World Cup IV

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Hattrick World Cup IV

The System

This was the fourth and final cup in which the qualification was not group-based. This system allowed the cup to be held over the span of one season, instead of two.

Matches Directory

Qualifications

The Qualification rounds were based on the top 40 teams in the rankings table. Of those teams, the top eight in rankings qualified directly. The remaining thirty-two teams played for the final eight spots in the cup.

Direct Qualification

Rank	Team
(1)	Template:SWEnf
(2)	Template:CANnf
(3)	Template:ENGnf
(4)	Template:ROUnf
(5)	Template:USAnf
(6)	Template:NEDnf
(7)	Template:GERnf
(8)	Template:FINnf

Qualifications - Round 1

The first round of qualifications, also known as the Pre-Qualifications, was held on 2004-01-16 in USA.

Memorable Moments

• #40 Malaysia flattened #9 España 6 - 1.
• #36 South Africa held on to an early lead to beat #13 Oceania 1-0.
• #15 México held on to win 2-1 in a shootout. The game saw 10 missed penalties before the 6th shot taker for México finally put home the goal.
• #20 Magyarország scored consecutive goals in the 81st and 87th minutes to win 4-3 over #29 Česká republika.

Matches

ID		Match Result
(13677190)	(9) Template:ESPnf	1 - 6	(40) Template:MASnf
(13677191)	(10) Template:NORnf	3 - 1	(39) Template:SUInf
(13677192)	(11) Template:POLnf	1 - 0	(38) Template:ISRnf
(13677193)	(12) Template:ITAnf	0 - 1	(37) Template:TURnf
(13677194)	(13) Template:OCEnf	0 - 1	(36) Template:RSAnf
(13677195)	(14) Template:DENnf	3 - 1	(35) Template:LVAnf
(13677196)	(15) Template:MEXnf	2 - 1	(34) Template:CROnf
(13677198)	(16) Template:BELnf	0 - 1	(33) Template:IDNnf
(13677199)	(17) Template:AUTnf	3 - 0	(32) Template:VENnf
(13677200)	(18) Template:SCOnf	3 - 0	(31) Template:GREnf
(13677201)	(19) Template:PORnf	0 - 2	(30) Template:IRLnf
(13677202)	(20) Template:HUNnf	4 - 3	(29) Template:CZEnf
(13677203)	(21) Template:BRAnf	2 - 0	(28) Template:ARGnf
(13677204)	(22) Template:RUSnf	3 - 1	(27) Template:SCGnf
(13677205)	(23) Template:FRAnf	2 - 0	(26) Template:INDnf
(13677206)	(24) Template:CHNnf	3 - 2	(25) Template:CHInf

Qualifications - Round 2

The second round of qualifications, also known as the Qualifications (since the first round was the Pre-Qualifications), was held on 2004-01-23 in USA.

Memorable Moments

• #23 France held off a 2nd half comeback by #20 Magyarország to win 2 - 1.
• #15 México won yet again in penalties. This time the 3rd penalty shooter for México put home the 2 - 1 win over #33 Indonesia.

The Matches

ID		Match Result
(13743435)	(10) Template:NORnf	3 - 0	(40) Template:MASnf
(13743436)	(11) Template:POLnf	2 - 1	(37) Template:TURnf
(13743437)	(14) Template:DENnf	1 - 0	(36) Template:RSAnf
(13743438)	(15) Template:MEXnf	2 - 1	(33) Template:IDNnf
(13743439)	(17) Template:AUTnf	4 - 0	(30) Template:IRLnf
(13743440)	(18) Template:SCOnf	2 - 0	(24) Template:CHNnf
(13743441)	(20) Template:HUNnf	1 - 2	(23) Template:FRAnf
(13743442)	(21) Template:BRAnf	3 - 0	(22) Template:RUSnf

Round I

This round started on 2004-01-30 20:00:00 and was played in USA.

The Groups

• Group 1
• Group 2
• Group 3
• Group 4

Round II

This round started on 2004-02-16 20:00:00 and was played in USA.

The Groups

• Group 1
• Group 2

Semi-Finals

This round started on 2004-02-27 20:00:00 and was played in USA.

Memorable Moments

• Norge won a thrilling match with a 92nd minute goal, beating România 2 - 1.
• Sverige put away their victory just after halftime with a 2 - 0 goal that nailed Danmark's coffin shut.

The Matches

ID		Match Result
(14140868)	Template:ROUnf	1 - 2	Template:NORnf
(14140869)	Template:DENnf	0 - 2	Template:SWEnf

Final

This round started on 2004-02-29 20:00:00 and was played in USA.

Memorable Moments

• This was one of the most exciting World Cup finals. The key to this game - Norway used two Offensive Central Defenders to boost their midfield. They won midfield in this game and thus they took home the gold.

Tactics and Ratings

Sverige: 3-5-2 Normal Midfield: magical (very low) Right Defence: outstanding (very low) Central Defence: titanic (very high) Left Defence: extra-terrestrial (very high) Right Attack: extra-terrestrial (low) Central Attack: magnificent (low) Left Attack: solid (low) Indirect Set Pieces: Attack: {{{isp_attack}}} Defence: {{{isp_defence}}}

Norge: 3-5-2 Normal Midfield: diving (very high) Right Defence: passable (very low) Central Defence: inadequate (very high) Left Defence: inadequate (very high) Right Attack: supernatural (very low) Central Attack: outstanding (very high) Left Attack: passable (very high) Indirect Set Pieces: Attack: {{{isp_attack}}} Defence: {{{isp_defence}}}

The Match

ID		Match Result
(14287675)	Template:SWEnf	2 - 4	Template:NORnf