Welcome to the 23rd edition of the World Bowl, hosted by The Holy Republic of Estope. Estope is a relatively small, nation located in Esportiva. Sports are a huge deal in Estope as almost everyone either plays a sport or actively follows Estope's national teams. Baseball, Tennis, and Soccer are the major sports in Estope, but Football, or Gridiron as it is referred to as, is also a very popular sport. Outside of Sports, Estope is a very conservative and religious nation. Almost the entire population is Catholic, which is the national religion. There are still some other Christians and even non-Christians, although they do have to pay a larger tax. That being said people are still very free and so foreigners will not have to worry about any ridiculous laws. Most laws are based off of the Ten Commandments so as long as those are followed there shouldn't be any trouble. There are very few restrictions on guns, although they will not be allowed in the stadiums except by security guards, and many people carry concealed weapons on them. There is very little crime in Estope so any visitors will be safe. Twin Brooks, the host of the World Bowl, is the capital of Estope. It is a very large city and the center of everything in Estope. The city is very clean and there are many options for hotels, dining, and entertainment. More info to be added later.
Groups
Group A
Cassadaigua
Osarius
The Fair Republic
Free Republics
Hamamatsu
Hutt River
Group B
The Royal Kingdom of Quebec
Vettrera
New North Aqmuland
Jeckland
Kykid8
Estenia
Group C
Unolia
Taeshan
Ati Kaluraya
The Glorious Commune
Zenic
The Royal Barangay
Group D
German Zerabithea
Allamunnic States
Super-Llamaland
Levivania
The Tidal Wake
Mochria
Group E
Saintland
Estope
Anditia
Quackmybush
Macquarrie
New South Aqmuland
Group F
Darmen
Cosumar
New Wolfopolis
Democratic States of Fenbar
Darvale
Hicana
Group G
Ko-oren
Gregoryisgodistan
San Jose Guayabal
Nassau-Hessen
Alparia
Timbermunich
Group H
Equestrian States
Karditan
HopNation
McKleigh
Menukten
Icatus
Schedule
(I will be out of town on May 3rd and 4th so the off day that was previously planned for between the last matchday and the playoffs has been moved forward to create two days off in the middle of qualifying)
Group games are home-and-home, while the playoffs will be played in Estope.
April 28th - Matchday 1 (6v1, 5v2, 4v3)
April 29th - Matchday 2 (1v5, 6v4, 2v3)
April 30th - Matchday 3 (4v1, 3v5, 2v6)
May 1st - Matchday 4 (1v3, 4v2, 5v6)
May 2nd - Matchday 5 (2v1, 6v3, 5v4)
May 3rd - Off Day
May 4th - Off Day
May 5th - Matchday 6 (1v6, 2v5, 3v4)
May 6th - Matchday 7 (5v1, 4v6, 3v2)
May 7th - Matchday 8 (1v4, 5v3, 6v2)
May 8th - Matchday 9 (3v1, 2v4, 6v5)
May 9th - Matchday 10 (1v2, 3v6, 4v5)
May 10th - Off Day
May 11th - Round of 16
May 12th - Quarterfinals
May 13th - Semifinals
May 14th - Final/3rd Place Game
Cutoff Time: 3-5 PM Central Time
Venues
(All located in Twin Brooks, Estope)
These will be used for the Playoffs only. All group games will be played in the first nation listed.
Freeport Field
Capacity: 85,000
Home of Estope National Football Team
Inzer-Bare Stadium
Capacity: 80,000
Home of Estope National Soccer Team
JP United Park
Capacity: 45,000
Brand New Baseball stadium that can be converted to be used as a football field built to host the WBC, which was a failed bid.