1981 Oskarsviik World Cup
| 1981 Oskarsviik World Cup | |
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 The official emblem | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Greater Normark |
| Dates | April 11th - May 8th, 1981 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Constantio (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Timeria |
| Third place | Greater Normark |
| Fourth place |  Andaluni |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
The 1981 World Cup, also called the 1981 Oskarsviik World Cup, was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams which took place between 11 April to May 8th, 1981 in Oskarsviik, Greater Normark. It was the 9th 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, Andaluni, and the host nation Greater Normark lost in the semi-finals, and Normark took third place. In the final match, Constantio defeated Timeria with penalties for their first title.
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
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