2008 Autrataya World Cup

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2008 World Cup (Iearth)
2008Autrataya World Cup
2008AutratayaWorldCup.png
The official emblem
Tournament details
Host country Utobania
DatesApril 11th - May 8th, 2008
Teams32
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Beleroskov (1st title)
Runners-up Vœyetska
Third place Costa Sarba
Fourth place Tine
Tournament statistics
Matches played63
2007
2009

The 2008 World Cup, also called the 2008 Autrataya World Cup, was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams which took place between 11 April to May 8th, 2008 in Autrataya, Utobania. It was the 30th 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, Cadair, and the host nation Utobania lost in the Group of 32. In the final match, Beleroskov defeated Vœyetska 2-0.

Teams

The qualified teams, listed by region, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the World Cup rankings before the tournament were:

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 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third-Place

Final

Sponsorship

World Cup partners World Cup sponsors National supporters

Media