2006 Romari World Cup

2006 World Cup (Iearth)

2006 Romari World Cup
The official emblem
Tournament details
Host country	Zoygaria
Dates	April 11th - May 8th, 2006
Teams	32
Venue(s)	3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Cadair (2nd title)
Runners-up	Shoassau
Third place	Utobania
Fourth place	Alluna
Tournament statistics
Matches played	63

The 2006 World Cup, also called the 2006 Romari World Cup, was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams which took place between 11 April to May 8th, 2006 in Romari, Zoygaria. It was the 28th World Cup tournament and involved 32 teams, of which all came through qualifying competitions at the start of the event from an original 64 national teams. Both the defending champions, Vitosium, and the host nation Zoygaria lost in the quarter-finals. In the final match, Cadair defeated Shoassau with penalties for their second title.

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

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
	Zoygaria	3
	Paraboca	1
					Zoygaria	5
					Yuan	0
	Yuan	1
	Besmenia	0
									Cadair	2
									Zoygaria	0
	Cadair	2
	Siniapore	0
					Cadair	2
					Beleroskov	1
	Beleroskov	1
	Kyti	0
													Cadair	2
													Alluna	0
	Candatora	2
	East Chanchajilla	1
					Alluna	1
					Candatora	0
	Alluna	2 (3)
	Artegana	2 (0)
									Alluna	1
									Unified Sera	0
	Caspiaa	1
	Qolaysia	0
					Unified Sera	4
					Caspiaa	1
	Unified Sera	3
	Quetana	1
																	Cadair	2 (5)
																	Shoassau	2 (4)
	Zamastan	7
	Mulfulira	0
					Timeria	3
					Zamastan	0
	Timeria	3
	North Icadania	2
									Shoassau	4 (4)
									Timeria	4 (2)
	Shoassau	1
	Allieu	0
					Shoassau	2
					Lutharia	0
	Lutharia	2
	Ossinia	1
													Shoassau	1 (4)
													Utobania	1 (3)			Third place
	Elbresia	2
	Zalluabed	0
					Utobania	1											Utobania	2
					Elbresia	0											Alluna	0
	Utobania	2 (4)
	Pangchu	2 (2)
									Utobania	1
									Vitosium	0
	Latilli	3
	Mist Carthara Islands	2
					Vitosium	2
					Latilli	1
	Vitosium	2
	Sulifa	0

Sponsorship

World Cup partners	World Cup sponsors	National supporters