1978 Tregueux World Cup

1978 World Cup (Iearth)

1978 Tregueux World Cup
File:Tregueux1978WorldCup.png The official emblem
Tournament details
Host country	Zamastan
Dates	April 9th - April 16th, 1978
Teams	32
Venue(s)	6 (in Tregueux host cities)
Final positions
Champions	New Elkland (1st title)
Runners-up	Norlansia
Third place	Eserrei
Fourth place	Unified Sera
Tournament statistics
Matches played	63

The 1978 World Cup, also called the 1978 Tregueux World Cup, was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams which took place between 9 April to 16 April, 1978 in Tregueux, Zamastan. It was the sixth 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. New Elkland defeated Norlansia 2-0 in the final, while Eserrei defeated Unified Sera 2-1 for third place. Zamastan was knocked out of the tournament in the quarter-finals by Unified Sera.

The tournament was widely boycotted by the UCSS and its allies as tensions brewed with Zamastan during the Cold War. Zamastan and its allies had previously boycotted the 1976 Koyevka World Cup.

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
	Zamastan	1 (3)
	Shoassau	1 (0)
					Zamastan	2
					San Martina	1
	San Martina	2
	Allieu	0
									Unified Sera	3
									Zamastan	1
	Avergnon	1
	Saint Astaba and Beck	0
					Unified Sera	4
					Avergnon	0
	Unified Sera	4
	Vœyetska	1
													Norlansia	2
													Unified Sera	1
	Cadair	2
	Jyau	0
					Norlansia	2
					Cadair	0
	Norlansia	2
	Sontre	0
									Norlansia	1
									Latilli	0
	Besmenia	3
	Beatavic	0
					Latilli	2
					Besmenia	1
	Latilli	1
	Lutharia	0
																	New Elkland	2
																	Norlansia	0
	Elbresia	1
	North Kandson	0
					Quetana	5
					Elbresia	0
	Quetana	3
	Paraboca	1
									New Elkland	4 (3)
									Quetana	4 (0)
	East Chanchajilla	4
	Odoni	0
					New Elkland	2
					East Chanchajilla	1
	New Elkland	6
	Elborra	0
													New Elkland	2 (5)
													Eserrei	2 (4)			Third place
	Eserrei	1 (5)
	Timeria	1 (4)
					Eserrei	3											Eserrei	2
					Greater Normark	0											Unified Sera	1
	Greater Normark	3
	Blallia	0
									Eserrei	2
									Rio Palito	0
	Rio Palito	2
	New Anea	1
					Rio Palito	1
					Versenia	0
	Versenia	1
	Saint Lorrain	0

Sponsorship

The sponsors of the 1978 World Cup were divided into three categories: World Cup Partners, World Cup Sponsors and National Supporters. The National Supporters were all Zamastanian sponsors.

World Cup partners	World Cup sponsors	National supporters