The World Cup Discussion Thread (OOC, version III)

[Jeruselem]

Someone correct me, but Gyatso-kai has qualifed for the WC for the first time now?

[Qazox]

Someone correct me, but Gyatso-kai has qualifed for the WC for the first time now?

They have (congrats!!) and FSSO did as well.

[Vilita]

Someone correct me, but Gyatso-kai has qualifed for the WC for the first time now?

They have (congrats!!)

First time since the last world cup, anyway...

*Seems to remember playing them*

[Mapletish]

It is the second time Gyatso-Kai have qualified,I think I will have to wait for my fifth attempt to qualify for the World Cup,it seems hard for me...

[Jeruselem]

Thanks, I thought they did last cup but wasn't sure.

[Licentiapacisterra]

(And maybe keep rankings updated so that I don't have to look for them all the time and forget where they were?)

That would be nice.

Oh that thread had so much history in it, but at lest it will be saved and hopefully archived.

I doubt the Mods will see any need to archive it, since it's not gonna be autopruned or anything like that.

[Ko-oren]

Well, that's seven failures at qualification. I dunno how many RPs I posted this tournament (including three in one day), but now I'm getting up there with some of the most futile nations ever. Just gotta keep grinding away.

I RP'd every day, I really wished you didn't lose against Unified Falcon and we had one of the most tense matches around during the last match round...

Yay! First time playoffs for Ko-oren!

[Jeruselem]

I do feel sorry for CC, tries so hard and other teams get into the cup by pure fluke.

[Homelands our]

Margret, me and you need words.i'v been unwell for most of the 2nd half (sorry mango/AB) and I still lose on unranked teams.

[The Archregimancy]

Can't we ask if the mods open the other thread for a few minutes so that someone doesn't need to spend over 9000 hours to redo the op?

I'm sure Arch will be able to copy and paste the Constitution over for us.

I was asleep when all of this was going on - but yes, if we need anything copied over, I can take care of it.

[The Archregimancy]

Editing done.

For extra 'let's not lose our history' fun, I've even added links in the OP to both of the previous WCDTs since the move to the present forums.

[Starblaydia]

Editing done.

For extra 'let's not lose our history' fun, I've even added links in the OP to both of the previous WCDTs since the move to the present forums.

Thanks, Arch!

[Mirage Paradise]

The infant nation of Mirage Paradise has recently instituted a fledgling football (soccer) league consisting of 8 teams. Thanks to stable government funding, coaching imports from football-frenzied neighboring nations in the East Pacific, and a strong youth development system/league, the MPPL (Mirage Paradise Premier League) has experienced rising attendance rates and better standards of football. The teams are as follows:

Buchios Town
Based in Saffron City, Kanto Region. (Borough of Buchios)
Home Stadium: Grand Buchios; capacity: 39,155
Home Kit: Red/white shirt (horizontal stripes), white shorts, black socks.
Nickname(s): Mew Army
Canalave Bastiodons
Based in Canalave City, Sonnoh Region
Home Stadium: Canalovia; capacity: 62,003
Home Kit: Black shirt (w/ green sash), green shorts, black socks.
Nickname(s): Bastiodons; Lovnadionlas
FC Pewter
Based in Pewter City, Kanto Region.
Home Stadium: Onyx Memorial Stadium; capacity: 17,049
Home Kit: White shirt, gray shorts, black socks.
Nickname(s): Stonemen
Hoenn Athletic Sports
Based in Mauville City, Hoenn Region.
Home Stadium: The Groudon Cave; capacity: 14,887
Home stadium with smallest capacity in the MPPL; the north, east, and west stands have seating, and the southern portion is a huge cliff that harbors the stadium's big-screen display. No seats exist on the southern portion.
Home Kit: Blue/black vertical stripes on home shirt, black shorts, white socks.
Nickname(s): The Cavemen; Groudons
Jubilife Pokétch FC
Based in Jubilife City, Sonnoh Region.
Home Stadium: Pokétch Arena; capacity: 58,441
Home Kit: Red shirt, red shorts, red socks.
Nickname(s): Jubilees; Corporate Money FC; Thrashers
Nilverran
Based in Saffron City, Kanto Region. (Borough of New Pewter)
Home Stadium: Nilverran Stadium; capacity: 20,326
Home Kit: Blue shirt, blue shorts, white socks.
Nickname(s): Blues; Nilvers
Real Olivine
Based in Olivine City, Johto Region.
Home Stadium: Stadium of Minerals; capacity: 20,858
Home Kit: Navy shirt (with white stripe in middle), navy shorts, red socks.
Nickname(s): Steel Minerals
Vermilion United
Based in Vermilion City, Kanto Region.
Home Stadium: Rocket Field; capacity: 21,240
Home Kit: Yellow shirt, black shorts, black socks.
Nickname(s): Golden Bolts; Rocketos

The results from the MPPL inaugural season and squad lists will be posted in the near future.

The national youth system directors have embraced a slow-tempo, short-passing, technique driven standard of play - qualities that have been reflected in the improved standards of the MPPL league. The humble nation of Mirage Paradise hopes to assemble a formidable men's national team in the near future and participate in World Cup qualifiers.

Thank you for your interest and your time.

[Mapletish]

The infant nation of Mirage Paradise has recently instituted a fledgling football (soccer) league consisting of 8 teams. Thanks to stable government funding, coaching imports from football-frenzied neighboring nations in the East Pacific, and a strong youth development system/league, the MPPL (Mirage Paradise Premier League) has experienced rising attendance rates and better standards of football. The teams are as follows:

Buchios Town
Based in Saffron City, Kanto Region. (Borough of Buchios)
Home Stadium: Grand Buchios; capacity: 39,155
Home Kit: Red/white shirt (horizontal stripes), white shorts, black socks.
Nickname(s): Mew Army
Canalave Bastiodons
Based in Canalave City, Sonnoh Region
Home Stadium: Canalovia; capacity: 62,003
Home Kit: Black shirt (w/ green sash), green shorts, black socks.
Nickname(s): Bastiodons; Lovnadionlas
FC Pewter
Based in Pewter City, Kanto Region.
Home Stadium: Onyx Memorial Stadium; capacity: 17,049
Home Kit: White shirt, gray shorts, black socks.
Nickname(s): Stonemen
Hoenn Athletic Sports
Based in Mauville City, Hoenn Region.
Home Stadium: The Groudon Cave; capacity: 14,887
Home stadium with smallest capacity in the MPPL; the north, east, and west stands have seating, and the southern portion is a huge cliff that harbors the stadium's big-screen display. No seats exist on the southern portion.
Home Kit: Blue/black vertical stripes on home shirt, black shorts, white socks.
Nickname(s): The Cavemen; Groudons
Jubilife Pokétch FC
Based in Jubilife City, Sonnoh Region.
Home Stadium: Pokétch Arena; capacity: 58,441
Home Kit: Red shirt, red shorts, red socks.
Nickname(s): Jubilees; Corporate Money FC; Thrashers
Nilverran
Based in Saffron City, Kanto Region. (Borough of New Pewter)
Home Stadium: Nilverran Stadium; capacity: 20,326
Home Kit: Blue shirt, blue shorts, white socks.
Nickname(s): Blues; Nilvers
Real Olivine
Based in Olivine City, Johto Region.
Home Stadium: Stadium of Minerals; capacity: 20,858
Home Kit: Navy shirt (with white stripe in middle), navy shorts, red socks.
Nickname(s): Steel Minerals
Vermilion United
Based in Vermilion City, Kanto Region.
Home Stadium: Rocket Field; capacity: 21,240
Home Kit: Yellow shirt, black shorts, black socks.
Nickname(s): Golden Bolts; Rocketos

The results from the MPPL inaugural season and squad lists will be posted in the near future.

The national youth system directors have embraced a slow-tempo, short-passing, technique driven standard of play - qualities that have been reflected in the improved standards of the MPPL league. The humble nation of Mirage Paradise hopes to assemble a formidable men's national team in the near future and participate in World Cup qualifiers.

Thank you for your interest and your time.

Err this shouldn't be here ...

[Starblaydia]

The infant nation of Mirage Paradise has recently instituted a fledgling football (soccer) league consisting of 8 teams. Thanks to stable government funding, coaching imports from football-frenzied neighboring nations in the East Pacific, and a strong youth development system/league, the MPPL (Mirage Paradise Premier League) has experienced rising attendance rates and better standards of football. The teams are as follows:

This is an OOC (Out of Character) thread for Discussion purposes relating to the World Cup itself. You may be looking for the International Domestic Soccer Newswires thread for posting of national league formations and results, and perhaps also the associated discussion thread for it if you need any help in setting up your league, making international transfers and so forth.

Also look out for a sign-up thread for the 61st World Cup in the near future.

Err this shouldn't be here ...

And neither should you quote all of that large amount of text, nor completely fail to provide any help whatsoever.

[Gyatso-kai]

Someone correct me, but Gyatso-kai has qualifed for the WC for the first time now?

Excuse me while I dance in the streets!!!

Margaret Me

I take back all those nasty things I said about you, your mother, your father, your evil-half-brother from Nantucket.

They have (congrats!!)

First time since the last world cup, anyway...

*Seems to remember playing them*

I qualified last time for the play-offs to get into the Qualification Proper, before I was eliminated. This is the first time I have made it through to actual playoffs

[Akbarabad]

Weren't the playoff supposed to have been home and way affairs over two legs ? Or am I misremembering ?

[Western cuba]

It is the second time Gyatso-Kai have qualified,I think I will have to wait for my fifth attempt to qualify for the World Cup,it seems hard for me...

I'm on my eighth attempt since World Cup 51...

[Starblaydia]

It is the second time Gyatso-Kai have qualified,I think I will have to wait for my fifth attempt to qualify for the World Cup,it seems hard for me...

I'm on my eighth attempt since World Cup 51...

Good news! It means you get to induct one of your players into the World Cup Hall of Fame. You get one entry for every 7 times you try and qualify.

Every cloud, right?

[Liventia]

Weren't the playoff supposed to have been home and way affairs over two legs ? Or am I misremembering ?

Not in this bid. Playoffs are not set in stone each campaign, it's up to the hosts to determine the format for qualifying, including any possible playoffs.

[The Babbage Islands]

Weren't the playoff supposed to have been home and way affairs over two legs ? Or am I misremembering ?

Not in this bid. Playoffs are not set in stone each campaign, it's up to the hosts to determine the format for qualifying, including any possible playoffs.

Akbarabad remembers correctly and Liventia is spot on. That's because the bid specified two main possibilities for a playoff, one for twenty groups (two legs home and away) and one for twenty-four (the pods in use) to cater to different possibilities for total entry. Either format would require two matches, but the second qualifies fewer teams to correspond to the smaller number of slots available after group winners are considered.

[Starblaydia]

After mucking about on NSwiki for a while I've realised that the 'Here Come The Girls' era of the NSWC was quite clearly 50-53, while 54-59 deserves essentially an entire Aguazul article, as nobody has dominated quite so singularly in such a short time.

It will, however, have to include Sorth's back-to-back titles, as glossing over that would be particularly unfair.

Needs a name, though, and I can't think of one quite yet. Something like 'Repointing the Compass'?

[Polar Islandstates]

Today I learned I'm overdue having a player in the hall of fame. Huh. I trust I'm allowed to just edit this in myself?
Expect an RP on this at some point, and congratulations to Mr Niko Marek.

[Vilita]

Someone correct me, but Gyatso-kai has qualifed for the WC for the first time now?

Excuse me while I dance in the streets!!!

Margaret Me

I take back all those nasty things I said about you, your mother, your father, your evil-half-brother from Nantucket.

First time since the last world cup, anyway...

*Seems to remember playing them*

I qualified last time for the play-offs to get into the Qualification Proper, before I was eliminated. This is the first time I have made it through to actual playoffs

Actually, you won your playoff last time out and qualified for the World Cup (and competed in it)

News?

[Starblaydia]

Today I learned I'm overdue having a player in the hall of fame. Huh. I trust I'm allowed to just edit this in myself?

Yup just add him into the article.