III Internatia Cup

III Internatia Cup

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Tournament details
Host country	Sunetti
Dates	21 February - March 2015
Teams	24 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	10 (in 10 host cities)
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The III Internatia Cup will be the 3rd Internatian Championship for men's national football teams organised by (CIF). It is scheduled to be held in Sunetti during the month of February and March.

For the second time, the Internatian Championship final tournament will be contested by 24 teams, having been expanded from the 16-team format that was used during the first Championship. Under this new format, the finalists will contest a group stage consisting of six groups of four teams, followed by a knockout stage including three rounds and the final. As hosts, Sunetti have automatically qualified for the final tournament, while the other 54 national teams will compete in a qualifying competition, running from 2 February to 13 February 2015, to secure the remaining 23 places.

Bid process

Main article: I Internatia Cup bids

Six bids came before the deadline at 5 May 2013 which were Novatlantida, Sibinia, Spirevo, Sunetti and Tikata as single bids each and Irdminia and Mukaltin as a joint bid.

Sunetti was the only nation who placed a bid before the deadline at 23 January 2015, and therefore earned the right to host the tournament.

Finals format

The format for the final tournament will remain the same as the 2nd Championship. The six groups (A to F) would still contain four teams each, with the top two from each group still going through to the knockout stage. The four best third-ranked sides would also progress, leaving 16 teams going into the round of 16 knockout stage, ahead of the usual quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, and only 8 teams going out at the group stage.

This format generates a total of 52 games, compared with 32 games for the previous 16-team tournament, to be played over a period of XX days. CIF's general secretary Filipa Peterson previously described the format as "not ideal" due to the need for third-ranked teams in the group stage advancing, leading to a difficulty in preventing situations where teams might be able to know in advance what results they need to progress out of the group, lending to a lack of suspense for fans, or even the prospect of mutually beneficial collusion between teams.

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria will be applied:

1. Higher number of points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
2. Superior goal difference resulting from the matches played between the teams in question;
3. Higher number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
4. If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 apply;
5. Superior goal difference in all group matches;
6. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
7. If only two teams have the same number of points, and they are tied according to criteria 1–6 after having met in the last round of the group stage, their ranking is determined by a penalty shoot-out (this criteria is not used if more than two teams have the same number of points).
8. Fair play conduct (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card);
9. Position in the CIF national team coefficient ranking system.

The four best third-placed teams are determined according to the following criteria:

1. Higher number of points obtained;
2. Superior goal difference;
3. Higher number of goals scored;
4. Fair play conduct;
5. Position in the CIF national team coefficient ranking system.

Knockout phase structure

In the round of 16, CIF have arranged the match-ups to take place as follows:

• Match 1: Runner-up Group A v Runner-up Group C
• Match 2: Winner Group D v 3rd Place Group B/E/F
• Match 3: Winner Group B v 3rd Place Group A/C/D
• Match 4: Winner Group F v Runner-up Group E
• Match 5: Winner Group C v 3rd Place Group A/B/F
• Match 6: Winner Group E v Runner-up Group D
• Match 7: Winner Group A v 3rd Place Group C/D/E
• Match 8: Runner-up Group B v Runner-up Group F

The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which four third-placed teams qualify for the round of 16:

Four best 3rd-placed teams	Winner Group A v	Winner Group B v	Winner Group C v	Winner Group D v
A B C D	3rd Place Group C	3rd Place Group D	3rd Place Group A	3rd Place Group B
A B C E	3rd Place Group C	3rd Place Group A	3rd Place Group B	3rd Place Group E
A B C F	3rd Place Group C	3rd Place Group A	3rd Place Group B	3rd Place Group F
A B D E	3rd Place Group D	3rd Place Group A	3rd Place Group B	3rd Place Group E
A B D F	3rd Place Group D	3rd Place Group A	3rd Place Group B	3rd Place Group F
A B E F	3rd Place Group E	3rd Place Group A	3rd Place Group B	3rd Place Group F
A C D E	3rd Place Group C	3rd Place Group D	3rd Place Group A	3rd Place Group E
A C D F	3rd Place Group C	3rd Place Group D	3rd Place Group A	3rd Place Group F
A C E F	3rd Place Group C	3rd Place Group A	3rd Place Group F	3rd Place Group E
A D E F	3rd Place Group D	3rd Place Group A	3rd Place Group F	3rd Place Group E
B C D E	3rd Place Group C	3rd Place Group D	3rd Place Group B	3rd Place Group E
B C D F	3rd Place Group C	3rd Place Group D	3rd Place Group B	3rd Place Group F
B C E F	3rd Place Group E	3rd Place Group C	3rd Place Group B	3rd Place Group F
B D E F	3rd Place Group E	3rd Place Group D	3rd Place Group B	3rd Place Group F
C D E F	3rd Place Group C	3rd Place Group D	3rd Place Group F	3rd Place Group E

The quarter-final match-ups are:

• Quarter-final 1: Winner Match 1 v Winner Match 2
• Quarter-final 2: Winner Match 3 v Winner Match 4
• Quarter-final 3: Winner Match 5 v Winner Match 6
• Quarter-final 4: Winner Match 7 v Winner Match 8

The semi-final match-ups are:

• Semi-final 1: Winner Quarter-final 1 v Winner Quarter-final 2
• Semi-final 2: Winner Quarter-final 3 v Winner Quarter-final 4

The third place match-up is: Loser Semi-final 1 v Loser Semi-final 2.

The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.

Venues

A total of 52 matches will be played during I Internatia Cup.

Affetto	Iubesca	Titovan	Palma	Prima
United Arena	Elysion Stadium	The People's Arena	Pearl Dome	Euphoric Stadium
Capacity: 88,000	Capacity: 62,532	Capacity: 54,416	Capacity: 51,375	Capacity: 50,000
Affetto Iubesca Prima Palma Titovan Padure Vendé Solayoh Partido Antonettia
Padure	Vendé	Antonettia	Solayoh	Partido
Scenic Park	Grandissimo Coliseum	Jameiscu Stadium	Rhythmic Stadium	Partido Stadium
Capacity: 47,750	Capacity: 45,000	Capacity: 42,331 (upgraded)	Capacity: 38,905	Capacity: 35,000 (upgraded)

Qualified teams

Main article: III Internatia Cup qualifying

  Countries qualified for Internatia Cup

  Country failed to qualify

  Countries that did not enter Internatia Cup

Team	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA ranking at start of event
Sunetti	Hosts !Hosts	01 !23 January 2015	2 !2nd	I	2nd Place (I)

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sunetti	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
Alteus	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
H Kim Jong Il's AD Hangug	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
Tashkveny	3	0	0	3	4	7	−3	0

21 February 2015	Sunetti	0 - 0	H Kim Jong Il's AD Hangug	United Arena, Affetto Attendance: 84,395

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21 February 2015	Tashkveny	1 - 2	Alteus	Rhythmic Stadium, Solayoh Attendance: 30,984
	Ruraidh Murdoch  32'		Trevon Wtarsky  45' Berrp Azerba  87'

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24 February 2015	H Kim Jong Il's AD Hangug	1 - 1	Alteus	Euphoric Stadium, Prima Attendance: 42,593
	Pak Kuk-hyok  70'		Berrp Azerba  61'

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24 February 2015	Sunetti	4 - 3	Tashkveny	Elysion Stadium, Iubesca Attendance: 60,610
	Vincenzo Miceli  12' Gjurgjo Luciu  23' Dimitri Enea  45', 86'		Ruraidh Murdoch  15', 38' Jean-David Cottilard  42'

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27 February 2015	Tashkveny	0 - 1	H Kim Jong Il's AD Hangug	The People's Arena, Titovan Attendance: 49,300
			O Won  23'

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27 February 2015	Alteus	0 - 0	Sunetti	Pearl Dome, Palma Attendance: 50,668

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Edoriada	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9
Tikata	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6
Sibinia	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
San Remo	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0

29 July 2013	Edoriada	2 - 1	Tikata	Avancia Dome, Öö

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29 July 2013	Sibinia	3 - 0	San Remo	Ecco Arena, Arminvik

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4 August 2013	Edoriada	2 - 0	Sibinia	Ecco Arena, Arminvik

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4 August 2013	San Remo	1 - 3	Tikata	Avancia Dome, Öö

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11 August 2013	San Remo	0 - 2	Edoriada	Ecco Arena, Arminvik

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11 August 2013	Tikata	2 - 1	Sibinia	Avancia Dome, Öö

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spirevo	3	2	1	0	9	4	+5	7
Monteverde	3	1	2	0	6	4	+2	5
Kaledonii	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
Chruno	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

30 July 2013	Spirevo	3 - 1	Kaledonii	Central Stadium, Sagequanso

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30 July 2013	Monteverde	2 - 0	Chruno	Terenas Stadium, Ghallar

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5 August 2013	Spirevo	3 - 3	Monteverde	Terenas Stadium, Ghallar

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5 August 2013	Chruno	1 - 2	Kaledonii	Central Stadium, Sagequanso

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12 August 2013	Chruno	0 - 3	Spirevo	Terenas Stadium, Ghallar

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12 August 2013	Kaledonii	1 - 1	Monteverde	Central Stadium, Sagequanso

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Tashkveny	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	7
Irdminia	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
Pebbleland	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Marvelia	3	0	0	3	2	9	−7	0

1 August 2013	Irdminia	3 - 1	Pebbleland	Olympic Stadium, Skyrim

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1 August 2013	Marvelia	1 - 4	Tashkveny	Renede Stadium, Kag Renzel

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7 August 2013	Irdminia	3 - 1	Marvelia	Renede Stadium, Kag Renzel

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7 August 2013	Tashkveny	1 - 1	Pebbleland	Olympic Stadium, Skyrim

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14 August 2013	Tashkveny	2 - 1	Irdminia	Renede Stadium, Kag Renzel

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14 August 2013	Pebbleland	2 - 0	Marvelia	Olympic Stadium, Skyrim

Knockout phase

In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty spot to determine the winner.

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	August – Millequanso
	Sunetti	1 (4)
					August – Sagequanso
	Tikata	1 (3)
					Sunetti	2
	August – Arminvik
					Irdminia	0
	Spirevo	0 (4)
									August – Skyrim
	Irdminia	0 (5)
									Sunetti	2
	August – Sagequanso
									Edoriada	3
	Edoriada	3
					August – Arminvik
	Novatlantida	1
					Edoriada	1			Third place
	August – Skyrim
					Monteverde	0
	Tashkveny	1							Irdminia	2
	Monteverde	2							Monteverde	1
									August – Millequanso

Quarter-finals

17 August 2013	Sunetti	1 – 1	Tikata	Duke Rremin I Stadium, Millequanso
		Penalties
		4–3

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25 August 2013	Edoriada	3 - 1	Novatlantida	Central Stadium, Sagequanso

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21 August 2013	Spirevo	0 - 0	Irdminia	Ecco Arena, Arminvik
		Penalties
		4–5

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26 August 2013	Tashkveny	1 - 2	Monteverde	Olympic Stadium, Skyrim

Semi-finals

27 August 2013	Sunetti	2 - 0	Irdminia	Central Stadium, Sagequanso

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29 August 2013	Edoriada	1 - 0	Monteverde	Ecco Arena, Arminvik

Third place match

31 August 2013	Irdminia	2 - 1	Monteverde	Duke Rremin I Stadium, Millequanso

Final

2 September 2013	Sunetti	2 - 3	Edoriada	Olympic Stadium, Skyrim