World Cup 85

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NationStates World Cup 85
Teams 32  (from 197 entrants)
Host(s) Flag of Farfadillis Farfadillis
Flag of Mriin Mriin
Champions ({{{count}}} title)
Second
Third
Matches played
Goals scored unknown  (average n/a per match)
Affiliated tournaments Cup of Harmony 77
Baptism of Fire 72
Previous World Cup 84
Next World Cup 86

World Cup 85 is an international football tournament set to be held in Farfadillis and Mriin. The qualifers will have organizational support from the football associations of Kelssek and Zwangzug.

Host selection

There were two bids, a Vilitan plan bid from four associations led by Farfadillis and Mriin, with Kelssek and Zwangzug to provide organizational support for the qualifiers and committing to bid for the Cup of Harmony, and a conventional two-host bid from Pasarga and Saintland.

Voting results
Bid Votes
 Farfadillis and  Mriin 15
 Saintland and  Pasarga 11
Re-open bids 0
Total 26

Teams

Thirty teams qualified for the World Cup from the 195 teams entering the qualifying phase. The two co-hosts qualified automatically.

Qualified teams
Nation Rank Method of qualification Date qualified Total
appearances
Last
appearance
 95X 33 Group 12 Winners Matchday 22 4 84
 Baker Park 11 Group 5 Winners Matchday 20 5 84
 Banija 6 Group 6 Winners Matchday 20 6 84
 Brenecia 13 Group 15 (Position TBC) Matchday 23 12 84
 Cassadaigua 9 Group 9 (Position TBC) Matchday 22 23 84
 Equestria 8 Group 11 (Position TBC) Matchday 23 14 84
 Eura 3 Group 3 Winners Matchday 22 26 84
 Farfadillis 2 Hosts n/a 21 84
 Kita-Hinode 10 Group 2 Winners Matchday 22 16 84
 Mriin 18 Hosts n/a 8 84
 Nephara 4 Group 7 Winners Matchday 23 17 84
 Siovanija and Teusland 27 Group 10 (Position TBC) Matchday 23 2 84
 The Holy Empire 7 Group 8 Winners Matchday 21 56 84
 Turori 12 Group 1 (Position TBC) Matchday 23 36 84
 Valanora 15 Group 13 Winners Matchday 22 53 84
 Vilita 1 Group 14 Winners Matchday 19 46 84
 Zwangzug 31 Group 5 Runners-up Matchday 23 15 84

Qualification

A total of 195 teams entered the qualification stage, forming 15 groups of 13 teams. The teams played each other home and away, with the top 2 teams from each group qualifing for the World Cup Proper. Vilita became the first team to qualify on Matchday 19 following their 7-2 win over Qasden. As of Matchday 23, 15 teams have qualified, while a total of 53 teams are mathematically in contention for the remaining 15 spots.
The qualification campaign had set many records for individual nations. On Matchday 12,Taeshan scored a national record 10-1 victory over The Appraisal to the Almighty MR TAYTO. Poafmersia also got their biggest victory in a World Cup qualification campaign with a 4-0 win over Revatnagar in Matchday 11. They later matched the record of biggest winning margin in Matchday 22, with a 7-3 away win over Shokpos.

Group Stage

Draw

Teams were allocated to four pots on the basis of their KPB world ranking at the end of qualification. As hosts, Farfadillis and Mriin were placed in pot one.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Farfadillis (2)
 Mriin ()
 Vilita (1)
 Eura (3)
 Banija ()
 Nephara ()

 Kita-Hinode ()
 Baker Park ()
 Brenecia ()
 Turori ()
 Valanora (14)