2008 Autrataya World Cup

2008 World Cup (Iearth)

2008Autrataya World Cup
The official emblem
Tournament details
Host country	Utobania
Dates	April 11th - May 8th, 2008
Teams	32
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 played	63

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:

AFC

EFC

NFC

FAC

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
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Sponsorship

World Cup partners	World Cup sponsors	National supporters