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IntroductionThe Second Republic of Felix is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by President Kate Limbaugh of the Moderate Party. The capitol of Felix is Santa Maria. The intelligent, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 378 million Felixians live in one of the most powerful nations in Esportiva. By far one of the most popular sports in Felix is football that has millions of fans actively following the sport from the Premier League in Felix to LigAnaia in the AO. Felixian fans are excited to showcase their love for the sport when the 16 nations that have been drawn to Group A-D finally land in Felix.
HistoryIt is reported that the first inhabitants of Felix were the Proto-Kaji 10,000 years ago moving from an unknown land. These people were the ancestors of the modern Kaji folk we know today. It is still a mystery to scientists why most of the Kaji has cat ears and tails despite numerous theories attempting to explain why. What historians do know is that the Kaji managed to spread themselves all over Felix from modern day Indos in the center to Bridgeport in the north and as far south as San Marino. The Kaji managed to build some amazing empires and their ruins are dotted all over central Felix.
In 1494 the first settlers from again unknown lands began to set up shop in Felix. Spanish speaking colonists decided to take the northeastern part of the nation founding Santa Maria, Felix's oldest city. Other settlers that spoke different languages also settled in Felix from the Italians and French in the south to the Germans, Swedish and English in the north. The steady flow of immigrants continued to come and the colonies began to expand inward towards the native Kaji.
At first contact was friendly but as time grew on conflict was widespread between the colonists and the natives. Eventually a war broke out the technologically superior colonists beat the Kaji and forced the rest of the civilization to go into hiding in their main city of Indos. For a long time the colonists ignored the natives after the war and were mainly focused in beating each other. In 1527 the Spanish speaking colonists attacked the Swedish and conquered them following the fall of Cato. And skirmishes between the French and Italian and the German and English were common.
Fast forward to 1870 and the modern nationstate of Felix began to form. By now most of Felix has been settled and the Kaji were stuck inside their bubble in Indos. The flow of immigrants continued to happen but on December 1st, 1870 the constant movement of foreign people to Felix stopped after one week of total eclipse in November. Contact was lost between the colonies and their mother countries and Felix was isolated from the world. By 1871 the colonies began to separate from their rulers by sending declarations of independence that was never responded as ships sailing towards the direction of home would disappear and never be heard again.
In 1875 the 5 nations in Felix decided that it was time to unite after 3 years of dysfunction and confusion by the citizens and founded the First Republic of Felix and elections happened the next year with Giovanni Napolitano winning the first presidential election in Felix. Isolationism was practiced heavily by Felix from 1876 until 2009 when the Felixian Football Association was founded and opened up Felix to the Esportiva and eventually the world. Since then Felix has seen itself in the multiversial scene in many ways more than football.
Felix has a frighteningly efficient economy, worth 905 trillion Felixian Dollars a year and is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales making Felix a highly influential player in Esportivan geo-politics with their economy. Felixians are also highly rated for their culture, intelligence, and happiness making Felix one of the premier nations of the world.
Geography & ClimateGeography and climate vary across Felix due to its size. In the far most eastern regions (Cato to the border) the place is much cooler that most of Felix due to the Söder Mountains and experience winters with heavy snowfall. In the Spanish region to Hanover in the west, Goteborg in the east, and Vaucremont to the south is warmer than Cato and is temperate with four distinct seasons (spring, summer, fall, and winter). In the German and English speaking regions all the way down south to Indos is forest land with lots of rainfall. As you get closer to Indos the forestland evolves into a temperate rainforest.
By the time you reach Lyon, you've reached the southern coast of Felix and it is probably one of the best beach spots in the multiverse ranging from light yellow sand to white. In the south coast you have of course, Lyon and cities Cognac, San Marino, Altomare, Napoli, and Cadillac. The two most influential cities in this region are Lyon and Napoli. It use to be Altomare that was the Italian representative as it was the most influential with them being the economic center in the south but it seems the civil war has severely undermined its power with the city being decimated and struggling to recover.
West of Indos is the Newlands. This is territory recent acquired following the annexation of South Slembana following thousands of Felixian settlers setting up shop in the government free territory. This is area is mainly flat with the western part consisting of Savanna and a small chain of mountains called the Monolith Mountains. In the east it is prairie land and is slowly turning itself into a agricultural powerhouse supplying Felix with wheat, corn, and other major grains.
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Venue Info/ScheduleMatchday One:
Felix–Falcus (Estadio Nacional | 88,000) [Santa Maria]
Valladares–Barunia (San Pozo | 86,000) [Napoli]
Osarius–Equestrian States (Stadia Volker | 90,000) [Volker]
Apox–Unified Sunrise Islands (Stade de Lyon |80,000) [Lyon]
The Holy Empire–The Calanian Union (Costinhao | 60,000) [Temuco]
Holy Republican Empire–The Royal Barangay (Stadio Altomare | 95,000) [Altomare]
Audioslavia–Nephara (Port York City Stadium | 70,000) [Port York]
Blouman Empire–Kandorith (Estadio Universidadio | 75,000) [Santander]
Matchday Two:
Falcus–Barunia (Bjorn Andersen Memorial Stadium| 81,250) [Cato]
Felix–Valladares (Dusseldorf Stadium | 85,000) [Dusseldorf]
Equestrian States–Unified Sunrise Islands (Felixian Airlines Stadium | 70,000) [Oceania]
Osarius–Apox (Stadio Altomare | 95,000) [Altomare]
The Calanian Union–The Royal Barangay (Stade de Lyon | 80,000) [Lyon]
The Holy Empire–Holy Republican Empire (Stadia Volker | 90,000) [Volker]
Nephara–Kandorith (San Pozo | 86,000) [Napoli]
Audioslavia–Blouman Empire (Estadio Nacional | 88,000) [Santander]
Matchday Three:
Valladares–Falcus (Stadia Volker | 90,000 [Volker]
Barunia–Felix (Costinhao | 60,000) [Temuco]
Apox–Equestrian States (Bjorn Andersen Memorial Stadium| 81,250) [Cato]
Unified Sunrise Islands–Osarius (Stade de Lyon | 80,000) [Lyon]
Holy Republican Empire–The Calanian Union (Estadio Universidadio | 75,000) [Santander]
The Royal Barangay–The Holy Empire (Dusseldorf Stadium | 85,000) [Dusseldorf]
Blouman Empire–Nephara (San Pozo | 86,000) [Napoli]
Kandorith–Audioslavia (Port York City Stadium | 70,000) [Port York]
Round of Sixteen:
A1-D2 (Estadio Nacional | 88,000) [Santa Maria]
B1-C2 (Stadia Volker | 90,000) [Volker]
D1-A2 (Stade de Lyon | 80,000) [Lyon]
C1-B2 (San Pozo | 86,000) [Napoli]
Quarterfinals:
R1-R2 (Estadio Nacional | 88,000) [Santa Maria]
R3-R4 (Stadia Volker | 90,000) [Volker]
Semifinals
Q1-Q2 (Stadia Volker | 90,000) [Volker]
Finals
S1-S2 (Estadio Nacional | 88,000) [Santa Maria]
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