World Cup VI

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World Cup VI

(Seasons 24-25)
Host Image:Brazil.gif Brasil
Teams 88
Champions Image:P1_purple.gif Image:Flag_sweden.gif Sverige
Runner-up Image:P2_purple.gif Image:Scotland.gif Scotland
Semi-finalists Image:P3_purple.gif Image:Poland.gif Polska
Image:Denmark.gif Danmark

Host Brasil didn't manage to make it to the second round as Polska and Prathet Thai continued from Group 7. Group 13 was very even with top three teams, France, México, and Eesti, all finishing with 22 points. Eesti was eliminated by a difference of 1 goal after México, which they won 2-0 in the last game. 3-0 victory would've secured Eesti a spot in the World Cup.

Round II saw first big surprises as België and Misr qualified in front of Italia and USA in Group 3. In Group 4 Prathet Thai finished first, leaving France in the fourth place. Same faith awaited Nederland in Group 5. Also semi-finalists from the previous World Cup, Suomi, were eliminated.

Only one of the medalists from the previous World Cup managed to go through Round III. Reigning champions Sverige conceded only 1 goal and finished first in Group 2. Silver medalists from the previous games England was last in the same group. In Group 3 Danmark and Scotland edged Norge out.

In Group 1 of #Round IV Danmark and surprise team Scotland finished the games of Prathet Thai and Canada. In Group 2 Polska finished first with Sverige second, leaving Oceania and España without a medal. In the #Semi-Finals was fought a classic scandinavian derby between Danmark and Sverige, with Sverige clearly beating Danes for a spot in the final. In the other Semi-Final Scotland managed to defeat Polska. In the final there was only one team as Sverige easily defeated Scotland.

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Qualification

This round started on 2004-10-29 20:00:00.

Group #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
Group 1 Image:Flag_sweden.gif Image:Flag_espania_spain.gif Image:Flag_Hong_Kong.png Image:Flag_Philippines.png Image:Flag_Bolivia.png -
Group 2 Image:Flag_england.gif Image:Turkey Türkiye.png Image:Flag_Nigeria.png Image:Flag Vietnam.png Image:Flag_Albania_Shqiperia.png -
Group 3 Image:Flag_Norway_Norwegen.gif Image:Scotland.gif Image:Ireland.gif Image:Flag_Morocco_Al_Maghrib.png Image:Flag_Moldova.png -
Group 4 Image:Flag suomi finland.gif Image:Flag_Chile.png Image:Japan_Nippon.png Image:Flag Uruguay.png Image:Malta2.gif -
Group 5 Image:Romania.gif Image:Flag South Africa.png Image:China.png Image:Flag_Chinese_Taipei.png Image:Flag_Kyrgyzstan.png -
Group 6 Image:Flag_Oceania.png Image:Belgium.gif Image:Argentina.gif Image:Flag_Paraguay.png Image:Flag_Honduras.png -
Group 7 Image:Poland.gif Image:Prathet_thai.gif Image:Brazil.gif Image:Flag_Faroe_Islands_Føroyar.png Image:Flag_El_Salvador.png -
Group 8 Image:Denmark.gif Image:Croatia.gif Image:Cymru.gif Image:Venezuela.gif Image:Flag_Northern_Ireland.png -
Group 9 Image:Flag_Hungary_Magyarország.png Image:Italy.gif Image:Iceland_Ísland.png Image:Schweiz.gif Image:Flag_ukraine.gif Image:Luxembourg.gif
Group 10 Image:Flag_India.png Image:Flag_Greece_Hellas.png Image:Flag_Peru_Perú.png Image:Flag_Bulgaria.png Image:Colombia.gif Image:Panama.gif
Group 11 Image:Netherlands.gif Image:Deutschland.gif Image:Flag_Latvia_Lettland.gif Image:Costa_rica.gif Image:Flag_Kenya.png Image:Flag_Ecuador.png
Group 12 Image:Usa.gif Image:Russia.gif Image:Flag_israel.gif Image:Flag Slovakia Slovensko.png Image:Flag_Cyprus.png Image:Flag_Jamaica.png
Group 13 Image:France.gif Image:Mexico.gif Image:Flag_Estonia_Eesti.png Image:Servia.gif Image:Flag United Arab Emirates.png Image:Flag_FYR_Macedonia_Makedonija.png
Group 14 Image:Flag_misr_egypt_ägypten.gif Image:Slovenia.gif Image:Indonesia.gif Image:Flag_Singapore.png Image:Flag_Saudi_Arabia.png Image:Flag_Belarus.png
Group 15 Image:Flag_Malaysia.png Image:Austria_Österreich.png Image:Hanguk.png Image:Flag_Pakistan.png Image:Lithuania.gif Image:Flag Tunisia Tounes.png
Group 16 Image:Canada.gif Image:Portugal.gif Image:Flag_Czech_Republic_tschechien.gif Image:Bosnia.gif Image:Flag_Dominican_Republic_Republica_Dominicana.png Image:Flag_Iran.png
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Round II

This round started on 2005-03-25 20:00:00 and was played in Brasil.

Group 1

Team Pts GD
Image:Canada.gif Canada 9 +7
Image:Flag_Norway_Norwegen.gif Norge 4 +2
Image:Deutschland.gif Deutschland 3 -1
Image:Croatia.gif Hrvatska 1 -8

Group 2

Team Pts GD
Image:Denmark.gif Danmark 7 +5
Image:Flag_Chile.png Chile 6 ±0
Image:Flag_India.png India 2 -3
Image:Russia.gif Rossiya 1 -2

Group 3

Team Pts GD
Image:Belgium.gif België 7 +3
Image:Flag_misr_egypt_ägypten.gif Misr 5 +1
Image:Italy.gif Italia 4 ±0
Image:Usa.gif USA 0 -4

Group 4

Team Pts GD
Image:Prathet_thai.gif Prathet Thai 6 +3
Image:Austria_Österreich.png Österreich 4 ±0
Image:Flag_Malaysia.png Malaysia 4 ±0
Image:France.gif France 3 -3

Group 5

Team Pts GD
Image:Scotland.gif Scotland 7 +2
Image:Flag_Hungary_Magyarország.png Magyarország 6 +4
Image:Portugal.gif Portugal 4 ±0
Image:Netherlands.gif Nederland 0 -6

Group 6

Team Pts GD
Image:Flag_espania_spain.gif España 6 +5
Image:Flag_england.gif England 6 +1
Image:Flag_suomi_finland.gif Suomi 4 ±0
Image:Mexico.gif México 1 -6

Group 7

Team Pts GD
Image:Flag_sweden.gif Sverige 9 +6
Image:Poland.gif Polska 4 +4
Image:Slovenia.gif Slovenija 4 -1
Image:Flag_South_Africa.png South Africa 0 -9

Group 8

Team Pts GD
Image:Flag_Oceania.png Oceania 7 +4
Image:Turkey_Türkiye.png Türkiye 4 -2
Image:Flag_Greece_Hellas.png Hellas 2 -1
Image:Romania.gif România 2 -1
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Round III

This round started on 2005-04-29 20:00:00 and was played in Brasil.

Group 1

Team Pts GD
Image:Prathet_thai.gif Prathet Thai 7 +3
Image:Canada.gif Canada 5 +1
Image:Flag_Hungary_Magyarország.png Magyarország 3 -2
Image:Turkey_Türkiye.png Türkiye 1 -2

Group 2

Team Pts GD
Image:Flag_sweden.gif Sverige 9 +4
Image:Flag_espania_spain.gif España 6 +3
Image:Austria_Österreich.png Österreich 1 -3
Image:Flag_england.gif England 1 -4

Group 3

Team Pts GD
Image:Denmark.gif Danmark 9 +7
Image:Scotland.gif Scotland 6 +4
Image:Flag_Norway_Norwegen.gif Norge 3 -4
Image:Flag_Chile.png Chile 0 -7

Group 4

Team Pts GD
Image:Poland.gif Polska 7 +5
Image:Flag_Oceania.png Oceania 6 +3
Image:Belgium.gif België 4 +5
Image:Flag_misr_egypt_ägypten.gif Misr 0 -13
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Round IV

This round started on 2005-05-09 20:00:00 and was played in Brasil.

Group 1

Team Pts GD
Image:Denmark.gif Danmark 6 +2
Image:Scotland.gif Scotland 5 +1
Image:Prathet_thai.gif Prathet Thai 4 ±0
Image:Canada.gif Canada 1 -3

Group 2

Team Pts GD
Image:Poland.gif Polska 7 +5
Image:Flag_sweden.gif Sverige 7 +4
Image:Flag_Oceania.png Oceania 1 -4
Image:Flag_espania_spain.gif España 1 -5
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Semi-Finals

This round started on 2005-05-20 20:00:00 and was played in Brasil.

ID Match Result
(39863182) Image:Denmark.gif Danmark 0 - 4 Image:Flag_sweden.gif Sverige
(39863183) Image:Scotland.gif Scotland 2 - 1 Image:Poland.gif Polska
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Final

This round started on 2005-05-22 20:00:00 and was played in Brasil.

ID Match Result
(40175466) Image:Scotland.gif Scotland 0 - 8 Image:Flag_sweden.gif Sverige
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Tactics and Ratings

Scotland: 3-5-2 AIM (outstanding)
Midfield: supernatural (low)
Right Defence: passable (very low)
Central Defence: passable (very high)
Left Defence: inadequate (high)
Right Attack: outstanding (high)
Central Attack: brilliant (high)
Left Attack: passable (very high)
Sverige: 3-4-3 Normal
Midfield: extra-terrestrial (very high)
Right Defence: titanic (low)
Central Defence: supernatural (very low)
Left Defence: magnificent (low)
Right Attack: magnificent (high)
Central Attack: divine (very high)
Left Attack: divine (very high)
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Events of Note

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The "Scroll Wheel Incident"

Almost bigger news than the World Cup itself was the famed "Scroll Wheel Incident," which occured in Round II when Belgium and USA agreed to a mutual PiC, or so they thought. When the match had ended, it was clear that Belgium had not PiCed, and USA users were outraged. GM-Moons, manager of the Belgian National Team at the time, issued a statement saying that he was "very sorry" and that the failure to Play it Cool was "due to a Scroll Wheel incident." The majority of USA users didn't believe him at first, but after time went by, it became clear to everyone that whether or not he meant to do this, he was sorry it happened. The USA was eliminated from the World Cup due to this incident, and some USA users still hold a grudge against Belgium because of it. The decision by ArdentEnthusiast to PiC a match that was a "must win" for the USA was controversial in itself.

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HT Announcements

22.03.2005 World Cup
Friday 20.00 Hattrick Time the World Cup kicks off, this time in Brasil. It is the second stage of the tournament and 32 teams in 8 groups will battle for the 16 available spots in stage III. The last tournament saw Sweden back on the throne and there are lots of strong contenders who are all hungry for the Gold. Good luck to all competing nations!


28.04.2005 World cup round III
32 teams have become 16 as the World Cup now moves on to the third stage. Among the 16 teams fighting for the eight spots in the next round there are big elephants as Sverige, Norge and England as well as underdogs like Prathet Thai and Misr, making sure this stage will be even more tight and exciting than the last one.The third round kicks off Friday at 20.00 HT-time.


07.05.2005 8 teams left
After last night's games in the World Cup, only 8 teams are now left. Only one team out of the four teams that fought the semifinals in the last World Cup has made it to the final eight this time: Sweden which looks very strong but must face a tough group of Poland, Spain and Oceania. In the other group, there are several surprises: Along with strong Denmark three minor (in terms of user base, but clearly not skill!) HT-nations will fight for a place in the semi-finals: Canada (37th largest), Scotland (43rd largest) and finally Thailand (Prathet Thai, 46th largest). The final group round will start on Monday.


17.05.2005 World Cup semifinals
On Friday, it is time for the World Cup semifinals. One of them will be a classic Scandinavian derby between Denmark and Sweden with centuries of rivalry and a place in the final at stake. Team spirit seems to be pointing to Sweden, but the Swedes may have their focus on the final while the Danish have nothing to lose. The other semifinal will see Poland take on one of this World Cup's surprise teams - Scotland. Can the Scots make it all the way to the final, or will the Polish make it to their third World Cup final?


20.05.2005 Scotland is in the final
Scotland defeated Poland in a tight semifinal with a very exciting 86th minute. First Poland scored the equalizer and right after that Jacob Sim became Scotland's hero when he scored 2-1. Scotland will now be facing Sweden in the final, Sweden who managed to find four holes in the Danish defense wall in the other semifinal. Will Sweden win again, or will the Scots make it all the way? We will know the answer on Sunday, the match starts 20.00.


23.05.2005 Congratulations Sweden
Coach Boggler took Scotland on a fantastic journey but didn't manage to make it all the way. Sweden was way too strong in the final and the match was more or less over after 11 minutes. Congratulations to Sweden and coach Hacker for a fantastic performance.


World Cup

Nippon/Hanguk 15 · Argentina 17 · Nederland 19 · USA 21 · España 23 · Brasil 25 · China 27 · Deutschland 29 · Rossiya 31 · Portugal 33 · België 35 · Colombia 37
U-20 World Cup

Deutschland 16 · Oceania 18 · România 20 · Misr 22 · Chile 24 · Italia 26 · México 28 · Israel 30 · Malaysia 32 · Perú 34 · Suomi 36
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