The 1989 World Cup, also called the 1989 Ídolfsvinn World Cup, was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams which took place between 11 April to May 8th, 1989 in Ídolfsvinn, Vœyetska. It was the 17th 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. The previous champions, Ruskayn, were eliminated in the Group of 32, while the host nation Vœyetska were eliminated in the quarter-finals. In the final match, Quetana defeated Iobaray 2-0 for their first title.
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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.
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Round of 32
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