1981 Oskarsviik World Cup

1981 World Cup (Iearth)

1981 Oskarsviik World Cup
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:

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
	Greater Normark	3
	Villorvi	0
					Greater Normark	2
					Quetana	0
	Quetana	3
	Kyti	0
									Greater Normark	3
									Norlansia	0
	Norlansia	2
	Drambenburg	1
					Norlansia	3
					Qolaysia	1
	Qolaysia	1
	Murzi	0
													Timeria	2
													Greater Normark	1
	Albarine	2 (5)
	Emmiria	2 (4)
					Albarine	2 (3)
					Kalea Confederation	2 (1)
	Kalea Confederation	2
	Odoni	0
									Timeria	2
									Albarine	1
	Timeria	3
	Tine	2
					Timeria	2 (1)
					Vorrica	2 (0)
	Vorrica	1
	Lutharia	0
																	Constantio	2 (4)
																	Timeria	2 (3)
	Zalluabed	1
	UCSS	0
					East Chanchajilla	1
					Zalluabed	0
	East Chanchajilla	2
	Caspiaa	0
									Andaluni	1 (4)
									East Chanchajilla	1 (3)
	Sateroc	1
	Vuswistan	0
					Andaluni	2
					Sateroc	1
	Andaluni	1 (4)
	Besmenia	1 (2)
													Constantio	3
													Andaluni	0			Third place
	Zamastan	3
	Alecburgh	1
					Zamastan	5											Greater Normark	2
					Allieu	0											Andaluni	0
	Allieu	2
	Syraranto	0
									Constantio	2
									Zamastan	1
	Unified Sera	4
	Ossinia	1
					Constantio	2
					Unified Sera	0
	Constantio	2
	Paraboca	0

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