1976 Koyevka World Cup

1976 World Cup (Iearth)

1976 Koyevka World Cup
File:Koyevka1976WorldCup.png The official emblem
Tournament details
Host country	UCSS
Dates	April 9th - April 16th, 1976
Teams	32
Venue(s)	6 (in Koyevka host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Drambenburg (1st title)
Runners-up	Terehan
Third place	Joraistan
Fourth place	Pongi
Tournament statistics
Matches played	63

The 1976 World Cup, also called the 1976 Koyevka World Cup, was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams which took place between 9 April to 16 April, 1976 in Koyevka, UCSS (now Beleroskov). It was the fourth World Cup, a worldwide football tournament held once every year. The tournament phase involved 32 teams, of which all came through qualifying competitions at the start of the event from an original 64 national teams. At the time, it was one of the most watched sporting events in the history of the world.

31 national teams advanced through qualification competitions to join the host nation in the final tournament, with a total of 64 matches played. Drambenburg defeated Terehan in the finals, while Joraistan defeated Pongi for fourth.

Due to ongoing tensions of the Cold War, the tournament was boycotted by several nations, most prominently Zamastan and many of its allies after the Daccas hostage crisis and the shootdown of Zian Airways Flight 127, which also prompted president Elene Abotsford to end détente and impose a grain embargo on the UCSS. The 1978 Tregueux World Cup in Zamastan two years later was subsequently boycotted by the UCSS and its allies.

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
	UCSS	1
	Great Alescoll	0
					UCSS	1
					Lower Aseu	0
	Lower Aseu	2 (3)
	Tiqal	2 (0)
									Joraistan	2
									UCSS	0
	Joraistan	1
	Togaria	0
					Joraistan	2
					Sateroc	0
	Sateroc	2
	Qolaysia	1
													Terehan	2
													Joraistan	0
	Rettoa	2
	Somodi	0
					Terehan	1
					Rettoa	0
	Terehan	2
	Alecburgh	1
									Terehan	3
									Haduastan	2
	Gladysynthia	3
	Rajihat	0
					Haduastan	2
					Gladysynthia	1
	Haduastan	4
	Behinia	2
																	Drambenburg	4
																	Terehan	1
	Drambenburg	1 (5)
	Stasso	1 (4)
					Drambenburg	2 (3)
					Peoratia	2 (2)
	Peoratia	1
	Emmiria	0
									Drambenburg	1 (5)
									Yuan	1 (4)
	Zalluabed	2
	Togaria	1
					Yuan	1
					Zalluabed	0
	Yuan	3
	Annaskermishilles	2
													Drambenburg	4 (4)
													Pongi	4 (3)			Third place
	Pongi	4
	Barangadesh	2
					Pongi	4											Joraistan	5
					Ossinia	0											Pongi	3
	Ossinia	5
	Caruban	0
									Pongi	2
									Slavic Union	1
	Syraranto	1
	Zoygaria	0
					Slavic Union	2
					Syraranto	1
	Slavic Union	2
	Salubar	1

Sponsorship

The sponsors of the 1976 World Cup were divided into three categories: World Cup Partners, World Cup Sponsors and National Supporters. The National Supporters were all UCSS sponsors.

World Cup partners	World Cup sponsors	National supporters