From Hattrick
World Cup VII
(Seasons 26-27)
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Qualification
This round started on 2005-06-10 20:00:00.
Round II
This round started on 2005-11-04 20:00:00 and was played in China.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Round III
This round starts on 2005-12-09 20:00:00 and is played in China.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Round IV
This round started on 2005-12-19 20:00:00 and was played in China.
Group 1
Group 2
Semi-Finals
This round started on 2005-12-30 20:00:00 and was played in China.
Sverige - Latvija semifinal controversy
The semifinal match between Swedish and Latvian national teams raised rather intense conference discussions about it. The
Swedish national team, trailing late in the game 1 - 2, got the lucky equaliser goal in the 90th minute and later went on to win
in extra time. Almost immediately after the end of regular match time, many conference users started reporting that this match
had been reported to them somewhat strangely - the other semifinal had already ended, while the Swedish - Latvian one still went
on, and after about half a minute, a Swedish equalizer was announced, sending the match into extra time. This led to "conspiracy
theories" about HT-Team manually altering the match and its outcome to prevent Sweden from being eliminated from tournament.
However, the accusations of any unfair actions taken to affect the usual match simulation were immediately denied by HT
officials, and next day, an announcement was made to clarify what exactly happened at the match (see When exactly does a match end? below).
Final
This round started on 2006-01-01 20:00:00 and was played in China.
Tactics and Ratings
| Sverige: |
3-4-3 AIM (outstanding)
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| Midfield: |
utopian (low)
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| Right Defence: |
mythical (very low)
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| Central Defence: |
divine (low)
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| Left Defence: |
brilliant (low)
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| Right Attack: |
solid (very high)
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| Central Attack: |
divine (very high)
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| Left Attack: |
excellent (very high)
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| España: |
3-5-2 Play creatively
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| Midfield: |
divine (very high)
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| Right Defence: |
extra-terrestrial (very high)
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| Central Defence: |
outstanding (very high)
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| Left Defence: |
excellent (low)
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| Right Attack: |
passable (low)
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| Central Attack: |
supernatural (low)
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| Left Attack: |
passable (low)
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HT Announcements
| 25.11.2005 World Cup match bug |
| Thanks to observant users,
we have found a bug regarding the hosting nations in the World Cup. When a hosting nation was drawn as a "away team", the hosting
nation got the home-advantage. However, the bug also gave home-advantage to the formal home-team, meaning that both teams got the
boost from having a fanatic home crowd. We have now spoken to the future home crowds and made sure that they will only cheer for
the hosting nation.
This bug has unfortunately affected both the regular World cup and the U20 World Cup since the dawn of time.
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| 07.12.2005 Hattrick World Cup VII |
| Friday 20.00 the third
stage of Hattrick World Cup VII kicks off in China. Only 16 of our strongest sides remain in the competition for the Gold.
Speculations are intense in the conferences and among favourites mentioned are for instance Spain, Sweden and Poland. The days
when Sweden dominated the game are however long gone and many teams want a piece of the action.
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| 28.12.2005 World Cup semifinals |
| The Hattrick World Cup has
now reached the semifinals. In the first match Sweden takes on the sensation of the tournament - Latvia, who thanks to some
really shrewd coaching has managed to overthrow several teams which were considered big favourites.
In the other match the giants España and Polska will face eachother in an extremely hard battle.
Make sure to follow the battle for the final from 20.00 HT time on the 30th!
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| 31.12.2005 When exactly does a match end? |
| The recent World Cup
semi-final between Sweden and Latvia has given rise to questions about when exactly a match ends. The answer is that it ends
within one minute after 90 minutes have been played. The exact second depends on what happens on the field. Usually, if the last
minute is uneventful, the referee stops the match around 5 seconds after 90 minutes mark. However, if there are a lot of things
happening, it is in fact quite common that there are events as late as 30 or even 40 seconds later. In the semifinal between
Sweden and Latvia, the Swedish equalizer happened after 90:39. This is unusually late, but not exceptionally - it happens many
times every week, just not normally in such important matches followed by thousands of users.
Also: Whilst we fully understand the disappointment with the result among Latvian fans (and others rooting for Latvia), please
remember to keep your head cool and to always treat your fellow Hattrick players with respect, even after a defeat.
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| 02.01.2006 Sweden World Champions |
| Congratulations to Sweden
for winning World Cup VII. Runners-up Spain, and several other countries however showed that they have now closed the gap and it
will be very difficult for the champions to defend their title once again in two seasons' time.
Today also marks the start of the elections in each league. We must also remind users that it is not allowed to spam people's
mailboxes in order to gain votes.
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