1979 Highsite World Cup

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1979 World Cup (Iearth)
1979 Highsite World Cup
File:Highsite1979WorldCup.png
The official emblem
Tournament details
Host countryCandatora
DatesApril 9th - April 16th, 1979
Teams32
Venue(s)6 (in Highsite host cities)
Final positions
Champions Caspiaa (1st title)
Runners-up Besmenia
Third place Sprotavia
Fourth place UCSS
Tournament statistics
Matches played63
1978
1980

The 1979 World Cup, also called the 1979 Highsite World Cup, was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams which took place between 9 April to 16 April, 1979 in Highsite, Candatora. It was the seventh 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. Candatora became the first host nation to lose in the Group of 32, losing to Caspiaa. Caspiaa went on to defeat Besmenia with penalties in the finals. Sprotavia defeated the UCSS for third.

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

 
Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 Caspiaa2
 
 
 
 Candatora1
 
 Caspiaa1 (3)
 
 
 
 Jiddiya 1 (0)
 
 Jiddiya1
 
 
 
 Cakala0
 
 Caspiaa3
 
 
 
 Jyau 1
 
 Kuresa2
 
 
 
 Tiqal0
 
 Jyau4
 
 
 
 Kuresa 1
 
 Jyau8
 
 
 
 Aatia0
 
 Caspiaa1
 
 
 
 Sprotavia 0
 
 Iobaray2
 
 
 
 Qolaysia1
 
 Pongi1
 
 
 
 Iobaray 0
 
 Pongi1
 
 
 
 Verdusa0
 
 Sprotavia0 (3)
 
 
 
 Pongi 0 (0)
 
 Alecburgh1
 
 
 
 Saint Croix and Bens0
 
 Sprotavia2
 
 
 
 Alecburgh 1
 
 Sprotavia3
 
 
 
 Ossinia1
 
 Caspiaa4 (5)
 
 
 
 Besmenia4 (4)
 
 Besmenia2
 
 
 
 North Kandson0
 
 Besmenia3 (4)
 
 
 
 Saint Offeat 3 (3)
 
 Saint Offeat1
 
 
 
 Costa Sarba0
 
 Besmenia2
 
 
 
 Norlansia 0
 
 Norlansia4
 
 
 
 Bentho3
 
 Norlansia1
 
 
 
 United Cavollon 0
 
 United Cavollon3
 
 
 
 West Chanchajilla2
 
 Besmenia2
 
 
 
 UCSS 1 Third place
 
 Somodi2 (5)
 
  
 
 Cadair2 (4)
 
 Somodi2 Sprotavia3
 
 
 
 Blallia 1  UCSS1
 
 Blallia2
 
 
 
 Paraboca0
 
 UCSS2
 
 
 
 Somodi 1
 
 UCSS2
 
 
 
 Elborra1
 
 UCSS3
 
 
 
 Vulkaria 0
 
 Vulkaria1
 
 
 Mist Carthara Islands0
 

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Sponsorship

The sponsors of the 1979 World Cup were divided into three categories: World Cup Partners, World Cup Sponsors and National Supporters. The National Supporters were all Candatoran sponsors.

World Cup partners World Cup sponsors National supporters

Media