The 1989 World Cup, also called the 1989 Ídolfsvinn World Cup, was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams which took place between 11 April to May 8th, 1989 in Ídolfsvinn, Vœyetska. It was the 17th 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. The previous champions, Ruskayn, were eliminated in the Group of 32, while the host nation Vœyetska were eliminated in the quarter-finals. In the final match, Quetana defeated Iobaray 2-0 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:
Venues
About one third of the matches took place in Ídolfsvinn. Several other cities in the area expressed interest in either making a bid or reportedly planning to. However, these other potential candidates were kept unknown to the public. Sjédal and Lehkinsi were chosen to accompany Ídolfsvinn because of the dense population and being reasonably close in distance. During the early stages of planning, word got out that Laðuróiý was also granted a venue for the World Cup, until problems involving Lœjka ensued. With the amount of travel already between the three selected cities, it was decided to keep the number of stadiums at three.
Opening Ceremony
The opening ceremony of the 1989 Ídolfsvinn World Cup took place on April 11th prior to the opening match featuring Vœyetska and Andaluni at the Gamla Ivellu. The ceremony lasted a total of thirty minutes and twelve seconds. The ceremony opened with the pop supergroup ADDA performing their brand new song Spring in the City, accompanied by 1,000 performers. Subsequently, Vœyetska Fotbollförbundet sporting director Louis Percival gave a speech about how the nation has progressed in the past several decades. To close out, the Prime Minister, Karel Pihlajamäki, and Monarch of Vœyetska, King Áskell I came onto the field and introduced Vœyetska's starting eleven.
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
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Round of 16
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third-Place
Final
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Vœyetska
Quetana (1st title)
Iobaray
Albarine
East Chanchajilla
Andaluni (19)
Cadair (4)
Pongi (26)
Verdusa (10)
Zalluabed (27)
Allieu (21)
Avergnon (12)
Caspiaa (3)
Gladysynthia (8)
North Kandson (20)
Paraboca (13)
Ruskayn (1)
Saint Astaba and Beck (17)
Sateroc (28)
Albanovi (31)
Latilli (16)
North Shebat (29)
Saint Offeat (6)
Syraranto (15)
Versenia (7)
Zoygaria (22)
Barangadesh (25)
Beleroskov (14)
Bentho (32)
Elastan (24)
Salubar (30)
Yuan (23)
