IMPORTANT: Please do not post in this topic unless you are a registered participant in the 2023 CCA World Cup - I.E. a resident of the Coalition of Crown Albatross region. Thank You.
2023 Melmingen World Cup
The Iearth World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams the World, currently often dictated by the World Cup Organization headquarted in Cardiff, Cadair, as a function of the Coalition of Crown Albatross. The championship has been awarded every year since the inaugural tournament in 1972. The current champion is Shoassau, who won the 2022 Dabatta World Cup against the host nation, Kossmil. Durnstaal won the 2021 Sulifa World Cup against Zamastan in Sulifa.
The 49 tournaments have been won by a total of 25 teams. Zamastan has won six times, and they have played in all but two tournaments. The other winners include Vitosium and Cadair with four title wins each, and Quetana and Durnstaal with three title wins. Versenia, Ruskayn, New Elkland, Lutharia, Drambenburg, East Chanchajilla, Shoassau and Jyau all have two title wins. Alcarres, Andaluni, Avergnon, Beleroskov, Caspiaa, Constantio, Elbresia, Gladysynthia, Syraranto, Tinten, Versenia, Vuswistan, and Saint Offeat all have one title. The World Cup is the most prestigious association football tournament in the world, as well as the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world, exceeding even the Olympic Games. The cumulative viewership of all matches of the 2009 Providence World Cup was estimated to be 28.29 billion with an estimated 832.1 million people watching the final match, a ninth of the entire population of the planet.
The current format involves a qualification phase, which takes place over the preceding three months, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 32 teams, including the automatically qualifying host nation(s), compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over about a month.
The 2023 World Cup will be held in Melmingen, Besmenien, from April 1st-26th.
Rules:
- ONLY Coalition of Crown Albatross residents may participate
- One entry per player (no puppets)
OOC
The tournament will be held throughout April 2022 (Exact dates will be updated later... I'm kind of simultaneously lazy and busy IRL)
I will be simulating the game via Xhoranate, a sports simulator. I can guarantee complete transparency, as always, in simulating the games with fairness and no biases. A reminder that this *isn't real life*, so your team losing a game does not translate to real life drama. Please enjoy this for what it is - a canon event that plays into the fun of NationStates and the Coalition of Crown Albatross community.
SIGN-UP
If you intend to participate in the 2023 World Cup, you will need to submit the following application in this thread. Please copy the code below and fill out the information. Sign-ups begin on February 23rd and last until March 9th!
Note: The total combined number or the Offense, Defense, and Goalie skills can be no higher than 15
- Code: Select all
[list][b]Qualification Round Application[/b]
[*]Nation Name:
[*]Team Colors:
[*]Offense Skill (1-10):
[*]Defense Skill (1-10):
[*]Goalie Skill (1-10):
[*]Total Skill Score (can be no higher than 15): [/list]
