World Cup 85

NationStates World Cup 85
Teams	32  (from 197 entrants)
Host(s)	Farfadillis  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 (Position TBC)	Matchday 22	4	84
Baker Park	11	Group 5 Winners	Matchday 20	5	84
Banija	6	Group 6 Winners	Matchday 20	6	84
Cassadaigua	9	Group 9 (Position TBC)	Matchday 22	23	84
Eura	3	Group 3 (Position TBC)	Matchday 22	26	84
Farfadillis	2	Hosts	n/a	21	84
Kita-Hinode	10	Group 2 Winners	Matchday 22	16	84
The Holy Empire	7	Group 8 Winners	Matchday 21	56	84
Mriin	18	Hosts	n/a	8	84
Valanora	15	Group 13 (Position TBC)	Matchday 22	53	84
Vilita	1	Group 14 Winners	Matchday 19	46	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 22, 9 teams have qualified, while a total of 73 teams are mathematically in contention for the remaining 21 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.