World Cup 68 Roster Thread

[Chiata]

Stadium:
Gulf Stadium, Villitova. Seats 60,000

Staff and Other Info:
Head Coach: Roger Fillmont
KPB Rank: 82nd
Style: -3

Roster:

Starting:
(Position: Name Number)
GK: Fill Stewert 35
D: Lee Robertson 40
D: Roy Hubert 17
D: George Chriss 45
D: Buck Miles 54
D: George Smith 24
MF: Logan Britt 44
MF: Ram Willis 7
MF: Bill Rickers 10
F: Sammy Swade 1
F: Joe Ringer-Toso 20

Substitutes:
GK: Julius Netherhill 37
GK: Michael Hinton 21
D: Noel Stevenson 57
D: Rod Fermer 18
D: Rob Boter 19
D: Jerry Raymond 4
MF: Semtr von Stueban 15*
MF: Ethan McGreen 20
MF: Francois Peurralt 14*
F: Tony Stewart 49
F: Marcus Seal 13*
*Rookie

Kits:

Home:



Away:



*Kits designed by Kirola Store Front.

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[Sameba]

Sameba World Cup 68 Qualifying Squad

Manager: Elgar Derei (Sameba, 52)
Assistant Manager: Meya Gelton (Sameba, 47)
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The 25 Man Squad

Shirt number – name – position – age – senior caps – senior goals – club (nation)

1 – Roman Ayebler – GK – 25 – 34 caps – 0 goals – Usmer (Eura)
13 – Lucio Boni – GK – 21 – 1 caps – 0 goals – Samebus

2 – Dario Ragili – RB – 27 – 35 caps – 1 goals – Oakstone (Eura)
6 – Asey Vella – CB – 28 – 50 caps – 2 goals – Hornchurch (Eura)
5 – Levi Andetel – CB – 21 – 23 caps – 0 goals – Falourr (Eura)
3 – Mario Andella – LB – 21 – 25 caps – 0 goals - Aspel
21 – Fabio Quella – RWB – 21 – 12 caps – 0 goals – Workers Union (Eura)
15 – Massimo Dini – CB – 19 – 9 caps – 0 goals – Workers Union (Eura)
19 – Dibo Lori – CB – 20 – 4 caps – 0 goals – Aspel
23 – Ben Esposito – LWB – 22 – 6 caps – 0 goals – Blueway United (Itor)

7 – Pablo Dohi – RW/ST – 24 – 37 caps – 14 goals – Holdenberg (Eura)
18 – Renato Capion – RW – 18 – 4 caps – 1 goals – Borkin
4 – Luis Aldardo – CDM – 25 – 31 caps – 1 goal – Ulsa (Eura)
8 – Alan Dabix – CM – 23 – 32 caps – 5 goals – Holdenberg City (Eura)
10 – Eye Barsa – CAM – 33 – 90 caps – 24 goals – Bastion (Eura)
16 – Patrick Hayba – CM – 29 – 28 caps – 1 goals – Samebus
22 – Vince Padovesi – CM – 24 – 5 caps – 0 goals – WEA (Eura)
24 – Roman Mayalla – CM – 20 – 13 caps – 1 goals – Holdenberg (Eura)
11 – Casper Constable – AM – 28 – 49 caps – 6 goals – Antiguoko FC (Astograth)
17 - Gavin Lungun - AM - 22 - 5 caps - 0 goals - Rivet
20 – Eugene Sabattini – LW – 20 – 4 caps – 0 goals – Farrenton Athletic (Eura)

9 – Julius Carrera – ST – 26 – 41 caps – 19 goals – Oyardo FC (Astograth)
14 – Michael Sarado – ST – 21 – 13 caps – 5 goal – Honeybadgers (Eura)
12 – Andres Silva – ST – 22 – 5 caps – 1 goals – Samebus
25 – Huele - AM/ST - 17 - 0 caps - 0 goals - Borkin

Starting Lineup

GK - 1. R Ayebler
RWB - 2. D Ragili
RCB - 6. A Vella
LCB - 5. L Andetel
LWB - 3. M Andella
RCDM - 4. L Aldardo
LCM - 8. A Dabix
RW - 7. P Dohi
CAM - 10. E Barsa
LW - 11. C Constable
ST - 9. J Carrera

Subs

13. L Boni
21. F Quella
15. M Dini
23. B Esposito
25. Huele
20. E Sabattini
24. R Mayalla
14. M Sarado
12. A Silva

Player Roles

Captain: Eye Barsa
Vice Captain: Luis Aldardo
Direct free kicks: Eye Barsa (Either), Julius Carrera (Right)
Indirect free kicks: Luis Aldardo (Right)
Right corner: Eye Barsa
Left corner: Eye Barsa
Penalties: Julius Carrera, Pablo Dohi

Kit and Stadium

Home kit is primary colour green, with blue trim on the shirt and shorts. Away kit is black, with green trim on the shirt and shorts. Stadium is the Aspel Dellaro, an 85,000 seat stadium on the east coast of the country.

[Blouman Empire]

FOOTBALL FEDERATION OF BLOUMANY

Manager:Henry Emergaton: Henry is currently the manager of the St Bridget’s team and with them won the Promdranian 1st division in previous years with the club he has also previously won the PFA Cup and the Divisional Cup with the club. Henry also brings in international coaching experience having been Assistant Manager for his predecessor for the past 3 Would Cups.
Assistant Managers: Henry Emergaton, Joshua Ollictop, James Pollik
Physio: Dr. Bradly Holdings

Goalkeeper

1 Milton Tuneson (Vice Captain)
Club: AFC Gresdon
Bio: Milton Tuneson is one of the key goalkeepers in Blouman Football and is able to wow crowds with his ability to pull off unbelievable saves and has been a key player in AFC Gresdon’s dominance in recent years. Milton also has international experience being the keeper during the Blouman Eaglets DBC Cup win.

24 Daniel Shelty
Club: St Bridget

25 Michael Gradrer
Club: Bluehead-Blundy United

Defenders

2 Michael Relston
Position: RB
Club: AC Narlston
Bio: Eamon has been a strong defender proving time and time again to be a useful defender, having played for his first team for the past two years Eamon is keen to prove his selection in the squad over more experienced defenders.

3 Hamish Alpin MBE (Captain)
Position: CB
Club: Prosen United
Bio:Strong defender he is fast and can close down on players, man marking is also a strong suit with him.

4 Nathan Lasoo
Club: North Shore AC
Position: CB
Bio: Excellent defender and while young he can hold a back line as well as good communication. Is capable of seeing the play well before it happens and uses that to his advantage with good positioning.

5 Jacob Kleeza
Position: LB
Club: Haerves and Litson
Bio: Strong player with good tackling skills, can cover the left flank well.

14 Ryan Stinger
Position: LCB

16 Paul James
Position: CB

19 Leo Wolk
Position: RCB

Midfielders

6 Percy Baser
Position: RM
Club: Longate
Bio: Uses the right side of the field well and can move up and down it with ease, a fast player who is dangerous in corner kick situations with his excellent heading ability and has great crossing skills.

7 Steven Mallard MBE
Position: CM
Club: Braxon City
Bio: Strong midfielder with years of experience, a player who can take control of the centre of the field and dictate the game to his liking.

8 John Miller
Position: LCM
Club: Kings Court
Bio: A player to look out for with a powerful left foot he will easily be able to send the ball to waiting forwards from anywhere on the left side, an ability he has shown time and time again while playing for Kings Court.

12 Nathan Starling
Postion: LM

15 Martin Northtonon
Position: CM

18 Jakob Powell
Position: CAM

Forwards
9 Michael Walkers
Position: CF
Club: Pulaner Sunday
Bio: Fast player who is able to create plays and find his targets with precision, an effective centre forward that acts as a linchpin between the midfield and the forwards.

10 Blaine Cooperson
Position: ST
Club: Stafford AFC
Bio: Good striker with pinpoint accuracy and a powerful finish, is able to find the back of the net more often than not

11 Kane Harrison MBE
Position: ST
Club: Kings Park
Bio: Kane has been a member of the squad since his dominance in the 26th DBC taking the team to win the title for the first time. Since then he has been a key forward for the Eagles and their success over the past few tournaments.

17 Kane Ancap
Position: ST

21 Frederick Borson
Position: LW

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[Farfadillis]

Manager
Hector Rossizzo

Hector's been in charge since World Cup 62, and Farfadillis hasn't looked back since. When he took up the job, Farfadillis was a rather middling team that had just somewhat exploded and almost qualified for the World Cup. His first cycle was not a success - Farfadillis played poorly and finished well below expectations. However, he was accidentally not fired and continued for the AOCAF Cup. Farfadillis, who were playing at home, made it to the semifinals and got a third place. Due to that historic AOCAF Cup, he continued for another cycle. He not only got Farfadillis to the World Cup in that cycle, but he also got them to the quarterfinals... somehow! The following AOCAF Cup he'd achieve another third place, and he'd be left out of World Cup 64 due to an unexpected loss against East Shippensburg, in which some bad referee decisions changed the outcome of the match. He was then given an ultimatum: He'd have to get out of the AOCAF Cup group stage. He did not, but he once again was accidentally not fired. He continued another cycle and got Farfadillis to the World Cup once again, after a more-than-just-unbelievable play-off win against Sicoutimont, which included a last-minute Farf goal followed by a last-minute penalty save by Erfaon Lisdiren. In the World Cup itself, Farfadillis could not make it out of the group stage, but it was deemed a success regardless. However, it was not as big a success as World Cup 63, so he was given another ultimatum. He had to get at least a third place in the AOCAF Cup to be played in the Inevitable Syndicate. And he did, even defeating the then-World Cup champions in the third place play-off. He then got the team to another World Cup, albeit for the first time avoiding a play-off (it was believed this was just because play-offs were not a possibility to begin with). They made it to the round of sixteen, before being knocked out by the very same team they had defeated to get a third place the previous AOCAF Cup. The cycle was deemed a success, and so he was given no ultimatum. Ignoring the fact that he was under no pressure, he got Farfadillis to another third place. He managed to beat Starblaydia and thrash Valanora (though the latter lacked some of their best players) in the process, too. For World Cup 67, he got the team to another quarterfinal. As a Di Bradini Cup manager, he's been very successful, and has brought up some very good players like Kâí, Fôx and Terán. Oh, and he sort of just won the Di Bradini Cup, too, and brought up what is expected to be a golden generation. Oh, and he won AOCAF Cup 43.

Assistant Manager
Gonzalo Mordáz

Gonzalo's a rather average assistant, but he's been the assistant since World Cup 62, so why would anyone fire him? He's a good psychological bonus to the team, as he's friends with many of the players, so it would not be a good idea to fire him without any good reason whatsoever anyway. Even the FFFF has managed to avoid making that mistake.

Nickname
La Vherderoja
The nickname is a reference to the colours of the kits, though the nickname itself is in Farf.

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Goalkeepers

Name: Erfaon Lisdiren
Age: 32
Team: Colonial Sile
Description: Lisdiren is the last resort of the team to prevent a goal. Despite being the last resort, the entire team often relies on him being in a good day, in which he almost always is. The thing is, Farfadillis' attacking style, in which some defenders even attack more than they defend, pretty much means there will always be many shots against the team. This is when Lisdiren steps in and saves the day. He can and probably will stop just about any shot within what's possible for him (and that's a lot of shots), but he gives rebounds often. The technique to score against him is to either shoot powerfully and have a good poacher, have a clinical finisher, or just outnumber him in a counterattack, passing the ball to the side when he approaches you one-on-one. Match reports will often rate him as a seven or more, even if Farfadillis concedes like four goals. He can, obviously, perform badly, but it's far from common. As good as he may be, don't take him as better than, say, Iulian Kirilaunen or Kajaxo Imaslavii. He's not at that level.

Name: Sifé Rigutti
Age: 25
Team: Ousteeble TU
Description: Sifé Rigutti is a pretty good goalkeeper who has so far been unlucky enough to live at the same time as Lisdiren. He's very secure with the ball, and often denies the opponent from rebounds. Sadly, unlike Lisdiren, his diving is nothing extraordinary and so he cannot save Farfadillis nearly as much as Lisdiren can. He's a very good leader, and would no doubt do well should he start, just, well, not as well as Lisdiren does. He's seven years younger than Lisdiren, so surely he can hope for a starting spot someday? Nope, as much as he may be a Di Bradini Cup runner-up, Rôhj Tzâín is younger and just won it.

Name: Rôhj Tzâín
Age: 21
Team: Mâ Âlâmëómë
Description: Heralded as Lisdiren's heir, winning the Di Bradini Cup certainly increased the fuzz. Without a doubt, he's a great goalkeeper. One with a very bright future, surely. Having started for Mâ Âlâmëómë for two years now, it was obvious that Rossizzo would call him up so that he could gain valuable experience before replacing Lisdiren. He's pretty lazy inside the pitch in that he hates to organize the defense, but Rossizzo seems to be doing a fine job in instigating it to him. Apart from that, he's an all-around wonderful goalkeeper. He's not really tall, just of average height, but his saves can be stunning. Sometimes, neutrals find his saves better than what the goal would've been. He's quick-tempered, but he's also from Ruland, and knows very well what he can and cannot do to not harm the team.

Name: Sebastián Ruiseñor
Age: 26
Team: La Nueva Avenida
Description: Ruiseñor is a pretty good goalkeeper who has already acquired a kind of taste for trophies. Having won the AOCL once and the FFL twice with the Novans, he's certainly know throughout Farfadillis. Some argue he's very close to stripping Rigutti and Tzâín the 'first in line' spot. Lisdiren's irreplaceable for the time being, though. Ruiseñor, despite his age, is a very positive presence inside the changing rooms, something Rossizzo always takes into account. He's generally a very secure goalkeeper, but lacking in diving. He's a great leader, to make up for that, however.

Defenders

Name: Leo Fakkotti
Age: 26
Team: Minault United
Description: Fakkotti is a tall defender who blends that with an above-average speed and a great mind for the game. He blends attacking and defending really well, too, and can do just what Rossizzo wants him to do. He's not the guy who caves in under pressure, and knew how to be a great leader for the Di Bradini squad that would get to the final in that country of the black flag with the cross or something. He was unfortunate enough to get injured before the AOCAF Cup started, but he was admittedly happy about his friend Frêndê. Without a doubt a great way to retire for his teammate. Recently signed for Valladar team Minault United.

Name: Cleto Mata
Age: 23
Team: Gwinevra Barbarians
Description: Mata's been around since the U-15's, having been the star of the U-15 World Cup 1 squad. He's a defender with an incredible dribbling, and an eye for a goal when it comes to venturing into the opponent's box. He's very good defensively, more than good in many areas, though from a Farf perspective. He excels, however, at how he can bring his team out of the box whenever they park the bus without intending to (which rarely happens when playing for Farfadillis). He can start a counterattack in a matter of seconds, and will often take needless risks by dribbling an opponent inside the box. However, up to this date, none of the teams he's defended has had to regret him doing this. Never has any other player played the very definition of Farf defender so well.

Name: Santos Alaminos
Age: 25
Team: Colonial Sile
Description: Yes, Cleto Mata may be the best Farf-style defender out there, but nobody doubts that Santos Alaminos is who prevents the defense from being utterly terrible. He's a wonderful player when it comes to defending. He'd probably be a centre back if it weren't for his wonderful attacking capabilities. He can cover the holes Mata leaves and help the attack too. He can and will dribble his way out of the box, instead of clearing the ball like most other defenders would. He never, however, dribbles when it's not necessary. He's very disciplined and will only do what's best for the team. He's not tremendously fast, though he is fast. It's his incredible endurance that stands out. He can survive his own continuous runs up and down the pitch, somehow. He always gives his matches his all and a bit more, and that's probably what places him above so many other players who'd like to play in his place. Going back to his attacking, he might be that extra player that finally breaks the opposing defense, as when it comes to offense he's just another talented midfielder who can do as he wishes with the ball. He seemed to blossom in World Cup 67, being one of the best players of the squad, with his most remarkable performance being against Valanora. The AOCAF Cup proved no different, having been key for the Farf success in it. His most notable performance was in the semifinal against Vilita, in which he scored twice.

Name: Rancisc Faró
Age: 26
Team: Red Star Severny
Description: Faró is Dandalleion's half-brother (on his mother side). He's, just like him, very fast, though not as much. He's not the best of defenders, and indeed his defensive skills are above average at best, but his very good reflexes sort of make up for it, as well as his skills with the ball, being able to dribble and pass, something many good defenders can't do. Many goals that come from the centre are his fault, however, but Mêndêlöíndçêl and Alaminos are players who are perfectly capable of covering the holes Faró leaves. Still, don't ever think he's a bad player, as no bad player can reach the Divisjon One as, become a captain and play for his national team. He has recently fallen from grace, after a long streak of bad performances.

Name: Ivaktör Bârr
Age: 21
Team: Northbrook Diamonds
Description: A product of Dí Maozöxê's youth academy, Bârr has gotten here thanks to a few good performances last Di Bradini Cup (which Farfadillis won!) and, specifically, because he performed incredibly in the final. He's a quick-tempered defender, but he can strike fear in all but the most brave strikers, even at the age of twenty-one. He's tall, fast, and very strong. His technique is decent, but he's less skilled than most Farf defenders. He's a titan in the air. He's got the ability to read the game really well when fully focused. It has been proved that whenever Bârr is provoked, one of two things happen: either he gets sent off or he plays flawlessly. Rossizzo is trying to make him channel his anger in the second way, obviously. Recently signed for Polarian giants Northbrook Diamonds, where it is rumoured he'll be trained to leave his Farf "defending" mindset behind, making him a fully-Polarian defender. That could be exactly what Farfadillis needs. His teacher is Niko Marek. It's said he was a good defender, so that might help too.

Name: Joseý Daokō
Age: 27
Team: Dinamo Esca
Description: Daokō is a defender who knows how to defend decently. However, his skill with the ball is what has brought him here. Originally, he was one of the most expected players by the Farf fans, but after a very good Di Bradini Cup he sort of just faded away, even though he had made a high profile move to Mytannion. After some underperforming at Atletik Thessia, he was picked up by Dinamo Esca and is now still playing, somehow, at a good Mytanar team. Inevitably, he ended up being called up following Wii-Tzaara's injury coupled with Fakkotti's injury. It is rumoured his experience in Mytannion is what has prevented Rossizzo from calling him up before; he is likely to have developed a terrible temper or a lack of discipline or something. Truth is, Rossizzo is quite the stereotype follower. Nonetheless, Daokō will be wanting to stay in the team for the next World Cup, though it does not seem very likely.

Name: Vrotaoa Wii-Tzaara
Age: 31
Team: Nostromo Meteorites
Description: Wii-Tzaara is a pretty defensive fullback, and that's probably the only thing really keeping him back from being a starter. Truth is, he's a great player who can attack, though he joins the attack conservatively. However, he stays in the defense most of the time and is generally pretty solid. One may ask himself, why doesn't he start over Mata as a centre back? Well, mainly because poor Vrotaoa is a bit slow and is just not as good with the ball. He will enter the pitch when the defense looks fragile, however, and he won't do badly. Oh, he's part-Vilitan too, in case you hadn't noticed. I mean, look at the name. It screams Vilitan/Turorian.

Midfielders

Name: Yurpá Mêndêlöíndçêl
Age: 27
Team: Oyardo FC
Description: Say hello to the captain, and one of the two best players of the team. If there's anyone who knows what playing for Farfadillis is, it's either Lisdiren or him, with both having played each and every game of the national team. If there's anyone who knows about tough times, it's without a doubt Yurpá. He had to work his way out of Ruland, a complete hell-hole, by leaving his family behind to get to where he is now. He has had to make many tough decisions throughout his life. When it comes to football, however, all decisions seem very easy to him. He can strip any player from the ball as soon as he/she/it is unfortunate enough to give this frenetic midfielder half a centimetre. Yes, prentice. He is a machine. His endurance is completely unmatched. He can often be seen connecting sprints in a way that seems impossible. When he puts his eyes on the ball, it's all he cares about. This probably should be a flaw of his, but it's not. He will slide, jump, do just about anything to get the ball, but he never gets sent out. Indeed, he never commits unnecessary fouls. He's as clean a player as you may find, at least from the referee's perspective. He's not as good with the ball as some other players in the team, but he's by no means bad. He can provide teammates with assists, something he often does for his Astograthian club Oyardo, and dribble his way into the box. However, there's one thing at which he excels, which is an added bonus that makes him the incredibly threatening player he is: he's very good from long range. His shots are not necessarily precise, though they tend to be. It's their sheer speed that makes it impossible for the goalkeeper. Now, obviously, he'll be missing some attempts, and it may be difficult for him to find the space to shoot, but if he gets, say, three long-range shots in one match, at least one will be a goal in most cases. He just seems to wreak his anger when he lets those missiles come off his right foot. He can shoot with his left foot, too, but he's not that good with it. Despite being the captain, he's a very silent player inside the pitch, and will probably be the last person to be sent out due to being disrespectful to the referee. There's one last true thing about him: if to score a goal he has to suffer a terrible injury, he won't hesitate. This might be one of his biggest flaws. He never seems to get injured for some reason, however. At least not with the national team. For Oyardo he has played more than two hundred games, evidence of just how experienced he is. He has turned down clubs like Royal Rumiatzi, too. Why? We're not sure.

Name: Risko Kâí
Age: 23
Team: Urbizania Wanderers
Description: Risko Kâí is an incredibly dangerous hybrid of a left midfielder and a left winger. If he gets the ball, he will probably go down the flank and create an opportunity. He can dribble one, two, three and whatever number of players is needed. He's got each and every trick possible down his sleeve, and can pull off any of them at any given moment. He's a player who does not care for aggressiveness against him, and will tend to provoke the opponent by just ignoring it, and starting to go for nutmegs and similar humiliating tricks. He is, most of the time, extremely infuriating to the player(s) who have to take care of him. He can grab most defenders' honour and tear it apart. He can cut in and shoot from afar, but he's not as good at it as he's going down the flank. He's pretty good at passing, too, but it's not his biggest strength. As said, his biggest strength is his dribbling. His feinting, though a very well-known trick, is impossible to predict. For all you know, he could be about to shoot or dribble you. Every time he does something, it's a coin flip: he either gets it right, or wrong. If he gets it wrong, his reflexes tend to help him fix his mistake anyway. Not many players can properly hold him, as he's proved in two consecutive World Cups, destroy defenses at the young age of nineteen in World Cup 66. However, as heavily attacking as he may sound, he's still good defensively. He gives his all for the team, and knows how to strip players from the ball, though he's admittedly average at it. He may be very cheeky inside the pitch, but he's not the kind of player to get a red card for idiotic things, and he's not really that temperamental. He's never the kind of player to dive either; often when he gets fouled inside the box, he continues with the ball attempting to score or assist, which backfires sometimes and just secures the goals other times. This is not something good for the team, but it does follow the spirit of the game. He's got one very bright future. His starting appearances while just twenty with Urbizania Wanderers should show that, so should his award as second best young player of the Astograthian league, just after the Polarian future superstar Moses Luc Bjerregaard. Oh, and he's captained a Di Bradini squad to the title, too. He was the best player of that team, and most likely the whole tournament. Many argue he could one day become the best Farf footballer in history.

Name: Mâás Fôx
Age: 21
Team: Directus
Description: Mâás Fôx is a nightmare to any defense. He's not great defensively, but he will cause a headache to most defenders. He's got an impressive long-range precision and an impressive playmaking ability. He can run down the flank impressively, but he prefers to cut in. Being ambidextrous lets him do whatever he wants, and makes him a lot more dangerous. Whenever he decides to cut in, defenders will have to guess whether he'll attempt a sniper assist to either Dandalleion, Dandalleion's partner, Terán or Tuzzio or just shoot from afar, complicating the goalkeeper a lot. He's a wonderful free kick taker. If Farfadillis gets a free kick, he'll be the one taking it, and it's going to be pretty dangerous for the opposing team. If you want to know something that may make you fear him despite his age, here it goes: he equaled Farfadillis' transfer record (10 million) at the age of sixteen, when he was signed by Directus. By the way, he's, just as most of the team, very fast. Oh, and he's very precise when crossing. And he cares not for pressure. He's not in a great physical state, however, and he probably won't be able to endure an entire match. He can be stripped from the ball by virtue of physical strength, but it's not recommended as he may play his way around it and provoke a foul. He's got a very bright future, as his performances for Directus have indicated.

Name: Alex Terán
Age: 24
Team: FC Endeavour
Description: Where to start? Terán is an incredibly classy player with his heart belonging to the shirt he's defending and only to the shirt he's defending. However, there's a big twist: he sees football as a game and just a game. Always a cheerful, cheeky player, he can and will do anything to opposing defenders. He's spectacular when it comes to chipping the ball from outside the box, and has got a very good tactic for scoring from outside the box: if the goalkeeper is a few steps from the goal, chip the ball. If he's not, shoot powerfully to one of the posts. It has worked wonders for him at Farfadillis, getting the best player of the season award over many other very good players, such as Abuda, Einarsson, Pagagartundua, Kemp and even the Jansen twins. His endurance is stunning, his speed above-average, his dribbling very good and his playmaking out of this world. He's one of Rossizzo's biggest successes, as nobody would've called him up when Rossizzo did. He ended up not only winning his starting position in the national team, but also being a vital part of the World Cup 66 squad that got to the round of sixteen, even scoring against the world champions, Eura. Though, well, that game was pretty much Risko Kâí versus Craig Sinclair. He's very good defensively, and is a player of box-to-box characteristics. He plays a slightly more attacking role than centre midfielder, but he still helps the defense considerably. Along with Tuzzio they form the centre attacking midfielder duo, Farfadillis' way of attacking through the centre. Tuzzio and Terán can easily assist Dandalleion, who is one of the easiest players to assist (maybe in the World), so watch out for that. It certainly doesn't help the opposing defense that both of them are very precise long-range shooters, something almost characteristic of most Farf attackers nowadays, apparently.

Name: Ichi Tuzzio
Age: 27
Team: Makosile United
Description: Ichi Tuzzio is a very classy player; he often chooses to chip the ball when going one-on-one, and always gets it right. However, it's not how classy he is that makes him stand out, being one of the best players Farfadillis has to offer, it is his incredibly convenient skill set for a centre attacking midfielder. First of all, he's a very good playmaker, and has almost telepathic communication with Dandalleion, with them being very good friends outside the pitch, too. However, his playmaking ability is somewhat of a bonus, as what stands out is his incredible agility and reflexes when dribbling, coupled with his impressive technique. Therefore, he's a great dribbler, and can make his way into the box and score quite easily. It is not his dribbling, as good as it may be, that makes him stand above most others, though. It is his clinical shots that do. No matter where he is, he can get a shot on target if given half a centimetre. When inside the box and given space, the likelihood of him not scoring is very slim. He often aims for the lower corners, and almost always gets it right. His long-range shots are very common, too, and he often threatens opponents with them. Having to take care of Mêndêlöíndçêl's long-range efforts is not that difficult. Taking care of Alex Terán at the same time is far from impossible. Taking care of Dandalleion too makes it difficult. Adding Mâás Fôx to the mix makes it even more difficult. However, adding Tuzzio into the mix makes it require an impressive tactician and very skilled midfielders, willing to give their all for the team. Now, obviously, he won't get all long-range efforts right, but they all tend to be powerful and precise. Very, very precise. He's pretty fast, but there is two downsides to him, the two closely related. His endurance is below-average and, probably as a consequence, he does not help out defensively. Dandalleion and Roga are more likely to help the defense than Tuzzio. Nonetheless, his sheer ability more than makes up for it. He's been a ghost of his former self inside the pitch for some time now. Yet... he sort of plays like he used to in important matches. Eh, that works.

Name: Sê Mêrí
Age: 27
Team: FC Torshavn
Description: Mêrí is a strange case. He can play very good games just as he can play terrible games, though his skills have never been questioned. He was dropped from his starting position some AOCAF Cups ago following a poor performance the previous cycle. However, he has now had two apparently great seasons with Torshavn, guided by Fendergéson Numbá, despite his team ending in a bad position Mêrí might be getting another chance soon. If he gets to play, watch our for his dribbling, speed and crossing. Oh, and his shooting. He may inadvertently cut in and bend the ball to the far post. He will be employed by Rossizzo as a left or right midfielder, though. Well, at least that's the way he's most likely to enter the pitch. He can play as a striker, and that's actually his natural position, but the competition for that position is even fiercer.

Name: Vasilije Østergård
Age: 26
Team: Avenida Victoria
Description: Østergård is a rather rare kind of striker: a playmaker striker. Not many strikers who specialize in playmaking exist nowadays, but Østergård is a fine example. He's not a starter, most likely due to having some of the fiercest competition for his positions. If he were as good, but played as, say, centreback, maybe he'd replace someone else. He's a player with a lot of talent who's played for Avenida Victoria almost all his career, where he has excelled. His passing is just incredible, as his assists per match record shows. However, he's not a striker who gets many goals, though he has scored a few important goals for the national team. He can play as a centre attacking midfielder, too, but his long-range shooting is not perfect, even if precise. He will utterly decimate you from close-range if given enough space, though. Probably Rossizzo's first choice as a centre attacking midfielder substitute, despite it not being his natural position.

Name: Basajaun Courtemanche
Age: 21
Team: Fryi Frêndê
Description: Courtemanche is a Di Bradini Cup winner. As a consequence, he's a pretty good player, and he's convinced Rossizzo with some impressive performances playing for Fryi Frêndê. However, he's a defensive midfielder, and that means competing with Mêndêlöíndçêl for the starting spot. So, yeah, he's screwed. However, he can play as a centre back if needed and can add a bit of a defensive mindset when logic overtakes Rossizzo's attacking mindset. He's not very skilled with the ball, but he's great defensively. Let's just call him a poor man's Mêndêlöíndçêl, cause that's short and to the point. I can't think of a better description.

Name: Cvijetin Santic
Age: 23
Team: Montfort University
Description: Santic is a very rare type of player: one that is extremely loyal to his team, regardless of circumstances. He played for Prostran I Forzuda, a team that bounces between leaguse and only left when the money his team was given was better than what he could ever give to the team with his performances. He's notable for his very good tackling and prediction of the ball's path, which gives him a natural taste for recovering the ball. However, his long-range efforts, while not particularly impressive, are good too, and his dribbling and passing are not to be overlooked. He is a very balanced midfielder, and is often considered the exception to a well-known rule: Karuvans are bad at football. For the sake of context, Karuvis is a Farf state that does not produce worthwhile football players very often, as you should've guessed.

Name: Kühâx
Age: 23
Team: Mâ Âlâmëómë
Description: Another player getting to the squad thanks to some impressive performances in the Di Bradini Cup. Unfortunately for Kühâx, though, he's got the toughest competition he could've got. On one side, Risko Kâí, who captained him in the Di Bradini Cup he won. On the right, Mâás Fôx, who would've been preferred over him in the Di Bradini Cup had Rossizzo chosen to call up any capped palyers other than Risko. However, nobody can deny Kühâx is more than worthy of the spot in the bench. Playing for Mâ Âlâmëómë he's impressed many. He's got a lot of talent running down the flank, and his crosisng is exquisite. However, unlike most Farves, he's not that good cutting in and going for a shot, or a pass. He's pretty tall, and as a result can score headers to make up for it. As a bonus, he's better defending than Risko and Mâás, if Rossizzo needs to give up attack to get defense, but still be attacking, Kühâx will replace Fôx. He's also likely to enter in most matches anyway, as Fôx's endurance is far from admirable.

Name: Matías Delafuente
Age: 19
Team: Viztourzys Kolektyvinis
Description: A fantastic playmaker, and a player with an enormous future. He became the first Farf to win a UICA competition, though he was followed by everyone from Dor Frío a season later. Oh, and he scored in the Globe Cup final! He may not be the best dribbler, and his long-range shots may not be that much of a hazard for the opposition, but this youngster can see any holes a defense leaves to be abused. His passes are incisive and wreak havoc, specially if he plays along players like Dandalleion. One of La Nueva Avenida's academy's greatest products. Too bad they let him leave so early. He's also arrived with perfect timing: just young enough to get the starter position over Tuzzio due to his aging and just old enough to win the Di Bradini Cup as a starter. Oh, yeah, he was incredible in that competition. Farf fans have high hopes for this guy, and he's even shown signs of being a good leader. He's extremely silent inside the pitch, though; he only speaks when absolutely needed. Oh, worth noting that he plays for a team with an extremely badass name, too.

Forwards

Name: Nazeau Roga
Age: 26
Team: Iturributa United
Description: Roga is a mystery. He does not excel at anything, but he's above average in everything a striker needs. He's also an avid writer with already a few books under his belt, of which one has been a best-seller in Farfadillis. All of them were pretty grotesque in terms of plot, mind. He's now the striker who gets the most minutes, but competition is as always very fierce. He seems to always impress for Iturributa United, though. He's already got a top goalscorer award under his belt, and has been a Champions' Cup runner-up. Now, the competition for being Dandalleion's partner may be very tough, but who says he can't win it if he shows what he's shown for United this World Cup, after having shown he can be pretty good last AOCAF Cup, in which he had been given the nod following Tenian's injury? He certainly has shown he's got the talent, specially as a poacher. Along with Dandalleion, they form a partnership of Champions' Cup runners-up, but who says they can't win trophies soon? Oh, wait, they just did. Mentioning the AOCAF Cup win another time can't hurt.

Name: Friekder Dandalleion
Age: 28
Team: Jungle Strike
Description: Say hello to Friekder Dandalleion, the most famous Farf player around. He started his career playing for the swamp football national team and shining for it. Ferdullaele gave him a chance for a trial as a result of his great performances. He was great. He eventually started playing for Ferdullaele, and then the national team, with a move to Turori following. The rest, as they say, is history. Dandalleion is the very definition of a versatile player, being able to play as either a right midfielder, a left midfielder, a centre attacking midfielder or any position up front. He can also play as a fullback if really needed. Being so versatile not only gives him more chances of starting for his team (though he does not need those chances), but it also gives him an ample skill set to pull off just about anything regardless of position. He knows each and every position down to every detail, and knows how to mix them, giving a lethal result. Rossizzo seems to have found the perfect combination for this, making him play as a striker on the left. This allows him to cut in and shoot to the lower corners, something he knows because of playing as a centre attacking midfielder for Jungle Strike (not the part of cutting in, obviously). This also allows him to venture down the flank thanks to his times as a left midfielder, and it also allows him to act as any other striker thanks to his times as a striker. However, there's one thing that makes Dandalleion outstanding. When you mix his hybrid position with astonishing speed (he even got two gold medals last summer Olympics, and qualified to the two hundred metres final) and an exquisite control of the sphere, you get a striker that's very easy to assist. Sure, he can create chances by himself, but having Tuzzio and Terán assisting you makes everything a lot easier. Making things easier for them, as Dandalleion does, makes things easier for Dandalleion. Oh, football, you so silly. His dribbling and his finishing, which are unmatched when it comes to Farves, let him finish everything he starts. He's as complete as forwards come. The trick he likes to pull off the most is, as said, to cut in and shoot to the lower corners. The shots tend to be very fast and precise, which makes it all that harder for the goalkeeper. He's a very acrobatic player too, and he's not bad when heading, though he's the one who takes the corners. His crossing is very good, but he does not tend to cross (except from corners, as mentioned) anyway. If he goes down the flank, he's very likely to attempt to enter the box and create a much more dangerous chance than just crossing the ball. He's known for appearing when most needed. He recently shone for his club at the V-League, being the best player of the entire league for two times in a row. Renowned as the best Farf player along with Mêndêlöíndçêl, but he's the one who gets the spotlight. Let's just quote "SPORT NOVARI Fans' Guide to the World Cup 67" to finish his description: "He'll terrorise any team he's playing against."

Name: Çis Dragãozý
Age: 24
Team: Mâ Âlâmëómë
Description: Dragãozý is a very complete striker. He's slightly shorter than other players. However, he can score headers if left unattended. He single-handedly saved Sent 01 from relegation, and is certainly Mâ Âlâmëómë's biggest prospect (now along with Rôhj Tzâín) since Risko Kâí. Çis is known for spreading inspiration to the entire team. At the age of twenty-two, he's a great leader. He's also very fast and completely tireless. He can dribble really well, too. He has shown time and time again that he can score goals single-handedly, an ability that certainly hasn't escaped Rossizzo's eye. He is likely to get a good amount of playing time, even if it means using a third striker. His performances last season were impossible to ignore.

Name: Rancisc Tenian
Age: 29
Team: Bjarnarey Flotilla
Description: Tenian is a pretty versatile player. Originally a right midfielder, he signed for Apoxian club of the century Gwinevra Barbarians early in his career and became a legend there. He was probably one of the reasons, if not the reason why Gwinevra Barbarians became Apoxian club of the century. However, he did not become a legend playing as a right midfielder. Actually, they found out he could work better as a striker. It's difficult to tell why, however. He's not fast. He's not that tall. He's strong, yes, but that's not what makes a striker good. His finishing is pretty good, sure. He can score from crosses, too, thanks to the surprise factor involved, but that does not make him a great striker. He's not the greatest dribbler ever. He's a pretty good playmaker, but as a striker that's not so useful. The reason for him being a starter for Farfadillis and a legend for all Apoxians is, well, probably his sheer luck. It's either luck or an incredibly complex understanding of physics. He's that one guy that gets the lucky rebounds and gets the goal by kicking the ball a metre from the goal. Sounds easy, but, far from it, Tenian's job is pretty difficult. He basically relies on his prediction of the ball's path and his accuracy, because many chances are not as easy as they seem. He's the much-needed striker that, instead of pulling wonderful goals out of a hat, makes sure to 'clean up' by scoring from rebounds. He can obviously score other kinds of goals, though. He's a striker, after all. An unfortunate injury made Roga replace him, but he's shown his in-form playing for his new club, the Bjarnarey Flotilla, in which he apparently excelled.

Name: José Torino Fuego
Age: 19
Team: Liria Prizren
Description: First things first: Yes, he's nineteen. José Torino Fuego was a starter for the Di Bradini Cup-winning squad and was even the top goalscorer. He started playing at Flamagua and got them promoted to the FFL2. He even got them really far in the Series B Champions' Cup. Oh, and he got them promoted to the FFL after that. What followed that? He moved to Liria Prizren, where many hold the belief he will excel in due time. Without a doubt a complete striker, he's heralded as the next Dandalleion, and he's got just the right age for that. His brother, Lorenzo Fuego, is capped for Farfadillis, but he failed to get a spot in the AOCAF Cup-winning squad because of him. Family drama! Oh, his eldest brother is the captain of Tifón De La Costa, a club recently promoted to the FFL and promptly relegated from it, too. Inside the pitch, Fuego is notable for his unquenchable (his surname means fire in Spanish!) will, his dribbling (which can even get confusing to the one watching from TV), his ability to never let a hole in the opposing defense escape his attention, his exquisite passing to make use of the previous skill and, finally, his stunning precision with his feet and his head. Certainly one with an enormous future. He's just the right age, too. He's young, so he's under no pressure to get the starting spot, and the competition for the two starting spots is very, very fierce. Dandalleion takes one spot automatically, and then Tenian, Roga, Dragãozý, Cornelio and his brother battle for the other spot. Yet, he's much younger than them and so can just wait a bit. It's a shame we won't enjoy him and Dandalleion playing together in their prime, though.

Name: Horacio Cornelio
Age: 24
Team: Avenida Leal
Description: The reason why Cornelio has been called up is mainly that, along with the future Astograthian superstar (might be pushing it there) Ostadar Arambilet (who is already a starter for his national team) and the Apoxian starter (and future superstar, maybe, too!) Kaj Aurora, he took Avenida Leal to third place in the FFL without any warnings. Now, Avenida Leal was expected to finish somewhere mid-table, as they were a great team for one that had recently been promoted. But... third place? That was quite a lot. Two seasons after that and he's still one of the FFL's most feared strikers. He's a striker with a stunning speed and good finishing, but his dribbling is not very good. In all honesty, he shouldn't be getting much - if any - playing time, but who knows what goes through Rossizzo's mind? He might get some minutes. He's had his minutes already, and he actually went to the World Cup last time around. He's never let anyone down so far.

Name: Lorenzo Fuego
Age: 24
Team: Brentwood Charizards
Description: José Torino's brother. Fuego is not an exceptional player, but he's fortunate enough to combine all that a striker needs. He's extremely fast, good at passing, a clinical finisher and has got the skills needed to dribble. His endurance is not bad, but he's not the kind of player who gives his all for the team, so he does not put that to use a lot. He's not the best player putting up with pressure, but he can score when you least expect it. He's a weaker version of Dandalleion, and more of a one-trick pony. Nonetheless, he's a pretty good player. Many say his young brother (José Torino Fuego) will get a lot farther, though. They're very unlikely to be wrong.

Kits

Tactics

Farfadillis is known for its extremely attacking style, which consists of constantly looking for the goal and counterattacking whenever the chance arises.

The goalkeeper is usually very talented, as growing up in Farfadillis as a goalkeeper is a great way to learn to stop shots, which are excessive in there. It's also one of the most important positions, as this is generally a great leader and an extra security to prevent conceding goals. There's only ever been one in the senior national team's history so far, but shut up!

The backline is generally not that defending, with a centre back which is the only player almost 100% concentrated on defending. The fullbacks (who are more like wingbacks) tend to join the attack. However, this depends on the player. It usually ranges from many times to countless times.

The midfield is very crowded, as a backline of three allows it. There's generally a defensive midfielder, which takes care of recovering the ball and distributing it appropriately. The defensive midfielder is generally tireless and shoots very well from long distances (there's only ever been one of these too, but shut up!). There's then the side midfielders, which join the attack a lot and defend often. They're the soul of the team in a way, as they're vital for both defending and attacking. They tend to score a lot, as well, as they're pretty good at either shooting, dribbling, passing or two/all of them. There's then two centre attacking midfielders, a notable characteristic of the Farf national team. The two attacking midfielders are terrible defensively, and rarely ever carry out defensive tasks (Terán being an exception). However, they're talented at wreaking havoc by different means. These two are generally the most important threats of the attack, and the centre of the Farf attack, which is very flexible as the team can attack through the flanks with the midfielders or the centre with this deadly duo. The centre attacking midfielders tend to be the most talented players, but some strikers are equally as good or better. That rule doesn't apply for the national team itself, though, just the usual average Farf players.

Finally, there's the strikers, the icing of the cake. Farf strikers tend to be very agile and deadly when finishing. They're also very good at dribbling and passing, plus they always seem to be at the right time in the right place. There's a great variety of Farf strikers, but there's just two spots available for them. Strikers are usually just another piece of the engine, but they tend to carry out more tasks than other players, such as having to score, having to always be available to receive passes from the attacking duo, heading crosses from the side midfielders, keeping the pressure high, being there when the ball rebounds conveniently, craft their own chances and generate a few free kicks or - even better - penalties. Being a striker for Farfadillis is suitable only for the fittest and most talented Farf players, naturally.

Due to Farfadillis' pervasive attacking style, very few teams can say they've managed a clean sheet against them after Farfadillis first qualified for the World Cup, with East Shippensburg, New Gordonopia, Ko-oren, Wight and Kinitaria being the only ones capable of achieving that up to now, while Thatius can claim they survived 90 minutes, before conceding in extra time during AOCAF Cup 39's quarterfinals. Legalese managed to tie against Farfadillis in the Confederations' Cup, but the match was of little importance to the team, and it even used mostly substitutes and a lot less offensive approach. It's not uncommon for Farfadillis to score more than three goals in a game, too. However, this comes with a huge drawback, which is conceding many goals. It's also not uncommon for Farfadillis to concede around two goals in a match. Farfadillis' style of play has been generally regarded as, with just one word, "crazy".

Starting XI
(Will vary. However, when it does, it will be RP'd)

The starting eleven shows Erfaon Lisdiren defending the Farf goal, as expected. The left back shall be Leo Fakkotti. The centre back shall be Cleto Mata. The right back shall be Alaminos, the best player of the defense. The defensive midfielder shall be Yurpá Mêndêlöíndçêl, leading the defense and attempting to minimize the number of goals conceded. He shall also be the one recovering the ball and making it flow to either the flanks or the centre attacking midfield duo. On the left, Risko Kâí shall be the one responsible for one of the toughest positions for a Farf. On the right, the young Mâás Fôx will be doing a similar thing. The centre attacking midfield duo will be composed of Ichi Tuzzio and Alex Terán, which comprise what is argued to be the best centre attacking midfield duo in Farf history. This does not mean Farf history has been long for the distinction to be even remotely meaningful, though. The two strikers shall be Friekder Dandalleion, threatening from pretty much anywhere, and Nazeau Roga, who shall be the 'cleaner', scoring the rebounds and the like, mostly. He's good at everything, though. Also, five out of six substitute midfielders will usually be called up, hence all of them being likely substitutes. Why is this being included here, anyway?

Stadium

La Fantás (100,000 seats)

Say hello to Farfadillis' still-kind-of-somewhat-new stadium! Having relatively recently hosted the Champions' Cup's 50th final and the Baptism of Fire's 54th final, it's shown to be a great stadium. It's got many, many, many seats, and it's filled with violent Farves, fanatics without any limits willing to shoot each and every one of your nation's fans! Not really, those are just a minority, albeit an incredibly loud one. No, seriously, gunshots are very loud.

[Barunia]

Barunia's National Football Team

Fresh from their first qualification, the Barunia Suns will look to take it one step further in 68. It's a new look team, both in the squad and in their kits, but they are here, and they are ready once more to do battle on the greatest stage in the multiverse.

Head Coach: Joric Ruskin
Joric Ruskin played just seven international games in his footballing career, but he is still regarded as a legend in Barunian Sports. The Sun's captain during his career, Joric led them to the quarter-finals of the Baptism of Fire. In the Sun's inaugural World Cup campaign, Joric played just one game before departing the team suddenly. It later transpired that he had left to join the Socialist army in the civil war. His career as both a footballer and solider came to an abrupt end when he lost his legs in a grenade attack. Now confined to a wheelchair, the former defender for the Marion Hawks has found a new career as a football coach. His first campaign as coach saw him guide the team to their first world cup qualification. Not surprisingly, he's back for more.
NB: As is typical of football teams in Barunia, the Suns do not have a manager. The Coach is responsible for managing the team.

Team Line-up
OOC: If I RP before you, please check my RP for the start list, as I will be changing it regularly. If you RP first, or I haven't posted a start list, the players in the picture on the right will be starters. If you wish, feel free to make changes, as long as you swap defender for defender, midfielder for midfielder, etc, and keep the 4-4-2.

#1 Toby White Goalkeeper - 5 caps - Western Orcas
#12 Adam Simpson Goalkeeper - 0 caps - West Bay Mariners
#35 Billy Meyer Goalkeeper - 0 caps - Edwardton Eagles

#2 Cesar Osario Centre Back - 17 caps - San Baptiste Sea Lions
#6 Carl Silva Centre Back - 26 caps - Edwardton Eagles
#15 Paulo Jensen Right Back - 12 caps - San Baptiste Sea Lions
#24 Algernon Todd Left Back - 9 caps - Western Orcas
#4 Dylan Webster Right Back - 0 caps - Monte Sol Warriors
#5 Steve Magana Left Back - 0 caps - North Islands Nightjars
#13 Aubrey King Centre Back - 0 caps - Porthaven United
#14 Elton Reed Centre Back - 0 caps - San Baptiste Sea Lions

#36 Johnathon Haynes Left Midfielder - 23 caps - West Bay Mariners
#16 Craig Van Diemen Left Midfielder - 11 caps - Trinity Saints
#17 Sam Winton Centre Midfielder - 15 caps - Newland FC
#21 Loren Sanchez Right Midfielder - 0 caps - Northern Tridents
#8 Luke Cadena Centre Defensive Midfielder - 0 caps - Marion Hawks
#27 Frank Machado Centre Midfielder - 0 caps - Newland FC
#38 Brendan Wallace Centre Midfielder - 6 caps - San Baptiste Sea Lions
#7 Mark Hardy Attacking Midfielder - 12 caps - Edwardton Eagles
#19 Emmanuel Jackson Right Midfielder - 11 caps - West bay Mariners

#37 Yohan Marris Left Forward - 44 caps - West Bay Mariners Captain
#20 Enrique Delgado Right Forward - 11 caps - Monte Sol Warriors
#18 Eli Estrella Centre Forward - 10 caps - Newland FC
#28 Jaylen North Forward - 0 caps - Newland FC
#11 Sjors Van Der Venne Forward - 0 caps - Western Orcas

Formation and Play Style
Joric has stuck to the winning formula from WC67. A traditional line of four at the back, with the midfield consisting of two wingers and a holding midfielder and attacking midfielder in the centre. The aim is to use as much of the field as possible, so expect a longer passing game and more goals coming from the midfield as well as the two forwards.

Kits by Kirola Sportwear, Audioslavia


Stadiums
Northport Sports Complex - Capacity: 43,000
Ground will host: TBA
Located in the city of Northport-San Baptise in the Northern Islands, this ground is the sacred heart of Barunian football. Located near the place where people first came to Barunia, San Baptiste island is considered the place where football began in this country. It's a ground known for firsts, hosting all home matches during the Suns inaugural World Cup campaign (due to it being the only safe ground during the civil war) and is the home of the San Baptiste Sea Lions, the first Barunian Football League championship team.

United Stadium - Capacity: 110,000
Ground will host: TBA
This massive ground is the largest in the country, and is situated in the heart of the national capital of Porthaven. Home to Porthaven United, the most successful team in Barunian Football League history, the stadium regularly draws massive crowds and will be used for some of the most anticipated match-ups of the 68th World Cup campaign.

Blackrock Stadium - Capacity: 80,000
Ground will host: TBA
Blackrock Stadium is located in Newland, the state capital of West Barunia. It is the largest roofed stadium in the country and the fourth largest in terms of seating capacity. The stadium is home to the Western Orcas, current back-to-back champions of the Barunian Football League. The closed roof and close stands gives this place an atmosphere, and the noise of the crowd will reverberate around the stadium, making it a terrifying place for opposing teams.

Style: +1.6
Choose Scorers: Y
Godmod Goalscoring Events: N
Injure Players: Y, but I will decide the severity
Godmod Injury Events N
Godmod Player Discipline: N
- Allow Players to Be Yellow Carded: Y
-- Number of Yellow Cards Permitted: 4
- Allow Players to Be Red Carded: Y
-- Number of Red Cards Permitted: 1
Godmod Other Events: N

[Buyan]

Equestrian States for his mini-flags.
Mytannion, Taijan, Apox, Farfadillis, SJG, New Sideburn, The Royal Barangay & Equestrian States for having internationals of mine over in their nation.
Hamburg SV for lending me their stadium.

Bergh: 34 caps

Buyan Football

Some forty years ago, a couple of Esportivan communist exchange students decide to kick a ball around on a field not too far away from Vadshult. After a lot of history, we’ve now ended the year 2016 and football is tilting the crown as the most popular sport in the archipelago, especially in the western part of the eleven islands. In the third season of the unified Top Division, Viztourzys Kolektyvinis has grabbed the crown once again and won the Globe Cup, a great honour for a team that only found their spot near the top so recently. The national President’s Cup saw other victorious sides, such as Bengtsmark IF and Blau-Weiss Pallstadt. The official national competitions contain 47 teams and are still up to expansion, but its popularity mainly lies on the many local teams. Especially in the western part, football is the main sport, whilst being opposed to the popularity of rugby and basket in the east.

Being a newer nation, there is still room for tactical development. However, the days where everyone played 3-4-3 and rushed forward, are over already. in the recent past, Buyanese football was usually noted by powerful midfield play, with a lot of forward focus transcended in one man: a team is often defined by its type of attacking midfielder and the position is probably a bit overrated. Navickas and Cedar, by example, previously grew into the posterboys of the competition that way, a role took by Sverre Devold these days. The new generations, however, demonstrated that the danger doesn't have to come from one person only and the ability from Viztourzys and more recently Pallstadt have allowed them to grow to the highest level. The fact that Hope holds on to the same opinion has certainly helped to popularize the idea.

He is stamping out the old traditions with a renewed midfield where the wings can produce a lot of danger as well, but with a larger focus on the defending as a whole. It was a typical vision in Buyan to see attacking players stay forward when the opposing team launches an attack, causing a lot of pressure and goals, but the national side doesn’t show so. Hope wants a sturdy defence, unless there are opportunities on the wing, with Naess and Zermin or Wreczius as a double lock on the door. The midfielders receive the clear message to work along at all times and Edvald Mattisson only surpassed Havelund as starting attacker once he adapted his game to this plan.

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Buyan National Team

Winner of the Baptism of Fire 54
Participant in WC 68

KPB: 104th with 8.93 KPB, pre-qual WC68
KPB: 58th with 14.74 KPB, mid-qual WC68
EspKB: 28th with 2.00, post CEVIII

All-time scoreline: 100 for, 82 against
Game results: 37 wins, 9 draws, 21 losses in 67 fixtures
Biggest victory: BoF 54, Dutzenderland – Buyan, 0-3 / WCQ67, Greater Watford - Buyan, 1-4 / WCQ, Buyan - Lzheruskia & Buyan - Albaie, 3-0
Greatest victory: WCQ67, United Gordonopia - Buyan 0-1, Equestrian States - Buyan 0-1, Buyan - GAS 1-0
Biggest loss: Confederations Cup, Equestrian States – Buyan, 4-0
Most painful loss: CoH59, Buyan - Sangti 2-5

Record at the CE VIII: 2 wins, 0 draws, 4 losses: elimination in the qualification round
Record at the BoF 54: 6 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses: victory
Record at the Conf. Cup: 0 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses: elimination in the group phase
Record at the WCQ 67: 8 wins, 2 draws, 6 losses: elimination in the qualification round
Record at the CoH 59: 0 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss: elimination in the group phase
Record at the CE IX: 3 win, 0 draws, 3 losses: elimination in the qualification round
Record at the Beltane Cup: 3 win, 1 draw, 2 losses: 3th spot
Record at the WCQ 68: 14 wins, 4 draws, 0 losses: 2nd spot, won play-offs
Record at the WC 68: 1 win, 0 draws, 2 losses: elimination in the first round

Top scorer: Edvald Mattisson, nine goals
Most caps: Bronius Bartkus & Sverre Devold, sixty-one caps

The current record line starts to look like something. Our first six international games were played in the qualifying phase of the Campionato Esportiva, where novice Buyan got drawn with Hessington Island, Dandillis and New Sideburn. Against similarly inexperienced Hessington Island, two victories were obtained, whilst all other four games were lost without marking a goal. Not the kind of record that makes one optimistic, but during their home games against both Dandillis and New Sideburn, they showed good football with hope for the future. They lived up to that prospect with an excellent run in the Baptism of Fire, where they took out Dutzenderland, Crya and The Holy Forden Church in the group stage, before qualifying over Ceni for the quarterfinal. Said duel against Kitsunia-Deesse was ended with a glorious 3-1. The semifinal was a close encounter, but a goal from Elmo Havelund placed them for the final, where it remained nil-nil against The Sarian till the final whistle. Ultimately, a 7-6 penalty series decided upon the victor of the BoF 54.

The expectations for the WC were rather low. The performances in the Confederations’ Cup, where all games were lost, immediately made clear that we’re dealing with a different level now. The opening half of the qualifiers confirmed this, with only ten points, all but one against lower-ranked sides. A draw at home against The Archregimancy ensued a better second part, with five victories and a draw out of eight games. Especially the nine out of nine in the final three games against Ossidiacqua, in Greater Watford and versus Gregoryisgodistan was solid, resulting in an honourable fifth place out of nine, with 26 points, the best result by a BoF-nation. The qualification for the Cup of Harmony was most certainly an honour to end that WC run and grabbing a point against a household name like Western Angola confirmed our rise.

The pressure for the Campionato Esportiva IX, organised in our own nation, was high, but the expectations weren’t fulfilled. In a tough group, facing amongst others Brenecia and the Licentian Isles, the Buyanese team came one point short to make it to the play-offs for the last sixteen. It made the position from Sirius Hope, the national manager, a lot more shaky. It also caused the expectations for the Beltane Cup to be high. The nation wanted to see victories, but received an ill-received third spot. Success will be needed to cement his spot.

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Buyan Squad

1. Manuel Schmidt --- GK --- 28, Viztourzys Kolektyvinis, --- 13 caps, 1 goal
12. Jan Erhardt --- GK --- 21, Blau-Weiss Pallstadt, --- 3 caps
23. Erbald Saldlund --- GK --- 22, Bengtsmark IF, --- 4 caps, 1 sub

17. Alowysz Krupa --- LD --- 33, Garbarnia Hoyersko, --- 18 caps, 11 subs
2. Kazimieras Zemaitis --- LD --- 21, Viztourzys Kolektyvinis, --- 48 caps, 4 subs, 3 goals
4. Bronius Bartkus --- CD --- 25, Viztourzys Kolektyvinis, --- 61 caps, 1 goal
3. Sigurd Tufte --- CD/DM --- 23, Dinamo Esca, --- 55 caps, 1 goal
13. Jonas Englund --- CD --- 27, Bengtsmark IF, --- 9 caps, 3 subs
5. Gabriel Refshauge --- RD --- 31, Tjelberg Forening, --- 57 caps, 1 goal
18. Ignas Smetona --- RD --- 26, Santa Tecla FC, --- 5 caps, 3 sub

6. Danilius Wreczius --- DM --- 30, Viztourzys Kolektyvinis, --- 32 caps, 5 subs
20. Harald Naess --- DM --- 31, Bengtsmark IF, --- 51 caps, 1 sub, 4 goals
7. Quinten Zermin --- DM --- 27, Carrubonieta Il Gueti, --- 38 caps, 10 subs, 3 goals
21. Karsta Lupeikis --- LM --- 28, Viztourzys Kolektyvinis, --- 4 caps, 2 subs
8. Frederik Wallenberg --- LM --- 30, Avenida Leal, --- 41 caps, 6 subs, 6 goals
24. Sico Ullsmang --- LM --- 20, Bengtsmark IF, --- 1 cap, 1 sub
10. Sverre Devold --- AM --- 23, Barbury Town, --- 61 caps, 1 sub, 12 goals
26. Espen Knutsen --- RM --- 23, Crisisbless, --- 2 caps, 5 subs, 1 goal
14. Eero Halmiini --- RM --- 24, FC Ararat Severyan, --- 27 caps, 10 subs, 8 goals
15. Marco Castell --- RM --- 25, Canterlot Royals, --- 30 caps, 9 subs, 4 goals

9. Sil Moen --- LA --- 26, Tjelberg Forening, --- 18 caps, 17 subs, 5 goals
16. Edvald Mattisson --- CA --- 30, Bengtsmark IF, --- 23 caps, 19 subs, 14 goals
11. Elmo Havelund --- CA --- 28, AFC Integabad, --- 38 caps, 10 subs, 22 goals
25. Jochen Ptak --- CA --- 20, Viztourzys Kolektyvinis, --- 0 caps
19. Duco Dalmshelf --- CA --- 20, Blau-Weiss Pallstadt, --- 5 caps, 7 subs, 5 goals
22. Crassus Hopp --- RA --- 25, FC Nova Tunis, --- 7 caps, 10 subs, 3 goals

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Buyan Staff

Manager: Sirius Hope,

After a catastrophic injury in the Paradisian Cup, the ex-international defender took to coaching and acted as Assistant Manager to the Paradystopi squad under Marina Hayduff. In the WC66 cycle, he took over the lead position of the staff and lead his team in an exciting run, which brought them within inches of the World Cup.

In search of more credibility, he took up the challenge to bring modern football capacity to Buyan, a difficult task, to say the least. The success in the BoF enlarged his credit amongst the criticasters and he continued this streak in the WCQ. His choice to ‘first build defence and then attack’ hasn’t gotten him that many fans, but results show he chose the right way.

Assistant: Eligijus Paruczwek,

The legendary Allersham has left the staff due to health problems. Sirius Hope had passed on a list with four or five candidates, who responded to the following preconditions: knowledge of football, tactical capacity, team player, people manager & willing to accept a spot in the shadow of the head coach.

Paruczwek responds to none of those, but has been issued by the government.

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Buyan Kits

After using regular blues for the Campionato Esportiva VIII, Buyan addressed Vulpine Sportif who provided them with these magnificent kits. The usual shirts will be the blue ones on the left, which will be matched with red shorts and white socks. Away games will be in the red outfit, matched with blue shirts. The goalie will wear white at all occassions.

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Buyan Permissions

Choose my goalscorers - Yes
Godmod scoring events - No, unless awesome
RP injuries to my players – Yes, but no indication of length of injury if above three games
Godmod injuries to my players – No, unless hilarious
Hand out yellow cards to my players – Yes, up to five
Hand out red cards to my players – Yes, up to one
Godmod other events – No, unless hilarious
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Buyan Home Ground

The Nine @ Dyatinsk (57,000 seats)

It's big, it's build on an unpractical location and if we believe the contractor, it's build on a swamp. But it's also state of the art and featured some games in the Campionato Esportiva IX, hence the name.

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Buyan Style

Style Modifier: 3

During this World Cup, Buyan usually will play in a 4-2-3-1, although Sirius Hope showed that he could be lenient about this, having a personal preference for the 4-1-4-1. Judging by the last few games, Hope will opt for the eleven descripted here.

Jan Erhardt is an unexperienced, but promising goalie. The central duo, Bartkus and Tufte is young, but has talent in abundance and know very well both how to start both an organised build-up or play a clever long pass to the sole attacker. On the right wing, Refshauge does the clean-up for the hardworking Castell, on the other side, Zemaitis gets the support from creative midfielder Wallenberg to do the wing from time to time. In attack, Mattisson or Havelund is the lone man. Zermin is the vacuum cleaner behind star player Sverre Devold, while Naess supports the latter when it comes to creativity.

Two recent line-ups from the Buyanese squad showing the two most used systems.

Usually, the line-up for the following game will be provided in the RP of the last matchday. If not, please look back at the last RP written.

In trouble or against a true right-wing attacker, Hope might want to replace Zemaitis by the more defensive Krupa. Another option is to add Lupeikis or Wreczius to the team, instead of Wallenberg. Within the same tactic, Hope might send other accents by replacing Naess by Wreczius, Refshauge by Smetona or Castell by Halmiini.
In case of a slim difference, Zermin or Naess might be sacrificed for a second attacker. Moen probably holds the preference. Another option is to replace a wing midfielder by a striker, such as Hopp or Moen. Another solution from Hope is to send Naess forward next to Devold in order to create a 4-1-4-1, although such might be done through a substitution as well.

Penalties: Bronius Bartkus (if unavailable, in order: Devold, Wallenberg, Mattisson, Bergh)
Indirect free kicks: Harald Naess
Direct free kicks: Sverre Devold
Corners, left side: Marco Castell
Corners, right side: Frederik Wallenberg

Captain: Harald Naess
Vice-captains: Anders Bergh and Sverre Devold

[Greater Watford]

The squad for WC68 has been announced:

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1   GK   James Hemsworth
2   DEF   Thomas Razdeski
3   DEF   Damien King
4   DEF   Ryan Warthon
5   DEF   Vincent Warthon
6   MID   Peter Tilder
7   MID   Samuel Harris
8   MID   Louis Revson
9   ATT   Mario Mannetti
10   ATT   Freddy Lincoln
11   ATT   Ylvin Serven
12   GK   Gordon Watson
13   DEF   Nacho Torli
14   DEF   Alex Salvatore
15   DEF   Ian Watts
16   DEF   Robby Harrison
17   MID   Aaron Smith
18   MID   Fabrizio Fazzarini
19   MID   Ricardo D'Agostini
20   ATT   Milo Gregory
21   ATT   Ignacio Peréz
22   ATT   Paul Gosling
23   GK   Ivor Reynolds
Manager: Gianpedro Dominico   


The players:
GK 1 James Hemsworth 26-Returning to the squad as #1, he will hope to cement his spot in goal, and help Greater Watford to some good results.
DEF 2 Thomas Razdeski 31-A veteran of the last World Cup, Razdeski leads the defence well, and is able to push up when needed. His experience could be vital to the Hornet’s this campaign.
DEF 3 Damien King 30-Another battle-wise defender from the WC67 squad., Damien King is improving internationally. A good tackler and has strength, but is weaker on the ball. With agre creeping up on him, he has to be wary of the youngsters wanting his spot.
DEF 4 Ryan Warthon 24-Young, but still developing, Warthon is a useful player on the right-hand side. Able to deal with many aerial threats, he is a vital tool at defending set pieces, even if his technique is still developing. Struggled in WC67, he’s done enough to merit a spot in the squad again.
DEF 5Vincent Warthon 28-The elder Warthon brother, his strong performances domestically and in the AOCAF Cup warrant him a place in the World Cup swuad. Like his brother, he’s not a technical player, but a solid right-back, giving the Hornets some deep-lying options.
MID 6 Peter Tilder 27 -Back again in the squad, Tilder’s aggression and keen ability to win the ball will be crucial for the Hornets. Prone to getting booked, but his hot-headiness can sometimes bring the best out of him.
MID 7 Samuel Harris 21-Harris, has shown determination to stay in the starting XI at a young age. Fast and agile, he’s dropped into the centre of the midfield, as an outlet to the strikers. His pace could be the key to supplying the strikeforce in Greater Watford’s squad.
MID 18 Louis Revson 29-Famed for being an effective substitute, Revson is now in the starting XI. He’s swapped with Harris and lines up on the wing. Effective at getting the ball forward, he isn’t so good in the box, so a wing position could suit him well.
ATT 9 Mario Mannetti 22-25 Caps and 14 goals, Mannetti is the star of Greater Watford. At 22, he is almost faultless, and if he develops the right mentality, he could be one of the all-time greats in the world game. A great captain for the team.
ATT 10 Freddy Lincoln 25-Tall, imposing and great with his head, Lincoln is a valuable asset upfront. He was reasonably strong in WC67, but will want to play to the best of his ability In WC68, as the expectation builds on the Horners.
ATT 11 Ylvin Serven 25-Serven is another returning Hornet. A great second striker, he looks to create the opportunities whenever he’s on the ball. At the front of the field, mistakes never go unnoticed, so he needs to be playing well to help Greater Watford.
GK 12 Gordon Watson 23-Now goalkeeper number 2, Gordon Watson is fast developing. Many see him as the heir to Hemsworth, so if the #1 plays poorly, he could see some game time between the posts.
DEF 13 Nacho Torli 32-Torli is a developed defender from WC67. He can play in many positions and goes up for corners, especially as a late substitute. However, he isn’t the best at the back, so he could be leaving the international scene soon.
DEF 14 Alex Salvatore 30-A surprising call up to the Greater Watford squad. With only 1 cap at the AOCAF Cup, many were surprised to find him called up to the WC Squad. Effective in the domestic league, how will he fare if used in the World Cup?
DEF 15 Ian Watts 30-Like Salvatore, he received a call up based on his domestic merit. At 6’6’’, he’s strong in the air, but not skilled on the ball, perhaps preferring to hoof the ball clear, instead of playing it out.
DEF 16 Robby Harrison 23-Uncapped, Robby Harrison has again impressed domestically, but his inclusion surprised many. Many question the inclusion of an uncapped Beltame Cup player in the squad, and although he’s a good tacker and ball winner, his critics could be proven right.
MID 17 Aaron Smith 24-The volatile Aaron Smith made the starting XI in WC67, but find himself on the bench now. Effective down the wings, he needs to prove himself though to get back into the first team, where he was at the last World Cup.
MID 18 Fabrizio Fazzarini 33The technically gifted Fazzarini played in the starting XI of Greater Watford in WC67. On the bench now, he’s beginning to age, and could this World Cup be his swansong? Some will miss him if so, being one of the earlier gifted players that Greater Watford produced.
MID 19 Ricardo D’Agostini 31-Called up on merit domestically and in the Beltame Cup, D’Agostini shows a technical gift like Fazzarini. However, many don’t see him as suited to the fast-paced flowing Greater Watford football, so he could be a benchwarmer in WC68.
ATT 20 Milo Gregory 19-Milo Gregory is still a teenager, but many are impressed by his maturity and pace. He is useful off the bench, but will be looking to take a place in the starting XI in the coming years.
ATT 21 Ignacio Pérez 21- ATT 20 Ignacio Peréz 21-With 3 caps, Peréz has limited experience internationally. He’s another fast paced striker, who doesn’t always have his shooting boots on. Nevertheless, he’s maturing well, and like Gregory, wants to break into the starting XI
ATT 22 Paul Gosling 26-Only 3 caps, Gosling was another surprise selection. An old-fashioned striker, who intimidates the defence physically, rather than skilfully. Not necessarily suited to the Greater Watford style, he still poses an aerial threat.
GK 23 Ivor Reynolds 24-Goalkeeper #3 was a tough choice, and Reynolds was chosen. Goalkeepers are prone to being knocked about in previous Hornets matches, so he could get his first cap, even if he’s more likely to be a benchwarmer.

New kits have also been unveiled for the Hornets, who now play in red shorts at home, with black shorts and yellow shorts available if colours clash. The kits (home, away, goalkeeper/alternative) are pictured here:


The Hornets will once again play their home games at Hornet's Nest, with a capacity of 75000, and a retractable roof

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Injure Players:               Y
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Yellow Card Players:          Y
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[Hutt River]

Manager: Albert Müller - 46

Squad
Underlined names are regular starters

Goalkeepers
1. Jack Stafford - 30 - Malham United
Perhaps getting nearer to the end of his international career, but Stafford is still a very safe pair of hands in goal. Rarely makes a mistake and is very consistent. Been the first choice keeper for the last two World Cup qualifiers, and will continue to be until he retires.

14. Lee Gray - 27 - South Bury
Has been on good form for South Bury over the past couple of years and such has earned him a call up. Good shot-stopper. Unlikely to get many games but may play against the weaker sides.

46. Haywood Schuchert - 24 - Whitecliff
A more unusual choice for the third keeper. Good but his eccentric behaviour has been known to get him into trouble. Known for being a good set piece taker.

Defenders
2. Jack Edwards - 28 - North Bury
More of a defensive right back than his predecessor, as well as being more of a physical player. Was in the last World Cup squad but didn't make an appearance, likely to play most of the games this time around.

4. Daniel Southworth - 32 - North Bury
The more tougher of the two central defenders, Southworth is not afraid to go into challenges with the opposition. Has had disciplinary problems in the past, which could be an issue, during the qualifiers.

5. Rudolf Schenke - 31 - Fromberg
Fast centre back who is not as strong as his partner at centre back, despite being the tallest player on the team. Good passer who will look to play the ball up to start counter attacks. Member of the squad for the past 4 WCs, two of which he has been a regular starter.

15. Alex Cosgrove - 27 - North Bury
Versatile player who can play anywhere across the back four. Strong but is very slow and not particularly good at passing. Main backup in case of injury.

18. Brendon Southers - 24 - Malham United
Replacement for the ever-present Klaus, Southers is a very similar player to him. Very quick and likes to get forward as often as he can. Not as strong defensively but still competent at it.

22. Rolf Klaus - 37 - Gehenhöhle
Experienced full back who is showing his age a bit now, but still a very good player. Been replaced by Southers but will probably get a few games.

24. Noel Jacobson - 22 - Malham United
Young centre back who will probably be a replacement for either of the two starters when they decide to hang up their boots. Good pace on him and can be a threat from corners with his heading.

Midfielders
6. Arend Schenck - 26 - North Bury
The weakest starter on the team, Schenck call up surprised some people, especially seeing as he had only a few games all year due to injuries. Wins pretty much all of his challenges but doesn't like to go up field much.

7. Ezra Hobbs - 28 - Malham United
The main creative force in the team, Hobbs has a good eye for a pass and ventures up field often. Been on very good form at Malham, where he has been an integral part of their midfield for a few seasons and has certainly earned this call up.

8. Lee Hunt - 34 - Forford
A short player who is very skilful and has a good eye for a pass, as well as never tiring. Getting old but still a good centre mid, Hunt is given a regular starting spot this cup.

11. Colin Granville - 26 - Kleinestadt
Not the best player in the world, but can keep on running for the whole game. Good form for Kleinestadt near the end of last season got him the call up.

17. Robert Schwartz - 23 - Am Großen Bruch
Small, pacy winger who can dribble and cross well. Very inexperienced at international level but looks good enough to hold his regular starting spot.

20. Christoph Langenberg - 29 - Malham United
The best set piece taker in the team, but unlikely to play much due to not being anything special outside of dead balls.

30. Edward Gallatley - 24 - North Bury
Versatile player who can play anywhere in midfield. Slow but strong, often opting to pass the ball high instead of along the ground.

42. Jim Bexley - 25 - South Bury
Young winger who has been part of the squad for a while, Bexley is one of the main men on the pitch. Not terribly fast but can hold the ball well and attempt to salvage something out of bad situations.

Forwards
9. Yann Greenberg - 23 - Am Großen Bruch
Good all-round striker, but probably not enough to play this cycle.

10. Steve Gibson - 33 - Malham United
The ever present striker will be up front alone this time around, as Tyler Adams wasn't picked for the squad. Scores quite a few goals for each of his club, mainly due to his consistently good finishing.

25. Pherick Kermode - 21 - Gehenhöhle
The better of the young strikers, Kermode is probably going to be the replacement for Gibson. Very quick and strong but not very consistent.

33. Severin Fischer - 20 - Malham United
Plays up front with Gibson at Malham, and provides most of his assists. Passes with good accuracy and is a good crosser. Can play on either wing, but is strongest up front.

Style: +2

Left to right - Home, Away, GK

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Godmod scoring events Y
RP injuries to my players Y
Godmod injuries to my players N
Hand out yellow cards to my players Y
Hand out red cards to my players Y
Godmod other events Y

[New North Aqmuland]

The roster for the
New North Aqmuland Maroon Lions

New Kits(courtesy of AEG in Gloriax)

Staff
Manager: Thomas Sewaka
Assistant: Hans Wifried Von Gordon
Assistant: Dembe Kisaga

Starting 11
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Modifier: +3


Roster
Starters:
GK 1 Mousso Tembe
LB 2 Dider M'Kwzubo
LCB 13 Papiss Boussouf
RCB 49 Reneé Fouba CAPTAIN
RB 33 Jean Kwasmile
LDM 18 Beru Dtyumbe
RDM 40 Kofori Ofana
LCM 27 Kheri Ghuboro
RCM 25 Amari Nyasi
CAM 14 Rodolfo Gonçalla
ST 3 Ricky Ofo

Substitutes:
GK 30 Frank Reteru
LB 45 Youngston Hughes
RB 8 Usian Joaskim
CDM 12 John Hookings
CM 50 Evander Hittié
CAM 24 Cris Gent
ST 5 Jakob Yussie-Palais

Reserves:
GK 0 Xavier Calabraîs
CB 7 Jacques Ollais-Siqua
CDM 41 Senke Ulubu
CM 35 Rémy Álo
CAM 22 Cirquois Zemba-Cissé

Stadium
Stade Butanga

The stadium, which is the home of the national team and the current leaders of the NNAPL, Butanaga Premier, seats 84,500 people and will be the site of all the matches played in New North Aqmuland.

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[Arkiasis]

Arkiasis National Football Team
Official World Cup LXVIII Roster

The Wolfpack

Manager
Name: Anthony Mariano
Age: 48
Style: +2
Formation: 4-2-3-1

Goalkeepers
1 | GK | Ethan Turnbull | 25
30 | GK | Jack Walker | 22

Defenders
2 | RB | Evan Barber | 28
3 | LB | Lisandro Romano | 31
4 | CB | Semhar Abdullah | 25
5 | CB | Christopher Pearson | 34
15 | DF | Chung T'ang | 27
36 | DF | Daniel Bruine | 23
78 | DF | Martin Popelka | 26


Midfielders
6 | DM | Marcus Holm | 26
7 | DM | Fustum Massawa | 24
8 | LAM | Erik Costa | 30
9 | RAM | Azhar Botros | 23
10 | CAM | Mahmoud Touma | 27
20 | MF | Jun Lei | 24
27 | MF | Miklos Rykus | 28
47 | MF | Smitt Gedeon | 22
55 | MF | Joshua Wallis | 32

Forwards
11 | CF | Logan Bradley | 26
16 | FW | Nazem Mehari | 21
22 | FW | Kyle Wisniewski | 24

Formation

Kits

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    Injure Players:               Yes (but nothing serious)
    Godmod Injury Events:         Yes (but nothing serious)
    Red Card Players:             Yes
    Yellow Card Players:          Yes
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[Bonticello]

Note: Bonticello was divided into the independent subnations of Bonte (bawn-tay) & Cellopane (sell-o-pane), where average citizens did not have much contact with the other, but have now been reunited. The area was previously controlled entirely by black tribesmen until the whites pushed them off of their land. The whites were then required to limit their expansion under the "Fair Frontier Act" proposed by Congressman Harrow, and the subnations were forced to form as a result. Both nations became technologically advanced around the same time, despite being politically separated. The two nations were led by Congressional Governments, where Elected Congressmen hold all the power. Now as the nation is combined, riots have broken out in the Cellopane areas, and death threats have been called against all members competing on the national team. Because of this, Vettrera has allowed Bonticello to play in their nation.

The Vettrera Refugee Assistance Program Presents....
The Bonticello National Gray Bears

UNIFORM

The off-color patch was put on by the Vettreran government to symbolically represent that some of the Bonticello civilians are not okay with blacks (aka Bontays in Bonticello) and whites are intermingling, and competing as one nation.

ROSTER

White Supervisor: Roger Murdoch
Black Supervisor: Terron Fraye
4-3-3

POS	Player Name		Age	
GK	Robert Moore            22
GK	Andrew Cordes   	22
DF	Louis Roberts-Page 	27 
DF	Sylvester Dragge 	20
DF	Andrew Temple		19*
DF	Horace Knocks           17
DF	Gregory Motts           22
DF	Elizabeth Westlate	19
DF	Iesha Fairview          20*
DF	Arthur Brash		19*
MD	Leslie Drew      	28
MD	Paris Mathe		24
MD	Quintin Jones	        29*
MD	Heather Fisher          22
MD	Miles Cords             28*
MD	Matthew  DeCotis        25
MD      Wilson Harrow	        23
FW	Diane Graye		33*
FW	Braylon Hughes          21*
FW	Erin  Newtitle	        20
FW      Ryan Braybank   	26*
FW	Ian  Rosewood		26
FW	Phil Carmikal	        25

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Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes
RP Injuries to my players: Yes (I'll determine Severity)
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Godmod other events: No

Because of the current civil war in Bonticello, all home games will be played in Western Vettrera at DuPont Stadium (Capacity of 40,000)

STYLE MODIFIER OF +2

[New South Aqmuland]

New South Aqmuland Desert Hawks
Current Rank: T-238 (1.13 points)
Group: 18

Kits(courtesy of Barrengeka)


Staff
Manager: Evander Cissé
Assistant: Paloun Makhia
Assistant: Eto'o Masiswe

Formation: 4-5-1
Modifier: +2


Roster
Starters:
GK 30 Zawar Al-Fira
LB 22 Mushik Tegrana
LCB 1 Mossen Dalab
RCB 41 Thierry Hussein
RB 7 Freni Alamoun
LWM 13 Shiba Musengan
LCM 14 Nyrang Bolofun
CM 65 Anton-James Soswikze Captain
RCM 50 Maris Toulouse
RWM 10 Jean-Mar Fala
ST 59 Alan Sebastien-Knipo

Substitutes:
GK 00 Dinwar Mossef
LB 17 Ubanishad Farshill
RB 5 Motoung Bereng
LM 33 Sy Mrike
CM 38 Omar Benven
RM 26 Al-Shah Muezzar
ST 3 Shehzin Benzineto

Reserves:
GK 99 Denys Frugente
LB 82 Andreas Boticelino
RB 86 Jean Monaco
CM 91 Idriss Mastis
ST 94 Kaloum Metarastilikoupolous

Stadium
Stade Maniranisti

The stadium, which holds 67,000, is the newest in the nation and is considered the nicest. All home matches will be played here. Located in Al-Ziwat, in Comoro state, the island provide contains resorts for players and fans alike and provides amenities for all the fans.

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[Armakistan]

Armakistan's first World Cup Squad comes off a successful BoF competition where they finished 3rd. Bold = starting

GK
1. Greg Daniels - Victoria Rovers - 33 years old (VC) - Captain of Armakistan's best club team. Outstanding shot stopper. Only let in 3 goals during BoF
33. Thomas Jansen - Pappi Town FC - 21 years old - The future of Armakistan's net minders. Let in 2 goals in his 1 BoF game.
12. Franklin Williams - Haplon United - 25 years old - Lost his backup place to the younger player. Prone to errors.

RB
2. James Hanson - Haplon United - 23 years old - Quick full back. Good on the counter but can get caught out of position in defence. Improving rapidly
25. Ben Murphy - Old Fosters FC - 27 years old - Good defender, can play CB as well. Doesn't get forward much.

LB
45. Phillip Boston - Victoria Rovers - 20 years old - Young LB impressing at club level helping Rovers win the league this season. Outstanding BoF when Johnston had small injury
27. Kyle Johnston - Janolstrum FC - 27 years old - Another quick wing back. Needs to improve defensively

CB
5. Henry Potters - Old Fosters FC - 32 years old (C) - Inspired leader, ex-Armakistan military tough as nails, hard tackler. Prone to yellow cards.
6. Henry Mickelson - Victoria United - 24 years old - Tall CB good in the air, not so much with his feet
92. Alex Evergreen - Victoria Rovers - 21 years old - New onto the scene but fantastic in Rovers winning season.
18. Oliver Robertson - Wendeacon Wanderers - 37 years old - Ex-star of Armakistan football. Back due to no alternatives and because it's a world cup.

RM
7. James Darling - Victoria Rovers - 26 years old - Great crosser and can grab a few goals. One of the best players in the team.
21. Gareth Thompson - Victoria United - 24 years old - Good player only reason he's not in team is because of how good Darling is.

LM
14. Edward Appleby - Haplon United - 18 years old - Future of Armakistan football. Quick young player destined for greatness. Awesome BoF tournament.
3. Billy Martins - Victoria Rovers - 31 years old - Solid LM but has lost his place to the pacy Appleby.

CM
4. Bobby Bell - Pappi Town United - 23 years old - Tough CM holds the middle of the park well allowing others to push forward.
16. Freddy Bell - Pappi Town United - 27 years old - Highest assist maker in Armakistan league given room to push forward and grab a few goals as well by his brother Bobby.
8. Oliver Turner - Janolstrum FC - 35 years old - Ageing CM. Progressively playing a deeper role in midfield.
28. Jordan Lines - Victoria Rovers - 28 years old - Attacking midfielder, inconsistent but on his day as good as Freddy Bell.

ST
10. Nick Kelly - Victoria Rovers - 29 years old (VC) - Top scorer in Armakistan league, best player in the team. Top scorer for team in BoF
9.Martin Bucklebury - Haplon United - 23 years old - Troublesome youngster. Kicked out of team in BoF, came back and scored a magical hat trick to grab 3rd for the team
88. William Taser - Old Fosters FC - 21 years old - Youngster part of the next generation could soon be as good as Kelly.
11. Oliver Praise - Pappi Town United - 29 years old - Tall striker good in the air
23. James Kirby - Janolstrum FC - 24 years old - In for the injured Alistair Haplon. Janolstrum's top striker.

Staff
Manager - Thomas Boston - 56 - Manager of Victoria Rovers, Armaskistan's Champions. Father of backup LB Phillip Boston.
Coaches - Henry Robertson (51 - Haplon United) & Chris Armstrong (45 - Victoria Rovers)
Team Doctor - Dr. Nicholas Maskin - 34 - Contracted with the Armakistan National Team
Government Agent - 34-0 - Age Classified - Comes with a full security detail, no one is getting close to this team.

Stadium
Marston Arena - 60,000

Based in the capital of Victoria this newly built stadium is one of the most modern state of the art sporting arenas and the fans can't wait to watch their team compete on the world stage in his new home of Armakistan football.

Formation: 4-4-2
Style Mod: +3
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes (Please try to be realistic)
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes
Godmod other events: Yes (If it helps you RP)

[Republic of Vietnam]

Formation


History
The South Vietnam national football team (Vietnamese: Đội tuyển túc cầu quốc gia Việt Nam Cộng hòa) was the national team of South Vietnam controlled by Vietnam Football Association between 1949 and 1975. It took part in the first two Asian Cups finals (1956 and 1960), finishing fourth both times. The team also entered qualification for the 1974 FIFA World Cup. It was revived again in 1990.

Home stadium
The home stadium is Cộng Hòa Stadium. Cộng Hòa Stadium site had witnessed a number of major sporting events including an over-capacity 30,000 strong crowd to watch the elimination soccer match between South Vietnam and South Korea leading up to the 1964 Summer Olympics.In 1966 the South Vietnamese soccer team captured the Merdeka Cup defeating Burma. The gold trophy was kept at the Cộng Hòa Stadium. The capacity of the stadium now is 50,000 people after the rebuilding of the stadium.


Players
1. Danny Graves- Goal Keeper- Age 34- Second Captain
12. Doung Son- Defender- Age 21
32. Le Cong Vinh- Defensive Midfielder- Age 26
34. Nguyen The An- Defensive Midfielder - Age 20
14. Nguyen Tan Da- Defender- Age 31
21. Nguyen Thanh- Centre Midfielder- Age 20
24. Nguyen Minh Phuong-Centre Midfielder- Age 25
25. Nguyen Quang Hai- Centre Midfielder- Age 28
45. Le Huynh Duc- Attacking Midfielder-Age 20
36. Le Tan Tai- Attacking Midfielder- Age 32
41. Le Phoc Tu-Striker-Age 23- Team Captain

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes(Tg me first)
RP injuries to my players: Yes(Tg me first)
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes, but not more than three per game
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes, but no more than one per game
Godmod other events: Yes(TG me first)

[Itanpavia]

Itanpavia's Roster for the World Cup 68
Manager: Anders Mosler
Nickname: Quad Stripes
Stadium:

Football is a growing sport in Itanpavia, and more stadiums shall soon be built.

Formation:

Original 11

GK: Tom Albrunte, #1 (25 years)
Matured surprisingly well into keeping after being forced out of offence aged 17. He's got considerable experience and will be just what Itanpavia needs.

RD: Ais Keller, #4 (31 years)
Perhaps he would have been better suited to rugby, but defence suited this budding footballer perfectly. Is considered to be Itanpavia's strongest footballer - could come in handy.
CD: Lewis von Kampf, #5 (29 years)
A surprise addition. Hasn't had the best season, and many think his stunning shot could be better utilised further up the pitch.
LD: Dan Ellis, #6 (41 years)
Itanpavia's oldest player. Few question that he's still got a good tackle and shot in him, but rather how frequently he can reach it. He's a lot to prove.

RM: Leo Castello, #10 (35 years)
Few doubt Leo's talent. But he's spent a long time in places that didn't suit him, and some think his patience is wearing thin. Should be interesting on-pitch.
LM: Ben Dakota, #11 (23 years)
Ben is known almost as much for his exploits off-pitch as is astonishing skills on. Something of a loose cannon, but a great player on his day.

RF: Alx Listz, #7 (19 years)
The surprise of the squad. This 19 year old, hailing originally from Quisqomenic, has a hefty weight on his shoulders after competing in just 2 international games.
CF: Tomasz Francis, #8 (26 years) Captain
Francis is one of the most talented players in the world, let alone Itanpavia. We'll be banking on him for some stunning shots.
LF: Ricky LaBronte, #9 (32 years)
Getting on a bit, but surely still merits an international place. LaBronte has always been quite the footballer.

RS: Younes Al-Straka, #2 (34 years)
Al-Straka is a player who you wouldn't think of as a striker, but his surprising talent is what has put him there. Well, as well as his many sponsor Tritans...
LS: Casey Kirsch, #3 (27 years)
Itanpavia's only female player, and quite a player at that. She's in it to prove that girls can merit an international place.


Subs
GK: Paul Robertson, #12 (34 years)
A solid goalkeeper with lots of caps up his sleeve. Ageing a bit, but if used can still save a goal or two.

D: Frankie Winterbottom, #13 (28 years)
Many see him as the perfect sub, but he wants to disprove that.

M: Connor Alexanders, #14 (23 years)
A pacey player with a good kick every now and then - but only then. He wants to get out there and prove he's not just a loose cannon.

F: Michael Ferguson, #15 (39 years)
Fuming at not being included in the final team. It'll be interesting to see if it shows on the pitch.

S: Kyle California, #16 (26 years)
A talented player, but never really at his best since an accident a few years ago. He'll want to get back to his winning ways.

Permissions
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:

Choose my goalscorers – Yes.
Godmod scoring events – Yes.
RP injuries to my players – Yes.
Godmod injuries to my players – Yes, but I'd rather you TG me first.
Hand out yellow cards to my players – Yes.
Hand out red cards to my players – Yes, but I'd rather you TG me first.
Godmod other events – Yes.

[Vaugania]

Vaugania Golden Eagles
All-Time Record (W-D-L): 21-13-14
Rank: 73 (11.72 pts)
Style: +3.5

[align=center]Starting XI

19 LS Joshua Farnerud - Blizzards FC
27 RS Lars Baltzersen - Camp Kysten Athletic
11 CAM Throsten Althusser - Lindsborough United
37 LCM Miloslav Vorotaev - Datsya AC
40 RCM Morten Karlan - Prairie Knights
55 CDM Dmitri Blotski - Datsya AC
30 LB Peder Helland - Blizzards FC
14 LCB Henrik Ovesen - Sporting Stromhurst
10 RCB Jeremy O’Mara - St. John’s FC
17 RB Patrick Kerr - Basin Plain - United Gordonopia
1 GK Stefan Blanc (C) - Sporting Stromhurst

Substitutes

2 GK Lorne Gardiner - Mt. Dostoyevsky Eminence
24 CB Frankie Malloy - Howeburton Crowns FC
23 LB Stephen Erstweiler - Lindsborough United
12 CDM Dennis Schmidt - SC Yzerberg
46 RM Sander Kraft - Abel FC
13 CAM Cameron Battle - FC Buesk
16 ST Christoph Sykora - Tradewinds

Reserves

3 GK Timur Drevnerussky - Prairie Knights
88 CB Gregor Blake - Lindsborough United
18 CM Hjalmar Buraas - Mt. Dostoyevsky Eminence
90 CM Petr Kovalchuk - Camp Kysten Athletic
29 ST PK Castel - St. John’s FC

Management

Manager Kurt Hlasek
Asst Liam Henderson
Asst Vaclav Semin

Roles

Penalty Kicks: Joshua Farnerud
Corners: Morten Karlan
Long Free Kick: Miloslav Vorotaev
Short Free Kick: Thorsten Althusser

If the image is not showing, the Golden Eagles use a 4-4-2 Diamond.

RP Permissions: Don't kill anyone and have fun!

[Usjekhipstahf]

The Usjek Football National Team

Current Staffs

Manager/Head Coach - Luciano Spalletti|54

Assistant Coaches
- Paul Astin|49
- Daniel Pan|55
- Anton Veysey|45

Players

Starting Line-up
- #5|Robert Green|34|GK
- #10|Paul Wotton|36|CB
- #2|Gary Warren|29|CB
- #3|Daniel Potts|23|LB
- #11|Adam Smith|23|RB
- #20|Manuel Konrad|25|CDM
- #12|Markus Karl|28|CDM|Captain
- #19|Luis Afonso Fernandes|24|LM
- #21|Yann Jouffre|29|RM
- #15|Chhunly Pagenburg|27|ST
- #23|Simon Zoller|23|ST

Subs
- #25|Marko Meerits|23|GK
- #27|Gaston Sauro|24|CB
- #30|Miodrag Stošić|33|CB
- #29|Luke Howell|27|CM
- #22|Alejandro Alfaro|27|CF
- #17|Alexander Søloth|23|ST
- #14|Richard Creswell|36|ST

Formation: 4-4-2

Stadium
TOKYO STADIUM,
TOKYO, NIPPON



Kits

I Give My Opponent Permission To:
=================================
Choose My Goalscorers:        Y
Godmod Goalscoring Events:    Y
Injure Players:               Y (within reason)
Godmod Injury Events:         N
Red Card Players:             Y (within reason)
Yellow Card Players:          Y (within reason)
Godmod Other Events:          N
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[Filopines]

The Filopines Football Federation presents
Filopines national football team
World Cup LXVIII

Manager
Sierra Haleze 24 (Female)
First ever WCQ

Tactics
Formation 4-2-2-2
Style +5

Goalkeepers
GK
Kenneth Nolder 23
Kyle Porter 23
Jake Tuohy 21

Defenders
LB
Jason Dayley 33 Vice Capitán
David Crowley 24
CB
Ben Arden 27
Lawrence Cahill 23
RB
Mark Viney 28
Robin Tuazon 20
Louis Tenner 24

Midfielders
L/C/RDM
Luis Rodriguez 29
Ross Hart 22
Paul Rhett 44 (Please, stop. Just, stop.)
CM/CAM
Thomas Rosberg 25
Marcos Cabañas 20
Shaun Albrecht 28

Forwards
LS/RS
Ahmed Dibay 23
Jack Harodzic 27
Wilhelm Fleiner 22
LW/RW
Jason Hale 34
Tori Lamane 23 (Female)
Stephen Cayley 24 Capitán
Aaron Bolbing 31

Possible Starting XI
Nolder
Dayley Arden Cahill Viney
Rodriguez Hart/Albrecht
Hale Cayley
Dibay Harodzic

Kit

Stadium
Corsley Stadium 104,098

RP Permissions
Anything 'cept serious injuries and death.

[Catholican Catholica]

The last two World Cup cycles have been utterly awful for the Blue Eagles, so the CCFU have decided to build up a new team with a squad that is capable of winning games. With this new squad, the fans of the Blue Eagles are hoping and are confident that we shall be able to win enough games, so that hopefully we can qualify for the finals of the World Cup.

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Catholican Catholica National Football Team
Nickname: The Blue Eagles
Formation: 4-4-2
Manager: Garett Brooks
Style Modifier: +0

Roster:

Position: Goalkeeper
Club: North Island FC
Name: Keelan Owens
Number: 1
Bio: A star goalkeeper from North Island FC, the current champions of the CCFU Premier League, the highest tier of Catholican football. He has had ten clean sheets in the Premier League, and is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the league.

Position: Defender
Club: Eastland FC
Name: Earl Ryan
Number: 14
Bio: A very strong defender from Eastland FC, his strength can intimidate any opponent he sees. His quickness and his defensive capabilities are the qualities you look for in a defender.

Position: Defender
Club: Barrington United
Name: Phillip Haggard
Number: 7
Bio: A fast defender with quick reactions from Barrington United who doesn't let anyone just pass through defense.

Position: Defender
Club: North Island FC
Name: Jonah Mollown
Number: 5
Bio: An aspiring defender from North Island FC, he strives to take down his opponents with speed and strength. He relies on these abilities to stop players from advancing on goal.

Position: Defender
Club: Swiss Forest FC
Name: Norton Rider
Number: 8
Bio: A defender from Swiss Forest FC, he is a slow player, but he is very strong. His nickname is "The Wall."

Position: Midfielder
Club: Freetown FC
Name: Donnchad Johnson
Number: 17
Bio: A player with great vision, he can spot any open player on the field and pass the ball to them in as quick of a time as you can say his own name.

Position: Midfielder
Club: Freetown FC
Name: Dara Brant
Number: 19
Bio: An aspiring midfielder from Freetown, he was selected by scouts to be one of the first players of the newly formed Freetown FC, a club formed by fans of the old CCFA club Freetown United. His dribbling skills and his exquisite passing abilities make him a good midfielder to have on any team.

Position: Midfielder
Club: North Island FC
Name: Headley Poole
Number: 15
Bio: A midfielder from the small town of Torstershire, he was recruited by North Island FC scouts after a brilliant performance in a high school football match. Since then, he has been become known in Catholican Catholica as being one of the best midfielders in the CCFU Premier League.

Position: Midfielder
Club: Eastland FC
Name: Phelim Rush
Number: 21
Bio: A very experienced player from the town of Eastland, Phelim has played in both the CCFA and CCFU Premier League. He played for Freetown United in the CCFA Premier League, and now he plays for his hometown team of Eastland FC in the CCFU Premier League. He is well-renowned for his crossing capabilites.

Position: Forward
Club: North Island FC
Name: Clifton Irvin
Number: 13
Bio: A very quick forward from a small town in North Island, he is known for being one of the fastest players in Catholican Catholica's Premier League, the CCFU Premier League. He led the league in its inaugural season for most goals in a season, totaling up sixteen goals for his club.

Position: Forward
Club: North Island FC
Name: Mark Duffy
Number: 10
Bio: Mark is a small player from the city of New Hope. He played for his high school football team until scouts from North Island FC recruited him to become one of the club's starting eleven. Since then, he has played for the club and has developed a strong partnership with Clifton Irvin, this squad's other starting forward. This has resulted in many goals for the club as they won the inaugural season of the CCFU Premier League.

Substitutes:

GK #22 Reagan Marchand
D #18 Doug Floyd
D #16 Darnell O Mahaidhin
MF #4 Patsy Wilcox
MF #9 Morgan Sheehy
F #6 Jervis McIntyre
F #12 Val Aikin

Reserves:

GK #23 Scott Chance
D #3 Harvey Bardsley
D #2 Wilkie Harris
MF #20 Bill McNeil
F #11 Jaycob Ashley

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers: Y
Godmod scoring events: Y
RP injuries to my players: N
Godmod injuries to my players: N
Hand out yellow cards to my players: N
Hand out red cards to my players: N
Godmod other events: Y (As long as it's realistic, it's fine with me.)

[The Royal Kingdom of Quebec]

Royal Kingdom of Quebec Grim Reapers

Country Code: QUE
Denonym:Quebecois
Nickname: Grim Reapers
Manager:Jin Choon Kim, 92
Assistant Managers:Ho Weon Han, 48
Joseph Abanakewon-Masapik, 29
Physiologist: Angelo Miccarelli-Billia, 34
Captain: Frederic Beauchemin, 50
Assistant Captains: Eugene Cohen, Rene Bourassa

RP Permissions
Choose my goalscorers: Yes.
Godmod scoring events: Yes.
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes.
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes.
RP Injuries to my players: Yes(no more than one per match).
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes(make them creative )
Godmod other events: Yes(Be creative. I'm completely friendly and encouraging to blowing up stadiums!)

Style Modifier: +5

Starting XI
GK- Dakota Lavertu-Dumas, 27
DEF- Eugene Cohen, 32
DEF- Billy Carter, 27
DEF- Adrian Van Zanten, 26
MID- Frederic Beauchemin, 50
MID- Pascal Languedoc, 33
MID- Rene Bourassa, 28
FOR- Xavier Hertel, 19
FOR- Pascal Boyle, 19
FOR- Hong Chun Joo, 28
FOR- Zachary Fortin, 25

Reserves
GK- Irvin Nam, 19
DEF- Ross Woodward-Kim, 27
Eugene Jang, 28
Karl Varsteeg, 21
MID- Markus Lazarev-Horak, 20
William Corriander, 28
FOR- Riley Johnson, 33
Maksim Buchanevitch Jang, 21
Leonardo Conavacio, 17

Formation

3-2-3-2
----------------Lavertu-Dumas----------------
----VanZanten-----Cohen------Carter------
--------Languedoc-----Bourassa-----------
----Beauchemin---Hertel---Joo------
---------Boyle--------Fortin------

[Sargossa]

World Cup 68


Sargossa - 'The Corsairs'

Kit
Courtesy of ediraf

Home / Away / Keeper



Head Coach

Ernesto Farías
Veteran former international striker who played a key part in Sargossa’s very first national squad. Farías has held numerous roles within the international structure, including two caretaker spells in charge of the senior side. Most recently manager of SuperLiga side Ciudad Soluca before replacing the departing Iarlaith Mag Aonghusa at the Corsairs’ helm.

Backroom Staff

Assistant Head Coach: Elías Carrasco
Defensive Coach: Germán Moya
Attacking Coach: Rubén Contreras
Goalkeeping Coach: Silvio Romero
Fitness Coach: Sergio Castellanos
Technical Coordinator: Alejandro Echeverría
Team Doctor: Dr Iván Morelli

Talent

GK: 1. Ezequiel Medrán (32) – Sporting San Marquez
Long ago picked out by former national coach Martín Tejera, who knew a thing or two about goalkeeping, as one to watch. Undisputed first choice in the Sargossan goal.
GK: 13. Armando Abad (26) – Dínamo Maturín
Such is the bend on this lad that there is a continuing suspicion that Armando may actually be partially elastic.
GK: 25. Emilio León (21) – Sportivo Soluca
A regular in the Sportivo goal at the age of just 19, big things are expected of the young shot stopper.

DR: 2. Cristiano Damían (24) – Astograth University (Astograth)
An eyebrow or two were raised when Astograth University snapped up a little known youngster from Ciudad Soluca. But he’s since proved that the ‘Grathi’s had got themselves a bargain.
DRC: 5. Guillermo Lucena (21) – Ciudad Soluca
A favourite of Farías after serving him well in the Under-21 team, the Olympic Squad and at Ciudad. A solid defender with an excellent reading of the game. Equally adept at centreback or fallback.
DLC: 6. Mauro Fernández (33) – Ciudad Soluca
Rugged yet imperious, a rock at the back for Ciudad and a suitably impressive barrier for the national side too. Unlikely to win any prizes for elegance but when Mauro clears the ball it stays cleared.
DL: 3. Mauricio Abeyta (23) – Alianza Jucaro
A buccaneering fallback who clearly longs to be a winger. An attacking threat down the left with a powerful shot and accurate cross. Unfortunately his defensive duties are sometimes forgotten.
DC: 12. Matías Sosa (30) – Liria Prizren (Mytannion)
A free scoring centreback whose temperament has been known to get him in a spot of bother. So he probably feels right at home in Mytannion.
DR: 14. Cristón Espinal (22) – El Nacional
A rightback by trade but often pressed into service in the centre of defensive during an injury crisis in Goza last season. Another former member of Farías’ Olympic Squad.
DLC: 19. José Toranzo (28) – Perntav Marna TU (Earent)
Can play at both left fallback and in the centre of defence, looking equally accomplished in both positions. Currently plying his trade in Earent.
DC: 21: Aurelio Pascual (27) – Sportivo Cordova
Only a dearth of strong centrebacks has kept Pascual out of national team reckoning for this long. But after strong domestic season has finally seen the Cordova man force his way into the squad.

DMC: 4. Lucas Ramís (33) – Sporting San Marquez
Strong in the challenge, unafraid to get stuck in, Lucas is a midfield destroyer of the highest order. Despite his age, a vital component for both club and country.
AMR: 7. Javier Jerez (31) – Sporting San Marquez
A tricky winger with plenty of technique but a willowy frame that struggles to compete with the game’s more physical practitioners. But still the best supply of crosses in the squad.
MC: 8. Rodrigo Defederico (31) – Oyardo FC (Astograth)
A talented midfielder who once had every Sargossan club of stature fighting over his signature. But the playmaker turned down the likes of Sporting San Marquez and Ciudad Soluca to make the move to Astograth.
AML: 11. Federico Cifuentés (21) – Dínamo Maturín
It’s entirely possible that Federico could have represented Sargossa at the Olympic 100m, such is the pace hidden away in his diminutive frame. A real terror for opposition fallbacks, although a consistent delivery shy of being genuinely world class.
AMRC: 15. Flavio Freitas (23) – El Nacional
A tireless attacking midfielder whose impressive work rate and never say die attitude make him a firm favourite among Gozans and neutrals alike.
MC: 16. Germán Sauseda (22) – Ciudad Soluca
Midfield playmaker with a prestigious range of passing. Sauseda stood out in a fairly average Porto Alegro Azul side that consistently punched above its weight. Brought to Ciudad by Farías a year ago.
AML: 18. Sebastián Canteros (30) - Perntav Marna TU (Earent)
Started life as a striker before the youth coaches at the Ciudad Deportiva decided that such crossing ability was wasted in the centre. Has joined Toranzo in Earent.
DMC: 22. Matías Escobar (29) – Marinos Metropolis (Valladares)
A midfield destroyer who can run all day without breaking a sweat. Consistently good performances in the Liga De Fuego led to a move abroad.
AMLC: 24. Ivan Ávila (30) – Ciudad Soluca
A regular understudy for the great Alejandro Echeverría at the Estadio Generalissmo Joaquín Delgado and with the national side. He may have turned thirty but finally the patience should pay off.

FC: 9. Federico Ferreyra (30) – Urbizania Wanderers (Astograth)
A penalty area predator who made his name for little Nuevo Onwere before making the move to Astograth. Swapped the purple of Gortz Utd for the altogether greener, quite literally, pastures of Urbizania Wanderers.
FC: 10. Stefano Bustos (25) – Sportivo Soluca
At 6’4” the Sportivo targetman is a real threat in the air and adds the perfect option if the ‘hoof it to the big fella’ card needs to be played.
FC: 17. Federico Noyola (22) – Sporting San Marquez
Yet another gem unearthed from the barrios of San Marquez and polished by ‘El Academia’. Has an uncanny knack of being in the right place and the right time and has proved a scourge of SuperLiga defences because of it. A natural successor to Ferreyra.
FRC: 20. Saturnín Quinteros (24) – Ciudad Soluca
Big things were expected of a forward who caught the attention with a seventy four goal season for one of Ciudad’s many youth teams. Often used as an attacking midfielder at club level by Farías so more of the same could be expected here.
FLC: 23. Gelson Di Santo (30) – Sportivo Soluca
A real find from the Ciudad Soluca academy who was used sparring for both club and country but tends to rise to the opportunity when given it. But he grew tired of being used so sparingly and made a controversial move across the capital.


Style
An attacking and direct 4-2-3-1. Probable starting eleven (Listed L to R)
Medrán -- Abeyta - Fernández - Lucena - Damían -- Defederico (C) - Ramís - - Cifuentés - Ávila - Quinteros -- Ferreyra

Style Modifier = (+4)

Schedule

Big matches are hosted in our rather fancy Nethertopian built 109,000 capacity Estadio Generalissimo Joaquín Delgado in the Sargossan capital of Soluca.

Permissions
If my opponent RP's first they can:
Choose my goalscorers: Heck yes
Godmod Scoring Events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes (within reason)
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Hand out Yellow cards to my players: Yes
Hand out Red cards to my players: Yes
Godmod Other Events Yes: Just no killing, maiming, burning or heavy petting

[Sicoutimont]

Sicoutimont National Football Team

After a solid showing at the Copa Rushmori, reaching the Quarterfinals, Sicoutimont football looks to be bouncing back from the fall from grace at World Cup 67. The team, ranked 36th, was expected to qualify, and failed. Now, at World Cup 68, the mission for these players is to reach the play-off stage. Failing this, manager Marc Denis could be out of a job, and many players could find that this campaign, even if they are younger than others, could be the last for them.

Starting XI

Alain Rivcoucher -- East Franz Athletic (PIS) -- Age 25 -- GK
Rivcoucher, a top keeper in the Sicoutian League for many years, left at the transfer window to help East Franz Athletic of Polar Islandstates. He has won favour over backup Pier-Luc Dion, possibly because of his great showing at the Copa Rushmori.

Neal Kent -- 1896 Ebor (MYT) -- Age 32 -- DF
Kent comes into this tournament fresh off 2 straight UICA Champion's Cup victories. This can only burst his confidence, being the first Sicoutian player to win the title, and this experience and confidence will bring a lot to the team.

Loic Leduc -- Matthew City Rangers (NSI) -- Age 29 -- DF
Leduc, who sat out the Copa Rushmori due to a small injury, returns to the National Team in top form, and his skill set, developed since he was on the Di Bradini Cup team, will help out this roster.

Yves Savard -- CDSA Decraa (MYT) -- Age 36 -- DF
Savard's 8th World Cup Qualifying appearance will be his last, with his stated intention to retire after the next club season. His storied career, which included some great moments, will be remembered by Sicoutian fans in the years to come, as Yves was a great player for the team.

Oscar de Orebale -- Royal Rumiatzi (ASG) -- Age 33 -- MD
Orebale will be a big help in the midfield for this Sicoutian roster, and his talent can only help this team in World Cup qualifying.

Jean de Terre -- SK Aassiat Harbour (PIS) -- Age 22 -- MD
While a common theme of this team is that it's getting older, it's good to know the future is in good hands with players like de Terre, who will be the ones who bring this team past World Cup 70, which is expected to be when many of the players who've been with this team since the start will retire.

Vito Ruel -- Sporting Volker (FEL) -- Age 25 -- MD
Ruel made a big splash on transfer deadline day, leaving FC Pierre Beach for greener grounds in Felix for a fee of 20 million dollars. He hopes he can make as big a splash at World Cup qualifying.

Louis Desjardins -- Alianza F.C (SJG) -- Age 32 -- MD
Desjardins has become a crowd favourite at Alianza F.C over the past years, and it's mainly due to his talent in the middle of the field. Marc Denis hopes that this talent comes through for Sicoutimont, as he's been somewhat shaky at previous international events.

Gaspard Demaru -- Jan Mayen Islanders (PIS) -- Age 22 -- ST
Demaru, one of the youngest on this team, in addition to Jean de Terre, is expected to help this club for many years in the future, and Denis believes that one of the best ways to prepare him for this is to have him play with the top strikers on this team.

Alex Gannot -- Athletik Thessia (MYT) -- Age 27 -- ST
On this top triad, Gannot is the ball player. While Demaru and Giroux can finish so spectacularly, it's often Gannot who won the ball with a great play, or put in the great cross. Of course, he can score as well. Much of Gannot's great work goes unseen, but is greatly appreciated by his team mates.

Girard Giroux -- Edmonton United (VLD) -- Age 31 -- ST
Girard Giroux, legend of Sicoutian football, returns to the World Cup at age 31. Although he's not the oldest on the team, he's exiting his prime years. Giroux is still a star, however, helping his Edmonton club to win the cup competition in Valladares.

Subs/Reserves
Pier-Luc Dion -- FC Arayat Severyn (MYT) -- Age 32 -- GK
David Smith -- Brigham (EUR) -- Age 23 -- DF
Fernard Girard -- Astograth University (ASG) -- Age 31 -- DF
Martin Blais -- Gesterlake FC -- Age 25 -- MD
Hans Richelieu -- AFK Hans Island Pioneers (PIS) -- Age 33 -- MD
Georges Allonts -- Gesterlake FC -- Age 33 - ST
Christopher Savard -- Fontvielle Impact (VLD) -- Age 32 -- ST
Stan Sarault -- Litala '93 (MYT) -- Age 29 -- ST

Manager: Marc Denis
Style Modifier: +2
Formation: 3-4-3
Captain: Yves Savard

RP Permissions: 
Choose my goalscorers Y
Godmod scoring events Y, within reason
RP injuries to my players Y, I determine length and severity.
Godmod injuries to my players N
Hand out yellow cards to my players Y, 2 per match
Hand out red cards to my players N
Godmod other events Y, within reason

Stadiums
Stade St-Pierre, Lac-Drouin, Seats 71,500
SportCity (Stade Pierre Beach), Pierre Beach, Seats 116,000

-Stade St-Pierre is the oldest home to the Sicoutimont National Team, hosting qualifying games in every single World Cup we've competed in. It is located right in downtown Sicoutimont, just a few steps from the lakefront. Teams playing here will want to stay at the Imperial Hotel, just 300 meters down the road towards the Emperor's Palace. The Imperial is recognized as the finest hotel in the city, and was ranked the number 1 hotel in Sicoutimont last year. On the other hand, visitors to SportCity, also known as Stade Pierre Beach, will remember it from the international events hosted here, including the final of the Baptism of Iron. The stadium above-ground looks like a normal, although larger than most, stadium, but below is where the action happens. Underneath the stadium, there is an entire district of the city, with shopping malls, banks, the entry to the Grand Hotel Pierre Beach, where you'll likely be staying, and the central train station. If you arrive by air, you'll enter through the airport some 70km north of the city, and take the train in to the Grand Hotel, the finest in all of Pierre Beach, with awesome views of either the sprawling port of Pierre Beach, with its many charms, or the warm waters of the sea. Games played here in the late summer and early fall, however, run the risk of being moved to Lac-Drouin if a hurricane is in the area.

The World Cup is just about to start, and we'll have all the analysis, predictions, results and much more from the Lac-Drouin Times, the only newspaper with exclusive access to Team Sicoutimont.

[Costa de Ouro]

Costa de Ouro Roster for the World Cup 68

Pos     Player                          #
Denotes Starter

GK	Luis Guiomar Torres		8
GK	Genoveva Luísa Araújo		27
GK	Ulisses Quim Mendes		29
RB	Fernando Ricardo Lobo		22
RB	Catarina Débora Ferreira	31
RB	Graça Núria Crespo		32
CB	Álvaro Dinis Ventura		10
CB	Félix Teófilo Mendes		11
CB	Clarissa Sabina Cardozo		23
CB	Narcisa Lígia Rosario		25
LB	Jerónimo Edmundo Campos		35
LB	Nico Roque Serafim		36
LB	Lídia Íris Achilles		45
RM	Manoel Mário Melo		37
RM	Bartolomeu Túlio Magalhães	39
RM	Silvio Jaime Fernandes		40
CM	Elias Octávio Matos		12
CM	Eugênio Julio Fonseca		14
CM	Roque Plínio D'cruze		15
LM	Verônica Efigênia Gomes		42
LM	Gabriel Veríssimo Pereira	43
LM	Alos Tadeu Matos		21
ST	Pablo Xavier Noyola		3
ST	César Mariano Silveira		5
ST	Fernão Matias Pinho		6
ST	Estevão Ze D'cruz		20
ST	Xavier Guálter Torres		16
ST	Tomás Fernando Torres		18

I Give My Opponent Permission To:
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Choose My Goalscorers:        Y
Godmod Goalscoring Events:    Y
Injure Players:               Y
Godmod Injury Events:         N
Red Card Players:             N
Yellow Card Players:          Y
Godmod Other Events:          N
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Style: -1.5

[Bears Armed]

Bears Armed

‘The Bear-Belles’

National football organisation: ‘Bears Armed Association for Soccer’ (= ‘BAAS’).
(Chairbear: Urra SunBlesséd [former captain, and then manager, of ‘Bear-Belles’])
National anthem (for sports): ‘The Banner Green And Gold’.
Official supporters' organisation: 'Arri's Furry Army'.

Yes, it still is an all-female team. As I’ve explained before, this is because the main ball-game that's traditionally been played in Bears Armed is actually a form of Rugby, but [for several reasons] the professional league for that sport is all-male and so some of the female players decided that switching to Soccer — and trying to establish a professional league for that sport for themselves instead — might be a viable alternative: They were right, because that professional league was founded shortly after WC44 and so has now been in operation for over an eightSquared of years.

All of the players are actual Ursines (i.e. anthropomorpic, bipedal Bears)], except for any whom I actually specify as being members of other ‘peoples’ instead. The Harr'aynau people are physically human (more-or-less, anyway, although inclined towards heavy builds & hairiness), but are spiritually & culturally Ursine instead.

According to Bears Armed’s timeline, the qualifiers for WC68 take place in 2099-2100AD, and the Cup proper in 2101AD: All figures given here for people’s ages and lengths of experience are the values applying in the first of those three years.
Yes, these dates do still allow for the fact that a ‘time-loop’ meant that as far as Bears Armed was concerned the WC#66 & WC#67 cycles took place “simultaneously”.


Supervising Manager: Urra SunBlesséd [former captain, and then [during a previous period to this] manager of the ‘Bear-Belles’
(female Ursine, from the Sun Clan; played with the Belles from their Baptism of Fire onwards for a lonnng time – with her extended youthfulness eventually explained as being due to her having a TrueBear amongst her grandparents — before she became manager for the first time; called out of her retirement from professional football [during which she’s apparently been a ‘hero’ instead…] in the hope that her guidance combined with the coaching skills of her old friend Ug-Ug will reverse the recent slide in the Belles’ fortunes; fur = honey-blonde, right-pawed)

Chief Coach: Ug-Ug.
(male ‘cave’ human, from The Holy Empire; famous as a player for his homeland, and then as one of their coaches, although his times running things for Krytenia and then for Armed Bears were less successful…)

Deputy Manager (Admin): Harreethe Sareeen
(female Ursine, from Clan GreyBear; formerly a staff member at BAAS, who was appointed as her predecessor’s assistant in preparation for the ‘qualifiers’ stage of WC63 and then promoted to this position after WC65; her duties include acting as the team’s ‘routemaster’, which means handling all of their travelling arrangements; age = 43, fur = light brown).

Doctor: Herrath Harrn
(female Brock [i.e. anthropomorphic Badger], from the ‘Brocken Brackh’ nation; age = 40, right-pawed, fur = black & white; hired just before the start of WC65’s qualifiers.)

Physiotherapist: Erra Karrach
(female Ursine, Clan = Kettar-Surra; age = 36, left-pawed, fur = medium-brown & quite short; hired after WC63.)

Chaplain, ‘One Plus Seven’: Urrsulha Nightfall
(female Ursine from the Silver-of-Night; age = late 50s (?), left-pawed, fur = silvery; assigned to this job, by the Great Medicine Society, just before the qualifiers for WC57.)

Chaplain, Ursion: Ursiosopher Dorr-Surra
(male Ursine, from Clan Redwood; age = 51; left-pawed, fur = medium-brown with traces of chestnut; formerly a deputy chaplain at Bullford University, transferred to this post in preparation for the ‘qualifiers’ stage of WC63 after his predecessor here was appointed to a senior administrative job at the main temple in New Sarrum instead; he has a doctorate in Anthropology, and is a skilled organist who originally was really more interested in [Baroque] music than he was in sports but has developed an interest in football while in this job.)

Security Chief: Commander Halgrimm Harrlh’s-son
(male Ursine, from Clan Thulean; age =48, left-pawed, fur = light brown; seconded from the Confederal Navy, and has considerable experience of dealing with foreigners; appointed to this job in preparation for the ‘qualifiers’ stage of WC63.)

Caterers: Famhwuie Girronty.


Roster

(Versions of the four players whose names here are followed by asterisks* were in the Bear-Belles’ original line-up. I’ll explain how they’re now here — and now “now”, too — in my RP…)


(#1) Charra o Barrdenn* _ Clan = GreenWoods, home team = 'Barrdenn Barbariennes', 6 years experience of Soccer; age = 27, left-pawed, fur = medium brown, noted for her long reach and calm temperament.

(#13) Urrth’hrra Troutcatcher _ Clan = SeaBear, home team = ‘NorthGate Nomads', category & usual position = Goalkeeper, Soccer experience = 2 years; age = 19, left-pawed, fur = light-medium brown. Her talent [usually] more than compensates for her relative inexperience.

(#15) Charrh’lhrra _ Clan = Chargh’ghrurr, home team = ‘Kingly City', category & usual position = Goalkeeper, Soccer experience = 3 years; age = 17, left-pawed/right-pawed, fur = dark-medium brown & relatively long. (this is actually a pair of identical twins… but under “her” clan’s laws such a pair counts as a single person for all legal purposes and therefore can be fielded as a single player!)
(There are precedents from earlier World Cups for allowing this arrangement.)

(#2) Mirra Redwood _ Clan = Redwood, home team = ‘Harr Burran Heroines’, category = Defender, usual position = Left Back, Soccer experience = 5 years; age = 22, left-pawed, fur = medium-brown with reddish highlights.
(#3) Shurranna Ozt’suhl _ Clan = Ozt’suhl [Free Sept, home team = ‘Heroes’ Park Heroines', category = Defender, usual position = Right Back, Soccer experience = 6 years; age = 21, left-pawed, fur = medium-brown, on the tall side even for a [female] Ursine (@ 7’6”).

(#17) Garr’thrrie Garroon _ Clan = Herrchaum, home team = ‘Merlchester Rovers', category = Defender, preferred position = Right Back, Soccer experience = 4 years; age = 21, right-pawed, fur = light brown.


(#4) Urra ‘Honey’ SunBlessed* _ Clan = Sun, home team = ‘Sun Valley Smashers’, category = Midfielder/Defender, usual position = Lynchpin, Soccer experience = 6 years; age = 23, right-pawed, fur = ‘honey-brown’, very good eyesight even by human (rather than Ursine) standards. She is a very accurate kicker, and therefore the usual first choice for taking free kicks & penalties (unless the team-mates who were wronged in the actions that led to the penalties being awarded are given precedence, as may well happen if they're still fit enough); her nickname comes from her fur-colour, her very sweet nature, and (it must be admitted) the fact that she's a bit ‘thick’.

(#14) Sarra-Bhrriffh o Southwoods _ Clan = WestWoods, home team = ‘Wiston United', category & usual position = Lynchpin, Soccer experience = 6 years; age = 24, left-pawed, fur = medium-brown.

(#20) Marrah’ghrrath o Westfells _ Clan = WestWoods, home team = ‘WestPort United', category & usual position = Lynchpin, Soccer experience = 5 years; age = 22, right-pawed, fur = light brown; Lowfurran Christian.


(#5) Erra Fairbearrn _ Clan = Sun, home team = ‘NorthPort Naviagtors', category = Midfielder, usual position = Midfield Left, Soccer experience = 7 years; age = 25, left-pawed, fur = blonde, very good eyesight.

(#6) Karramarsar Natharrah _ Clan = Ostbora, home team = ‘Krasny Kremmer Konquerors', category = Midfielder, usual position = Midfield Right, Soccer experience = 5 years; age = 21, ambidextrous, fur = blonde.

(#21) Marra Lightning _ Clan = Gunnar, home team = ‘Newton Arsenal', category = Midfielder, preferred position = Midfield Left, Soccer experience = 4 years; age = 20, left-pawed, fur = light brown.


(#7) Beorra ‘Locomotive’ o Barrdenn* _ Clan = GreenWoods, home team = 'Barrdenn Barbariennes', category = Striker, usual position = Centre Forward, only in her 4th season of playing Association Football but has 7 years of Rugby experience from before that as well; age = 29, left-pawed, fur = medium brown. Her nickname comes from the fact that she's big, fast, tough, and definitely intimidating... although she can usually keep her temper under control.

(#10) Marra SunDaughter* _ Clan = Sun, home team = 'Sun Valley Smashers', category = Striker, usual position = Left Forward, Soccer experience = 8 years experience; age = 29, left-pawed, fur = golden-brown, good eyesight even by human (rather than Ursine) standards. She is the team's CAPTAIN, and a real star player by anybody's standards.

(#11) Shiirrie Arrogh _ Clan = Tiggrahth'hrra, home team = ‘Kingly City’, category = Striker, usual position =Right Forward, Soccer experience = 5 years experience; Tiggrahth'hrra (i.e. anthropomorphic Tiger), age = 22, right-pawed, fur = black-&-orange stripes, good eyesight even by human (rather than Ursine) standards.

(#23) Karramarsar Urranna _ Clan = Ostbora, home team = ‘Urvan’s Avengers', category = Forward, preferred position = Left Forward, Soccer experience = 3 years; age = 20, left-pawed, fur = medium-brown.

(#24) Siggrynna Siggurr’s-darthhrr _ Clan = Thuleann, home team = ‘NorthPort Raiders', category = Forward, preferred position = Centre Forward or Right Forward, Soccer experience = 4 years; age = 20, right-pawed, fur = white; ‘Polar Bear’ ancestry, 7’7” tall.

(#25) Herh'hrrana SunChild _ Clan = Sun, home team = ‘Sun Valley Smashers ', category = Forward or Winger, usual position = any Forward or Winger, Soccer experience = 3 years; age = 21, ambidexstrous, fur = blonde, good eyesight, very quick on her feet.

(#30) Urrth’hrra Tall-Oaks _ Clan = Hreuh-Barra [Free Sept], home team = ‘Merlchester Rovers', category = Forward, preferred position = Centre Forward or Left Forward, Soccer experience = 4 years; age = 19, left-pawed, fur = medium-brown & relatively long, tall (7’6”) and solidly built but not slow.

(#31) Sarra-Marranna o Dawn _ Clan = Urrset, home team = ‘Sun Valley Smashers', category = Forward, preferred position = any Forward, Soccer experience = 3 years; age = 20, left-pawed, fur = reddish-brown.


(#12) Charrie WestWalker _ Clan = WildWoods, home team = ‘LakePort Lionesses', category = Winger, usual position = Right Winger, Soccer experience = 4 years; Harr’aynau humanoid, age = 21, right-footed, hair = chestnut.

(#16) Harrietta Karra o Hara _ Invisible Wabbit; Clan = BerryGlades (by adoption); home team = WideWindle Wanderers, category = Winger or Midfielder, usual position = Right Winger (' Outside Right') but has proven that she can play well on the left as well, experience = 37+ years; age = ???, ambidextrous, fur = light grey; she is INVISIBLE to most "mundane" people, but those should still be able to see the kit that she's wearing; less likely to resort to "ridiculous" trickery than might be the case in an all-Wabbit team, but still quite likely to do things like using her long ears to hold the ball in place on top of her head or running along on her hands whilst juggling the ball with her feet, both of which would of course make tackling her [within the rules] rather difficult. (WC59 was her international debut.)

(#27) Arramarra Lightning _ Clan = Gunnar, home team = ‘River City', category = Winger, preferred position = Left Winger, Soccer experience = 5 years; age = 22, left-pawed, fur = blonde.


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Usual starters = #1-7, 10-12, 16.
Style: Offensive, modifier = +4.0… ("A good offence is the best defence"...)
Their usual formation will include a front row of at least 5 (normally arranged as 3 strikers & 2 wingers), with 2 midfielders, 2 backs, and either a ‘Defensive Centre’ (whose starting position would be at the midpoint of an imaginary cross drawn between those other four non-forwards’ positions) or a third midfielder depending on the Manager’s decision before each match.


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Opponents may _

RP injuries to my players / Godmod injuries to my players / Hand out Yellow cards to my players / Hand out Red cards to my players: Y to all, at least to start with, but remember what I've written here and keep it in limits accordingly... Any serious offences by my players would probably result in injuries to your players, and causing any serious injuries to my players would probably require such obviously-deliberate attacks that your players would get yellow or even red cards as a result too. Don’t kill anybody, or inflict injuries that would be serious enough to end careers, without checking with me & getting my approval (which is unlikely to be granted…) first.
Godmod Other Events: Y, I suppose, at least as long as you do so in an AMUSING way... but please remember that Ursines are fully sapient beings, as much as Humans are, not instinct-driven animals. Oh, and of course female Ursines are not sexually interested in Humans (of either sex), and it's very unlikely that female Harr'ayanau would be either. Please don't have them run amok or outright revert to animality, without checking by TG first, don't make assumptions about their views on politics or religion, and don't do anything that would make more than one of them incapable of playing in their next game...



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Kit: This incarnation of the team will normally wear the usual set of designs (from ‘ediraf’) that the Belles have favoured in the past, with the ‘Association’ badges correctly staying ‘BAAS’ rather than [the now obsolete] ‘BAMAS’. See "here" for details. However, unlike the incarnations of this team that you’ve actually seen playing before, they have a set of five stars—one for each World Cup triumph (in their own timeline, and all after WC62…) that the Belles had “already” achieved before the match from which they were brought here.
Bears Armed has traditionally used base-8 arithmetic, for several reasons, and this has affected the set of numbers used for this team’s players: The numbers “10”, “22”, and “26” have been left unassigned out of respect for wearers who went to their deaths as heroines during various conflicts.


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Home grounds

1/. Wimbley Stadium:[/b] Located a few miles to the north-north-west of Council Groves (our capital city), to which it is connected by rail as well as by road, this stadium was built from scratch — on part of a former Confederal Army base’s site — shortly before the qualifiers for WC52 began as a replacement for the Bear-Belles original “home” at ‘Plumtrees Park’ which has now been demolished. Its current capacity is approximately 60'000 for Ursines: Fitting about 40’000 humans into the visiting fans' half should be possible, and so that's as many as we'll let into the country. Accommodation for visiting teams & their staffs will be provided in a new hotel, less than a mile away, which has staff who are accustomed to dealing with Humans as well as with Ursines. The various other hotels in that complex and those at Council Groves can now provide about 12’000 rooms at a time, at varying prices, although of course some of those may already have been booked by people who have nothing to do with the Cup. Accommodation (at a fairly basic level) for up to 15’000 supporters will be available, at reasonable prices, in students' residences for the National University’s campus in that city: if any more than all of those facilities put together can house want to attend a match then they’ll have to borrow space in the area’s remaining Army camp instead...
There are still no direct inter-regional flights into Council Groves, so that visitors will have to travel by way of one of our neighbours and then continue onwards by one of the limited number of "local" air-flights or by rail. (People planning to arrive by rail will still have to travel via the nation of Mikitivity, but extra services will be organised on that route...)
This site will be used for most, but not all, of the Belles' matches. (list to be added)

2./ ‘NorthLands National Stadium’: Located at NorthPort, the most cosmopolitan city in The Ursine Northlands, this facility was originally built for use by the 'Northbears' WC49’s qualifiers. Unfortunately the place has since seen rather less use than was originally hoped, but it is still in good condition and will hold about 43’000 Ursines or over 60’000 humans (or, of course, proportionate numbers of a mixture of those two species) because it was deliberately built to be rather larger than 'Plumtrees Park' which was then the Mainland's 'national' stadium…
This site will be used for some of the Belles’ home games (list to be added), and also for some of their friendlies & matches in other Cups during this period as specified separately.
Foreigners coming to this stadium may either travel to the ‘Mainland’ and then continue hence via a set of ancient [& probably magical] ‘Gates’ that link the country’s two sections — completing their journey by either rail or riverboat after that — or take ship directly to NorthPort.


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NOTES

Ursines may tend to be a bit less agile & slower to accelerate than humans on average, but this team's members were carefully selected so the gap between them & their opponents in this respect should be narrower than some people might expect. They do tend to have [slightly] poorer eyesight than humans, on the whole (although the members of both Clan Gunnar and the Sun Clan are generally an exception to this rule, and the eyesight of the latter group is actually often at [slightly] better-than-human levels instead), so long-distance passes & shots at goal will tend to be rarer behaviour for them than they are for human teams... but their typical size & strength mean that when they're running with the ball it will probably take a very brave human — as well as a very skilled one — to tackle them successfully (or, at least, one who has reasonable experience of playing against Ursines…), which should balance that factor pretty well. They don’t jump very well, but then they’re generally rather taller than most Human players to start with so they shouldn’t need to jump as often in order to intercept [relatively] high shots...
Ursines are physically robust, of course, which means that they're much less likely than humans are to suffer injuries in falls or collisions. The females of this species are more even-tempered than the males, and the team's members will try to stay on their best behaviour not only in order to do well in this contest but also to impress upon the watching humans that Ursines aren't just "dumb beasts". They will not 'dive', or feign injury in other ways, because suggesting that they could be harmed so easily goes strongly against the grain. ‘Northlanders’ are maybe not quite as "civilised" as the 'Mainlanders'… or, at any rate, that’s the traditional stereotype..
Cold weather should pose no problem to them, even if there's snow or ice on the pitch, but tropical heat might prove awkward...


Unless our hosts at the match in question object, this team's members (including the designated substitutes for the match in question) will perform a [fairly short] ritual that's called the 'harrdiharr' on the pitch just before play begins... This is a traditional war-dance, meant to over-awe opponents, that has come to be a customary prelude for team games as well (similar to the [RL] New Zealanders' 'haka'...). : )
As has now been seen during various tournaments, some of our fans like to take drums — and possibly also 'Urrs-horns' [which are similar to Alpenhorns, cow-horns, or other "musical instruments", too — along to the matches…

The team is accompanied by a number of sapient Ravens, who are there both to gather information about the rival sides and to provide air cover in case of hostile waterfowl.

[Total n Utter Inanity]

If you play against Total n Utter Inanity, you can do what you like. The teamsheet is blank for you to fill in, the stadium can be whatever you want it to be, the players can be whoever or whatever you want them to be, the team kits are... I'm sure you get the picture. The rules of football remain the same, but anything else goes.

Thanks a bunch.

(Not the original) TnUI