World Cup 91 [rosters]

by **Star United States** » Sat May 07, 2022 9:10 pm

The Starian Roster for the ninety first
World Cup

Team Management

Head Coach         Selene D. Cervantes       28      F
Assistant Coach    Carolina A. Ferreira      32      F
Assistant Coach    David V. Goode            36      M
Medic              Alex M. Juriss            34      M
PR Manager         Auli F. Hartoner          29      F

Starting XI

01    Goalkeeper   Jessica A. Castellano     20      F
04    Defender     Vincent L. Moore          22      M
05    Defender     Kim J. Gonzalez           25      F
06    Defender     Michael C. Fedor          23      M
10    Midfielder   Lourdes M. Polanco        22      F
11    Midfielder   Opal D. Thiel             20      F
12    Midfielder   Randall M. Nazario        18      M
13    Midfielder   Victor J. Olivieri        21      M
17    Striker      Louie D. Tafoya           19      M
18    Striker      Sabrina C. Dube           22      F
19    Striker      Sara C. Cortez            21      F

Bench

02    Goalkeeper   Anthony V. Jensen         19      M
03    Goalkeeper   Myrna N. Belser           20      F
07    Defender     Cyrus D. Solorio          21      M
08    Defender     George H. Salvens         20      M
09    Defender     Nicholas L. Cantrell      18      M
14    Midfielder   Helen M. Carazos          18      F
15    Midfielder   Joyce V. Escalante        22      F
16    Midfielder   Bianca A. Barros          20      F
20    Striker      Marilina L. Arreolla      21      F
21    Striker      Adam C. Chavez            20      M
22    Striker      Lucas B. Carvalho         20      M

Style: +2.5

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by **Huayramarca** » Sat May 07, 2022 11:00 pm

Football Federation of Huayramarca

Official Roster for the 91^st World Cup

About Huayramarca: The Plurinational State of Huayramarca, also known as ”Huayramarca Mamallaqta” in Quechua and ”Huayramarca Suyu” in Aymara (literally: Windy Country), is an extraordinarily diverse nation in terms of geography that’s located in Anaia. Crossing three time zones, from the islands, reaching the coast, hiking the mountains and then sliding into the jungle, passing massive cordilleras, a nation with 36 million inhabitants that is composed by 9 ethnical groups.

Huayramarca as is a relatively new nation for the traditional standards of it, it was constituted on 1822 (currently, we sit on 1984 according to the Inca Calendar), the main focus of building this nation was to help different ethnic groups to gather force into the region, in order to be recognized multiversally as a nation, hence, may gather some international protection in case their rights would be abused all of a sudden by an external force.

Being completely ignorant on what was happening on the neighbourhood, the Aymara, Quechua, Shuar, Guarani, Montubio, Tsáchila, Huaorani, Andoa and Candoshi ethnics decided to form the Republic with the support of neighbouring nations such as the Royal Kingdom of Québec.

Until the middle XX century, Huayramarca managed to survive economically from llama, alpaca and vicuña herding, since its skins are highly valuable in neighbouring Québec due to their strong winters; also, coffee production helped Huayramarca to build some solid institutions that promoted national expansion near the neighbouring Cocoabo Forest, that place is “La Selva”, a lush but quite dangerous forest with hundreds of rivers that come from the Andes. After some years of exploration, the authorities met the first indigenous peoples of the zone, which were exploited in order to produce rubber for tires and some mysterious chickens that were produced to do even more mysterious sacrifices to a deity, which the local people and even the rest of Huayramarca wasn’t able to understand how she works, granted, it’s not even a part of the Incan Mythology which includes Inti(the Sun god) and others.

Said abuses committed against the jungle inhabitants caused a heavy political turmoil around 1950, which formed a divide in the nation that still remains until today: Serranos (highlanders), Costeños (coastals) against selváticos (jungle inhabitants); Those divides weren’t noticeable in economic terms but politically, with constant attempts of coup ‘d etat against the government.

Aymara and Quechua peoples took the power during the remaining part of the 50’s until 1969. On that period, Huayramarca suffered the effects of a severe number of “huaycos” (mudslides) caused by heavy rain storms across the entire Huayramarcan Sierra, those events killed at least 300,000 people and urged for an attempt to reincorporate Huayramarca back into normality, but, how? The main bet of the government was to aim for the tourism industry, spamming the developed nations of Anaia in order to make some tourists visit sacred places such as Illimani (a mountain that’s devoted as god for the Aymara folk), Huayna Picchu (the royal Incan palace for Quechua) and the sun-drenched coast ranging from Guayaquil to Lima (specially Montañita, the best beach par excellence in northern Anaia).

The formula was working decently, since the economy was reporting high growth numbers, but seemed to cause some lack of satisfaction on certain zones of the country, especially on the Jungle. Their inhabitants decided to support the Costeño elite in order to beat the Serrano government. 1969 election would be marked for the Huayramarcan history by the magnitude of the sabotage made against the current government, to the point of bribery or killings for their supporters.

Currently, Huayramarca has a huge wealth gap between zones, the coast boasts the fact of being the economic engine of the nation despite the fact that the capital city is in the Sierra, while the Jungle is slowly developing with some cities such as Sechura, Florencia, Virú and several others boosted by oil findings and rubber production. Sierra may be in disadvantage, but recent developments in neighbouring nations may make them turn relevant once again in the nation, since lithium batteries demand is growing up and Huayramarca’s Sierra possesses one of the biggest reserves of said mineral of the entire multiverse.

Basically, Huayramarca is a nation of contrasts and never—ending conflicts that’s well into the deep borehole named “the natural resource course” a hard situation to overcome due to the lack of proper education, critical thinking and result-focused mindset on the population, that constantly seeks for shelter in entertainment industries such as soap operas, music, and now football. From power struggles between Costeño elites and Serrano social movements such as Ñucanchi Ñan, who uprose against Hugo Mina, a Costeño president, in order to defend the Aymara holy land of Mount Illimani from mining exploitation to the current political order, where Ñucanchi Ñan rules comfortably.

The focus of the mainstream agenda is over sustainable economic growth, taking care of the environment and inclusion of minorities, something that is being well received by many people in the nation. This environment has led to an increase in nationalism, since the national unity is being fostered as a State Policy; sports, especially football is being the main vehicle to promote that sense. As for now, the Huayramarcan Football Federation budget has been increased 20x in order to aim for success in short-term.

The latter said efforts have been rewarded as of late, as Huayramarca achieved her maiden qualification in World Cup 90; this has meant that the Government will continue to support the development of football across Huayramarca in different ways. One of those ways is building a High-Performance Training Centre in the outskirts of the Metropolitan District, in El Alto, a project that includes which is now dubbed, by many, as the highest elevated football stadium built ever, the Estadio de la Universidad Nacional del Altiplano at 4,525 meters above sea level.

Quick Facts

Official Name: Estado Plurinacional de Huayramarca - The Plurinational State of Huayramarca.
Motto: Revolución o Muerte ¡Venceremos!
National Anthem: ¡Oh, Huayramarca! - Lyrics
Capital City: Huayramarca D.M. (Distrito Metropolitano) - Huayramarcan Metropolitan District.
Highest Point: Nevado Inti (7,920 masl)
Currency: Inti (I$ 1 = N$ 0.33)
Languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara (main); Six other indigenous languages.

Huayramarcan Football History: As a society, Huayramarcans enjoy sports a lot, especially when politics may turn the nation into a chaos every second, they just want to run away from that horrible and desperate situation and may try luck on football.

Considering the levels of poverty on Huayramarca, many young people may give a shot for football in the chaotic Liga 1 or lower tiers, with the hopes of achieving a decent salary that may help their families to get away from poverty and huayco-prone neighbourhoods. Liga 1 has fourteen teams from different parts of the country, mostly focused on the Sierra and Costa regions since those are the most heavily populated ones. The recent decisions taken in the Government and the Huayramarcan Football Federation, where they ended a ban on transferring players to foreign teams, has filled with optimism and illusion a lot of youngsters, that now aim to be another Huayramarcan playing abroad.

Immediately after the HFF creation, the president of the Plurinational State, Hugo Mina (Costeño), thought it would be a great idea to form a fringe squad for the AOCAF and then try to make it into Baptism of Fire or World Cup Qualifiers, hence he asked for Eliezer González (head of the Huayramarcan Football Federation) to try and apply for said tournaments. He sent notes in order to sign-up for those events, but he sent them incorrectly, at AOCAF, he sent it to a grandmother living up near the Andean Organization for Coffee, Agriculture and Forests (located at Cumbayá) instead of sending it to the proper AOCAF tournament organizing committee, which turned González into laughing stock for several weeks in Huayramarca. Despite that, González managed to sign-up properly for the WC, despite he was rejected for BoF because he applied to the “Burger of Fire” and not the Baptism of Fire.

After all, the HFF managed to convince 25 players from the amateur-ish Liga 1 sides to build the National Team, whose nickname is resumed to “Kuntur” (The Condors), all those players ranged from being high school students, to chemists, bus drivers, and even people from the local tavern, whose preference is revealed on how they named their team “Real Ebriedad”, which was later supported by Cristalina, the main brewery firm from Huayramarca. Those 25 players decided to investigate some football techniques and decided to apply them at the different games they played on the inaugural Liga 1.

Nothing that would be possible without the support of Omar Caicedo, a Costeño who migrated to Québec and decided to learn some football techniques while managing Beyreuth University, where he won three national titles out of eight seasons on his span with them. Caicedo is a fan of high-pressure football, known as “gegenpressing” or “El Huayco” as Huayramarcans may call if (specially Serranos, since they might be quite shy or sometimes plain dumb that doesn’t like to attack) Anyways, Caicedo’s strategy proved right on some matches played by Huayramarca against their northern neighbour, the Royal Kingdom of Québec, beating them 5-1 at Huayramarca’s Estadio Nacional (located at 4,012 masl only?!…) and tying 2-2 at Iqaluit’s Ice Hockey Rink (that’s what the players thought at playing in a frozen city… ¡Achachay!) If you wonder what’s ¡Achachay! Well, figure out you’re on top of the mountain receiving wind and gelid weather right into you, if you did it, welcome to Huayramarcan’s sense of cold shivering!

Well, coming back to football, Caicedo’s devotion for 4-2-3-1 has been unquestionable, he always loves to boast of having a neat defence, two defending mid fielders that may aim to recover possession when needed, or even having one of them switching to creative duties in support of the team’s brain, Ian Mamani, then, two wingers feeding the sole striker up in the middle of the box. That striker may often go back and try to recover balls and make a power play from himself with support of a winger and then seek for a goal. He did demonstrate a lot during the first part of the World Cup Qualifiers, earning some mixed results during it, but it failed for a part of the second half, where the team accumulated an 11 winless game streak added that they weren't capable to snatch a win during their first eight local games. In fact, their first home win came at the 9th home game, after that, they won three out of their four last home games, earning a 8 games unbeaten streak to finish off the Qualifiers, which was a quite impressive recovery after having their morale smashed on the floor and some players even considered suicide, since they were considered to be a mediocre living fail walking through their home cities streets.

Said streak wasn’t a mere happening, it was somehow a confirmation on how the Huayramarcan National Team had turned into a squad that forged a reputation as a hardworking team. The Cup of Harmony 77 was an interesting test for the team, to see if they are capable to handle out the nerves of what it implies to be struggling for a knockout spot until the last second of the last match, which is what happened to the Condors, since they tied their first three games, they had a chance to get into the last rounds but they had to face Port Ember. Huayramarca succumbed to the nerves and wasted a 2-0 lead to see how Port Ember scored five goals in quick succession.

A spectacular beginning on World Cup 86 Qualifiers helped the Condors to finish 4th in the first half of qualifiers, being two points below the second placed squad, but defeats against top dogs such as Ko-oren and Tequilo killed the desires of this national team to qualify, also, instigated by poor performances against low and other mid-ranked nations boosted that debacle. The Cup of Harmony wasn't different to the end of the World Cup Qualifiers, it was in the same shape, defeats, defeats and pressure on the squad due to the fact that they were worried on what was happening on Huayramarca, due to the death of Hugo Mina.

With the latest investments made by the Huayramarcan Government to the Huayramarcan Football Federation, by multiplying tenfold their budget, the HFF has now sent the managerial staff of the Condors to other nations, in order to gather new ideas and apply those in order to build a competent side in tactical terms, with the main purpose to achieve World Cup qualification for the first time as soon as possible and provide that joy to the Huayramarcan folk. That heavy investment provided some benefits during the 87^th World Cup Qualifiers, where Huayramarca left behind the label of being an "uncomfortable rival" to take a protagonist role in their group, finishing second behind Audioslavia with a solid 40 points in 18 matches. Things in playoffs might be forgettable as Huayramarca drew at home (1-1) and was thrashed (1-4) in Tikariot.

Despite the downturn in the team's mindset, the team faced some struggles at the Cup of Harmony group stage. Being defeated by Mriin at the first game, defeating Garifunya 1-0 and then tying against Ibixa for the second time in the cycle sent the Condors to the Knockout phase of CoH for their first time ever, Xanneria was a hard rival for the Round of 32, Huayramarca's miracle run was about to start with a narrow 2-1 win over them; then two rock-solid performances against Saint Domingue and a well-known foe from the WCQ Group (Sargossa) with a 3-1 and 2-0 respectively, put Huayramarca among the best four sides in the Cup of Harmony. Being defeated by Mriin with a hard-fought 2-3 and then once again a 1-4 against Newmanistan were enough to confirm Huayramarca as the 4^th placed side.

World Cup 88^th would prove to be an interesting situation for the team and fans overall, Huayramarca would have a rather forgettable first half of the qualifiers, with a 6-game winless streak that became a ballast enough to keep the team away from the Top-3 during the entire Qualifier. The team tried to revert the situation with strong performances that, pitifully, weren’t enough to qualify the team for the World Cup. A strong CoH and a decent CAFA helped to compensate.

Life may repeat some of their lessons if people doesn’t manage to learn from them, the Huayramarcan National Team enjoyed their best start ever in a World Cup Qualifier, nine goals for and one against in the four first matches, the team was displaying a defensive strength unknown for many fans, they continued the path by defeating Squornshelan Remnant States and Nephara in important matches. “It was too good for being real” said many fans, and Tumbra proved them right, as they grounded the Huayramarcans at the Estadio Nacional with a painful 0-3, so painful that marked a steady decline of the team for the second half, as the team got a succession of draws and defeats that sent them from the top of the table to the fifth place in a span of four matchdays.

Like the WC 88 Qualifier, the team tried to do a comeback but failed in the attempt. A poor CoH and a rather strong CAFA helped to decorate the performance plunge. Noteworthy is the fact that Omar Caicedo used an alternative XI for the remainder of the cycle and shifted to a more offensive version of “El huayco”, enough to achieve the largest win of the Huayramarcan National Team, a 5-0 victory that sparked some hopes with the modifications already made.

With Caicedo’s tenure in a limbo, he decided to take a game-changing decision after hiring Rodolfo Zelaya as an assistant coach; Zelaya’s a former footballer with some significant decorations such as Champions Cup with two teams and reaching the World Cup Final twice. Despite being defeated at home by Valanora in the opener, a string of four clean sheets in the next five games would be decisive to consolidate Huayramarca as a contender in her group, then a quick succession of decisive results against Krytenia at home (3-2) and Valanora on the road (2-2) paved the way to keep the team fighting for the first place until the last matchday. Despite defeating Krytenia 1-0 on the road, the Vanorians won their last match and that meant that Huayramarca went to the playoffs, despite possessing the seventh best record of the whole qualifiers.

Facing Omerica in the playoffs was a tough affair, as they managed to salvage a horrid game when visiting the rivals, a 1-2 that proved to be oxygen for the second leg of the playoffs at Puerto San Carlos. An early goal from the Legend itself, Bryan Tello, and a strong defensive performance from The Condors forced the penalty kicks. The Huayramarcans and Omericans were scoring perfectly fine until the fifth round, where Juan Mamani decided to be the hero and saved the kick, sending Huayramarca to its first World Cup Finals.

El Huayco was now stronger than ever, and the World Cup showcased it with statement results against Græntfjall (4-3 in debut) and the hosts, Vilita (1-0), despite being defeated by Pemecutan(3-4) and helped the team to reach the Round of 16. The hurdle in the knockouts proved to be the same as the Qualifiers, Valanora appeared for the third time in the cycle and demonstrated their experience with a sound 4-2 victory over The Condors, who did a great debut in the Multiversal Stage.

Anyways, Huayramarcan football stills being distinguishable on how prone are they to do long range shots, due that they are used to play at significant heights, the lack of oxygen may make the ball travel further without applying a lot of strength during the mechanics of kicking the football, that is known as the “Andean Effect” and may cause serious troubles for visiting sides on Huayramarca, adding the main fact that breathing might be harder for those used to low altitudes.

Without further ado, the starting XI and substitutes are presented in the following tables:

Starting Eleven

Substitutes

Summary


Nota bene: Only official matches are taken into consideration for current record, caps and goals – Updated after CAFA 3.

Nickname: Los Cóndores (The Condors).
Current Record: 75-48-54 (W-D-L) 
Most Caps: Gabriel Sayritupac (175).
Most Goals: Bryan Tello (112)
Biggest Win: 5-0 vs. Northwestern Kalactin / WC 89 Qualifiers, MD 18, @ Estadio Olímpico del Oriente, Sechura
Most Important Matches:3-2 vs. Northwestern Kalactin / WC 87, MD 17, @ Estadio Olímpico del Oriente - That win secured Huayramarca a historic 2^nd place and qualification for 
her first ever playoff.
1-0 vs. Omerica (5-4 PKs) / WC 90 Playoff,  second leg. @Estadio Marítimo, Puerto San Carlos – Huayramarca earned her first World Cup Qualification.
4-3 vs. Græntfjall / WC 90 Finals, MD 1, @Council Stadium, Tivali, Vilita – First Huayramarcan victory on World Cup Finals.
1-0 vs. Vilita / WC 90 Finals, MD 3, @Tivali Ring Stadiu, Alikki-Corra, Vilita – Winning the game meant qualification for Round of 16 for The Condors.

Biggest Defeat: 1-7 (vs. Equestria / AOCAF 61, MD 1)

Captain: Ian Mamani.
Second Captain: Bryan Tello.
Third Captain: Nicolás Allauca.
Most likely to score: Bryan Tello
Most likely to get red carded: Kevin Quispe.
Prone to get injuries: Gabriel Sayritupac.
The genius: Ian Mamani.
The motivating soul: Bryan Tello.
Goal Tune: Gol de Huayramarca ¡Carajo!

Manager: Omar Caicedo. (44) 
Assistant 1: Rubén Condori. (58) 
Assistant 2: Rodolfo Zelaya. (38) 
Physio: Lautaro Huamán. (65) 
GK Trainer: Martín Zubeldía (47) 
Doctor: Luciano Zambrano. (57)

Team mentality: Huayramarcans, per se, are bold and quite diverse between the team due to the regional contrasts among them: You might note some surnames such as: Condori, Mamani, Quispe, Sayritupac, etc. Those are Serrano surnames. Serranos as such are quite shy people with non-serranos, between them, great footballing societies may be made due to their complete understanding of each other, they are quite homogenous on how they act and may be predictable for each other. But, for the non-expert eye, Serranos are one on their kind and could result unpredictable for them, since they love to do things at fast pace between them, without doubt one could send a 60 meters cross with complete confidence that they might find their teammate, with this, you can notice that Serranos are overconfident on themselves and somewhat dubious with Costeños and Selváticos. Other characteristic of Serranos is that they are quite easy to intimidate, being shy and short-sized doesn’t helps, but in that situation, they might opt to act even better than they do for the sake of shutting your mouth.

Costeños and Selváticos (jungle) in the other hand are confident with everybody, even if they might not receive the same treatment by their Serrano fellows. Those two groups conform the rest of the team and might do good societies on field, declining the quality of their chemistry when trying to connect with Serranos, due to the latter shy mood. Physically speaking, Costeño and Selváticos are people who boast being the tallest overall in the team.

Chemistry building has been somewhat complicated for this team during the five cycles they have competed together, but has been a rather successful process that consolidated with the 79^th Cup of Harmony, the 88 ^th and 89 ^th World Qup Qualifiers, as they have been together as glue through high and lows. The regional divides topic is now a thing of the past as the players have grown up significantly and have harnessed teamwork.

Although they work nicely as a team, there’s a moment when they can’t do that and that moment is when they have the goal in their sights, when they have a chance to score, they try to do their best to do it by themselves, even if that means avoid passing the ball to a better placed teammate, individualities have been surging from nowhere and this issue has costed valuable results for the team. This has been combated successfully by Caicedo and Zelaya.

To finish with this part, Huayramarca is that kind of team that may be overconfident sometimes, but if you press them to their limits, they might react in unsuspected ways, be those positive or negative for their interests, you don’t know what would happen in the Serrano, Costeño or Selvático mindset. As they do on the local league, they might try to do some antics to their rivals, be it: providing beer instead of water to their rivals, or the classiest one, giving distillated “ayahuasca” (vodka-like alcohol) and pass it like water and make their rivals be drunk, taking advantage of their influence to beat the rival team. Of course, they might not abuse of this resource, Serranos might ask Inti for it.

Game Scheme: Caicedo aims to use always a 4-2-3-1 scheme that he dubs it as “El huayco” (the mudslide) due to an analogy he made of his team with such a devastating natural phenomena: “We aim to build a fast team, aiming to be unpredictable for the others while using our regional paradigms in our favour.

El Huayco is a style of play in which you look to win back the ball as soon as you lose it, and you try to win it back as high up the pitch as possible; that means you’re closing down a lot to put pressure on the player that's just won the ball back.

The idea is that the player who just won the ball will be vulnerable and won't have time to think about his first pass. You just close him down to win the ball back quickly as high up the pitch as possible, and then you initiate a counter attack. You're likely already half way there and ready to go past into space and score a goal.

You can also use this tactic to target specific weak players, if you have noticed a weakness in a certain team. Maybe central defenders or full backs aren't comfortable on the ball, and you can look to press and close down certain individuals to try and make the most out of this game pressing style.

Caicedo has done some arrangements to this style considering the fate suffered during the World Cup 88 and 89 Qualifiers, as he now has pushed off the defensive lines closer the half of the pitch, being almost close with the midfielders’ line in order to exchange passes, reinforcing creation duties in the midfield and gaining extra protection in case the team losses the ball. The wingers now have a protagonist role as they might venture more often in attacking duties, transforming their roles to be strikers when needed, so, Huayramarca could have a 4-3-3 scheme at certain moments of the match.

For the last purpose mentioned, Serranos are heavily important, they might be the analogue of a dog felling your fear and then attacking, they as collective love to use their different point of views and implement them as one while attacking, then fast passes and maybe a long-range shot may happen, especially if the team is playing on the highlands. If the team is playing on the coast or jungle, they might seek to control the ball and make the rival team run behind the ball for some time, in order to cause climatic exhaust on them, since coast and jungle are hot and terribly humid in this part of Anaia, so it may pose a real challenge for teams not used to play in such conditions.

To achieve Caicedo’s main goal, there are several prerequisites for successful counter pressing. The decisive factor is the overall positioning of the team and their playing style right before attempting to counter press. The players must play as close to one another as possible so that they can press together as a unit right after the ball is lost – which is a given in short passing football. At the same time, they should not stick so close to one another that they neglect to cover enough space.

Many teams also have problems deciding when to stop pressing, for example, when we stop pressing if we can’t win the ball back? When should we retreat? How long should you press and with how many players? This is particularly problematic because the position of the ball is always changing. Therefore, there is a theory created by Caicedo – the five second rule. Immediately after losing the ball the team should press at top speed and with maximum intensity for five seconds, if not possible, then switch to defence.

The Kits: Huayramarca’s social mindset is to aim for local consumption in the long term, hence the HFF decided to hire “eva Sportswear” to manufacture the kits for the national team. “eva” decided to take the ball out of the park with some unique designs for Huayramarca, reflecting the national identity and adding up some motivational phrases on them for mere sake of marketing. Those kits are based on the geography of this nation, from the coast, to the highlands and jungle in order to promote a sense of national unity, especially on a stage that the national team might try to do something decent in their first World Cup Qualifiers venture.

As backgrounds, you might notice some decent spots that Huayramarca has to offer, such as Uyuni's salt lake with some astrophotography in it, Huayna Picchu's monument to Inti (Sun), Lake Quilotoa (an old volcano near the city of Tulcán), Puerto Odriozola at the San Carlos Islands, the Ojos del Salado Volcano with a lavender field and then, the second flag of the Plurinational Republic, the Wiphala, a representation of the old Incaic glory of Huayramarca and banner of the Aymara and Quechua nationalities.

“eva” decided to depict elements that provide some sense of pride and national identification for Huayramarcans, no matter where are they from, those are universal icons of what Huayramarca is and its roots. Strong roots, strong legacy, and strong people forging their future with pride and hope.

Players description - Starting XI.

Nota bene: Caps considered after World Cup 89 Qualifiers - For national purposes, friendlies are never taken into consideration for official registries.

N°1 - Juan Mamani - GK - 28 yrs - Team: Rülândéá Kôstä

- Height: 1.88 mts - Caps: 171 - Goals: 1

Mamani is an individual that believes he always is right, he tends to be creative when saving balls or creating some ideas to take the ball forward, based so much in the fact that he is protective, spontaneous and loves to be independent in his actions; always a reliable guy. Currently, his mood is over the clouds as he was recently signed up by the Farf side of Rülândéá Kôstä, now Juan expects to have experience at the highest level possible and learn techniques that might help the Condors sometime. A curious fact is that he’s brother with the creative mid of this team, Ian Mamani. He’s has achieved a hero status among fans due to his decisive last penalty kick save in the shootout against Omerica in the World Cup 90^th in the second leg of the playoffs.

N°2 - Kevin Quispe - RCB - 24 yrs - Team: Farrenton Athletic

- Height: 1.75 mts - Caps: 170 - Goals: 6

A pretty average guy in terms of intelligence that has no life plan, hence he left studies in order to make a living with football. He is very secretive, doesn't like even to tell his teammates what will be his next movement because he knows we will be wrong, Quispe has serious issues with anger management and may be rebellious, he is cold and ignores what the others might feel or think about him, he doesn't give a fu*k of anything. Anyways, he's flabbergasted by the fact of moving to a better football league, this time he adventures into Eura to defend Farrenton Athletic, something that he has managed to do well enough to satisfy his manager and fans.

N°4 - Carlos Vilca - LFB - 29 yrs - Team: Valnohar Rovers FC

- Height: 1.78 mts - Caps: 168 - Goals: 10

Vilca exemplifies the stereotype of a Serrano, he is overly analytical and optimistic, with some patience when a player might approach to him, he might take some minutes to make a mental profile of who he will face and how to block him in its right side. Despite being coordinated and loving to be the centre of attention, he loves to be quiet and solitary with his own personal code of conduct, he might be extremely fair while robbing balls and could try to be the surprise factor, since he tends to be a box-to-box player that loves to defend and also create offensive plays when possible. Right now, he’s in a great personal moment due to his critical role that helped Huayramarca to put a cohesive defence during the last World Cup Qualifier.

N°6 - Felipe Fernández - RFB - 27 yrs - Team: Vogsphere United

- Height: 1.85 mts - Caps: 171 - Goals: 8

Pipe, as known by his teammates is an extremely intelligent right fool back that adapts quite quickly to any situation he might face, he loves being orderly and hates mess. When playing, he is straight-forward and might argument with rivals, referee and even his teammates, he rarely praises others and values learning from experience. Said experiences have helped him to evolve into a solid stalwart for Omar Caicedo in the Huayramarcan defence, even helping to score few but decisive goals for the Condors against top rivals; now, he has been called up Vogsphere United from the Squornshelan Remnant States to defend the team, in what surely will be a great experience where Fernández will learn incredible lessons.

N°14 - Santiago Chumacero - LCB - 28 yrs - Team: FC Atahualpa

- Height: 1.81 mts - Caps: 171 - Goals: 12

Chumacero's perception of things might be out of this world, his mind might be some steps forward the others and might help to anticipate to some movements that may be done by the rival. For that purpose, he's always flexible, active and plays like he would be killed if he does a mistake, he's loyal with his team, faithful and gentle, hence he might be the motivator of the squad. Chumacero is an extremely reliable player and it would be matter of time to see him departing from the Huayramarcan Liga 1 for a better place, as his athletic capabilities are too big to stagnate in an amateur-ish league.

N°17 - Orlando Mina - CM - 25 yrs - Team: Montréal Koreana

- Height: 1.95 mts - Caps: 169 - Goals: 10

One of the two defensive mid of the team, being the classical Costeño out there, Mina is the tallest and strongest player of the squad. Mina's attitude is being original and stubborn, giving you some classical Costeño vibes, consistent in his performance and devoted to God, he cares a lot about what he does, since he tries always to correct his mistakes and not suffering on them, instead, he uses them as feedback to improve his game and abilities. Mina's a great example on how one can benefit from football, as he helped his mother who was fired from his job when he joined to the Condors and turned her into a real estate tycoon by providing her some savings. His mood is extremely positive as of now by the fact of being a key player in Montréal Koreana and for his last WC performance.

N°11 - Ian Mamani - CF - 25 yrs - Team: Workers Union

- Height: 1.65 mts - Caps: 170 - Goals: 28

The youngest of the Mamani brothers in this team, along with Juan, Ian has what Juan might lack sometimes, creativity and brightness, although they play in totally different positions and roles in the team. This creative mid and captain of the team is one of the big things among this team, a fast-paced and fussy person with lots of potential, euphoria that drives him to perform as what he can do, being the best of the entire nation in his role. Large crosses are his specialty, including long-range shots when playing on the highlands. Right now, his euphoria level has increased a lot, considering he got called to play at the Workers Union of Eura, the fact of being called captain and being on the international TV screen for WCQ and weekend matches that any random Huayramarcan broadcast fills him with motivation.

N°8 - Nicolás Allauca - CF – 30 yrs - Team: Felswyr

- Height: 1.80 mts - Caps: 171 - Goals: 18

Nico was a bus driver until the last three weeks prior to WC 85 Qualifiers, when he decided to enter to the amateur football world of Huayramarca, he was in luck that Caicedo watched him plat and fell in love on how he performed. Allauca is spontaneous and may not like to do training, he is a fast-moving and extremely practical (hates theories) defensive mid, that may mutate to a second creative mid with Ian Mamani and has also a decent capability to score goals while going to attack. Allauca is blunt, might hurt you with his eyes and ignores rules and this hasn’t helped him in his time in Chromatika, where he hasn’t been able to settle down and adapt; performing well in the National Team has been helping him to recover some lost self-confidence.

N°7 - Abraham Mendoza - LF - 26 yrs - Team: Huayramarca FC

- Height: 1.63 mts - Caps: 170 - Goals: 16

Nicknamed “El Ingeniero” The smallest of the entire team, Mendoza is a mentally strong individual who loves to work hard, play hard and also be a strong leader inside the team in terms of order. A competent but realistic player who may not be spectacular while playing on the wings, but pragmatical and effective when achieving his purposes. Perhaps, on his personal life he is the best positioned of all the group, since he just graduated in Industrial Engineering at the Huayramarcan Technical University with a deserved "summa cum laude", so no matter what happens, he could get a decent job position in any Huayramarcan enterprise to optimize their processes. You might notice how Abraham's personal discipline is, and this is translated even to football, where he tries to compliment some weaknesses that he may have as his height, but he tries to compensate with some decent body-building routines. He might not be a prolific scorer for the standards of a winger, but he has at least a 35% of assists for the total of Huayramarcan goals scored during the Qualifiers, hence, somebody to take care of.

N°21 - Gabriel Sayritupac - RF - 26 yrs - Team: Bul Khungur FC

- Height: 1.75 mts - Caps: 175 - Goals: 57

Sayri as he's known by many people in his native Tulcán (near the Québécois-Huayramarcan border) is an artistic person in all senses of his life. Usually, he makes a living by painting portraits of people visiting the Chimborazo National Forest Reserve, sometimes working on a local brewery or doing some football for fun. He doesn't stands being alone and might be that easy-going Serrano (which is weird, if we come to think it). He has some genetic problems that makes him quite prone to injuries, and when those occur, Sayri decides to get inebriated to let frustration go away. An artistical winger, lover of uncertainty and mess that makes him be either the best or cause problems to settle where he plays. As of now, he has managed to find its way on the Tikariot Premier League, something that has gave him that precious self-confidence back to his soul.

N°21 - Bryan Tello - ST - 31 yrs - Team: Metropolis Alligators

- Height: 1.86 mts - Caps: 171 - Goals: 112

A decently heighted Costeño as forward is always a neat solution for your goal needs, with good pace, stride and also physic abilities Tello is what every team may need for up front. He's factual since he studied Philosophy at the University of Cumbayá, a committed and self-confident man who might be extremely traditional to his striker role, he might seek for some space in order to go front, use his strength and move towards the goal. Tello is a somewhat strong leader among the shadows of the Huayramarcan national team, an outgoing and straight-forward person that could sometimes aggressive since he's prone to be insensitive. Despite that he is the Legend of the team, the striker that is at the right place and moment to push the ball against the net, something that has helped him to gain a spot, quickly, as a starter in Metropolis Alligators, boosting his confidence to the top.

Substitutes:

Nota bene: In order to have a deeper understanding of Huayramarcan players, take in consideration the following list of personalities for the substitutes. Take some time, if you wish, to watch the substitute players list posted again down here and follow the order of said list. The first player on this list, has his mindset reflected in the left of the first row, the second in the right of the first row and so on until the last one:

Useful Information and Stadia:
You might want to check some maps, as Huayramarca is quite a massive country in terms of surface and distances. Click here for a Biome Official Map and here for a Cities Official Map.

Before introducing the stadia, there’s some handy information for away fans who might visit Huayramarca. As said before, this nation has a quite complex geography and some long distances to travel for away fans, since there are four international airports: Huayramarca International Airport, located near Huayramarca Metropolitan District at the highlands; the Jorge Guerra International Airport in Lima, on the coast; the International Airport of the Archipelago on Puerto San Carlos (isles) and the Libertador Suárez International Airport of Sechura (jungle). Those airports might provide you with connections for other destinations such as Guayaquil, San Ignacio de la Frontera and Nauta if you want to travel safely. If you are a risk taker and lover of adventure, rent an AWD vehicle and go up mountains or driving through them which is a complete odyssey due to the risks caused by the Andean geography itself, or the safe-to drive-coasts or through the jungle, which can be desolated to drive in case of mechanic failure.

People in Huayramarca might be passional about football pretty much everywhere, but more hostile when you go down the mountains, driving to the coast. Down there, if people don’t attack you, weather might do due to the offensive humidity, mosquitoes and heat that may occur there. In Lima, despite being in the coast, the weather is mild and great to play football, but there might be some sandstorms due to the deserts located south of said city. Coastal teams usually play at afternoon, when humidity may suffocate those not used to deal with it.

Same happens at the jungle, but the mosquito issue multiplies thousand-fold, also as humidity caused by constant rains that pass there in their transit to the highlands. Water absorption made by trees cause severe issues with an extremely humid weather, hence jungle teams decide to play often at noon, in order to torture rival teams.

On the Sierra things get worse, since the main problem up there is respiration. For a physical activity like football, people might need some weeks to acclimatize altitude and get an efficient breathing pattern that might supply their physical effort needs. Several cities are above the 2500 masl, even the capital city, which is located at 4000 masl, it doesn’t matter at which time they decide to play, if a team isn’t acclimatized, they will even faint during the game if they don’t have with them oxygen tanks to breathe before the game or if they don’t get some treatment into a hyperbaric chamber.

Stadia are distributed in order to have an equal distribution for regions, considering that there will be twelve local games at Huayramarca, Sierra, Costa and Selva will receive three matches each one. Each region will receive a high tier rival and then a randomized sort of two other teams in other matchdays. You might contact the Huayramarcan Football Federation (OOC: TG me or shout me at Discord!) in case of more information or solving some needs for your team and fans.

Sierra:

Estadio Nacional de Huayramarca - Capacity: 45,500 - Huayramarca Metropolitan District.

Tenants: Ministry of Culture and Sports of Huayramarca.
Built in: 1968.
Altitude: 4,012 meters above sea level.
Local teams: Illimani FC, Real Ebriedad, Huayramarcan National Team.
Data: Built in 1968, the Estadio Nacional is the jewel in the not so well-shaped crown of the Huayramarcan sport venues, an Olympic stadium that might be a nightmare for visiting teams due to the altitude and weather of the city, which tends to be somewhat hostile every day, even more if it's played at noon due to the sun's radiation at that altitude. Despite being an Olympic stadium, people tend to set a lot of pressure in it, especially from the neighbouring apartment blocks which tends to be crowded for the matches being held there (they might aim lasers from there, take care!).

Also, the walls near the dressing room have some curious messages as such: "Welcome to Huayramarca D.M. At 4,000 meters above sea level "is one of the first things the visiting teams will read upon entering the dressing room, perhaps to make clear the conditions to which they will be subjected throughout the game. It is still somewhat intimidating the following warning that is issued when they leave the visiting dressing room "Caution, if you have the following symptoms: Headache, vertigo, fatigue, tachycardia, nausea or vomiting, wheezing, dyspnoea or inappetence, go to the medical staff, we are at your disposal."

Will host:
MD 20: vs The Karodin Tetrarchy - 20:00 - Foggy, 1°C.

Estadio de la Revolución - Capacity: 40,000 - San Ignacio de la Frontera, Cajamarca.

Tenants: Ministry of Culture and Sports of Huayramarca.
Built in: 1985.
Altitude: 2,325 meters above sea level.
Local teams: Audax Cajamarca, Huayramarcan National Team.
Data: The Ministry of Culture and Sports has decided to revamp the sporting infrastructure across Huayramarca in order to promote football among young people and form, in a near future, a strong Huayramarcan National Team. In order to fulfil said promise stadia were built in significant places in Huayramarca, San Ignacio de la Frontera is one of those sometimes-forgotten outposts of the nation yet relevant for trading with its neighbouring Mertagne in the oriental side of the Highlands. Home of Audax Cajamarca, this stadium promises to offer one of the most interesting fan scenes in the nation, as people are more passionate than other places in Huayramarca, considering the heavy influence that Mertagnian football has caused in this place.

Not as high as another venues in terms of altitude, the 2,325 meters above sea level isn't a cipher that should be underestimated, to the contrary, it's still a problematic altitude for teams that aren't used to it, especially on ball shooting and breathing conditions. This stadium is the only one in Huayramarca that uses turf as ground to play, something that could cause issues with visiting teams and also Huayramarcans that might not be used to play here.

Will host:
MD 2: vs Delte - 19:00, 6°C. Heavy fog.

Estadio de la Universidad Nacional del Altiplano - Capacity: 24,000 – El Alto.

Tenants: Universidad Nacional del Altiplano.
Built in: 1986.
Altitude: 4,525 meters above sea level.
Local teams: Club Universitario del Altiplano, Club Atlético Always Ready, Huayramarcan National Team.
Data: Behold to what is, perhaps, one of the highest (if not the highest) stadium in the Multiverse. Huayramarcans are known for their impressive resilience to high altitudes and this is a significant example, El Alto is a satellite city of Huayramarca D.M. and home of approximately half a million people that’s located at a highly elevated portion of the Altiplano (4500 m.a.s.l. average). A working-class city, characterised for being the entry point for people settling from the rural areas and the gateway for students into the metropolitan life, El Alto can also prove to be a hostile field as it’s hard to adapt and settle in such conditions.

Home of Club Universitario del Altiplano and also Club Atlético Always Ready, this stadium has not been created for the sake of torturing rivals, instead, for the popularity of the sport among the inhabitants of El Alto. People are usually thirsty for sports after a tough day, as people usually work under extenuating labour conditions, hence this is an authentic kettle set to explode in support for the local team.

Will host:
MD 4: vs Cassadaigua - 21:00, -2°C. Heavy fog.

Selva:

Estadio Olímpico del Oriente - Capacity: 26,000 - Sechura.

Tenants: MuniSechura.
Built in: 1945.
Altitude: 560 meters above sea level.
Local teams: Sociedad Petrolera, Huayramarcan National Team.
Data: One of the biggest stadia in Huayramarca, the main hub of sports in the Jungle region is located at Sechura, a city of about 300,000 inhabitants which serves as logistical hub for operations of rubber production and for explorations into the dense jungle nearby. Sociedad Petrolera is a modest Liga 1 side, but one that tends to attract almost ticket sell outs every game, since people in that region tends to be quite passionate of football in order to forget their not so good daily life. At that city, one should take care of humidity, which tends to be quite strong at times, hence teams usually play there on afternoon or night, since heat might be something difficult to stand even for locals.

Will host:
MD 6: vs Sarzonia - 15:00 - Sunny, 31°C.

Estadio Provincial de Nauta - Capacity: 16,000 - Nauta.

Tenants: Autoridad Deportiva de Nauta.
Built in: 1985.
Altitude: 1,725 meters above sea level.
Local teams: Sporting Nauta, Huayramarcan National Team.
Data: Located in the high-elevation jungle, a biome located between 1,500 and 2,000 meters above sea level, Nauta is considered by many as the gateway to the Huayramarcan jungle, as it is the most populated town (255,000) in a desolated strip of 1,200 km of road that connects to Sechura (the fourth largest city of Huayramarca). Anyways, part of a wave of stimuli from the Government towards Football, Nauta got awarded a new venue for their local second division team and, potentially, a home for future matches of The Condors, which will be a reality in this World Cup Qualifier. Inspired in shells found at the shores of the River Nanay (which divides the city in two), this stadium reflects the local identity of the Nautans, people dedicated mostly to fishing activities.

This might be the calmest venue of the seven that Huayramarca will provide for this World Cup Qualifier, but don’t take it for granted that will be easy; mosquitos and weather will also play its match in Huayramarca and this is not an exception.

Will host:
MD 11: vs Ancherion - 16:00 - Rainy, 29°C.

Estadio Municipal de Pando - Capacity: 18,000 - Pando.

Tenants: Autoridad Deportiva de Pando.
Built in: 1986.
Altitude: 150 meters above sea level.
Local teams: Asociación Deportiva Vaca Díez, Club ABH, Huayramarcan National Team.
Data: Pando is located just in the outskirts of the burgeoning city of Brigadier Echeandía, part of the well-known “Cocoa Axis” serving as a gateway to some of the best plantations of cocoa in Anaia. As part of the massive development that the Huayramarcan Selva is having due to oil and cocoa, the Autoridad Deportiva de Pando decided to invest in building a significant stadium for two of the strongest and most popular clubs of the Department such as Vaca Díez and ABH, hence it was built with savings coming from taxation of those two lucrative activities.

The environment could be somewhat relaxed compared to other venues in Huayramarca, fans there tend to be supportive but more as a hobby rather than a passion… But there’s no certainty on how this could change with the Huayramarcan National Team visiting their lands.

Will host:
MD 18: vs Serdtgyu - 18:00 - Rainy, 29°C.

Costa:

Estadio Metropolitano del Guayas - Capacity: 62,000 - Guayaquil.

Tenants: Autoridad Guayaquileña de Deportes.
Built in: 1980.
Altitude: 15 meters above sea level.
Local teams: Guayaquil Wanderers, Barcelona Sporting Club, Huayramarcan National Team.
Data: A kettle pot, that's the definition for the biggest stadium in all of Huayramarca. "El Metropolitano" is the most recently built stadium in the nation and will make the debut for international football in Huayramarca. Hosts two teams and the fan atmosphere in Guayaquil is perhaps one of the most intimidatory ones in the multiverse, fans throwing you stones while receiving, throwing flares, extremely noisy people all around and the incredibly hot and humid weather that dominates the city may be lethal for some teams when trying to visit. Rescuing a tie from here may be considered something great, since you survived the "Guayaco" hell. Hence that, teams often love to play at the afternoon, specially at 3:00 P.M. in order to squeeze out the rivals in exhaust.

Will host:
MD 16: vs Electrum - 15:00 - Sunny, 34°C.

Estadio Olímpico Universitario - Capacity: 55,000 Lima.

Tenants: Universidad Nacional Mayor de Santa Cecilia.
Built in: 1955.
Altitude: 430 meters above sea level.
Local teams: Club Universitario.
Data: Imagine a venue packed of people that has just finished their daily classes, people thirsty to watch some football and leave aside, for a moment, their daily academic stress. That’s the most accurate depiction of the Estadio Olímpico Universitario, a 55,000-seater venue that will host, for the first time, the Huayramarcan National Team. This is the second largest stadium of Huayramarca and it’s known for being built in a way that optimizes acoustics, so fans could be noisier than they really are during their fireworks receiving of the local team. As a way to include more communities into the sport, the HFF has considered to include this venue (and the city of Lima) for this WCQ in order to see more local identity during the matches.

Will host:
MD 8: vs Magnecia - 17:00 – Showers, 20°C.

Estadio Departamental de Tarapacá - Capacity: 16,000 Alto Hospicio.

Tenants: Municipalidad de Alto Hospicio.
Built in: 1974.
Altitude: 12 meters above sea level.
Local teams: Deportes Tarapacá.
Data: Located in the southern portion of the Huayramarcan coast, Alto Hospicio is one of the most significant ports of Huayramarca, also an important part in football culture for the local fans by being the cradle of the Copa Huayramarca, the most prestigious tournament of the country. Fans in the stadium tend to be noisy and rowdy, except hostility and even insulting chants from them, as “Hospiceños” tend to be known in Huayramarca as the most foul-mouthed folks in Huayramarca

Will host:
MD 14: vs Tysklund - 19:00 – Clear skies, 15°C.

Isles:

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

    Godmod scoring events: N.
    RP injuries to my players: Y - Contact me first, so we can agree.
    Godmod injuries to my players: Y - Contact me first as well.
    Give red cards to my players: Y – Max 3 per match.
    Godmod other events: Y – Contact me, so we can agree.

    Style Modifier: +4.30

Nota Bene: Do not RP a pandemic on Huayramarcan soil nor involve any of my players on it.

by **Treekidistan** » Sun May 08, 2022 3:22 am

Treekidistan Football Federation

FA Name: Treekidistan Football Federation (TFF)
Sponsors: EcoHerb™: “Make your nation green!”
Style of Play: +3
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Keylar Massilis (Treekidistan)
Asst. Coach: Mellix Coupe (Indusse)
Fitness Trainer: Gerbinz Keystone (Indusse: Main), Edward Phillips (Treekidistan)

Squad
Goal Keepers (GK)

#1 Melix Henmann
#2 Auphis Trevor
#97 Jaganath Sharma

Defenders (DF)

#4 Henry Stillstone
#5 Koral Neumann
#11 Mahesh Kishanraj
#17 Ahmad Aziz
#19 Joseph Ali Ahmed
#66 Benny Helmut
#88 Mathias Schneider

Mid Fielders (MF)

#9 Shahid Nawaz
#33 Sryne Goorder
#15 Kishore Das
#12 Benjamin Elvis
#100 Kirtidas Vitridas
#26 Ashok Pyarelal

Strikers/Forward (FW)

#7 Kristy Johnson
#50 Henry Dallas
#24 Krishna das Patel
#10 David Henry Gonzales

Player Information

Goal Keepers (GK)

#1 Melix Henmann
Melix Henmann is the number 1 goal keeper in the whole Treekidistan. He got himself trained by Steve Longhorn, the chief goal keeper of the Indussean National Team. He has been going to Steve Longhorn Academy when he was 19 years old. Melix is currently 25 and is one of the youth political activists in the country. He is known as "Chairman Melix" for short.

Defenders (DF)

#4 Henry Stillstone
Henry Stillstone has been regarded as the lucky charm of the team, Eventhough he hasn't scored any goals or created a notable offensive gameplay, he has been in the squad from the start due to his experience in local tournaments. He's the oldest in the team, aged 37.

#19 Joseph Ali Ahmed
Ali Ahmed Bin Jawaruyah, also known as Joseph Ali Ahmed is a Christian converted Muslim who's been the key defender of Treekidistan. He plays for the best club in Treekidistan known as the Golden Roots United. The Golden Roots United is the champion club with twenty nine trophies till history.

#66 Benny Helmut
#88 Mathias Schneider
Benny Helmut and Mathias Schneider are two similar plays from the same place, same school, same street, same club and now same position. Both of them has been playing for the Gregarious College Academy for six years and is now playing in Golden Roots United FC.

Mid Fielders (MF)

#9 Shahid Nawaz
Shahid Nawaz is the youngest player in the team, aged 19. He's been a quick and cunning player creating ways to score the goals into the goal post. Shahid Nawaz started his career playing for the National Sports Academy Team and later got a straight ticket to the national camp.

#12 Benjamin Elvis
Benjamin Johnston Elvis, is a 22 year old Midfielder known for his bicycle kicks and long headers. He has been nicknamed as Bulb Man of Treekidistan. He has scored 11 international goals (friendly included) and 7 of them where headers and 3 were bicycle kicks.

#26 Ashok Pyarelal
The Only Village Boy in the team, he's been playing for his village and the province teams from an age of 13, he was born in a poor family and wasn't able to go for coaching into a well known academy. The National Sports Academy took him seeing his capability and the twenty year old plays in the national team now.

Strikers/Forward (FW)

#7 Kristy Johnson
The Third Gear of the team, he is the one who makes way for the rest two strikers and creates excellent crosses in the box. He's twenty four and has been the captain of Keylar FC, the first Football Club in Treekidistan. The club currently is playing for division two.

#24 Krishna das Patel
#10 David Henry Gonzales
The Heroes of Treekidistan, as they are known. Krishna Das and Gonzales has been the Captain and Vice Captain respectively. Both aged 25 played for Golden Roots United earlier and now plays for the Treekid Academy Team in the prime league. Gonzales is the all time champion scorer and the game maker of Treekidistan. He played a major role in letting Treekidistan win the Baptism of Fire tournament. Patel has been selected in to the best playing XI of Baptism of Fire due to his skills and support to Gonzales. He is best captain and the second best goalscorer of the team.

Kits

Special Thanks to Uni.q Sportswear of Qusmo for creating the Kits for Treekidistan.

My Opponents, if they RP first. Can do the following:

Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes
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: No

by **The Gothanita Isles** » Sun May 08, 2022 5:25 am

The Gothanita Isles' Roster for World Cup 91 Qualifiers

Nation Trigramme: GTI
Team Colors: Red, Yellow
Team Nickname: Yellow Lions
Demonyms: Gothanitans (referring to people from TGI in general), Otksars (People from Otksarin), Handorians (People from North Handoria), Jeoleri (People from South Jeolerina), Hallikshireans (People from Hallikshire)

Player List

#1 - Celsus Becket, 30 - M (SJR) - GK - Hangshire FC
#12 - Seo-Yun Gage, 32 - M (OKN) - GK - Alor Hangor FC
#23 - Imtiyaz Bedrosian , 28 - M (OKN) - GK - Bongali United

#2 - Jeanette Ross, 32 - F (NHA) - LB - Arenes FC
#3 - Charlee Harel, 32 - M (HKR) - RB - FC Tyrani
#5 - Kristi Mägi, 31 - M (HKR) - CB - FC Tyrani
#6 - Lucilla Geary, 31 - F (NHA) - CB - Trieste Rangers
#13 - Karl-Heinz MacNevin, 31 - M (HKR) - CB/LB - Trieste Rangers
#14 - Ivo Gabriels, 30 - M (HKR) - RB - Daris Si Solam
#16 - Doki Eiken, 24 - M (OKN) - CB - Royal Tyakrita FC
#17 - Tonio Vasile, 26 - M (OKN) - CB - Alor Hangor FC

#4 - Remus McQueen, 32 - M (NHA) - DCM - Arenes FC
#15 - Leontiy Caulfield, 29 - M (SJR) - DCM/CM - Holy Kangarsta FF
#7 - Francesca Read , 33 - M (NHA) - LM/RM - Hellina City
#11 - Vladan Bloxam, 30 - F (OKN) - RM/RW - Royal Tyakrita FC
#18 - Handora Flaki, 26 - F (HKR) - LM/LW - FC Tyrani
#22 - Hailee Askes, 30 - F (HKR) - RM - Daris Si Solam
#8 - Jocowitch Hans, 26 - M (HKR) - ACM - Daris Si Solam
#19 - Josef Hodgson, 25 - M (SJR) - AM/CM - Manclester United

#9 - Lola Katona , 28 - F (NHA) - CF/LW - Arenes FC
#10 - Feofilakt Leigh , 30 - M (NHA) - CF/RW - Arenes FC
#20 - Asse Schnur, 26 - F (OKN) - CF - Alor Hangor FC
#21 - Jasrine Sanchez, 24 - F (NHA) - CF - Holy Kangarsta FF

Players in bold are default starters. Other players can be substituted whenever necessary.

Head Coach and Playing Style
Owain Davies, 50, is from Tikariot. Formerly with Dhun Lagarr FC, he was able to bring the team to a 7th position in the TPL. He is a more of a defence-first manager, pushing really hard for a 4-4-2 formation with the squad, and suits the general style of football played in the country.

Style Modifier: -3.141592
Formation: 4-4-2

I give my opponents permission to do the following for their RPs:
- Choose my starting lineup, goalscorers, substitutes. This must be done in reference to the details provided in pre-match RPs/main roster, such as the 11 starters listed above, and the players' styles.
- Godmod any scoring events, subject to these events being realistic. (Eg. Long range balls from midpoint line/goalkeeper line is allowed, RPing a fast ball boy that allowed for the corner to take place amid chaos is allowed, but something like having a pigeon swoop down from the sky to push a ball in is not allowed. Go through with me what you plan and I may easily accept it.)
- RP or Godmod injuries to my players. These injuries can occur inside or outside the match, however, you only RP what happened. (Do TG me so that I will take notice, especially for godmodded ones.) The extent of injuries, as well as the duration of the player being out, is decided by me.
- Hand out yellow and red cards to my players. However, the number of red cards can only be 1 more than the number of red cards you give your own players.
- RP or Godmod any other events, with the exception of any pandemic-related events. No pandemic in my nation, no pandemic on my players. Do TG me if you wish to let me know of any other events you plan to RP, and I am willing to cooperate if necessary.

by **Metherwoll** » Sun May 08, 2022 6:31 am

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by **Electrum** » Sun May 08, 2022 6:38 am

Electrum National Football Team
presented by Electrum Football

General Information

Once a humble team comprised of human footballers, this team is one of the few to have failed in its attempt to not win the World Cup. This failure happened in World Cup 78, although many Electrumites like to pretend this failure never happened. Just a few short cycles after this win, the Electrumite team, along with their compatriots, froze in time after a disastrous experiment with time particles called chrons. Honestly it would have been better if it were Crohn's instead. It was at this point that our kindly, most benevolent, yet mysterious five dimensional leader The Computator, four beings that share a single voice, unfroze the nation and put it back on track. Why did The Computator decide to unfreeze the nation? To learn and understand the game of football which is surely a closed, deterministic system. To test this theory, chaos is now the aim of the game for the Elecrumite national football team, with the introduction of extra-dimensional players thanks to The Computator. This strategy has finally worked with the return of Electrum to the final stages in World Cup 89, where they were the only nation to beat eventual World Cup winners Ko-oren. It really makes you think how they could not follow that up by qualifying for World Cup 90 but that's neither here nor there, it's in the Cup of Harmony after all.

The Electrumite team is still shaking off the effect of the chrons so all of our team is exactly one year older compared to the previous World Cup. We are like elephants with long memories, long trunks and seemingly taking forever to age.

Style: 0

Statistical Information

Best World Cup record: Champion (WC78)
Worst World Cup record: Censored
WCC match record: Unknowable

Coaching Staff
Manager: Tyler Fernando
Assistant Manager: Jemima Bryant
Development Manage: Risa Shigaraki

Tyler Fernando, sentient creature with noted footballing skills, has been appointed for another cycle to manage the Electrumite team. Fernando has finally made the team's unique biological composition work with an appearance at World Cup 89 Finals. He is known for being in the World Cup Failing Team of '78, piloting the team with his superb captaincy. He is also known for dismissing that large stone in the shape of an egg which appeared for Electrum in one cycle.

Roster
Starting XI
#1 Ralph Mills - 28 - GK -

Hamilton Sandstorm
A studious goalkeeper, Mills graduated top of his economics class and is well versed in game theory, in particular simultaneous games related to the taking of penalties. His crib notes are dozens of pages long with various analyses of opposing penalty-takers depending on any situation that may arise. Sometimes these notes may fly in the wind.

#4 Elenora Sapper - 24 - DF -

Pinkerton FC
The youngest member of the starting XI, Sapper is QUICK with unrivalled stamina running across the pitch. She likes to provoke and get in her opponent's faces and toes the line with the referees.

#5 Bayden Forest - 29 - DF -

Hamilton Sandstorm
A tall, bulky player who is described as a cross between a tree and a brick wall, with his intelligence between those two objects. Nice guy though.

#15 Marcus Renshaw - 28 - FW -

FC Fairleigh-Warburton
Renshaw only communicates using emojis in group conversations and it's really starting to bug us. Also he has eczema.

#9 Sentient Energy Ball (Seb) - ?? - FW
Seb will be wearing a fabric spherical 'jacket' which conveniently looks like a normal football at certain angles. This is a strange attempt to get the opposition off for kicking a player deliberately for a red card. Let's see if it works after this strategy has been used for two cycles. When short tempered, easily short circuited.

#12 William Stewart - 26 - DF -

University
There is absolutely nothing interesting about William Stewart except for the fact that his name is comprised of two first names.

#13 Julius van Buren - 31 - MF -

Grenville Sailors
van Buren, as his name suggests, is very flashy. Likes to run circles around his opponents and great at manipulating the ball and getting past opponents.

#27 Crystal Le - 31 - DF -

Kale Island Dwarfs
A long time second string player, Le finds herself with a golden opportunity after Alan Moore's retirement. Le is adept with the ball but sometimes plays too selflessly to her detriment.

#20 Nindethana Nindethana (c) - 30 - MF -

Eastal Lunar
Nicknamed Nindethana squared, her favourite board game is Maxopoly and she is one of the few Kale Islanders on the team. She possesses mystical powers to open portals between two locations at short distance but refuses to use those advantages in a football match. Honourable.

#22 Einarsson, King of the Armoured Bears - ?? - MF
An old friend of The Computator's, Einarsson has played in the Electrumite team as a favour to our nation's leader. To him, ten years of Earth time is equivalent to six months of bear time, so really this is kind of a short vacation rather than a long-term thing.

#24 Android X4-TU in the shape of a flightless bird - ?? - MF
The talons of Android X4-TU (upgraded from version X3-TU) are known to puncture balls, so opponents are often very keen to get the ball away from it. Often matches are delayed to replace the ball.

Substitutes
#11 David Patterson - 25 - FW -

Somer City and Surrounds
#14 Deborah Garcia - 23 - MF -

NextGen
#16 Alex Xiao - 26 - FW -

Somer City and Surrounds
#19 Pete Westtcott - 28 - MF -

Ventura Bay
#21 Christine Bayer - 24 - DF -

Agri Foodbowl
#26 Cindy Torvald - 24 - MF -

Pinkerton FC
#28 Ian Kravitz - 27 - DF -

Burnton 1963
#30 Peyton Nix - 29 - GK -

Prescott Wolves
#32 Sarah Archer - 27 - GK -

Centralis Heart

Formation
4-4-2
Style: 0

-                First Eleven Formation                -

                  Renshaw               Seb

Android        Einarsson             van Buren        Nindethana

Stewart         Forest                   Le              Sapper

                             Mills

Kit Information

Kits have been provided by infinite, a Donnacona company

Stadium Information

All Electrum home matches will be held at Olympic Stadium, Centralis (capacity: 100,000). RL equivalent is the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

RP Permissions
Everything/anything is acceptable can occur to the non-human players. Humans cannot be killed or suffer career ending injuries. Anything serious please TG or DM.

by **Turori** » Sun May 08, 2022 9:14 am

Turori National Team Player Pool

Head Coach: Tarek Edgeli
After spending 3 seasons being trained in Crosaibi at Marine Coast United, Edgeli made the switch down the coast to the Lonngeylin Coliseum for Season 43. While Strike were unable to win any silverware, Edgeli fit straight into the squad as one of the top performing defenders in the entire league earning instant plaudits and recognition back in Turori. Edgeli would be an ever-present in the Turorian squad earning the role of captain as the team advanced to the World Cup Semi Finals for the first time in the nations history at World Cup 81 in the Free Republics and Banija. After a long absence from regional competition, Edgeli, retired from the Turori National Team, would captain the Vilita and Turori National Team during the 60th AOCAF Competition.

After working with the Vilita & Turori National Team for two campaigns including the Olympic Games, Edgeli took on the role of head coach for the Turori National Team during the Eagle’s Cup XIX Competition and after leading the team to a Bronze Medal in the first attempt, returned to coach the team again during Eagle's Cup X. While Edgeli's Eel's came up just short again, earning their second consecutive Bronze Medal, the performance was enough to convince the Football Association of Turori that Edgeli was their coach of the future; relieving long time coach Klailall Tuirma of the Head Coaching duties by promoting Tuirma to the role as Competition Director of the Football Association of Turori while assigning Edgeli to the role of Turori National Team Manager for the World Cup 88 Cycle. In their first cycle as Head Coach of the Turori National Team, Tarek Edgeli led the Eels to their first World Cup Title as well as becoming the first coach ever to win Back-To-Back Cup of Champions and Eagle's Cup titles.

Nickname: The Eels

Style: -1.23

The coaches will select the squad from the National Player pool. Players are listed below, grouped by position and sorted by projection 'Depth Chart' position where the top player listed is most likely to be named the first player selected for that position, and so on. Depth chart positions are determined by performance in pre-cup training sessions, as well as performance and average ratings in the Vilitan League competition and previous appearances for the National Team.

If you RP First please use the following lineup as a base for your RP. You may switch players out from the lineup to fit scoring line / preferred players.

Team:	[GK] :: Derizi Amatopa :: [D] :: Amakli Inuro'o, Moumouni Verre'elali, Biliki Rona'atu'i, Planio’o Nrujsa :: [M] ::Cuoabaza Orani’aoa, Kiidallen Aeroluzzi, Daliora Toru'u, Naraiza Ruaplal :: [F] ::Nua'oma Aikiki, Loala Inkabu

If Turori RP's first, the lineup is unlikely to directly resemble the above and will be selected from the pool below:
GOALKEEPERS:

Derizi Amatopa [ - Revolutionaries (EUR) - ]
GK ( AGE: 25 :: [ NT CAPS: 56 :: NT CLEAN SHEETS: 20 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 22 :: V&T CLEAN SHEETS: 3 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : World Cup 88 : ][ : Eagles Cup : Di Bradini Cup 50 : Olympic Gold Medal : ] EuraLeague (EUR) :
Derizi was trained in the the goalkeeper program at the Eelandii Academy. While in Eelandii, the Youth Team qualified for the IFCF Youth Cup after finishing as Top Turorian Youth side in the Tropicorp Youth Cup. Performances for the Academy resulted in a contract with Sporta Eelandii Senior Squad but the Senior Squad was relegated from the Declasse automatically triggering a release clause for the young goalkeeping prospect. Instead of staying local, Derizi opted to take their talents to Eura joining Revolutionaries as they look to take their career to the next level overseas. Amatopa’s first internationstatal tournament came with the Vilitan Union at the XIV Olympic Games and the youngster would earn a Gold Medal despite not appearing in any of the matches. It was a different situation during the 50th Di Bradini Cup when Amatopa started in three of Vilita & Turori’s 7 matches in route to the championship. Amatopa would also start the majority of matches for the Turori National Team during Eagle’s Cup X where Turori earned the Bronze Medal. On a Domestic level, Amatopa took over as starting goalkeeper for Revolutionaries at the age of 18 and earned Goalkeeper of the Season Honors during EuraLeague 45 after leading Revolutionaries to the Euraleague Title. Amatopa became a World Cup Champion when Turori defeated The Holy Empire to win World Cup 88. Amatopa led all Turori goalkeepers with seven starts in the Qualifying round as well as having started one match during the World Cup 88 Finals.

Timaala Hualtia [ - Inland Peaks FC - ]
GK ( AGE: 31 :: [ NT CAPS: 71 :: NT CLEAN SHEETS: 25 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 21 :: V&T CLEAN SHEETS: 10 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : World Cup 88 : ][ : Eagles Cup : Olympic Gold Medal : ] : Vilitan Declasse :
Hualtia came through the Eelandii Academy and instantly developed as a future Turori National Team prospect. Played one season for Sporta Eelandii before their relegation from the Vilitan League prompted Hualtia to make a switch to become the starting goalkeeper at Inland Peaks during Season 59. Made first Turori National Team start during World Cup 82 Qualifying in a 2-1 victory over Kelssek. Made first ever World Cup Finals start in the World Cup 82 Semi-Final helping Turori to a 6-3 win over Farfadillis to advance to the Nations first ever World Cup Final. Hualtia is also an Olympic Medalist having earned the Gold Medal with the Vilitan Union during the XIV Olympic Games. After serving as an unused backup during Turori’s World Cup 88 Championship winning campaign, Hualtia would get the start during the 13th Cup of Champions Final which Turori would win 3-0 over Esportivan Champions Tumbra.

Wiyauw An'maude [ - Cedniavella - ]
GK ( AGE: 41 :: [ NT CAPS: 91 :: NT CLEAN SHEETS: 47 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 7 :: V&T CLEAN SHEETS: 1 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : World Cup 88 : ][ : AOCAF 56 : ][ : Eagles Cup : Olympic Gold Medal : ] : UICA Series 'B' Champions Cup : : Vilitan Declasse :
An'maude led Cedniavella to the 64th UICA Series 'B' Champions Cup title and then subsequently backstopped the 'Vellas to a runner-up finish in the Declasse during Season 54 and subsequent promotion to the Stellar Division. An'maude was also named Vilitan Declasse Division goalkeeper of the Season for the Season 54. While An'maude was impressive in the Stellar Division, leading Cedniavella to a top-10 finish ahead of rivals Cednia Beach AFC, the Turorian netminder was coerced out of Cedniavella to take over goalkeeper duties at Lonngeylin Coast as the heir-apparent to the aging Cilamara Issah. Was Vilita & Turori's #1 netminder on the championship winning AOCAF 56 squad and is also an Olympic Gold Medalist with the Vilitan Union during the XI Olympic Games. With the close of their career in sight, An'maude would pull one final trick out of their hat. After a loyal career played entirely for one of Turori's smaller clubs, An'maude's dedication to Turorian sport shone through as the #1 goalkeeper for the Eels during the World Cup 88 Finals. An'maude posted back to back shutouts to get the Turori National Team back into the Semi-Finals before victories over Banija and The Holy Empire would bring the World Cup Trophy to Turori for the very first time.

:: Reserves ::

Cocoabo #86 (CCB yo) [ - Cocoabo Enrichment & Enhancement Program (CEEP) - ] ;;

DEFENDERS:

Amakli Inuro'o [ - Bastion (EUR) - ]
D RLC ( AGE: 30 :: [ NT CAPS: 143 :: NT GOALS: 9 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 32 :: V&T GOALS: 4 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : World Cup 88 : ][ : Eagles Cup : Olympic Gold Medal : ] EuraLeague :
After making their debut in Turori’s 3-0 World Cup 82 Matchday 5 qualifying match against Cosneolta, Inuro’o would become a regular in the Turori National Team squad eventually becoming a starter for key matches as Turori advanced to the World Cup 82 Final. As a result of their performances, Inuro’o would earn a transfer to Bastion in Eura during the 24th Transfer Window. Inuro’o earned their first major International silverware by winning the Gold Medal at the XIV Olympic Games with the Vilitan Union. As a nearly ever-present player on the backline for Turori since their debut in World Cup 82, Inuro’o smashed all-time appearance records for Turori across all age groups having notched their 80th appearance at just 24 years old. As a member of Eura club Bastion, Inuro’o was te Season 46 Defender of the Season in helping Bastion to the EuraLeague title. Winner of World Cup 88 as a member of the Turori National Team and crossing the century mark earning their 100th career CAP aged just 25.

Moumouni Verre'elali [ - Tropicorp FC - ]
D RLC ( AGE: 31 :: [ NT CAPS: 101 :: NT GOALS: 7 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 2 :: V&T GOALS: 0 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : World Cup 88 : ][ : Eagles Cup : Olympic Gold Medal : ] : Vilitan Cup : Vilitan Declasse :
Made their debut for the Turori National Team at the age of 17 on the opening matchday of World Cup 82 Qualifying against Bohr, eventually making six appearances for the Eels over the course of the campaign. Scored their first career international goal in the penultimate match of that qualification campaign against unheralded opposition Migli. Verre’elali earned their first major International silverware by winning the Gold Medal at the XIV Olympic Games with the Vilitan Union.

Biliki Rona'atu'i [ - Cednia Beach AFC - ]
D LC ( AGE: 33 :: [ NT CAPS: 120 :: NT GOALS: 9 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 21 :: V&T GOALS: 1 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : World Cup 88 : ][ : AOCAF 56 : ][ : Eagles Cup : ] : AO Champions League : : Vilitan Declasse :
Trained at the Alikki-Corra Academy, Rona'atu'i moved on to Inland Peaks FC during Season 55 and become a crucial part of their Declasse Division record setting championship season resulting in promotion back to the Stellar Division. Signed for Eastal Lunar after arriving in the Stellar Division but only spent one season there before earning a starting position at Colonial Sile for the Season 57 campaign helping Colonial to a third place finish in the League table. After a season and a half in Sile, Rona'atu'i returned to their native Turori by joining Cednia Beach AFC and helping them to the 31st Atlantian Oceania Champions League title.

Karek Edgeli [ - FC Almintora - ]
D C ( AGE: 22 :: [ NT CAPS: 41 :: NT GOALS: 1 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 18 :: V&T GOALS: 0 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : World Cup 88 : ][ : Eagles Cup : Di Bradini Cup 50 : Olympic Gold Medal : ]
Offspring of former Turori National Team and Vilita and Turori captain Tarek Edgeli. The FC Almintora trainee made their debut for Vilita & Turori in a 1-4 defeat at the hands of reigning champion San Ortelio on the opening matchday of the 50th Di Bradini Cup. It would be Edgeli’s only appearance of the tournament but the Vilita and Turori team would go on to win the remainder of their matches and the 50th Di Bradini Cup Championship. Scored first career International Goal during World Cup 88 Qualifying, Matchday 10 against Baggieland. Made World Cup Finals debut on Matchday 2 of World Cup 88 against Farfadillis and started in the Final against The Holy Empire helping the Eels to their First ever World Cup Title. Followed up World Cup Title by winning Cup of Champions and Eagles Cup with Turori National Team

Planio’o Nrujsa [ - Revolutionaries (EUR) - ]
D C ( AGE: 22 :: [ NT CAPS: 46 :: NT GOALS: 3 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 8 :: V&T GOALS: 0 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : World Cup 88 : ][ : Eagles Cup : Di Bradini Cup 50 : Olympic Gold Medal : ]
Attended their first major tournament during the 50th Di Bradini Cup which was won by Vilita and Turori. Nrujsa was an official squad member who made their debut at the age of 16 playing the opening match against San Ortelio. Scored twice in their full Turori National Team Debut on Matchday 18 of World Cup 88 Qualifying against Fluvannia. Winner of World Cup 88 as a member of the Turori National Team.

Cusaram Sakeri [ - Carsby (EUR) - ]
D C ( AGE: 33 :: [ NT CAPS: 6 :: NT GOALS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 0 :: V&T GOALS: 0 ] )
TROPHIES ::
Sakeri is a long time defender at Mliona-Lpaka AFC who lost their spot in the starting lineup when the Turorian side signed Vilitan youngster Narri Sebapilo from Makosile United during Vilitan League Season 66. Sakeri decided to request a transfer rather then be relegated to a bench player and would accept a contract with Euran side Carsby where they would take a starting role in the clubs relegation frought Season 48 EuraLeague campaign.

H’munao Cagomia [ - Eelandii Academy - ]
D C ( AGE: 20 :: [ NT CAPS: 10 :: NT GOALS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 0 :: V&T GOALS: 0 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : Eagles Cup : ]
After being trained at the Eelandii Academy and appearing in the Declasse for Sporta Eelandii, Cagomia earned a first call into the Turori National Player pool during the 12th Eagle’s Cup and Cup of Champions. Cagomia made their first appearance and start for the National Team in a 5-0 victory against Pyazhnaya on Matchday 2. Cagomia would be in the starting lineup and play 66 minutes for Turori in the Cup of Champions XIII Final against Tumbra which the Eels would win 3-0 to take the Cup.

Bvalis Amaanara [ - Sporta Eelandii - ]
D RLC ( AGE: 24 :: [ NT CAPS: 26 :: NT GOALS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 12 :: V&T GOALS: 0 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : Eagles Cup : Di Bradini Cup 50 : Olympic Gold Medal : ]
Made their internationstatal debut for the Turori National Team during World Cup 87 Qualifying in a 2-0 victory over Cosumar. Amaanara would make one appearance as a member of Vilita & Turori’s Di Bradini Cup 50 Championship Winning team.

:: Reserves ::

None

MIDFIELDERS:

Cuoabaza Orani’aoa [ - Marine Coast United - ]
M RLC ( AGE: 28 :: [ NT CAPS: 80 :: NT GOALS: 18 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 45 :: V&T GOALS: 8 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : World Cup 88 : ][ : Eagles Cup : Di Bradini Cup 50 : Olympic Gold Medal : ]
Youth Starlet who signed a first team at their local club Inura Forests in Turori at the age of 16 years. Was a member of the Vilita and Turori squad that finished as runners-up to Cosumar during the 45th Di Bradini Cup. Returned as a senior member of the Vilita and Turori Under-21 Squad that would win the 50th Di Bradini Cup, scoring the game winning goal in the Championship Game against Krytenia. Orani’aoa is also an Olympic Gold Medalist with the Vilitan Union side in the XIV Olympic Games. Orani’aoa helped the Inura Forests gain promotion from the Tropicorp Lower League then for Season 69 switched to the Stellar Division with Marine Coast United.

Kiidallen Aeroluzzi [ - Colonial Sile - ]
DM C ( AGE: 33 :: [ NT CAPS: 132 :: NT GOALS: 16 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 31 :: V&T GOALS: 5 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : World Cup 88 : ][ : AOCAF 56 : ][ : Eagles Cup : ] : Vilitan Declasse :
Aeroluzzi joined Rammsissil from Surf Jettica at the age of 17 as the eventual Declasse Champions looked to bolster their squad ahead of a season 57 Stellar Division return. Aeroluzzi would play just two seasons for Rammsissil before the allure of Colonial Sile came calling. The midfielder would become a permanent fixture in the Colonial Sile roster in a decision that improved the players exposure but would ultimately reduce their silverware haul as Rammsissil would enter a period of success including internationstatal and domestic trophies while Colonial Sile continued their historical trend of high finishes in the Vilitan Stellar Division with no trophies to show for it.

Daliora Toru'u [ - Yeaddin Owls - ]
DM C ( AGE: 37 :: [ NT CAPS: 196 :: NT GOALS: 31 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 28 :: V&T GOALS: 3 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : World Cup 88 : ][ : AOCAF 56 : ][ : Eagles Cup : ] : Vilitan Cup :
Toru'u made a debut for the Yeaddin Owls at the age of 17 and cracked into the first team immediately with 4 goals and 4 assists in their debut Season 54 campaign. Torur’u would eventually impress enough to be included in the Turori National Team and would be a part of the World Cup 81 Semi-Finalist and World Cup 82 Runner-up sides.

Naraiza Ruaplal [ - Westwood Sprites (CBP) - ]
DM C ( AGE: 27 :: [ NT CAPS: 81 :: NT GOALS: 12 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 50 :: V&T GOALS: 9 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : World Cup 88 : ][ : Eagles Cup : Di Bradini Cup 50 : Olympic Gold Medal : ]
A Vilita-Turori Dual national; Ruaplal was a member of the Vilita and Turori squad that finished as runners-up to Cosumar during the 45th Di Bradini Cup. Appeared in the 7th Cup of Champions competition for Vilita although as Vilita technically registered under the Vilita and Turorian association, the player did not sacrafice their eligibility to play for Turori. Became the first Vilita & Turorian player to play domestically in Baker Park after signing with Broadview AFC during the 26th Transfer Window. Ruaplal was one of just 3 players to participate in both the Vilita & Turori squads for the 45th and 50th Di Bradini Cup, improving on the second occasion winning the Di Bradini Cup Trophy. Ruaplal also was a Gold Medalist at the XIV Olympic Games with the Vilitan Union. Transferred to Westwood Sprites in the Commonwealth of Baker Park for the 9th IFCF Cycle.

Kinabo Telioa [ - Olympia FC (EFL) - ]
M RLC ( AGE: 22 :: [ NT CAPS: 23 :: NT GOALS: 4 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 14 :: V&T GOALS: 1 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : World Cup 88 : ][ : Eagles Cup : Di Bradini Cup 50 : Olympic Gold Medal : ]
Made their debut for the Vilita and Turori Under-21 side as a substitute on the 50th Di Bradini Cup championship winning team. Made full debut for Turori during the 10th Eagles Cup Competition against Graintfjall. Scored first career senior goal against Gergary during World Cup 88 Qualifying. Made three substitute appearances for the Turori National Team during the World Cup 88 Finals, Turori’s first World Cup Championship campaign. Early career performance resulted in a high potential valuation from the Turori National and subsequent high-value transfer to Olympia FC in Eastfield Lodge

Tulaki Rauogba [ - René Skaé (FFD) - ]
A MC ( AGE: 29 :: [ NT CAPS: 60 :: NT GOALS: 6 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 28 :: V&T GOALS: 3 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : World Cup 88 : ][ : Eagles Cup : Olympic Gold Medal : ]
Top performer at the Mliona-Lpaka Academy with two appearances in the Tropicorp Youth Challenge Cup Final. Was a member of the Vilita and Turori squad that finished as runners-up to Cosumar during the 45th Di Bradini Cup. Also appeared in the 7th Cup of Champions for Vilita though as the team was registered through the Vilita and Turori Association did not lose eligibility for Turori where they are expected to declare for future competitions. Left the Mliona-Lpaka Academy after the teams relegation from the Vilitan Stellar Division to join Apoxian side Oldem Knights. Officially declared for Turori during the World Cup 84 Qualification Cycle making their debut in a 3-0 victory over Guadalajara. Scored their first career goal for Turori on Matchday 11 of World Cup 84 Qualifiers agaisnt 95X. Played one season in Apox before returning to Atlantian Oceania to join Farfishi Champions Cup contenders René Skaé during the 27th Transfer Window. Rauogba is also an Olympic Gold Medalist with the Vilitan Union side in the XIV Olympic Games.

Lati'ala Giaoka [ - Mliona-Lpaka - ]
M RLC ( AGE: 32 :: [ NT CAPS: 126 :: NT GOALS: 18 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 30 :: V&T GOALS: 6 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : World Cup 88 : ][ : AOCAF 56 : ][ : Eagles Cup : ] : Vilitan Declasse :
Lati'ala Giaoka impressed from a young age at the Owls Castle Academy and earned their first professional contract with the Yeaddin Owls at the age of 16. During Season 56, Giaoka became the youngest player to appear in a Stellar Division match for the Owls since Mako Canopii made their debut at the age of 16 during Vilitan League Season 50. The Turorian played an important role in Vilita & Turori’s triumph during AOCAF 56 and following the tournament would transfer closer to home departing Yeaddin to join Mliona-Lpaka AFC where they would play the majority of their domestic career. There were some ups and downs as Giaoka experienced relegation followed by the joy of being promoted as Declasse Champions. Giaoka was part of the Turorian squad that won the World Cup 88 Title, Cup of Champions and Eagles Cup XI.

Lumlao Noauryua [ - Sokattack Mliona - ]
M RLC ( AGE: 19 :: [ NT CAPS: 11 :: NT GOALS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 1 :: V&T GOALS: 0 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : Eagles Cup : ]
Noauryua made their first appearance for the Turori National Team as a 28th minute substitute against Ko-oren on the opening matchday of the Eagle’s Cup 12 and Cup of Champions. Noauryua would make their first start for the National Team one matchday later against Pyazhnaya. Noauryua would be in the starting lineup and play 90 minutes for Turori in the Cup of Champions XIII Final against Tumbra which the Eels would win 3-0 to take the Cup.

Friika Diirotora [ - Kionao Locals - ]
M RLC ( AGE: 24 :: [ NT CAPS: 11 :: NT GOALS: 1 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 16 :: V&T GOALS: 2 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : Di Bradini Cup 50 : Olympic Gold Medal : ]
Diirotora was a squad player for the Vilitan Union winning the Gold Medal at the XIV Olympic Games, and, for Vilita and Turori in winning the 50th Di Bradini Cup. Scored first career goal for Turori National Team on the final matchday of World Cup 88 Qualifying against Fluvannia.

Trenian Omalizo [ - Eelandii Academy - ]
M RLC ( AGE: 16 :: [ NT CAPS: 0 :: NT GOALS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 0 :: V&T GOALS: 0 ] )
TROPHIES :: None
Uncapped Player named as the Top U16 Player at the Eelandii Academy for Season 69.

:: Reserves ::

None

FORWARDS:

Nua'oma Aikiki [ - Jungle Strike FC - ]
F C ( AGE: 31 :: [ NT CAPS: 154 :: NT GOALS: 70 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 30 :: V&T GOALS: 13 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : World Cup 88 : ][ : AOCAF 56 : ][ : Eagles Cup : Olympic Gold Medal : ] : Stellar Division : Vilitan Cup : Tropical Trophy :
Brought up through the youth system at FC Almintora. Made their international debut on Matchday 3 of World Cup 82 Qualifying and then scored their first career international goal on Matchday five of World Cup 82 Qualifying against Cosenolta. After impressing for the Turori National Team and helping guide FC Almintora back to the Vilitan Declasse Division, Aikiki earned a high-profile transfer to Jungle Strike FC to continue their development in the shadow of Medli’ita Mungwaii. Aikiki’s partnership with Mungwaii helped boost Strike back to the top of the Vilitan League earning trophies in the Tropical Trophy, Vilitan Cup and ultimately the Vilitan Stellar Division. As a youngster, Aikiki won AOCAF 56 for their first major trophy at the intenationstatal level and would later win the Gold Medal at the XIV Olympic Games. Aikiki led Turori’s 3rd-place effort at Eagle’s Cup X with five goals included a hattrick in the Bronze Medal match against Cassadaigua. After becoming the top forward at Jungle Strike FC, Aikiki would have a dream season leading Strike back to the top of the Stellar Division while leading the league in goals scored. At the same time, Aikiki was part of the Turorian sides that won the World Cup 88 Title, Cup of Champions and Eagles Cup XI.

Loala Inkabu [ - Bastion (EUR) - ]
F C ( AGE: 24 :: [ NT CAPS: 33 :: NT GOALS: 8 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 23 :: V&T GOALS: 8 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : World Cup 88 : ][ : Eagles Cup : Di Bradini Cup 50 : Olympic Gold Medal : ]
Inkabu made a surprise regional debut on the opening matchday of AOCAF 61 and got on the scoresheet in their debut. Would not feature greatly for Vilita & Turori until the 50th Di Bradini Cup helping Vilita & Turori to the Di Bradini Cup Title. Made Full International debut in 2-1 victory over Krytenia in World Cup 88 Qualifying for Turori. Scored first career goal on final matchday of World Cup 88 Qualifying and would help the Turori National Team win World Cup 88. Following the triumph at the World Cup, Inkabu would depart the Turoki Academy after being recruited by Euran side Bastion. Scored the Vilitan Union’s only goal in the XV Summer Olympic Football Gold Medal Winning Game against Chromatika.

Turakia Diijelhma [ - Cednia Beach AFC - ]
F C ( AGE: 30 :: [ NT CAPS: 106 :: NT GOALS: 35 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 30 :: V&T GOALS: 7 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : World Cup 88 : ][ : Eagles Cup : Olympic Gold Medal : ]
Diijelhma made their international debut on the multiverse’s biggest stage as a substitute in Turori’s 2-1 World Cup 81 Round of 16 knockout round victory over host nation Banija. Diijelhma would spend six seasons competing for the Yeaddin Owls moving in and out of the IFCF Qualification places but never securing silverware. The Turorian would return home to join up with Turori’s most succesful club of all time, Cednia Beach AFC, in time for the 65th Vilitan League Season. The Turorian would earn their first International triumph as a member of the Vilitan Union squad that won the Olympic Gold medal in Orean & Istria in the Games of the XIV Olympiad.

Lutara Makakio [ - Jungle Strike FC - ]
F C ( AGE: 22 :: [ NT CAPS: 19 :: NT GOALS: 3 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 22 :: V&T GOALS: 4 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : World Cup 88 : ][ : Eagles Cup : Di Bradini Cup 50 : Olympic Gold Medal : ] : Stellar Division :
As a trainee at the Venom Youth Academy, Makakio was invited to the Vilita and Turori squad for the 50th Di Bradini Cup. As an inexperienced academy trainee, Makakio served in a substitute role but made a handful of appearances en route to the side winning the Di Bradini Cup title. Makakio made their full debut for the Turori National Team at Eagle’s Cup X, starting the opening match against Zwangzug. Makakio would go on to make 6 appearances in the competition but was unable to secure their first international goal at the time. Makakio would play a part in Turori's World Cup 88 Triumph but once again did not find themselves on the scoresheet. It wasn't until Matchday 4 of the 51st Di Bradini Cup that Makakio finally netted their first career goal, scoring the second of two in a 2-0 Group Stage victory over Island of the Lost. Makakio would finally break through with their first goal for the Turori National Team during the Quarter Finals of Eagles Cup XI scoring the game winner against Banija.

Kala'a Yuliizala [ - Colonial Sile - ]
F C ( AGE: 30 :: [ NT CAPS: 52 :: NT GOALS: 11 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 22 :: V&T GOALS: 8 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : World Cup 88 : ][ : Eagles Cup : Olympic Gold Medal : ]
A key member of the youth movement at Inland Peaks FC, Yuliizala’s early call up to the senior squad domestically attracted the attention of the Vilita and Turori coaching staff who called the Turorian striker into the AOCAF 57 squad. Yuliizala was part of the Turorian side that made it to the World Cup 82 Final and eventually earned themselves a high profile transfer to Colonial Sile during the Vilitan League’s 62nd season, earning the chance to compete in the IFCF Globe Cup for the first time. The Turorian would earn their first International triumph as a member of the Vilitan Union squad that won the Olympic Gold medal in Orean & Istria in the Games of the XIV Olympiad.

Tsinuzpa Rana’aiao [ - Eelandii Acadamy - ]
F C ( AGE: 19 :: [ NT CAPS: 1 :: NT GOALS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 0 :: V&T GOALS: 0 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : Eagles Cup : ]
Rana’aiao was called to the Turori National Team for the first time during the World Cup 90 Qualiffying Campaign but did not make any appearances for the Eels during the cycle.

Meldi'ita Mungwaii [ - Arlington City (ZWZ) - ]
F C ( AGE: 43 :: [ NT CAPS: 156 :: NT GOALS: 84 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 13 :: V&T GOALS: 5 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : World Cup 88 : ][ : AOCAF 56 : ][ : Eagles Cup : Olympic Gold Medal : ] : Stellar Division : Vilitan Cup : Tropical Trophy :
After getting their first shot in the lower leagues at Turorian side Inura Forests, Mungwaii got the call to the big time become Inura Forests all-time highest transfer when switching to Eastal Lunar during Season 46. Mungwaii barely played a full season in Seraii, however, as the Turori National Team strikers potentially was quickly noticed and Jungle Strike FC came calling making Mungwaii the highest transfer in Eastal Lunar history as well. In 15 seasons at Jungle Strike FC, Mungwaii would win the Vilitan Stellar Division Five times, the Vilitan Cup 6 times as well as a pair of Tropical trophies. Mungwaai holds the Strike FC record for most Star-of-Match performances in a single season having been named first star in 12 of Strikes 26 Stellar Division matches during Vilitan League Season 61. Mungwaai is also tied for 5th all time in goals scored for Strike FC along with Friekder Dandaellion. The Turorian is also an Olympic Gold Medalist having been a part of the Vilitan Union Squad at the XI Olympic Games in Aeropag and won the AOCAF 56 Title with Vilita and Turori. After fighting to keep their place in the starting Lineup at Strike FC during Vilitan League Season 62, Mungwaii decided to search for a new challenge and joined Zwangzug side Arlington City, quickly making an impact helping the team to first place and a Taça das Confederações Final victory.

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First WCQ Cycle: 15
First WC Finals: 17
First Hosted Finals: 19

Biggest WCQ/WCF Victory: 6-0 v. Ravea (World Cup 17 Qualifying)

Biggest WCQ/WCF Defeat: 0-6 v. Bettia (World Cup 37 Qualifying)

Highest Scoring WCQ/WCF Game: 3-8 v. Abanhflfeft (World Cup 71 Qualifying)

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by **Banija** » Sun May 08, 2022 9:24 am

Banija National Team- The Kadongo Kamu

Information
Country code: BNJ
Denonym: Banijan(s)
Association: Royal Banijan Soccer Association(RBSA)
Nickname: The Kadongo Kamu
Manager: Pamela Scott, 52 years old, native of the Commonwealth of Baker Park. Head Women's Coach at Northern Baker Park State University UAC National Championships in back to back seasons Manager of the Westwood Sprites Ladies, led the club to 2 Women's National League titles in her 3 seasons. Women's National Team Manager, later BPNT Manager beginning in WC83 cycle. BOF runner-up/AOCAF 58 3rd Place. Farfadills NT Manager cycles 85-88. Took the job after Banija failed to qualify for World Cup 89.
Senior Assistant Manager: Zachary Orengo. 41 years old, Banijan native. Assistant manager from Istria City FC in the S-FPL, brought to the national team after World Cup 89.
Captain: Demba Kinteh
Alternate Captain: Wanda Kouyaté
Home Kits: Green
Away Kits: White
Alternate: Orange

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Brief National Team History
The Kadongo Kamu have played in exactly 581 games, as of the end of Eagle's Cup XIII. This is our 18th World Cup cycle overall. We have entered in 15 previous World Cup Qualification campaigns(WCQ73, WCQ74, WCQ75, WCQ76, WCQ77, WCQ79, WCQ80, WCQ82, WCQ84, WCQ85, WCQ86, WCQ87, WCQ88, WCQ89, and WCQ90), and have successfully qualified for 10 out of the last 11 World Cups, famously missing World Cup 89 while we were ranked 5th in the world. We have also participated in Baptism of Fire 60, and been a participant in four different Cup of Harmonies(CoH 66, CoH 67, CoH 71, and CoH 81). In four Cups of Harmony, Banija has only once moved past the group stage, in CoH 81, and they promptly fell on penalties in the Round of 16. In their lone Baptism of Fire, they earned a lone point.

After not competing at all during the World Cup 78 Cycle due to the RBSA's bankruptcy, they re-entered the world of international football in World Cup 79 cycle. A shocking World Cup 79 Qualification campaign saw them on the brink of qualifying, but the team simply ran out of gas and lost 4 of their final 5 matches to not make it to Ceni/Drawkland. Since then, the U21 team got 3rd place at the 42nd Di Bradini Cup, and the national team advanced to the quarterfinals of AOCAF LV, AOCAF LVI, and AOCAF LVII, establishing themselves as a strong regional side, falling to the eventual champs in the latter two tournaments. They stunningly qualified for World Cup 80, after starting poorly by losing 5 of their first 9, to going unbeaten in the second half of qualifying, where they won 7 of those games. In the World Cup 80 Qualification playoffs, a 3-0 first leg victory in Montreal, Royal Kingdom of Quebec, powered the team through to their first ever appearance in the World Cup Finals, advancing to sport's pre-eminent competition 5-3 on aggregate over Mercedini. While a pair of one goal losses saw them eliminated after two games, they earned their first ever victory at the World Cup Finals in a 2-0 win over New Gazi in their final group stage game. As they hosted World Cup 81, they went directly to the tournament, and went to their first ever knockout stages, winning Group A before falling, 1-1(2-1 AET) to Turori in the Round of 16. They cruised to qualification in World Cup 82, maintaining a top two spot in their World Cup Qualification group behind Brenecia for the entirety of the World Cup 82 Qualification campaign, getting to the tournament with relative ease before bowing out in the group stages.

The World Cup 83 cycle was their strongest yet. Starting with AOCAF LVIII on home soil, co-hosted with the Commonwealth of Baker Park, the Kadongo Kamu won 6 consecutive matches to open the tournament, taking their winning streak all the way to the final. Unfortunately, they were felled, 4-2, at home to their archrivals, the Equestrian States. Co-hosting World Cup 83 as well, the Banijans made a miraclous run at the World Cup, upending 5th ranked South Covelllo on penalties, and defeating the then two-time defending world champions Vilita in the quarterfinals, before falling, 3-2, at the national stadium to Starblaydia. They added to the trophy case, however, earning a bronze medal after defeating Cassadaigua in the 3rd place playoff game.

The World Cup 84 cycle, the first with real title expectations for the Banijans, was a disappointment in the regionals, as we fell 1-0 to Ko-oren in the AOCAF Round of 16, although we advanced to the quarterfinals of World Cup 84 before dropping to Eura in extra time. The World Cup 85 cycle seems to be a promise of hope for the Banijans. Although AOCAF LX was a rough tournament for the Banijans, it was surrounded by two excellent tournament performances for the Banijans. We won the U21 World Cup(DBC 47), and are just coming off earning our first ever senior-level trophy, by winning the 8th Eagle's Cup to be admitted as a full, permanent member of the Eagle's Club right before the beginning of World Cup Qualifying. Following that, the Banijans dominated World Cup 85 Qualifying, going wire-to-wire as the first place team in their World Cup Qualifying group, as well as earning more points in World Cup Qualifying(67) than any other team did throughout the entire campaign. Those strong performances both in the Eagle's Cup and World Cup Qualifying have caused fans to put an up and down AOCAF behind them, and heighten the standard for World Cup 85. While they escaped the group stages with four points, strong wins over Vilita and Zwangzug in the knockouts put them on course for a medal, as they eventually beat allies Baker Park in the bronze medal match, after falling 3-2 to the eventual champions Free Republics in the semifinal.

After a return to the AOCAF LXI Quarterfinals, their first quarterfinal appearance in the last 3 editions of the regional championships, they fell to Chromatika on penalties. The World Cup 86 Qualification campaign went rather swimmingly- the national team went a perfect 18-0-0 in World Cup Qualifying, the first time that had happened in well over 10 cycles. The multiverse's #1 ranked squad was brimming with confidence, the two-time bronze medalists entering World Cup 86 trying to win the biggest trophy in all of sports for the first time.

Marcus Waters has always preached the following- "you've got to win at home before you can win the World Cup." It's always meant you've got to win in Atlantian Oceania before you can expect to win the World Cup. And while we've never won the AOCAFs, our group was all Atlantian Oceania sides- Ko-oren, Chromatika, and Mriin. We finished in first place with a 1-0 win over Ko-oren, a 2-2 draw against Chromatika, and a 0-0 draw against Mriin being enough to earn 5 points. Then, we faced a gauntlet of former World champions. A 1-0 win over them put us in our fourth consecutive World Cup Quarterfinal, against 5 time World champions Valanora. A thrilling 4-3 win put us in the semifinal, again facing a GSW rival- World Cup 84 winners Farfadillis. In one of the wildest World Cup semifinals ever played, Banija came out on top 7-6, with a stoppage time winner to put them in the Final against the World Cup 85 winners Nephara. It was a true game of the century- neither team had lost a competitive match since the start of World Cup Qualifying, neither losing during Qualifying or the Finals. And in that thriller, it would be the Banijans who would win, taking a lead and holding onto it, winning by 3 goals to 2 against Nephara to lift the trophy and declare themselves World Cup Champions.

The ensuing AOCAF was strong, but not as strong as they wanted it to be. After starting slowly and losing their opening two games, they finished well done the stretch of group play, and even won a pair of knockout stage games before eventually falling to the champions, Baker Park, in the Semifinals. The Banijans redeemed themselves by earning a bronze medal against Sarzonia. The team took a B squad to Eagle's Cup IX, but a strong performance there landed them a silver medal, losing in the final to Valanora. World Cup 87 did not go the way they expected, getting eliminated in the group stages for the first time since World Cup 82. But we recovered in the World Cup 88 cycle. While a quarterfinal elimination at both Eagle's Cup X and AOCAF LXIII were not great, we were unbeaten in World Cup 88 Qualifying, and reached the World Cup 88 Semifinals, eliminating the defending champions Nephara and falling to the eventual champions Turori along the way. We used that momentum of the semfiinal run to finally earn a regional title, as on our 10th try, we finally won the AOCAFs, defeating Hapilopper in the semifinals and Valanora in the Final, winning both matches via penalty kick shootouts.

That regional title meant little in World Cup Qualifying, however, as Pemecutan and Zwangzug both pipped past Banija to automatically qualify for the World Cup, and left Banija in the dust, gasping for air. That called for a reset from the RSBA, which led to Marcus Waters resigning and Pam Scott be hired. While neither the Cup of Harmony nor the AOCAFs went particularly well, Pam Scott's laser focus on qualifying for the World Cup was a success, as the team not only went to World Cup 90, but showed up in style, winning a pair of penalty shootouts, before falling to the eventual winners, The Holy Empire, on PKs, in the semifinals. They still beat Valanora in the third place match, 2-1, to earn their third overall bronze medal. We are looking to build upon that performance, to get back not only to the World Cup, but with the knockout stages as the team's goal.

Statistics(All up to date as of right before the start of AOCAF 66, friendlies included. Banijan statisticians count OT and PK shootout wins and losses as wins and losses, as opposed to draws like most international statisticians):
All-Time Record: 334-164-83(W-L-D)
All-Time Winning Percentage: 57.49% (Wins over total games played)
All-Time Points Percentage: 62.25% (Wins plus 1/3rd of draws over total games played)
Current WCC Rank: #5
Current AOCAF Rank: #5
Top 10 All-Time Leading Goal Scorers: Italicized players are retired from international duty.
1. Ilman Jawara(110 goals)
2. Gitonga Kahara(109 goals)
3. Idai Uster(89 goals)
4. Namakula Kawesa(59 goals)
5. Madu Okparra(57 goals)
6. Chibuzo Afolayan(54 goals)
7. Kausu Dione(51 goals)
8. Mzukisi Nzo(49 goals)
9. Kiggwe Mavuto(43 goals
10. Toyuwa Okafor(37 goals)

World Cup Appearances: 10- World Cup 80, World Cup 81(co-hosts), World Cup 82, World Cup 83(co-hosts), World Cup 84, World Cup 85, World Cup 86, World Cup 87, World Cup 88, World Cup 90
Times Ranked #1 in the KPB- Pre-World Cup 86 Qualifying, Pre-World Cup 86 Finals, Pre-World Cup 87 Qualifying, Pre-World Cup 87 Finals

Trophy Cabinet:
Senior-Level
Champions of World Cup 86
Champions of Eagle's Cup VIII
Champions of AOCAF LXIV
Winner of the Afro-Carribean Heritage Festival
2nd Place at AOCAF LVIII
2nd Place at Eagle's Cup IX(Winners of the tournament's Cup of Champions)
3rd Place at World Cup 83
3rd place at World Cup 85
3rd place at World Cup 90
3rd Place at AOCAF LXII
3rd place at the United Valhaven Regional Football Championships

Youth Level
3rd place at 42nd Di Bradini Cup
Champions of the 8th Sporting World Cup
Champions of the 47th Di Bradini Cup

World Cup Hall of Famers
Adama Sowe(former RBSA Chairman, current WCC Vice President)
GItonga Kahara(all-time leading goalscorer, World Cup winning captain, all-time cap leader)
Marcus Waters(Banija's winningest manager, has led Banija to 100% of our World Cup Qualifications, and has never failed to qualify for the Finals)
Namakula Kawesa(first female star, 3rd all-time leading goalscorer at time of retirement)
Kuma Bultum(Champions League Winner, World Cup winner, most appearances on the Galacticos list for a Banijan)

Jerseys
Full credit to Filindostan for the design and production of these jersies. Thank you very much!

World Cup 91 Qualifying Roster

Starters: 3-4-1-2.
Players who are based in a foreign league are bolded.
Players who have never participated in World Cup Qualifying before are italicized.
BSL = Banijan Soccer League, Banija's second tier. National league. S-FPL is the joint first tier soccer league for Farfadillis, Banija, and the Busoga Islands.
GK #23 Wanda Kouyaté. Age 37(Female). Plays for Jungle Strike FC in Vilita. Only player on this team to be a world champion at every level- U18 World champion(Sporting World Cup

, U21 World Champion(DBC 47), and World Cup Winner(World Cup 86).
LCB #4 Idi Dabo. Age 25. Plays for the Hoima Warriors in the S-FPL.
CB #5 Demba Kinteh. Age 35. Plays for Dí Maozöxê(Farfadillis) in the S-FPL. Captain of the U18 Sporting World Cup 8 championship squad. Captain.
RCB #20 Tairu Conateh. Age 28. Plays for Raynor City United in the Elven Premiership in Valanora. Became a starter for the first time at the midway point of WCQ89.
LM #11 Lolong Bokate. Age 23. Plays for Dí Maozöxê(Farfadillis) in the S-FPL.
CM #8 Idi Mboge. Age 31. Plays for New Bremen FC in Baker Park. Only Olympic player to play for a foreign team. Banijan/Mrii dual-national. Debut made at Eagle's Cup XI. Became a starter for the first time at the midway point of WCQ89.
CM #14 Tijan Sowe. Age 26. Plays for Herzegovina City FC in the S-FPL.
RM #7 Sarafina Ikpeazu. Age 28. Plays for Sabrefell Athletic in the Nepharim Premiership. Female.
CAM #10 Gereh Kama. 28 years old. Plays for Lhor in the Red League in Chromatika.
ST #9 Kausu Dione. 34 years old. Plays for KT Itzalovalle in Audioslavia. Starter on both the DBC 47 and SWC 8 Championship Teams.
ST #17 Abel Wesoloski-Okafor. Age 22. Male. Plays for Tanrısal in Pasarga.
Bench:
GK #35 Hebron Yiena. Age 24. Plays for Busukuma AC in the S-FPL. Female.
GK #39 Hebron Rao. Age 26. Plays for Jinja City FC in the S-FPL. Female.
CB #30 Kemo Jawara.Age 32. Plays for Wexax United in the Elven Premiership in Valanora. Became a starter for the first time at the midway point of WCQ89.
CB #3 Adin Wasawo. Age 22. Plays for Spartangrad in Eura.
CB #15 Demba Kouyaté. 29 years old. Plays for Istria City FC in the S-FPL. Called up for first time at midway point of World Cup 89 Qualifying.
CM #6 Momodou Jassey. Age 29. Plays for the Hoima Warriors in the S-FPL.
CM #25 Aquila Hongo . Age 20. Plays for Busukuma AC in the S-FPL.
CAM #15 Sergius Atieno. Age 22. Plays for Kitara AA in the S-FPL.
RM/RW #21 Dembo Savaneh. Age 22. Plays for Istria City FC in the S-FPL.
LW/LM #22 Orji Uzoma. Age 28. Plays for Herzegovina City FC in the S-FPL.
ST #19 Okaka Akungu. Age 25. Plays for Busukuma AC in the S-FPL.
ST #12 Kamara Touré. 30 years old. Plays for Mar Sara FC in Valanora. Became a starter on Matchday 4 of World Cup Qualifying.

Notes:
- Our free kicks are taken by Sarafina Ikpeazu. Our corner kicks are taken by the winger on whatever side the corner kick is on.
- Our penalty kicks are taken by Abel Wesoloski-Okafor.

Select Player Bios

1. CB Demba Kinteh

Demba Kinteh has an interesting career arc himself. He made a name for himself in Banija, helping a team win a huge upset at the RBSA Cup, and using that to help launch his own career. He's won at every level. He won at the U18 level, winning a World Cup there. He's a senior World Cup champion, having won at World Cup 86. He's won multiple league titles in the S-FPL. And he's won the AOCAFs as well.

Having won basically everywhere he's been, with Nzo essentially relegated back to the bench, Demba Kinteh has been given the greatest of honors- the armband. He's going to be much more than simply the elite defender in the middle of Banija's back 3. He's going to have to be the face of the team, the team's veteran leader. Can he handle all of that extra responsibility? And as he has mentioned, of course, there is plenty of additional pressure considering Banija's situation. It's Qualification or bust this year- no ifs, ands, or buts about it.

This is a team that is going to focus on harnessing its abundance of attacking talent, and turning that into goals. They are certainly capable of being exposed on the counter-attack, and that is where the back 3 will have to act as one. Can Kinteh organize the defense into an effective enough force, despite the team's attacking focus?

2. ST Kausu Dione

And now, for the starting striker. Ilman Jawara had been the main man up top for so long, the days of Assefa Yitebarke leading the front lines feel like an eternity ago. When he retired from international duty, after World Cup 87, Kausu Dione won the competition to replace him as the team's starting striker. When he then parlayed that into winning a Player of the Season award in one of the world's toughest league(Audioslavia), he was essentially fixed in his spot as one of Banija's two starting strikers.

He's a world champion at two levels- a starter on Banija's U18 World championship team, and a starter on Banija's U21 world championship team. While Kadongo Kamu teammate Wanda Kouyate is the multiverse's only three-level world champion(U18, U21, Senior) Kausu Dione is going to go for a more impressive feat- become the first person to be a three-level world champion as a starter on every level, since Kouyate was only a starter on the U21 squad. He's got the regional title, making him one of the most decorated players in Banijan history. But the pressure is on him. He wasn't on the World Cup winning team, so his legacy could be defined entirely by Banija's failures at World Cup 89. Can he continue his climb up Banija's all-time scoring list, shake that reputation, and try to become a three-level world champion himself?

3. Idi Mboge

Mboge has the distinction of being the only Banijan to ever win the Cup of Harmony. How, one may ask? He probably has the most interesting career arc of any of Banija's players to play for the Kadongo Kamu. He was born to Banijan migrants in Maal, the capitol city of Mriin. So he grew up in Mriin, and played soccer in their youth system. But with a firm ceiling for human players in Mriin, he went to his country of origin when his parents realized that he was indeed good enough to go pro.

When he hit the scene in Banija's youth leagues, he was immediately a star, winning the player of the year award, and getting selected for Banija's U21 World Cup team at DBC 47. But his success there got the attention of higher-ups in Mriin. Why not get rid of that artificial ceiling? They sent him a late invitation to join the squad, to accept their call-up. The day before Banija's first game of DBC 47, he decided to leave Banija's U21 squad to play for his country of birth, Mriin. To say he faced criticism was an understatement. An unprecedented amount of vitriol for a dual-national, but when you consider the nature of him leaving(aka when the tournament was basically underway), it struck a lot of fans and players the wrong way.

From that point, he would go ahead and choose to play for Mriin's senior side. He was a key contributor to Mriin's Cup of Harmony winning side, giving him a major international trophy before they quit international sport. But with Mriin no longer sending out their national teams, that left only one option- for Idi Mboge to return. And he didn't, at least for a while. Last cycle, he was blackballed by Marcus Waters, who knew that his former teammates from Banija's U21 side still held a grudge. The entire World Cup 88 cycle, he wasn't invited. AOCAF LXIV? Please.

Then, the Olympics came around. U23- he's too old, right? But wait- three overage players allowed. So Marcus said, why not? Select Idi Mboge. The team got eliminated in the group stages. And then, Mboge went to the Eagle's Cup. Banija got a bronze medal at the Cup of champions. But Mboge showed enough to get called up to the A squad for World Cup Qualifying. How will his teammates react? Will fans accept him? The burning questions that must be asked. And there was no discord- he integrated well onto the national team.

Unfortunately for him, he's dealt with the pressure by not playing in the Eagle's Cup or the Cup of Harmony, as Pam Scott sent the foreign based players to focus on their clubs while Banija's domestic-based players would play in those tournaments. He's back at the top, and will be put under a lot of pressure. He's seemed to put the DBC debacle behind him, but if things start to go poorly... He's the easiest scapegoat for the squad's struggles.

Group H Schedule
Matchday 1: Mytanija(14) v. Banija(6)
Matchday 2: Independent Athletes from Quebec(38) v. Banija(6)
Matchday 3: Banija(6) v. Zwangzug(26)

by **Thibaea** » Sun May 08, 2022 9:43 am

The Autorité Nationale des Sports of the Republic of Thibea
For only the third time in the last decade, the Ligue and ANS have elected to send a national team to qualify for the World Cup, though under significant changes since the last attempt in the 87th edition. Nearly every fabric of the national team has changed, from manager and players, to the facilities. Maurice Bonhomme, the man at the helm since the Warlock's first qualification campaign all the way back in the 79th World Cup was not allowed to return, and instead has been replaced by Yvan Labelle, who most will remember as the electric winger for Peyrelade in the last decade where name featured with some of the biggest as that club frequently headlined the Ligue. She retired from her playing career six years ago and was immediately brought on as manager by Haracourt, at the time a fourth tier club where in six years she transformed into playing in the second tier of Thibaean football, and is frequently poised to compete for promotion into the Ligue proper. She's been often praised for her tactics and ability to develop players, the former particularly being notable for being willing to transform her style, and therefore her teams, much more rapidly than many Thibaeans would be notable for. She's expected to try and push the offensive as much as possible in this campaign, anticipating that possession will be hard won and therefore looking to exploit each and every opportunity.

Management for the Thibaean 'Warlocks' National Team
Manager: Yvon Labelle
Assistant Manager: Loïc Prudentia
Player-Coach: Cyril Dujardin
Chief Physio: Henri Bourreau

Kits for the Warlocks

Kits were designed by Ninette Sylvain of Cher Graphics Solutions, who have previously designed dozens of kits for the Ligue and other football associations and clubs within the Republic; the burgundy and blue of the primary is to represent the former colors of the old nobility while the alternate kit was selected as the royal blue is a widely popular color within the Republic while as green to represent the lush, wide green ranges and plains of the southern portions of the nation.

Players for the National Team:
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Formation: 5-3-2
Captain: Noël Blanc
Vice Captains: Roselyne Delafosse, Anton Babin
Free Kick Taker: Euri Leclair, Symon de'Verley
Penalties: Roselyne Delafosse, Yvon Judicaël

Starting XI:
#1 | Dorian Fay [Male, 27]
Goalkeeper | Club: Peyrelade | Birthplace: Resni | International Caps: 2
#4 | Euri Leclair [Female, 28]
Left Fullback | Club: Charleval | Birthplace: Dauendorf | International Caps: 13
#17 | Noham Colbert [Male, 25]
Centerback | Club: Chatoillenot AS | Birthplace: Bachete | International Caps: 2
#8 | Noël Blanc [Female, 31] - Captain
Right Fullback | Club: Valderoure AS | Birthplace: Rouelles | International Caps: 26 | Goals: 4 | Assists: 7
#5 | Marlène Poirier [Female, 25]
Left Midfielder| Club: Sautereaux | Birthplace: Chatou-sur-Pigny| International Caps: 3 | Assists: 1
#6 | Anton Babin [Male, 26]
Midfielder | Club: Peyrelade | Birthplace: Vers-sur-Chaville | International Caps: 16 | Goals: 2 | Assists: 3
#10 | Symon de'Verley [Male, 27]
Right Midfielder | Club: Peyrelade | Birthplace: Lence| International Caps: 10 | Goals: 1 | Assists: 3
#9 | Henry Chevalier [Male, 28]
Left Winger | Club: Persan FC | Birthplace: Trimes | International Caps: 17 | Goals: 11 | Assists: 6
#12 | Roselyne Delafosse [Female, 30]
Left Forward| Club: Peyrelade | Birthplace: Dagenai | International Caps: 21 | Goals: 9 |
#11 | Zuriñe Iturburua [Female, 26]
Right Forward | Club: Orrouy | Birthplace: Perpieu| International Caps: 13 | Goals: 3 | Assists: 1

Reserves:
#12 |Jehanin Bozonnet [Male, 27]
Goalkeeper | Club: Orsinval-Troye | Birthplace: Arrigny | International Caps: 18 | Clean Sheets: 2
#19 | Gérald Favreau [Male, 24]
Fullback | Club: Beceaux-la-Nancourt | Birthplace: Fougny | International Caps: 6
#16 | Ambre Sergine [Female, 29]
Fullback| Club: Blanot | Birthplace: Moule | International Caps: 4
#18 | Francis Bélanger [Male, 22]
Midfielder| Club: Mons Altier FC| Birthplace: Yencee | International Debutant
#20 |Jamet Demaret [Male, 28]
Midfielder | Club: Trambourg | Birthplace: Brece| International Caps: 4
#25 |Marie Enari [Female, 23]
Midfielder | Club: Peyrelade | Birthplace: Bousiex| International Debutant
#15 |Aldéric Giraud [Male, 25]
Forward| Club: Charleval| Birthplace: Manse| International Debutant
#22 | Yvon Judicaël [Female, 23]
Forward| Club: Ramburelles | Birthplace: Felbrouge | International Caps: 4 | Goals: 2
#14 | Arthur Sidonie [Male, 25]
Forward| Club: Haraucourt | Birthplace: Manse| International Caps: 2

National Team Venues

Rougelle Stadium - Capacity: 75,000
The home field for the famed Peyrelade club, this is the main venue that the national team shares with them, lacking a true dedicated home themselves, and has been this way since their inception in the 79th World Cup. Located just six kilometers from the downtown of Felmar, the second largest city in the Republic, this infamous stadium isn't just near countless amounts of hotels, restaurants and bars, it's also surrounded by it's own dedicated entertainment district. There is a train station served by the national lines just opposite the main boulevard that the stadium sits on, and national team fans will still famously chant the "la vallée rouge", despite it being about Peyrelade.

Select my scorers — Yes
Give out yellow cards to my players — Yes
Give out red cards to my players — Telegram me first
RP injuries to my players — Yes for injuries limited to 3 days, anything more serious telegram me
Godmod injuries — No
Godmod scoring events — Yes
Godmod other events — Yes

by **TotoMishin** » Sun May 08, 2022 9:57 am

I am told that there is a misprint on the home and away kits, the manufacturer has yet to apologise. Don't worry I'm sure the misprint won't make it to the actual games. Or Bogdan has changed his number to 10, but I doubt that.

Lineup

Starting Lineup
TotoMishin players have an array of slavic names, they have been simplified and shortened here for the sake of foreign commentators. I mean who is going to pronounce Lipanovinksi correctly or even Bogdanovchalskiovski? Best to save them the embarrasment and go with some simple names.
Irvan (GK) -

30 yrs, 6ft. A capable goalkeepr with gloves of steel, not literally though mind. He can block almost anything that comes into his path, most of the time.

Tupanski (LB) -

26 yrs, 5ft 10. He is well ... crap, but he is our only left back so there's that.

Bavorski (CB) -

27 yrs, 6ft 3. A strong, solid defender who can tackle anyone ... on the occasion that he remembers who his teammates and where the ball is and where he is supposed to going and what he's supposed to be doing. You know what you get the picture.

Michal (CB) -

28 yrs, 6ft. The other cb in this pairing. Is he good? Well that depends on what kind of day he's having. Best to stay clear of him when it's raining though, or snowing or any day really when it's not nice and sunny.

Zurew (RB) -

31 yrs, 5ft 7. Your bogstandard right back, there is not much else to say. I mean he can pass and run so he does the job.

Sergej (CM) -

26 yrs, 5ft 10. Sergej is simple man, he gets the ball and he passes it forward. It's a bit repetitive but the does it well. Does he move... not really, that might be a bit exagerated but I don't think I've ever seen him move more than 10 meters if needed.

Imran (CM)-

23 yrs, 5ft 6. He is truly the unexpected, might pull of an insane trick or loose the ball while looking at a of flight birds. Might score a golazo or an own goal. You just never know!

Servan (CAM) -

29 yrs, 5ft 11. His temper is as powerful as his shot, formidable with he is riled up and he is going to find a reason anyway. Whether its the fac that the referee's socks are the wrong colour, his shirt isn't tucked in properly or the fact that someone swore at him. Regardless, he is always in an eternal state of anger.

Lipan (LW) -

21 yrs, 5ft 8. The definiton of Skillz^TM, he can pull out a double rainbow flick sombrero with chocolate on top in the time it would take anyone else to take a stepover. His passing though leaves something to be desired.

Irinski (RW) -

25 yrs, 5ft 9. Simple put a golazo scorer, his dribbling and movement are phenomenal. Except he is really camera shy, so don't expect any post match interviews.

Bogdan (ST) -

34 yrs, 6ft 4. Ah Bogdan, tall as a tree, built like a tree. A reliable striker with a thumping header. He is also about as fast as a tree too.

Subs
Bivan (GK) -

32 yrs, 6ft 2. His gloves may have holes in them, but his cheery smile will lighten everyone up afterwards!

Czen (LB) -

25 yrs, 5ft 10. He is not really a left back more a converted left winger who still has glorious ideas of going forward and scoring. That usually doesn't work out too well.

Servoski (CB) -

23 yrs, 6ft 3. young, inexperienced but really good at hoofing the ball up the field, err I mean great long passing ability.

Mian (CB) -

22 yrs, 5ft 9. Listen, there is a reason he is a sub and not starting. It's not because he is short! Ok, maybe it is just that. Otherwise, he is pretty good.

Stupac (RB) -

24 yrs, 5ft 7. Fast, I mean very fast. It seems he just likes to sprint up and down the pitch for fun. Gives the opposition a hell of a time trying to catch him, even he doesn't have the ball. Hell of a distraction tactic.

Vlad (CM) -

33 yrs, 5ft 10. Vlad is a simple lad, gets the ball then does a perfectly timed and execeuted long ball forward. I mean it's simple really. Doesn't take years of training at all!

Tergej (CM) -

32 yrs, 5ft 11. Tergej is like Sergej's brother, except for the fact he likes to lose the ball all the time. Don't worry he'll get the hang of it one day. Hopefully anway.

Michalczuk (CAM) -

33 yrs, 6ft 1. Probably the man with the longest name in this team, almost as long as his freekick routine.

Strinski (LW) -

21 yrs, 5ft 8. Young wannabe superstar. Does he have the talent? Well that's debatable.

Poboris (RW) -

29 yrs, 5ft 10. The GOAT and I will not be hearing it any other way. Simply the GOAT. He does suffer from excessive ankle injuries, which is why he is on the bench all the time. Expect him to make about 1 appearance.

Feltan (ST) -

24 yrs, 5ft 7. Is he small? Yes, can he sneak around the oppostion? Absolutely it's his favourite thing to do. Provided he doesn't get caught off side.

Divan (GK) -

20 yrs, 6ft 1. Aah, I forgot about him. Yes, his name means carpet I think. Though, he isn't someone to walk over. I don't think you could anyway, he is pretty tall.

Manager
Manager: Serg Ivanovich
Playing Style: +2
He likes to play, aggresive attractive football. He is also scared he might let go of his lead, so me likes to play a bit of a mixture. You will also see him gesticulating from the sidelines, it his prefered method of communication. He also shortened his name to Serg, from Sergej. It fits his eccentric personality though. Honestly, a post-match interview with him will never be normal.
Serg is now under some pressure after a rather dissapointing Baptism of Fire, managing to gain a whole 0 points. Only 2 goals scored as well. He will have to improve results drastically and secure qualification to the world cup in order to keep his position as manager. Whether he will do that is up in the air. What is somewhat reassuring is that he selected entirely new coaching to go to this tournament. We will see if that helps.

Commentators
Ardan Toris : A true patriot, will always tell the players that they are doing horribly. Very animated as well.
Micki Atvan: Very elegant and reserved speaker, will make you think you're watching something from the 70's.
Boris Helvan : Your regular modern commentator, don't mind him waffling he likes to bring up absurd and unrelated statistics.

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes, only 1 per game please
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes, tg me first though
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes, no more than 2-3 per game
Godmod other events: Yes, tg me first

by **Milchama** » Sun May 08, 2022 10:14 am

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Sports Section

Milchama Send Entirely Unchanged Roster

Milchama had our best performance in a World Cup since sometime in the 40s last World Cup as the Warriors came out of nowhere to qualify for the actual tournament. Considering the MFA's goal was "get to outrounds in the Cup of Harmony" and Milchama well exceeded that goal everybody decided to run it back one more time. It also helps that time does not seem to be a coherent concept in Milchama so we don't exactly know how old the players are or how many World Cups they can compete in. It's entirely up to the capricious whims of management and management is happy right now so we have the same players. Come on You Warriors!

Coach: Darryl Lamarein - Lamarein was pro in something other than sports, namely an accountant, when he was asked to take over the finances of Mongol FC, then a third division side. After getting the finances in order he also noticed they tended to make more money and play better if they used different tactics with different players. He eventually convinced the GM to let him try that for one game. They won 6-0. They did it the next game, they won 6-2. Lamarein was then made coach of the Mongols where he led them to straight promotions. Then people got angry at him and had him manage the national team assuming that he would get paid for a do nothing job. Then the Isolation ended and now he's doing things. Who knows what's up?

Lamerein plays the traditional Milchamian 3-3-4 with a +3 modifier.

His starting eleven:
GK: Miles Inthracam - Surprisingly the only Alexandrian in the squad. Helped Great Alexandria to the most recent title.
D: Dollard Foster - Big man who is known for vicious tackling. Also a decent header of the ball.
D: Ittai Witson - Captain. While only 25 has clear leadership abilities and the ability to love which is more important than any singular footballing skill. Also, incredible defensive instincts which is why he's on the team.
D: George Trois - The third George. Better than the first two Georges
M: Leetal Fenet - CM - Really good at picking out a pass to the right player at the right time. Engine of the offensive midfield.
M: Gal Waver - Box to box central midfielder who is known for winning the ball back and recycling it very efficiently.
M: Eloise Johnson - Defensive midfielder. Has played defense for her club team but is moved up because it made sense for this squad.
F: Dee Schneider - RF - Fast, tricky, good handles, scores a lot for his club. Finally got the starting nod for World Cup 90 over Mattityahu.
F: Marc K. Floren - Not related to Marc J. Floren despite the name. Greatest finisher in the modern Milchamian league.
F: Holden Flomes - Prototypical back to goal center forward.
F: Itamar ben Johansson - Very confusingly named forward. Was not expected until the team was named to be a started. Played as a midfielder for his club.

Subs:
GK: Ishtvan Martin - Second string
GK: LaDonte Crenter - Third string. He also occasionally plays left back.
D: Dallas Hunter - LB - Shoots to kill. Very aggressive outside back.
D: Kent Kells - CB - Back up centerback sometimes gets a lot of playing time and is often the first name off the bench if there are any defensive frailties.
D: Jay Flimt - RB - Also aggressive but usually in tackles. Led the MFL in cards last year.
M: Morris Maris - Fast tricky winger. Plays a touch too far forward for the system but is always the first sub off the bench in the midfield.
M: Amy Cekarn - CM - Defensive mid. Comes in for defensive solidity.
M: Kelly Filimitov - LM - Lefty dead ball specialist. Also very good at crosses.
M: Colm Interlasskoti - RM - Young kid who is here for the experience.
F: Mattityahu - Mononymed man. Very weird. Great free kick taker.
F: Marvin Gorek - LF - Defensive forward. Does score some goals but known for his work rate and creating transition through good pressing.
F: Elliot Flok - CF/RF - Pure scorer. Comes on for the "need a goal with 15 minutes left" situations.
F: Burt Burner - All forward positions. - Very fast. Poor control skills.

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

Choose my goalscorers: Y
Godmod scoring events: Y
RP injuries to my players: Y
Godmod injuries to my players: Y
Give yellow cards to my players: Y
Give red cards to my players: Y
Godmod other events: Y

Anything goes, I'll roll with it. I'll probably create more chaos if you let me because that's how I roll.

We are the Warriors and our trigram is MIL.

by **Vdara** » Sun May 08, 2022 11:17 am

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by **Oberour Ar Moro** » Sun May 08, 2022 11:48 am

Dominion of Oberour Ar Moro
National Football Team

World Cup 91 Qualification Player Pool

Details

Denonym: Oberours
Team Nickname: Dragoons
Association: Ministry of Culture Football Management Committee (FMC)
Region: Rushmore
Trigramme: OAM

Staff
Position: Name, age (previous Domestic Club position)

Manager: Pereg Couvreeur, age 46 (Victory Bringer Manager)
Assistant Manager: Bertele Juillet, age 43 (Grand Grève Manager)
Assistant Manager: Thoumas Coeuroy, age 41 (Vigueur Massalia Assistant Manager)

Players
Number Position Name, age (Domestic Club (Nation if not Oberour Ar Moro))

Goalkeepers (GK)

1 Olliuier le Duc, age 32 (Port Tacassam FC (Tikariot))
12 Aven Grimoult, age 28 (Patrons)
24 Guillo au Feure, age 30 (Myrrh-Streamer)
35 Gulian de Coincte, age 24 (Vilharady Owls FC (Tikariot))
46 Guennolé Vinere, age 27 (Victory Bringer)
57 Gwendal d'Erblai, age 21 (Sesamos)

Left Backs (LB)

2 Visant Bauldry, age 27 (Patrons)
14 Eduard Deglau, age 21 (Saint Louis)
25 Ewen de Marle, age 26 (SC Montfort (The Licentian Isles))
36 Tristan du Four-l'Evesque, age 25 (Victory Bringer)
47 Ivon Bone-Vive, age 26 (Tihon United (Chromatika))

Right Backs (RB)

3 Tilio Lot, age 26 (Genulca Occident)
15 Sebastian de Cormeilles, age 24 (Patrons)
26 Amand Daribilhague, age 26 (Myrrh-Streamer)
37 Christopher le Peseeur du Pois, age 24 (Pescium)
48 Theoren Vergennes, age 25 (Confessor)

Sweepers (SW)

10 Sebastian Chapuisseur, age 26 (Meridian)
11 Peire de Baingneus, age 24 (Regium Immortal)
22 Denic Aufort, age 28 (Genulca Occident)
23 Claude du Faut, age 28 (Regium United)
33 Jean-Pierre Asce, age 24 (Cyrene Bay)
34 Joeva au Paus, age 22 (Celeritas)
44 Yannic Lefou, age 25 (Saint Louis)
45 Alarig de Cassete, age 19 (EC Kan Roue)
55 Geoffroy Dufourcq, age 21 (The Apprentice School)

Left Midfielders (LM)

5 Iudicael Breut, age 26 (Hibernus)
17 Padrig Foray, age 28 (Anceaume)
28 Neneg Panis, age 26 (Regium United)
39 Denic de Hesselin, age 23 (Myrrh-Streamer)
50 Luner Thonon, age 26 (Confessor)

Right Midfielders (RM)

6 Peterne de Courbueil, age 26 (Port Tacassam FC (Tikariot))
18 Ilan la Ventriere, age 24 (de la Charite)
29 Félix d'Amienz, age 24 (Other Side of Paradise (Brookstation))
40 Dinan Becdelièvre, age 25 (Esperance)
51 Celestin Ebrard l'Aisné, age 25 (Confessor)

Center Midfielders (CM)

4 Seguinus Tesserant de Linge, age 25 (Carathyr Emeralds FC (Tikariot))
16 Peter Clouzot, age 23 (Patrons)
27 Gurloes l’Enchantee, age 25 (Victory Bringer)
38 Gwion Discret, age 27 (Celeritas)
49 Aredius d'Annet, age 21 (Kreiz Valley)

Left Wingers (LW)

7 Ronan Vrely, age 26 (Pescium)
19 Even de Garges, age 23 (Cyrene Bay)
30 Deniel le Tuteur, age 26 (Genulca Occident)
41 Thomas-Augustin l'Establier, age 22 (Pearlham SC (Xanneria))
52 Mathieu Bourgeau, age 21 (Saint Isidore University)

Right Wingers (RW)

8 Renald Gayrard, age 25 (Hibernus)
20 Gaspar Ataus, age 23 (Celeritas)
31 Goustan Hostellier, age 24 (Patrons)
42 Gobrien Chanviere, age 24 (du Mont Saint Eloy)
53 Theoren l’Apostoile, age 21 (Altair)

Strikers (ST)

9 Pius Petitmesnil, age 28 (Cyrene Bay)
21 Peter des Bouz, age 26 (Invicta)
32 Nycollas Mauranghas, age 30 (Carathyr Emeralds FC (Tikariot))
43 Noel Charles-Roux, age 27 (Regium United)
54 Iodoc Collonville, age 22 (Bécherel University)

Formation

Understanding the Pool

The players numbered 1-11 would be considered the starting 11 if the cup started today. The players 12-24 would be backups. Every player behind them is competing for those 23 spots throughout qualification. When the team qualifies for the World Cup (or the Cup of Harmony, should they fall short) the pool will be cut down, and the numbers will be reassigned to the final squad. Throughout qualifying, starting rosters and the bench at each game will feature a different mix of players from the pool to determine the final roster.

Stadium Information

All Oberour Ar Moro home matches will be played at the Parade Grounds in the capital of Regium, capacity 49,670. The Parade Grounds, Oberour Ar Moro's oldest and most distinguished stadium, serves as the home ground for Premier Division champions Patrons, as well as the Oberour Ar Moro national team and the semi-finals and finals of the Jupillite Minister's Cup. In the past, the Parade Grounds have hosted the finals of the Thirty-Sixth edition of the International University Challenge Championship, the twelfth Campeonato Rushmori Juvenil Sub-20, and the fifty-second Cup Winners' Cup.

First and Second-Choice Shirts

RP Permissions

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my scorers: Yes
Choose my scoring events: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes, but please TG or message me on Discord beforehand
RP injuries to my players: Yes
Godmod Injuries to my players: Yes, but please TG or message me on Discord beforehand
Give Yellow Cards to my players: Yes
Give Red Cards to my players: Yes
Godmod other events: Yes, but please TG or message me on Discord beforehand

Style Modifier: +5

by **Alasdair I Frosticus** » Sun May 08, 2022 11:50 am

THE HOLY EMPIRE WC 91 SQUAD

While the nation took a long break from WCs 8 through 24, the Holy Empire is proud to be the only active nation to have participated in WC 1.

Though it pretends not to be, the nation is equally proud to have won 5 World Cup titles

The defending World Cup champions return to the fray! Can they make a fourth consecutive World Cup final? Let's find out...

This time the Holy Empire is fielding a completely normal squad. No, really. Nothing to see here; honest. They've just finished their training camp on a planet named Shayol, and are looking forward to testing their squad of elite imperial footballers against the best the multiverse can throw at them.

What was that training camp called? It's a planet named Shayol.

OOC: Those of you familiar with cult 1960s science fiction and/or the work of Cordwainer Smith may sense that something is up. The rest of you will find out in good time.

In-character explanation of what's happening to the team can be found in this post: viewtopic.php?p=39633646#p39633646

The Squad

Goal:
Isaac Paraspondylo - has three heads following the first match against Vilita; one head faces backwards

Defence:
Basil Scleruso - has sprouted individual small anatomically correct hands out of the tips of his fingers, which have themselves sprouted very tiny anatomically correct hands out of the tips of their individual fingers in sixteenth match against Astograth.
Jorge Sphrantzes - has sprouted six pairs of hands from his buttocks in the ninth match against Aut-Ves-Nat
Michael Comneno - has grown extra torso between existing torso and his head in fifth match against Astograth; is now very tall.

Midfield:
John Pselluso - has grown three external sets of fully functioning lungs out of this body in the break between qualifiers and the World Cup.
Miguel Zarides - has grown necklace of ears in third match against New Eestiball.
Constantine Lascaro [Captain] - grew a bifurcated body between qualifiers and the World Cup - has one head and one pelvis (and one set of legs), but two torsos between his neck and pelvis.
Michael Ducaso - now has two rows of blinking eyes running down each arm following the twelfth match against Vilita
Romanos Adrianuso - now has six legs (in normal location [well, more or less]) after sprouting four new ones in sixth match against Unpleasant

Forwards:
Jose Miguel Arianites - has two feet on each of his wrists following the second match against Geektopia.
Manuel Palaeologo - grew a new leg (complete with foot) out of the top of his head in the ninth match against Aut-Ves-Nat

Substitutes:
Juan Neokaisareites [g] - has sprouted 28 fully functional thumbs down the front of his chest following the fourteenth match against New Eestiball
John Curcuaso [d] - has grown a baby head on each hip in the ninth match against Aut-Ves-Nat
Andronicus Cantucazeno [m] - grew complete anatomically correct male genitalia from each cheek, his forehead, and the back of his neck - in each case including scrotum, testes, and penis - in the away match against Darkmania
Daniel Manouelites [m] - has grown extra two feet behind the ears in fourth match against Chartistan.
Constantine Argyro [f] - has grown row of extra noses down his left leg in fifteenth match against Chartistan.

Coaches:

The team coach remains World Cup Hall of Fame legend Juan Tzimisces.

The assistant coach remains Starblaydi World Cup Hall of Fame legend Simeone Di Bradini.

Style Modifiers / formation

Frosty football is attacking football. The Holy Empire always plays a 3-5-2 formation using overlapping wingers that turns into 3-3-4 on the counterattack.

[OOC'ly, for the purposes of scorination, the team uses the maximum attacking style modifier permitted by each cup's hosts.]

Kit
The team will wear famous Imperial Gold and Red, as worn by the Holy Empire since WC1...

Home first, away second.

OOC'ly, the kits were designed by Red Blackiland, and the crest by Audioslavia - and I'm entirely grateful; I'm very happy for RB and Audio to take OOC credit. IC'ly, HEFA deny the Mundies had anything to do with it.

Stadium
The Holy Empire plays its home matches in the bejewelled, platinum-domed, and purple stone-walled Imperial Hippodrome, the oldest World Cup venue still in use, and one of the most famous - and impressive - stadiums in the multiverse.

RP instructions:
Have fun and use your imagination - but don't kill anyone, and don't try and launch attacks on the Dreamed Realm; largely because you can't.

Some basic Dreamed Realm RP rules:
Remember that the Dreamed Realm lies entirely outside of Ordinary Reality, and is utterly impervious to harm from what we charmingly call 'mundies'.

Some points to remember about travel to, and playing in, the Dreamed Realm:

1) We control the nature of reality in the Dreamed Realm; reality and time are malleable within the Realm. This isn't used to cheat - all normal rules of football are strenuously followed - but it does have two major side effects:
A) Any injuries to either team in Imperial home matches are immediately healed.
B) No violent or riotous behaviour by visiting fans will be tolerated, unless permission is received in advance (please file applications for violent rioting in triplicate). Any such behaviour undertaken without appropriate permission will find those responsible immediately transported back to Ordinary Reality.

2) Direct travel from ordinary physical reality to the Dreamed Realm is impossible. Some 72 hours before your away qualifier in the Empire, a team of Archregimancy [Eastern Orthodox Christian] monks will arrive in your home stadium and construct a portal to the Dreamed Realm. You may then use this to travel to the Empire at your convenience.

by **Vilita** » Sun May 08, 2022 11:54 am

OOC: 20th Century Space-Based Science Fiction You say? Lets Do It.

Stadium Info:The Football Association of Vilita is based at the Tivali-Ring Stadium (87,000 Seating Capacity) in the capital city of Alikki-Corra, Vilita and many National Team training sessions take place on the grounds of the Tivali-Ring. The Tivali-Ring complex was constructed as part of the Vilitan bid to host the World Cup 14 Cup of Harmony as a replacement to the former National Stadium in Lopinka that was destroyed during a regional conflict. 'The Ring' has since hosted countless international matches including high profile matches such as the World Cup 31 Final and the 40th Series 'B' Champions Cup Final. The Vilita National Team may utilize other stadiums throughout the course of qualification which will be noted in the RP Thread.

Vilita will often play in a traditionally Vilitan 3-1-4-2 formation with a style modifier of +3.14. Against weaker opposition they may instead play a 3-4-3.

Nation:

Style:
First World Cup:
Top Goalscorer:
Region:
Weather:
Map:

The Tropics of Vilita

+3.14159265359
World Cup 13
Callum Banda (Retired)
Atlantian Oceania
Mostly Tropical (Inland Weather Varies)
Map of Vilita

The coaches will select the squad from the National Player pool. Players are listed below, grouped by position and sorted by projection 'Depth Chart' position where the top player listed is most likely to be named the first player selected for that position, and so on. Depth chart positions are determined by performance in pre-cup training sessions, as well as performance and average ratings in the Vilitan League competition and previous appearances for the National Team. If you RP First please use the following lineup as a base for your RP. You may switch players out from the lineup to fit scoring line / preferred players.

Lineup: [GK] Zelkki Milake Jr., [D.] Injyua Klizlo, [D.] Narri Sebapilo, [D.] Awukchu L’bakka, [DMC] Letirpsi Vulitn, [ML] Fyin Miateal, [MC] Trezisi Rokopolis, [MC] Jakku’u Naboyavi, [MR] Lentali Purama, [FC] Takaara Milanzi, [FC] Diamoa Waviino

If Vilita RP's first, the lineup is unlikely to directly resemble the above and will be selected from the pool below:

HEAD COACH:

Endur Rotropii [ - Vilita National Team Staff - ]
Head Coach ( AGE: 53 :: [ NT CAPS: 82 :: NT GOALS: 12 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 0 :: V&T GOALS: 0 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : World Cup 68 : ][ : AOCAF 42 : ][ : Olympic Gold Medal : ]
Rotropii made his debut for Marine Coast United during Season 38 and quickly grew popular with the fans in Crosaibi, being named Marine Coast's player of the season in his rookie campaign. Rotropii scored his first career international goal during World Cup 65 Qualifying in a 4-1 victory over Mashiki. Rotropii was still active for selection to the Vilita National Team during World Cup 77 but was not a member of the World Cup Winning side, retiring from international play shortly after. Following the Vilita National Team's failure to qualify for World Cup 89 - the first such failure during or since Rotropii's career as a player, the former defender decided to start up a competing National Academy in a comparitively remote section of the Tivali Jungle. The "Rebel Academy" aimed to produce a "new generation" of Vilitan talent and was at first largely ignored by Vilitan League clubs. However, after Vilita's winless exit from a World Cup hosted on home soil, things changed entirely. A Clean wipe out of the Vilita National Coaching Staff came with a new edict: Out with the old, in with... something new. The Football Association of Vilita called upon Rotropii to lead the team for World Cup 91 Qualifying and it is no surprise that the former Marine Coast United defender has called upon some of his own trainees to be invited to Vilita National Team Training Camp prior to World Cup 91 Qualifying.

GOALKEEPERS:

Zelkki Milake Jr. [ - Eastal Lunar - ]
GK ( AGE: 22 :: [ NT CAPS: 6 :: NT CLEAN SHEETS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 13 :: V&T CLEAN SHEETS: 3 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : Di Bradini Cup 50 : Olympic Gold Medal : ] : Stellar Division : Tropical Trophy :
Milake's domestic career wouldn't go as smoothly, however, and after spending 2 seasons in the Declasse after Lonngeylin Coast's relegation, the World Cup winner returned to his roots, re-signing for high-flying Eastal Lunar in Season 46. Offspring of famed Vilitan netminder Zelkki Milake, one of the youngest Starting netminders in history to win the World Cup Final (World Cup 68), Milake has followed in their fathers footsteps by taking on the Goalkeepers Gloves and now trains under their father at Eastal Lunar FC. While not expected to compete for a place on the Vilitan National Team anytime soon, the sky is the limit for the Astronaut Trainee who is also, quite literally, an Astronaut Trainee attending school at the Astronaut Academy at the nearby Vilitan Space Outpost. Milake Jr.’s debut would come as a surprise starter against Delaclava on the second matchday of the 50th Di Bradini Cup. At just 16 years of age the younger Milake would make a name for themselves winning each of their four starts in the competition and helping to lead Vilita & Turori to their first Under-21 World Cup Title in over 60 cycles. Milake Jr. would make their first start for the Vilitan National Team in a 2-2 draw against Savojarna during the penaltimate matchday of World Cup 88 Qualifying before adding to their Medal Wall as the starting goalkeeper in the Quarter Final and Semi-Final rounds of the Vilitan Union’s XV Olympic Gold Medal Campaign.

Ukamai Talingri [ - Monmouth Park (CBP) - ]
GK ( AGE: 24 :: [ NT CAPS: 0 :: NT CLEAN SHEETS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 5 :: V&T CLEAN SHEETS: 1 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : Olympic Gold Medal : ]
A local player in Kiiarana City, Talingri impressed with their shot-stopping abilities in front of scouts for the Vilitan National Team and was drafted into the Vilita and Turori Eel Cat Things Squad for the 51st Di Bradini Cup Competition as third string behind Derizi Amatopa and Zelkki Milake Jr. Talingri would lead Kiiarana City to the Tropicorp Youth Cup Title. Talingri Would also represent the Vilitan Union in the 15th Summer Olympiad starting two Group stage matches before serving as backup for the remainder of the tournament as the Vilitan Union earned the Gold Medal with a shootout victory over Chromatika. Talingri’s display of talent would earn them a transfer to Monmouth Park in the Commonwealth of Baker Park

Reino Kononen [ - Soldarian FC (VAL) - ]
GK ( AGE: 24 :: [ NT CAPS: 0 :: NT CLEAN SHEETS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 0 :: V&T CLEAN SHEETS: 0 ] )
TROPHIES :: None
Kononen was trained in Valanora from a young age and graduated to the senior squad at Soldarian FC. Was called to the Vilita National Player pool for the first time after World Cup 89 Qualifying

:: Reserves ::

Hanauma Ranbomahi (35 yo) [ - Tropicorp FC - ] ;;

DEFENDERS:

Injyua Klizlo [ - Riailia Village - ]
D C ( AGE: 23 :: [ NT CAPS: 1 :: NT GOALS: 1 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 13 :: V&T GOALS: 0 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : Di Bradini Cup 50 : Olympic Gold Medal : ]
During their debut competition in the 50th Di Bradini Cup, Klizlo made five appearances though was not part of the starting lineup for the Di Bradini Cup Final which Vilita & Turori won 3-0 over Krytenia.

Narri Sebapilo [ - Mliona-Lpaka (TUR) - ]
D C ( AGE: 24 :: [ NT CAPS: 20 :: NT GOALS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 26 :: V&T GOALS: 2 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : Di Bradini Cup 50 : Olympic Gold Medal : ]
Sebapilo debuted for Makosile United at the age of 16 during Vilitan League 63 and made occasional appearances for the side. At the age of 17 Sebapilo became an important member of the Makosile United squad participating in over 50% of the matches during the Makos runner-up campaign that earned promotion to the Vilitan Stellar Division for Season 65. At age 18 Sebapilo would make their internationstatal debut for the Vilita & Turori regional side in the 63rd AOCAF competition in the knockout round defeat to Valanora. Sebapilo would soon collect another first in Valanora starting all seven matches of Vilita & Turori’s 50th Di Bradini Cup campaign, earning their first internationstatal hardware and earning regard as one of the top players of the tournament. After suffering relegation with the Makos following Vilitan League 65, Sebapilo was recruited by IFCF contenders Mliona-Lpaka AFC of Turori.

Awukchu L’bakka [ - Rebel Academy - ]
D C ( AGE: 18 :: [ NT CAPS: 0 :: NT GOALS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 0 :: V&T GOALS: 0 ] )
TROPHIES ::
The Rebel Academy was started by former National Team defender Endur Rotropii following the Vilita National Team’s failure to qualify for World Cup 89. Rotropii set up the Academy in the Tivali Jungle region of Vilita earning the nick name the “Jungle Rebels”.

Mikaela Äijälä [ - Ibini FC (VAL) - ]
D C ( AGE: 21 :: [ NT CAPS: 0 :: NT GOALS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 1 :: V&T GOALS: 0 ] )
TROPHIES ::
Äijälä was trained in Valanora from a young age and graduated to the senior squad at Ibini FC. Was called to the Vilita National Player pool for the first time after World Cup 89 Qualifying

Tero Alatalo [ - Ibini FC (VAL) - ]
D C ( AGE: 26 :: [ NT CAPS: 0 :: NT GOALS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 0 :: V&T GOALS: 0 ] )
TROPHIES ::
Alatalo was trained in Valanora from a young age and graduated to the senior squad at Ibini FC. Was called to the Vilita National Player pool for the first time after World Cup 89 Qualifying

Hothat Iciiplak [ - Rebel Academy - ]
D C ( AGE: 16 :: [ NT CAPS: 0 :: NT GOALS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 0 :: V&T GOALS: 0 ] )
TROPHIES ::
The Rebel Academy was started by former National Team defender Endur Rotropii following the Vilita National Team’s failure to qualify for World Cup 89. Rotropii set up the Academy in the Tivali Jungle region of Vilita earning the nick name the “Jungle Rebels”.

Kamarela Dzzara [ - Yutzie Sorma - ]
D RLC ( AGE: 24 :: [ NT CAPS: 0 :: NT GOALS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 18 :: V&T GOALS: 0 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : Eagles Cup : Di Bradini Cup 50 : Olympic Gold Medal : ]
Dzzara made their overall debut for Vilita & Turori during AOCAF 63 on Matchday 2 against the Xannerian Sunbelt Islands

Rojara Tiones [ - Yeaddin Owls AFC - ]
D RC ( AGE: 31 :: [ NT CAPS: 77 :: NT GOALS: 4 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 37 :: V&T GOALS: 7 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : World Cup 81 : World Cup 82 : ][ : AOCAF 56 : ][ : Olympic Gold Medal : ] : Vilitan Cup :
Rojara Tiones progressed through the training programme at the Owls Castle Academy before getting a call to train with the senior team at Yeaddin Owls AFC for Vilitan League Season 58. Tiones was a member of Vilita’s World Cup 82 Championship winning team, having watched the final from the bench as an unused substitute. Tiones was recognized as the Top defensive player in the Vilitan Stellar Division for Vilitan League Season 64 and is an Olympic Medalist having earned the Gold Medal playing for the Vilitan Union in the Men’s Football Competition.

:: Reserves ::

Lohani Riiyaaw (31 yo) [ - Directus (EUR) - ] ;; Inteali Koranjo (28 yo) [ - Cazadores Cathair (AUD) - ] ;;

MIDFIELDERS:

Fyin Miateal [ - Marine Coast United - ]
M RLC ( AGE: 21 :: [ NT CAPS: 11 :: NT GOALS: 4 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 11 :: V&T GOALS: 0 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : Olympic Gold Medal : ]
Youth player at Tropicorp Lower League side Crosaibi Locals who would earn a call to the 51st Di Bradini Cup side as well as the XV Olympic Team with the Vilitan Union where they would earn a Gold Medal. Would make the switch to Marine Coast United for the 67th Vilitan League Season. In just their second season at the club, Miateal would help lead Marine Coast United to a Top 4 finish in the Vilitan Stellar Division

Trezisi Rokopolis [ - Jlinal Cove - ]
M RLC ( AGE: 24 :: [ NT CAPS: 40 :: NT GOALS: 8 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 38 :: V&T GOALS: 7 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : Di Bradini Cup 50 : Olympic Gold Medal : ]
Trezisi Rokopolis was one of the youngest players in Vilitan Stellar Division history to play a full season for their club as a member of FC Almintora’s ill-fated side that won just two games during Season 63. After Almintora’s relegation to the Declasse, Rokopolis jumped ship to return to Vilita and join forces with Jlinal Cove FC, the side that had pipped FC Almintora to avoid relegation. With Jlinal Cove, Rokopolis helped lead the team to the Vilitan Cup Semi-Finals and scored their first career Stellar Division goal against the Kionao Locals. Rokopolis would get the call to the Vilitan National Team during the World Cup 87 Qualification Campaign and would make their debut against Tequilo. Rokopolis scored their first career goal for the National Team in just their second career appearance, netting the fifth goal in a 5-2 rout of Widaya. Earned first international silverware as a member of the Vilita and Turori Under-21 Squad that would win the 50th Di Bradini Cup Title.

Jakku’u Naboyavi [ - Rebel Academy - ]
M RC ( AGE: 17 :: [ NT CAPS: 0 :: NT GOALS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 0 :: V&T GOALS: 0 ] )
TROPHIES ::
The Rebel Academy was started by former National Team defender Endur Rotropii following the Vilita National Team’s failure to qualify for World Cup 89. Rotropii set up the Academy in the Tivali Jungle region of Vilita earning the nick name the “Jungle Rebels”.

Letirpsi Vulitn [ - Rebel Academy - ]
DM C ( AGE: 16 :: [ NT CAPS: 0 :: NT GOALS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 0 :: V&T GOALS: 0 ] )
TROPHIES ::
The Rebel Academy was started by former National Team defender Endur Rotropii following the Vilita National Team’s failure to qualify for World Cup 89. Rotropii set up the Academy in the Tivali Jungle region of Vilita earning the nick name the “Jungle Rebels”.

Riku Kasslin [ - Club ESF (VAL) - ]
RW ( AGE: 26 :: [ NT CAPS: 2 :: NT GOALS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 2 :: V&T GOALS: 0 ] )
TROPHIES :: None
Kasslin was trained in Valanora from a young age and graduated to the senior squad at Club ESF. Was called to the Vilita National Player pool for the first time after World Cup 89 Qualifying

Sami Samii’i [ - Olympia Arkintoofle (SRS) - ]
LW ( AGE: 26 :: [ NT CAPS: 7 :: NT GOALS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 5 :: V&T GOALS: 0 ] )
TROPHIES :: None
Sami Samii’i was brought up through the system at Mar Sara FC in Valanora but saw heavy competition for playing time on the left side of midfield. Eventually Mar Sara would loan out the left winger to Olympia Arkintoofle in the Squornshelan Remnant States with the hopes of seeing the youngster gain playing experience and potentially learn to play other positions on the field. Samii’i would make their debut for Vilita and Turori in the 51st Di Bradini Cup appearing twice for the squad. When the Vilita & Turori Under-21 Squad was eliminated by Adab in the Round of 16, it meant that Samii’i, who was not part of Vilita and Turori’s 50th Di Bradini Cup winning squad nor either of the XIV or XV Olympic Gold Medal squads, would be one of the only players of their generation without a major international youth competition medal. During World Cup 89 Qualifying, Samii’i famously missed a penalty kick against Squidroidia in the Playoff match against Squidroidia drawing the ire of the Vilitan Supporters.

Khrusan Mlianko [ - Bastion (EUR) - ]
M RLC ( AGE: 27 :: [ NT CAPS: 2 :: NT GOALS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 50 :: V&T GOALS: 9 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : Di Bradini Cup 50 : Olympic Gold Medal : ]
A Vilita-Turori Dual national; Mlianko was a member of the Vilita and Turori squad that finished as runners-up to Cosumer during the 45th Di Bradini Cup. Appeared in the 7th Cup of Champions competition for Vilita although as Vilita technically registered under the Vilita and Turorian association, the player did not sacrafice their eligibility to play for Turori. Joined Euran club Bastion during the 26th Transfer Window. Mlianko was one of just 3 players to participate in both the Vilita & Turori squads for the 45th and 50th Di Bradini Cup, improving on the second occasion winning the Di Bradini Cup Trophy. Mlianko also was a Gold Medalist at the XIV Olympic Games with the Vilitan Union.

Lentali Purama [ - Marine Coast United - ]
M RLC ( AGE: 28 :: [ NT CAPS: 51 :: NT GOALS: 3 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 55 :: V&T GOALS: 5 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : Di Bradini Cup 50 : Olympic Gold Medal : ] : Vilitan Cup :
Recruited by Rammsissil AFC at school age to train with the RammsBank Sissil Academy to be evaluated as a potential Rammsissil player in the future. Was a member of the Vilita and Turori squad that finished as runners-up to Cosumar during the 45th Di Bradini Cup. Purama transferred to Marine Coast United for Vilitan League Season 61 and helped the team to back to back appearances in the Vilitan Cup final at the Tivali Ring Stadium, winning the 62nd Vilitan Cup title. Ruaplal was one of just 3 midfielders to participate in both the Vilita & Turori squads for the 45th and 50th Di Bradini Cup, evolving to serve as primary team captain during the 50th Di Bradini Cup while winning the Di Bradini Cup Trophy. Ruaplal also was a Gold Medalist at the XIV Olympic Games with the Vilitan Union.

Limu Katarakhna [ - Eastal Lunar - ]
M/F ( AGE: 34 :: [ NT CAPS: 145 :: NT GOALS: 27 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 68 :: V&T GOALS: 20 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : World Cup 81 : World Cup 82 : ][ : AOCAF 56 : ][ : Olympic Gold Medal : ] : Stellar Division : Vilitan Cup : Tropical Trophy :
Limu Katarakhna came through the academy system at Colonial Sile and impressed greatly upon making their debut midway through Season 54. After Colonial Sile failed to qualify for UICA competition in Season 56, the young athlete able to step in anywhere on the field made the switch to Eastal Lunar FC. Katarakhna made their international debut during AOCAF 45 for the Eel-Cat Things but did not commit immediately to playing for Vilita or Turori internationally. After the success of the Cocoabo Squad during World Cup 79 however, the highly touted prospect acceped an invitation to be apart of Vilita's World Cup 80 Qualifying playing pool. The decision would prove to be a good one as Katarakhna was part of Vilita’s World Cup 81 and World Cup 82 championship squads including their first career World Cup Finals goal during the World Cup 82 Quarter Final against Apox. On the domestic side, Katarakhna was a critical member of the squad that elevated Eastal Lunar to complete domestic trifecta over the course of 3 seasons winning the Vilitan Cup during Season 59, the Tropical Trophy for Season 60 and the teams first ever Stellar Division Title during Vilitan League Season 61.

Imauka Lkomorak [ - KT Moreazerua (AUD) - ]
M RC ( AGE: 23 :: [ NT CAPS: 7 :: NT GOALS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 15 :: V&T GOALS: 2 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : Di Bradini Cup 50 : Olympic Gold Medal : ]
Lkomorak was scooped up by Audioslavia based club KT Moreazerua during the 30th transfer window in a package deal from the Turoki Academy along with Academy coach and Turorian National Team player Mbdiai Akarenaa. The Transfer helped to fund upgrades at the Turoki Academy and included a 25% future sell on clause due to the Turoki Academy should Moreazerua sell Lkomorak in the future. Made debut for Vilita & Turori during the opening matchday of AOCAF 63 against Gyatso-kai. Earned first international silverware as a member of the Vilita and Turori Under-21 Squad that would win the 50th Di Bradini Cup Title. Scored first career goals for Vilita & Turori in the Final of the 50th Di Bradini Cup, scoring twice in a 3-0 victory.

:: Reserves ::

None

FORWARDS:

Takaara Milanzi [ - Yeaddin Owls - ]
F C ( AGE: 20 :: [ NT CAPS: 1 :: NT GOALS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 2 :: V&T GOALS: 1 ] )
TROPHIES :: : Vilitan Cup :
Milanzi would make 7 appearances during the Yeaddin Owls season 66 Vilitan Cup title run scoring their first career goal for the club in the process. Made debut for the Vilita National Team aged 17 as a substitute in a 1-3 defeat to Savojarna on during the 81st Cup of Harmony.

Diamoa Waviino [ - Turoki Tide - ]
F C ( AGE: 19 :: [ NT CAPS: 0 :: NT GOALS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 2 :: V&T GOALS: 1 ] )
TROPHIES :: None

Treasvo Tlikara [ - Obaobai Academy - ]
F C ( AGE: 23 :: [ NT CAPS: 0 :: NT GOALS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 8 :: V&T GOALS: 4 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : Di Bradini Cup 50 : Olympic Gold Medal : ]
Trained at the Obaobai Academy alongside their sibling, Kunaro Tlikara, Treasvo was rated as the highest quality prospect to come out of Obaoabai Academy in some time. Tlikara their debut during the 50th Di Bradini Cup helping the Vilita & Turori Under-21 Side to the championship contributing two goals in three games played. Having never declared for Vilita or Turori, the Tlikara’s were not part of the Vilitan squad that failed to Qualify for World Cup 90 and were recruited by Endur Rotropii to train along with youngsters at the Rebel Academy in Crosaibi.

Kunaro Tlikara [ - Obaobai Academy - ]
F C ( AGE: 23 :: [ NT CAPS: 0 :: NT GOALS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 4 :: V&T GOALS: 1 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : Di Bradini Cup 50 : Olympic Gold Medal : ]
Having never declared for Vilita or Turori, the Tlikara’s were not part of the Vilitan squad that failed to Qualify for World Cup 90 and were recruited by Endur Rotropii to train along with youngsters at the Rebel Academy in Crosaibi.

Antiviv Davaflei [ - Rebel Academy - ]
DM C ( AGE: 16 :: [ NT CAPS: 0 :: NT GOALS: 0 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 0 :: V&T GOALS: 0 ] )
TROPHIES ::
The Rebel Academy was started by former National Team defender Endur Rotropii following the Vilita National Team’s failure to qualify for World Cup 89. Rotropii set up the Academy in the Tivali Jungle region of Vilita earning the nick name the “Jungle Rebels”.

Tyoasi Klipark [ - Mliona-Lpaka (TUR) - ]
F C ( AGE: 24 :: [ NT CAPS: 3 :: NT GOALS: 1 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 21 :: V&T GOALS: 7 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : Di Bradini Cup 50 : Olympic Gold Medal : ]
Klipark began their career as a midfield trainee at the Ramzi Youth Academy in Crosaibi before being called to the Marine Coast United Senior squad to cover as a pacey youthful attacking substitute during Vilitan League Season 64. Was a member of Vilita & Turori’s 50th Di Bradini Cup winning side and scored their first goal for Vilita and Turori in the Quarter Final victory over Graintfjall. Klipark would make a switch to Mliona-Lpaka AFC in Turori for Vilitan League 66.

Clarana Refiami [ - Spartangrad (EUR) - ]
F C ( AGE: 27 :: [ NT CAPS: 44 :: NT GOALS: 12 ] :: [ V&T CAPS: 49 :: V&T GOALS: 13 ] )
TROPHIES :: [ : Di Bradini Cup 50 : Olympic Gold Medal : ] : IFCF CLG EuraLeague (EUR) :
Made their internationstatal debut appearing in four matches during the 7th Cup of Champions competition for Vilita. Scored first career International Goal during against Kita-Hinode in 7th Cup of Champions Semi-Finals. Attracted interest from Eura league teams during AOCAF tournament and made transfer to Euran side Spartangrad prior to the 85th World Cup Cycle. Refiami would earn their first International triumph as a member of the Vilitan Union squad that won the Olympic Gold medal in Orean & Istria in the Games of the XIV Olympiad. Refiami was Vilita and Turori’s Top Goalscorer during the 50th Di Bradini Cup and scoring two goals in the Semi-Final prior to the teams 3-0 victory over Krytenia in the Final. Refiami was named Young Player of the Season for the second time during EuraLeague 45 after finishing third in the running for the EFA Golden Boot with 21 Goals for Spartangrad who would go on to win the IFCF Challengers Cup over Freeport United. During EuraLeague 48, Refiami would earn the Golden Boot and Forward of the Season Honors while leading Spartangrad to the EuraLeague and Cup Double.

:: Reserves ::

Enzoril Alabonni (33 yo) [ - Marine Coast United - ] ;; Nii'arala Milaaso (34 yo) [ - Eastal Lunar - ] ;;

:: STATISTICALLY SPEAKING ::

FIrst WCQ Cycle: 13
First WC Finals: 15
First Hosted Finals: 17

Biggest WCQ Victory: 9-0 v. Maldunia (1x - World Cup 18 Qualifying, Scorigami)

Biggest Defeat: 1-7 v. Bettia

Highest Scoring Game: 7-8 v. Bediatan (WC21 Quarter Final)

Most Capped Player: Poloax Torerun (200 Caps, Midfielder)

:: OTHER CONSIDERATIONS ::

Most Likely to Take a Throw In: Vilita will avoid earning a throw in at all costs. Throwing is not a trained skill in Vilita. If a throw in is required, the goal is to get it to the closest player who can then use their feet.

Most Likely to Take a Free Kick: One of the Midfielders

Most Likely to Take a Penalty Kick: From open play, Vilita National Team Policy is that the player who was fouled to earn a Penalty Kick is the player who will take the Penalty Kick. In the event the player is injured then the captain may designate a player to take the kick in their place.

Most Likely to Cause a Foul: A player who has just been embarassed by a superior player/move on the field

Most Likely to Take a break to eat Ice Cream: Harry Hogge

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by **Ziwana** » Sun May 08, 2022 12:59 pm

The Ziwana Football Federation PRESENTS:

The Ziwana National Football Team to the 91^st World Cup Qualifiers

The country known officially as Ungwazi wa Ziwana is located in the Melayu Archipelago. Over the years the country's National Football Team has been quite successful, winning 3 regional titles and reaching the Baptism of Fire Quarter-Final. However, the country's National Football Team has also struggled due to corruption and absences from regional and multiverse football. The country has dropped in its ranking to an embarrassing 232.

Ziwana has been absent from regional and multiverse football due to a range of different factors such as lack of funds and the Ziwanan Civil War. The main factor for absence has been the Civil War. The Ziwanan Civil War was caused by ethnic tensions in the country that turned into a full blown war. Unfortunately some of the casualties of the Civil War are members of the Ziwana National Football Team who were killed after the plane they where in whilst coming back from the 10^th Melayu Archipelago Cup was shot down.

Ziwana comes into these qualifiers in need of wins to lessen the Ziwani peoples names and also honor the late players and stuff who died in the plane crush. The Ziwana National Football Team also has a rebrand. The rebrand come in a wake of other changes to the Ziwana national identity after the Ziwanan Civil War. For so long certain Zangan nobles had pushed Zangan symbols and identity as the Ziwanan identity but this is not so. The ZFF have not disappointed they followed the directions of the Ministry of National Unity by basing the new Ziwana kits,nickname and ZFF logo on the new Ziwanan flag. Ziwana will no longer be known as the Leopards or Akambuku but the Scorchers or the flares.

Full Name: Ungwazi wa Ziwana
Nickname: Scorchers
Triagramme: ZIW
Formation: 3-5-2
Style Modifier: +3.75
Manager: Slam Alahaji
Assistant Manager: Chisomo Alinafe

Starting Line Up

Position	Number	Name	Age	Club
GK	1	Peter Kakhobwe	21	Amangwazi Birnin
RB	2	Charles Fernandes	21	Sandheights City FC
CB	3	Rex Munthali	22	Sandheights City FC
CB	4	Peter Boi	22	Sandheights City FC
LB	5	Zebron Ngalande	21	Eshan FC
DM	6	James Gopaul	22	Birnin Almalaki
CM	7	Mohammed Casimir	21	Ainheim Dynamos
CM	8	Timothy Kajoke	22	Asghar Athletic Club
LW	9	Chimango Ngwenya-Captain	27	Sandheights City FC
RW	10	Hassan Haqawi-Vice Captain	21	Al-Quasim Athletic Club
ST	11	Oradinho Banda	28	Sandheights City FC

Bench
ST: #12, Nicolas Dimanche(29), Birnin Almalaki
GK: #13, Johan Mitraille(31), Black Leopards FC
RB: #14, Zain Labonte(28), Birnin Almalaki
CB: #15, Chikondi Sophie(22), Western United
CB: #16, Waison Ranaivoson(31), Black leopards FC
LB: #17, Joyson Citorah(21), Western United
DM: #18, Sadick Swedi(21), Black Leopards
CM: #19, Venon Thomas(31), Axlam University
CM: #20, Tebo Graham(31), Western United
LW: #21, Zinga Aristide(32), Black Leopards
RW: #22, Nicolas Bayaram Jnr(31), Black leopards FC
ST: #23, Mordecai James(19), Zote Malikiy

Kits

Ziwani kits are made by local and world renowned kit makers, Zsports.

RP PERMISSIONS
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by **Eura** » Sun May 08, 2022 1:25 pm

The Euran Football Association presents

EURA
World Cup 91 Qualifying Squad

STAFF

Manager: Skorji Oslograd (62,

Eura)

As unlikely as it might have seemed not so long ago, Skorji Oslograd was appointed as the eighth permanent manager of the Euran national team in the modern era. The former Bastion, Hornchurch (season loan), FC Axel Heiburg and Revolutionaries centre forward is an icon of Euran football, starring in Eura’s World Cup 66 winning side at the height of an international career that saw him make 168 appearances for Eura, scoring 103 goals. Oslograd then went into coaching and management, where he had a low-key career until taking over as manager of The Askari Union. He improved them significantly and got them playing perhaps their best ever football at the Copa Rushmori, before moving to take over the national team job for the newly formed Euran Oceania Territories, who had only recently started competing in WCC competition.

Although Oslograd was unsuccessful in achieving the dream of getting the Expats into the World Cup, even with a surprisingly talented generation of players (but little squad depth), he can claim to have transformed the Euran dominion’s fortunes for the better and claimed some memorable shock victories with the side. It nearly all came apart during World Cup 85 qualifying when the Expats went on a horrific run of form and Oslograd, plagued also by off the pitch controversies, came close to getting the sack. He was saved by a remarkable return to form during World Cup 86 qualifying and recently has had the Expats securing the best results of their history, raising his profile on the international radar once more.

The blow dealt to Euran footballing pride by failing to qualify for World Cup 87 was severe and created something of an inquisition in the national game as to the causes. As part of this the EFA needed a replacement for Lee Sharp following his resignation. Although the FA approached several top tier candidates, it was felt that a truly radical departure from the normal practices of the EFA and its teams was required, leading to this shock wildcard appointment. Oslograd’s appointment proved hugely controversial, although his tenure has seen him usually behave better than in the past.

A decent start in some friendlies and at the Cup of Harmony was somewhat soured by defeat in the final to Mriin, a recurring nightmare of a defeat to Darmen long ago that followed Eura steamrolling all prior opposition in the tournament. Nevertheless, Eura's mostly faultless performance - and a tournament unusually free of antics for an initially sober minded Oslograd - relieved pressure on the new coach. Unfortunately, a promising start to a home Copa Rushmori that followed was brought to a saddening end by penalty heartbreak in the quarterfinal; Eura recovered to gain good form in World Cup 88 qualifying, but stuttered toward the end, then crashed out in the group stages (though at least this time they qualified) and flattered to deceive at the most recent Copa.

Oslograd continues to revamp the squad and attempt the much more difficult task of overcoming the hang ups of the past. In recent tournaments the team has adopted a combative, cynical and defensive (but with ruthless counterattacking) 5-3-2, sometimes switching to a more ambitious 3-5-2. But results have been mixed to say the least; Eura marginally improved at World Cup 89 but suffered another gloomy group stage exit, another dampener on the era of optimism Oslograd promises will eventually dawn, before a more spirited run in the Copa Rushmori ended in the semi-finals, followed by another group stage exit (albeit in a tough group) at World Cup 90 and a further Copa Rushmori semi-final run.

There is a consensus growing that Oslograd has arguably been working with the weakest Euran squad in a generation, making these results seem quite creditable. However, if he wants to build a successful legacy with the national team, he will need to build upon them rather than settling for mediocrity in years to come. From day one Oslograd has been under immense pressure to prove the doubters wrong, but then again, he’s done it in the past and his tenure has generally seen an improvement in results.

Assistant Manager: Rhea Fianchetto (47,

The Askari Union)

Oslograd’s wife and long-term assistant manager from his days in charge of The Askari Union, Fianchetto is little known the public eye but has become a respected coach in her own right among those in the know. Many speculate that she may provide sense to the chaos of what has been dubbed “Skorjiball”; when Oslograd has been in a pit, Fianchetto has been there to bail him out, time and time again.

STYLE AND PERMISSIONS

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Choose my goalscorers – YES
Godmod scoring events – YES
RP injuries to my players – YES
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SUMMARY OF SQUAD CHANGES

Retired from international duty:
Tommy Sutton - ST - 31 - 50 caps - 18 goals -

Hellinic Rouge (Pasarga)
Dropped:
Clarence Webb – GK – 28 – 6 caps –

Energija Chernovets (Siovanija & Teusland)
Harry Wheeler – RB – 29 – 41 caps – 2 goals –

Oakstone
Called up:
Mick Key – GK – 27 – 0 caps –

Serrapince FC (Tumbra)
George Stewart – CM – 27 – 0 caps – 0 goals –

Raynor City United (Valanora)
Travis Vivier – LW/ST – 24 – 1 cap – 0 goals –

Holdenberg

After a relatively successful Copa Rushmori 40 campaign marred only by a typical Euran bottle job in the semi-finals against Pridnestrovia, Oslograd has made few changes to his squad for the quickly following-on World Cup qualifiers, among the fewest changes he has made between tournaments. This indicates he is more settled on his preferred team after earlier experimentation with masses of players and different tactics, having gained some improvements in performance with a historically mediocre squad by playing a more cynical, defensive game than his predecessors.

Tommy Sutton’s retirement from the international game after a brief renaissance creates space for Travis Vivier to join the squad, the 24-year-old having gained his first cap in a 2-3 friendly defeat to Graintfjall in the build-up to World Cup 90. Clarence Webb is dropped in favour of Mick Key, the first Tumbra-based player to receive a callup to the Euran national team, picked based on impressive club form as Eura continue to experiment with keepers who are not Kevin Belgrave. Harry Wheeler is dropped after becoming a marginal player in recent times and curiously replaced in his defensive slot by Travis Coffey, who will fill the backup role to Ana Mason as well as a spare midfield option.

This creates a gap in the midfield contingent for George Stewart, Raynor City United’s new signing who has been long overdue an opportunity in the squad. The current deficiencies in the Euran national team pool do not mean there is no-one waiting in the wings – in particular, experienced left backs Alex Ingram and Stanley Burns are knocking on the door behind Lucy Almwood and Eve Reeve, and Rita Brookfield is pushing for a return to the squad up front. There is also rich competition at centre back where even a quality player like Jamie Byrd was not spared demotion after poor club performances and intense competition from the likes of Alex Coles and Quentin Phillips.

SQUAD
Shirt number – name (F if female) – position – age – international caps – international goals – club

Goalkeepers

1 - Elliot Palmer – GK – 29 – 22 caps –

Mountainside
A naturally talented shotstopper who has stuck with Mountainside in Gold League’s mid-table for four years now, despite being good enough to play at a bigger club. Initially struggled for consistency in the Euran set up and had some shock horror performances, but improved at the Copa Rushmori, and was not blamed for the defensive horror show of the Pridnestrovia semi-final. Currently first choice but under pressure from below.
13 – Tom Hammond - GK - 23 - 1 cap -

Directus
The obvious challenger to Palmer is another in a long line of Directus goalkeepers. Hammond was Kevin Belgrave’s protégé and recently took up the number 1 for his club. Much like Belgrave, he is a physically imposing keeper at 6ft 6in, but by no means sluggish or reliant on height alone. A much more verbally assertive personality than the taciturn Belgrave, he will not hold back in ordering his defence around.
30 – Mick Key – GK – 27 – 0 caps –

Serrapince FC (Tumbra)
Since moving to Taeshan early in his career Mick Key has flown under the radar on the international front. He only recently earned a real chance at contention through solid club form for Tumbran title contenders Serrapince FC and has successfully displaced Clarence Webb from the squad. Apart from Vance Simm at Lajuno there is little other obvious competition at the moment with Eura having its weakest set of goalkeepers in decades.

Defenders

2 – Ana Mason (F) - RWB - 24 - 14 caps - 0 goals -

Spartangrad
Mason has proven to be a phenomenal signing for Spartangrad since arriving from Unioneers and she has impressed in her early appearances for Eura. In the mould of Spartans legend Weylon Churchilli, she is best described as a rapid attacking wingback, superb on the ball and possessing a deadly cross off the right foot. Sometimes, like Churchilli, her defensive frailities are exposed, and she hasn’t got his scoring boots yet – but there is a star in the making here.
3 – Lucy Almwood (F) - LB - 28 – 86 caps – 10 goals -

Brinemouth (Nephara)
The best of Eura’s fullbacks for some time, Almwood will wonder how she has been so unlucky to be born into one of the least successful generations of Euran footballers. She would have walked into most Euran teams of the past. Defensively robust but also a threat going forward, two-footed, a formidable set piece taker, endless stamina; she has all the ingredients of a once-in-a-generation left back. At 28 she is now entering her peak and will be desperate to have an international legacy to show for her efforts in the next few years.
4 – Jack Menard (CAPTAIN) - CB – 26 – 114 caps – 7 goals -

1830 Cathair (Audioslavia)
When he broke through for Marketville as a teenager Menard was quickly recognised as the most gifted centre back Eura have produced in some years, even among a better crop than usual. He has 114 caps and 7 international goals at just 26, making it almost certain he will reach the 200 club, and was a natural choice for squad captain after Monica Rowland’s international retirement. He dominates in the air but is also excellent with his feet and a master of both standing and sliding tackles. It is hoped that in becoming captain, he can develop into the full spectrum leader Eura need at the back.
5 – Tanya Green (F) – CB – 29 – 61 caps – 0 goals –

Revolutionaries
In the early years of her career Green was not expected to achieve her current level of success, at one point being added to a list of Revolutionaries players set for release into the bear pit of lower league football. She turned a corner at just the right time and slipped neatly into a Revolutionaries backline under transition and has remained there ever since. She has had the most staying power of the three centrebacks under Oslograd aside from the ever-present Menard, proving more consistent than Kevin Sherwood, Alex Coles and Jamie Byrd. She is the least physically imposing of Eura’s centrebacks but adds a calm, ball-playing presence at the back that is perfectly suited for getting Eura through long qualifying campaigns that frequently test concentration and fitness levels. She is now the oldest of Eura’s defenders and a senior member of the squad.
15 – Kevin Sherwood - CB - 24 - 48 caps - 0 goals –

1830 Cathair (Audioslavia)
Sherwood, like Menard, was destined for the national team from the start, and has fit seamlessly into the red and gold shirt. After some time in Siovanija & Teusland he has earned a big move to 1830 Cathair in Audioslavia and now partners Menard at club level, which has helped him regain his spot in the first team for Eura. He can suffer from inconsistency in a way that Menard and Green perhaps do not, but on his day is a fine player. Cutting out the mistakes will be vital to ensuring he cements the third centre-back spot permanently.
19 – Alex Coles - CB - 27 - 56 caps - 1 goal -

Oakstone
Coles has been in and out of the first team – more the latter in recent years after a bright start to his international career. His fashionable passing style and athleticism is catnip to Euran eyes but with those positive Euran traits come the classic failings; he has a mistake in him, and sometimes comes apart in the big games, which is what has kept him out of the first team. The notoriously impatient Oslograd has been open about his efforts to make Coles more disciplined, and perhaps if he can get the Oakstone man more focused on his game than his haircut, there could be further room for improvement.
21 – Travis Coffey – RM/RWB - 26 - 18 caps - 4 goals -

Ma Alameome (Farfadillis)
A curious development has taken place on Eura’s right flank. Travis Coffey is nominally a right midfielder and has played that way for Eura, and yet been unable to displace Bobby Malone, limiting his own appearances in a setup where Eura often play with wingbacks rather than wingers anyway. Coffey’s place in the side has been saved by his flexibility and ability to do a job at the back, which he has demonstrated regularly for Farfadillis giants Ma Alameome. With his club and its host country currently at a new peak of success in the domestic game, Coffey has expertly managed to retain his place in the side through club prestige and the whispers of their Euran manager John Spartan in Oslograd and the EFA’s ear.
23 – Eve Reeve (F) – LB – 28 – 14 caps – 0 goals –

Ulsa
Unfortunate is the best word to describe Reeve, who is a solid left back in her own right and who has recently secured a deserved step up at Ulsa. She is unfortunate because of Almwood sitting in her way. This is a reality that will likely limit how far Reeve’s Eura career can go – that and the tactical setup of Oslograd’s side, which is unforgiving for a more orthodox left back like Reeve. Nevertheless, she has earned a place in the squad, and is clearly trusted by the manager enough to make frequent appearances.
25 – Quentin Phillips - CB - 23 - 5 caps - 0 goals -

Holdenberg
Holdenberg’s new star defender is something of a surprise package, having shown little promise as a youngster at Whitepill before securing a move to Holdenberg at 19, supposedly as a backup option. He has stepped into the post-Henri de Aea void and proved to be one of the bargain buys of the last decade. Phillips combines many valued traits in a top centreback including peerless concentration levels and decision making, an imposing physique at 6ft 4in, and the acceleration to keep up with the best forwards. He has certainly thrown a spanner in the works for any certainties around the future of the Euran centreback positions and is a media favourite. If he can get a run of games there’s no reason to think he won’t stay in the side.
27 – Jamie Byrd - CB - 26 - 36 caps - 0 goals -

Bastion
Until recently Byrd was one of the three first choice centrebacks but has suffered a decline in club and international form that has led to him being pushed back out of the side. Byrd is another unexpected talent for sure – however, playing at Bastion brings high expectations, so his underdog status has quickly been forgotten. There will be opportunities to get back in the side. For now though he will have to settle with being a squad player.

Midfielders

6 – Sharon Erskine (F) – CDM – 29 – 48 caps – 1 goals –

Northern Union (Brenecia)
Can Erskine hold on to her spot? The Northern Union stalwart is Eura’s most experienced defensive midfielder and the obvious successor to Monica Rowland. However, an otherwise spotless Copa Rushmori 40 record was tarnished by the semi-final hammering Eura’s goal took (she and Byrd largely took the blame for Eura’s 5 conceded goals). That has increased pressure on Oslograd to drop Erskine for the younger and supremely talented Jermaine Gates, while Oscar Vincent presents a threat as a more attacking option. She has much to prove.
7 – Moira Woakes (F, VICE-CAPTAIN) – AM – 33 – 203 caps – 75 goals –

Crisisbless (Nephara)
The joint oldest member of Eura’s squad is also its most prolific. Woakes was a phenomenon at club level when she first emerged as the first Euran woman to be a success in the until-then men’s game. Despite some disappointments in her long club career at Crisisbless in terms of silverware, it is on the international front that she has unfinished business, like so many of Eura’s best players of the last 20 years or so. Few Euran midfielders have scored as many goals as her or at the same rate – had she been in a generation that had won the World Cup, she would doubtless be compared to Craig Sinclair. Instead, she only has a single Copa Rushmori to her name, alongside a lot of heartbreak. Woakes is running out of time to add another medal to her collection. She also happens to be Eura’s key to doing so, a world class technical midfielder whose mazy runs and sublime finishing can make the greatest of players blush.
8 – Vincent Robshaw - CM - 33 - 129 caps – 29 goals -

AFC Treason (Nephara)
If Woakes is the heart of this midfield unit, Robshaw is undoubtedly the brain, immensely successful at club level in part due to his own decisive input as the master of the middle, and a big-game player like no other who famously scored a winner for Northern Union in the Champions League final. Despite his physicality and power his football is beautiful to watch rather than brutal, his movement often appearing to be an effortless glide across the pitch, occasionally interrupted by an unstoppable long range shot or an inch perfect long ball. Oslograd once described him as “Steve Thompson with a bald head” and he’s right – John Spartan and Liam Armstrong aside, no other Euran midfielder has quite encapsulated the spirit of Eura’s most capped player and legendary manager like Robshaw has.
11 – Bobby Malone – RW – 27 - 68 caps – 24 goals –

AFC Treason (Nephara)
Eura’s chaos option is Malone, an explosive winger who tends to blow a game wide open by doing something mad and brilliant in equal measure. Perfectly suited to his adopted footballing home in Nephara, he can be a dirty bastard in his own half one minute and charge down the line to slash home a screaming winner the next. This unpredictability can be his downfall; Malone’s temperament is occasionally tested by his fiery nature, much like Brenecia’s Lauren Cheney, though he’s not yet seen red in a red shirt. Oslograd has surprisingly sought to tame that rather than exploit it most of the time but there is an option there for Eura when the football gets stale and the opposition try to frustrate his team.
12 - Adam Woodman – LW – 27 – 58 caps – 24 goals –

Directus
The polar opposite of his right flank equivalent. Woodman is a golden boy, a Directus wonderkid who plays the right way – possession based, boundless energy, neat finishing and clean tackling. No tattoos and swearing here. He’s even teetotal, as if to push home the message that this is Eura’s poster boy. Yet Woodman’s international career has never felt like it reached a true lift-off; he was supposed to be Eura’s next wonderkid and is now 27 with only 58 caps to his name, albeit with a more than respectable 24 goals given how often he has played off the bench. This tournament will be a test of whether he can live up to the hype.
16 – Oscar Vincent - CM - 24 - 33 caps - 6 goals -

Holdenberg
One of the “Two Vincents”, most likely the successor to his older namesake. A somewhat successful spell in Chromatika came to an end after Vincent decided Holdenberg offered him a better opportunity at playing the role he wanted to play for club and country, and it appears likely he will be a frequent feature in a Euran side that he has impressed for so far. A classic Euran central midfielder in many respects with excellent short passing abilities and high fitness levels, Vincent is one for the future and probably the present too.
18 – Damion Bowman – LW/CAM – 32 – 131 caps – 48 goals –

Oakstone
The former club teammate of Moira Woakes has had a much more maligned international experience than her, despite returning a very credible 48 goals from 131 caps. His attitude has become a notorious point of contention with the EFA and led to him being marginalised from the squad at one point, and at 32 there is now no chance he will regain prominence over Woodman. Even so, the man made famous for his brief, blistering partnership with Kurtis Bastable at Hornchurch – the Nepharan striker who was less successful at club level but much more so internationally than Bowman – still has a ferocious burst of pace and fine shooting boots in his locker. He could be Eura’s key “super sub” option, and as he has aged has increasingly been used as a more central attacking option rather than just a wing player.
20 – Robert Marshall - AM - 24 - 4 caps - 1 goal –

Oakstone
Having featured in multiple squads without breaking through, this bright attacking option got a welcome boost of confidence with a first international goal against Captina Island at Copa Rushmori 40. Marshall is similar in many respects to former regular Rhys Griffiths – a hard-working and flexible attacking midfielder who can play across the front and makes up for a lesser goal return than the more clinical finishers with an unmatched work rate and great vision for setting up others to score.
22 – Owen James - RW/LW - 22 - 3 caps - 0 goals -

Chromatik (Chromatika)
James is a young spoiler to the four wingers who have featured in the squad in recent years. His comfort using both feet and approaching the attacking phase from either side of the pitch, though less so the middle, makes him a unique asset in Eura’s current arsenal. He possesses unbridled pace that has not been spoiled by age and injury like some of his older counterparts and displays a wonderfully innocent attitude on the pitch - uncommonly, he is a Euran international who always looks like he is enjoying himself.
24 - Jermaine Gates - CDM/CM - 23 - 9 caps - 0 goals –

Directus
Another Directus youth product and the obvious future partner for Vincent. Gates may even secure a starting spot earlier if Erskine cannot address lingering doubts about her ability at this level. He is certainly a very promising player, perhaps in the class of Sterling Rose or Gareth Blackthorn, but time will tell if that is false hype or prophetic vision.
28 – George Stewart – CM – 27 – 0 caps – 0 goals –

Raynor City United (Valanora)
Stewart has been overdue a callup and the sporting press has hailed his selection as a victory for common sense. But where does he fit into Skorjiball? Stewart is an orthodox Euran central midfielder who may end up proving pivotal for Dan Eastwood at Raynor City United, or just become a bit-part player, something of an unknown quality after establishing himself at a much smaller club, Blackfields. The same questions apply at the international level. There is clearly talent here and the ability to become a key part of the Euran set up even mid-way through his career – or it could turn out to be another failed experiment to forget quickly.
29 – Flora Brown (F) - CM - 24 - 1 cap - 0 goals -

Goodfeather FC (Nephara)
The spare midfield option in Eura’s deck of players at the centre of the park. Brown made her debut in challenging circumstances, a key Copa Rushmori group stage tie against the old enemy Valladares, and was impressive in what proved to be a hard-earned 2-0 victory. She is reminiscent of a Glenn Anderson or Michael Brandon with an extensive passing range, measured demeanour and lanky posture. Opportunities for game time are likely to be limited but she will be around for the long haul.

Forwards

9 – Stewart Robson – ST – 28 – 56 caps – 28 goals –

Directus
Since Brian Bond retired with his unparalleled goals-to-games ratio, Directus striker Robson has been Eura’s best goalscoring option up front, which is a compliment to this traditional pacey poacher but conversely a worrying indictment of Eura’s limited options up front. Tommy Sutton, Christine Atkinson and even Isaac Tomlinson are all good players, but it is Robson who has consistently found the back of the net for Eura at the rate that is expected to be minimum for Euran strikers – one goal every two games. In an era when Eura score less than they used to, Robson’s contribution will be vital.
10 – Christine Atkinson (F) - ST - 25 - 29 caps - 11 goals –

Lajuno
Atkinson’s stats for Eura are misleading. Many of her 29 caps so far have been substitute appearances, meaning her 11 goal return is better than it looks, and Eura have never been this goal-shy (barring the outlier of an 8-0 mauling handed out to The Askari Union at the Copa, anyway). There’s clearly room for Atkinson to further improve and there’s no reason she can’t become a solid number 10 for Eura. However, she can’t be complacent; waiting in the wings are some very talented young options who will hope to end the dearth of Euran strikers.
14 – Sophie Singh (F) - AM/ST - 22 - 5 caps - 2 goals -

Mountainside
Undoubtedly the most hyped of Eura’s young options is Sophie Singh, a thrilling prospect whose performances for Mountainside in Gold League excite their fans and neutrals in equal measure. She’s only 22 as well. Diminutive and fast, she is no target man (or woman). Instead Singh offers the dynamic ability of a Craig Sinclair or Moira Woakes – she can shoot from anywhere, has utter confidence in her own abilities, and could dribble round defenders all day.
17 – Alex Sharp - ST - 22 - 3 caps - 1 goal -

1830 Cathair (Audioslavia)
If it were not for Singh then Sharp would be the forward everyone is talking about. Sure, the clue is in the name. He is the latest of a dynasty. However, Alex Sharp is a fine player in his own right, and different in character to grandfather Lee and father Dean. Alex is tall and slim rather than compact and tough, and relies on a more consistent type of pace than raw bursts of acceleration. He is also a bit more cynical, no doubt influenced by his upbringing in Audioslavia, whom he watched shithouse his team out of the World Cup group stages at the last tournament. He is clearly highly rated by Oslograd and may end up in the first team sooner than expected.
26 – Travis Vivier – LW/ST – 24 – 1 cap – 0 goals –

Holdenberg
Its never easy being Eura’s fifth striker. Vivier will have to succeed where those who came before him failed in establishing himself as a viable alternative, which strikers such as Darius Purcell often do in the short term, but fail to do so beyond a few token caps. One advantage he does have is that he can be reliably deployed on the left wing, where has usually played for Holdenberg, and his dominant stature is reminiscent of Brian Bond, which sets him apart from the more lightweight alternatives available.

Preferred starting lineup - Defensive
Note: this does not take into account suspensions, injuries or any other change.

GK - 1. E Palmer
RWB - 2. A Mason
RCB - 4. J Menard
CB – 15. K Sherwood
LCB - 5. T Green
LWB - 3. L Almwood
RCM - 6. S Erskine
LCM - 8. V Robshaw
CAM – 7. M Woakes
RS – 10. C Atkinson
LS – 9. S Robson

Preferred starting lineup - Offensive
Note: this does not take into account suspensions, injuries or any other change.

GK - 1. E Palmer
RCB - 4. J Menard
CB – 15. K Sherwood
LCB - 5. T Green
RCM - 6. S Erskine
LCM - 8. V Robshaw
RW - 11. B Malone
CAM – 7. M Woakes
LW - 12. A Woodman
RS – 10. C Atkinson
LS – 9. S Robson

Player Roles

Squad Captain: Jack Menard
Vice-Captain: Moira Woakes
Direct free kicks: Lucy Almwood (Left footed), Moira Woakes (Right footed)
Indirect free kicks: Lucy Almwood (Left footed), Moira Woakes (Right footed)
Right corner: Moira Woakes (Right footed), Lucy Almwood (Left footed)
Left corner: Moira Woakes (Right footed), Lucy Almwood (Left footed)
Penalties: 1. Moira Woakes 2. Stewart Robson 3. Lucy Almwood 4. Vincent Robshaw 5. Christine Atkinson

Stadium

Eura play their international home games at the Bastion Arena, the 110,000 capacity all-seater stadium at the heart of Eura's capital.

Kits

by **Mercedini** » Sun May 08, 2022 1:56 pm

Manager:

Sam Billic • Formation: 4-4-2

It's that time again, we begin back at square one for the 91st edition of the World Cup. Mercedini are back in action and are aiming for a return to the World Cup Group Stage following their near miss in qualification during the cycle for the 90th edition. Regardless of that dissappointment in the multiverse's premier sporting tournament, Mercedini were able to make the cycle a fruitful one, as they made a return to the Cup of Harmony final, but just narrowly missed out on a second CoH title, with Chromatika claiming the silverware in the NSWC's secondary tournament. It semeed to be vintage Golden Eagles on display as they rolled back the years to advance from the group stage and link win after win together to reach the business end of the tournament. However, the goal for this edition will be to qualify for the World Cup, but they will have stiff competition if they are to put their name in the mix in the top-32. Despite Billic treaiding on thin ice due to his failure to qualify, his good showing in the Cup of Harmony has warranted a contact extension, so he is at the helm of the national team he used to play for for yet another cycle. The groups have been drawn, and Mercedini will be travelling to many familiar faces in the search of a return to the World Cup.

GOALKEEPERS   Name                    	   Age	          Club	
GK            Frederick Wandai             27           Blue Strike Zoloroni
GK            Anders Vorsini               26           Kiaono Locals
GK            Dmitrije Azar                27           Clayquot City
GK            Mario Merlo                  22           Real Vozë

The goalkeeping team have the badge of honour of conceding zero goals at a World Cup on their chests, but it was scrappy goals and frustrating winners and equalisers which lead them down the path of missing qualification. They redeemed themselves in the Cup of Harmony, so it's no surprise that Billic has stuck with what he knows with the four goalkeepers chosen for this qualification cycle. With a new goalkeeping coach supporting these quartet of players, we will see whether that gamble has paid off enough to be the difference in this qualification cycle. Mercedini have already played most of their qualification opponents previously, so there will be knowledge on how the teams play, and how they finish. The goalie is the last line of defence before a goal is scored, so it will be all eyes on these players as they face off against some of the best strikers in the multiverse.

DEFENDERS	
LB            Joaquim Santorino            23           Blue Strike Zoloroni
LB            Armarzi George               27           AS Marcadia
LB            Brando Meucci                20           Ali Mercedes Carassai
CB            Jordan Brindliev             27           Jhanna City
CB            Lyon Dalamai                 25           Langtree United
CB            Thibaut Peñarito             26           Peynol-Lunas
CB            Kristian Trevasoni           29           Zoloroni Metropolitan
CB            Ally Dandic                  22           Zoloroni City
RB            Thomas Di Sansev             26           Zoloroni City
RB            Lucas Stretovsky             26           Blue Strike Zoloroni
RB            Edward Varligne              25           Acoflosa United

No changes in the defensive roster for many of the same reasons as the goalkeeping roster, their flawless defensive record two editions ago is one for the record books, and it's something they hope to emulate into this qualification cycle. The World Cup is a lion's den of teams who are looking to pounce on any mistake that their opponents make, so for them to make it out of three game unscathed was a feat. Their defensive showing last edition didn't quite meet those high standards, but Billic has once again gone with the players which has the international experience and pedigree. A runners-up medal at the Cup of Harmony is nothing to be sniffed at, and shows at how this team has gone from strength to strength under Billic after a lull in their fortunes before then. With international football getting better and better, and qualification becoming more difficult to succeed in. A step up come be vital in taking the Golden Eagles to that next level.

MIDFIELDERS 
LM            Giorgio Gucci                31           Sportiva Montelcampo
LM            Lawrence Garzallo            27           Zoloroni Metropolitan
LM            Peter Vecchia                22           Blue Strike Zoloroni
CM            Girolamo Alcides             26           Sitka Valley
CM            Johannes Nymark              30           Zoloroni City
CM            Johan Karlovic               26           Spartangrad
CM            Gonzalo Lorano               27           Honeybadgers
CM            Massimiliano Allegro         25           Ali Mercedes Carassai
RM            Christian Armani             30           Slateport Bulls
RM            Kian Berazzi                 26           Blue Strike Zoloroni
RM            Jack Nilevian                28           Tropicorp FC

Over to the midfield roster now, and it's more of the same in the midfield despite their challenges in breaking down their opponents. Giorgio Gucci has settled in San Ortelio and is happily playing football in a limited capacity. Despite this, he keeps his first spot at left-mid after some great performances in last edition's qualifiers and the Cup of Harmony which kept him competitive with those around him in the same position. Alcides, who plays his football in Kelssek, and Allegro who plays domestically for Carassai all keep their spots in the roster for this edition. This new generation of midfielders has clearly been defined by the U18 World Cup, with those who won it now claiming spots formerly occupied by the legends to took the nation into it's first competitive endeavour. Armani is promoted to first choice right-back ahead of Ross Presic, his move to Slateport Bulls in Valladares and is conveniently timed for his domestic club, his value might go up a bit after that. Kian Berazzi is also a returning performer to the roster, his heroics in many qualification matches proved to be the difference in saving his team from an early .

STRIKERS 
ST            Adrian Talisky               22           Blue Strike Zoloroni
ST            Ben Chillotov                30           Lajuno
ST            Daniel Dostalok              31           Starling
ST            Max Esthik                   29           Zoloroni Metropolitan
ST            Feliks Alva                  25           Elspachia

In a roster where there has been little to no change, the prolific group of strikers has only seen one change in the last four cycles from the group which got their call-ups to the senior team a couple of editions ago, with Adrian Talisky keeping his spot in the attacking roster due to his super-sub moments in qualification and the Cup of Harmony last edition. Talisky is certainly seen as the next generation of talismanic strikers, after Billic and Chillotov have done before them. After scoring more than twenty goals in the past two season for Blue Strike Zoloroni, the teenager has certainly earned his stripes, where he hopes to add another cutting edge to the quintet. There have serious questions about Mercedini's attacking prowess due their zero goals in the Group Stage last time round, but there is a chance for this roster to right those wrongs

Due to the age of Dostalok, who is now 31 years of age, Talisky has moved ahead of him to take a spot in the starting eleven. This will be a massive test of Talisky in the starting eleven, as Dostalok and Chillotov have been the team to take Mercedini from fledgling footballing nation to near the top of the world rankings. If Talisky can prove himself and link with Chillotov and the team, we could be seeing the next generation of Mercedinian strikers to be greatly inflated on the transfer market. We aren't seeing the last of Dostalok just yet, he will be waiting in the wings for a substitute appearance to try and change the game later on. Minnows and Juggernauts will have to face off against these players, whoever comes out of the other end will likely decide the campaign for Mercedini, with so much tied on the performances of these strikers.

Zoloroni Sports City Stadium
Location: Zoloroni Sports City - Northeastern Zoloroni, Mercedini
Capacity: 74,684
Tenants: Zoloroni City
Year Built: 2012 (refurbished 2017)
Transportation Features:
- Zoloroni Metropolitan Train Service: T2, T9 & TSC
- Zoloroni Metropolitan Bus Service: B9, B16, B19 & SportsCity Direct
- Zoloroni International Airport (or Acoflosa International Airport & Transport Hub)
- Twenty-minute drive from Carlsgrunik MetroBullet Station, Zoloroni Central

The prosperous capital of Mercedini is the stage for the Mercedinian campaign for World Cup Qualification once again. The Zoloroni Sports City Stadium was built in 2012 and has been the national team's home stadium since it was built. The stadium used to hold over 61,000 people, but a modernising refurbishment meant that the capacity has increased by approximately 13,000 with the new capacity sitting at roughly 74,500 with the new visiting allocation still being just less than a quarter of that at 18,000. The stadium has hosted a Baptism of Fire final and an Independent's Cup final and third-place play-off during IAC's two and five respectively. The Sports City Stadium was the original home of Zoloroni City before they moved to their own stadium, but this cathedral is still accustomed to regular football featuring the nation's and the multiverse's best teams, when it hosts the MFA Cup final plus playoff finals for National League 1 and National League 2. Mercedinians and visiting spectators who don't have tickets can have a drink in one of the many bars and pubs nearby or they can chill in the World Cup FanZone where they can watch the matches on the big screens along with other football enthusiasts.

Mercedini has two national languages and both are universally spoken in the nation as children are taught both at a young age. Mercedinian is the native language of all citizens and is based around the Italian language, knowing the language isn't paramount to a tourist's experience but Mercedinians always appreciate a foreigner attempting to communicate in Mercedinian. If learning a foreign language isn't your thing then English is also universally spoken throughout the nation (especially in cities and other metropolitan areas as it is considered the language of business and commerce). It is common for Mercedinians to speak more than one language with some opting for a third if proficient enough in their previous two, Google Translate is also only a couple of clicks away if you need it.

Mercedini's national currency is the Mercede (M) and is used universally for the nation's transactions. Currently, the Mercede is a strong and reliable currency with 1.56 NationStates Dollars equalling 1 Mercede (M0.64 = 1 NS$). Goods & Services in Mercedini are comparably cheap thanks to low operating costs, free-trade deals and low import tariffs for foreign goods, they can be paid for using the common Mercede currency, although visitors can pay with NS Dollars or use their credit or debit cards. Citizens of Mercedini are pretty well-off with average incomes topping M145,000 (226,822 NS$) which means luxury goods & services are as much a part of Mercedinian shopping-culture as the bargains.

Food & Drink is considered a pillar of Mercedinian culture, which means visitors are literally in for a treat when they visit one of the nations many cafes, restaurants, bars or pubs. As previously mentioned, integration has played a large part in the cuisine, but ultimately Mercedinian cuisine has stayed largely close to it's roots. Mercedinian cuisine, like the language, is based on Italian cuisine, with flavourful pasta and rice dishes on offer, along with pizzas and stuffed flatbreads perfect for carnivores and vegetarians alike. For the tourists, dishes from their home nation will always be on offer which means that visitors can always have a taste of home while enjoying the action in Mercedini. If you're a fan of carb crashes, we think you'll love our nosh!

As it is the official capital city of Mercedini as well as the commercial hub of the nation, Zoloroni is large bustling city littered with modern skyscrapers and office buildings. Zoloroni will be at the centre of the action, holding the host arena as well as hosting most of the pre-festival events that will happen in Mercedini. Visitors will not be disappointed as Zoloroni has restaurants, shops and sightseeing trips in abundance, meaning that players and fans have plenty of activities waiting for them on their off-days. Zoloroni's main sporting attraction is the Sports City, which just a small journey away from the city centre.

Mercedinans are generally very peaceful to visitors and will pretty much always help out foreigners. If you need a recommendation for a restaurant or need help finding direction to their favourite tourist spot, someone will always be at hand to give you a point in the right direction. Mercedinians usually keep to themselves out on the street but will converse with almost anyone if approached in a friendly manner, and it always helps to know a bit of Mercedinian first. As a nation, Mercedini welcomes new visitors with open arms and hopes every tourist has a great experience in our nation. Andiamo!

If you want to know more about Mercedini before you visit, feel free to TG me about life in the country
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Injuries to my players: Yes*
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by **Squornshelan Remnant States** » Sun May 08, 2022 2:31 pm

Squornshelan Remnant States Black-and-Reds Roster
World Cup 91

RP Permissions
Choose my scorers: Y
Choose my scoring events: Y
Godmod scoring events: Y
RP injuries to my players: Y
Godmod Injuries to my players: Y
Give Yellow Cards to my players: Y
Give Red Cards to my players: Y
Godmod other events: Y
No death or defection without my consent, anything else is fair game
I will not be RPing anything pandemic-related. I come here to get away from the real world.
Style Modifier: +1
Formation: 4-2-3-1

Trigram: SRS
Manager: Anne-Sophie Groothuis

The two highlights of her time in charge are undoubtedly the team's successful qualifications for World Cups 88 and 90, and making the final of AOCAF Cup 65. It's been something of an up and down run, but buoyed by a strong, even friendly relationship with SCFA president Ailen Koirala, Groothuis has weathered the storms. Groothuis's tactics employ a moderately attacking, but flexible 4-2-3-1, with an emphasis on possession, and fluid, creative attacking movement.
Captain: Walda Harkhan
Vice Captain: Selvala Tabur
Long Form Name: The Confederacy of Squornshelan Remnant States
Short Form Names: Squornshelan Confederacy, The Confederacy, United Squornshelous
Demonyms: Confederate (political); Squornshelan (cultural, not always PC)
Ethnicites in the Confederacy include Squornshelan, Molvanian, Brantid, Algolian, Sivolvian, and Han. If you are curious about a particular player's ethnicity you can send me a TG or message me on discord
Team Nickname: Black-and-Reds (never Red-and-Blacks)
Team Colors: Confederate Red (#EE0000) and Black (#000000)

The Story of Late . . .

To say it has been a turbulent few years in Squornshelous would be a massive understatement.

Nearly a century ago, the nation was torn in two by a civil war. Squornshelous proper, located on an eponymous island, remained under the iron hand of the Imperium. The seven provinces which had been known as West Squornshelous, some distance across the Far Sea from the seat of Imperial power, gained their independence. Uniting as the Confederacy of Squornshelan Remnant States, they settled into an uneasy standoff with the Imperium looming across the straights. It's uncertain whether the dimensional barrier that later surrounded the island of Squornshelous was the result of some hideous weapon unleashed during the war, or merely some coincidental natural phenomenon. Whatever the root cause, the Confederacy and Imperium sat for the better part of 100 years, glowering mistrustfully through shifting dimensional gateways and across a scant couple hundred miles of water.

Following a series of increasingly visible international incidents surrounding the former Imperial national team, a long smoldering insurgency burst forth into full blown civil war. Thankfully, the tide of opinion both in the generally public and among the Imperial military had turned so overwhelmingly against Emperor Sweyn Petrov and his government that the fighting itself was mercifully brief. The Emperor and his ministers were captured by revolutionary forces, and the loyalist forces capitulated soon thereafter. In the aftermath of the revolution, the dimensional barriers dissolved away, suggesting some link to the country's division. As the proverbial dust cleared, the two sundered nations found themselves once again inhabiting the same plane, coming to rest in the unsubstantiated regions left behind by the disruption of the Foxchester nations abrupt removal from Atlantian Oceania. Now, the various provinces and urban districts of the Imperium have one by one applied for and gained membership in the Confederacy, and since World Cup 89, the country is once again competing as a single, united nation.

World Cup 91 Qualifying Player Pool
Selected Lineups for upcoming matches will be posted in my most recent RP
Ages in this post reflect player age during qualifying.

Goalkeepers:

#  Player            Age    Pro.    Club
1  Paiva Shimski      26  She/Her    AFC Treason
31 Guro Anthonsson    32   He/Him    Chalesm
44 Hekima Drenel      33  She/Her    North Hall
35 Safiyyah Kartal    28  She/Her    Yassaca

Left Backs:

#  Player            Age    Pro.    Club
3  Valda Harkhan      31  She/Her    Northern Stallions
20 Vasilii Nyberg     27   He/Him    Santraginus
30 Palla Jagidar      29  She/Her    Iturributa United
22 Suraya Torosian    27  She/Her    Rockridge Phoenix

Right Backs:

#  Player            Age    Pro.    Club
2  Taisiya Achthoven  31  She/Her    Yassaca
14 Jirar Malgos       28   He/Him    Galatica
36 Pirjo Loefgren     24   He/Him    Tor
32 Solan Halfariani   23   He/Him    Damogran

Center Backs:

#  Player            Age    Pro.    Club
4  Walda Harkhan      31  She/Her    Yassaca
5  Ljuba Bucvarov     27  She/Her    René Skaé
29 Malai Yarlut       25   She/Her   Goodfeather FC
23 Blasko Titov       25   He/Him    Megabrantid
24 Aryel Ciernik      30  She/Her    Algolia
15 Ayli Galdra        28  She/Her    Porter City
34 Tuulikki Aldana    26   He/Him    Parakleion Firebirds FC

Midfielders:

#  Player            Age    Pro.    Club
6  Selvala Tabur      32  She/Her    Torpedo Pavlograd
8  Mithya Hashemi     28  She/Her    Anomalies
22 Damnagoras         25 They/Them   Asbury Park FC
18 Purna Zazagan      28  She/Her    AFC Treason
21 Talia Nisarizo     27  She/Her    AFC Treason
16 Vlart Hedberg      25   He/Him    Straton FC
19 Isperia Marrish    30  She/Her    AFC Corvistone
8  Pyotr Arikansky    24   He/Him    FK Arsika

Right Wings:

#  Player            Age    Pro.    Club
7  Ikra Yonte         28  She/Her    Burnaby SC
70 Arttu Ditou        24  He/Him     Brantisvogan
26 Jelena Aravit      29  She/Her    Meadowdale Ladies FC
41 Oliwer Starosta    33  He/Him     Damogran

Left Wings:

#  Player            Age    Pro.    Club
40 Thorgnyr Bondarov  26   He/Him    Tropicorp FC
36 Chiranjivi Dast    26   He/Him    Megabrantid
98 Aodaghan Stern     21   He/Him    Ausharmuj Marusi
11 Zlata Perkuna      25  She/Her    Newrook City

Forwards:

#  Player            Age    Pro.    Club
17 Kaalia Gerstlauer  32  She/Her    Chalesm
9  Lyzolda Petrov     34  She/Her    Sabrefell Moths
19 Roimata Shehu      28  She/Her    Raven River
25 Juljana Chmela     30  She/Her    FK Arsika
27 Caitrin Ness       28  She/Her    Northandryun Rovers
38 Snorre Fridtjofs   26   He/Him    Kyethas Rivermen
21 Ottilia Hjort      21  She/Her    Barossia United

Player Bios forthcoming!

Schedule and Venues

MD1:  ERM  v  SRS @ Daulapura Stadium (cap. 40,000), Daulapura, Daula, ERM
MD2:  SRS  v  BNJ @ Radlov Arena (cap. 76,800), Brantisvogan, Megabrantis, SRS
MD3:  QUK  v  SRS @ TBA
MD4:      BYE
MD5:  SRS  v  MIL @ Overburg Arena (cap. 46,222), Damogran, Algolia, SRS
MD6:  EFK  v  SRS @ Lake Dal Stadium (cap. 55,900), Kebmot', Ssedbam, EFK
MD7:  SRS  v  ALR @ Eichlen Stadium (cap. 37,500), Rudlit, West Flania, SRS
MD8:  LMB  v  SRS @ TBA
MD9:  SRS  v  SRG @ Civic Arena (cap. 58, 300), Viltvodle, Megabrantis, SRS
MD10: BRO  v  SRS @ TBA
MD11: SRS  v  MNS @ Killough Grove (cap. 31,400), Han Wavel, Han Dold, SRS
MD12: SRS  v  ERM @ Striterax Cybernetics Arena (cap. 64,325), Striterax, Isle of Squornshelous, SRS
MD13: BNJ  v  SRS @ The Stadium of the Restoration (cap. 91,835), Busukuma, National Capitol Region, BNJ
MD14: SRS  v  QUK @ Zenith Stadium (cap. 58,400), Stavromula, Isle of Squornshelous, SRS
MD15:     BYE
MD16: MIL  v  SRS @ TBA
MD17: SRS  v  EFK @ Synesoft Arena (cap. 46,950), Syneca, Sivolvia, SRS
MD18: ALR  v  SRS @ A field (cap. 100), Lahaira, ALV
MD19: SRS  v  LMB @ Smolak Systemy Stadion (cap. 31,200), Sjerezo, Molvania, SRS
MD20: SRG  v  SRS @ Estadio Generalissimo Joaquín Delgado (cap. 108,879), Soluca, SRG
MD21: SRS  v  BRO @ Emerald Coast Colliseum (cap. 31,200), Vassilian, Algolia, SRS
MD22: MNS  v  SRS @ TBA

by **Kandorith** » Sun May 08, 2022 2:59 pm

Kanyori Football Association:
National Football Team Roster for World Cup 91
Nation Name: The Empire of Kandorith/Kanyori
Demonym: Kandorese
Team Nickname: めかひ, Mekahi, Rising Sun/Star
First Qualifiers: World Cup 55
First Appearance: World Cup 67
Best Result: Quarter-Finals World Cup 89 | Winners CoH 77

Kit
Home: White/white, red and gold stripes on the sides.
Away: Blue/gold and white stripes on the side

Style Modifier +5
Formation: adaptive 4-3-3 (Total Football)

STAFF
Manager: Kaya Michiyu - Age 34
Assistant: Hijiri Yoshida - Age 32

GOALKEEPERS
#1. Akio Maruyama - GK - Age 25 - Higashu Frontale
#28. Otake Keiji - GK - Age 21 - Hayazawa Vissel
#12. Shojiro Ito - GK - Age 25 - Hiyashi Celestia (Saint Eleanor)

Defenders
#6. Eiji Mayeda - LB - Age 24 - Imakazawa Ravens
#29. Hideo Tsuchiya - CB - Age 19 - Ginza Victory
#4. Satoshi Omori - CB - Age 18 - Imakazawa Ravens
#5. Shou Asato - RB - Age 21 - Imakazawa Ravens
#13. Ryu Tanji- LB - Age 20 - Urayama Diamonds
#20. Iwao Tanabe - CB - Age 20 - Hayazawa Vissel

Midfielders
#27. Yoshito Yamakawa - LM - Age 20 - Higaku Antlers
#7. Yoshihiro Matsumoto - CM - Age 24 - FC Tenkyo
#21. Harumi Hamada - CM - Age 23 - Imakazawa Ravens
#22. Miyazaki Eguchi - RM - Age 24 - Ginza Victory
#8. Shinji Matsunaga- AM/CM - Age 24 - Hayazawa Vissel
#9. Mitsuyori Takahashi - AM/CM - Age 20 - Imakazawa Ravens
#10. Takamoto Ishibashi - CM/CDM - Age 21 - Higaku Antlers
#17. Nobusuke Kuronuma - CM - Age 28- Hiyashi Celestia (Saint Eleanor)

Forwards
#11. Yuki Ono - ST/CF - Age 20 - Higaku Antlers
#19. Toshi Oshita - LW/RW - Age 21 - Hayazawa Vissel
#15. Noboru Hamasaki - LW/RW - Age 21 - Hayazawa Vissel
#23. Yoburo Yoshida - LW/RW - Age 22 - Higashu Frontale
#18. Hideto Kanaga - LW/RW/ST - Age 22 - Urayama Diamonds
#16. Takeshi Honda - ST/CF - Age 24 - Hiyashi Celestia (Saint Eleanor)

Captain: Yoshihiro Matsumoto
Penalty taker: Yuki Ono
Corner kick taker: Harumi Hamada/Toshi Oshita
Free kick taker: Yuki Ono/Yoshito Yamakawa

Tactics

Empress Masumi Stadium at night

With Michiyu once in charge the Kandorese team will play the same high-paced and fluid football they have been doing for the last two World Cups. The team line up has changed, but the mindset has only strenghtened.

The midfield players are the main engine of the team. They are very capable of moving the ball forward and also scoring goals when they have to. Beyond the midfield are three forwards who mostly play in free positions, looking for any advantage or to get the ball moving again. The focus of the attack is the two pacey wingers and the target man looking to position himself for pinpoint accuracy. When it comes to the defence the Kandorese national team is mostly about absorbing the attack and taking advantage of any mistake. They will do their very best to tyre the opponent and keep the pace of the game as much as possible until the Kandorese are back in possession. There are no real set positions, but they play a very adaptive 4-3-3, which can also turn into a 5-3-2, full defensive or even an all-out attack because of the diversity of the midfield players. The Kandorese attack is one of high-risk, high-reward as mostly only three men stay behind when attacking, and they trust their midfield to be quick enough and make the switch when the defence is needed again.

The defensive line is also a high line, with the goal of trapping the opponent in offside positions and constant pressure on the opposing team. When able to get past one player in the Kandorese defence, the next player will already be taking over their position, even when they are a midfielder, to try and thwart the attack. The team employs a "total football" style of play and has an unbreakable spirit to never give up, even if they are down 0–3 and beyond.

The Empress Masumi National Stadium, named after the reigning Empress, is the Kandorese National Team's home stadium. The modern stadium is intended as a multi-purpose sports complex with the potential to adjust the configuration of the arena for nearly any event. When the stadium is not in use for sports, the enormous complex is transformed into a venue for concerts, big events, and even traditional markets. The stadium is home to FC Tenkyo, a Kandorese first division team and one of the country's "big four" teams. The stadium is a symbol of a new age for the Kandorese country and its people, with a total capacity of 90,000 spectators during football fixtures.

==RP Permissions==
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Injure Players: [Y]
Godmod Injury Events: [Y]
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by **South Newlandia** » Sun May 08, 2022 3:34 pm

South Newlandian Roster

(kit made by Tikariot)

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose scorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes, but please ask first.
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes, but please ask first.
Godmod other events: Yes, but please ask first
Style mod: +1.5

Irving will do penalties, Young does free kicks, and Green does corners.

South Newlandian home games will be played at the Stadium of Friendship (41.093) in Elephant Valley.
The Stadium of Friendship is by far the biggest stadium in all of South Newlandia. It was, very expensively, built by Valentian Constructions Limited, but it has all the bells and whistles of a modern stadium, including a retractable roof and the best available technology everywhere. It stands just outside the city limits, and is easily reachable using all forms of transport. The Stadium of Friendship also hosted a semifinal during World Cup 89, as well as a CE and CEdC Final. Somewhat concurrently to Qualifying, the Stadium of Friendship is also hosting gridiron games in the World Bowl; but the groundskeepers will try their best (feel free to RP the pitch condition to whatever suits your needs)

Head Coach: Dale Hartford-Phelps, Zwangzug (52)
Following the resignation of Robert Wolverine following the Elephants failing to qualify for World Cup 90, the South Newlandian Football Association talked to a variety of potential coahces, ultimately deciding on Hartford-Phelps, former manager of the Twineur Bugs, a team he managed to lead into the Challengers' Cup following a great turnaround. He was immediately liked thanks to his fast-paced style of play, his willingness to do a rebuild with the aging Elephants, and his dry humour. However, even before any games were played, some fans found those changes not very funny. Hartford-Phelps will be running a 4-3-3 system, contrary to the 4-4-2 diamond we saw with Wolverine. After initially running into problems with an early CoH exit in his coaching debut, Hartford-Phelps has turned his fortunes around by leading the Elephants to a Campionato Esportiva title.

Assistant Coach: David Watts (57)
As assistant coach, Hartford-Phelps hired the former manager of the Walstreim Lions, which were led by him to four league titles, a CEdC title, and a Round of 16 berth in the Champions' League. Watts was also a candidate many believed capable of the head coaching job, but even in this position, he should be a good fit.

Goalkeepers Coach: Mikhail Trischuk (37)
Going into those changes directly, Trischuk was imformed by Hartford-Phelps that the former Longlist Galactico would not be considered for the Cup of Harmony Roster, with the captain and undoubted leader from the squad dipping in performance recently. Trischuk, who is still employed at the club level for Libertas Bergheim, was instead offered the job as Goalkeepers Coach; a turn of events that made many fans quite unhappy with Hartford-Phelps.

Athletic Coach: Josef Salazar (36)
Was brought back from the old coaching staff.

Expected starting eleven:

GK: Kenneth Harris (30) Pyathora Mariners FC (Tikariot)
Previous tournaments: none (appearances as a starter in bold)
The roster starts of with a bang. After the retirement of Trischuk, and with Rigby and Evans falling into obscurity, Harris will take refuge between the goalposts. Kenneth has been playing extremely well for the Mariners in Tikariot, even though he has zero international experience. I still can’t help the feeling that shoving the ancient, 37-year-old body of Mikhail Trischuk out there would help this squad.

LB: Jet McBride (30) Urrheddiao (Chromatika)
Previous tournaments: WC89, WCQ90, CoH82
With Roy being pretty unceremoniously dropped in Chromatika, his former backup, McBride, will finally claim the permanent roster spot. Another player who has been great for the club, but has struggled to adapt to the Elephants.

CB: Tommy Anderson (32) Couziers-Olympiques (Ko-oren)
Previous tournaments: BoF72, WCQ85, CoH77, WCQ86, CoH78, WC87, WC88, WC89, WCQ90, CoH82
Anderson has locked up the starting role in the defense in recent years, and the pure defender is likely the best tackler on this team. It’s going to be hard to get past him for scoring opportunities, although he’s one of the more frequently carded players, which, as a whole, South Newlandians rarely are. His recently strong seasons earned him a spot on the Testículos longlist.

CB: Filip Barker (34) Cranequin Wanderers (Nephara)
Previous tournaments: WC87, WC88, WC89, WCQ90, CoH82
Barker is another player who only had his career take off late, but after solid play in Tikariot, he managed to land a spot in Nephara, so he definitely can’t be bad. He does get carded on occasion, but is a very solid defender capable of helping out a weak right defensive side. In the qualifiers, he played at CB, which he also does for the Wanderers, but Hartford-Phelps is going to move him back to the right side for the CoH, and now Barker is being played back to the middle.

RB: Roman Rios (33) Shaleport Rangers (Brenecia)

Previous tournaments: WCQ90
Rios, who has spent the majority of his career in the lower leagues of Brenecia. He was briefly called up for the Qualifiers last time, and that didn’t go to well. The Elephants’ defense is a mess.

LM: Corban Green (30) Parrhesia United (Nephara)
Previous tournaments: BoF72, WCQ85, CoH77, WCQ86, CoH78, WC87, WC88, WC89, WCQ90, CoH82
Green is one of the players that have been around since the beginning, and he can’t even be stopped by a coaching change. His biggest weakness is being very prone to injury, to the point where his knee is broken more often that not. When he’s healthy, he’s elite, but that’s far too rarely the case. For now, he seems mostly fine, but things can go wrong with little to no warning. A recent move towards out of Brenecia might be good for his poor knees.

AM: Alexander Lyon (25) Bradwell Saints (Krytenia)
Previous tournaments: none
Lyon is the youngest player on the starting squad, and another first-time callup. He seemed to be pretty good for the Saints.

RM: Marcus Young (30) Avenida Leal (Farfadillis)
Previous tournaments: WCQ86, CoH78, WC87, WC88, WC89, WCQ90, CoH82
After sitting on the bench behind McMora for long, Young has finally ascended to the starting role in the team. He’s been really solid for one of the best teams in the Shango-Fogoa Premier League, including multiple Challengers Cup trips, and he can really play. After further success with Leal, along with using his chances, he has emerged as the newest key player of the offense.

ST: Tom Sloan (28) FK Finansijskigrade (Zeta Reka and Hügeltaldom)
Previous tournaments: none
The final first-time callup, Sloan is, as my notes say, starting and not complete garbage for a club in Zeta Reka that I can’t spell, let alone pronounce. Do the Elephants not have any good players anymore?

ST: Reid Gomez (25) St. John's Arsenal (Quebec and Shingoryeo)
Previous tournaments: WCQ90, CoH82
Here’s one. Gomez has gone on an absolute tear through Quebec and Shingoryeo, which has gotten him lots of praise both in Quebec and South Newlandia. The young striker has scored 29 goals in the Q-League, more than any other player. His skillset translated to the World Cup, where he scored a bunch of goals in qualifying, far outdoing any of his teammates; to no avail.

(C) ST: Brandon Irving (32) Urbizania Wanderers (Astograth)
Previous tournaments: BoF72, WCQ85, CoH77, WCQ86, CoH78, WC87, WC88, WC89, WCQ90, CoH82
Irving has always been there for the Elephants, and accounts for a solid portion of the Elephants’ goals in their WC history. Despite some inconsistencies for his club teams, mediocrity with Barnley before moving on to Astograth for a (tied) South Newlandian record 6 million, his highs are as high as few other players. ‘Elefantea’, as he has been nicknamed by the Wanderers’ fans, has been a force for them, really reigniting a career that seemed to be slowly getting stale.

Bench:

GK: Jodie Norris (21) Stonehouse Athletic (The Licentian Isles)
Previous tournaments: CoH82
Norris is a strong penalty killer, and despite her being a bit on the small side, she’s going to get a shot to travel with the team. She was also represent the first women being added to the Elephants’ squad in football, alongside Nita Hanson. My notes are smudged here, but something about a CF, or something similar.

GK: Jason Ortega (31) Preo Team (Zeta Reka and Hügeltaldom)
Previous tournaments: WC87
This guy, back when he was a young lad in Xanneria, has actually been a third-string GK before!

LB: Archer Nguyen (29) Ancarea FC (Tikariot)
Previous tournaments: WC87, WC88, WCQ90
Nguyen has been playing quite well for Ancarea in Tikariot, although he struggles to adapt his skills to the Elephants. Probably, that’s just because of the options ahead of him, but he does have the skills to be a solid backup at the least.

CB: Mike Sloah (33) Ituraitz FC (Astograth)
Previous tournaments: WCQ86, CoH78, WC87, WC88, WC89, WCQ90
Sloah has been a backup on this position for a while, amassing a couple of appearances, but he was never quite able to break into the starting 11. He doesn’t seem to be doing too well in Astograth, but he has a great eye for the game, able to spot things practically before they happen.

CB: Jeffrey Scott (31) Ancarea FC (Tikariot)
Previous tournaments: WC89
Scott is another player not seen before on these rosters, but he’s earned a spot by playing really well in Tikariot. When you’re the fourth or fifth option at CB, you’re likely not expecting much playing time, but he might see the field once or twice if he’s lucky.

RB: Harvey Wright (22) Porto Nowi OR (Zeta Reka and Hügeltaldom)
Previous tournaments: none
One of the youngest players on the squad, Wright is playing for a decent club in Zeta Reka. Hopefully this guy can finally be a decent RB for the Elephants.

LM: Rex Casey (30) Suttonville (Eura)
Previous tournaments: WC89, WCQ90
Casey continues to quietly play really good football in Eura. Hardly anyone notices, but he is on this roster, and will be the man to step up if Green gets hurt again.

RM: Mo Moss (30) La Querida (Farfadillis)
Previous tournaments: WC89, CoH82
Bringing back someone that plays for La Querida to the Elephants clearly is something Hartford-Phelps thinks is funny. But honestly, Moss is not as bad as that made him out to be.

RM: Kaylem Knight (32) KFH Kehle (Efnakia)
Previous tournaments: WC89, WCQ90
Knight was playing good football in Flavovespia, and has made the International Team of the Year in consecutive seasons. A recent move to Kehle in Efnakia has really ignited his career, which has earned him a call-up despite playing at a crowded position.

ST: Bjorn Cohen (30) Marque (Brenecia)
Previous tournaments: BoF72, WCQ85, CoH77, CoH78, WC87, WC88, WC89, WCQ90, CoH82
Cohen, injury prone as he may be, is the most likely player to succeed McCabe after the tournament. Even when he’s not starting for the Brenecian top team, he’s a very solid player, bouncing between the starting lineup and the bench.

ST: Otto Marsden (29) Ribar PRD (Zeta Reka and Hügeltaldom)
Previous tournaments: none
No idea who this guy is.

ST: Bob Reeves (34) Hyford City (Euran Oceania Territory)
Previous tournaments: none
Now you’re just taking the piss, Dale.

by **Mytanija** » Sun May 08, 2022 4:22 pm

RP PERMISSIONS
If my opponent role-plays first they may:
Choose my goalscorers: Y (I have no preferred goalscorers, just please choose from the squad I will post with my RP for each MD)
Godmod scoring events: Y
RP injuries to my players: Y, you may comment on severity although I shall have final say
Godmod injuries to my players: N
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Y, Mytanars are notoriously passionate and prone to gamesmanship so may accumulate these at an extremely high rate
Hand out red cards to my players: Y, see above, although no more than two in one game please
Godmod other events: Y

Style modifier: +0.25

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: MYTANIJA SQUAD FOR WORLD CUP 91

##  Pos.    Name                  Age  Caps/Goals  Club                         
01  GK      Semir Besak           25   61/0        Mipojoseon [QUE]
02  DL      Vuk Bajalica          26   17/1        Kyethas Rivermen FC [TKT]
03  DCL     Grigorij Savicevic    31   90/6        AC Izotz Zubia [AUD]
04  DC      Bigger Mbala-Ekakia   27   51/5        Wirr Tsi [CMT]
05  DCR     Amar Kovacevic        26   36/2        Ituraitz FC [ASG]
06  DR/L    Patrik Odonelec       28   85/2        CA Paulinthal [PAS]
07  MC      Mersudin Smajic       29   58/3        Stahlburg City [NPH]
08  MCR     Dordo Urbanc          24   31/6        Spartangrad [EUR]
09  ST      Jezdimir Ocokoljic    32   148/94      Energija Chernovets [STL]
10  MCL     Gavril Atsev          26   31/13       Myana [CMT]
11  ST      Damien Gannot         27   60/31       Sabrefell Athletic [NPH]
12  GK      Pedja Kasun           37   101/0       Ararat Severyan
13  DL      Ermin Urankar         29   37/0        Anomalies [CMT]
14  DCL     Mahir Kapetanovic     24   14/0        Coret Hawks [NPH]
15  DC/DMC  Svetoslav Radozevic   26   16/1        Bakartirla Buccaneers [ASG]
16  DCR     Adnan Sulejmanovic    24   19/1        Atletik Thessia
17  DR      Slobodan Vujovic      26   25/3        1896 Ebor
18  MCL     Edin Aganovic         25   18/5        Directus [EUR]
19  MCR     Alen Hrdaljko         31   108/7       CA Paulinthal [PAS]
20  AMC     Omer Kuhar-Arh        27   31/15       Atletik Thessia
21  ST      Fran Prpic-Bosanac    22   20/12       Workers Union [EUR]
22  ST      Zlatan Andrijasevic   33   49/21       Z'ai'ai [CMT]
23  GK      Dragisa Lazarevic     28   7/0         Litala '93
24  MC      Bruno Ozmec           28   9/0         Liria Prizren
25  AMR/ST  Kemal Gajic           29   46/13       Falourr [EUR]

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: MYTANAR NATIONAL POOL FOR WORLD CUP 91

##  Pos.    Name                  Age  Caps/Goals  Club                         
01  GK      Semir Besak           24   47/0        Mipojoseon (QUE)
02  DL      Vuk Bajalica          25   3/0         Kyethas Rivermen FC (TKT)
03  DC      Grigorij Savicevic    30   81/5        AC Izotz Zubia (AUD)
04  DC      Bigger Mbala-Ekakia   26   39/4        Wirr Tsi (CMT)
05  DC      Amar Kovacevic        25   24/2        Ituraitz FC (ASG)
06  DR/L    Patrik Odonelec       27   75/2        CA Paulinthal (PAS)
07  MC      Mersudin Smajic       28   46/3        Stahlburg City (NPH)
08  MC      Dordo Urbanc          23   20/3        Spartangrad (EUR)
09  ST      Jezdimir Ocokoljic    31   138/86      Energija Chernovets (STL)
10  MC      Gavril Atsev          25   20/7        Myana (CMT)
11  ST      Damien Gannot         26   48/26       Sabrefell Athletic (NPH)
12  GK      Pedja Kasun           36   97/0        Ararat Severyan
13  DL/ML   Ermin Urankar         29   28/0        Anomalies (CMT)
14  DC      Adnan Sulejmanovic    23   9/0         Atletik Thessia
15  DC      Mahir Kapetanovic     23   6/0         Coret Hawks (NPH)
16  DR      Slobodan Vujovic      25   16/2        1896 Ebor
17  DMC/DC  Svetoslav Radozevic   25   4/0         Bakartirla Buccaneers (ASG)     
18  MC      Alen Hrdaljko         30   99/7        CA Paulinthal (PAS)
19  MC      Edin Aganovic         24   4/2         Directus (EUR)
20  AMC     Omer Kuhar-Arh        26   19/10       Atletik Thessia
21  ST      Fran Prpic-Bosanac    21   9/8         Workers Union (EUR)
22  ST      Zlatan Andrijasevic   32   42/18       Z'ai'ai (CMT)
23  GK      Dragisa Lazarevic     27   3/0         Litala '93
24  DL      Damir Milcic          29   44/0        Anomalies (CMT)
25  DC      Bosko Pestotnik       19   0/0         Mipojoseon (QUE)
26  DC      Denis Klasic          23   0/0         Atletik Thessia
27  DR      Leontiy Korchagin     22   0/0         Leichhardt (NPH)
28  DMC     Boza Despotovic       24   0/0         Iturributa United (ASG)
29  MC      Dusko Ocokoljic       26   17/2        St. Thomas (TLI)
30  MC      Bruno Ozmec           27   3/0         Liria Prizren
31  AMC     Maks Shishkin         26   32/7        Maethoru SC (KOR)
32  ST      Dejan Zgela           29   32/12       Damogran FC (SRS)
33  ST      Mijat Simic           29   7/4         Liria Prizren
34  DC      Dino Racic            28   38/1        Libertas Bergheim (SVJ)
35  DMC     Zijad Kurtcehajic     28   26/0        Crossroads (CMT)
36  MC      Mehir Altikulac       25   0/0         Valnohar Rovers FC (TKT)
37  AML     Brajko Gavrilovic     34   59/11       1896 Ebor
38  AMC/MC  Jasno Odonelec        34   128/47      Atletik Thessia
39  AMR     Kemal Gajic           28   45/12       Falourr (EUR)
40  ST      Drazen Skara          19   0/0         1923 Esca
41  ST      Vido Mehic            31   6/2         Ararat Severyan

Starters listed in green
Substitutes listed in orange
Reserves listed in black

An updated squad for each international break (OOC: scorination) will be placed at the top of each MD's RP

Elimination from the Copa Rushmori at the hands of Cabo Azure – still considered relative minnows by the Mytanar media and sporting public – was rather embarrassing for Lev Repin and his team. Most commentators believed that the team was coming of age, it had plenty of experience and skilled players were being employed by some of the biggest clubs around the multiverse, a testament to the overall quality of the Mytanar national team at the moment. The exit to Cabo Azure was like a pin being used to pop a balloon and it has ratcheted up the pressure on the national team to perform in what is likely to be Lev Repin’s last as manager. It is also going to be Jasno Odonelec’s last tournament as a player. He was believed to be calling time on international football after the Copa Rushmori, but he has been persuaded to go to the well one more time and will instead call time on his Hoops career after this World Cup, wherever that might take him.

The returning goalkeepers are the same three as at the Copa, Semir Besak has locked down the #1 shirt for good following his top class form for Mipojoseon and is everything you want in a modern day goalkeeper. His ability with the ball is improving all the time and he is going to be very difficult to displace as a result, fitting in brilliantly with the team’s current tactical style. Pedja Kasun is vastly experienced and an excellent shot-stopper even at the ripe old age of 36; whilst Dragisa Lazarevic is a solid all-rounder who has remained loyal to Litala ’93 despite interest from more high-profile clubs down the years.

Vuk Bajalica has usurped the pair of Anomalies’ left-sided players as the first-choice left wing-back. He’s a functional player who has impressed in Tikariot and is well-liked amongst his national team colleagues. Ermin Urankar is the more aggressive option of the two back-ups, a left-sided midfielder for Anomalies, he’ll be used against teams likely to sit back. Damir Milcic might be called upon in the more difficult games, with his experience and defensive nous a real boon against the trickiest wingers.

The first-choice back three is well-known by now. All three are good on the ball, with Grigorij Savicevic one of the best all-round central defenders of the past five seasons or so; Bigger Mbala-Ekakia is fast becoming one of the best around right now; whilst Amar Kovacevic remains a real aerial weapon and can be a major factor in both penalty areas as a result. Adnan Sulejmanovic and Mahir Kapetanovic are the next off the ball-playing centre-back production line in Mytanija. Sulejmanovic is a product of the Atletik youth system whilst Kapetanovic emerged at Klasicni rivals Liria before moving to Nephara with Coret Hawks. Options beyond those five include the gangly young phenomenon Bosko Pestotnik, an Ararat product who now plays alongside Semir Besak at Mipojoseon; Denis Klasic, a speedy centre-back from CDSA and now at Atletik; and the experienced Dino Racic – he hasn’t enjoyed the best time with Libertas Bergheim recently but he’s still rated by Lev Repin and will be called upon during World Cup qualifying.

On the right-side of defence is the ever-present Patrik Odonelec. He can play on both sides but has locked down the right wing-back position over the years and has an enormous number of caps at the age of 27. Slobodan Vujovic is his long-term back-up and has now made the move from Royal Rumiatzi – the club of his youth – to 1896 Ebor. The Astograth-born Mytanar will be a starter for the Northmen and will want to push Patrik Odonelec for the starting spot with a consistent run of form. There’s a surprise call-up for Nephara-born Leontiy Korchagin, part of Leichhardt’s unexpected promotion effort and rewarded by Lev Repin with a national pool spot as a result.

There’s a bit of change in defensive midfield, Svetoslav Radozevic now the preferred option should a midfield anchorman be required. The Bakartirla Buccaneers captain can also play in central defence and has reasonable passing range, making him a useful asset to the team. Boza Despotovic has been rewarded for his quality performances with Litala ’93 with a call-up and a move to Astograthian giants Iturributa United. A year left on his contract meant that the Esca club cashed in on one of their prized assets a year early instead of losing him for nothing. Zijad Kurtcehajic remains as the third choice option, he’s vastly experienced and still competing well with Chromatik side Crossroads.

There’s a lot of options in central midfield with Lev Repin wanting to ensure he has all three profiles covered. There are ‘playmakers’, ‘conductors’ and ‘water-carriers’; the first are the ones tasked with breaking down the opposition, the second controlling the pace of the game and the third with shuttling between boxes and pressing the opposition at every opportunity. Mersudin Smajic falls into the conductor category, an intelligent player who knows when to pass and when to hold onto the ball. He’s also a real threat at set-pieces, both with his own dead ball ability and his height. Dordo Urbanc probably unfairly falls into the third category, he’s a box-to-box midfielder who can contribute goals and assists but who will be key in Mytanija’s pressing game here. Gavril Atsev is the team’s starting playmaker, taking on the Tahir Fejzuli role on the left-side of Mytanija’s midfield three, slightly ahead of the other two central midfielders to try to get close to Jezdimir Ocokoljic.

Behind them are Alen Hrdaljko and Edin Aganovic. Hrdaljko is very much a water-carrier, albeit a high quality one who can affect the game on occasion, he’s a tough tackler and a good leader to have around the squad. Aganovic will be the direct replacement for Gavril Atsev off the bench. Dusko Ocokoljic is another who falls into the third category, a player who has contributed brilliantly for St. Thomas over the years, he’ll renew acquaintances with many domestic opponents in the games against The Licentian Isles. Bruno Ozmec is the second-choice ‘conductor’, able to run the game from the middle of the park and a talent who is rated as above Top League level but remains at Liria Prizren. Mehir Altikulac is the final central midfielder, the 25 year old is a product of the Atletik youth system but now plays in Tikariot and good form there with Valnohar Rovers has caught the eye of Lev Repin. He likes his tactical versatility, with Altikulac competently able to play any of Mytanija’s three midfield roles.

Mytanija rarely play with wingers these days but if they do it will be Brajko Gavrilovic down the left and Kemal Gajic down the right. The pair have bags of experience, Gavrilovic playing for a very long time with 1896 Ebor in the Top League; and Gajic with a few clubs in Mytanija before earning a big money move to Euran side Falourr where he has continued to notch goals, playing up front and on the wing. Gavrilovic is a tall winger, able to get into the box and overpower smaller full-backs. Gajic relies on his lightning pace to get away from the opposition.

In the number ten role Omer Kuhar-Arh has been first choice for a while now and will bring his rather direct style into games, he’s a prolific scorer and his shooting ability from outside the area and from set-pieces make him a real threat. Maks Shishkin is the back-up option now, the diminutive playmaker is like a slalom skier in how he waltzes through defences and has won a large number of trophies in Ko-oren with Maethoru. Jasno Odonelec remains with the squad as third-string option, he will come in and provide his experience when this squad needs it and will still be an important contributor against some of the lesser opposition in the group.

Up front Mytanija have Jezdimir Ocokoljic – a man who is in the conversation with Robin Hjik as the greatest Mytanar player ever – alongside Damien Gannot, a player who has put together an excellent career in Nephara and has stepped out of his father, Sicoutimont international Alex Gannot’s shadow. Fran Prpic-Bosanac is making the decision on who to start even more difficult for Lev Repin, his record of 8 goals in 9 games with the national team show that he knows where the goal is and his ability as a false nine is very appealing to Repin. Zlatan Andrijasevic is the opposite, a big target in the penalty area who is also deceptively good with his feet too. Dejan Zgela is another false nine who is loved by Damogran fans for sticking with the club for such a long time, he has a decent record at international level too. Mijat Simic is a pest for defenders, hustling and harrying them with his pressing and poaching goals in and around the six-yard box. There’s a first call-up for 1923 Esca wonderkid Drazen Skara, he got himself on the podium of the Top League Golden Boot last season and appears to be a real complete forward at an early age. Ararat’s Vido Mehic adds a bit more depth in an area of the pitch which can decide matches.

The 3-5-2 formation is Mytanija’s base for World Cup 91 qualifying and players will usually slot in where necessary, although the Hoops might also use a 4-3-1-2 or 4-3-3 if the game in question requires a change in approach.

3-4-1-2 – IN POSSESSION
In possession the 3-5-2 becomes almost a 3-2-5 with the Mytanar wing-backs pushing high up the pitch to operate in what would almost be traditional winger positions. They are tasked with staying wide to provide the Mytanar midfielders with options out on the flank, this should also keep the opposition players stretched across the pitch in their defensive shape which would open up spaces in more central areas. The two strikers will rotate in dropping in between the opposition defence and midfield whilst the left-sided central midfielder (this time around Gavril Atsev) will look to push into spaces that are vacated by opposition defenders. This is done in this way because the striker who drops deep may drag an opposition defender into a midfield area and leave space for the left-sided central midfielder to run into. Mytanija’s central midfielders will be tasked with recycling possession and trying to pick passes from the middle of the pitch, they will also make late runs into the penalty area to try and pick up any loose balls around the edge of the box. The three central defenders will push high up to the halfway line to squeeze the pitch and keep opposition forwards far away from the Mytanar goal in case of a loss of possession. Defenders that are comfortable in possession will be allowed freedom to dribble forward if the opposition stand-off them as this could make it easier for the Hoops to progress the ball and could commit opposition defenders which would create space for other Mytanar players.

3-5-2 – OUT OF POSSESSION
When Mytanija lose the ball both wing-backs will work hard to immediately get back into defensive positions, almost forming a back five with the three central defenders. Both strikers will work hard to press opposition players, willing to give away fouls to prevent the opposition from counter-attacking at speed. Whoever plays as the left-sided central midfielder midfielder may join in with this pressing but against strong opposition they may also drop deep to form a midfield three with the other pair of central midfielders to try and stiffen up the centre of the pitch. Towards the halfway line both the central midfielders will press and try to push the opponent into wider areas with the aim being to either trap them on the sideline or to encourage an aimless pass from the wide position into the middle of the pitch where there are more Mytanar players. If the opposition manage to counter quickly then the wide central defenders will look to engage any players breaking down the sides of the pitch whilst the man in the middle of the three will shift across to cover them. The central midfielders will also tend to drop very quickly leaving only the attacking midfielder and strikers higher up the pitch.

In a 4-3-1-2 the full-backs would once again be providing all of the width going forwards, whilst the player in the middle of the central midfield three would look to control the pace of the game and even drop in between the two central defenders to make playing out from the back a little easier. The strikers and attacking midfielders would operate much in the same way as in the 3-4-1-2.

In a 4-3-3 Mytanija would be operating with wingers so the full-backs would have less attacking responsibility and only one will ever advance up the pitch at one time. In possession one might overlap or underlap the winger on their side whilst the full-back on the opposite side might either tuck in alongside the central defenders to form a back three or the full-back might even move into midfield to provide an extra body there. The wingers would look to make incisive outside-to-inside runs into the middle of the opposition penalty area, aiming to exploit any space vacated by the opposition central defenders who may be drawn out of position by the Mytanar striker (once again playing as a false nine, dropping into midfield areas to try and drag defenders with them).

TEAM ROLES
Captaincy: 1. Jezdimir Ocokoljic; 2. Grigorij Savicevic; 3. Mersudin Smajic; 4. Alen Hrdaljko; 5. Jasno Odonelec (who will always wear the armband whenever he is on the pitch)
Penalties: 1. Jezdimir Ocokoljic; 2. Mersudin Smajic; 3. Bigger Mbala-Ekakia; 4. Alen Hrdaljko; 5. Omer Kuhar-Arh
Corners: 1. Gavril Atsev; 2. Patrik Odonelec; 3. Edin Aganovic; 4. Omer Kuhar-Arh; 5. Slobodan Vujovic
Short free kicks: 1. Jezdimir Ocokoljic; 2. Gavril Atsev; 3. Mersudin Smajic; 4. Omer Kuhar-Arh; 5. Maks Shishkin
Long free kicks: Usually one of the wing-backs to put it into the penalty area and take advantage of Mytanija's relatively tall team

NOTES:
• Lev Repin (aged 58), is the Mytanar national team manager and has been in the role for three World Cup cycles now, with World Cup 90 being the end of his current contract with the FSM. Repin is a Mytanar footballing legend and played for the national side 177 times, scoring 14 goals from full back, winning Copa Rushmori XVII and Cup of Harmony 56 and 59 along the way. He managed the under-21 squad at the Di Bradini Cup and took them to a runners-up finish. Repin is known as a bit of a schemer tactically and this was evidenced during qualification for World Cup 82; he also led the team to a 3rd placed finish at the 32nd Copa Rushmori in Qusmo and a 4th placed finish at the 36th Copa Rushmori held in Græntfjall and Tikariot. In qualifying for World Cup 87 he led Mytanija to an unexpected 4th place, only narrowly missing out on qualification despite being unranked heading into the cycle. World Cup 88 qualifying was similar, with Mytanija finishing 4th once again, following that up with a 3rd place in Cup of Harmony 80. Mytanija qualified to World Cup 89 by topping their qualifying group ahead of Siovanija and Teusland and Poafmersia, the first qualification in over twenty editions of the tournament. At the World Cup itself Mytanija finished third in the group with one win over Farfadillis allowing them to move ahead of Zwangzug on goal difference.

• Mytanija has qualified to 13 World Cups, reaching the quarter finals in World Cup 68. Mytanija has won the Copa Rushmori once (XVII), to go with two victories in the Cup of Harmony (56 and 59); and a Di Bradini Cup win (DBC40). Some of these achievements were made under the names Mytannion/the Mytanar Region, Mytanija is ICly the exact same place.

• Mytanars are renowned for being passionate and therefore will not be afraid of confrontation if they feel they're on the end of a particularly rough tackle. At the same time Mytanars are not afraid of gamesmanship and may perform some questionable tackles of their own, along with tactical fouls to prevent the opponent from gaining momentum. Furthermore, diving, crowding referees and even intentional handballs (OOC: so Maradona's Hand of God and Suarez for Uruguay versus Ghana, that sort of stuff), to influence the game are not beyond Mytanar players. They will argue that winning is the most important thing and will do anything they can to achieve victory. Some might call it dirty, Mytanars don't, that won't stop them complaining when things go against them naturally.

• Mytanar fans are well-known for being hooligans, causing problems wherever they go and being prone to violence. They also make outstanding choreographies for their domestic sides and occasionally the national team (if they aren't fighting each other), so pyrotechnics, flags and lots of noise and alcohol are common place. Corteos (organised marches from a specific place to the stadium), are also common, these can lead to areas being shutdown as the sheer numbers of fans walking along roads block traffic and can lead to issues as police attempt to marshal supporters too. Given the ongoing political situation in Mytanija, whether ultra groups are able to put aside differences regarding politics, ethnicity etc for the national side is a pertinent question and the answer to it may change even from game to game.

HOME SCHEDULE
Here is a list of Mytanija's home games and information about where they will be played. A relatively comprehensive two-part travel guide compiled for the 38th Copa Rushmori which was hosted in Mytanija should provide you with plenty of information about the country (part one); and information about the stadiums where games will be played (part two). The FSM have a habit of trying to send big teams/rivals to more hostile or provincial locations within Mytanija in order to give them a taste of some of the most fierce atmospheres Mytanija has to offer (or alternatively to try and limit the embarrassment as much as possible with less people seeing thrashings unfold in the stadium), this should be clear in the scheduling:

MD3: vs The Cordian Isles at Radnika, Esca (capacity: 60,000)
MD5: vs Treekidistan at Olujastadion, Ebor (capacity: 42,500)
MD7: vs Quebec and Shingoryeo at Korecky Road, Severyan (capacity: 25,000)
MD9: vs Qasden at Novi Atletskistadion, Thessia (capacity: 67,000)
MD11: vs Beepee at Utcastadion, Stratenberg (capacity: 26,000)
MD12: vs Vdara at Miagostadion, Miago (capacity: 50,000)
MD15: vs Gardelrya at Stadion Prizren, Prizren (capacity: 84,000)
MD17: vs Hopal at Velenija, Uchenik (capacity: 20,000)
MD19: vs The Licentian Isles at Drachevo, Dyka (capacity: 15,000)
MD21: vs Bongo Johnson at Radnika, Esca (capacity: 60,000)

ICly the qualifying cycle takes place over the course of two years in Mytanija, with the first half of qualifying occurring in the first year and the second half in the second year. The World Cup proper then happens at the end of that second year (usually in the middle of Mytanar summer). For this reason, the ages displayed in the player information are correct for the start of qualifying, but players will be two years older by the end of a qualification cycle.

by **Independent Athletes from Quebec** » Sun May 08, 2022 4:23 pm

The Grim Reapers Crest, designed by Kirola of Audioslavia. It is used internationally by all Quebecois national teams with the nickname Grim Reapers.

Independent Athletes from Quebec National Football Team - World Cup Qualifying 91

Basic Facts

Nation Name: Kingdom of Quebec and Shingoryeo
Short Names: Quebec, Q&S
Trigramme: QUE (Q&S will be fine, but please don't use RKQ. Thank you)
Demonyms: Quebecois (I'll be fine with use of Quebecers, but please don't use Quebecians. Thank you)
Colours: Red, Black and Blue
National Anthem: 'Ode to Thee, My Quebec'
Royal Anthem: 'Hymn to the Shingoryeo'

FA: Royal Quebecois Football Association (RQFA)
Highest Domestic League: Q-League
Nickname: The Grim Reapers
Ultras Group: The Bubonic Plague

World Cup 91 - Quebec & Shingoryeo Home Venue : THE MARIJUANA ISLAND GAOL

The Marijuana Island Gaol is an isolated, multi-purpose gaol complex in Marijuana Island. Built in 1884 to house republicans caught attempting to plot a terrorist movement six months prior, it was regarded as one of the most dangerous, isolated and most importantly fun gaols in the Multiverse in terms of the purpose it's supposed to serve: to incarcerate any dangerous sources out there in the society. 167 years later, the Marijuana Island Gaol remains one of the most intriguing gaols in Multiverse (since it already has that achievement set in Anaia). There is a 500-seater stadium with artificial pitch outside of the Gaol, but of course do not expect any of modern facilities we've come to expect in a modern football stadium. Wrong place for that.

Use: Well......bruh. What do 888 prisoners incarcerated there say? The Marijuana Island Gaol hosted some of the most beloved sporting events in the Royal Quebecois Gaol System, such as Northern Anaian Prisoners' Cup (Basketball) and the annual Inmates' Hunger Games championships, the latter of which incorporates all the space available within the jail property of around 45km2. Its regular tenants are the physical education and health classes held in the gym and the weight rooms. The Gaol Field is proud to host its first World Cup qualifying matches since World Cup 88, in line with its annual hosting of the biannual Cannabiscorp Pioneer Bowl of NSCF and recent hosting of NSCAA conference championship tournaments.

Location: Well, it's near the Quebecois North Pole, just 35km south of the northernmost point in this country, located right in Northwest AO. The Gaol is situated right in flat fields, surrounded by mountains roughly 894-1,497 metres tall, in a very long-shaped peninsula. The weather here in June isn't so bad, stays somewhat in -3 to -14'C range for the course of this tournament. Snowfall is of course expected, but it's Quebec so what can we say?

That said, due to the unpredictable weather conditions in northern Nunavut, it is not recommended for any visitor to head outside the Gaol or their planes / helicopters, et cetera. Way too many prisoners have attempted to escape that way and well, none had managed to successfully escape. RIP.

Access: Marijuana Island, being isolated from everywhere else, is only accessible by so many modes of transportation. The nearest city from Marijuana Island Gaol, Iqaluit, is roughly 2,194 kilometres away and from there, you can only go to here by once-weekly icebreakers and aeroplanes; icebreakers will land on shore 5 kilometres south of the Gaol and planes will land on a 5,000m runway 7 kilometres north of the Gaol. Two vans will be provided for the team and the supporting delegations, but for others it is expected that they bring their own voitures on the icebreaker.

As for Iqaluit, its international airport is open 24-hours, 365 days, but expect delays here and there because of weather.

Other Features: Gaol contains a visitors' wing that is certified maximum security, contains 777 beds and has Wi-Fi and all the modern amenities. A large selection of food, alcohol and marijuana should also be available, and those with specific dietary restrictions will be given priority as long as they send their meal plan requests two weeks in advance. Should there be way too many people coming to watch the conference championship tournament, however, the excess population will be given beds in the prisoners' wing. No heating, no water and only a loo and a mattress is given there, so it won't be the most pleasant of all venues but hey! It's a fucking Quebecois gaol so don't be too surprised about it.

JERSEYS

Home and Away Kits, brought to you by Uni-Q of Qusmo

NATIONAL TEAM STAFF

Manager: 'Lükækš Væñøœrëñbérghüïś, Unknown age (Vdara)
Style Modifier: +5
Predicted First XI : 4-2-3-1

SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TEAM

Quebecois football is a weird breed of own, with emphasis on both the offensive hellfire (OOC: doesn't apply in this tournament, but generally they do), resilience and physical brutality. Sure, Quebecois players may come from all sorts of shapes, height and weight, but if there's one thing that they all have in common, is their love of staying violent. The footballing culture here has taught and still teaches that red cards are necessary for the good in the minds of both the players and the fans, and if a player cannot handle simple contact, then he's dead in the minds of most people, even their family members. Of course, whether they are skilled players of own or not are another story, and the legendary forward corps of the seventies of World Cup era had both skills and brawn, but it's a squad that loves to get fast, high and violent, and will not be afraid to demonstrate their flames.

Over the years, the Q-League have seen improved performance on the IFCF stage, as well as solid presence of import and domestic players making impact with their respective national teams. Still, while the league's financially strong, the past behaviour of major national team players going abroad to improve their career (and more importantly, stay in the national team conversation) has remained strong, so it's expected that a vast majority of any senior side (this includes EC and CAFA) to be consisted mostly of those who play abroad. Those who are staying home for now aren't necessarily pushovers, but they are just waiting for their time to head abroad and shine in a major club like their teammates, seniors or legends have done for ages.

Finally, there is one thing to consider when it comes to the I.A.Q, and is that the IAQ national team and the RQFA have always been a results-driven bunch. While that has never really gone away over the course of its history, it has become even more of a problem now, especially with the results from the heydays of the seventies, when they had qualified for 9 straight WCs, back to back quarterfinals in 73 and 74, and finished 4th at 77, looming into their mind.

The worst qualifying finish in 50 years (dating back to World Cup 65) certainly didn't translate well for the RQFA. Not only were the entire RQFA Board, Fabrizio Kaal and the entire coaching staff fired, this was immediately followed by the suicide of the RQFA President, Senior Program Director, two coaches and 4 board members shortly after the catastrophe. This were also met with severe punishments on the 'Worst National Team in 50 Years', as ten players (8 forced retirements, 2 pre-planned retirements) retired from the national team, with six players also being given the chance to opt out of Cup of Harmony. Unfortunately, while this team had performed well in the group stage, their first round exit on knockout round suggests something else. That there is still more work to be done on this Team Quebec.

Please take note that the I.A.Q. national team, in their renewed commitment to the NationStates World Cup competition, have continued maintaining the RQFA rules for the senior national team:

1. The World Cup 91 team will participate on training camps held in 1) Szoirsian Desert, Farfadillis, and then 2) Metropolitan District, Huayramarca, to acclimate themselves to extreme conditions.
2. The I.A.Q. will be playing all the home games at the Marijuana Island Gaol.
3. Members of the I.A.Q. team will not be provided any transportation arrangement to get to the away team. They will be asked to book their tickets on their own time without RQFA's assistance.
4. The RQFA will graciously refuse all the generous accommodations normally provided to participating teams. The I.A.Q. team will be housed inside old RVs found in caravan parks outside of stadiums. If there is no RV or caravan park available, they will be accommodated on tents.
5. There will be no financial support given to members of the I.A.Q. team over the course of this World Cup qualifying.
6. There will be no transportation provided between their accommodation and the stadium. It is expected that the players hitchhike, walk or cycle their way from/to the stadium.
7. There will be no food provided to the I.A.Q. team members outside of tasteless gruel. They will asked to cook gruel on their own time.

These rules remain in place until federation's approval of satisfactory performance is reached.

GOALKEEPERS - 4

## Po.   Player                      Sex Age TRI Club
01 GK    Leopold      SHIM             M  23 SRS Megabrantid
21 GK    SANDRA       MIDDLETON        F  24 NPH Coret Hawks
29 GK    Clemence     MOUSSENGUET      F  20 QUE CSKA Joongyeong
33 GK    Veronique    ALARIE           M  20 QUE Nunavut North Stars

There once was a time when goalkeepers, thanks to a lineage of elite to world class goalkeepers, were a positional strength. Unfortunately, that didn't really continue with the goalkeepers as each incumbent starter, one after another, fell into shots of inconsistency, and disastrous cycles in recent years have caused the retirement of a half-dozen that have left this position one with challenge and in need to be rebuilt.

This four-person crew is fairly straightforward in their team positionings. After spending over half-decade waiting for her moment, Sandra Middleton's now a clearcut starter for both Coret and the national team, and the team, especially following the forced retirement of McGibbon and Kravitz-Hyeon following last cycle's disastrous run, will depend on her the more. Leopold Shim's a goalkeeper with most upsides, something that he has started to meet the expectations from one stint to another with Mipojoseon, Songak City and Megabrantid, and coaching staff remains hopeful that this should give them a solid starter-backup tandem. Behind them stand Moussenguet and Alarie, two Q-Leaguers with national team experience on both age and senior sides, and they will start a game or two.

DEFENDERS - 11

## Po.   Player                      Sex Age TRI Club
02 LB    Benoit-Richard UKALEQ         M  27  STL Olympia Borograd
14 LB    Devlyn       HARRIS           F  21  ASG Sporting Iturributa
20 LI    Clement      MATTERN-SOH      M  23  ZRH DD Porto Nowi
04 CB    Hannah       KIM              F  23  SRS Damogran
26 CB    CHEWBACCA                     F  25  BNJ Hoima Warriors
03 CB    Pierre-Karl  CIZERON          M  22  MYT CDSA
19 CB    DONHEIL      Hwang            M  23  CMT Felswyr
06 RB    CORIOLAN                      M  26  BNJ Busukuma AC
18 RB    Pierre-Karl  MILLER           M  21  QUE Olympique de Rimouski
48 RB/LB Benoit       NIANZOU JR       M  20  VLD Deportivo Junin
23 RB    Maxime       TENNANT          M  30  CMT Lhor

Recent years have seen the Quebecois, further fuelled by their depth, emerge with strong enough of a defensive corps that can stop an occasional shot or two, but more importantly help out on the transition game that the coaching staffs have valued over the years. Still, this cycle remains one of intrigue and challenges as the series of pre-planned and forced retirements have caused this team to look slightly different.

There is no doubt that a range of promising options exist among this group of players though. We see the usual faces of Ukaleq, Hannah Kim, Chewbacca and Coriolan leading the way, and they are complemented well by young guns whose performance abroad and at home seem to suggest that positive trajectories are being made here. Among them Pierre-Karl Miller and Clement Mattern-Soh lead the way in terms of profile, but there are some other notesworthy additions too - one example is Maxime Tennant, whose years of patience and consistency in Chromatika has paid off for once. He isn't expected to do much as backup to Coriolan and Miller, but can become an useful option should this team run short on depth. Also making their debuts are fullbacks Harris and Nianzou Jr - both players, of collegiate background and with their strengths lying on transition game, have stepped up nicely in their shoes.

MIDFIELDERS - 10

## Po.   Player                      Sex Age TRI Club
99 DM    JOELINTON    DYXKESON         M  20  SRS Jaglan Royals
13 DM/CM Medea        MORIN-ANTONOFF   F  26  BRE Southern Star
55 CM    ERIN         KANG             F  33  FFD Rulandea Kosta
16 CM    Samuel       MCTAVISH         M  22  QUE St. John's Arsenal
15 CM/AM Rebecca-Anne WAWANOLETT       F  21  CMT Chromatik
25 CM    Emma         KENNA-TANG       F  26  SVJ FK Torpedo Pawlograd
88 CM/DM PENGSOO      Brown            X  18  CMT Lanar
99 CM    VEGETA                        M  22  AUD Cazadores Cathair
08 AM Jean-Christophe BABIN            M  23  NPH Sabrefell Moths
27 AM    Mathinna     BOUCK            F  22  QUE Songak Koreana

Lots of shuffling and self-questioning in the midfields. It had taken many persuasions ~~and bribes,~~ but Erin Kang's unexpected return to the national team after a holdout suggest that they will at least have a stable presence or two, something that's become even more of need following Frank Lundrigan's forced retirement.

Of course, the problem's not on Kang, who should be fine for next two cycles, but on the spot right next to hers - who's going to play the role that Sinead McDougall has covered so well? Medea Morin-Antonoff, the Southern Star marksman, appears to be a leader at it, with McTavish and Wawanolett likely cutting it close from behind. Emma Kenna-Tang and Pengsoo Brown, both lesser proven options at this point, may be expected to contribute whenever needed, while Joelinton Dyxkeson's progression suggests something good for once.

FORWARDS - 9

## Po.   Player                      Sex Age TRI Club
07 LW    Eloise       KWEON            F  23  NPH Sabrefell Moths
14 LW    Ruby         VANDERLEY        F  18  CMT Lanar
34 LW    Otis         TEKARONHONTE     M  20  QUE St. John's Arsenal
10 ST    ENRICO       Hanson-Conavacio M  30  CMT Myana
11 ST    Zinaida      WOODCARVER       F  22  BRE Rozelle
19 ST    Marc-Andre   FAUCHER-LEONSIS  M  23  TLI Stonehouse Athletic
09 RW    Kate         HUITEMA-OMEASOO  F  27  BNJ Istria City FC
40 RW    Alexei       MOROZOV          M  23  ZRH Sanford Der Berg PREMIER FK
47 RW    HONG         JOON-YEONG       M  25  QUE Olympique de Rimouski

Lükækš Væñøœrëñbérghüïś appears to be satisfied with the players he has put forward, and it is expected that things look lot better than last cycle following the Kaal-era disaster where disagreements among players and with coach had unexpectedly led into disasters on this front. Enrico Hanson-Conavacio, the team's talismanic striker, may have just crossed the peak of his career, and with him now thirty, Zinaida Woodcarver's expected to start more and more in his place. Those two will be expected to handle most of the minutes, especially with the shaky depth of Quebecois strikers that exist nowadays on the national team pool past them.

Wings are where they do not have said worries, however, as the transition goes along smoothly. Eloise Kweon's a refined, well-paced veteran who plays a major piece for Sabrefell Moths, and her triangular chemistry with Jean-Christophe Babin and Zinaida Woodcarver means that she, in any case Huitema-Omeasoo or Enrico are not in a good situation, can play a significant role on offence as needed. Kate Huitema-Omeasoo is still the world-class player we know of her, and behind them there lies plenty of lesser proven, but adequate options.

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Godmod scoring events: Yes/No
RP injuries to my players: Yes/No
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes/No
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes/No
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes/No
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by **Guanacasteca** » Sun May 08, 2022 6:42 pm

Federación de Fútbol de la República Guanacasteca

Official Roster for the 91^st World Cup

About República Guanacasteca: Unformally known as Guanacasteca, a word coming from the indigenous Huétar language “Place with abundance of ear-shaped trees”, the ear-shaped also is a nickname due to the fruit that said three produces. This Republic is located on the tropics of Rushmore, a zone with a pleasant weather all year-round that is composed by remnants of older civilizations that were left forgotten and decided to learn foreign languages and traditions in shame of their own culture.

It might sound harsh, but some people of the tribal alliance we know as Guanacasteca decided to venture into neighboring nations, learned some customs and decided to import those to the region they have been living for centuries. This process provoked some instability among the borders of the modern-day republic, creating two well-differentiated zones that decided to gather forces in order to survive into what they considered to be a “rather volatile” region. Currently, Guanacasteca is living its 200th anniversary of formation (2021), after spending a turbulent history that has, somehow, forged what this nation is until today.

For more understanding, its needed to go back to the days of the foundation, specifically to 1841, where the more traditionally leaning Northern Half of Guanacasteca decided to learn to a more conservative government in fears of having a turmoil that would cause disruption into the accommodated elite of the new nation. Said threats were coming from the Southern Half of the Republic, a zone that has always leaned towards a more progressive ideal of life, aiming for wealth redistribution and equality rather than the privileges that the Northerners desired to keep. This divide caused turbulence during most of the century, where the government changed hands at least ten times.

Those government changes were pacific or bloody at times. The bloodiest of those times was at 1854, when the Progressive Party of Guanacasteca suffered a coup from the Conservative Party elite, in a complot with a random group of pirates who visited Guanacasteca frequently in order to exchange goods, specially tabaco and bananas for other nations. The pirates were frustrated on how the Progressives were boycotting their illegal trade via blockades or alliances with neighboring nations trying to eradicate that undesired practice. The pirate led offensive ended in a purge of the government, killing Manuel Otero González, a president known for reforming several key aspects of Guanacasteca that still continue to be present on the Constitution, since those were stony clauses, some of those hindered the desires of the elite of the Republic and forces them to pay high taxes each year as a way of wealth redistribution.

That mindset divide has marked the existence of this Republic for its entire history, being a key to understand what happens in the nation, not only in terms of politics but also including essential aspects of life such as life standards, expectancy, income, wealth, etc. The Northern Half of the República Guanacasteca has been mostly focused into agrarian-related activities, more dependent on strength and also boasts a highly militarist ideal when it comes to try imposing what they do to the Southern Half. Meanwhile, the Southern side is a more open-minded place, which boasts higher life standards and more investment from abroad, also, they focus more in producing technological goods, they consider themselves as the visionaries of the nation, while they consider the Northerners as the backward people, the ballast that impedes Guanacasteca to reach a better economic position among their neighbors.

Among the 10 million inhabitants of the Republic, 6 million of them live in the 17 provinces that compose the Northern Half, while 4 million lives in the 7 provinces of the Southern Half of the nation. At a glance, life expectancy is higher at the South by 6 years, as they get a 77 years expectancy of life while the Northerners only get 71. The reason of such a drastic difference is criminality, the Northern provinces are characterized for being extremely violent, mostly due to the lack of real opportunities on said zone, also due to drug trafficking issues, as they fight to gather control of the Southern Corridor, a portion of the southernmost provinces that is known for drug production.

During the last years, Guanacasteca is turning into a boiler due to the constant discrimination exerted from the Southerners to their Northern pairs, also a corrupt Socialist Front of Guanacasteca (Northern) party that has nested themselves in pretty much any political institution of the nation and tries to impose themselves against the Southern more progressive ideal for a society.

So, currently, Guanacasteca is a nation with profound divides and clashes in political and social terms, and they are close to have a fate changing election soon that could settle the power of the Socialist Front of Guanacasteca or the Progressives could retake the reigns of the nation and drive it to their ideals as they have pretty much struggled during the last 200 years. Future looks somber, but there’s nothing to discard in the current panorama of this nation, since it’s extremely unpredictable, a chaos to resume it better.

Quick Facts

Official Name: República Guanacasteca - The Guanacastecan Republic.
Motto: Dios, Patria, Libertad (God, Motherland, Freedom)
National Anthem: ¡Salve Oh Patria!. – Lyrics
Capital City: Nicoya.
Highest Point: Cerro Providencia (3,750 masl)
Currency: Peso Guanacasteco (P$ 1 = N$ 0.20)
Official Language: Spanish.

Guanacastecan Football History: Football has been considered, for long, a scapegoat for the people of the Guanacastecan Republic as a scapegoat for the daily life torture that means to be an inhabitant of this country. The Primera División Guanacasteca, a tournament that comprises twenty teams from across the nation has a somewhat lackluster infrastructure, especially on northern teams. The fanbase of the sport is considerably strong, as it’s also a way to express social differences between halves, specially from southerners that have kept a strong control of the league for the last half of a century, winning 45 out of the last 50 editions of Primera División football, that superiority has formed more regionally focused rivalries, as the northerner fans argue that their southern counterparts have teams plagued with dirty money coming from narcotic-related activities.

The Federación Guanacasteca de Fútbol, the ruling entity of the sport in the nation, has decided to step up and build a project for a national team that may represent, in an equal proportion, northerners and southerners in order to create national unity and backup towards the upcoming events that they want to introduce this team, namely: Copa Rushmorí, Baptism of Fire and World Cup 90 Qualifiers. They don’t know the outcome, but there’s some hopes that a decent participation could be obtained, keeping that ideal on sight, they decided to elect the very best that the Guanacastecan Primera Division has to offer, also being managed by a somewhat experienced manager coming from Yuezhou in the shape of Han Ruoyang may help.

Han has managed strong teams back at his home nation, Beian City, an upper table side who likes teams that are defensively solid, play as a team, and supply enough solidity for a deep-lying playmaker to work his magic from the center-back spot. This system has deep implications in Han’s football cosmovision of things, as he flourished under said scheme during his player career. Pretty much this fits as a finger ring for the Guanacastecan team, as the league tends to depend heavily on defending, counterattacking abilities and a great sense of footballing solidarity between players.

Accompanying Han, we have Francisco Mamani, a Huayramarcan assistant coach that left his position as manager in Club Atlético Lima in order to venture himself into the fascinating world of national team football. Mamani, as Han, share the ideals of having a defensive minded football scheme, focusing on solidarity and discipline before creativity and free reign of the players on the pitch.

Contrary to popular belief, the FGF is rather organized and has some economical muscle that tries to translate into decent results in football, in order to forge themselves a name into the multiversal national team ranks and fulfill, the Guanacastecans, with something they might be proud to boast for once in their chaotic lives. Before the master plan begins, the upcoming Copa Rushmori might be a test ground to see what needs to be improved and what can be worked more in order to get into the waters of World Cup action with the Baptism of Fire.

Without further ado, the starting XI and substitutes are presented in the following tables:

Starting XI

Substitutes

Kits

Tailored by eva Sports of Huayramarca.

Summary


Nota bene: Only official matches are taken into consideration for current record, caps and goals – Updated prior WCQ 90.

Nickname: Los Cerdos (The Pigs).
Current Record: 07-09-07 (W-D-L) 
Most Caps: 11 players tied at 25.
Most Goals: Sean Fuller (12)
Biggest Win: República Guanacasteca 4-0 Rhubarbton - Baptism of Fire 77, Matchday 6.
Biggest Defeat: Cassadaigua 3-0 República Guanacasteca - World Cup 90 Qualifiers, Matchday 6.

Captain: David Monterroza 
Second Captain: Dylan Orellana.
Third Captain: Ricardo Linton.
Most likely to score: Sean Fuller
Most likely to get red carded: Alfonso Rosas.
Prone to get injuries: Israel Góndola.
The genius: David Monterroza.
The motivating soul: Rodrigo Marín.
Goal Song: ¡Gol de Guanacasteca!

Manager: Ruoyang Han. (50) 
Assistant 1: Francisco Mamani. (43) 
Physio: Christian Salvatierra. (27) 
GK Trainer: Bryan Centeno. (36) 
Doctor: Claudia Ortega. (53)

Usual Starting XI Tactical Scheme

Formation: 5-3-2 - AKA: The Gripper.
Style modifier: -3

A 5-3-2 seems utterly defensive at first glance, but as it was said before, take it for granted when it comes to the real Guanacastecan way of football. Han manages a team, as disciplined as he loves, that aims to solidarity work between teammates while defending and, also, while trying to do a counterattack. In this scheme, defensive solidness is secured, as flexibility to cover zones is provided on both sides, since the three centre backs can perfectly support their wing backs, giving two or three players to cover a zone when needed, also concentrating a lot of units as reserves in case the rival manages to sort out the pressure caused on wings, although, it may be easy to break if you force the center backs to move some meters and gather forwards in order to find up a hole and use it to your favor.

Orellana and Venegas may, sometimes, incorporate themselves to the midfield, turning the scheme into a 3-4-1-2, their labor can be: Wide-up the game, to serve as a distraction to the rival midfield or work as paredes(Literally: Walls), in order to ease up transitional movements to attack, this movements makes Calderón switch his role to destruction duties, often implying to play in a rude way, in order to recover the ball and distribute for a swift counterattack, Marín also switches role to play-maker, orchestrating plays and usually coupling up with Linton in said duty, although, Linton may serve 80% of times as a false nine, gravitating 25-30 meters away from goal, in order to reduce the amount of players in the final quarter of the rival, Linton uses his speed and often goes solo or couples with either Ingram or Fuller in order to arrive to the area and strike to goal or serve a pass to his couple on attack, being he, a key in the attack due to his speed and superb sense of position.

Sometimes, large crosses might be sent by Orellana or Venegas to Ingram or Fuller, considering that both have a nice aerial control of the ball, often resulting in a header pass to the other winger or the nearest teammate, serving it in a great position to finish with a goal. In set pieces, Monterroza and Marín are the men in charge to kick, Marín focuses on crosses to the box, while Monterroza takes advantage of being ambidextrous and shoots from wherever he has the chance, usually direct to goal with great finesse, enough to put the rival defenders and goalkeeper in problems, also, Orellana looms as a third choice executor, due to his powerful shot. Penalties are taken by Orellana or Góndola being the latter known for shooting without mercy in terms of power, being the classical defender taking a penalty kick, though, there's a risk he might sent it close to stratosphere when he fails (So, warn the satellites when Góndola kicks a ball!)

Analyzing the behavior of the offensive zone, Linton excels by the merit of being the brain of the team, with a logical insight of the game, adding up that he's perfectionist by nature, so it's expected that he would try the impossible to the point of complicating himself when on need or having advantage. Fuller is full (might sound redundant) of potential, deemed to be the big thing in Guanacastecan football, he's always alert of who's having the ball, his characteristics and movements, hence he's the ideal person to lead pressing tasks on the opposition's defence, since he likes to predict movements due to his methodical thinking on corporal movements. While Ingram might be a sinner in terms of overconfidence and arrogance, yet, he's a polite and disciplined attacker, a hater of mess by nature, doesn't likes to leave loose ends while attacking, prefers to finish plays by himself or being the key orchestrator in order to make sure the play has his seal of quality (Thus, demonstrating his self-righteousness.)

On the midfield, Marín is dramatic by nature, and his risk-taking attitude means that he's prone to simulate fouls, even if blatant exaggeration is needed in order to gain a set pieces and re-order the team to create an attacking chance. Monterroza, the captain, is having a great personal moment, he's currentlly ecstatic for being called to the Guanacastecan National Team, he has been rated as a second-tier player, but now, he's feeling he has shut down some mouths. He's creative and practical, his great vision of the game makes him to pull out of his sleeve good plays, especially, ideas on how to manage the tempo of the game and a good capacity to decide the perfect moment to unleash an attacking initiative or keeping the ball on the defensive zone in order to generate a better chance in the next seconds, and this is usual from him despite being a defender.

At defense, Orellana is the classic risk taker, his corpulence helps him in order to establish is own rules while defending, he's blunt, rude, aggressive and a lover of taunting rivals, usually a guy that likes to mock others by height issues, his mission: Take the players out of his minds and provoke a card that might condition them for the rest of the game; he's the lover of the dirty job, a guy that always defines himself as anti-system. Marín is the team's self proclaimed "Asistente Motivador" (Motivating Coach) due to his optimistic attitude in basically any circumstance, pushing the team to give their best, despite they could be down some goals or winning, his mentality is basically a carbon-copy of Mr. Han's ideal of being resilient to the game circumstances, yet not leaving things loose; on the field, he's known by being cautious and analytical in movements, hence he's some kind of last resort together with González. Venegas doesn't thinks twice, he acts and takes risks while defending, although he's not as rude as Orellana, he often sweeps violently, but with good timing, he has earned his reputation as a decent winger, with good offensive projection, even while being attacked constantly. Góndola and Rosas loves to grab all the flashlights with their defending style, the kind of players called caballeros del fútbol (football gentlemen), known for playing fair, obeying rules and being rarely carded by his attitude on the field, they're loyal, perfectionists and harsh with themselves when he commits errors. When it comes to Rosas, he also is an ambitious and adaptive defender, that according to the circumstances, decides to attack or recover balls, he's flexible and rational, being this somewhat prejudicial since he loves to overthink moves.

And the goalkeeper, González is another creative guy, harshly critical with himself, a lover of living the moment and also, an attention magnet and a cold-blooded person. González tends to be excessively spectacular while saving shots, though, effective on it, since he tries to avoid at all costs a situation that might put him negatively into the flashlights of media, or even worse, lead him to self-punishment; González is good to handle the ball with his feet (Ambidextrous), his ability and attempts to do the insane may lead him to even attempt to dribble forwards in order to give a pass to the defenders or who he considers able to conduct a swift transition to the offense, this makes us consider that he loves to take risks, provided that he has some experience as field player before, since his career started as a midfielder, thing that he remembers and usually does while relaxing after training with his teammates, hence, he knows the risks and consequences of being insane on his business as keeper.

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Choose My Goalscorers:        Y
Godmod Goalscoring Events:    Y (TG or contact on Discord)
Injure Players:               Y (TG or contact on Discord)
Godmod Injury Events:         N
Red Card Players:             Y (Max: 3)
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Extra Notes: Do not RP a pandemic nor involve any of my characters on it.
Covid-19 doesn't exist in República Guanacasteca.
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by **Britonisea** » Mon May 09, 2022 4:30 am

Britonish Roster
for the
91st Football
World Cup

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Trigramme: BRI
Demonym: Britonish, Briton(s), Brits
Official (Main) Language: English
Other Languages: Britonish, French

For the first time since the 76th World Cup qualifiers, Britonisea participated in two consecutive editions - which seemed to pay off. The nation won 6 games - the fourth-most in it's group and overall placed 5th with 20 points - the second most since the nation's debut. While the nation is off to a bad start at the 91st World Cup, brighter days are ahead for the Britonish boys.

Britonish History @ The World Cup

Britonisea has never qualified for the main World Cup, with the country failing on 12 different occasions since the nation's debut at the 69th World Cup. The country is hoping to change that as it works towards continued participation from now until the 100th Cup. You can find information about the past performances of Britonisea at the Cup below...

Placements in the World Cup Qualification

World Cup 69 - 7th/8 (14 matches: 1W, 5D, 8L - 8 points)
World Cup 70 - 5th/9 (16 matches, 8W, 2D, 6L, 26 points)
World Cup 72 - 8th/8 (14 matches, 1W, 2D, 11L, 5 points)
World Cup 73 - 4th/7 (12 matches, 4W, 4D, 4L, 16 points)
World Cup 74 - 6th/7 (12 matches, 1W, 3D, 8L, 6 points)
World Cup 75 - 6th/7 (12 matches, 3W, 2D, 7L, 11 points)
World Cup 76 - 5th/7 (12 matches, 3W, 3D, 6L, 12 points)
World Cup 79 - 9th/10 (18 matches, 2W, 2D, 14L, 8 points)
World Cup 81 - 8th/10 (18 matches, 2W, 1D, 15L, 7 points)
World Cup 83 - 6th/7 (12 matches, 2W, 2D, 8L, 8 points)
World Cup 89 - 8th/10 (18 matches, 4W, 4D, 10L, 16 points)
World Cup 90 - 5th/8 (14 matches, 6W, 2D, 6L, 20 points)
World Cup 91 - Who knows?

While association football isn't Britonisea's national sport, the sport has generated some excitement amongst the population through regional tournaments which have seen Britonish players succeed. On an international playing field, Britonisea is now ranked 113th in the world - up from 162nd at the last World Cup. There are seismic movements in Britonish football and the country is slowly making a name for itself - but it might take a few more editions before it can think about rivalling some of the best nations in the multiverse. The target for the Britonish team remains the same as last edition - no more than 50% losses.

The Squad & Starting XI

#9 Joseph Valentine [ST] ⭐
#11 Lukas Amédée [LW] ------- #7 Peter Hogan-Howard [AM] ------- #8 Caspar Hosseini [RW]
#4 Reece Smith [CM] ------- #10 Jourdain Amédée [CM]
#2 Damien Amédée [LB] ------- #6 Arad Samuels [CB] ------- #5 Tomas Martense [CB] ------- #3 Thomas Dailey-Harrison[LB]
#1 Edward "Eddy" Parish [GK]

There have been some notable changes in the Britonish starting lineup. With Britonisea starting with some big matches, the football association decided to start with some of the biggest names. Last edition's captain Jacob Thompson is no longer the striker, with Joseph Valentine taking his place - he's now the captain of the Britonish team for the 91st World Cup. The three Amédée brothers will all be playing here - in three different positions making sure there's an Amédée wherever the opposition goes. There's been a change of goalkeeper as well with Eddy Parish wearing the number 1 jersey of Blake Johnson who left international football at the end of the last World Cup. Below are a list of names on the reserve list:

Main Reserves

Additional Reserves

Staff

Manager - (Age 33) Louis Foster
Assistant Manager - (Age 41) Thomas Lisseman
Physio - (Age 40) Bironteme Tamer
A small note that Britonisea works in real-time so their ages are probably the same as last World Cup...

Tourist Guide: Welcome to Britonisea

Football has a moderate following in the country, but international football teams won't have to worry about stadiums not appearing full as Britons love a good day out and so will sign up for anything, even if they're not huge fans of what they're watching. The Britons won't be rowdy and while they may celebrate rambunctiously if they win or are in the lead - they don't mean it in a rude way (they've just hardly experienced sporting success before!). Britons will be nice and cordial to international fans and you'd be able to flag a Briton down for help or directions as they'd be happy to help. Depending on where you go, they may be able to help you in multiple languages. While we're not expecting any international fans to understand Britonish, most people who speak that language are in the west of the country. If you speak French, you're most likely to be fine in the East (near Telm, Boschke and Eaux City). Other languages that will pop up in Britonisea are Spanish, Scotatrovan and Arabic (due to there being large immigrants or descendants from countries that speak those languages) but you may also be able to get help in Korean with the language being one of the most taught in the country due to the nation's proximity to one of it's closest allies, the Taeseon Republic. All in all, if you can speak English - just go with that!

Map of Britonisea (including cities)

Teams playing in Aronyk
Teams ranked lower than Britonisea
Arena Aronyk (30,000)

Teams playing in Telm
Teams ranked higher than Britonisea
Stadium Strata (80,000 people downsized to 60,000)

As always, BTVB will be in charge of broadcasting the World Cup across it's channels - BITC, C4:B and IGBK.

RP Permissions

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Minor ones, please TG/DM me on Discord
Godmod injuries to my players: Minor ones, please TG/DM me on Discord
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes
Hand out red cards to my players: Minor ones, please TG/DM me on Discord
Godmod other events: When it comes to football, most fans are quite blasé to a loss and so unlikely to set anything on fire or get all up in arms but will defend themselves if the opposing team taunts/shows off. Do let me know if you'd like to do anything.

TG me or message me on discord (Brityuniksreich#9201) for a more immediate response.

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