[Rosters] :: World Cup 92

by **Xanneria** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 9:22 am

XANNERIA WC91Q Roster

ST: Allison Burnes (24) - Austin City
ST: Dillon Hailey (21) - Hawthorne Kickers
ST: Jari Juups (22) - Galaxy SC
ST: Gil McKenna (27) - Capital FC
ST: Justin Ingram (24) - Alexandria City
ST: Yolinda Sequin (23) - Hawthorne Kickes
DM: Max Smith (31) - Lexington Victory SC [New Gelderland]
DM: TS Avery (29) - Hawthorne Kickers
DM: Dawson Plante (24) - Bearden
DM: Octavious Smith (25) - Alexandria City
OM: Bryse Papp (27) - Bruncester United AFC [Ko-Oren]
OM: Robbie Gordon (23) - Pearlham SC
OM: Kevin Bryse (36) - Royal Emberton [Krytenia] (Co-Captain)
OM: Italio D'arcy (26) - Bearden (Co-Captain)
MF: Xander Washington (27) - Plastiniagrade [Zeta Reka & Hugeltadom]
MF: Anton Vito (33) - Austin City
MF: Allie Jordan (21) - Capital FC
MF: Alec Bon Air (26) - AFK Imperirealisms [Zeta Reka & Hugeltadom]
LB: Anna Levi (33)- SC Nortonshaw
LB: Mark Hailey Jr. (25) - Alexandria City
CB: Julius Levi (33) - SC Nortonshaw
CB: Rhinestone Hailey (21) - Hawthorne Kickers
RB: Noah Levi (33)- SC Nortonshaw
RB: Nikolai Brown (26) - Austin City
DF: Ranger Selltick (22) - Pearlham SC
DF: Mauricio Franklin-Perez (27)- Aleiusia Capital [Zeta Reka & Hugeltadom]
DF: David Iowa (23) -Alexandria City
GK: Evan Jefferson Jr (27) - Bearden
GK: Ashton Shaley (21) - Haskins Blues Coed FC [Baker Park]
GK: Mookie Danube (3X) - FK Metall Jarnstad [Savojarnia]

RP Permissions

My opponent, shall they RP first, have permission to…
Choose goalscorers: Y
Godmod Scoring: 
Injure players: Y (But give me a heads up first)
Godmod Injuries: N
Hand out yellow cards: Y (have some self control here though.)
Hand out red cards: Y (Only if there hasn't been one recently)
Godmod other events: Y (YES!)

FORMATION: 3-2-2-3
STYLE: +3

NOTES FOR XANNERIAN ROSTER

1.) I will be open too and to some extend encouraging towards letting you determine my starting lineup

2.) Allison Burnes, if she gets put on the starting lineup is 5'2" so dont expect her to go after headers, but she is a super talented player and will still wreck shop if given the chance

3.) The Levi siblings must either be on the field at the same time or not. There's rumors they have psychic connections with each other and the fact domestically they play well together when all three are on seems to collaborate this.

by **The Republic of Covelandia** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 9:53 am

(Yes towards everything)
front: Ostania Mesoli(silent killer), Habbi Glitztone, Hastrol White, Ibby Whezbi, Jedder Glot, Merthinias Herdmoore, Derby Herverd.
back: Glady Berzi, Verdi Merthal, Hovern Maverick, Beau Hunter, Fredrick Spewer, Ritcn Naron, Ugrla Spancheler(The steel rod.)
Left-wing: Cothy Qiab, Kazan Hero, Gertrude Bret, Pograte Numis, Zhiba Majion, Ghayeb Yunai(The hurdler.)
Right-wing: Yjira Homes, Jackson Xern, Osman inam, Hilel Srad, Yacob Najd, Bassem hornet(burning sting.)
Reserves: Devont Rennomont, Abdulrahmen Ludira, Riddinb Masceb.
Play style:4.5+(i think)

by **Cassadaigua** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 11:01 am

Team Cassadaigua- World Cup 92

Coach- Brittany Byers (58)
Byers served as the assistant coach to Stephanie Sweeney before being named the manager of the team prior to World Cup 88. Before that World Cup, she did serve as the manager of a couple Copa Rushmori teams, as well as having that role on various junior teams. Byers had an impressive track record of success prior to the team’s failure to qualify for World Cup 91, though the team rebounded well with a third place effort in Cup of Harmony 83. Due to this, she has full job security right now. CASE tends to be more patient than the majority of top level soccer countries in regards to their management. As a player, the ex-defender played in World Cups 78 and 79, and was the captain of those teams. Also led Brattleboro FC to a national championship during her tenure there, but she no longer manages at the domestic level to focus on the national team.

Assistant- Hannah Shanley (Starksville United) (48)
Starting defender from World Cups 80-83, and then served as a regular substitute in World Cup 84. Has served in this role since World Cup 85, and that includes while she was still active as a player for a little while. Some are beginning to think that Shanley might be a little too focused on the national team, given Starksville United’s struggles of late. Shanley has been a regular assistant of Byers, but did not serve as such in the Copa Rushmori 40 title run.

Starters in Green
Subs in Blue
Reserves in Red

Goalkeepers:
#20- Stacie Thornton (27) (New Lakeland Soccer Club)- Starter CR 41, Reserve WC 90 & CR 40, Sub WC 91 & DBC 51
#31- Cynthia Kerr (30) (Victoriaville South End)- Starter WC 90 & 91, CR 40; Sub CR 38, 39 & 41; Reserve WC 89, CR 37, Starter DBC 49
#40- Sophia Harlowe (33) (North Granby)- International Debut

CASE has been quietly waiting for Stacie Thornton to surpass Cynthia Kerr as the team’s goalkeeper, but Kerr always seemed to be able to step up when the team needed her too, while at the same time, Thornton did not. However, a combination of the team failing to qualify for World Cup 91, with Kerr as the starter, a monster year from Thornton in the CSL, and also a mild off year by Kerr with Victoriaville South End, has made this be the year that Thornton will be the starter. Kerr will get a few starts during qualifying, though. In the reserve role is veteran Sophia Harlowe, who has gotten better with age, and that is being recognized with her addition to the team. It’s unclear right now if Harlowe will be given a chance to start, as after the failure to qualify and now having Nephara in their qualifying group, there is no room for the slightest slip up.

Defenders:
#4- Brianna Ward (27) (Victoriaville South End)- Starter WC 91, CR 40, 41& DBC 51, Sub CR 39
#2- Madison Rutland (25) (Starksville Coastal)- Starter WC 91, CR 40 & 41, DBC 51 & 52
#3- Amber Hogan (25) (Brattleboro FC)- Sub WC 91, Starter CR 40, 41 & DBC 52, Reserve DBC 51
#6- Caitlyn Kaleta (31) (Brattleboro FC)- Starter WC 88-91, DBC 49 & CR 37-41
#21- Hailey Meyer (24) (Zenit Attawapiskat, Quebec)- Starter DBC 52, Sub CR 41
#28- Rachel Becker (21) (New Lakeland SC)- Reserve CR 41
#24- Sarah Bayne (31) (Brattleboro Westside)- Starter DBC 49, CR 37-39; Sub WC 89-90 & CR 40, Reserve WC 88 & 91, CR 41
#32- Tara Keane (30) (Victoriaville City)- Sub WC 91, DBC 49, CR 39 & 41, Reserve CR 37-38, WC 89 & 90

In the back, the team retains 3/4ths of their starting group from the World Cup, with Summer Speers no longer playing at this level. Her #3 was given to Amber Hogan, which suggests that Byers is expecting the Brattleboro FC fullback to be a long time fixture here. This makes half of the back end being players from Brattleboro FC, so chemistry should be a strong point. Of the starters, Brianna Ward is the most physical of the group. Otherwise, the team is very high on Hailey Meyer, and feel that Rachel Becker is rapidly blossoming into a star. Bayne and Keane provide veterans on the bench, and they probably will see chances to be substitutes from time to time.

Midfielders:
#9- Morgan Rosenblatt (32) (AFC Treson, Nephara)- Starter WC 87-91, DBC 48 & 49, CR 36-39 & 41 (TEAM CAPTAIN)
#25- Kelsey Werth (25) (Cednia Beach, Turori)- Starter WC 91, CR 40 & 41, DBC 52; Sub DBC 51
#8- Krystal Sherwin (27) (Northern Union, Brenecia)- Starter WC 90 & 91, DBC 51, CR 39-41
#35- Marquis Miles (22) (Victoriaville City)- Reserve CR 41
#36- Tara Kriedel (31) (Shearwater, Kelssek)- Starter WC 91, Sub WC 90, Reserve WC 88, 89 & CR 38, Starter DBC 49 & CR 39, 40
#37- Kaitlin Millikan (20) (Concord Heights City)- International Debut
#38- Emily Doran (26) (North Granby)- Sub WC 91, CR 40, 41 & DBC 51, Reserve CR 39
#44- Jenna Stokley (21) (New Lakeland SC)- International Debut

This looks weird, doesn’t it? It’s the first time, ever, that Cassadaigua will go with a base 4-3-3 formation. There are two reasons for this, the first bring that no players really seemed to stand out for the fourth midfield spot. Tara Kriedel really did not make the most of her opportunity in the last World Cup. Marquis Miles could be in that role in the future, but did not seem ready for it yet. The other reason is that the team has three forwards that it would have been hard to decide upon, and the decision has been made to simply have them all the start. Cassadaigua has used this formation several times, but it has always been something that the team moved into after starting with a base 4-4-2.

Forwards:
#23- Bayley Stanton (31) (Concord Heights City)- Starter WC 90 & 91, DBC 47 & CR 38, Reserve WC 88 & 89, CR 36 & 37, Sub CR 39
#19- Chloe Anderson (24) (Montreal Koreana, Quebec)- Starter CR 40, 41 & DBC 51, Sub WC 90 & 91
#26- Rachel Boldin (24) (Victoriaville South End)- Starter CR 40, 41 & DBC 51, Sub WC 90 & 91
#27- Allyson Perry (23) (Winchester City)- Sub CR 41, Starter DBC 52, Reserve WC 91
#12- Carly Patterson (24) (Grande Mountain)- Starter DBC 52, Reserve WC 91, CR 41
#43- Lexi McGregor (18) (Starksville United)- International Debut

The team received shocking news just months prior to the World Cup that Jenna Frontiera is retiring from soccer. She was only 30, and still on top form, so it was not an announcement that people were expecting. This is something that can be overcome, and people will point out that Frontiera was an underachiever in World Cup qualifying, anyway. Previously, it had been Frontiera and Stanton as the starters with the young guns, Anderson and Boldin each getting a lot of playing time as substitutes. Now, Byers will employ the three of them as starters, giving Anderson and Boldin the best chance they ever had to succeed at this level while Stanton will still start. Perry and Patterson will benefit from more chances now, too. Also on the roster is Lexi McGregor, who feels that she is the best player in all of Cassadaigua right now, already.

Team Info:
Formation: 4-3-3
People from Cassadaigua are referred to as Cassadagans.
Team nickname: Fillies. Also, we are commonly referred to as the Dagans

Home Stadium & City information:
Dagan Airways Stadium (Capacity: 83,000), Concord Heights
MD2 v East Murbley, MD11 v Nephara

Five Star Mobile Stadium (Capacity: 85,000), Brattleboro
MD12 v Tjorl, MD18 v Mertagne

Peak’n’Break Stadium (Capacity: 66,000), Grande Mountain
MD6 v Kelssek, MD16 v Reçueçn

Qusmair Stadium (Capacity: 77,000), New Lakeland
MD14 v Koronavia, MD20 v Pluvia and the Saxean Isles

Cocoa-bo Stadium (Capacity: 70,000), Starksville
MD4 v Xitizian States

Cassgo Stadium (Capacity: 74,000), Victoriaville
MD8 v Saterun

For more on these stadiums, and on Cassadaigua in general, feel free to read this.

RP Permissions:
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose Goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes (only say they are hurt, please)
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes
Give red cards to my players: Yes (No more than one more than you give yourself)
Godmod other events: No

Style Modifier: + 2.9

Kits: (Pink= home, White= away, Black= keeper or third. Thanks Donnacona!)

If there is a conflict with the white kit, the team will wear pink.
If there is a conflict with the pink kit, we will first compliment the other team on their choice of uniform color. We should probably get to know one another better. Then, wear white.

Retired Kit Numbers:
#1 is retired in honor of Allison Salamida
#5 is retired in honor of Michelle Fuller
#7 is retired in honor of Shannon Myers
#10 is retired in honor of Brittany Lawton
#11 is retired in honor of Courtney Ferguson
#13 is retired in honor of Meaghan Bateman
#14 is retired in honor of Stacie Kerrigan-Fraser
#15 is retired in honor of Erica Lambert
#17 is retired in honor of Jessica Schanke
#18 is retired in honor of Taylor Connolly
#22 is retired in honor of Lupe Enriquez
#33 is retired in honor of Hannah Ranucci

For now, #16 is not worn in honor of Meghan Wolcott, but the number has not been retired. CASE is dragging their feet on doing this for some reason. No announcement has been made that they will do this during World Cup 92.

by **North Cassadaigua** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 11:44 am

North Cassadaigua- World Cup 92

About The Team- Members of the North Cassadaigua team are citizens of the annexed land that in the Cooper River region. They all chose to become Cassadagan citizens when the troops arrived. The team was decided upon via a series of games and tournaments, where the players were picked like they would be in all-star game. (The best people at each position among the teams that played in the games and tournaments). None of these players are contractually obligated to the Cassadagan Soccer League, though they certainly know that this provides a great chance for them to be noticed by the CSL (or maybe even other leagues).

Coach- Jessica Tolson (53)- Victoriaville South End

Tolson has been the assistant coach under Brittany Byers for Team Cassadaigua for a few World Cups, but that role has passed her by recently. She has been given chances to manage the junior team as well, so she has acquired some experience to prepare to make this debut as a senior team manager in the World Cup. She was a bit of a no brainer for CASE for this position. Manager of the highly successful Victoriaville South End club which always seems to exceed expectations. Never played at the international level.

Assistant- Amanda Bowman (55)- Concord Heights City

Bowman does not have any international experience, either as a player as a manager. That’s a bit of a surprise, given her success with Concord Heights City, so she will be looking to make the most of this unique opportunity.

Starters in Green
Subs in Blue
Reserves in Red

Goalkeepers:
#1- Thomas Scholer (28)
#33- Julian Oliveria (25)
#20- Allyson Raisley (26)

Defenders:
#5- Brittany Celetano (22)
#7- Shawn Santana (29)
#18- Omar Casillas (32)
#22- Trent Samuel (25)
#2- Hannah Gonzalez (27)
#3- Lisa Francis (28)
#4- Ian Harper (24)
#6- Meghan Patterson (23)

Midfielders:
#13- Madison Carroll (27)
#14- Jose Perez (25)
#15- Aaron Callender (28)
#17- Rick Weston (26)
#8- Irma Auston (26)
#9- Henry Parrott (30)
#23- Ciara Jones (20)
#24- Peyton Townsend (25)

Forwards:
#10- Johnny Fisher (25)
#11- Julia Moyer (23)
#12- Matthew Russo (26)
#16- Salvatore Rocco (24)
#19- Benjamin Reilly (28)
#21- Cailey Bartlett (23)

The numbers worn by those starting are all the numbers that are retired from the regular Cassadagan team.

Team Info:
Formation: 4-4-2
Team nickname: Cooperites or North Cassadagans

Home Stadium & City information:
Stadium of The Northern Territory (Capacity- 19,000), Moreau
The unsponsored stadium is a work in progress in terms of its capacity, being constructed in the city of Moreau, which is about 50 miles north of the traditional Cassadagan border, and on the eastern side of the Northern region. The field itself is high quality, and the locker rooms will be more than adequate. Capacity and other amenities are being worked on.

Home Uniform- All black with pink trim.
Away Uniform- All white with black trim.

The black is in respect for those who lost their lives in the annexation.

RP Permissions:
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose Goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes (only say they are hurt, please)
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes
Give red cards to my players: Yes (No more than one more than you give yourself)
Godmod other events: No

Style Modifier: -3

by **Banija** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:59 pm

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, 54 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. 43 years old, Banijan native. Assistant manager from Istria City FC in the S-FPL, brought to the national team after World Cup 89.
Captain: Wanda Kouyaté
Alternate Captain: Sarafina Ikpeazu
Home Kits: Green
Away Kits: White
Alternate: Orange

RP Permissions
Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Choose Scoring Events: Yes
Godmod scoring events: No
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes
RP Injuries to my players: Yes(please state what injury they have suffered and how many games they will miss. No deaths without my permission)
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes(please state what injury they have suffered and how many games they will miss. No deaths without my permission)
Godmod other events: Yes(However, there is a hard ban on any Banijan nationals, player or fans or whoever, from catching a pandemic)
Style modifier: +3.5

Brief National Team History
The Kadongo Kamu have played in exactly 607 games, as of the end of Eagle's Cup XIV. This is our 19th World Cup cycle overall. We have entered in 16 previous World Cup Qualification campaigns(WCQ73, WCQ74, WCQ75, WCQ76, WCQ77, WCQ79, WCQ80, WCQ82, WCQ84, WCQ85, WCQ86, WCQ87, WCQ88, WCQ89, and WCQ90, WCQ91), and have successfully qualified for 11 out of the last 12 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. To reset things for World Cup 91, Banija easily won our qualification group, but flopped on our face in the Finals- losing our last two group stage matches after opening the tournament with 3 points, and promptly falling out at the group stages.

Pam Scott changed the mood entirely following, however, as the Banijans surprised many by winning AOCAF 67, including eliminating tournament favorites, Valanora, on home soil. Because of that, there is a lot of hope in this team's ability to make noise at the World Cup.

Statistics(All up to date as of right before the start of World Cup 92 Qualifying, 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: 359-171-90(W-L-D)
All-Time Winning Percentage: 57.90% (Wins over total games played)
All-Time Points Percentage: 62.74% (Wins plus 1/3rd of draws over total games played)
Current WCC Rank: #14
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. Kausu Dione(67 goals)
5. Namakula Kawesa(59 goals)
6. Madu Okparra(57 goals)
7. Chibuzo Afolayan(54 goals)
8. Mzukisi Nzo(49 goals)
9. Kiggwe Mavuto(43 goals)
10. Sarafina Ikpeazu(40 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, World Cup 91
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
Champions of AOCAF LXVII
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 92 Finals Roster

Starters: 4-2-1-3.
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 39(Female). Plays for Jungle Strike FC in Vilita. Only player in the world 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). She's also a two-time AOCAF champion. Captain.
LB #20 Sohna Kolley. Age 26. Female. Plays for Istria City FC in the S-FPL.
LCB #4 Demba Kouyaté. 31 years old. Plays for Istria City FC in the S-FPL. Called up for first time at midway point of World Cup 89 Qualifying.
RCB #5 Idi Dabo. Age 27. Plays for the Hoima Warriors in the S-FPL.
RB #2 Tairu Conateh. Age 30. Plays for Raynor City United in the Elven Premiership in Valanora. Became a starter for the first time at the midway point of WCQ89.
CM #8 Aquila Hongo. Age 22. Plays for Busukuma AC in the S-FPL.
CM #14 Tijan Sowe. Age 28. Plays for Herzegovina City FC in the S-FPL.
CAM #10 Gereh Kama. 30 years old. Plays for Lhor in the Red League in Chromatika.
LW #11 Lolong Bokate. Age 25. Plays for Dí Maozöxê(Farfadillis) in the S-FPL.
ST #9 Abel Wesoloski-Okafor. Age 24. Male. Plays for Tanrısal in Pasarga.
RW #7 Sarafina Ikpeazu. Age 30. Plays for Sabrefell Athletic in the Nepharim Premiership. Female.
Bench:
GK #35 Hebron Yiena. Age 26. Plays for Busukuma AC in the S-FPL. Female.
GK #39 Hebron Rao. Age 28. Plays for Jinja City FC in the S-FPL. Female.
LB #44 Opio Ssambwa. Age 18. Plays for Kitara AA in the S-FPL.
CB #30 Bbale Luboobi. Age 21. Plays for Istria City FC in the S-FPL.
CB #3 Adin Wasawo. Age 24. Plays for Spartangrad in Eura.
RB #15 Festus Hera. Age 25. Plays for Herzegovina City FC in the S-FPL.
CM #6 Momodou Jassey. Age 31. Plays for the Hoima Warriors in the S-FPL.
CM #25 Idi Mboge. Age 33. 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.
CAM #15 Sergius Atieno. Age 24. Plays for Kitara AA in the S-FPL.
RM/RW #21 Dembo Savaneh. Age 24. Plays for Istria City FC in the S-FPL.
LW/LM #22 Orji Uzoma. Age 30. Plays for Herzegovina City FC in the S-FPL.
ST #12 Kamara Touré. 32 years old. Plays for Mar Sara FC in Valanora.

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. GK Wanda Kouyaté

39 years old, and she is still going strong for club and country. Following Banija's AOCAF triumph, some older players who were expected to be back for this tournament retired from the national team- particularly 36 year old striker Kausu Dione, one of Banija's great goalscorerrs, and 37 year old center back Demba Kinteh, the long-time captain. Those 2, and now Wanda, are the only connections left Banija has to its golden generation- aka, the players who, at World Cup 86, accomplished the greatest feat in the history of Banijan sports- by going undefeated throughout an entire World Cup cycle, and winning the World Cup.

Wanda is the most decorated international in Banija history, and is one of the most decorated players of all-time, full stop. Think of her international trophy cabinet- she remains the only player, from any country anywhere, to have won the U18, U21, and senior World Cups during their career. Of course, the U18 and senior World Cups she was on the bench, but she's got the trophies. She's not just lucky either, by being in the right place at the right time. Ever since she took over the senior NT, she's been rock solid, helping the team to a pair of World Cup semifinal appearances, as well as two AOCAF championships.

She's basically graying, but she's still going strong. "I started 29 games for my club this past season." She told reporters ahead of team selection. "I'm ecstatic to finally wear the armband, and I've got high ambitions- another World Cup run for the Kadongo Kamu." Even as she's getting near 40, it doesn't seem that she's really losing anything athletically, or in her ability to really impact the game. The next generation of Banijan goalkeepers will have to wait at least one more World Cup cycle to finally get their hands on the #1 jersey.

2. ST Abel Wesoloski-Okafor

The dual-national superstar. Being born in, and growing up in, Quebec & Shingoyreo, he was expected to try and play for their NT- even though he was eligible for Banija through a birth parent. But with the striker position clogged up in Quebec, he moved to Banija to play, and got an opportunity to shine at the club level as a teenager here. He moved to the S-FPL, for a lower level team, and then moved his way into the national team. While he's now plying his trade in Pasarga, he's seized his opportunity, quickly working his way to the starting XI, and now getting the #9 jersey at the age of 24- Banija's star player at the position, benefitting by the stunning lack of depth at the position behind him.

With the team back to a 1 striker formation for the first time since World Cup 86, the pressure is heaped on Banija's most proven goalscorer, at the moment, to score just a bucketload of goals. Can he get it done? Not to mention, he's got 40 career goals at just age 24. Already #12 on the all-time goalscoring list for Banija. Long-term, can he do enough to challenge the all-time career NT scoring record of 110? Defenses will hone in on him like never before, even with high up wingers helping to try and take the pressure off. Can the goalscorer still bag the goals? Or will the pressure be too much for Banija's new #9?

3. Sarafina Ikpeazu

Remember back when women weren't even allowed to play for the NT? Those were indeed days that were long ago, as now the team's vice-captain, and another offensive superstar, Sarafina Ikpeazu, remains at the center of the team. A long-time starter at winger, Ikpeazu has always been an indispensable player on the pitch- one of those who basically always found her way to the pitch. She's played big roles at big clubs across the multiverse, and with the vice captaincy given to her, and her reaching 30, she's trying to help lead this team all the way to the World Cup Finals.

She's got a nasty taste in her mouth after Banija's group stage elimination at World Cup 91. Can she help get the NT back to where they feel they belong, making deep runs into the knockout stages of the World Cup? They won't be able to do it unless she's at her very best- if she's not at top level, then this team, simply put, does not have a chance. Can the indispensable lady lead Banija back to great heights?

World Cup Finals- Group E Schedule
Matchday 1: Tikariot(38) v. Banija(14) @ Walkers Stadium(cap. 50,000) in Agri, Electrum
Matchday 2: Banija(14) v. Electrum(37) @ Northcote Oval(cap. 75,000) in Prescott, Electrum
Matchday 3: Banija(14) v. Drawkland(19) @ Kale Memorial Park(cap. 12,000) on Kale Island, Electrum

by **Trolleborg** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 2:48 pm

TROLLEBORG NATIONAL TEAM

Nickname: Trolls

Total official games in every tournament +171=53–87 with 537 goals for and 359 against.
Team usually playing in green, sometimes in red, blue used very rare.

NATIONAL TEAM

Eight years after team debute, second generation of Trolleborg international footballers now trying to hold on to the positions won by his predecessors and hope to move forward. Fans clearly hope, that good run in the recent IAC put end to the transitional period.

COACH

Morten Troghil is a manager of the team since its creation. Having three international titles to his name, three times played in the finals of major international tournaments and succeed to bring our team at the World Cup thrice, he continue at the helm of the team. Bar anything weird, he will celebrate his 60th birthday in the first matchday of WCQ.

PLAYERS

Morten Troghil add many new faces to the preliminary squad, and only goalkeepers pool remain the same. Many questioned, however, are these players are up to the uphill road that lie ahead for the national team and why coach don’t test them in slightly less dangerous conditions of IAC.

GOALKEEPERS

Morten Kerr (27). Younger brother of now retired from international football iconic forward Stuart Kerr, he played as number one in the first ever international tournaments in the Trolleborg history, U18 Cup in S&T, known as very skilful and intelligent player, and make some very spectacular performances in the last WCQ. He confidently moved into the place between post in the national team, by virtue of his reflexes and braveness he have a recognition from the fans, but his performance is not completely in line with tasks.
Finnsnes Soderhelm (33). Have amassed reputation as reliable, safe and competent goalkeeper. With a lot of experience behing him, he is great in handling things in his domain, always cool-headed even in the most difficult situations, while giving sense of security to his teammates. He step in while Krogh has breakdown, confidently enough played his part, but right now he will most probably sit on the bench.
Jesper Krogh (27 years). Very fast player who already prove himself on both league and international level, who prove himself good at the second floor, without losing something in his first floor game skills. But he did’t succeed in filling shoes of great Kot Kotsson and right now relegated to the second goalkeeper spot.

DEFENDERS

Loderick Fingall (27). Recent addition to the team, this right back\right winger\right midfielder cover a lot of ground in his area of responsibility, move swift and decisively, and his ball-winning talents are remarkable.
Kasper Wolters (32). He is very strong, and relatively fast for his already advanced age. In the past he substituted right midfielders and use his crossing skill to add something to the attacking might of the team, but right now prefer to concentrate on the defensive duties.
Jesper Loonstrup (27). Right back\winger, he is flank defender in the preferred Trolleborg style – fast moving, adept in supporting attacking moves, willingly throw himself in the way of the ball, aggressive in tackling.
William Schendel (27). Versatile fast moving defender known for his skillful positioning and man-marking, highly effective in breaking opposition attacks, great in the heading, with incredible high crosses-interception rate. But his performance in the last tournaments is not inspiring at all.
Miran Fizer (29). He has a nickname “Greaven”, meaning in Trollish language a very strong sort of mountain stone. Morten Troghil made a very controversial move when added him. Miran have a great positioning skills, he fight for every ball, dominant in the aerial game and very tight marker, but he looked like person totally devoid of any constructive capacity. He capable only of limited passing and never goes far forward. His mode of work usually limited to disrupting any activity by the opposing team in his area of responsibility, and once in possession of the ball, he usually sends it wherever direction he face. Coach probably take him with a eye on possible tough fights with group favourites.
Aien Troger (33). This strongly build defender have a lot of experience and extremely good in tackling, it’s very challenging to move into the box past him and he made life extremely difficult for the many famed forwards on the international scene. Apart from Wolters he is only defender who goes all the way from the first games of the national team.
Joran Du Riis (30). Cold-blooded fighter prove that he more than capable holding his own at the highest level. Agile and fast-moving, but solidly builded and used this for his advantage, he play with composure and responsibility.
Joos Haankrands (26). Left defender, agile and fast, he has many things to be the first-rate star on his position in the years to come. But everyone agrees, that he need to put serious efforts to eliminate his shortcomings and assure his temper will not influence performance on the field.
Joran Rijsager (28). Left defender or central defender as coach see fit, he concedes nothing to rivals and rarely makes a mistakes. But many critics count him as a too slow and wistful for international games.

MIDFIELDERS

Soren Wittingem (27). Strong player who can run incessantly whole 90 minutes, distributes ball well due to his great passing ability and perfect knowledge of game, and also shows considerable tenacity and real class at his duties as defensive midfielder, as it was extremely difficult to go past him. But right now he don’t make to the height of work recently retired Hendrick Groningen.
Torben Scantorp (25). Another addition to the team, this defensive midfielder ball-winning talents are remarkable. He has a talent of reading game (and some also joking, that also reading thoughts), and is untiring worker, capable to bring ball forward fast and precise. It’s not, however, clear, are Morten Troghil have a permanent place in the lineup for him.
Anselm Kollimor (26). Attack-minded right-side midfielder. His runs into the box of rival teams is always dangerous. But he will have a tough fight for the spot at the team lineup.
Jesper Gronholm (28). Recent addition to the team, but already have a spot at the lineup, he was comfortable down the right flank as either defender or midfielder in the local football, but play as winger at the national team. He was willingly join any move forward, where he pass ball quickly and thoughtfully, already prove this in the recent games.
Brutil Skrta (27). Very complete player, who posessed ability, stamina, flair, technique and resoluteness in just perfect mix. Shows tremendous accuracy when passing, fine distant shooting skills, he moved very fast and have a great ability to lost his markers.
Kenneth Pathmoor (28). This central midfielder can cover a lot of space in the middle and with his pace, agility and an eye for goal he willingly can find net himself or conjure goal opportunity for his forwards.
Morten Troll (30). This excellent player will celebrate his 30th birthday soon. Genius of game, with a wonderful dribbling, beautiful technique, excellent pass and extremely good shot, he won many games for his local team single-handedly, but also a great team player with great repertoire of tricks. He brilliantly justified all the positive reviews even when team performance was rather uninspiring, sometimes won games single-handedly and was one of the main creators of the all Trolleborg football successes.
Joris Paine (27). This multi-faceted versatile midfielder capable to play either central or attacking midfielder in the mold of Finn Finssnes. Very brave and good dribbler, he is also known for crosses and passes of very high quality.
Kasper Windass (27). Broad and strong left midfielder, he looked a little bit sluggish when moving without ball, but everything changes when he have it. Then he moved extremely fast, sweeping away everything in its path due to his mighty build and usually ended move with a clever pass.
Karsten Gould (27). This versatile midfielder can play as a left midfielder or forward if needed. But his passing much better than shooting skills, so he prefer not to make long shots, instead move into the box very fast and try to make dangerous continuations.

FORWARDS

Torben Kranforde (26). Very fast forward, who have special ability to surprise rival defenders. He also posessed a great skill of positioning himself very well, and regularly sent many defenders and goalkeepers into despair with his precise and deadly shots from both feet. He prove himself prolific scorer at all recent tournaments team taking part of. But Stuart Kerr is a man which is not easy to replace, in both responsibilities as a forward and fan’s hearts.
Kroonquist, Morten (27). Another addition to the team squad, this fast forward known for intensity of his game, and he is capable to maintain workrate in all 90 minutes. With enviable quickeness he moved very fast, turns very well, constantly pressurized rival defenders, with or without balls, and always trying winning back posession. He prove himself as a prolific goal scorer in recent tournament, but there was a doutbs, if he is up to the height that our team needed to won right now.
Torgeir Berglund (25). Effective center forward in front of goals, he prove his goal-scoring talents in the national team, but was clearly not convincingly enough for a Trolleborg demanding fans. Probably this season is his last chance to prove himself before being removed from the team.
Gerard Reuzer (26). This tall and sturdy forward being called up to the national team first time, and many look at him with hope. With addition to the good dribbling skills he controls ball well and can shot from either feet or holding ball up until his teammated arrived. He also can contribute to the team efforts by his good headers.
Torfinn Jivoglot (26). Many were heavily surprised that coach return this player to the team while drop him two seasons ago due to the substandard performances. But he has very good season in the Trolleborg league, and again has very decent play-to-goal rate. Very fast, reading game perfectly, with a strong goal flair.

TEAM TACTICS AND GAME STYLE

With Morten Troghil at the helm team always practiced attractive attacking game on a fast pace, with a varied passing and good teamwork and already its style well-known and liked by public. Usually played 4-4-2 with defenders pressed forward and flank midfielders join attacks whatever possible, or 3-5-2 with a midfielders move back and forth as things dictated. Integral and inalienable part of the team’s game will be mighty pressing, applied whatever on the field when ball is not on our side.

National psyche tell players to put everything even if odds are heavily against, so almost every match in the league played with high determination, and national team shirt oblige one who wore it for even more efforts – altought it was visible, that players often compeletely lose breath when unexpected setbacks occur. And this is precisely what happened in the recent tournaments.

Unsportsmanlike behavior is highly discouraged even if in the interests of the cause, and national team players are required to meet the highest standards possible, so it is completely impossible to imagine a player of the Trolleborg national team faking injury or begging for a penalty. It is expected that players who have a choice to fall and appeal for penalty and try to continue game choce latter without a doubts. But players are not easily bullied, though, and more than able to stand up for themselves both as individuals and as a team, and have a strong inclination to go tit-for-tat in case of excessive brutality on the opponent’s part. Refereeing in the last tournaments was sometimes substandard, and many players have developed habit to ask referees uncomfortable questions about their controversial decisions right on the spot, and most recently some sort of pressing on the referees was observed – but opinions divided on that thing desirability.

Style –5.

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: No
RP injuries to my players: Yes, but I reserve right to estimate injury severeness.
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes only for a last ditch fouls or two yellows, any other variants must be discussed with me.
Godmod other events: No, but if you have something interesting in mind, let me know and we try to find a middle ground.
(Altought it will be most probably in vain) We invite everyone in our group to collaborate in role-playing and make a stories together.

STADIUM

There was no changes to some long established traditions, and all Trolleborg’s home games, bar anything unusual happened, will be played in the capital, Trolleborg City, on a “1th December” Stadium, which have a seating capacity of 80000.

This stadium was built by the voluntary labor of ordinary citizens in the honour of the sacred 1th December, Trolleborg Day of Victory. It’s located in the beautiful place – in the middle of a forested area on a peninsula protruding into the sea near the capital. Three stations of subway transport and stops of two bus routes located within two kilometers, and this allow fans arrive and leave stadium quickly and troubleless. Games always played in festive atmosphere with almost ceaseless chants and songs, spectators react vividly to what is happening on the field, approving a good moves by players (no matter for which team they played) and sharply criticizing bad refereeing or unsportsmanlike behavior.

MEDIA

Trolleborg TV intends to do its best to provide everyone with a 3D broadcasting of every game, altought you must understood limitations of technology, which was used for less than ten years and already prove himself very unreliably. Problems with color shades, difficulties with communication channels and so on are rather often happens. We already see changing the colors of the uniforms, the appearance of the stadium, size of crowds, women on the field replaced by the men and much more. Probably this problems are irremovable and integral part of this technology.

OUR FANS

Fans is a pride of Trolleborg and almost part of the team, having already earning themselves a name and a good reputation at every place where national team playing. Having moderate their temper and seriously reducing their noise level recently, our fans nevertheless remains a something that team can be count on in the difficult moments. Addition of “Air Terranea” to the list of airlines which flight into the Trolleborg greatly improved communications with main sporting regions, so every country which team was placed into our group can surely counted on the huge crowds of fans from Trolleborg (bar anything blatant and flagrant in the WCQ).

by **Flavovespia** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 2:54 pm

FLAVOVESPIA

National Stadia

Kit

Home-Away-Third

Debuted at the Eagle’s Cup 14, Flavovespia’s kit contains the classic double V, with a more stylised fade on them. The home shorts and socks are black, with the template colours reversed for the away kit to allow a mix and match where there’s a partial clash. The third kit is in the purple of Anaia with gold trim, to celebrate the CAFA Cup 4 win.

Squad

Manager

Manager – Augusto Rinaldi Age: 59 [SVG]

The manager who took Flavovespia to their first ever World Cup, and then CAFA Cup 4 glory. The manager from Savigliane has cemented his place in Flavovespian football history, and is undoubtedly their best ever manager. However there’s no resting on laurels in international football, as he’ll look to continue on with this side. His man management is highly praised, and he has Flavovespia playing an effective, direct 4-3-3, with emphasis on results over style.

Goalkeepers

1 Aarif Muhammad Age: 30 Position: GK Club: Rockridge Phoenix [BRE] Caps: 135 Goals: 0
Aarif Muhammad has become an important part of the Flavovespia squad in the last few years. Once seen as a player who’d not quite realised his potential, he’s now become a commanding presence at the back, and his confidence in shot stopping, especially in close situations, has kept Flavovespia in the lead in crucial occasions. An all around goalkeeper, his handling of the ball is strong as well, and distribution is good, a useful feature in starting quick counter attacks.

12 Thomas Foley Age: 28 Position: GK Club: Bavingtor FC Caps: 1 Goals: 0
Now second choice based on an impressive display at club level. Thomas Foley is a brilliant shot stopper with great agility. His main weakness however has been a tendency to not be the best in gathering the ball in the air, and distribution is inconsistent. His chances for more than 1 cap really rely on Aarif Muhammad struggling for form, in another era he could have many more.

23 Nathan Crewe Age: 26 Position: GK Club: Marthorpe City FC Caps: 1 Goals: 0

Third choice goalkeeper, but not far off Thomas Foley at all. He’s the opposite style of goalkeeper, good in the air and good moving the ball forward, but the other two on the squad beat him for shot stopping. Benefitted from a move from Waldster to Marthorpe City, where he’s been the answer to their problems between the posts. He has just the one cap like Thomas Foley, and are unfortunate to be part of a golden goalkeeper generation that’s kept many worthy players from having many more caps.

Defenders

2 David Lyons Age: 29 Position: LB Club: Maethoru SC [KOR] Caps: 124 Goals: 3
The captain since Steven Hall was dropped from the side, David Lyons has certainly got off to a great start with the armband. The positive, jovial character has imparted that energy onto his team, and it’s showing with good morale and performances. A strong, defensively minded full back who despite his happy attitude, isn’t afraid to make tough tackles or tactical fouls. A move to Maethoru SC of the Ko-orenite Top League, becoming one of plenty of big name Flavovespians abroad, has increased his exposure to a higher level of football, for which he is grateful.

3 Andrew Dance Age: 26 Position: RB Club: Loxthorpe Rovers FC Caps: 65 Goals: 0
A defender with a youthful appearance, but very much one of the tough tacklers in the game. Now with more and more international experience, he’s growing into the national side, although his form can be inconsistent. Whilst he may be limited in what he offers going forward, he can do very well in the more rigid backline that Flavovespia play with now. Don’t expect flair form him, but do expect some very solid defending.

4 Stuart Cookson Age: 28 Position: CB Club: Marthorpe City FC Caps: 76 Goals: 1
Now seen as the key centre back for Flavovespia, with Tony Gardner out of the squad. A tall and strong centre back, he may not be the most agile or pacey, but is hard to beat in the air and not easy to dribble around. Has only scored once at international level, but it was a header against The 14 Stars that gave Flavovespia the lead to go to their first ever World Cup.

5 Paul Taylor Age: 23 Position: CB Club: AC Izotz Zubia [AUD] Caps: 19 Goals: 0
A young centre back who’s made the jump to The National League in Audioslavia, and AC Izotz Zubia, a globally recognised team name, Paul Taylor will certainly play a part in the future of the national team. Like Cookson, and many of the back line, he’s a tall, strong centre back, who’ll put in a big tackle, and can get some real distance on passes and clearances. He still needs to learn some patience and consistency, but has shown enough potential to likely start alongside Stuart Cookson in key games.

13 Kishan Rees Age: 29 Position: LWB Club: Gunzlach [GRÆ] Caps: 49 Goals: 0
A dynamic wing back who’s one of plenty of Flavovespian’s who play abroad, his club Gunzlach in Græntfjall. Listed as a wing back, he can play anywhere form full back to left winger. He’s got a great eye for passing, crossing and dribbling as a defender, but has a bit of a rash streak. Certainly he can add an athletic and energetic angle to the team, but will struggle to displace David Lyons from the starting XI.

14 Malcolm Beresford Age: 24 Position: CB Club: Bavingtor FC Caps: 1 Goals: 0
Beresford made his international debut off the bench vs Tecoia in the recent Eagle’s Cup 14. A defender who has impressed for Bavingtor domestically and in the LigAnaia, there’s plenty who think he has what it takes to be important for Flavovespia. However others are more critical and think he’s just in a purple patch of form and not a high ceiling talent. Nevertheless, whilst he’s not the tallest of centre backs, he seems more agile and very good at pressing and reducing scoring chances from pacey strikers.

15 Daniel Lansdell Age: 30 Position: CB Club: St Astons City FC Caps: 60 Goals: 1
Lansdell has been in many a Flavovespian squad, but not often as a starter, and that seems to be the case again. A more experienced defender, and loyal to his current club St Astons City FC, he’s one of the recognisable and familiar players in Flavovespia. He’s maybe not the strongest or paciest of defenders, but he does show a lot of passion, occasionally too much with ill-thought out comments towards officials. His game and tactical awareness is very high, and is a useful substitute.

16 David Blythe Age: 32 Position: RWB Club: Kytheas Rivermen [TKT] Caps: 157 Goals: 0
A long time player at Kytheas Rivermen, David Blythe is a well experienced wing back. One of the quieter players on and off the field, he has a reputation for getting the job done, and rarely seems to go too wayward in games. His progression of the ball and movement off it are good, even if age is beginning to catch up with him, but for tackling and marking, others in the team probably have him beaten on that front.

Midfielders

6 David Clark Age: 33 Position: CDM Club: WSR AFC [KOR]Caps: 149 Goals: 15
A stalwart of the side who’s cemented his legacy in the last cycle, David Clark also moved to the Ko-orenite Top League, calling WSR AFC his new club. At 33, he’ll likely know this could be his final cycle for Flavovespia. Traditionally a box-to-box midfielder, he plays more of an anchor man role. He’s got good stamina, is fully committed every game, and is strong enough to get stuck in and try and turnover possession.

7 Kieron Player Age: 28 Position: CDM Club: Coret Hawks [NPH] Caps: 122 Goals: 4
Having recently moved to Coret Hawks of the Nepharan Zenith, Kieron Player is keen to make his prime years of his career count. Originally a central defensive midfielder, he can play more advanced than that. His vision and passing, short and long, are great and he’s become key as a set-piece taker. Having maybe had a tough start to his international career, he’s now an important player. Whilst he often seems standoffish and sullen, he’s friendlier than appearances suggest.

8 Robert Totten Age: 32 Position: CAM Club: Loxthorpe Rovers FC Caps: 98 Goals: 21
A midfielder with lots of flair to his game and personality, Robert Totten can provide the link between midfield and attack with his passing ability and movement, as well as the ability to shoot from long range. Somewhat out of position in a 4-3-3, he can make it work, but there’s a sense that whilst he can likely reach 100 caps, he may not go much beyond that. Still, there’s currently a place for him and he can be very satisfied with his career in Flavovespian colours.

11 Jonathan Bagshaw Age: 22 Position: RAM Club: AC Izotz Zubia [AUD] Caps: 58 Goals: 26
Jonathan Bagshaw had big boots to fill, replacing Steven Hall in the right attacking midfielder role, but he’s filled those boots and then some. A move to AC Izotz Zubia, smashing the record transfer fee for a Flavovespian by more than double, outlined that he really could be Flavovespia’s finest footballer for a long time. He’s got great pace and dribbling skills, and can hit the target with a pass, cross or shot with frightening regularity.

17 Jonathan Goldstone Age: 27 Position: CM Club: Bavingtor FC Caps: 7 Goals: 0
One of the newer members of the squad, part of the Bavingtor side who’ve won the last 2 Super League titles. A central midfielder who’s tall and fairly strong, he can help win the battles in the centre of the park. However his skill on the ball can’t be underestimated, he can pass it well. His main weakness is he’s not the quickest or most agile. He’s made a decent showing of himself in a handful of caps, and could be in line for more with David Clark and Robert Totten getting towards the end of their careers at international level.

18 David Wassell Age: 26 Position: CDM Club: Yerushalayim [ADB] Caps: 50 Goals: 0
A big money to Yerushalayim in the Adabian Premier League means David Wassell seeks to improve his stature and skills. A solid central defensive midfielder, he’s always able to hassle and win back the ball, and can often get it moving quickly. His one main flaw is a tendency to not read the game and leave gaps that can be exploited. He’s started plenty of games, including the CAFA Cup 4 run, but knows his spot is under much competition.

19 Amrik Singh Age: 23 Position: RAM Club: Binclestead Wood FC Caps: 2 Goals: 0
A pacey, agile right attacking midfielder who’s shown real flashes of talent for Binclestead Wood, Singh would likely have more caps if not for Jonathan Bagshaw. He’s played as a right midfielder and a central attacking midfielder as well, so provides useful utility in the squad. He can get a lot of curve on passes and shots, but is somewhat prone from not seeing the easier option. Still a player with a good amount of potential and could go far.

20 Andrew Thomas Age: 29 Position: LM Club: Marthorpe City FC Caps: 12 Goals: 2
Naturally a left midfielder but he’s spent plenty of time as a left winger and a left attacking midfielder. He can dribble well and with pace, and has a good cross on him, but finishing lets him down, especially cutting in and trying to shoot on his unfavoured right foot. He’s certainly a decent player, but can struggle to get game time with the quality of the attackers and other attacking midfielders in the squad, many who can also play on the left hand side of the attack.

22 Michael Hornby Age: 27 Position: RM Club: Langmere Green Rovers FC Caps: 2 Goals: 0
It took a while for Michael Hornby to get a chance with the tactical setup and then promotion of Jonathan Bagshaw through the ranks of Langmere Green Rovers. However he now starts, and has shown he can be full of it. His acceleration and strength is hard to hold off, and when in space he can whip in a great cross, and isn’t too bad in front of goal himself. He’ll hope for more caps, but knows the supporting attacking roles have much competition, especially with Jonathan Bagshaw almost undroppable.

Forwards

9 Michael Cole Age: 28 Position: CF Club: North Hall [BRE] Caps: 107 Goals: 46
He started as a striker, and can still play there, but for Flavovespia, he’s the key as the left forward in the 4-3-3. A quick striker who’s normally accurate when it comes to getting in on goal. He has a slight tendency to go for goal when maybe a cross or pass is a better option, but has been getting better at teamwork. In his prime now, he’ll be hoping to make these years count, internationally and for North Hall in Brenecia. Son of former Flavovespian national team manager Nick Cole, and like his dad, a bit short tempered.

10 Scott Coleman Age: 34 Position: CF Club: Aries Chariots [NPH] Caps: 225 Goals: 131
The last of the original stars for Flavovespia, this will surely be his last cycle in Flavovespian colours. His pace and agility weren’t what it was once was, but he still has good hold-up play in the box, and his shooting is accurate. Has played for Nepharan Zenith side Aries Chariots for a long time now, one of the original Flavovespians to truly make it in a league well above the Super League. If this is to be his last set of appearances for the national team, he can finish with his head held high.

21 Adrian Jones Age: 29 Position: CF Club: Langmere Green Rovers FC Caps: 42 Goals: 22
A bit of a later bloomer, Adrian Jones has now become an important player for Flavovespia. In the front 3 alongside 2 former Langmere Green Rovers players in the form of Michael Cole and Jonathan Bagshaw, his hold up play as a false nine creates chances for himself and his teammates. He’s not the paciest, although no slouch, but his strength is a nuisance for defenders. He can score well with his head, his favoured right foot and his weaker left foot, which poses a considerable threat for the defence. Off the pitch, generally considered one of the more light hearted and cheerful players.

Tactics

Flavovespia’s formation is a 4-3-3, with a real emphasis on direct play. The defence often play deep and relatively flat, with only occasional runs forward from the full back. In midfield, 1 will usually be tasked with being the more creative outlet, with the freedom to roam forward and across the pitch. The other 2 try to press hard and turn over the ball, if not drop deeper to cover the defensive line. In attack, the two wide forwards need to be able to cut inside or go out wide to cross, and do so quickly with the aim of deceiving the defence. The centre forward acts as a false name, able to go for goal themselves or drop deeper to try and create space for the wide forwards. Of course a long ball over the top on the counter is also an option, especially against sides operating a high press or with tired legs.

Schedule:
MD1 Efnakia (H) Saint's Park, St Astons City 3-0
MD2 Britland (A) 1-4
MD3 Togonistan (H) Saint's Park, St Astons City 3-0
MD4 Hopal (A) 0-2
MD5 Zwangzug (H) Hornet's Nest, Waldster 1-2
MD6 Ochre Islands (A) 3-3
MD7 Civia Welephilostopia (H) Hornet's Nest, Waldster 6-2
MD8 República Guanacasteca (A) Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Estelí. 0-2
MD9 Delaclava (H) Saint's Park, St Astons City 1-0
MD10 Jeruselem (A) 2-0
MD12 Efnakia (A) 0-1
MD13 Britland (H) Highland Road, Hadford Hill 5-1
MD14 Togonistan (A) Tushlark Stadium 0-2
MD15 Hopal (H) Hornet's Nest, Waldster Highland Road, Hadford Hill 2-0
MD16 Zwangzug (A) Stabb Field, Cham 2-0
MD17 Ochre Islands (H) Hornet's Nest, Waldster 2-0
MD18 Civia Welephilostopia (A) 2-2
MD19 República Guanacasteca (H) Highland Road, Hadford Hill 0-3
MD20 Delaclava (A) 0-3
MD21 Jeruselem (H) Highland Road, Hadford Hill
PO Leg 1 - Yuezhou (A) 1-1
PO Leg 2 - Yuezhou (H) Hornet's Nest, Waldster 2-1 (AET)

World Cup 92:
MD1 Squidroidia (N) Fitzgerald Stadium, Burnton 1-0
MD2 Squornshelan Remnant States (N) Sailor's Stadium, Port Grenville 1-2
MD3 Valanora (N) Olympic Stadium, Centralis

Predicted Starting XI:
MD1: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Taylor-Dance, Player-Clark-Wassell, Cole-Jones-Bagshaw
MD2: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Taylor-Dance, Player-Clark-Wassell, Cole-Jones-Coleman-Bagshaw
MD3: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Taylor-Dance, Player-Clark-Goldstone, Cole-Coleman-Bagshaw
MD4: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Taylor-Dance, Player-Clark-Goldstone, Cole-Coleman-Bagshaw
MD5: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Lansdell-Dance, Player-Clark-Goldstone, Cole-Jones-Bagshaw
MD6: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Lansdell-Dance, Player-Clark-Goldstone, Cole-Jones-Bagshaw
MD7: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Taylor-Dance, Player-Totten-Goldstone, Cole-Jones-Bagshaw
MD8: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Taylor-Dance, Player-Totten-Goldstone, Cole-Jones-Bagshaw
MD9: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Taylor-Dance, Player-Totten-Goldstone, Cole-Jones-Bagshaw
MD10: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Taylor-Dance, Player-Totten-Goldstone, Cole-Jones-Bagshaw
MD12: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Taylor-Blythe, Clark-Player-Goldstone, Cole-Jones-Bagshaw
MD13: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Taylor-Blythe, Player-Totten-Goldstone, Cole-Jones-Bagshaw
MD14: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Taylor-Blythe, Player-Totten-Goldstone, Cole-Jones-Bagshaw Bagshaw-Cole-Hornby
MD15: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Taylor-Blythe, Player-Totten-Goldstone, Cole-Jones-Bagshaw
MD16: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Taylor-Blythe, Player-Totten-Goldstone, Cole-Jones-Bagshaw
MD17: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Taylor-Dance, Player-Totten-Goldstone, Bagshaw-Jones-Hornby
MD18: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Taylor-Dance, Player-Totten-Goldstone, Bagshaw-Jones-Hornby
MD19: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Taylor-Dance, Player-Totten-Wassell, Bagshaw-Jones-Hornby
MD20: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Lansdell-Blythe, Clark-Player-Goldstone, Thomas-Cole-Singh
MD21: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Lansdell-Blythe, Player-Totten-Goldstone, Cole-Jones-Bagshaw
PO1: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Taylor-Blythe, Player-Totten-Goldstone, Cole-Jones-Bagshaw
PO2: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Taylor-Blythe, Player-Totten-Goldstone, Cole-Jones-Bagshaw

World Cup 92:
MD1: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Taylor-Blythe, Player-Totten-Goldstone, Cole-Jones-Bagshaw
MD2: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Taylor-Dance, Player-Clark-Goldstone, Cole-Jones-Bagshaw
MD3: Aarif Muhammad, Lyons(c)-Cookson-Lansdell-Dance, Player-Clark-Goldstone, Cole-Coleman-Bagshaw

N.B If Flavovespia don’t win the first matchday of the double matchday, feel free to make any reasonable changes to the predicted starting XI.

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by **The Jovannic** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 4:08 pm

The Jovannic Roster for the 92nd World Cup

OOC: Will be restarting caps and goals, archives to be compiled at a later date.

Goalkeepers
#23 Mavin Tsuniki, 36, Nationale Jovannica

Still first choice Goalkeeper from WC86, Tsuniki is old, but definitely not slow. Decent all round shot stopping abilities, and while he has shown periods of inconsistency, he is a well rounded, jack of all trades option for the Emperors.

#1 Joshua Li, 27, Marli Town

After decent but less impactful performances in the World Cup 85, he has been resigned, at least at international level, as the second choice goalkeeper. He is quick on his feet and quicker in his reflexes, often termed as a sweeper keeper for Marli Town. His aerial control and shot stopping abilities however sometimes leave a lot to be desired.

#24 Seintat Fele, 20, Varla Crlak United, 6 Caps

A youngster with very promising potential, he has quality in most areas, but is rather inconsistent.

Defenders
#12 Kish Dasny, 29, Nationale Jovannica - LB, CB

A very solid defender with good tackling abilities, he is superb defensively, but lacks pace and agility going forward. He can ping a good cross at times though.

#3 Raye Eng, 28, Chan City - CB, CDM, CM

A very agressive defender, Eng oftens pushes up to meet with opponents. He is also a great passer and set piece threat. Although his stamina is not as neverending as it once was, he is still in all aspects an extremely commendable and consistent defender.

#4 Kallin Yustat, 30, Chan City - CB

A very strong and able stopper, he is also very effective in the air, with ardent supporters often calling him "The Wall". Like a wall though, his agility and speed are quite limited.

#14 Nivario Wesh, 24, Nationale Jovannica - RB, RM, LB

A classical wingback, he remains one of the fastest members of the team, while maintaining strong statistics in both strength and passing. Still considered a talent with a ways to go, he is truly an exciting prospect.

#2 Korion Messitawa, 22, Duckingham Town - LB

Breaking through into the first team after the retirement of Maruo Mulchaio, he is rather quick and feisty, with potential to be a more complete fullback than Dasny.

#13 Huhigal Silgersti, 32, West Juxe United, 24 Caps, 0 Goals - CB, RB

A very capable defender, and would be an viable option for his reliability and strength should the starters be injured.

#5 Twatter Harring, 22, -, 2 Caps, 0 goals - RB, CB, RM

The only player in The Jovannic with international club experience. Still young and with strong all round attributes, he has a good chance of seriously challenging Wesh for the Rightback spot.

#15 Io Castra, 22, New Hope City - RB LB, RM, LM

A rapid and aggressive wingback that can play on both sides. For what he lacks in technical and aerial ability, he makes up for in sheer speed and stamina, and will most likely be the prime substitute for when The Emperors are chasing the game.

#76 Tong Fao, 21, Vixer Town - CB

Subsitute for World Cup 85 and 86, he was dropped for the World Cup 89 for Harring. He has however returned following an increase in roster size by The Jovannic. He is a rather passive defender, often sitting back and nimbly intercepting loose balls. While not the tallest, he is still with excellent physical attributes, and has lots of room to improve.

Midfielders
#17 Stockain Lelop, 28, Masting United - CM

Breakthrough starter from the second half of WC85, Lelop has kept his place as one of The Emperors' big game players. With Strength, acceleration and fortitude all high traits, as well as a smashing right foot, he is The Jovannic's player to turn to should they need a big break.

#8 Jin Tze, 30, Chumitan United (VICE-CAPTAIN) - CM

The Central piece of the Jovannican System, he is the main connector with good strength holding the ball, efficient movement stats as well as very high passing accuracy and vision.

#7 Viszier Felon, 25, Nationale Jovannica - CM, RW, LW

A very fast yet technical gifted player, he has suffered bouts of subpar performances in various international competitions, leading him to be dropped from the roster several times. He's back again though, trying to prove his worth at international level.

#16 Luo Xiang Mao, 29, Varla Crlak United - CM

A classic, well rounded midfielder boasting high stamina, Xiang Mao is a very versatile option for constantly evolving situations. Also regarded as one of the best tacklers in the Jovannic Midfield.

#6 Gavon Simoli, 26, New Hope City - CM

Once regarded as The Jovannic's most important midfielder, a run of rather poor performances during WC 85 cost him his first team spot. Still with very high statistics in dribbles completed, interceptions made and set piece goals, he will be very challenging competition for the midfielder postions.

#18 Huli Maringar, 19, Varla Crlak United - CM

A youngster with who has been making great strides all across the board, and has the potential to produce game-changing performances for country.

#19 Santi Clafus, 29, Chan City - CM

Before WC86, Clafus was a club centric player; his international appearances were at best underwhelming. He fortunately rebounded well in subsequent tournaments, showing his involvement to be useful. He offers a mix of attributes between Simoli and Jin Tze, providing a competent playmaker option on the bench.

Forwards (Including Wingers)

#21 Carunos Majaria, 22, The Zebras United - LW, LM

One of the newest additions to the Jovannic Roster, Majaria is fast and eccentric on the ball, as well as a competent passer and finisher, although he is definitely not the best in either.

#9 Juyt Dersa, 19, West Juxe United - ST, LW, RW

One of the breakout stars of this generation of Jovannic footballers. With great stats in Acceleration and many offensive technical attributes, he is the Emperors' most complete forward as well as a more than viable option on both wings.

#20 Sami Ning, 21, Nationale Jovannica - ST

He may be lacking in height and in physicality, but Sami is the best finisher in this squad. He also possesses great stats ball control and acceleration, making him a very dangerous foe.

#11 Jovan Ilohil, 26, Nationale Jovannica - RW, ST, CM(CAPTAIN)

Ilohil has always been the star player of the National team, with extremely high statistics in everything except aerial ability. Extremely versatile, he can link up play and well as make bombastic runs.

#10 Thomas Behine, 26, Ninhein United - LW, ST

A rather quick player, like most wingers. However, he also possesses a very direct route style of play, preferring to break directly through defences instead of performing tricks.

#22 John Crackers, 21, Chan City - ST

A prospect with great physical attributes, he prefers to take a more one route approach, not afraid to get agressive with opponent defenders. While prone to losing his head, he is still good substitute with even better potential.

#95 Ianu Fathe, 30, Varla Crlak United - ST, CM

Was main striker for WC85, before being placed on the bench through stiff competition and Sami Ning and Juyt Dersa in WC86. Was even dropped from the roster for WC89, but has returned due to increasing roster sizes. Plays more as a deep lying forward, he has great ball control and vision, while also maintaining a standard for shooting and heading.

Manager: Gonzal Mathee (59)

This will be his fourth World Cup with him in charge of The Jovannic, and he will be looking to emulate the playoff contender performances The Emperors had in WC86.

Asisstant: Denigh Kian (41)
He has become a assistant coach after retiring.

Stadium: Great Jovannica Stadium (Nationale Jovannica)
Capacity: 65,000

Primary Formation: 4-2-4

In line with Mathee's fluid attacking style, the 4-2-4 formation is employed in most situations. A staggered defence is utilised, with Raye Eng pushing upwards while Kallin Yustat becomes the last man. Dasny, being a defensive fullback, usually keeps to our half and supports the midfield, Wesh on the other hand freely pushes up the field. The left and right wings reciprocate, Majaria acts as a traditional winger, while Ilohil usually drops back to link up play with the midfield, maintaining a wide forward threat by attacking the box and sometimes becoming a third striker. Lelop is more active than Jin Tze; the latter largely stays near the centre and dictates play from there, while Lelop is involved in both defensive and offensive structures. The striker pair is also often staggered, with Sami Ning staying up as a target man while Juyt Dersa often drops back just a bit to drag defenders out of the opponent defensive line to help Ning garner more space, while also remaining open for passing maneuveres.

Secondary Formation: 4-1-2-3

Primarily used to shut down games or to give a stronger midfield presence. Defenders are to stay defensive, although the Fullbacks may run the length of the field if necessary, although rare. There will be one CDM that will wholy partake in ball winning duties, while the CMs, especially Jin Tze, will provide playmaking opportunities from deep. The high CAM + Dual Strikers trip up top aim to get on the end of long passes and counter attack quickly. Otherwise, it is a very defensive formation with direct play preferred.

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by **Eraman** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 12:37 am

Persatuan Sepakbola Eraman
Eraman Football Association

Eraman National Football Team
Trigramme: ERM
Demonym: Eramanian
Nickname: The Monkey Kings
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Staffs & Tactics

Head Coach: Agung Suryanantha (Pemecutan)

Agung Suryanantha took charge of the Eraman national team before the 82nd Cup of Harmony. He is the former head coach of the Pemecutan national team. Under his guidance, Pemecutan qualified for the World Cup for the first time. He resigned from the Pemecutan national team after bad results in the 9th Melayu Archipelago Cup.

He guided Eraman to the knockout stage of the 82nd Cup of Harmony in his first competitive tournament as the head coach of Eraman national team, led Eraman to their first-ever Melayu Archipelago Cup title a few months after that but fell short of qualifying for the World Cup after finishing 4th in the 91st World Cup qualifiers behind Banija, Brookstation, and the Squornshelan Remnant States.

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Formation : 4-2-3-1

Players

Team Line Up
Starting Line Up in bold
Goalkeeper

Mikla Kala, (32/GK) - Royal Daulapura
Kilau Janggut, (26/GK) - Royal Pasirpura
Putu Munggu, (31/GK) - Mitra

Defender

Lipas Kudung, (35/RB) - Royal Puncakpura
Anton Mora, (32/DC) - Royal Daulapura
Mahar Mina, (32/DC) - Royal Daulapura
Cicak Kudung, (35/LB) - Royal Puncakpura
Along Widana, (27/RB) - Royal Daulapura
Andik Kesum, (28/DC) - Anara
Jebat Derhaka, (25/DC) - Royal Pasirpura
Uri Kesiman, (29/LB) - Anara

Midfielder

Karipa Senawang, (31/MC) - Royal Daulapura
Nyoman Jelantik, (31/MC) - Soma
Serigala Rudra, (34/AM) - Royal Puncakpura
Milo Kaulawi, (30/MC) - Pesjem Jematang (Pemecutan)
Kinta Biru, (32/MC) - Royal Daulapura
Nyoman Widya, (31/AM) - Mitra

Forward

Samara Grawira, (31/RW) - Malkan
Era Hitam, (28/LW) - Royal Daulapura
Putra Daulapura Wikra Petara, (28/ST) - Royal Daulapura
Perda Nasar, (31/RW) - Royal Daulapura
Adi Putra Surya, (29/LW) - Damaisari
Sagari Krita, (35/ST) - Kota Jembal (Sharktail)

Stadium & Schedule

Daulapura Stadium
Location: Daulapura, Daula
Capacity: 40,000

Daulapura Stadium is the national stadium of Eraman and home to the richest club in the
country, Royal Daulapura. Located in the royal capital of Eraman, it is the biggest stadium
in the country. The city is the seat of the Daula Dynasty, the ruling family of Eraman. Home
of every billionaire in the country, Daulapura is the richest city in Eraman.

MD3: vs Graintfjall
MD8: vs North Cassadaigua
MD15: vs Sannyamathland
MD22: vs Ingont

Arupura Stadium
Location: Arupura, Aru
Capacity: 20,000

Arupura Stadium is located in the capital city of the State of Aru, the northernmost
state in the country. It is the home of Royal Arupura. The city is the third biggest city in the
country after Anara and Daulapura and is very industry-driven, home to most of the major
manufacturing companies from Eraman. If you have a product made in Eraman, chances are
it is made in this city. However, this also makes the city face pollution problems. When
visiting, wear your mask.

MD1: vs Loyo
MD10: vs New Eestiball
MD17: vs Astograth

Pasirpura Stadium
Location: Pasirpura, Pasir
Capacity: 15,000

Pasirpura Stadium is located in the biggest city in South Eraman. It is the home of Royal Pasirpura.
The city is the most popular tourist destination in the country, well known as a resort city as well
as a red-light city of the country. The beaches are arguably the most beautiful in the region, the
casinos are visited by high-rollers from across the globe and the brothels are state-owned. It is strictly
not suitable for family vacations. Located just across the island of Soma in Mitra and Soma, Pasirpura is
home to a very large Mitranese and Somanese diaspora.

MD5: vs Tikariot
MD13: vs Britonisea
MD20: vs Audioslavia

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by **Brookstation** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 1:01 am

BROOKSTATION NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM

TEAM INFORMATION
Nickname: Dreamers  
Demonym: Brook
Style Modifier: +4
Association: Football Brookstation
Most caps: Leon Michael Robes 
Top scorer: Leon Michael Robes
Trigrame: BRO 
First International 
Brookstation  3-2 Qzvarkian Qaz 

Biggest win 
Eraman  0-5 Brookstation 

Biggest defeat 
Nephara  7-2 Brookstation

JERSEYS

MANAGEMENT STAFF
Manager: Billy Browne (42)
Assistant manager: Julian Warner (35)
Goalkeeping Coach – Starc Johnston, (43)
Defensive Coach –  Narayan Das, (38)
Offensive Coach – Bighnesh Mullick, (50)
Physiotherapist – Sharon Bumberbatch, (47)

SQUAD

GOALKEEPERS

NAME                      AGE               CLUB
Lance Logan            (20 Y/O)        1830 Cathair, 
Joel Latibeaudiere     (27 Y/O)        Dursten Easterners,     
Mohammad Mandrea       (33 Y/O)        Other side of paradise,

Lance Logan earned his position as the starting goalkeeper of the Brook following a series of disappointing performances from Latibeaudiere. Logan on the other hand made use of his time in Cathair and saw a significant improvement. Logan has always proved his potential in the field and became the youngest goalkeeper to earn a starting position in the team, credited for his sharp reflexes and precision is going to remain the first choice goalkeeper of the team and is predicted to start in most of the matches. However, putting a lot on Logan's shoulder could go wrong and thus to back him up, Latibeaudiere remains as the second choice. Joel might start in some matches and having a safer option in possession would secure the goal. Apart from Joel and Lance, experienced Mohammad Mandrea is also going to remain in the team. Mandrea still continues to perform t Mandrea will not disappoint the team if he is brought into the field at any point of time.

DEFENDERS

NAME                      AGE               CLUB
Nate Harlow            (30 Y/O)        Dreamland City, 
Geovani Angeles        (21 Y/O)        Urrhed FC, 
Kearyn Caceres         (24 Y/O)        Steinaux,    
Noor Ali               (34 Y/O)        AC Izotz Zubia,  
Adrian Gigore          (33 Y/O)        AC Dason, 
Jayden Alonso          (25 Y/O)        Strange City, 
Rasihawn Donaldson     (28 Y/O)        Regiis Dreamland, 
Rakesh Dutta           (30 Y/O)        Halebid Warriors,

Noor Ali's return definitely had a profound impact on the defense's overall performance, something that had become quite evident after the team's previous world cup run. Ali's strength combined with his agility will provide the Brook defense assurity to a certain level. Caceres is a typical full-back and can play both on the left and right sides. He is quite the safe full-back, who never makes a mistake in defensive positioning. He had a fruitful time in Graentfjall and learnt a lot from there. Caceres had played really well in the Twin Premier League and that is what caught the attention of manager Soham Misra's attention after which the rest is undisputed brilliance from Caceres. Caceres is going to be an undisputed starter throughout the qualifiers and his performance in the qualifiers is going to decide his future. Then there is young Geovani Angeles who completed a seasion in Chromatika playing for Urrhed FC. Geovani is young defender who recently won the Twin Premier League with Dreamland City. He has been a very important part in Dreamland's defense and has a bright future ahead of him. Angeles plays a crucial role in the defense and builds the opportunities from the defense. Billy plans of making him play most of the matches to test out his abilities. Apart from the young blood, there remains the likes of Nate Harlow, the most capped Brook defender. Harlow's specialty is to understand his team no matter which player plays and that makes him the first pick in the team. He evenly makes contributions to the midfield and adapts to his team mates' style on the field very quickly. Adrian Gigore is going to be a starting option at the right back. Gigore is very energetic on the field and the best tackler on the team.
However, Browne would not be playing the starting team at every match as he wants his players to get adequate rest and thus the backup options in the team would be Jayden Alonso, a very fast and energetic player, Alonso focuses on assisting and scoring goals. Tough Rasihawn Donaldson is also going to be there in the team. He has been a good substitute in the team for a long time and his ability to quickly adapt to the field whenever he is brought in is going to be really beneficial for Browne to try out his new team and strategies.

MIDFIELDERS

NAME                      AGE               CLUB
Jean Pierre Polnareff  (29 Y/O)        Ancarea FC ,   
Laron Veum             (29 Y/O)        Lublova Reds ,  
Louis Vassell          (26 Y/O)        Aspel, 
Alexis de la Vega      (30 Y/O)        Other side of Paradise, 
Steve Dolphin          (28 Y/O)        AFC Richmond, 
Vincent Mignolet       (30 Y/O)        Ribar PRD,   
Andre Vandendriessche  (22 Y/O)        Jutland Cannons, 
Andreas Roles          (33 Y/O)        Other side of paradise,

If you want to have a particularly strong team with a good defense and a good attacking lineup, it would be necessary to strengthen the link between them which is the midfield. The midfield is perhaps the strongest point of the Brookstation national team. Starting with Vassell in the left to Veum in the right, the midfield has seen a number of changes this time. Vassell's performance in the Twin Premier League gained him a move to Euran clup Aspel. Vassell is deemed as an appropriate replacement of Jean Jacks who has been completely out of shape for the past few months mainly owing to injuries. Jean Pierre Polnareff is obviously there in the squad. Polnareff was always a great midfielder and in fact it would be safe to say that our win against Nephara came more or less thanks to him. Polnareff would be Brookstation's first choice free kick taker. Finally there would be Veum in the right, will allow him to open attacks from the right. Veum's chemistry with Vassel and Polnareff has been impressive which makes it easier for the team to coordinate better. Veum is a promising midfielder .Veum tends to come deeper and get open inside the hole between the opposition lines which has helped the team to get goals earlier and hopefully will this time also. Alexis de la Vega will also be a regular starter who will be ready to come to the field at any point of the match when required. de la Vega has a lot of experience and he is going to be prepared to come out on the field. Vincent Mignolet is a new inclusion to the team seeing that he performed well in his club in Zeta Reka. Mignolet performs his role well and he exploits wide angles for chance creation. He does this primarily with through balls, where successful ones are important in determining the outcome of a counter-attack. There is also Roles, someone who has been a part of the team for long and brings a lot of experience with him.

FORWARDS

NAME                      AGE               CLUB
Leon Michael Robes(c)  (29 Y/O)        Cednia Beach AFC, 
John J Johnson         (27 Y/O)        Space Coast Rockets, 
Johannes Kehr          (24 Y/O)        Rutland Dockside, 
Dwayne Onfroy          (32 Y/O)        Dreamland City, 
Moussa Wague           (23 Y/O)        Lakewood City FC, 
Alfred Weasley         (22 Y/O)        Weedpot FC, 
Quincy Poe             (22 Y/O)        Berriaordena GZ,

Leon Michael Robes is at the peak of his career and he didnt fail to deliver at Turori either. Although Cednia Beach AFC had a pretty disappointing run in the league this season, he has always been on the lookout for goals and is by far the most successful captain of Brookstation ever leading Brookstation to their first football trophy. He is a dangerous striker and has a beautiful style of play. Once he gets the ball to his feet, he rarely misses the chance to score. His assistant wingmen would be John J Johnson and Moussa Wague. John has a swift style of play and his long passes help setting up his fellow strikers. He is also a fast and agile winger who can overcome defenders with his speed. Wague on the other hand has shined at Tumbra whenever he received the opportunity to do so. Wague is a classic finisher and rarely misses the goal. Following Cust's retirement, 23 year old Kehr has been regarded as the "future Cust". A great dribbler and a possessor of a wide variety of moves, Kehr has become a young sensation in Brookstation and earned a transfer to Rutland Dockside. Onfroy is the player whom the fans want on the field due to the wide range of tricks he possesses and more importantly due to his ability to pull them off confidently. Two reserve strikers, Weasley and Poe will also be part of the Brook team. Both the young strikers have shown their potential in the past and deserved a position in the team.

STARTING LINEUP

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by **Sendhang** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 1:10 am

Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Sendhang
All-Sendhang Football Association

Sendhang National Football Team
Trigramme: SDG
Demonym: Sendhangite
Nickname: The Rice Farmers
Style Modifier : -2

Overview

Sendhang or Federation of Sendhang is a a landlocked nation located in Mandalanusa on the Melayu Mainland. It has a land border with Acastanha, Kayangan, Springmont, Havynwilde, Bachok, and Samudera Darussalam. Sendhang consists of a federal territory and 4 states namely Lemah Banyu, Alamsunda, Putrasia, and Nainhá.

Sendhang is currently ranked 46th in the world, their all-time high.

PS3 Complex & Facilities

PS3 is headquartered at PS3 Complex in Kambang, the capital city of Sendhang. The complex is located in an area of 55 hectares in the southern part of the Capital Region of Kambang.

It is equipped with the 40,000 seaters national stadium, the Federal Stadium or locally known as Stadium Persekutuan, an older 20,000 seaters stadium, the Unity Stadium or locally known as Stadium Perpaduan, an office block, an accommodation block, a gymnasium, and 3 training pitches.

When PS3 was formed, the facilities were immediately transferred to the new football governing body. The facilities were managed by the Ministry of Youth and Sports before PS3 was formed.

The Federal Stadium is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium and the home ground of the Sendhang national football team. The Federal Stadium has a capacity of 40,000 making it the largest football stadium in Sendhang. All Sendhang home matches will be held at the Federal Stadium.

Staffs & Tactics

Head Coach: Teuku Irfan

Teuku Irfan was officially appointed as the head coach of the national team prior to the 82nd Cup of Harmony after leading Sendhang to 5 wins, a draw, and a defeat in his 7 matches as the caretaker coach in the 90th World Cup qualifiers after Teuku Syarkawi was sacked. He is a graduate of sports science from the Universiti Sendhang and this is his first job as a head coach.

Irfan started his career with KS Tapaklaboh as the assistant to Teuku Syarkawi. He was brought to the national team setup 5 years ago after Teuku Syarkawi was appointed as the national team head coach.

Assistant Head Coach: Teuku Syarkawi

Teuku Syarkawi is the former head coach of KS Tapaklaboh, the most successful club in Putrasia in the States League era before the introduction of Liga Super Sendhang. He was appointed as the first head coach of the Sendhang national team a week after PS3 was officially announced. It was an easy decision for the decision-makers in PS3 at that time as Syarkawi is a very highly-rated head coach among football enthusiasts in Sendhang, especially Putrasia.

He was sacked by PS3 from the head coach position after six consecutive winless runs in the first half of the 90th World Cup qualifiers but was later handpicked by Teuku Irfan to be the assistant head coach of the national team. He is a long-time friend of Irfan who was his assistant at KS Tapaklaboh and the national team. The two complement each other and have worked well together for years. Irfan will usually lead team training while Syarkawi spent most of his time monitoring the training from his office while analyzing data and formulating strategies.

Style Modifier : -2
Formation : 4-1-2-3 DM

Teuku Irfan is a defensive-minded counter-attacking coach. He prefers to play with a defensive midfielder to protect the back four and to start counter-attacks. This is accompanied by two quick wingers that will sit deep to help the defense when they don't have the ball and get in position to launch a counter-attack while in transition when they have just won the ball.

Irfan prefers his team to be very disciplined in defending. His team will sit deep and frustrate the opponent for 90 minutes if needed. He doesn't believe in possession football. He wants his team to be very direct and quick when attacking. As his mentor and current assistant manager said, "possession doesn't win games. Goal does. Keep it tight at the back and hit them on the break."

Players
Starting Line Up in bold

Goalkeeper

GK: Albertus Wageo (CAPTAIN)
Age: 34
Club: KS Larantuka

Bench:

GK: Monyet Pasuryan
Age: 31
Club: Persejo Kratonredjo

GK: Sonny Gunawan, 27 - KS Gunung Kayasu

Defender

DR: Teuku Hamzah
Age: 28
Club: KS Tapaklaboh

DC: Teuku Muhammad Bari
Age: 33
Club: KS Tapaklaboh

DC: Putra Lumipada
Age: 33
Club: Persejo Kratonredjo

DL: Niko Kefalo
Age: 31
Club: KS Larantuka

Bench:
DR: Edo Rungao, 29 - FS Waingapu
DC: Kurniadi Pranoto, 28 - KS Gunung Kayasu
DC: Dadan Winata, 28 - KS Danokota
DL: Jahut Seletar, 29 - Perseguput Gunung Putri

Midfielder

DM: Josua Beripeda
Age: 32
Club: KS Larantuka

MC: Teuku Hassan Al Qari
Age: 35
Club: KS Tapaklaboh

MC: Nanang Wirajuda
Age: 33
Club: KS Danokota

Bench:
DM: Jorok Mendriq, 26 - Sporting Arrachai (Acastanha)
MC: Wedhus Geni, 29 - KS Gunung Kayasu
MC: Teuku Herman, 24 - KS Tapaklaboh

Forward

AMR: Ramon Kalbasi
Age: 29
Club: KS Larantuka

AML: Keylar Samoi
Age: 32
Club: KS Gunung Kayasu

ST: Teuku Salahuddin
Age: 25
Club: Perseman Kesiman (Pemecutan)

Bench:

AMR - Temiar Kintak
Age: 32
Club: Perseguput Gunung Putri

AML: Cezar Nowela
Age: 28
Club: KS Larantuka

ST - Gusti Sing Nggawe
Age: 33
Club: Perserejo Kratonredjo

Line-Up

Kits

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The kits for the Sendhang national team are sponsored by Kapak, a local sports brand based in Tapaklaboh in the state of Putrasia.

The Sendhang national team is in its traditional blue kits which represent the lake in the middle of Sendhang that united the whole country and served as a water source for its inhabitants for centuries.

The secondary kit for the national team is mainly in green color that represents the staple food and main export of the country, rice as well as the tropical rainforest that covers the country.

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Style Modifier : -2

by **Starblaydia** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 8:21 am

Starblaydi RP Permissions Box wrote:OOC Information:

The Starblaydia national football team factbook will tell you more about the team, their style, culture, fans, and history than I can ever write in a simple roster post. If you need more background information or just fancy browsing 18 RL/308 IC years of role-played football history, that's a fairly decent place to look. Otherwise drop me a message on Discord or, failing that, shoot a TG over.

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Notes:
1) Starblaydia's style modifier is +3
2) The best starting eleven are numbered 1-11 in bold, and opaque in the line-up graphic. 'Ideal' like-for-like substitutes are semi-transparent.
3) I actively encourage that if you RP first you pick my scorers (if any) and their style of goal. Really, please choose my scorers. So often I read RPs where my opponent writes "Starblaydia scored" and I find it so, so much more enjoyable when a name is picked for me.
4) * Denotes female, ^† denotes elf, ^{^} denotes dwarf.
5) Before each match, in between the national anthems and kick-off, the entire 23-man squad will perform the Raiigar, one of Starblaydia's traditional war-dances.
6) If you need a name for a player to do a specific thing in the match, some vague suggestions are at the bottom of the infobox on the right.

Starblaydia World Cup 92 Qualifying Roster
Attempt number 73...

Starblaydi All-Time Record:
Played: 2,025
Won: 1,225
Drawn: 362
Lost: 438
Goals For: 4,481
Goals Against: 2,384

Starblaydi All-time Cap Winners:
1. Ázëwyn Fëanáro*^†, 270
2. Dacil Taniquentar^†, 263
3. Daeron Avathar^†, 259
4. Valrauncion^†, 242
5. Soronúmë^†, 240
6. Andvar Galdarhim^{^}, 140
7. Carnophin Narquelie^†, 134
8= Minheled Earisil^†, 127
8= Cosmo Leopoldi, 127
10. Brazadar Khurnos^{^}, 126

Starblaydi All-time Scorers:
1. Valrauncion^†, 116
2. Sutter McCloud, 72
3. Ázëwyn Fëanáro*^†, 71
4. Lena Kochanska*, 61
5. Jacqueline Maitland*, 59
6. Soronúmë^†, 57
7. Sam Roshanak, 56
8= Lubii*, 55
8= Hope Roshanak*, 55
10. Aaron Cole, 54

Demonym: Starblaydi
Trigramme: STB
Condeferation: CAFA (Anaia)

Key Personnel:

Highly-regarded Qusmi manager
Tlanx-Zulzk Hal (they/them)
is the first foreign coach of
Starblaydia in its history.

Most likely to (in order):
(Suggestions only, if you're stuck for a
name to go with a particular incident)

Score goals:
Al Faizan, Mason, Halleck-Winter
Take a penalty:
Clarke, Al Faizan, Mason
Defend well:
Wójcik, Soule, Whittaker
Create a moment of magic:
Al Faizan, Shevchenko, Clarke
Change the game as a sub:
Redskye, Fukuwara, Silva
Receive a card:
Tassidis, Mason, Whittaker

For all the progress that Ázëwyn Fëanáro made with the national team from World Cup 78 onwards - winning the AOCAF Cup and the Under 18 World Cup, reaching the Finals of the World Cup, Under-18 and Under-21 World Cups - it was the World Cup 90 cycle that saw her downfall. Failing to even make the playoffs as a result of being in a group with Esportivan and IAC champions, she was given an ultimatum: win the 82nd Cup of Harmony or lose your job. The wrong side of a 5-4 thriller to eventual champions Chromatika in the semi-final proved to be too stern a test, and she left her role after the third-place play-off and the emotionally underwhelming presentation of those bronze medals. Ultimately the SFA went for an extraordinary candidate: Tlanx-Nulzk Han of Qusmo. The 66 year old two-time Galactico Manager becomes the first ever non-Starblaydi coach of the national team and proves that, now the tricentennial celebrations are over, the SFA is willing to go to any lengths - including 'Tlanxball' - to make that long climb to the top of the mountain once again. Missing out on a playoff place for the 91st World Cup by goal difference and winning a solitary game in a Casaran CAFA crash-out, however, was not the ideal start for the five-time World, seven-time Regional, two-time Under-21, one-time Under-18 and one-time Olympic Men's Football champions.

The full makeup of the team is as follows:

TNH. Tlanx-Nulzk Hal, Manager, 66
Two-time KarlingSport Galactico Manager of the Season and former manager of Salstead and Savigliane, Tlanx-Nulzk keeps their streak of S-nations alive by taking the reigns and becoming the first non-Starblaydi coach of the national team in their three hundred year history. An attacking-focused manager who likes to play a 4–3–3 and advocates for social, political and human rights causes, it's a venture into Tlanxball for the five-time world champions, looking to a well-regarded and, in Saviglane, much-loved coach.

1. Cristaldo Sarro, GK, 35 - Hippion Overdrive -

36 Caps, 0 Goals (9 Caps, 0 Goals at youth level)
The Overdrive 'keeper is known for fast hands and getting down low. The 3rd CAFA Cup was his first run of games with the national team, but he's as dependable as ever for his club side: even if they are overall kind of average, Sarro earns them at least 10 points extra every season with his performances.

12. Alan Valderas, GK, 32 - Sporting Salicus -

6 Caps, 0 Goals (6 Caps, 0 Goals at youth level)
Though he didn't play in the Cup of Harmony or Anaia regionals, Valderas is a solid and dependable goalkeeper who will surely make a number of appearances during the lengthy qualifying campaign.

23. Erica Savino, GK, 37 - Sporting Salicus -

3 Caps, 0 Goals (8 Caps, 0 Goals at youth level)
Savino has had a decent enough start at youth international level and has now been brought into the side for her first look at the sharp end of top level football. Not expected to make many, if any, appearances, but there's nothing like having a young goalie travel the world, soak in the atmosphere and keep the starters on their toes.

2. Jamelia Soule, RB/RM, 25 - Iskara Daii -

40 Caps, 4 Goals (8 Caps, 1 Goal at youth level)
A dead ball specialist with one of the cleanest strikes of the ball you're likely to see, Soule is the complete modern full-back. Often deployed in midfield for the Daii, the one question on her skills is actually at defending, and though she's often seen as a weak link and targeted by opponents, her record more than speaks for itself already.

3. Oksana Shevchenko, LB/LW, 29 - Beverington Hawks -

54 Caps, 10 Goals (6 Caps, 0 Goals at youth level)
Listed as a defender but equally comfortable at your corner flag or the opposition's, don't be fooled by her relatively short stature. She's fast, really fast, and has great skills with the ball at her feet. Low centre of gravity and a quick turn keeps opponents away from the ball, and a killer final ball is ready to unlock a defence or smash in a goal.

5. Serafim Tassidis, CB, 31 - Ionia United -

41 Caps, 1 Goal (9 Caps, 0 Goals at youth level)
Tassidis is a tall and powerfully-built defender, but uncannily light on his feet with a superb reading of the game. He's got an educated left foot, too, and has more than enough ability to bring the ball out of defence, or track wide and cover the space left by an attacking full-back with ease.

6. Grzegorz Wójcik, CB, 27 - Hallad Reavers -

44 Caps, 1 Goal (11 Caps, 0 Goals at youth level)
Coming through the ranks at the Reavers and already a solid member of the first team there, he provides a one man wall in any defence, but this belies Wójcik's touch on the ball. A combination of aggressive and composed, he looks like a monster but can be a dancer with the ball at his feet. Young, but with a huge amount of potential.

13. Charlotte Watson, R/CB, 30 - Jhan Province -

9 Caps, 0 Goals (6 Caps, 0 Goals at youth level)
In need of a backup right-back, Jhan Province's Watson is largely untested at senior level, but makes an ideal replacement to change up the defence, as she's a more traditional fullback, also able to play as a central defender and allow the left sided fullback to push as far up the pitch as they like.

14. Pete Edmonton, LB, 27 - Corinthian Spirits -

3 Caps, 0 Goals (10 Caps, 0 Goals at youth level)
TBC.

15. Andre Stroinski, CB, 26 - Hecia -

2 Caps, 0 Goals (8 Caps, 0 Goals at youth level)
TBC.

16. Elisa Koivula, CB, 32 - Hecia -

11 Caps, 0 Goals (12 Caps, 0 Goals at youth level)
First brought into the senior squad for the 3rd CAFA Cup, Koivula is a solid if uninspiring centre back, strong in the air and with a good reading of the game. Don't expect her to go on marauding runs in possession, but in a similar vein don't expect her to be massively caught out by your average forward with tricky movement.

24. Hamilton Kirkbride, CB, 25 - Sporting Salicus -

Uncapped (4 Caps, 0 goals at youth level)
TBC.

4. Henry Whittaker, C/DM, 29 - Paricone Athletic FC -

49 Caps, 3 Goals (6 Caps, 0 Goals at youth level)
An all-action combative defensive midfield, Whittaker has the long limbs and engine of a player who can be a constant thorn in the opposition's attacks. Sometimes he can be a bit too aggressive or strong in the challenge, but that just makes his own fans love him more.

7. Haruto Fukuwara, RW/LW, 25 - Tuncastle Rovers -

22 Caps, 4 Goals (4 Caps, 1 Goal at youth level)
One day it will be firmly established as to whether Fukuwara is better on his left or his right foot. A fast wing wizard in the mold of semi-mythical players like Jaime Kuu, Cherry Garcia and Stefan Haldorsson. Speed and tricks a-plenty, he's able to draw a foul and put in a decent cross, but often the quality of the final ball sometimes just isn't quite there.

8. Dawn Halleck-Winter, C/AM, 26 - Tabeck FC -

52 Caps, 14 Goals (8 Caps, 3 Goals at youth level)
Playing with her head up and always looking to go forward, Halleck-Winter has already demonstrated she's an excellent player. From late arrivals into the box to long shots from distance, or getting up to support the central strikers and be a key part of the attack, Halleck-Winter has a lot of tools in her arsenal.

10. Stefania Clarke, Captain, RM, 30 - Iskara Daii -

42 Caps, 13 Goals (5 Caps, 1 Goal at youth level)
An old-fashioned right midfielder, she's fast and has a wonderful touch on the ball with crosses and set-pieces. Stronger than most give her credit for, Clarke's vision and passing skills will definitely relied upon during this tournament, in a system that suits her best abilities much more than in previous tournaments. Her all round drive and leadership qualities will be sorely needed to drag the team back to the top.

17. Michael Torgue, C/DM, 27 - Beverington Hawks -

11 Caps, 0 Goals (8 Caps, 0 Goals at youth level)
Torgue is the natural successor for Whittaker in the long run, and may even be able to give him a run for his money during these Qualifiers. Does his best work of interceptions and breaking down attacks almost invisibly, and if you don't notice him for a period of play, he's probably doing his job perfectly well.

18. Dylan Bell, R/CM, 27 - Montepool Waves -

Uncapped (9 Caps, 1 Goal at youth level)
Although he performed solidly at youth level, the national stage just didn't quite come calling for Bell in the early half of his career, but he's performned solidly for the Waves and has earned his way to being back-up for the national team.

19. Leilani Kukui, L/AM, 23 - Samosisos Blues -

15 Caps, 2 Goals (3 Caps, 0 Goals at youth level)
One of the youngest players in the squad, the diminutive Kukui has bags of potential and the work ethic to match. Seemingly always able to find that extra half a yard to put in a cross or a shot, her hallmarks are quick feet and exceptional ball control.

25. Elijah Stanford, CM, 25 - Vecchio Victors -

1 Cap, 0 Goals (4 Caps, 0 Goals at youth level)
TBC.

9. Joe Mason, CF/SC, 30 - Iskara Daii -

44 Caps, 15 Goals (6 Caps, 1 Goal at youth level)
Causing trouble in the box and strong as an ox, Mason provides the target-man plan B for this team, as well as being an instant draw for defenders who often can't cope with his size and power, but all that casts a deceptive shadow over just how good he is on the ball, and how much of a link-up player he is both in the air and on the floor. A winger's dream target man in the middle.

11. Hassan Al Faizan, SC, 26 - Cedrus Soundgardia -

53 Caps, 27 Goals (12 Caps, 8 Goals at youth level)
Al Faizan's potential is near limitless: incredibly fast, primarily left footed but also comfortable shooting on his right, he can play anywhere along the front three. His speed and pressing is suited perfectly to Tlanxball. The Under-21 captain, fireworks are expected from this kid whenever he plays, and he rarely disappoints. Along with Pukkinen, one of only two strikers retained from the World Cup 90 Qualifying squad.

20. Cornelius Redskye, SC, 23 - Beverington Hawks -

21 Caps, 7 Goals (4 Caps, 2 Goals at youth level)
Cornelius "100% Banter Goals only" Redskye is the young man you need when you need an outrageous goal. In off his arse, a looping header from all of 35 yards, rainbow flick over the goalkeeper - he just doesn't score ordinary goals, or ones that don't matter.

21. Yuri Pukkinen, SC, 27 - Jhanna City -

23 Caps, 6 Goals (13 Caps, 2 Goals at youth level)
Playing up front at JCFC, you'd expect Pukkinen to be a big, strong centre-forward type, but in fact he plays what everywhere else could be called the 'False 9' role, dropping deep to bring in the players around him, relying on movement and cleverness to create goals, rather than being the one who bangs them in. He'll offer something completely different to other strikers when he makes appearances, be it as a sub or in the matches against lesser-regarded opponents.

22. Olivia La Salle, SC, 26 - Corinthian Spirits -

1 Cap, 0 Goals (11 Caps, 0 Goals at youth level)
TBC.

26. Mustapha Schlesinger, CF, 22 - Ionia United -

Uncapped (Uncapped at youth level)
TBC.

4-3-3, +3 Style Modifier
Alternative players/usual substitutes marked in semi-transparent

Play style
The 4-3-3 was Fëanáro's go-to formation from youth teams right up to the senior side from World Cup 78-90, and the SFA's appointment of Tlanx-Nulzk looks to continue that trend, as they have long favoured that formation. The 4-3-3 relying on a high press throughout the team, with the majority of width and attacking verve from full-backs (2 & 3). Either can join the attacking line, often ending up in a 3-2-5. The three midfielders (4, 7 & 10) will look to overload and control the centre of the pitch with short, sharp passing and moving to ensure passing triangles are constantly available. Whether adopting positions as wingers or strikers, the forwards (9 & 11) will be working in concert with the the pivot (8) at all times, in both attack and a high pressing game as a unit.

Weaknesses
The 4-3-3 offers great tactical flexibility, but relies on two things: instant decision making (particularly from the midfield) and the front three operating in unison. Exploiting any miscommunications from the front three to expose, isolate and play through them can key, and forcing the midfielders to make tough choices with passing by pressing them or overloading their options can make this game plan fall apart. Attacking the full backs can also work, but their ability to switch up which one attacks and which one defends at any particular time needs careful exploitation. Other winning strategies of your choice are also available.

Kits created by:

Each round-necked home shirt is individually patterned with the inspiration of the purple orchid, Laelia Starblaydia, unique on every kit, whether worn by superstar athletes or dedicated fans wanting to wear the colours of their country. The away kit, in yellow-gold and black to match the other colours of the national flag, features a much more defined geometric pattern with the classic collar tinged delicately with a vibrant splash of purple. The all-green goalkeeper kit, too, shows off a patterned gradient design, with the entire collection (once again with rainbow laces as a symbol of diversity and inclusion) putting Starblaydia and ediraf right back at the top of the fashion stakes. The best Starblaydi kits ever on first glance? You be the judge...

The site of the 80th World Cup and 8th IFCF Champions League Finals, all of Starblaydia's home matches will take place in the 196,754-seater Stadii Di Bradini, close to the popular tourist destination of Downtown Jhanna, Starblaydia's capital city. Boasting extensive transport links, hotels, restaurants, bars, clubs and entertainment, the Downtown area is the perfect place for a nearly quarter of a million fans to disperse into every evening after a match. It also has a direct route to JAX, Starblaydia's main internal airport and a major air travel hub of Atlantian Oceania.

The stadium is named after Starblaydia's most legendary former player, Jhanna-born striker Simeone Di Bradini: the former World Cup Committee President, World Cup Hall of Famer, and four-time World Cup Winner (all with The Holy Empire as player/manager), for whom the Di Bradini Cup, the world's premier Under-21 tournament, is also named. It is a gargantuan stadium notable for environmentally friendly 'eco-stadium' features built-in since before ground was first broken on the site. Designed and constructed using as many recyclable materials and installed with technology that reduce its carbon footprint and lowers its energy needs, the exterior features a huge array of photovoltaic solar panels on the roof. It was the centerpiece of the 'Green Starblaydia' project many years ago and remains one of the world's iconic stadiums.

by **Wreckeria** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 9:24 am

INDEPENDENT WRECKERIAN ATHLETES ROSTER, THE TL;DR VERSION:
Typical starters:
#1 - John Marlowe - GK - Kicks Left
#2 - Huey Hooper - DEF - Kicks Right
#3 - Clive Carson - DEF - Kicks Left
#4 - Max Crisp - DEF - Kicks Right
#5 - Darrell Stacey - MID - Kicks Left
#6 - Biscuit Gilbert - MID - Kicks Right
#7 - Sig Justice - MID/Team Captain - Kicks Right
#8 - Bobby Belcher - MID - Kicks Right
#9 - Gary Bronson - FWD - Kicks Right
#10 - David Marlin - FWD - Kicks Left
#11 - Gord Sheppard - FWD - Kicks Left

Most Likely to:
Score Goals: Marlin, Sheppard, Bronson
Take Set-Pieces: Sheppard, Belcher, Justice
Get into Card Trouble: Hooper, Carson, Crisp, Stacey
Piss Someone Off: Carson
Somehow Get Set On Fire: Crisp

The Independent Wreckerian Athletes

Full nation name: The Hapiloppian District of Wreckeria
Trigramme: WRE
Nicknames: The Bulldogs
Team Colors: Orange and Black

Info:
At this point, the Independent Wreckerian Athletes, considered by some critics to be "Hapilopper's second national team" at this juncture, is facing the same growing pains that the rest of the former Wreckerians are facing - a gradual change of cultures and a gradual change of economies. And those changes have led to problems amongst Wreckerians. Are they able to afford their basic necessities? Are they able to afford rent, their taxes and other essential bills as part of Hapilopper? For many Wreckerians, it seems like the upcoming World Cup and Wreckeria's traveling misfits that they call a football team has become second fiddle to the problems they face. But the Independent Wreckerian Athletes are hoping that maybe, just maybe, they can provide a great result for their people.

Style Mod: +1

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COACHING STAFF:
HEAD COACH: Marvin Byrnes
Byrnes, 42, attempted to present football as a way to unite Wreckeria and get away from the decades of violence and infighting that has plagued the nation. Byrnes, who used to play for Sporting Milwood Town before the Wreckerian Premier League collapsed 10 years ago, was a star striker for the team. Byrnes feels like this Wreckerian team might be the best Wreckerian team ever, and that they will be even stronger than they were one year ago. Byrnes works on a 3-4-3 formation for the World Cup.
ASSISTANT COACH: Nick Donaldson
ASSISTANT MANAGER: Abner Crewe
GOALKEEPING COACH: Quentin Joyner
TRAINER: Charlie Garner
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Darrell Glazier
PHYSIO: Robert Fry

The Stadium:
Unification Stadium, Halsted, Hapilopper
Built: 2024 | Seating Capacity: 62,000 | Open-Air | Natural Grass

As part of the rebuilding process for Halsted and the rest of Wreckeria in the aftermath of unification, a new stadium has been constructed for the Wreckerians. Unification Stadium, located just south of downtown Halsted, replaces the old Patrick Stadium and will serve as a "national" stadium for the Wreckerian people. It is a multi-purpose concrete donut stadium, the first of its type built in Wreckeria or Hapilopper since the 1980s, and is expected to house an expansion NLH baseball team and expansion HFA soccer club. This new stadium seats 62,000 in football configuration, twice the size of Patrick Stadium and nearly the size of Capital Stadium in Hapilopper City, and the Wreckerians have vowed to fill it.

THE PLAYERS:
STARTING PLAYERS:

#1 - JOHN MARLOWE | Goalkeeper | Age: 27 | Kicks: Left | twii.tur: (none) | Club: The Soldiers of Hapilopper City
Style of Play: Roving Keeper | Speed: Medium | Physicality: Decent | Attitude: Confident

John Marlowe will tell you he's Wreckeria through and through. The grandson of William Marlowe, a defenseman on Wreckeria's World Cup 30 squad, Marlowe has had football in his blood his entire life. He carries the Wreckerian flag on his sleeve when he plays for the Soldiers in Hapilopper City. He has a charity, "Marlowe for Wreckeria" which tries to enrich the lives of Wreckerian children with a better education than what they currently receive. Marlowe has vowed to be a part of whatever rebuilding campaign asked of him in the aftermath of Wreckerian consolidation.

#2 - HUEY HOOPER | Centerback | Age: 26 | Kicks: Right | twii.tur: @hueyhoop | Club: Hapilopper City Highway Patrol
Style of Play: Zone Defense | Speed: Fast | Physicality: Heavy | Attitude: Sparkplug

Hapiloppians and Wreckerians alike have become very familiar with the name "Huey Hooper" in the last year, both for the Wreckerian national team and with the Hapilopper City Highway Patrol. Part of it is the athletic defending. Part of it is the wild physical style of play that Hapiloppians have fallen in love with. Another part of it is his willingness to do what it takes to stop that goal-scoring effort, but not go too far like certain other footballers. What he is, is a ballplayer that is hellbent on getting under the skin of his opponents, and even more hellbent on driving his teammates to be the best they can be. How effective he is at it, though, remains to be seen.

#3 - CLIVE CARSON | Centerback | Age: 29 | Kicks: Left | twii.tur: @clive_carsonWRE | Club: Kingsland Warriors
Style of Play: Man-To-Man | Speed: Fast | Physicality: Medium | Attitude: Annoying

Recently, a popular Hapiloppian footballer was asked to describe certain footballers for a television interview. When he was asked to describe Clive Carson, he couldn't do it without using expletives. It's not as if Clive Carson is a jerk or an antisocial prick like some footballers. He's actually a really nice guy off the pitch and an absolute genius. But on the pitch, he could be, quite possibly the most annoying player in football in either Hapilopper or Wreckeria. Clive is among the best at getting on the nerves of both his opponents and, on occasion, his own teammates. Several players have remarked hearing Clive making incredibly annoying noises to them when having to face off against him. These noises, said one Hapiloppian player, resemble the sound of a small dog yapping away. But he has his purposes with these noises - to both rob his opponents of their concentration, to throw them off their game and to get under their skin. And it works. Two years ago, he got the usually-unflappable Toby Bryson of Soldiers so angry that Toby forgot where he was and punched him out. Toby got a red card and a three-match suspension. Clive got a black eye and the last laugh.

#4 - MAX CRISP | Centerback | Age: 29 | Kicks: Right | twii.tur: @da_crispy_1 | Club: Border City United
Style of Play: Zone Defense | Speed: Fast | Physicality: As Needed | Attitude: Entertaining

Quickly becoming one of the more popular footballers in Hapilopper possibly for all the wrong reasons, Max Crisp is known just as much for his prowess on dirt tracks across the nation, driving the little midget cars when it's not football season. Fans love his balls-to-the-wall style of racing, ripping the outside line as he makes his way to the lead. But it doesn't always work, and that's what makes his coaches uneasy. Crisp is known just as much for his wild, spectacular crashes as he is winning races. Just weeks before the group draw, Crisp hit a rut racing on a dirt track at North Hampton, sending the car airborne and over the catch fence. His car ended up smashing into a fan's pickup truck.

#5 - DARRELL STACEY | Midfielder | Age: 27 | Kicks: Left | twii.tur: @dstacey | Club: Pinkerton City FC
Style of Play: Defensive | Speed: Fast | Physicality: Heavy | Attitude: Sparkplug

There are players that truly believe that if you're not getting into card trouble, you're not trying hard enough. We bring this up because Darrell Stacey is absolutely one of those players. As a midfielder - more specifically, a hybrid midfielder/defenseman, Darrell has no qualms about going a little too far in his quest to stop the other team from scoring. Not on the level of Nathan Ellis suplexing a striker onto a solid surface, but close. Fans in Pinkerton have fallen in love with Darrell's no-nonsense style of play that can turn a soccer match into a bar fight very quickly.

#6 - BISCUIT GILBERT | Midfielder | Age: 30 | Kicks: Right | twii.tur: @biscuit | Club: SC Nortonshaw (Xanneria)
Style of Play: Defensive | Speed: Medium | Physicality: As Needed | Attitude: Goofball

Uh-oh, Biscuit's put on some weight! It was once implied that Biscuit Gilbert, the heart and soul of the Wreckerian midfield, was "a biscuit away from 250." Now, he's vaulted far past that and might be closer to a biscuit away from 300. No matter, he can still carry that huge frame of his up and down the pitch for 90 minutes, so it's not really much of a problem. Biscuit may be Wreckeria's most popular footballer due to what kind of person he is. He does what he likes to do, to hell with what everyone else thinks. His singing voice is terrible, but he's a regular at the karaoke bars in the Buckridge area. He's entered a couple of high profile hot dog eating contests, including one nationally-televised event that was marred by Biscuit showing all the world why the Hapilopper Television Network uses super-slow motion cameras for these events. But he didn't mind. Biscuit Gilbert's mantra is "enjoy the moment."

#7 - SIG JUSTICE | Midfielder | Age: 34 | Kicks: Right | twii.tur: @sig_justice | Club: The Soldiers of Hapilopper City
Style of Play: Offensive | Speed: Fast | Physicality: Heavy | Attitude: The Captain

The face of Wreckerian footballers everywhere, Sigmund Justice, known as "Sig", is a dominating presence in the Wreckerian midfield, and a great offensive threat, either by feeding the ball to his strikers or by pulling his own card and going for goal. Last season with Soldiers, Sig scored 22 goals, leading the HFA for midfielder goals. There are some questions over Sig's health, as he is starting to battle knee issues. Rough opposing players might want to keep this in mind. Away from the pitch, Sig enjoys playing beer league softball with a group of friends from the Center Street Pub.

#8 - BOBBY BELCHER | Midfielder | Age: 24 | Kicks: Right | twii.tur: @bob_the_belcher | Club: Kionao Locals (Turori)
Style of Play: Offensive | Speed: Medium | Physicality: Light | Attitude: Professional

In the future, you probably will hear more about Bobby Belcher, a midfielder that pundits have called "the most professional player in the HFA." You will hear of him as a stalwart in the midfield for Kionao Locals in Turori, that's for sure. He's a great player, scoring 11 goals last season for West River, but the biggest criticism of him is that he doesn't get physical enough out on the pitch. He doesn't get out there and put his body on the line, he doesn't get into card trouble, he doesn't get into fights, he doesn't cheap-shot his opponents and he doesn't play with a target on his back. But that might be the point. His quiet style of play keeps him out of trouble and in the good graces of his team, who have thought about making him more of a striking forward than just a midfielder delivering the ball to his forwards.

#9 - GARY BRONSON | False Nine | Age: 28 | Kicks: Right | twii.tur: @g-bron | Club: The Halsted Heat
Style of Play: Deceptive | Speed: Medium | Physicality: Light | Attitude: Creative

Gary Bronson is a master of deception. So it shouldn't surprise you that he's a really good poker player, and really good at a certain video game where you play an impostor. Either way, Bronson has mastered the art of the "False Nine", playing havoc with opposing defenses and turning a tough situation into one very advantageous to himself and his teammates. That sort of play has also netted him a lot of goals - 24 last year in the HFA, to be exact. Away from the pitch, Bronson is, interestingly enough, a TV game show enthusiast, and is seen watching the Hapiloppian game show "The Family Fight" every night, a show that has recently enjoyed a resurgence thanks to its newest host, John Perkins.

#10 - DAVID MARLIN | Center Forward | Age: 21 | Kicks: Left | twii.tur: @marliner | Club: Northandryun Rovers (Quebec and Shingoryeo)
Style of Play: Athletic | Speed: Mega-Fast | Physicality: Medium | Attitude: Excitable

The youngest player on the Wreckerian Bulldogs, David Marlin is also one of the most exciting players, taking after his childhood hero, Hapiloppian striker Ernie Stevenson. Just watch him with the ball for five seconds and you'll see how he takes after him. He pulls off incredible move after incredible move, and scores wild difficult goals. One of them got the Wreckerians going early on in the World Cup 90 campaign with an imitation of one of Ernie's famous "hop-skip-holy shit" goals, and he has served, just as much of a morale booster as anything, to the Wreckerian people. Last year, he scored 31 goals in the HFA and helped propel the Highway Patrol to 2nd in the championship. Marlin is one of the most excitable members of the Wreckerian squad, and is said to be up at 5 a.m. every morning, ready to go out and kick some ass.

#11 - GORD SHEPPARD | Center Forward | Age: 30 | Kicks: Left | twii.tur: (none) | Club: Hapilopper City Highway Patrol
Style of Play: Straightforward | Speed: Medium | Physicality: Medium | Attitude: Antisocial

Gordon Sheppard, better known as Gord, is one of those players that is more interested in going out, doing his job and going home. He's not a clubhouse cancer by any means, so let's get that out of the way. But he also doesn't have any interest in spending any more time with his teammates, or with the media, or with the fans, than he needs to. He'd rather go home, do his own thing, and not be bothered. When reporters try asking him questions, they're greeted with typical, short, one-word responses. It's rare that he'll open up to people, and it takes some doing. All he wants to do is go out there and win football matches. The rest is just window dressing. He'd rather go home and work on his backyard, and specifically his garden, and believe it or not, Gord might be the best gardener in all of Wreckerian or Hapiloppian football. He's a damn fanatic!

RESERVES:

#21 - JACOB SUTTON | Centerback | Age: 29 | Kicks: Right | twii.tur: @jake_sutton | Club: United Hampton Cities
Style of Play: Zone Defense | Speed: Fast | Physicality: Decent | Attitude: Relaxed

The first time Jacob Sutton walked into the United Hampton Cities locker room, the first thing he did was install a hammock. It annoyed the hell out his teammates and his coaches at first, but after a little bit of time, they realized that this guy had the right idea. He could go into a match relaxed and loose and get the job done. He could focus himself with some music, a drink with an umbrella in it, and then go out there and take an offender down. Was it unorthodox? Yes. But very few things in Hapilopper or Wreckeria are done in an orthodox manner. Away from the pitch, Jacob does about the same thing. He can be seen in his apartment in East Hampton, relaxing, watching old movies and drinking those refreshing beverages with umbrellas in them.

#22 - TIM KIMBALL | Centerback | Age: 25 | Kicks: Left | twii.tur: @tkdefense | Club: The Halsted Heat
Style of Play: Zone Defense | Speed: Medium | Physicality: Heavy | Attitude: Eccentric

Sports stars have their own quirks. Tim Kimball is certainly one of them. The lead defenseman for the HFA expansion side The Halsted Heat, Kimball is known for his love of syrup. After pulling what he calls a "pancake" tackle on an offensive player, Kimball will rush out to the sideline and take a shot of pancake syrup, straight from the bottle, fed to him by one of his coaches. Is it disgusting? Absolutely it is. Does he care? Absolutely not. He does what makes him happy and to hell with what everyone else thinks. Either way, he does it and he has every intention of keeping up with this tradition should he get playing time during the World Cup 91 campaign.

#23 - DAVID WILNER | Hybrid Midfielder | Age: 28 | Kicks: Left | twii.tur: (none) | Club: Peoria FC
Style of Play: Either-Or | Speed: Slow | Physicality: Heavy | Attitude: Clumsy

No matter how good of a ballplayer poor David Wilner may be, the sad thing about him is that he will always have the unfortunate distinction as one of the clumsiest ballplayers in all of Hapilopper or Wreckeria. See, the problem is, two years ago, Wilner accidentally tested the structural integrity of the goalposts in a match between Peoria and Soldiers at Capital Stadium, and while the structural integrity of the goalposts more than held up, the structural integrity of Wilner's face did not, as he crashed face-first into the post. This isn't the only time this has happened. There are rumors of an incident where Wilner was thrown out of a Peoria laundromat after inadvertently flooding the place when he opened up a washing machine prematurely, and one time where he may or may not have accidentally spilled a pitcher of sports drink all over the head coach of Peoria FC. Poor dude.

#24 - DEAN NORMAN | Defensive Midfielder | Age: 28 | Kicks: Right | twii.tur: (none - banned from the site) | Club: Hapilopper City Highway Patrol
Style of Play: Defensive | Style of Person: Offensive | Speed: Fast | Physicality: Heavy | Attitude: Asshole

In this world, certain people brighten your day in certain ways. Some brighten your day by their mere presence. Others brighten your day by going away. We can't understand how anyone would have their day brightened by seeing the always sunshiny face of Dean Norman, one of the biggest punks in Hapiloppian or Wreckerian sport. He was banned from twii.tur for some grossly offensive remarks made towards fans and other players. Teammates call him a "jackass." He glares at fans wanting his autograph. He's a dirty player on the pitch, almost as much so as Hapilopper's Nathan Ellis. But what sets Dean Norman apart from Nathan Ellis is Nathan is said to be a very nice person away from the pitch, fighting for his teammates. Dean fights for himself. Any charity he'd set up would be to ensure he got more money.

#25 - TRAVIS JARVIS | Offensive Midfielder | Age: 22 | Kicks: Right | twii.tur: @trav-jarvis | Club: United Hampton Cities
Style of Play: Offensive | Speed: Fast | Physicality: Medium | Attitude: Brooding

Travis Jarvis, one of several new additions to the Independent Wreckerian Athletes, doesn't talk much. He doesn't socialize a lot, he doesn't talk to the media that much, and he doesn't converse with fans that much. He just comes across as a very sad individual, someone who has recently dealt with loss, and that very well may be true. A look on his twii.tur account has seen a once-excitable, happy-go-lucky Wreckerian midfielder deal with a very bad breakup from his high school sweetheart. Wreckerian coaches are concerned over how this will impact his ability to play ball - which, it should be worth noting, is a tremendous ability. Jarvis is said to be one of the top Wreckerian players for the future and could lead the Wreckerian midfield to World Cups in the future, if he can just get over his girlfriend breaking up with him.

#26 - JERRY KEEN | Winger | Age: 24 | Kicks: Left | twii.tur: @jerrykeen40 | Club: The Halsted Heat
Style of Play: Athletic | Speed: Fast | Physicality: Light | Attitude: Intense

Jerry Keen is one of several younger Wreckerian ballplayers that have Wreckerians everywhere thankful for the future. Here's why. While Keen is thought to be "not quite ready" to start on the national team, the truth of the matter is that he's almost there. He's almost at a level that he could start as a Wreckerian forward in years to come. And he's forcing himself along the way, too, to the delight of his coaches and the fans, and to the occasional consternation his friends. Keen lives, breathes, eats and sleeps football. He's set up a full-motion simulator in his Halsted house to allow him to practice further, even as his team is done for the night. He's said to have been practicing tactics until five in the morning. Anything to become one of the world's elite.

#27 - MICKEY KEEGAN | Winger | Age: 25 | Kicks: Right | twii.tur: @kickinkeegan | Club: Peoria FC
Style of Play: Supporting | Speed: Medium-Fast | Physicality: Light | Attitude: Friendly

The thing that Wreckerian experts will have you believe about Mickey Keegan is that he's possibly a little too nice to be a Wreckerian footballer. That he doesn't come across as a footballer. He drives a minivan, listens to showtunes and plays video games all the time. But the fact is, Keegan is not half bad at what he does. With Peoria FC, Keegan scored 19 goals last season and offered up another 20 assists, being more than happy to play a supporting role to feed their lead striker the ball. Away from the pitch, Keegan is said to also be a major chicken tender enthusiast. We didn't know they existed, but Mickey Keegan sure calls himself one - saying he can't play football without "enjoying my tendies first." Yeah, there's your typical footballer.

#30 - CAREY ATWATER | Goalkeeper | Age: 31 | Kicks: Right | twii.tur: @careythekeeper | Club: Washington FC
Style of Play: Sweeper Keeper | Speed: Slow | Physicality: Low | Attitude: Professional

Carey The Keeper, a favorite in the Washington area of Hapilopper for his friendly attitude in the community, is the sole backup on the Wreckerian national team, and one of a few Wreckerian players that remain from its World Cup 84 and 85 squads. With the Washington FC squad, Atwater averages one goal per 80 minutes of play, and while the team is not usually a highly-regarded squad in the HFA, it's not because of him. The fans in Washington know this, and consequently any heat towards the squad is not generally directed his way. Away from the pitch, Atwater likes to be involved in the campaigns to rebuild Wreckeria from the devastation brought on by the 54-year Civil War and the subsquent fighting afterwards.

The Uniforms:

The Lineup:

by **Eshialand** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 10:15 am

The Eshialand Soccer Federation
Baptism of Fire LXXV Champions
Roster for World Cup XCII

Stats updated to the end of WCC Cycle 90. Assume all caps and goals are a fair bit lower than they should be. Contact me if you have any questions, thanks ^-^

The year 2025 finds Eshialand's sports scene in a hot flaming mess.

In short, there is no money. Despite how much the king wanted to support sporting infrastructure in Eshialand, despite how much he genuinely cared for people getting out and exercising, and giving them good athletes to look up to... the money is gone. What's worse is that the king himself is nowhere to be found. Rumor has it that he ran off with his girlfriend to somewhere sunny, but we can't know for sure.

Without the king, the prime minister has usurped all of the king's remaining executive powers. Eshialand, for the time being, is a republic in all but name, a kingdom without a king. And the prime minister is definitely not a fan of sports.

Not all is lost for the Owls though. Coach Kenneth Morgan, the head of Eshialand's soccer program since day 1, has always been there to support his team, and he's paying to send this team to the World Cup out of his own pocket, a technically unofficial team of ragtag footballers who probably don't even deserve to be in the qualifying pools. But yet, here they are anyway, giving it their all for a nation that has seemingly misplaced its once burning passion for the sport.

First international: Aut-Ves-Nat 1-3 Eshialand (BoF LXXV)
Best win: Eshialand 5-0 The Jovannic (WCQ LXXXIX), Annyeong Oppa 0-5 Eshialand (IAC XIV)
Worst loss: Eshialand 1-5 Sendhang (WCQ LXXXVIII), Abanhfleft 5-1 Eshialand (CoH LXXX), Eshialand 2-6 Zwangzug (WCQ XC)
Most goals for: Eshialand 5-1 Qzvarkian Qaz (pre-CoH LXXX), Eshialand 5-0 The Jovannic (WCQ LXXXIX), Eshialand 5-3 Kiltoch (WCQ LXXXIX), Juvencus 2-5 Eshialand (IAC XIV), Annyeong Oppa 0-5 Eshialand (IAC XIV), Eshialand 5-3 Lisander (WCQ XC)
Most goals against: Eshialand 2-6 Zwangzug (WCQ XC)
Highest-scoring match: Squornshelan Remnant States 4-4 Eshialand (WCQ LXXXVIII), Eshialand 4-4 Felinetopia (IAC XIII), Eshialand 5-3 Kiltoch (WCQ LXXXIX), Qasden 4-4 Eshialand (pre-IAC XIV), Eshialand 2-6 Zwangzug (WCQ XC), Eshialand 5-3 Lisander (WCQ XC)

Home Stadium: The Eshialand City SuperDome, Eshialand City (capacity: 75,000).
If you're playing in Eshialand City, expect to find a cosmopolitan city at the cutting edge of modern tech, with lots of culture to take in at the same time. Maybe you could go for a bite to eat at one of the many nice restaurants, or spend a nice day with a walk by the lakeshore. There are plenty of options for things to do, so the world is your oyster. The stadium itself is a very modern facility, having been built just a year ago in response to the Owls' incredible performance in the 75th Baptism of Fire, with a retractable roof in case of nasty weather (but don't expect to use it much).

Kits (thanks to Txakhaxi for the kits and the logo!):

Style modifier: +2.

Head Coach: Kenneth MORGAN (M, 47)
All-time NT Record: 44-21-45
Formation: 4-3-2-1

The Roster (starting XI as of the first match in bold):

GK #1 Alexander KOLEK (M, 34)

84 caps, 14 clean sheets

16 caps, 3 clean sheets

1 cap

LB #7 David GORMAN (M, 31)

93 caps

RB #8 Sarah SILVER (F, 33)

96 caps, 2 goals

5 caps

LCB #20 Dominique LaPLANTE (F, 29)

96 caps, 2 goals

RCB #22 George HABISBRAUER (M, 29)

89 caps, 7 goals

3 caps

2 caps

1 cap

2 caps

RM #12 Melissa CAREY (F, 31, CAPTAIN)

100 caps, 25 goals

2 caps

28 caps, 3 goals

CM #19 Avery MacDOUGALL (F, 30)

99 caps, 16 goals

LM #32 Lucas MEILLING (M, 22)

65 caps, 20 goals

LW #9 Alyssa LONGFIELD (F, 30)

100 caps, 23 goals

RW/ST #10 Jacob HARRAN (M, 27)

86 caps, 44 goals

8 caps, 3 goals

2 caps

ST #24 Alice CARROLL (F, 26)

91 caps, 45 goals

2 caps

*Players marked with an asterisk are not likely picks for the 23-man squad, but feel free to include them for variety's sake if you so choose.

RP Permissions
If my opponent roleplays first, they may:
Choose my starting lineup: Yes.
Choose my goalscorers: Yes.
Godmod scoring events: Yes.
RP injuries to my players: Please TG/DM me and I'll determine the severity.
Godmod injuries to my players: No.
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes.
Hand out red cards to my players: No more than one per match without TGing/DMing me about it first.
Godmod other events: Please TG/DM me first, but most likely yes.

If you wanna collaborate on a match, just TG or DM me! I'm open to all collaboration!

Lastly, please don't use pictures in your RP and say they represent my players. Trust me, they probably don't.

STYLE MOD: +2.

by **Aleirave** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 10:52 am

The Aleirave Football Association
Baptism of Fire LXXVIII Champions
Roster for World Cup XCII

OOC: All players in blue are ethnically Klysevian, all players in red are native Aleiravan.

The island nation of Aleirave is a rather small one, with a population of barely 50 thousand, somewhere in Anaia. Where in Anaia is somewhat up to interpretation, but it's there, we know that.

The nation of Aleirave was originally founded by Fyodor Tereyev, who was a puteshestvennik (or "traveller") from Klysevia, about 350 years ago. His descendants ruled the island up until the year 2023, when Alexandr Tereyev was shot and killed by a lone gunman in a peaceful protest. Since then, the island has been ruled as an Special Administrative Unit of Eshialand, effectively acting as its own democratic nation within a nation.

Once again, time has ran away from Aleirave.

Yes, the same thing happened last year, but somehow it seems to have happened again. Aleirave is here, at the start of World Cup Qualifying, in just the same place as it was at the start of CAFA. Stories unwritten, memories gone, time lost. Not only that, but now they're dealing with the fallout of Eshian PM Fiona Reval defunding all Eshian (and by extension Aleiravan) sporting programs. However, since when has not having government support stopped the Aleiravans from persisting and chasing their football dreams? They didn't have support in CAFA II, who says they need it for WC XCII?

Nickname: the Seagulls
Trigram: ALR

Stats and ages are a year behind, oops. Everything is only updated to post-BoF LXXVIII.

First international: Audioslavia 4-0 Aleirave (CAFA II)
First win: Aleirave 6-3 Space Laser Dinosaur Robot Pirate Land (CAFA III)
Best win: Aleirave 6-0 Unpleasant (BoF LXXVIII)
Worst loss/Most goals against: Audioslavia 4-0 Aleirave (CAFA II)
Most goals for: Aleirave 6-3 Space Laser Dinosaur Robot Pirate Land (CAFA III), Aleirave 6-0 Unpleasant (BoF LXXVIII), Caribbia 3-6 Aleirave (BoF LXXVIII)
Highest-scoring match: Aleirave 6-3 Space Laser Dinosaur Robot Pirate Land (CAFA III), Caribbia 3-6 Aleirave (BoF LXXVIII)

Home pitch: A field just outside Lahaira (capacity: 100)
One of the few grassy patches on the whole island will be the site of the Seagulls' home matches. It isn't much, but you'll be on a tropical island!

Coach: Haulafo PAKA'ULA (M, 53)
Given the political situation in Aleirave, Coach Paka'ula was not supposed to form this team. His grand scheme when he decided to craft this team was to show that natives could be just as good at football as the Klysevians, and that the two could work together in an international competition. President Tereyev flatly denied Haulafo's request to start the team, so he did what any normal person would do and assembled the team anyway.

Formation: 3-4-1-2
Style: +4

The Roster (starting XI in bold)
Goalkeepers:

GK #1 Falena RUKIPIATO (F, 27)

Oleg PONIEROV

Tehieko FEHIFELA

Defenders:

LB #4 Yekaterina OLAYEVA (F, 28)

RB #5 Piheve EVATENE (M, 18)

Serani NA'ELERU

Povure KELANULAHANE

CB #11 Tefei'o TESUNA'E (M, 24)

Grigori ZHENTONIOV

Midfielders:

LM #2 Efineha TESUNA'E (F, 24)

RCM #3 Aleksandr VRALETSKY (M, 29)

RM #8 Valeri TYONKO (M, 26)

LCM #12 Nakelia LIFEVANEKA (F, 19)

Lunaha FUSERAKA

Petr ENOVRIEV

Nusene FAVENOKU

Anna VANTEREVA

Forwards:

ST #10 Neraveke HO'UMINALU (F, 22)

ST #13 Fyodor VESHCHIK (M, 21)

Terale FIASALA

Valentina RESNYEVA

Renasetevo NANERIKEHA

AM #99 Ivefela NOSELELA (F, 25)

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by **Savigliane** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 10:53 am

SAVIGLIANE NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER
WORLD CUP 92

The Swans are back. I cigni don't quite look like the Tlanxball Swans that qualified for World Cups 87 and 88 - and a lot has changed in Savigliane as well during that time. But under the leadership of the legendary Ichi Tuzzio, now taking his record-shattering fourth senior side to the World Cup (after Buyan, Farfadillis, and Baker Park), they found their way back nevertheless, surviving a difficult qualifying group and a stout challenge from Tikariot to do so. While a third-place finish in the group stage will disappoint many a fan, it can hardly be called an underperformance, either. And, despite a late injury to star Adrian Toscani, there's hope that they can improve on that progress this cycle after they were able to pip World #1 Turori to automatic qualification. But the team and the nation it hails from have none of the naïvete of World Cups 87 and 88. Chastened by the past few years on and off the pitch, they know that they can't count on coming back to this tournament. If they want to win - and they desperately want to win - they'll have to start now. Some basic information about Savigliane can be found in my first WCQ RP or my BoF/WCQ RP line. Essentially, the nation has been teleported to the NS world from an IRL equivalent and is still working through the fallout of that event.

NICKNAME: The Swans / The Red and Blues
MANAGER: Ichi TUZZIO, 76 (Farfadillis)
ASSISTANT MANAGER: Friekder DANDALLEION, 76 (Farfadillis)
Thanks to Farfadillis for generously providing the below character description of Tuzzio and Dandalleion:

Ichi had a very successful football career: he plied his trade in Farfadillis playing for Ferdullaele FC, then in Turori playing for Cednia Beach, before moving to Makosile in Vilita. He was consistently a very solid player for over a decade in the V-League. On the national front, he started for Farfadillis as CAM for many years, playing a big part in their first World Cup qualification and their first AOCAF Cup win, notably scoring the winner against Vilita in the semifinal, in a 3-1 to 4-3 comeback. He was a CAM that could score incredibly frequently, and had a fearsome long shot. He loves helping develop players with characteristics similar to him, as he did with Faragó rue Cazade at Farfadillis. He could be criticized for turning Faragó into a bit of a vanity project, but his development under Tuzzio was unprecedented. Shortly after his retirement, during the celebrations of Farfadillis second AOCAF Cup win, Ichi Tuzzio was tragically shot in an attempt to mug him. He lost the ability to walk, but managed a miraculous recovery over the years which saw him able to walk with the help of a cane. This event motivated him to start his managerial career.

He started as assistant manager on the Farfadillis NT, helping out Tíbürçìó Çötàvíê. Tíbürçìó was not very good at listening, however, so at first his job was more about reigning in the players than anything relating to tactics. As Tíbürçìó started developing dementia, however, he slowly started having a bigger say on tactics, though this isn't something known to the public. Before Tíbürçìó completely slid into insanity, he moved on to the Buyanese national team, which he helped qualify to the World Cup despite them standing essentially no chance at the beginning of the cycle. From there he moved back to the Farfadillis NT once again, this time replacing Tíbürçìó instead of assisting him. He managed a fourth place finish in his first cycle, though in rather heartbreaking fashion after losing 6-3 to Turori in the semifinal. His AOCAF Cup performances were below par, and so was his World Cup 83 performance, as Farfadillis rather unceremoniously went out in the round of sixteen after a shaky group stage performance, despite having managed a perfect run in qualifiers. Coming into World Cup 84, Tuzzio's job was being heavily questioned due to both performances and style. He shut up his critics, however, by bringing the trophy to Farfadillis for the first time in its history, and not once deviating from his methods in the process. After resigning because of how stressful the job as Farfadillis manager is, he joined Baker Park's national team, where he led the Commonwealth to two knockout round appearances and a fourth-place finish in his time there.

As a manager, Tuzzio bucks the trend by being a reasonable manager despite his nationality. He still prefers heavily offensive tactics, but is willing to adapt to his players, going so far as to play merely offensively, or even a balanced playstyle when the situation calls for it. His strengths certainly lie in his man management - he wouldn't have lasted more than a few months managing Farfadillis otherwise - and in his ability to adapt. He also has very in-depth knowledge of every offensive Farf tactic in the book, which gives him a flexibility that's difficult to match. His weakness lies in his inexperience managing a good defense. He's still the manager that got the most out of a Farf defense in history, but it can't be denied that managing a Farf defense is completely different from managing a standard defense. His other weakness is that he can be temperamental, though he never showed signs of this when managing Buyan.

His assistant manager will be Friekder Dandalleion, one of the biggest Farf legends of the game and his best friend. He played for Jungle Strike for almost his entire career, and is probably one of the club's top three biggest legends. For Farfadillis, he, like Tuzzio, was instrumental in their first World Cup appearances, as well as in their first AOCAF Cup win. He also won a second AOCAF Cup, scoring the winning goal in the final against Osarius before retiring from football altogether. He's a consummate professional who will help out Tuzzio with whatever he needs, also giving him suggestions whenever he sees fit. He's not as knowledgeable as Tuzzio, but could probably make it as manager if he so desired.

STYLE MOD: +4.1
FORMATION: 3-4-3
Captain - Chiara Blanco
Vice-Captains - Federico Arnaudo, Anne-Marie Roux
Penalty Takers (in order of preference) - Thea Squarciafichi, Chiara Blanco, Federico Arnaudo, Anne-Marie Roux, Óceane Chastain
Free Kick Taker - Anne-Marie Roux
Corner-Kick Taker - Anne-Marie Roux (L), Valentina Gastaldo (R)
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Kits: Made with love by uni·q · for the game that’s more than a game.
(OOC: thanks to Qusmo for making these!)

TACTICS

There's more than a shade of Tlanxball in Ichi Tuzzio's tactics - the Farfish manager has opted not to rock the boat too much in terms of system, opting to focus more on installing new players in certain positions. The focus remains on retaining possession and rapidly moving the ball forwards vertically - although Tuzzio emphasizes verticality and lightning-quick transition much more than his Qusmi predecessor. In build-up, Dutto will stay back and use his passing range to search for opportunities to immediately advance to midfield, while both Tibère and Blanco will be given the green light to run forwards with the ball at their feet. Chastain will be given more of a box-to-box role, focusing on making late runs into dangerous areas and pushing the pace, while Arnaudo will be deployed as more of a playmaker. The wingbacks, especially Esposito, essentially have free reign to turn into wingers - Palomer likes to stay wide, while Esposito drifts centrally to accommodate the wider-playing Collomb. The aim while in possession will be to rapidly shift the ball forward before using quick interchanges and dynamic movement in the attacking third of the pitch. To aid this, the forwards will often drift wide and into the half-spaces to stretch the opposition defense before playing back through the center or switching play to the now-exposed opposite flank. Roux will cut inside frequently to make plays, while Squarciafichi is more of a pure goalscorer who will have more than enough playmakers feeding her in the box.

On defense, Ichi Tuzzio has opted for a surprisingly sane approach - but he was always the sanest one of the great Farfadillis managers. Defensively, Savigliane will play a relatively high line, aiming to compress the opposition's build-up toward the sidelines and pressing immediately after losing the ball. The Swans will rely on the pace and tactical instincts of their back 3-4 to cover what is a pretty attack-minded setup, especially since both Palomer and Esposito will both be pushing forward if necessary to maintain dynamism in possession. The aggression of the fullbacks make this an even more attack-minded setup than usual, and one that thrives on exploiting weaknesses in the flanks. They might not be elite or polished, but they'll at least be fun to watch.

Note: below, bolded players represent starters (Savigliane's full-strength starting eleven) while italicized players represent substitutes.

GOALKEEPERS
#01 - Nicodemo D’AMBROSIO - 32 - Unioneers (EUR)
#23 - Gianfranco GIGLIO - 26 - Pria City (CMT)
#12 - Nicolas DuCASSE - 33 - Kingston FC (QUE)

D’Ambrosio has been one of the breakout stars of post-Event Savigliane, going from backup to Golden Glove winner to Mayville starter and NT star. He’s still inexperienced, but an incredibly athletic shot-stopper with inconsistent but strong distribution. Giglio, standing at 6'7" (2.01m), possesses generational athleticism for a Savigliano goalkeeper, and uses it to great effect when making high-flying stops. The analytics crowd considers him overrated, but his distribution has rapidly improved and he was a revelation for Pria City this season. DuCasse is a much stronger and more consistent distributor, although his highs aren’t quite as high as D’Ambrosio, and he’s a relatively weak shot-stopper at this level.

DEFENDERS
#25 - LCB - Valérien TIBÈRE - 24 - 1830 Cathair (AUD)
#15 - CB - Alexandre ONIO - 27 - 1896 Ebor (MYT)
#03 - CB - Chiara BLANCO - 29 - Brinemouth (NPH)
#02 - CB - Adélaïde GARCIA - 33 - KT Moreazerua (AUD)
#14 - CB/CDM - Gianmarco DUTTO - 31 - Algolia (SRS)
#43 - CB - Alessandro ACOSTA - 31 - Nazionale Acqui Bollente

The young Tibère is being touted in some circles as the next great Savigliano youth product. A versatile defender capable of spelling left-backs in a four-at-the-back system, he's a tall, quick, and rangy defender with a bit of shithousing streak and preternatural athleticism. Onio is consistently one of the best defenders in the Mytanar Top League, impressing fans of 1896 Ebor with his passing abilities and calmness off the ball. Blanco, is quick, aerially adept, and hard-working, one of Lega 2's best-kept secrets until her move abroad, and a positive surprise at every step in her meteoric career, from Lega 2 to Tikariot's Kyethas Rivermen to the former Zenith champions.

Garcia has seriously matured in terms of her ability to play out from the back, formerly her biggest weakness. However, she's always relied on her athleticism and man-marking capabilities, and with those starting to fade, she's had to reinvent herself somewhat. Dutto is a strong but slow-footed center-back whose biggest strength is his ability to distribute from the back - he's viewed as a worthy successor to ball-playing center-back Pietro Giraudo, but Tuzzio has favored Onio's pace this cycle. Acosta was an absolute rock for Nazionale en route to their league title, and is known for his aerial ability and deceptive quickness and strength.

MIDFIELDERS
#04 - LWB - Roman PALOMER - 27 - Urbizania Wanderers (ASG)
#06 - CM - Óceane CHASTAIN - 28 - La Nueva Avenida (FFD)
#08 - CM - Federico ARNAUDO - 24 - Falourr (EUR)
#27 - RWB - Gianni ESPOSITO - 25 - Burnaby SC (KSK)
#37 - LWB - Nicolas DuBOIS - 23 - Admiral Storevik (SVJ)
#05 - CDM - Gabriel BUVALELLI - 27 - Shamrock Cathair (AUD)
#16 - CM - Leo CASTAGNE - 30 - Bastion Lions (EUR)
#29 - CM/AM - Alessandro BELLA - 29 - Clayquot City (KSK)
#61 - RB/RWB - Luca CAMBIASO - 26 - Couno Rangers (TMB)
#55 - RWB - Nicoletta SAUVAGEON - 28 - Tikariot City FC (TKT)

Palomer is a tricky, energetic, attack-minded fullback whose greatest strength is his incisive overlapping runs. A bit one-dimensional in his youth, but he's added more tricks to his bag recently, and he's been surprisingly good in Astograth. Arnaudo is an energetic, pacy box-to-box type who excelled during San Ludovico's "Miracle Run" to the LBCT semifinals, earning him a big transfer to Eura. He's also weirdly good at set pieces, both delivering and receiving. A confusing heir to Bianca Fiore's #8, considering he was named this way while still in the second division, but gambling on him is something both Tlanx and Tuzzio have opted to do, and the latter reportedly sees a bit of takilante in him. Chastain often lacks focus, and is prone to fouling, but she's genuinely one of Savigliane's best when she's on, with the kind of passing vision, defensive positioning, and aggressive athleticism that make us reach again for the Bianca Fiore comparisons. La Nueva Avenida was a challenge slightly beyond her in her debut season, but she's steadily grown into her expanded roles for club and country and is approaching genuine stardom. Finally, Esposito is athletic and technically gifted, but earned a reputation as lazy before manager Lucas Allard unlocked a breakout season from the young fullback that earned him a transfer to Kelssek. He relies on his pace to get into defensive position, but his offensive instincts, owing to a youth career spent as a winger, are second to none in the nation.

DuBois is a pacy, tricky fullback who can serve as a spark-plug offensively but isn't as solid of a defender yet. A recent move to the Savojar champions has elevated his profile, and Tuzzio has decided to give the youngster a shot. Buvalelli unexpectedly broke into Alessandro Juliana’s first team in Audioslavia’s National League and rose to stardom for both club and country before a big-money move to Shamrock, and although temperamental, his deep-lying playmaking makes him Pietro Giraudo’s heir apparent at the senior level. Bella, the former young player of the year in Savigliane, is known for his creativity and flair with the ball, and surprisingly high workrate (somewhat compensating for his lack of athleticism) without it. Cambiaso is a strong, composed fullback who's surprisingly good at set-piece delivery, having scored four free-kicks in his last season with Nazionale. Nazionale thought he reached his limit, but he's fitted in well into Giuliani's Couno side. Sauvageon, somewhat similarly to Giovanna Vitale, is a high-flying, aggressive fullback who needs to work on her defensive discipline. She serves as a useful “break in case of emergency” if Savigliane is trailing.

FORWARDS
#07 - LW/ST - Anne-Marie ROUX - 28 - Crisisbless (NPH)
#18 - ST - Thea SQUARCIAFICHI - 29 - 1830 Cathair (AUD)
#11 - RW - Victor COLLOMB - 27 - Marthorpe City FC (FVA)
#31 - LW - Valentina GASTALDO - 27 - Glenmount Town (TLI)
#09 - ST - Ophelie BERNARD - 27 - Lakewood City (TMB)
#20 - ST - Sofia COUFFIGNAL - 22 - Stade-Ferre Trinité
#21 - LW/ST/RW - Bonagiunta ROSSI - 25 - Lanar (CMT)

Roux is an incredible dribbler with sometimes inaccurate but sometimes incredible passing ability and a left foot that produces magical free-kicks and long-range shots. Squarciafichi is a predatory finisher and absolutely lethal in the penalty box. Although a solid dribbler, her best runs are off the ball, and her passing is still a work in progress, although somewhat improved. Collomb, known for a methodical, deliberate style of play, is a strong passer and finisher most at home setting up teammates. He's impressed abroad in Flavovespia, but has big shoes to fill.

A deadly passer and crosser who uses her speed to hug the touchline and burst past defenders, Gastaldo was Porto Vecchio's best player in a relegation campaign and has continued to shine abroad en route to a league title with Glenmount. Bernard is a deadly finisher when in the zone, but was plagued by inconsistency and off-the-field troubles during her time in Savigliane. She's managed to put things together in Lakewood City though, becoming one of the best goalscorers in Tumbra. Couffignal tore apart the SavigLega this season with Stade-Ferre, and is devastating both in the air and with the ball at her feet. Rossi came out of nowhere with ACAB (replacing Rinaldi, who left for Græntfjall) to score an incredible twenty goals - one for each year of his life - in 29 SavigLega appearances. He's kept up the pace with first Alnio, then Tor, and now Lanar in the Red League, although his star is dimmed somewhat by his teams' middling performance (in his mind). His best asset is his absolutely lethal pace and skill, although he’s a bit skinny and a legendarily bad teammate who forced his way out of ACAB.

by **Squornshelan Remnant States** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 11:33 am

Squornshelan Remnant States Black-and-Reds Roster
World Cup 92

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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, 90, and 91, as well as making the final of AOCAF Cup 65, and placing third at AOCAF 66. 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 92 Finals Roster

Goalkeepers:

#  Player            Age    Pro.    Club
 1 Paiva Shimski      28  She/Her    AFC Treason
41 Shreya Krusan      23  She/Her    Perce Town
13 Nurul Heiskanen    28   He/Him    Port Rhovanyon AFC

Right Backs:

#  Player            Age    Pro.    Club
21 Solan Halfariani   25   He/Him    Damogran
14 Jirar Malgos       29   He/Him    Galatica

Left Backs:

#  Player            Age    Pro.    Club
20 Vasilii Nyberg     28   He/Him    Sabrefell Moths
33 Tonje Bakken       27  She/Her    Vogsphere United

Center Backs:

#  Player            Age    Pro.    Club
 4 Walda Harkhan      32  She/Her    Yassaca
23 Blasko Titov       26   He/Him    Megabrantid
27 Sawda Bedrosian    28  She/Her    Aleiusia Capital
15 Ayli Galdra        29  She/Her    Brantisvogan
29 Malai Yarlut       27  She/Her    Goodfeather FC

Midfielders:

#  Player            Age    Pro.    Club
6  Selvala Tabur      33  She/Her    Torpedo Pavlograd
8  Mithya Hashemi     29  She/Her    Anomalies
10 Purna Zazagan      29  She/Her    AFC Treason
22 Damnagoras         26 They/Them   Asbury Park FC
26 Talia Nisarizo     28  She/Her    AFC Corvistone
16 Vlart Hedberg      26   He/Him    Straton FC

Right Wings:

#  Player            Age    Pro.    Club
 7 Ikra Yonte         30  She/Her    Burnaby SC
70 Arttu Ditou        25   He/Him    Brantisvogan

Left Wings:

#  Player            Age    Pro.    Club
40 Thorgnyr Bondarov  28   He/Him    Tropicorp FC
98 Aodaghan Stern     22   He/Him    Mâ  lâmëómë

Forwards:

#  Player            Age    Pro.    Club
18 Snorre Fridtjofs   27   He/Him    Kyethas Rivermen
70 Caitrin Ness       29  She/Her    Northandryun Rovers
 9 Lyzolda Petrov     35  She/Her    Sabrefell Moths
17 Kaalia Gerstlauer  33  She/Her    Chalesm

Goalkeepers:

#  Player            Age    Pro.    Club
 1 Paiva Shimski      28  She/Her    AFC Treason
41 Shreya Krusan      23  She/Her    Perce Town
71 Ilkay Memmedov     22   He/Him    Syneca
13 Nurul Heiskanen    28   He/Him    Port Rhovanyon AFC
35 Safiyyah Kartal    30  She/Her    Yassaca

Right Backs:

#  Player            Age    Pro.    Club
21 Solan Halfariani   25   He/Him    Damogran
 2 Taisiya Achthoven  32  She/Her    Yassaca
14 Jirar Malgos       29   He/Him    Galatica
32 Aaro Musta         24   He/Him    Rammsissil

Left Backs:

#  Player            Age    Pro.    Club
20 Vasilii Nyberg     28   He/Him    Sabrefell Moths
 3 Valda Harkhan      32  She/Her    Northern Stallions
33 Tonje Bakken       27  She/Her    Vogsphere United
30 Palla Jagidar      30  She/Her    Iturributa United

Center Backs:

#  Player            Age    Pro.    Club
 4 Walda Harkhan      32  She/Her    Yassaca
27 Sawda Bedrosian    28  She/Her    Aleiusia Capital
23 Blasko Titov       26   He/Him    Megabrantid
 5 Ljuba Bucvarov     28  She/Her    René Skaé
15 Ayli Galdra        29  She/Her    Brantisvogan
29 Malai Yarlut       27  She/Her    Goodfeather FC
34 Sahnaz Panoss      21   He/Him    Syneca
42 Surya Jagdish      23  She/Her    Megabrantid

Midfielders:

#  Player            Age    Pro.    Club
6  Selvala Tabur      33  She/Her    Torpedo Pavlograd
8  Mithya Hashemi     29  She/Her    Anomalies
22 Damnagoras         26 They/Them   Asbury Park FC
10 Purna Zazagan      29  She/Her    AFC Treason
26 Talia Nisarizo     28  She/Her    AFC Corvistone
16 Vlart Hedberg      26   He/Him    Straton FC
38 Pyotr Arikansky    25   He/Him    FK Arsika
28 Rustik Koshelev    24   He/Him    Megabrantid
19 Sevet-Ibilx Kai    20 They/Them   Brantisvogan

Right Wings:

#  Player            Age    Pro.    Club
 7 Ikra Yonte         30  She/Her    Burnaby SC
70 Arttu Ditou        25   He/Him    Brantisvogan
39 Maol Eanain        27   He/Him    Vogsphere United
37 Tiiu Aaltonen      21  She/Her    Olympia Arkintoofle

Left Wings:

#  Player            Age    Pro.    Club
40 Thorgnyr Bondarov  28   He/Him    Tropicorp FC
98 Aodaghan Stern     22   He/Him    Mâ Âlâmëómë
36 Chiranjivi Dast    27   He/Him    Megabrantid
11 Zlata Perkuna      26  She/Her    Newrook City

Forwards:

#  Player            Age    Pro.    Club
18 Snorre Fridtjofs   27   He/Him    Kyethas Rivermen
70 Caitrin Ness       29  She/Her    Northandryun Rovers
31 Ottilia Hjort      23  She/Her    Barossia United
17 Kaalia Gerstlauer  33  She/Her    Chalesm
 9 Lyzolda Petrov     35  She/Her    Sabrefell Moths
25 Juljana Chmela     31  She/Her    FK Arsika

Qualifying Schedule and Venues

MD1:  RAN  v  SRS @ Smith Field (cap. 19,050), Richardson, RAN
MD2:  SRS  v  SCO @ Radlov Arena (cap. 76,800), Brantisvogan, Megabrantis, SRS
MD3:  YZH  v  SRS @ TBA
MD4:  SRS  v  PYA @ Black Raven Field (cap. TBA), Yassaca, Sivolvia, SRS
MD5:  BRP  v  SRS @ TBA
MD6:  SRS  v  TLI @ Castle Street (cap. 57,300), Jaglan, Algolia, SRS
MD7:  KAN  v  SRS @ TBA
MD8:      BYE
MD9:  SRS  v  BGJ @ Synesoft Arena (cap. 46,950), Syneca, Sivolvia, SRS
MD10: NSV  v  SRS @ Tiên Sơn Stadium, Đà Nẵng, NSV
MD11: SRS  v  SRG @ Chernov Stadium (cap. 57,600), Viltvodle Megabrantis, SRS
MD12: SRS  v  RAN @ Raftel Park (cap. 59,870), Chalesm, Megabrantis, SRS
MD13: SCO  v  SRS @ TBA
MD14: SRS  v  YZH @ Slavnareczpospolitastadion (cap. 61,230), Lublova, Molvania, SRS
MD15: PYA  v  SRS @ TBA
MD16: SRS  v  BRP @ New Rudlit Arena (cap. 31,200), Rudlit, West Flania, SRS
MD17: TLI  v  SRS @ TBA
MD18: SRS  v  KAN @ Vogsphere Arena (cap. 90,000), Vogsphere, Isle of Squornshelous, SRS
MD19:     BYE
MD20: BGJ  v  SRS @ TBA
MD21: SRS  v  NSV @ Ralph Wilson Memorial Stadium (cap. 48,700), Han Dold City, Han Dold, SRS
MD22: SRG  v  SRS @ Estadio Generalissimo Joaqín Delgado (cap. 108,879), Soluca, SRG

by **Boring Paradise** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 2:21 pm

Boring Paradise's
Official Squad

Manager: Agostinho De Mequites (age 66)
Coach: Sylvan Hills (age 45)
Goal Keeper Coach: Vasili Seleznev (age 57)

Choose my goalscorers: Y
Godmod scoring events: Y
RP injuries to my players: Y
Godmod injuries to my players: Y (Not career ending or tournament preventing)
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Y (Only Three Cards)
Hand out red cards to my players: Y (1 Max)
Godmod other events: Y (No Killing, No rest of life injuries)

Style Modifiers: +3.1

by **Kuraita** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 2:28 pm

Kuraitan National Football Association Selection

RP Permissions

My opponent, shall they RP first, have permission to…
Choose goalscorers: Y
Godmod Scoring: Y*
Injure players: Y - I determine length and severity
Godmod Injuries: N
Hand out yellow cards: Y (roughly proportionate with your own team)
Hand out red cards: Y (not more than one)
Godmod other events: Y*

*: Godmods are accepted only if they are unlikely, but possible actions. Rule of thumb: if you’ve seen it happen in an RL football game, I’m fine with it. If you’re unsure, please TG me or DM me on Discord.

TEAM INFO

Squad Overview

Coach: Eriks Liepinš (47)

Nr	Pos	Name			Club			Age
1	GK	Mihals Kalninš		Arcjugas FK Lauvas	33
2	LB	Stanislas Żukauskas	Krustojnis SK		27
3	CB	Matejs Ozolinš		Arcjugas FK Lauvas	29
4	CB	Darius Stirs		FK Valtspils		26
5	RB	Audris Legrants		FK Auksturts		25
6	DM	Andras Varnis		FK Arcjuga		27
7	LF/ST	Jonas Adomaitis		Morannon Athletic (TKT) 28
8	CM	Lauris Indrašis		Morannon Athletic (TKT)	24
9	ST	Domantas Vaskevičius	FK Arcjuga		30
10	OM	Mantas Urbauskas	Arcjugas FK Lauvas	31
11	ST	Lajals Vilks		Krustojnis SK		27
12	GK	Vytautas Paritis	FK Arcjuga		27
13	CB	Brais Koverlis		Arcjugas FK Lauvas	24
14	CB	Ivars Jonaitis		FK Arcjuga		26
15	CB	Miks Fjelgrens		Krustojnis SK		29
16	CM	Mindaugas Gazolinš	Żalbaltas Aziklirins	24
17	ST	Magnus Livs		FK Auksturts		25
18	CM	Aleks Čenins		FK Ronisala		23
19	LM	Arturs Berlinš		Żalbaltas Aziklirins	26
20	OM	Romanas Rosadas		Jursturts NSK "Vytis"	22
21	RM	Zemgus Baltas		Arcjugas FK Lauvas	27
22	RB	Żaks Silveins		FK Makospils		25
23	GK	Kaspars Żalgiris	Elektron Harkka (SVJ)	22

Playstyle

Style Mod: +1

Kuraita typically line up in a 3-4-1-2, with the choice of wide players depending on their opposition. Against more neutral to defensive opponents, the left side usually features an offensive player in Adomaitis and the right side a wingback in Legrants or Silveins; against an offensive side (roughly +2.5 and up) they will prefer Żukauskas on the left side and play Adomaitis as a striker. In the back, all three members are centre-backs and play as such; in midfield, they usually opt for a holding and a shuttling midfielder, although all central midfielders are somewhat versatile. Players in general are physically strong and athletic, and tend to work a lot and be competent at helping out on both sides of the pitch.
With the ball, the players on the side sometimes push up to the height of the offensive midfielder depending on the space they are given; all wingers and wingbacks are also very adept at changing directions fast and looking for counters. The playmaker usually stays in the middle of the pitch and looks for options, with the strikers lurking near the goal for the most part.
Without the ball, Kuraita’s wingbacks fall back and operate as a line of five defenders together with the CB’s, although the wingers and wide midfielders can remain a bit more offensive at times. The strikers can press, but the offensive midfielder tends to take a more passive role and falls back into the central midfield. Their defence is somewhat passive, but tries to keep the opponent away from the goal by pushing them away from the box and closing down the centre of the pitch with three central midfielders.

Player roles

Captain
Domantas Vaskevičius ⇒ Jonas Adomaitis ⇒ Mantas Urbauskas ⇒ Mihals Kalninš
Penalty takers (both ingame and shootouts)
Vaskevičius - Urbauskas - Adomaitis - Vilks - Varnis - Livs - Indrašis (in shootouts: continue from most to least offensive position)
Free kicks (direct)
Adomaitis (left, centre), Urbauskas (right), Vilks (backup)
Free kicks (long)
Adomaitis, Indrašis
Corners
Adomaitis
Goalkeeper hierarchy
Kalninš ⇒ Paritis ⇒ Żalgiris

Who is most likely to…

…be Kuraita’s best goal scorer?
Vaskevičius is a cold poacher who will create chances from anything that falls into the box. However, playing as an inverted winger who has a sheer unstoppable drive to the goal and a penchant for free kicks, Adomaitis might rival him.

…end up suspended?
As the man in the centre of the back three and a hulking, massive presence, Darius Stirs has a certain penchant for picking up stray yellow cards to problematic extents. Stanislas Żukauskas, on the other hand, balances his competitive excellence with a short fuse and might pick up a stupid red card outside the game if provoked or frustrated.

…score the goal of the tournament?
The star, the man, the technician, Jonas Adomaitis - and he’ll follow it up with a viral celebration too, probably. Lajals Vilks is a secondary guess, a technical and agile striker with the potential to shine.

…be Kuraita’s breakout star?
In a young team, there are multiple candidates, but the one to watch is probably Lauris Indrašis, a tireless and technically competent central midfielder. More in the background for now are Romanas Rosadas, a gifted but physically limited playmaker, and the relentless shuttler Čenins who made himself the star of FK Ronisala last season.

…attract legions of fangirls?
Audris Legrants doesn’t need to attract them, he already has them. A dashing character with remarkable flowing hair, he has been described by Kuraitan media as “having stepped out of the pages of a 19th century romantic novel onto a football pitch”. And if men with muscles befitting a Greek statue are more your thing, look no further than Andras Varnis.

…double his followers on social media?
That depends on the kind of content you like. Ivars Jonaitis and his FK Arcjuga teammate Vytautas Paritis are known for comedic short videos about their lives as footballers. Miks Fjelgrens is known for his open demeanor online and his photography hobby caught on in Kuraita. Finally, Żaks Silveins’ twii.tur is considered mandatory following for Kuraitan sports journalists thanks to his tendency to stir up controversy over basically anything.

…break curfew and play hungover?
Kuraitans are generally never opposed to some drunken fun, but some are pushing it a bit. Brais Koverlis and Zemgus Baltas are known for having caused some damage to an Arcjuga bar after celebrating their title with Lauvas last year; Magnus Livs is a known party-goer and hobby DJ. And Mindaugas Gazolinš was fined internally after allegedly having played a test match still mildly drunk the day after his 21st birthday.

KIT

STADIA AND TRAVEL

Kuraita lacks a true national stadium and will spread its games around three stadia across the country. Locations for each game will be released after the group draw. Thanks to the small size of the country, the cities in which the stadia are located can all be reached within 2.5 hours by car from Arcjuga International Airport, the only international airport of the nation. Unfortunately, flights into Kuraita are still rare due to the recent conflict situation, but with one to two transfers, it should be fairly possible to reach Arcjuga. Alternatively, ship connections into Arcjuga and Vaitspils are occasionally available.

Otjalas stadions (Arcjuga)

Home team: FK Arcjuga
Capacity: 23’640

Kuraita’s biggest football and athletics stadium, FK Arcjuga’s home stadium is located on the banks of Otjala river in a former industrial park. It was constructed in the 1960s and renovated recently, coming along with a reduction of its international capacity as more seating was added. Otja, as it’s commonly known, is located within the transit system of the Arcjuga Metro Area, served by tram lines 5 and 12 as well as multiple bus lines from the city centre and Vaitspils town.

SEMAK Arena (Krustojnis)

Home team: Krustojnis SK
Capacity: 17’440

Located in Krustojnis, about an hour by car from Arcjuga International Airport and about 1.5 to 2 hours (depending on connections) on the nation’s main train line via Arcjuga Main Station, this is Kuraita’s most modern stadium as it was renovated only a few years ago with the sponsoring money of the SEMAK brewery. Locally still referred to as its old, sponsor-free name of Meżkas stadions (the forest stadium), the SEMAK Arena is small but atmospheric, and Kuraita’s biggest football-only stadium. It is located in an outskirt of the city, a bridge across from the city centre, and is connected to town with its own tram line 6, opened together with the stadium’s renovation.

Stadions Tomas Ozolinš (Auksturts)

Home team: FK Auksturts
Capacity: 21’490 (national) / 16’910 (international)

Located in the far east of the country, in the hilly town of Auksturts, about two and a half hours by car (or four hours by train and coach) from Arcjuga Airport, this stadium has a reputation of fiery crowds despite its athletics track. Unfortunately, in order to comply with increased security regulations for international games, the stadium (which was constructed in the 1920s) will have to lose its rowdy standing section in the south end, which will be temporarily have restricted access to guarantee safety. Still, it likely rewards travellers with great atmosphere, and a convenient location in walking distance of Auksturts’ charming historic centre.

LANGUAGE NOTE

The Kuraitan language has a few diacritics that are relevant for pronunciation. Writing these is essential within Kuraita; however, in names, they can be left out in writing as a translation convention if you prefer. Here’s a quick reference collection of the ones present in this Kuraitan roster:

Č - pronounced as [tʃ]
Š - pronounced as [⁠ʃ⁠]
Ż - pronounced as [⁠ʒ⁠]

by **Savojarna** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 2:33 pm

Savojar Roster for WCQ 92

RP PERMISSIONS

STYLE: -0.75

Choose Goalscorers: Y
Godmod Scoring: N
Injure Players: Y (no longer than the rest of the tournament)
Godmod Injuries: N
Yellow Cards: Y
Red Cards: Y - not more than one
Godmod other events: N

I am open to discussing all RP permissions via TG or Discord, if you have a specific plan.

TEAM

STAFF
Coach: Victoria Maersk
Age: 43 // Coach since: WCQ 92
A legend of the Savojar game, Victoria Maersk has been playing for the relatively unknown women’s team of Amazonia Valdhavn, when two things happened at the international level: The Savojar Women’s National Team won the Copa Rushmori 31 with a 23 year old Maersk playing a relevant role as a utility sub in the midfield, and Savojar pro football was fully integrated, resulting in the dissolution of her team. As a result, she was picked up on a free transfer by North Sabrefell in Nephara, the first player to move from Savojarna to the then Premiership. From then onwards, she captained the Savojar National Team at two World Cups and wore the armband for Vermillion Rage in the Zenith - and after her retirement, went into coaching training, being called up surprisingly to the Northlights now. Tactically somewhat of a wildcard, she works together with a large batch of the team that followed her when she did her coaching training in the Rotor Värstjö youth system and the Högvald national academy and is likely to employ a solid, flexible 4-4-2 relying on quick vertical play.

Coaching Team: Ingmar Söderby, Nicolai Kruul Jensen, Knut Sörensen, Lasse Tjoer, Valtteri Andersson
Ages: 52, 40, 43, 51, 58 // Special functions: Head Scout, Video analyst, Technical coach, condition trainer, GK Coach

Ingmar Söderby has been working in the system of Libertas Bergheim for a while, where he has found gems such as Knud Vingegaard and Jakub Jaranski. He changed over to the SFFB to work at Högvald, where he was working with Maersk during her coaching education. He has been taking a more active role in the selection committee as well as strategic coaching alongside Maersk.
Nicolai Kruul Jensen and Knut Sörensen have been co-coaches with Maersk at Rotor, and for Sörensen also at Högvald. Having been signed away from the SFFB after being a technical coach at the Academy, he now returned to the national federation alongside his friend and head coach Maersk. Kruul Jensen has been the video analyst at Rotor and a former striker in the SFS B, taking a somewhat more active role in the offence while Maersk orients her focus more on the work off the ball.
Lasse Tjoer is the physical coach and condition trainer, and has previously worked for multiple SFS A teams. He places a lot of emphasis on discipline, but gives the players a large amount of freedom to tune their practice regime to their own tastes as long as they stick to the targets. He is quite popular in the team, and a good motivator.
Andersson was a long-term goalkeeper for Energie Thorsborg and got directly transferred into the club's youth department when he retired at age 33. Following some good work with the club's youth department, he got trained as a GK coach and worked with the first team and the U21 of Energie for a while before being brought onto the squad of the NT early on. He still works with Energie on the side and is reputed to be very good at developing a goalkeeper's weaknesses.

Doctor: Dr. Christer Ljungberg
Age: 64
Christer is the head of the medical team of the Savojar NT and generally has a reputation of being the team’s good soul. Many players have come to him over the years to discuss their insecurities or physical problems, to the point that many consider Ljungberg to essentially be a second mental coach.

SQUAD

TEAM

NOTE: Due to the Savojar calendar distributing WCQ across two years, some of the information presented here is no longer up to date (or ahead of its time) for parts of the campaign. Information in the roster post is correct as of mid-qualifying.

Goal

1	GK	Aleksandra Virulainen	Partisan Sjoedrhavn	F	31
12	GK	Sergey Sharin	 	FK Torpedo Pawlograd	M	28
20	GK	Olga Valujev		CASK Thorsborg		F	23

Aleksandra Virulainen will take the helm between the posts. She is an SFS A veteran who has won titles with Partisan, and shines through her space control and spatial awareness. On the downside, she is relatively short, putting her at a disadvantage on the line. Behind her, Sergey Sharin has been a long-term third string goalkeeper at the Northlights and has been promoted to second at the tail end of WCQ 90 during Iiro Pakanen’s temporary retirement, a spectacular and somewhat form-dependent player with strong physical attributes, especially an uncanny jumping ability. Behind the two, the nod has gone to Olga Valujev rather than Iiro Pakanen, signifying a change of the guard as the CASK Thorsborg keeper is establishing herself in the SFS A.

Defence

2	LB	Ansgar Klaey		CASK Thorsborg		M	26
3	CB	Polina Zirkova		Ulsa (EUR)		F	32
4	CB	Vidkun Nymark		Dynamo Sjoedrhavn	M	28
5	LB/RB	Milla Viipuri		AFC Corvistone (NPH)	F	28
15	RB	Alvin Strid		Libertas Bergheim	M	24
16	CB	Sven Vikarby		Partisan Sjoedrhavn	M	24
22	CB	Dmitri Dmitriev		Admiral Storevik	M	29
23	RB/LB	Gudjohn Magnusson	ESK Storevik		M	24

On the left side, Ansgar Klaey and Milla Viipuri are similar types of players, both of them being well-balanced, somewhat conservative fullbacks who will have the ability to drive forward, but usually wait with doing so until an attack is solidly established. Both are also enduring players that can keep up with the pace of an international game for 90 minutes; Viipuri has the ability to play on both sides, adding a lot of versatility to the squad. Polina Zirkova is the undisputed organiser of the central backs, with good skills with the ball on her feet and good eyes to spot buildup opportunities. She will likely be complimented by either the tall, strong header Dmitriev or the more defensive and calm Vidkun Nymark, depending on the needs of the game. All three are veterans of the game and solid options to secure the back for Savojarna; the fourth man in the team, Sven Vikarby, is a younger option that stands out through his uncompromising attitude and skill to deliver accurate tackles.Viipuri is likely to see significant playtime on the right side against more offensive teams, whereas Alvin Strid is the only true wingback in the squad. The 25 year old is fast and technically adept, having played as a right midfielder in a 3-4-3 early in his career, and has a well-developed cross; however, he is prone to getting caught out when faced with fast, counter-attacking opposition.

Midfield

6	DM	Markko Niskanen		Newrook City (NPH)	M	28
8	CM	Vladimir Orakhin	Goodfeather FC (NPH)	M	24
10	OM	Morten Poulsen		Partisan Sjoedrhavn	M	33
14	CM/OM	Jelena Tretjakov	Dynamo Sjoedrhavn	F	23
17	LM/RF	Ruslan Novikov		FK Torpedo Pawlograd	M	22
19	LM	Finn Östberg		Lokomotive Jarnstad	M	28
7	RM	Mikhail Jashkin		Directus (EUR)		M	33
21	RM	Kaisa Gyldenström	AFC Corvistone (NPH)	F	26

A flat four is expected to be the name of the game for Maersk, with the wingers being more part of the midfield than the very offensive sides that Lijushkin liked to employ. In central midfield, all four players are likely starters depending on the slant Maersk wants to give the team. Markko Niskanen, a physical and defensively very conscientious player, is the most defensive option. Steeled by the Zenith and a veteran, he is likely to take the brunt of defensive work. Orakhin is another Zenith player who is good at shuttling the ball and known for his stamina, similar to the more offensive Jelena Tretjakov. Morten Poulsen, finally, is a veteran playmaker who has a penchant for deep runs into the box, arriving late to score himself or find a last pass. He has been captaining Partisan Sjoedrhavn for many years, and is a natural leader to drive forward play. On the left side, Ruslan Novikov is the more offensive and technical player, an exciting winger that will play when Savojarna expect to make the game or need offensive power; against stronger, more offensive opposition, the two-way oriented Östberg is likely to start. A deadly crosser and good defender, he is a flexible team player. The right side remains the domain of Mikhail Jashkin, who has further established himself as a brilliant winger, accurate passer and crosser, and extremely conscientious player who will put himself at the team’s service at any time. Kaisa Gyldenström can be a strong backup with her speed and technique, and is expected to be used situationally to provide more direct threats from the side.

Forwards

9	ST	Lars Alvesen		Partisan Sjoedrhavn	M	22
11	ST	Sven Ehlers		Falourr (EUR)		M	27
13	ST	Victor Hedenberg	Ibini FC (VAL)		M	26
18	ST	Vladimir Nichajev	Dynamo Sjoedrhavn	M	28

Up front, Sven Ehlers has grown into a star player of this side and is the likely starter, a smart player who will try to create danger from between the lines as a hanging striker. Ehlers is rather short but quick, mobile, and a good linker as well as a good finisher. Besides him, Lars Alvesen is a 22 years old, physical poacher that has established himself at Partisan. Using his height and strength, he likes to drive forward and slyly take chances that Ehlers sets up for him. The third option this time is Victor Hedenberg, a clever striker who likes the hanging position as well. He is less of a goal scorer and more of a player that tends to bring in his partner, winger, or offensive midfielder by playing balls backwards or sideways when there is an option. He also has a good sense of pressing and is likely to play defensive roles as well. Vladimir Nichajev is a bit of a wild card, a striker who is a cold finisher and just won a championship, but more of an allrounder than Alvesen or Hedenberg. He is likely to play in the top position, but can slot in as a hanging man in a pinch, and relies more on his good finishing and smart positioning than pure physique.

STARTING XI:

TACTICS

ROLES
Captain: Poulsen - Jashkin - Zirkova - Viipuri
Free Kicks (direct): Ehlers (left, centre), Jashkin (right)
Free Kicks (long): Poulsen, Zirkova
Corners: Östberg (left), Jashkin (right)
Penalty Kick: Alvesen, Ehlers, Poulsen, Jashkin, Zirkova, Tretjakov, Gyldenström [also progression for shooutouts]

KITS

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by **Yue Zhou** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 2:34 pm

THE UNITED REPUBLICS OF YUEZHOU - NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM
月州联合共和国 - 国际足球队

Badge and kits designed by Txakhaxi's Tahuatxi Storefront.

Stylistically, Ken Hayabusa, the first Kandorese manager of the Dragons, seriously disrupted Yue football with his high-flying possession play and media savvy, and many expected disaster or jubilation to follow. Instead, Hayabusa was around for four tournaments (two WCQs, a CoH, and a Copa Rushmori), either slightly underachieved or slightly overachieved at all four of them, and was let go after a disappointing playoff defeat to Squidroidia. In fairness, Hayabusa did well just to make those playoffs, and his tinkering yielded some highly impactful tactical shifts, such as the usage of Liu Huiying as a false-nine. But Yuezhou never seriously looked like World Cup Qualifiers during his three years with the club, and it's clear that the YFA wants to swing for the fences. Now, Chen Huikang, a former star Dragons striker and assistant manager, takes the reins at Yübao. Chen has a very strong resumé, with stints as assistant manager of Yuezhou, manager of CSKA Quebec, and the manager who turned Glenmount Town around and won the final season of the Licentian Premier League. But can he take his national team to the next level? So far, he's crashed out early at the CoH and honored the time-tested Yue tradition of "making the CR knockouts and then losing in the Ro16 to a Terranean team". But maybe these qualifiers will tell a different story.

Home, Away, and GK kits designed by Tahautxi. See the video reveal here.

Manager: Chen Huikang, 54

Chen Huikang is an excellent tactician with a propensity for fast-paced, attacking football. His attacking strengths were apparent in both seasons with CSKA Quebec, who come close to winning the Q-League and Coupe de la Reine his first season. However, still somewhat inexperienced at the time, he struggled to bring together a dressing room full of massive egos and character issues. After being let go, he seriously matured over a three-season stint at Glenmount Town, where he turned an underachieving team into Premier League champions. While the temptation to stay at a club that has almost unconditionally supported him from Day One was strong, the fiercely patriotic Nanhai native couldn't resist the temptation to manage the Dragons.

Assistant Manager: None [left vacant since the Alba and Cymru Incident]
Nickname: The ~~Red~~ Dragons
Formation: 4-3-3
Style Modifier: +2
RP Permissions:

Preferred Goalscorers: None preferred, feel free to consult the below guide for help
Godmod scoring events: TG/DM before doing so
RP injuries to my players: Yes (I determine severity)
Godmod injuries to my players: TG/DM before doing so
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes, TG/DM if more than one
Godmod other events: TG/DM before doing so
Other: If you plan to RP the match extensively, please mention by players by name (as opposed to “the Yue striker…” or similar). Please consult me before using images meant to represent my players. All permissions are set to "N" if you explicitly send a sub-age team.

Tactics:

With the ball, the team will play quickly and creatively, focusing on controlling the ball and dynamically exploiting weaknesses in the opponent's defense. Jiawei maintains some defensive coverage on the left flank, but if the game is under control Dong will float forwards to provide width in the attack, forming a sort of 3-2-5 (Wen will also join the attackers) shape. Liu Huiying plays as a creative false-nine type, who will serve as a sort of offensive hub while dropping into midfield. The tricky Luo Nanwei will play as a right inside-forward, using his speed to make runs in behind the shoulder of the defense and his technique to create and convert chances once in the box, while Jiang provides width and support from the left-hand side. Wen Xiaohui and Li Jing, the two non-holding midfielders, will both be aggressively moving forward to join the attack and set up chances, with Wen often interchanging with Liu. Jiawei and Yuan are relatively uninvolved in the attack, although Yang's ball-carrying and long-range passes often helps progress the ball in Yuezhou's third of the pitch, serving as a key bridge between the defense and midfield.

Without the ball, the team defends from the front, relying on the pace and industry of the front three to harry opposing defenses and force mistakes. There sometimes is a sense of there being "attacking" and "defensive" blocks, the latter being comprised of the defense, Wan, and sometimes the versatile Li, and the former being everyone else. While this may feel somewhat disjointed in the early days, the idea is that successive lines can react quickly to the press being broken and move up to compensate and close off space. The fullbacks also tend to play very conservatively without the ball and in transitions, although Reeve will sometimes push up to counterattack, giving the team a solid defensive base without the ball to work from.

STARTERS

#01 - GK - ZHAO Deliang (赵德亮) - 23 - Atletik Thessia (MYT)
A goalkeeping phenom who won a historic Golden Ball (both in terms of position and age) en route to Jiangdong's first league title in years. A cool, confident, and physically imposing general on the pitch, albeit a bit traditionalist in playstyle.
#14 - LB - JIAWEI Chuan (f) (佳薇川) - 31 - Tihon (CMT)
A quick, crafty full-back (or wing-back, or even winger if Yuezhou is really parking the bus) whose biggest weakness is a propensity to get forced off the ball. Will likely play more defensively than Dong on the right-hand side.
#07 - CDM/CB - YANG Tao (杨道) - 34 - Ephesian FC (ZWZ)
Energetic but not particularly skilled, Yang will be tasked with pressing aggressively, winning balls back before passing them to someone more creative, and kicking opponents to stop attacks. Has been creatively deployed as a center-back, with Chen believing the veteran to have both the distribution abilities and the steel needed for the job.
#05 - CB - YUAN Mingrong (袁明荣) - 29 - Ararat (MYT)
An intelligent, cultured center-back who's grown into an absolute rock at the back. Has proven himself in Mytanija as one of the best defenders in the league, and has rapidly developed to a strong all-around center back who was once the Top League's player of the season.
#25 - RB - DONG Xiaowang (董小王) - 25 - Megabrantid (SRS)
A pacy, strong fullback well-suited to the modern game, although his rawness on the defensive end will make him more of a long-term project for new club Megabrantid. Could be creatively deployed as a winger in a pinch.
#08 (C) - CM/CAM - LI Jing (李精) - 34 - Steinaux (GRÆ)
Li Jing is very quick and excels on the counterattack as a creative or goalscoring threat. Has enjoyed increased praise lately for his exploits in Græntfjall due to the beginning of normalization in relations between the two countries. The long-standing team captain, this is likely his final cycle in the blue-and-yellow.
#19 - CDM/CM - WAN Sheping (万射平) - 27 - Wirr Tsi (CMT)
An old-school, defensive-minded midfielder who's surprisingly good in the air despite being 5'8". Earned a move to countryman Zhaxi Nanlei’s Wirr Tsi squad a few seasons ago, and is rapidly becoming one of the best young players in Chromatika and a key figure in the newly-minted Red League juggernauts.
#18 - CAM - WEN Xiaohui (f) (文小辉) - 31 - Libertas Bergheim (SVJ)
Wen Xiaohui, the niece of controversial star midfielder Wen Xiaoli, has rapidly developed from Yuezhou’s next big thing to a star in her own right. She wasn't a great tactical fit for Yuan Zilai's or Lu Jialan’s style, but her pace and playmaking more than merit her inclusion in the first-choice starting eleven, and her breakout WCQ87 was a rare bright spot in an otherwise miserable qualifying campaign. Has stagnated a bit lately, even becoming a substitute under Kang Guilin, but was been rejuvenated creatively in Hayabusa's system and remains a creative linchpin.
#77 - LAM/RAM - JIANG Jieren (江杰任) - 27 - Osarese Marcadia (AUD)
An incredibly quick winger, albeit one slightly out of place on the left, Jiang’s ball-retention skills need to work and he tends to play with too much ambition. Still, he’s absolutely electric when on, with a combination of scoring and playmaking on the counterattack that could really make an impact.
#10 - AM/SS - LIU Huiying (f) (刘辉映) - 31 - Sabrefell Moths (NPH)
Liu’s speed and devastating passing ability make her one to watch with every counterattack. Her high workrate, even on the defensive end, should theoretically make her a good candidate to slot into a false nine-esque offensive hub position, as she's now an attacking midfielder at the club level in the Zenith.
#30 - RW - LUO Nanwei (罗南伟) - 24 - FC Inter Nantwich (TMB)
An extraordinarily athletic player who worked his way onto Guodui's senior team as a teenager; despite some injuries during his youth career, his pace and dynamic creativity make him a terror with the ball, although he can be erratic and inconsistent. Impressed in the Zenith despite suffering relegation with Gaelic Club - enough to make him the starting right-winger after Huang Shedong's ACL tear. Now, he's been made an eight-million-dollar man, and impressed in his first half-season with Nantwich.

RESERVES
#12 - GK - MING Xilang - 35 - Mitra (ERM)
A hyper-modern sweeper keeper with excellent distribution and a penchant for coming out of his box. Has unexpectedly ascended to borderline superstardom in Eraman, earning two Golden Glove awards in a row, but critics fear his playstyle won't work in the more demanding environment of the national team.
#23 - GK - GUO Yanhong - 32 - Dhun Lagarr FC (TKT)
A modern sweeper-keeper and competent shot-stopper who is aggressive to a fault, but who had a strong enough season in Tikariot to earn a call-up.
#24 - LB - LU Lanying (f) - 25 - Rutland Dockside (CDG)
A quick, athletic left-back, Lu is strong when driving forwards and tracking back but could work on her crossing.
#27 - CB - LI Jianguo - 26 - Tihon (CMT)
Despite his young age, Li is incredible on the ball, at his best in a three-man defense where he can make surging runs and spray accurate long-range passes with either foot. The physicality isn't quite there for a grueling qualifying campaign, although he’s working on it, but his vision and composure on the ball are just too good to leave out entirely despite a system that doesn't play to his strengths
#16 - CB - ZHU Mingxia - 30 - Crossroads (CMT)
A strong, aerially imposing center-back who generally struggles to get rid of the ball without hoofing it clear. However, some time in Tequilo has helped round his game out better, and he surprisingly held his own in the Zenith before moving on with Parrhesia's relegation.
#06 - CB/CDM - GUO Xiawei - 33 - Urrheddiao (CMT)
Formerly a makeshift libero in a back three, Guo Xiawei has often been redeployed as a defensive midfielder. One of the first of his generation of Yue players to sign abroad, for since-relegated Tanques AOE of the Ko-orenite Top League, Guo has flashes of brilliance with the ball and is very good at reading and intercepting passes, but tends to make unforced errors on defense worryingly often. Thrown into the fire by Hayabusa, who hoped that his much-improved passing and dribbling touch will allow him to flourish in a back four, but is still a shade too error-prone compared to Yuan, Zhu, and Li.
#15 - CB/RB - ZHU Aiguo - 33 - Katashi-Kanatsu (KOR)
An aggressive, versatile defender who likes to win balls and push forward with them. A center-back by trade, Zhu unexpectedly became Yuezhou's starting right-back under Lu Jialan - his emergence at the position earned him a transfer to Astograth as well as his Dragons starting spot a few years ago, but he's now back to his natural position.
#13 - RB - Diadora REEVE (f) - 31 - Coret Hawks (NPH)
Diadora Reeve is an athletic, relatively attack-minded fullback who provides an interesting tactical option for Yuezhou in place of Zhu Aiguo. We think she had a Yue grandfather or something, which is why she's turned up on the Yue national team despite everyone previously thinking she was Nepharim.
CM - YANG Xie - 28 - St. Bart's Dutch (TLI)
A dynamic midfielder whose greatest assets on the field are his relentless energy and athleticism. Has found his level with St. Bart's Dutch, where he's shed many of his former attitude concerns and become a solid supporting piece in the midfield.
#15 - CM - FANG Yuhui (f) - 27 - North Granby (CDG)
Not the most physically imposing, but seemingly endless stamina and excellent positioning mean she shows up almost everywhere on the pitch when needed to make a tackle. Not great offensively, but improving.
#11 - AM - TAO Beiliang - 32 - Newton Arran (TLI)
A relentless source of energy, aggression, and creativity, Tao is still pretty inconsistent at times, but is a great student of the game. Originally outshone even Li Jing when the pair went abroad together, but his career stalled a bit in his final years with Korsbach before his transfer.
#33 - SS/CAM - LUO Chuan (f) - 26 - Spenson Suburbia (ZWZ)
An agile, technically adept attacking midfielder at her best when distributing to others. Tends to get bullied off the ball, though.
#22 - LW/RW - LUO Dan - 31 - Coquitlam United (KSK)
A more mobile forward who can deputize capably on either wing or as an attacking midfielder, Luo is a dangerous scorer known for his quick-burst runs behind the defense, although he can be a little selfish at times. Will be playing as more traditional winger for the national team, but is also capable of playing as an inside-forward on the right or dropping back into a wide midfield position.
#36 - AM/ST - ZHENG Yuanjun (f) - 27 - Fiskadaha (PFA)
An intelligent, versatile attacker, Zheng is much more skilled as a playmaker than as a scorer, although her ability to find space with her runs has still gotten her a decent scoring record. Has become one of the Apex's premier attackers, but has yet to surpass the generation before her.
#21 - ST - JI Weibo - 27 - Brantisvogan (SRS)
While selfish to a fault and not the easiest personality to work with, Ji Weibo laid waste to South Newlandia to the tune of 17 goals in 22 matches as a teenager, and has continued to develop as a goalscorer. A pure poacher who’s posed an increased long-range threat as of lately, Ji isn’t much of a team player but can arguably lead a line by himself better than the less physical Liu can, and could be a real option off the bench.

by **Mercedini** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 2:44 pm

Manager:

Sam Billic • Formation: 4-4-2

We're on countdown for the century mark, at World Cup edition ninety-two begins in just a couple of day's time. Mercedini are currently on a non-qualification streak, but kept their 100% record in post-quals tournament. Last time round, Billic could not dupicate is heroics of two cycles ago, as the Golden Eagles lost four games en route to a rather embarrassing group stage exit in the Cup of Harmony. He will return to lead this edition's Golden Eagles into the qualifying group, and he has it all to do if he wants to take Dini back to the big time. They come into the tournament as a Pot 3 side, which means they will have to punch above their weight if they are to challenge for a qualifying spot. Those heavyweights will be Valanora and IAQ this time around, which the Golden Eagles seldom see in competitive football. Billic has selected a very similar team to the once which filed to qualify for the World Cup proper, with the improvements hopefully coming from preparation before their big games against key opponents. Dini will get to see all of their groupmates in action before they play, thanks to their bye on matchday one. It will be a long campaign which will be made up on twenty matches, with Dini's first game coming at home verses Chartistan.

GOALKEEPERS   Name                    	   Age	          Club	
GK            Frederick Wandai             29           Blue Strike Zoloroni
GK            Anders Vorsini               28           Kiaono Locals
GK            Dmitrije Azar                28           Clayquot City
GK            Mario Merlo                  24           Real Vozë

What was a roster which was cherished by Mercedinian fans turned into a bit of an easy target last edition once Mercedini were confirmed to be out of the Cup of Harmony. They never really delivered a solid performance that their team needed to stay alive, with goal after goal leaking in to lead to an early exit. Without the domestic lead nurturing good talent, the Mercedinian national team is in the middle of the personnel crisis in some key positions. They have four solid options to choose from for this tournament, but with many of them reaching their 30s, time is ticking to find the next generation. 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            25           Blue Strike Zoloroni
LB            Armarzi George               29           AS Marcadia
LB            Brando Meucci                22           Ali Mercedes Carassai
CB            Jordan Brindliev             29           Jhanna City
CB            Lyon Dalamai                 27           Langtree United
CB            Thibaut Peñarito             27           Peynol-Lunas
CB            Kristian Trevasoni           31           Zoloroni Metropolitan
CB            Ally Dandic                  24           Zoloroni City
RB            Thomas Di Sansev             28           Zoloroni City
RB            Lucas Stretovsky             28           Blue Strike Zoloroni
RB            Edward Varligne              27           Acoflosa United

No changes in the defensive roster for many of the same reasons as the goalkeeping roster, their flawless defensive record three editions ago is one for the record books, and it's something they hope to emulate into this qualification cycle. However, if the goalkeeping roster took some flack for their group stage exit, then it wasn't a surprise that the defensive roster felt the full forc of frustrated Mercedinian fans. Their defensive showing last edition didn't quite meet their 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 it can be easy for fans to dismiss one bad cycle as a blip. With the extra preparation that they are putting in for their group, we will see whether it was a misstep, or whether Dini are a team on the decline in the footballing worlds. With international football getting better and better, and qualification becoming more difficult to succeed in, the Sports City Stadium must become a fortress. Shutting out teams mean Dini are guaranteed at least a point in any match, and they will become crucial in the race for the final thirty-two.

MIDFIELDERS 
LM            Giorgio Gucci                33           Sportiva Montelcampo
LM            Lawrence Garzallo            29           Zoloroni Metropolitan
LM            Peter Vecchia                24           Blue Strike Zoloroni
CM            Girolamo Alcides             28           Sitka Valley
CM            Johannes Nymark              32           Zoloroni City
CM            Johan Karlovic               28           Spartangrad
CM            Gonzalo Lorano               29           Honeybadgers
CM            Massimiliano Allegro         27           Ali Mercedes Carassai
RM            Christian Armani             32           Slateport Bulls
RM            Kian Berazzi                 28           Blue Strike Zoloroni
RM            Jack Nilevian                30           Tropicorp FC

If the aging crisis was affecting the goalkeeping roster, then the effects seen in the midfield roster could be catastrophic. As you can see, players in their 30s or approaching them in this tournament, with Billic once again opting for pedigree over new blood. The midfield certainly dipped in quality, going from 2nd in the Cup of Harmony to a group stage exit will certainly prompt questions about the drop in performances. Nevertheless, we will see what could be a final appearance for Mercedinian stalwarts like Nymark as well as many other players who have made their mark on the national team at some point. This is the third cycle with this group of players, so it's now or never when it comes to proving that this is the midfield that will take the national team forward.

STRIKERS 
ST            Adrian Talisky               24           Blue Strike Zoloroni
ST            Ben Chillotov                32           Lajuno
ST            Daniel Dostalok              33           Starling
ST            Max Esthik                   31           Zoloroni Metropolitan
ST            Feliks Alva                  27           Elspachia

Is this the last time we will see Chillotov and Dostalok at an international tournament? A career spanning numerous World Cups, where they have won a Cup of Harmony and an IAC title in that time. These qualifiers will be last chance saloon to take their nation back to the Finals Group Stage, and potentially beyond if the result sit right for them. However, it's time for another talisman to step up, and that responsibility falls firmly on the shoulders of Adrian Talisky, who is seen as the next generation of Mercedinian striker. Currently on the books of Blue Strike Zoloroni, he could get a big money move to a major league if he can prove that he is the one to carry the baton in future cycles.

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. After this cycle, who knows? We could be seeing a very different roster and a completely new playstyle for the Mercedinian National Team.

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
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
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: Yes
*just let me know what you've done so I can factor that into the qualification schedule
STYLE: +1

by **The Licentian Isles** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 2:46 pm

Licentian National Football Team

This is, perhaps, the last chance for Galeano to save his job with the Cyan-and-Gold. The Astograthian has had some struggles in the job, perhaps somewhat out of his control, but it seems the FALI have offered an ultimatum: show up in these qualifiers, or clear your desk. What “showing up” would entail isn’t 100% clear, but the Licentians have a lot to do if they’re going to save their manager’s job, and perhaps some of their own international careers.

Head Coach – Galeano

The Tamarindian-born man simply known as Galeano is one of the most highly rated managers in Astograth, where he has long been a naturalised citizen. After a long and successful playing career as a midfielder for the Army Club, Royal Rumiatzi, and the Astograthian national team, Galeano established himself as a master strategist, with a managerial style based on aggressive pressing, wide play, and big centre forwards. His last three years have been spent with Royal Rumiatzi, who he led to two straight league titles in his first two years in charge, before leaving the club after they failed to qualify for the IFCF. Now, the FALI have picked the acclaimed Astograthian to take over as the manager of the Licentian Isles: he will have a lot of work to do.

Captain – Caitlin Fraser
Vice-Captain – Flora Watson

Formation – 5-2-2-1 (Skill Modifier: -2):
Galeano brings with him the style of play that brought him high amounts of success in Astograthian football. Expect to see an aggressive defensive style, with the attacking style heavily focussed on the wing-backs and wingers playing balls into a single centre forward. There’s also a move away from the traditional holding midfielder seen in Licentian football, replaced by a pair of central midfielders who will likely split on the park into holding and attacking roles, but aren’t designated as such.

Squad:

Name             Age   Club         Nation
Aimil MacGowan   23    St Thomas    
Samuel Orr       23    René Skaé    
Caelan Wright    23    Belgrave     
Milou van Dam    23    Waterfleet   
Romana Heijink   31    Blackheath   

Right Backs:

[pre]Name               Age   Club                  Nation
George Turnbull    25    Stonehouse Athletic   
Angaidh MacLeay    24    Newton Arran          
Kristin de Booij   29    Adab United           
Eve McCabe         24    Arka Snezhnaya

Centre Backs:

Name                  Age   Club                    Nation
Flora Watson          34    St Thomas               
Arwen van As          25    Couno Rangers           
Evelyn Cassidy        23    Atletik Thessia         
Tim Bijvank           25    Glenmount Town          
Sven van der Meulen   23    SC Montfort             
Toby Ferguson         28    Avaranoch White Wings   
Mirren Rodger         24    CSKA Quebec

Left Backs:

Name               Age   Club              Nation
Seren Thomson      27    Couno Rangers     
Ayden Evers        25    Abingdon Celtic   
Leighton Gilmour   23    Nilayam           
Aiden Jack         24    Gaelic Club

Centre Midfielders:

Name                Age   Club                Nation
Arthur Mazereeuw    25    St Thomas           
Fiadh Buchan        25    AFC Treason         
Nina MacDonald      24    Stahlburg City      
Saul van Duuren     27    Waterfleet          
Marsaili MacClure   24    Carathyr Emeralds   
Grace Hall          25    Glenmount Town      
Willem de Wit       26    SC Montfort

Right Wingers:

Name                Age   Club               Nation
Mitch Louws         25    La Nueva Avenida   
Casey McMillan      26    St Thomas          
Madadh Kerr         23    Lhor               
Charlotte Ritchie   24    Serrapince

Left Wingers:

Name               Age   Club                    Nation
Jake Spekman       24    FC Inter Nantwich       
Belle Barclay      24    Marque                  
Phoebe Hellemons   25    Montreal Koreana        
Theodore Harper    24    Olympique de Rimouski

Centre Forwards:

Name                   Age   Club                  Nation
Anne-Linde van Oers    27    1896 Ebor             
Will Wood              24    Abingdon Celtic       
Silke van der Linden   27    Stonehouse Athletic   
Robin Baillie          22    Montfort Wanderers    
Lucas Russell          27    Hesham

Kits – Created by Kirola Sports of Audioslavia:

Home Stadiums:
The FALI (Football Association of the Licentian Isles) have decided that multiple stadiums will be used to host Licentian international games in the future. One stadium from each parish has been selected to host games, and they are all the most equipped in their area. However, most Licentian stadiums equipped for international matches have some areas of terracing or standing areas, some of which may be allocated to travelling supporters. If you are interested in the specific allocation your nation will receive, and the seated-standing split, please contact the FALI (OOC - me, by TG or Discord).

LTI Stadium:
Location - Montfort, Montfort Parish
Capacity - 75,000 (all seated)
Home Side - Montfort Wanderers, traditional home of the Licentian Isles National Football Team
Hosting – Kandorith (MD5), Yuezhou (MD12), Squornshelan Remnant States (MD17)

The LTI Stadium is the biggest stadium in the Licentian Isles, and one of the few all-seaters in the nation. Originally named for Grand Duke Luke Thomas I, the royal link has been somewhat played down since the end of the monarchy in the Isles, leading to its almost official status as “the LTI”. This large bowl like stadium is designed for football and rugby, with a state-of-the-art PA system allowing fans to hear the referee’s microphone over the tannoys. The system was initially designed for rugby matches, but has now been adopted by football as well.

Gardiner-Stewart Stadium:
Location - Abingdon, Abingdon Parish
Capacity - 62,000 (48,000 seated)
Home Side - Abingdon Celtic
Hosting – Pyazhnaya (MD2), Sargossa (MD9), Ranoria (MD21)

If you want to watch a game with the rowdiest fans in the Isles, go to Abingdon. While it’s the Coliseum of the Gaels that’s most known for casual activity, the Gardiner-Stewart Stadium, in the city’s West End, comes alive when the national team comes to the second city. Named for legendary Celtic and Cyan-and-Gold keeper Alex Gardiner-Stewart after his apparent death early in his career, this large but old fashioned stadium will likely charm football hipsters, while upsetting fans used to highest-class luxuries at a football ground.

St Bart’s Oval:
Location - St Bart’s, St Bart’s Parish
Capacity - 50,500 (24,000 seated)
Home Team - St Bart’s United
Hosting – Bongo Johnson (MD7), South Covello (MD11)

This is probably the strangest stadium in the Isles. As the name suggests, the Oval was originally built as a cricket stadium, and still sees some use for that purpose. However, nowadays it’s most well known as a football ground, despite still looking more like its original purpose. The grassy banks and small stands that surround the pitch are where most will sit or stand when watching a match here, though some temporary stands are built on the cricket outfield during the football season to ensure that not all fans are seated a large distance from the action.

Barton Software Arena:
Location - Colesham, Colesham Parish
Capacity - 47,000 capacity (42,000 seated)
Home Team - Colesham Athletic
Hosting – Boring Paradise (MD14), North and South Vietnam (MD19)

The Barton Software Arena is named for the city’s most prominent business, and is almost painfully corporate. This large dome of a stadium is incredibly well appointed, to the point that fans of other teams often mock it for being “soulless”. Nonetheless, this is by far the largest stadium in the nation’s smallest parish, so the national team will regularly visit. Here, the standing sections can be converted into seating where necessary, and the hospitality boxes are incredibly plush.

For details on how to get to the Licentian Isles, how to get around once you are here, general enquiries about the parish your team will be hosted in, or facilities at each ground, please contact the FALI (OOC - again, me, by TG or Discord).

Visitors to the Licentian Isles for international matches should note that there are a growing number of football hooligans, known on the Isles as “casuals”, who are always liable to cause disruption and possibly attack fans travelling to the Licentian Isles. Travelling supporters are advised to wear team colours wherever possible (as casuals will not attack fans wearing colours without provocation), and avoid areas of the Isles populated by violent casual groups, along with trying to avoid these groups at matches. Most casual groups will be easily identifiable by banners they carry or songs they sing. Groups to avoid (with associated club and parish) include:

Jolly Roger (Garton Bay Pirates, Montfort Parish)
Capital City Squad (Montfort North End, Montfort Parish)
Real Celts (Gaelic Club, Abingdon Parish)
Colliery Casual Crew (Colesham Rovers, Colesham Parish)
Island Riot Squad (St Bart’s United, St Bart’s Parish)
Licentian Border Squad (St Thomas, St Bart’s Parish)

Nations should also note that some casual or ultra groups may travel in force with the Licentian national team for international matches outside the Isles. Not all are violent, but most will carry flares and large banners, and make use of them to build up the atmosphere during a match. If your nation bans this kind of behaviour, please make the FALI aware so that we can warn fans travelling to your nation in advance.

For any more information on Licentian casuals, please contact the FALI (OOC – discuss by TG or Discord).

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Preferred starting lineup: check my most recent RP: if nothing is listed for your match, then you are welcome to select a lineup, with the caveat that those listed highest at each position are most likely to play, and the central midfield will pair a defensive player (Buchan/van Duuren/Hall/de Wit) with an attacking player (Mazereeuw/MacDonald/MacClure)
Preferred Goalscorers: no preference
Godmod scoring events: No
RP injuries to my players: Yes, but I decide severity and how long they will be out for
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes
Hand out red cards to my players: Discuss by TG/Discord
Godmod other events: Discuss by TG/Discord

Fair play and respect are important to Licentian players, and they should not be depicted as going outside the bounds of normal behaviour during a match without prior permission. I will also not tolerate the introduction of any virus or other world-changing event to the Isles without prior permission. If you have another idea that you would like to RP I am happy to collaborate: hopefully it’s clear where to go by now.

Player ages are correct as of the first matchday.

by **The Karodin Tetrarchy** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 2:49 pm

National Football Team of the Karodin Tetrarchy

Head Coach – Izolda d’Argentré

Formation – 5-3-2 (Skill Modifier: +4):

Squad:

Goalkeepers:

Gaella Bodiou – 33 years – US Porzhbihan
Janed Guyony – 28 years – Stade Nevezant
Onenna Ar Moal – 24 years – US Hirtraez

Centre Backs:

Klerwi Morvannou – 33 years – US Porzhbihan
Privela La Saux – 36 years – US Hirtraez
Alanez Le Bourhis – 26 years – US Porzhbihan
Gaelig Kerleroux – 29 years – Stade d’Uhel
Loann Kerbriant – 23 years – US Hirtraez
Biganna Le Coz – 31 years – Leon de Porzhbihan

Wing Backs:

Gwennaig Morvand – 27 years – US Porzhbihan
Tréphina Hascoet – 32 years – Stade Nevezant
Olwenn Le Pennec – 26 years – Gwinver d’Hirtraez
Viviana Kerdaniel – 30 years – US Hirtraez

Holding Midfielders:

Vona Kerautret – 36 years – US Hirtraez
Maiwena Le Moal – 31 years – US Kemper

Centre Midfielders:

Elena Marec – 24 years – US Porzhbihan
Maelle Debeauvais – 33 years – Stade Nevezant
Mevanwi Derrien – 25 years – US Porzhbihan
Aamor Jaffrelot – 28 years – US Hirtraez

Centre Forwards:

Arzu Le Bal – 32 years – US Hirtraez
Bleiza Jézéquel – 26 years – US Porzhbihan
Soizick Callac – 23 years – Stade Nevezant
Renea Gouez – 29 years – Stade d’Uhel

Kits: The Karodin Tetrarchy’s home kit will be black with a white sash, with the away kit being white with burgundy and gold accents.

Stadium: The home stadium of the Karodin Tetrarchy is Park Genidik, found in the city of Porzhbihan, nominally the capital of the Tetrarchy. It holds a capacity of 12,400 people.

RP Permissions
Choose my scorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Discuss by TG or Discord
RP injuries to my players: Yes, within reason, and I decide severity
Godmod injuries to my players: Discuss by TG or Discord
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by **95X** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 3:05 pm

95X World Cup 92 Roster

In 95X, World Cup 92 Qualifiers take place after AOCAF 67.

Formation: 4-3-3

Modifier: 0

Uniform—one of the following:
White with gray oval and blue "Ninety Five X" written across shirt, blue player numbers.
All-gray with blue "Ninety Five X" written across shirt, blue player numbers.
Orange with gray oval and blue "Ninety Five X" written across shirt, blue player numbers.
Goalkeepers wear a multicolor-rainbowlike shirt.

Starters
1—GK Ollie Fairbairn
2—RB Grier Hutchinson
3—LB Cherokee Romilly
4—CB Shelley Jackman
5—CB Kim Dickson
6—CM Dallas Belmont
7—RM Ryley Penn
8—LM Stace Scott
9—CF Haven Cosmicbeat
10—RF Ever Rabbitdream
12—LF Jadyn Pond

Bench
13—GK Campbell Moon
14—Kendal Martin
15—Vinnie Steed
16—Joss Benbow
17—Hildred Atwater
18—Regan Arterbury
19—Shaye Boone
20—Presley Holland
21—Ronnie Josephson
22—Jimmie Francis
23—Johnnie Evanson
24—GK Ora Revie

Manager: Air Lakeleigh (0-0-6 Pre-AOCAF 67, 0-0-3 AOCAF 67; 0-0-9 overall)
The choices for 95X are a winless manager, or someone that didn't have any experience with the team. The winless manager it is!

Stadium: City Stadium, 95X City
A very generic stadium with a 10,000 seat capacity. Note that 95X City is not in the same location as predecessor 95X capital Pacific City, rather it's in the middle of the southern coast of the larger 95X island.

Retired Numbers
11—Xi Foureleven (Despite her protests, no player would wear a 95X uniform bearing the number 11. It was therefore re-retired and remains one of the only links to the 95X past.)

RP Permissions
Choose goalscorers: Y
RP/godmod scoring events: Y
RP yellow cards/rest-of-game injuries: Y
RP red cards/longer injuries: TG first, otherwise N
RP believable substitutions: Y
Godmod yellow/red cards and/or injuries: N
RP Xi Foureleven in any way: N
Use unedited photos as stand-ins for 95Xers: N
RP/godmod other events or general weirdness: Y

A Final Note
All of the players on this team are men, but ones that look/act so non-gendered one might secretly ask themselves "that's a guy?" They're not incapable of playing competitive soccer/association football, nor act stereotypically, just extremely neutral.

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