2024 Viitaniemi World Cup
| 2024 Viitaniemi World Cup | |
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 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 |
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| 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:
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. Caspiaa intended that the stadiums should reflect its history and culture, and for the designs to meet the following terms of reference: legacy, comfort, accessibility, and sustainability. With the exception of Sorfolda Stadium in Harpardal and Takerre Park Arena in Kandona, all the stadiums were preexisting venues.
| Viitaniemi | Viitaniemi | Viitaniemi | Sillala | Kaajoki |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Qualification stages
| Group A | Group B | ||||||||
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| Team | W | D | L | Pts | Team | W | D | L | Pts |
| Caspiaa
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Apatonia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Janapa
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Allieu
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pian Islands
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Kyti
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Teresta
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Besmenia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Artaska
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Wallenland
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New Elkland
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Albanovi
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pongi
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Jyau
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Durnstaal
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Siniapore
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Group C | Group D | ||||||||
| Team | W | D | L | Pts | Team | W | D | L | Pts |
 Paraboca
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Ossinia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mist Carthara Islands
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Constantio
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Unified Sera
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Villorvi
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Somodi
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Zamastan
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New Anea
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Sontre
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Utobania
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Andaluni
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mulfulira
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Vuswistan
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Elborra
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Qolaysia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Group E | Group F | ||||||||
| Team | W | D | L | Pts | Team | W | D | L | Pts |
 Syraranto
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Kossmil
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Drambenburg
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Acdia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Latilli
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Iobaray
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 East Chanchajilla
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Beatavic
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Quetana
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Sateroc
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 United Cavollon
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Sulifa
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Zoygaria
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Saint Lorrain
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vœyetska
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Versenia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Group G | Group H | ||||||||
| Team | W | D | L | Pts | Team | W | D | L | Pts |
 Saint Astaba and Beck
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Lutharia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 North Kandson
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Shoassau
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Elbresia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Vitosium
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cyruda
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Aybrea
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Emmiria
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Verdusa
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bentho
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Greater Normark
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alcarres
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Lower Aseu
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Saint Offeat
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Albarine
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tournament phase
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals |
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| 1 | Template:Country data country name | goals |
| 1 | Template:Country data country name | goals |
| 1 | Template:Country data country name | goals |
Hat-tricks
| Player | Against | Result | Date |
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| Template:Country data country name | Template:Country data country | 3–0 | 1 January 2024 |
| Template:Country data country name | Template:Country data country | 3–0 | 1 January 2024 |
| Template:Country data country name | Template:Country data country | 3–0 | 1 January 2024 |
Top assists
| Rank | Player | Assists |
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| 1 | Template:Country data country name | assists |
| 1 | Template:Country data country name | assists |
| 1 | Template:Country data country name | assists |
| 1 | Template:Country data country name | assists |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Clean sheets |
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| 1 | Template:Country data country name | sheets |
| 1 | Template:Country data country name | sheets |
| 1 | Template:Country data country name | sheets |
| 1 | Template:Country data country name | sheets |
Organization
Security
Financing and marketing
Sponsorship
The sponsors of the 2024 World Cup are divided into three categories: World Cup Partners, World Cup Sponsors and National Supporters. The National Supporters are all Caspiaan sponsors.
| World Cup partners | World Cup sponsors | National supporters |
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Media
Within Caspiaa, the public broadcaster 11 TV received the local broadcasting rights. The following are international broadcasting rights:
- Caspia
- Apatonia
- Janapa
- Allieu
- Pian Islands
- Kyti
- Teresta
- Artaska
- Wallenland
- New Elkland
- Albanovi
- Pongi
- Siniapore
- Paraboca
- Ossinia
- Mist Carthara Islands
- Constantio
- Unified Sera
- Villorvi
- Somodi
- Zamastan
- New Anea
- Sontre
- Utobania
- Andaluni
- Mulfulira
- Vuswistan
- Elborra
- Qolaysia
- Syraranto
- Kossmil
- Drambenburg
- Acdia
- Latilli
- Iobaray
- Chanchajilla
- Beatavic
- Quetana
- Sateroc
- United Cavollon
- Sulifa
- Zoygaria
- Saint Lorrain
- Vœyetska
- Versenia
- Saint Astaba and Beck
- Lutharia
- Kandson
- Shoassau
- Elbresia
- Cyruda
- Aybrea
- Emmiria
- Verdusa
- Bentho
- Greater Normark
- Alcarres
- Lower Aseu
- Saint Offeat
- Albarine
- Flagicons with missing country data templates
- Coalition of Crown Albatross
- Sports
- Sports (Coalition of Crown Albatross)