Baptism of Fire 37
For most national football teams, their introduction to international, world-class competitions comes through the Baptism of Fire. This aptly named tournament provides these new squads an opportunity to test their mettle against opponents of similar experience, before being thrown into the battle royal known as the World Cup. It follows that the tournament should run as smoothly as possible, and within this constraint the EWCC has always strained itself in choosing the best hosts possible. Cafundéu, former World Cup host (three World Cups), and the Second Empire of the Golden Host, former Cup of Harmony host, present themselves as the very candidates to fulfill this tradition. Both nations have a plentitude of experience and the necessary infrastructure to make this international debut the best possible for participating national teams.
Experience
Cafundéu has hosted a total of eight international football tournaments, including Women’s World Cup 8, Baptism of Fire 21 and 30, World Cups 36, 42 and 48, as well as Cup of Harmony 31 and 36. There is hardly a more qualified host, if we were to judge by experience only. Given these tournaments have been hosted, Cafundéu has a long existing infrastructure, which has been steadily evolving and growing since then. In that sense, there are few other nations with such extensive preparation already in place from prior tournaments.
The Second Empire has hosted two International Futsal Soccer Tournaments (1 and 2; co-hosted with Sarzonia and Yafor 2, respectively) and a Futsal World Cup (1; co-hosted with Somewhereistonia). Furthermore, the Second Empire was the recent co-host of Cup of Harmony 40 (co-hosted with Peisandros). Although obviously not as experienced as their bidding co-host this time around, Cafundéu, the Second Empire is definitely not short on experience. Furthermore, prior to these tournaments the Imperial administration poured large quantities of capital into renovating stadiums and providing the infrastructure to provide a smooth tournament to both the teams and their fans.
In short, both bidding countries are experienced and both have the necessary infrastructure in place to smoothly run Baptism of Fire 37.
Scorinator & Tie-breakers
The scorinator to be used will be that used by Cafundéu and co-host during World Cup 36 (42 and 48, as well). The style modifier range used will be the classic -3 to +3, with the former being more defensive and the latter being more aggressive (offensive).
The unique tie-breaking scenario is that the co-hosts will first consider number of wins, as opposed to goal difference.
RP Bonus
Although, traditionally, RP bonus has been one of the few places where bids will actually differ, and usually hosts remain relatively ambiguous about the nature of their RP bonus system, it is worth saying that given that teams will enter the competition unranked, RP bonus will carry much weight. It is cumulative in nature, meaning individual scores will be calculated on RP history as opposed to merely only RPs relevant to that particular match day. This will reward teams that cannot consistently RP, although obvious those which can will have a marginal advantage. They are graded based on four categories: slain, poor, good and excellent. The range of points begins at its lowest, with slain, and at its highest with excellent. Spaam will not be rewarded (although, grading is subjective depending on the host, obviously).
Other Notes
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