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 18:00	Sunetti	0 - 0	H Kim Jong Il's AD Hangug	United Arena, Affetto Attendance: 84,395
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21 February 2015 20:45	Tashkveny	1 - 2	Alteus	Rhythmic Stadium, Solayoh Attendance: 30,984
	Ruraidh Murdoch Goal 32'	Report	Trevon Wtarsky Goal 45' Berrp Azerba Goal 87'

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24 February 2015 18:00	H Kim Jong Il's AD Hangug	1 - 1	Alteus	Euphoric Stadium, Prima Attendance: 42,593
	Pak Kuk-hyok Goal 70'	Report	Berrp Azerba Goal 61'

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24 February 2015 20:45	Sunetti	4 - 3	Tashkveny	Elysion Stadium, Iubesca Attendance: 60,610
	Vincenzo Miceli Goal 12' Gjurgjo Luciu Goal 23' Dimitri Enea Goal 45', 86'	Report	Ruraidh Murdoch Goal 15', 38' Jean-David Cottilard Goal 42'

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27 February 2015 20:45	Tashkveny	0 - 1	H Kim Jong Il's AD Hangug	The People's Arena, Titovan Attendance: 49,300
		Report	O Won Goal 23'

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27 February 2015 20:45	Alteus	0 - 0	Sunetti	Pearl Dome, Palma Attendance: 50,668
		Report

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Edoriada	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9
Rata Sum	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Valdron	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
Tjärsklanjska	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0

21 February 2015 18:00	Edoriada	2 - 0	Valdron	Scenic Park, Padure Attendance: 47,100
	Carac de Bolbec Goal 12' Tybalt Montagu Goal 47'	Report

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21 February 2015 20:45	Rata Sum	1 - 0	Tjärsklanjska	Elysion Stadium, Iubesca Attendance: 48,818
	Kim Rok Hyun Goal 68'	Report

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24 February 2015 18:00	Valdron	2 - 1	Tjärsklanjska	Pearl Dome, Palma Attendance: 41,682
	Éan Soler Goal 42' Temat Palomer Goal 46'	Report	Wåski Sebenjanski Goal 5'

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24 February 2015 20:45	Edoriada	2 - 1	Rata Sum	Rhythmic Stadium, Solayoh Attendance: 38,901
	Ulric Derwint Goal 14' Carac de Bolbec Goal 70'	Report	Lu Han Goal 84'

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27 February 2015 20:45	Rata Sum	1 - 1	Valdron	Partido Stadium, Partido Attendance: 24,900
	Kang Dong Ho Goal 82'	Report	Madoc Qetane Goal 38'

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27 February 2015 20:45	Tjärsklanjska	0 - 5	Edoriada	Grandissimo Coliseum, Vendé Attendance: 42,591
		Report	Terrowin Gaunt Goal 12', 55' Merek Crewe Goal 16', 47' Carac de Bolbec Goal 80'

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Tikata	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7
Yazminia	3	1	2	0	6	3	+3	5
Men̈́sa	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
Haven	3	0	0	3	3	9	−6	0

22 February 2015 18:00	Men̈́sa	1 - 1	Yazminia	Pearl Dome, Palma Attendance: 50,413
	Bastiaan Lecha Goal 42'	Report	Saša Srbinovic Goal 79'

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22 February 2015 20:45	Tikata	2 - 1	Haven	Jameiscu Stadium, Antonettia Attendance: 38,492
	Charlie Alexandre Goal 3' Ludomil Krzanowski Goal 45'	Report	James Morris Goal 82'

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25 February 2015 18:00	Haven	2 - 5	Yazminia	The People's Arena, Titovan Attendance: 54,393
	Peter Hopkins Goal 31' Joe Hocker Goal 47'	Report	Milovan Titov Goal 15' Srećko Ivanovic Goal 48', 70', 73' Mladen Ilić Goal 84'

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25 February 2015 20:45	Tikata	3 - 0	Men̈́sa	Pearl Dome, Palma Attendance: 49,280
	Geoffrey Milkan Goal 12' Ludomil Krzanowski Goal 33' Harald Milkan Goal 90'	Report

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28 February 2015 20:45	Men̈́sa	2 - 0	Haven	Elysion Stadium, Iubesca Attendance: 59,948
	Silas Quintino Goal 62' Emygdius Wallerico Goal 70'	Report

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28 February 2015 20:45	Yazminia	0 - 0	Tikata	Euphoric Stadium, Prima Attendance: 47,440
		Report

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Luzze	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
Amsteris	3	2	0	1	2	1	+1	6
Spitzenbergen	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
Dulcet Ebullience	3	1	0	2	1	4	−3	3

22 February 2015 18:00	Luzze	1 - 0	Amsteris	Euphoric Stadium, Prima Attendance: 42,812
	Aulis Jaakkola Goal 55'	Report

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22 February 2015 20:45	Spitzenbergen	0 - 1	Dulcet Ebullience	Partido Stadium, Partido Attendance: 26,200
		Report	Eric Mattson Goal 37'

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25 February 2015 18:00	Amsteris	1 - 0	Dulcet Ebullience	Grandissimo Coliseum, Vendé Attendance: 32,304
	Luuk Van Veen Goal 68'	Report

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25 February 2015 20:45	Luzze	3 - 4	Spitzenbergen	Jaimescu Stadium, Antonettia Attendance: 31,249
	Into Eerola Goal 27' Kaleva Mijala Goal 40' Sepi Vaartinen Goal 63'	Report	Feliciano Anguletti Goal 20' Jérôme Schröder Goal 49' Esson Miubilé Goal 65', 90'

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28 February 2015 20:45	Spitzenbergen	0 - 1	Amsteris	Rhythmic Stadium, Solayoh Attendance: 26,320
		Report	Aart Jonkers Goal 44'

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28 February 2015 20:45	Dulcet Ebullience	0 - 3	Luzze	Scenic Park, Padure Attendance: 40,635
	Report		Kaleva Mijala Goal 9' Arvo Lahti Goal 82' Sepi Vaartinen Goal 85'

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Porielana	3	2	1	0	7	4	+3	7
Pebbleland	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	4
Leshia	3	0	2	1	7	8	−1	2
Lacrea	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	2

23 February 2015 18:00	Lacrea	1 - 1	Porielana	United Arena, Affetto Attendance: 73,102
	Vistruario Zavala Goal 9'	Report	Yuu Almstedt Goal 21'

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23 February 2015 20:45	Leshia	2 - 2	Pebbleland	The People's Arena, Titovan Attendance: 49,324
	Jannes Malfrov Goal 56', 59'	Report	Ross Chandler Goal 40' Michael Fitt Goal 90'

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26 February 2015 18:00	Porielana	3 - 1	Pebbleland	Partido Stadium, Partido Attendance: 31,300
	Itsuki Winter Goal 11' Yamato Gustafsson Goal 31' Naoki Rapp Goal 64'	Report	Lionel Layt Goal 78'

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26 February 2015 20:45	Lacrea	3 - 3	Leshia	Scenic Park, Padure Attendance: 40,002
	Aznaro Espina Goal 21' Ansuro Rivera Goal 45' Domingo Terrazas Goal 74'	Report	Tukka Restić Goal 42' Florian Frühlingovski Goal 77' Oskar Todevski Goal 85'

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1 March 2015 20:45	Leshia	2 - 3	Porielana	Pearl Dome, Palma Attendance: 42,281
	Vasku Jurčević Goal 24' Jannes Malfrov Goal 56'	Report	Akio Stendahl Goal 37' Aoi Ljung Goal 45' Yamato GustafssonGoal 90'

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1 March 2015 20:45	Pebbleland	3 - 1	Lacrea	Jameiscu Stadium, Antonettia Attendance: 37,882
	Dominic Johnson Goal 3' Michael Fitt Goal 13' Damien RedGoal 38'	Report	Suero Tonallan Goal 69'

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Evergreen Lands	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
Irdminia	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Saint Eva & Lepland	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
Tonallán	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3

23 February 2015 18:00	Evergreen Lands	4 - 2	Irdminia	Scenic Park, Padure Attendance: 44,710
	Börje Lindbergh Goal 34', 59' Arne Bjorklund Goal 78' Bo Hägglund Goal 81'	Report	Määrtt Mikk Goal 42' Aal Bughnzev Goal 87'

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23 February 2015 20:45	Tonallán	2 - 0	Saint Eva & Lepland	Grandissimo Coliseum, Vendé Attendance: 41,202
	Jesús Lopez Goal 2' Miguel Lacrez Goal 37'	Report

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26 February 2015 18:00	Irdminia	0 - 0	Saint Eva & Lepland	Elysion Stadium, Iubesca Attendance: 57,925
		Report

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26 February 2015 20:45	Evergreen Lands	3 - 0	Tonallán	Euphoric Stadium, Prima Attendance: 45,290
	Bo Hägglund Goal 35' Einari Parviainen Goal 47' Sion Llewellyn Goal 88'	Report

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1 March 2015 20:45	Tonallán	0 - 2	Irdminia	United Arena, Affetto Attendance: 70,021
		Report	Jarch Ton Goal 39' Iev Öfdtn Goal 54'

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1 March 2015 20:45	Saint Eva & Lepland	2 - 0	Evergreen Lands	The People's Arena, Titovan Attendance: 47,805
	Apollo Matthews Goal 23' Poseidon Matthews Goal 42'	Report

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
	Penalty scored Penalty scored Penalty scored Penalty missed Penalty scored	4–3	Penalty scored Penalty missed Penalty scored Penalty scored Penalty missed

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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
	Penalty scored Penalty scored Penalty scored Penalty scored Penalty missed	4–5	Penalty scored Penalty scored Penalty scored Penalty scored Penalty scored

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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