Welcome to the 69th Cup of Harmony tournament, hosted on behalf of the WCC by...
COSTHANE
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Another cutthroat World Cup Qualifying cycle has come to pass. In a big cruel multiverse filled with hundreds of football-mad nations, there will always be worthy sides left out. The Cup of Harmony is an invitation-only tournament for those select few who fell short of the World Cup Finals but nevertheless proved their mettle and caught eyes in Qualifying with their guile, steady improvement and admirable effort. The best of the rest! Though it is not the World Cup, this tournament has a long and prestigious history in its own right. Teams that go all-in for the Cup of Harmony can enjoy a deservedly competitive end to their cycle and set themselves up for brighter chances in the next World Cup.
The Fiefdom Soccer Federation (FSF) of Cosumar and Football Association of Ethane (FAE) are proud to be holding the Cup of Harmony on home soil for the first time. We're honored to have your teams in our countries and every measure will be taken to ensure it is an enjoyable experience for all involved (a sentiment to be taken as both IC and OOC). This is the Everything Thread, meaning ALL content relating to Cup of Harmony 69 can and should be posted here (Rosters, RPs, Scores, etc). OOC Discussion should be directed here.
GROUPS
Groups A-C play in Cosumar (scored by Ethane).
Estimated cutoff time: 7:30 p.m. EST (12:30 a.m. UTC)
Group A
Turori
Brigantii
Tomikosan
Juvencus
Group B
Brenecia
Veldgouwen
Tinhampton
Kitsunia-Deesse
Group C
Barunia
Revolutionary Nordskania
Mriin
Natanians and Nosts
Groups D-G play in Ethane (scored by Cosumar).
Estimated cutoff time: 10:00 p.m. EST (3:00 a.m. UTC)
Group D
Tumbra
Boring Paradise
Rzeczpospolita Pruska
Savojarna
Group E
Damukuni
Qasden
Darmen
Kosovakia
Group F
West Saintland
Amnarei-asud
Tobiasia
Mattijana
Group G
Nova Anglicana
Taeshan
Kalumba
Abristan
SCHEDULE
With a total of 28 accepted invitations, the group stage will be single round-robin with 7 groups of 4. The top two teams from each group will advance, as well as the top two 3rd-placed teams. The sixteen-team knockout stage will then be single-elimination, seeded by place in group first and then by tiebreaker.
Please allow for a 30-minute window, give or take, on either side of the estimated cutoff times posted above.
Tuesday, February 28 - Thread Posted
Thursday, March 2 - Group Draw, IC Information Posted
Saturday, March 4 - Group Stage MD1 (1v4, 2v3)
Monday, March 6 - Group Stage MD2 (4v3, 1v2)
Wednesday, March 8 - Group Stage MD3 (2v4, 3v1)
Friday, March 10 - Round of 16
Sunday, March 12 - Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 14 - Semifinals
Thursday, March 16 - 3rd Place & Finals