1988 Ieraskevi World Cup

1988 World Cup (Iearth)

1988 Ieraskevi World Cup
File:Ieraskevi1988WorldCup.png The official emblem
Tournament details
Host country	Alcarres
Dates	April 9th - April 16th, 1988
Teams	32
Venue(s)	6 (in Ieraskevi host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Ruskayn (2nd title)
Runners-up	Lutharia
Third place	Quetana
Fourth place	East Chanchajilla
Tournament statistics
Matches played	63

The 1988 World Cup, also called the 1988 Ieraskevi World Cup, was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams which took place between 9 April to 16 April, 1988 in Ieraskevi, Alcarres. It was the eleventh 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. Ruskayn defeated Lutharia in the final, becoming the second team after Zamastan to win two World Cups.

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
	Alcarres	2 (1)
	Elbresia	2 (0)
					Ruskayn	3 (3)
					Alcarres	3 (0)
	Ruskayn	2
	Paraboca	0
									Ruskayn	3
									New Elkland	2
	New Elkland	1
	Elborra	0
					New Elkland	2
					Rettoa	1
	Rettoa	1
	North Kandson	0
													Ruskayn	2
													Quetana	1
	Quetana	3
	Vulkaria	0
					Quetana	2
					Saint Offeat	0
	Saint Offeat	2
	Norlansia	0
									Quetana	4
									Somodi	2
	Slavic Union	3
	Yuan	0
					Somodi	3
					Slavic Union	1
	Somodi	5 (4)
	Zamastan	5 (3)
																	Ruskayn	2 (4)
																	Lutharia	2 (3)
	Albarine	6
	Barangadesh	0
					Albarine	3
					UCSS	2
	UCSS	4
	Qolaysia	1
									Lutharia	2
									Albarine	1
	Eserrei	3
	Cyruda	0
					Lutharia	2 (5)
					Eserrei	2 (4)
	Lutharia	2
	Togaria	1
													Lutharia	3
													East Chanchajilla	1			Third place
	Vœyetska	7
	West Chanchajilla	0
					Vœyetska	4 (5)											Quetana	4
					Greater Normark	4 (4)											East Chanchajilla	2
	Greater Normark	5
	Zalluabed	0
									East Chanchajilla	3 (4)
									Vœyetska	3 (3)
	East Chanchajilla	4 (4)
	Avergnon	4 (2)
					East Chanchajilla	2
					Mulfulira	0
	Mulfulira	2
	Tosichi	0

Sponsorship

The sponsors of the 1988 World Cup were divided into three categories: World Cup Partners, World Cup Sponsors and National Supporters. The National Supporters were all Alcarresean sponsors.

World Cup partners	World Cup sponsors	National supporters