2009 Providence World Cup

2009 World Cup (Iearth)

2009 Providence World Cup
The official emblem
Tournament details
Host country	Zamastan
Dates	April 11th - April 18th, 2009
Teams	32
Venue(s)	6 (in Providence host cities)
Final positions
Champions	New Elkland
Runners-up	Besmenia
Third place	Caspiaa
Fourth place	Shoassau
Tournament statistics
Matches played	63

The 2009 World Cup, also called the 2009 Providence World Cup, was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams which took place between 11 April to 18 April, 2009 in Providence, Zamastan. It was the 3rd World Cup held in Zamastan, the previous being in 1993 in Tofino and 1978 in Tregueux. 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 in 4 venues located in Providence. In the final match, New Elkland defeated Besmenia 3–2.

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

Final

18 April 2009
New Elkland	3-2	Besmenia

Sponsorship

The sponsors of the 2009 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