1977 Tyrnatini World Cup

1977 World Cup (Iearth)

1977 Tyrnatini World Cup
File:Tyrnatini1977WorldCup.png The official emblem
Tournament details
Host country	Vuswistan
Dates	April 9th - April 16th, 1977
Teams	32
Venue(s)	6 (in Tyrnatini host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Zamastan (1st title)
Runners-up	Albarine
Third place	Timeria
Fourth place	Saint Offeat
Tournament statistics
Matches played	63

The 1977 World Cup, also called the 1977 Tyrnatini World Cup, was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams which took place between 9 April to 16 April, 1977 in Tyrnatini, Vuswistan. It was the fifth 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. Zamastan won the tournament in a 7-0 final match against Albarine, which holds the record for the largest margin of victory in a World Cup final.

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
	Slavic Union	2
	Vuswistan	0
					Slavic Union	1
					Haduastan	0
	Haduastan	3
	Candatora	1
									Saint Offeat	2
									Slavic Union	1
	Qolaysia	1
	Ossinia	0
					Saint Offeat	1
					Qolaysia	0
	Saint Offeat	2 (3)
	Vœyetska	2 (0)
													Albarine	2
													Saint Offeat	0
	Siniapore	1
	Besmenia	0
					Albarine	2
					Siniapore	1
	Albarine	2
	Vorrica	1
									Albarine	1
									Syraranto	0
	Syraranto	2
	Quetana	0
					Syraranto	3
					Drambenburg	1
	Drambenburg	1
	Terehan	0
																	Zamastan	7
																	Albarine	0
	Caspiaa	4
	Austrolis	0
					Zamastan	3
					Caspiaa	0
	Zamastan	2
	Kalea Confederation	1
									Zamastan	2
									Norlansia	0
	Kyti	3
	UCSS	2
					Norlansia	5
					Kyti	0
	Norlansia	2 (4)
	Pongi	2 (3)
													Zamastan	3
													Timeria	1			Third place
	Timeria	2 (2)
	Allieu	2 (1)
					Timeria	4											Timeria	4
					Bentho	2											Saint Offeat	0
	Bentho	1
	Blallia	0
									Timeria	3 (2)
									Unified Sera	3 (0)
	Unified Sera	2
	Vulkaria	1
					Unified Sera	3 (4)
					Greater Normark	3 (3)
	Greater Normark	1
	Cadair	0

Sponsorship

The sponsors of the 1977 World Cup were divided into three categories: World Cup Partners, World Cup Sponsors and National Supporters. The National Supporters were all Vuswistan sponsors.

World Cup partners	World Cup sponsors	National supporters