World Cup 86

World Cup 86
Teams	32  (from 182 entrants)
Host(s)	Drawkland Newmanistan
Champions	( title)
Second
Third
Matches played	64
Goals scored	(average per match)
Affiliated tournaments	Cup of Harmony 78 Baptism of Fire 73
Previous	World Cup 85
Next	World Cup 87

World Cup 86 is an international football tournament set to be held in Drawkland and Newmanistan. 180 teams are competing in the qualifiers to join the hosts in the proper.

Free Republics, the defending world champions, did not participate in World Cup 86 after a nuclear incident.

Host Selection

Four bids were submitted to host the tournament. Uniquely, Krytenia submitted two bids, one with Delaclava and another with Legalese. A Vilitan plan bid was also proposed, with Taeshan and Eastfield Lodge as primary hosts and Tequilo and Reçueçn as assistants. After several rounds of instant-runoff voting, Newmanistan and Drawkland were selected as hosts. Their bid featured double-matchday scorination and a slight decaying penalty for late rosters.

Bid	Votes
	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3
Newmanistan and Drawkland	9	11	15
Krytenia and Legalese	10	10	10
Taeshan, Eastfield Lodge, Tequilo and Reçueçn	5	5	eliminated
Krytenia and Delaclava	2	eliminated
Re-open nominations	0	0	0
Total	26	26	25

Team

Thirty teams qualified for the World Cup finals from the 180 teams entering the qualifying phase. 24 teams will qualify from the main stage, while the remaining 6 teams will qualify through a 2-legged playoffs. The two co-hosts qualified automatically.

Qualified teams

Nation	Rank	Method of qualification	Total appearances	Last appearance
Baker Park	8	Group 18 winners	6	85
Banija	1	Group 7 winners	7	85
Brenecia	11	Group 1 winners	13	85
Cassadaigua	13	Group 15 winners	24	85
Drawkland	28	Hosts	7	85
Eura	5	Group 3 runners-up	27	85
Equestria	15	Group 13 runners-up	15	85
Farfadillis	12	Group 14 winners	22	85
Hampton Island	37	Group 1 runners-up	2	85
Kelssek	23	Group 13 winners	16	85
Ko-oren	17	Group 2 winners	14	85
Mriin	16	Group 11 winners	9	85
Nephara	2	Group 4 winners	18	85
Newmanistan	42	Hosts	6	54
Pasarga	26	Group 3 winners	29	85
Recuecn	18	Group 10 winners	4	85
Savojarna	61	Group 18 runners-up	2	80
Siovanija and Teusland	22	Group 5 winners	3	85
Starblaydia	10	Group 16 winners	52	85
The Holy Empire	9	Group 6 winners	57	85
The Sarian	68	Group 8 runners-up	4	71
Trolleborg	54	Group 12 winners	1	none
Turori	6	Group 5 runners-up	37	85
Valanora	7	Group 9 winners	53	85
Vilita	3	Group 8 winners	47	85
Zwangzug	19	Group 17 winners	35	85

Group Stage

Draw

Teams were allocated to four pots on the basis of their KPB world ranking at the end of qualification. As hosts, Drawkland and Newmanistan were placed in pot one. Teams in italics indicate teams that will be placed into that pot if they win their respective playoffs

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 3/4	Pot 4
Drawkland (24) Newmanistan (38) Banija (1) Nephara (2) Vilita (3) Valanora (4) Eura (5) Turori (6)	Baker Park (7) The Holy Empire (8) Starblaydia (9) Brenecia (10) Farfadillis (11) Cassadaigua (13) Mriin (14) Equestria (15)	Ko-oren (17) Reçueçn (18) Zwangzug (19) Siovanija and Teusland (20) Kelssek (22) Pasarga (24) Kita-Hinode (16) Audioslavia (21)	Hampton Island (32) Terre Septentrionale (27) 95X (29)	Trolleborg (39) Savojarna (44) The Sarian (53) South Covello (33) OR Kandorith (36) Chromatika (37) OR TJUN-ia (55) Royal Kingdom of Quebec (54) OR Graintfjall (89) Darmen (35) Squornshelous (43)