamastan	0	0	0	0
New Anea	0	0	0	0	Sontre	0	0	0	0
Utobania	0	0	0	0	Andaluni	0	0	0	0
Mulfulira	0	0	0	0	Vuswistan	0	0	0	0
Elborra	0	0	0	0	Qolaysia	0	0	0	0
Group E					Group F
Team	W	D	L	Pts	Team	W	D	L	Pts
Syraranto	0	0	0	0	Kossmil	0	0	0	0
Drambenburg	0	0	0	0	Acdia	0	0	0	0
Latilli	0	0	0	0	Iobaray	0	0	0	0
East Chanchajilla	0	0	0	0	Beatavic	0	0	0	0
Quetana	0	0	0	0	Sateroc	0	0	0	0
United Cavollon	0	0	0	0	Sulifa	0	0	0	0
Zoygaria	0	0	0	0	Saint Lorrain	0	0	0	0
Vœyetska	0	0	0	0	Versenia	0	0	0	0
Group G					Group H
Team	W	D	L	Pts	Team	W	D	L	Pts
Saint Astaba and Beck	0	0	0	0	Lutharia	0	0	0	0
North Kandson	0	0	0	0	Shoassau	0	0	0	0
Elbresia	0	0	0	0	Vitosium	0	0	0	0
Cyruda	0	0	0	0	Aybrea	0	0	0	0
Emmiria	0	0	0	0	Verdusa	0	0	0	0
Bentho	0	0	0	0	Greater Normark	0	0	0	0
Alcarres	0	0	0	0	Lower Aseu	0	0	0	0
Saint Offeat	0	0	0	0	Albarine	0	0	0	0