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{{Infobox BoF|edition      = 84
|teams        = 24
|hosts        = {{flag|Tumbra}} and {{flag|Hapilopper}}
|first        ={{flag|Edsmontik}} 
|second       ={{flag|Kronbia}} 
|third        ={{flag|Restresas}} 
|matches      =52 
|goals        =210 
|average      =4.03 
|affiliated   = [[World Cup 97]]<br />[[Cup of Harmony 89]]
|previous     = [[Baptism of Fire 83]]
|next         = [[Baptism of Fire 85]]
}} 
The '''84th edition of the [[Baptism of Fire]]''' is a football tournament that was hosted by the nations of [[Tumbra]] and [[Hapilopper]] prior to [[World Cup 97]]. The competition was open to every unranked team as of the World Cup 97 cycle. [[Edsmontik]] won the tournament, beating [[Kronbia]] 1-0 in the final.
==Host selection==

A sole bid was submitted to host the competition. Following the preferential voting system specified by the World Cup Committee constitution, the [[Esportiva|Esportivan]] nations of Tumbra and Hapilopper were awarded the hosting rights.

{|class=wikitable
|-
! Bid
! Votes
|-
| {{flag|Tumbra}} and {{flag|Hapilopper}}|| style="text-align:center;" | '''18'''
|-
|  Re-open bids || style="text-align:center;"| 1
|-
| Abstain || style="text-align:center;" | 1
|-
|style="text-align:center;" | '''Total'''
|style="text-align:center;" | '''20''' 
|}

==Stadiums==
{| border="1px" style="text-align: left;" class=wikitable
|-
! Stadium
! City
! Seats
|-
| Capital Stadium
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|Hapilopper}} Hapilopper City
| style="text-align: center" | 66,500
|-
| Parkland Stadium
| style="text-align: center" | 52,000
|-
|Unification Stadium
|{{Flagicon|Hapilopper}} Halsted
|62,000
|-
|Warner Hall Park
|{{Flagicon|Hapilopper}} Lake Sprague
|40,000
|-
|North Hampton Stadium
|{{Flagicon|Hapilopper}} North Hampton
|55,000
|-
|David Coney Field
|{{Flagicon|Hapilopper}} East Hampton
|47,500
|}

==Group stage==
===Draw===
Thirty six teams entered the tournament. As all the teams are unranked, there is no seeding, so all the teams are randomly assigned into 6 groups, with Groups A-C being hosted by Valladares and D-F by Chromatika.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Group A !! Group B !! Group C
|-
| style="width:19em;" |
{{fb|Savigliane}}<br />
{{fb|Pripet Socialist Republic}}<br />
{{fb|Praeceptia}}<br />
{{fb|Lovisa}}<br />
{{fb|Iles Rogieres}}<br />
{{fb|Pluvia and the Saxean Isles}}<br />
| style="width:19em;" |
{{fb|Wymondham}}<br />
{{fb|Tikariot}}<br />
{{fb|Eurasies}}<br />
{{fb|Kencana}}<br />
{{fb|Free Republic of Hong Kong}}<br />
{{fb|Graintfjall}}<br />
| style="width:19em;" |
{{fb|Ihilthracna}}<br />
{{fb|The holy junta}}<br />
{{fb|Overseas Territories of Sylestone}}<br />
{{fb|Hwiccemark}}<br />
{{fb|Staypuftonia}}<br />
{{fb|Southwest Eastnorth}}<br />
|-
! Group D !! Group E !! Group F
|-
| style="width:19em;" |
{{fb|Pemecutan}}<br />
{{fb|Fluvannia}}<br />
{{fb|Woryand}}<br />
{{fb|Unimon}}<br />
{{fb|Glazgo}}<br />
{{fb|Squidroidia}}<br />
| style="width:19em;" |
{{fb|Rangers FC}}<br />
{{fb|Mathuvan Union}}<br />
{{fb|Netop}}<br />
{{fb|The Gothanita Isles}}<br />
{{fb|TOTEL}}<br />
{{fb|Southern Palm Islands}}<br />
| style="width:19em;" |
{{fb|NorraLesse}}<br />
{{fb|Se Vende Skooma}}<br />
{{fb|Tioguldós}}<br />
{{fb|Quebecois Acadiana}}<br />
{{fb|Liberal Democratic Socialist States}}<br />
{{fb|Megistos}}<br />
|}


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