Batism of Fire 56
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Host country | Schiavonia and San Jose Guayabal |
Dates | 24 June - 07 July 2014 |
Teams | 56 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
The Batism of Fire 56 is the 56th Batism of Fire, a tournament for the men's football world championship, that is currently taking place in Schiavonia and San Jose Guayabal. Other nations bid to host a group of the tournament such as Kalumba, The Archregimancy, Gregoryisgodistan, Nephara, Nova Anglicana, and Ruentenbach.
It began on June 24, with a group stage, and is schedule to conclude on 07 July with the All-Star Game. It is the first time that Schiavonia and San Jose Guayabal have hosted the competition after being elected over Felix and Mizuyuki's bid.
Commonly, the participants of the tournament are nations which has not participated in a World Cup before. For this edition, 56 national teams will struggle in both tournaments, the Batism of Fire and the NationStates World Cup.