1998 Vongane World Cup

1998 World Cup (Iearth)

1998 Vongane World Cup
The official emblem
Tournament details
Host country	Quetana
Dates	April 11th - April 18th, 1998
Teams	32
Venue(s)	5 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Alcarres
Runners-up	Drambenburg
Third place	Paraboca
Fourth place	Quetana
Tournament statistics
Matches played	63

The 1998 World Cup, also called the 1998 Vongane World Cup, was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams which took place between 11 April to 18 April, 1998 in Vongane, Quetana. It was the 2nd World Cup held in Vongane, the previous being in 1984. 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 5 venues, with three located in Vongane, one in Ledua, and one in Albate. In the final match, Alcarres defeated Drambenburg 2–1. The host nation, Quetana, made it to the semi-finals but lost to Alcarres, and then subsequently lost to Paraboca in the third-place match.

Venues

Vongane	Vongane	Albate	Ledua	Vongane
Estádio Bruina	Estádio Alasde	Estádio do Albate	Estádio do Besso Cidade	Estádio Municipal de Celice
Capacity: 74,475	Capacity: 56,095	Capacity: 55,276	Capacity: 34,983	Capacity: 31,387

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
	Quetana	2
	Villorvi	0
					Quetana	2
					UCSS	0
	UCSS	1 (3)
	Gladysynthia	1 (1)
									Quetana	2
									East Chanchajilla	0
	Allieu	2
	Norlansia	1
					East Chanchajilla	3 (4)
					Allieu	3 (3)
	East Chanchajilla	3
	Versenia	0
													Alcarres	2
													Quetana	0
	Alcarres	6
	Ossinia	0
					Alcarres	2
					Besmenia	1
	Besmenia	1
	North Icadania	0
									Alcarres	1
									Vœyetska	0
	Vœyetska	2
	Saint Offeat	1
					Vœyetska	1
					West Chanchajilla	0
	West Chanchajilla	2
	Syraranto	0
																	Alcarres	2
																	Drambenburg	1
	Albarine	1
	Odoni	0
					Albarine	3
					Durnstaal	1
	Durnstaal	1
	Salubar	0
									Drambenburg	2
									Albarine	1
	Drambenburg	2 (4)
	Sateroc	2 (3)
					Drambenburg	2
					Caspiaa	0
	Caspiaa	2
	North Kandson	0
													Drambenburg	2 (2)
													Paraboca	2 (1)			Third place
	Zamastan	1
	Vorrica	0
					Zamastan	1											Paraboca	2 (5)
					San Martina	0											Quetana	2 (4)
	San Martina	1
	Vulkaria	0
									Paraboca	1
									Zamastan	0
	Paraboca	5
	Alecburgh	2
					Paraboca	3
					Rio Palito	0
	Rio Palito	1 (3)
	Timeria	1 (2)

Sponsorship

The sponsors of the 1998 World Cup were divided into three categories: World Cup Partners, World Cup Sponsors and National Supporters. The National Supporters were all Quetanan sponsors.

World Cup partners	World Cup sponsors	National supporters