World Cup VIII

Qualification

This round started on 2006-01-20 20:00:00.

Group	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7
Group 1	Template:Flag/SWE	Template:Flag/CZE	Template:Flag/WAL	Template:Flag/UKR	Template:Flag/HKG	Template:Flag/SEN	Template:Flag/MGL
Group 2	Template:Flag/GRE	Template:Flag/ESP	Template:Flag/KOR	Template:Flag/TPE	Template:Flag/CRC	Template:Flag/ALG	Template:Flag/LIB
Group 3	Template:Flag/POL	Template:Flag/SCO	Template:Flag/THA	Template:Flag/KEN	Template:Flag/IRN	Template:Flag/LIE	Template:Flag/SUR
Group 4	Template:Flag/ENG	Template:Flag/IND	Template:Flag/DEN	Template:Flag/CYP	Template:Flag/TUN	Template:Flag/NCA	Template:Flag/ARM
Group 5	Template:Flag/BEL	Template:Flag/GER	Template:Flag/CHI	Template:Flag/ECU	Template:Flag/NGA	Template:Flag/KAZ	Template:Flag/CIV
Group 6	Template:Flag/RUS	Template:Flag/LVA	Template:Flag/EST	Template:Flag/URU	Template:Flag/BIH	Template:Flag/JOR	Template:Flag/CPV
Group 7	Template:Flag/SUI	Template:Flag/POR	Template:Flag/TUR	Template:Flag/MAR	Template:Flag/MLT	Template:Flag/SLV	Template:Flag/BRB
Group 8	Template:Flag/ARG	Template:Flag/ITA	Template:Flag/ISR	Template:Flag/LTU	Template:Flag/HON	Template:Flag/AND	Template:Flag/BHR
Group 9	Template:Flag/FIN	Template:Flag/MAS	Template:Flag/SCG	Template:Flag/VIE	Template:Flag/JAM	Template:Flag/GUA	Template:Flag/TRI
Group 10	Template:Flag/ROU	Template:Flag/USA	Template:Flag/IDN	Template:Flag/PHI	Template:Flag/PAR	Template:Flag/MKD	Template:Flag/GEO
Group 11	Template:Flag/FRA	Template:Flag/EGY	Template:Flag/IRL	Template:Flag/SVK	Template:Flag/UAE	Template:Flag/NIR	-
Group 12	Template:Flag/MEX	Template:Flag/SVN	Template:Flag/JPN	Template:Flag/PAK	Template:Flag/KGZ	Template:Flag/LUX	-
Group 13	Template:Flag/AUT	Template:Flag/CHN	Template:Flag/BRA	Template:Flag/COL	Template:Flag/BLR	Template:Flag/MDA	-
Group 14	Template:Flag/NOR	Template:Flag/NED	Template:Flag/ISL	Template:Flag/VEN	Template:Flag/KSA	Template:Flag/ALB	-
Group 15	Template:Flag/OCE	Template:Flag/CRO	Template:Flag/HUN	Template:Flag/RSA	Template:Flag/PAN	Template:Flag/BOL	-
Group 16	Template:Flag/PER	Template:Flag/BUL	Template:Flag/SIN	Template:Flag/CAN	Template:Flag/FRO	Template:Flag/DOM	-

Round II

This round started on 2006-06-16 20:00:00 and was played in Deutschland

Group 1

Team	Pts	GD
Template:Flag/GREn	6	+2
Template:Flag/USAn	4	±0
Template:Flag/MEXn	4	±0
Template:Flag/CHNn	2	-2

Group 2

Team	Pts	GD
Template:Flag/SCOn	9	+6
Template:Flag/BELn	6	+3
Template:Flag/BULn	3	-1
Template:Flag/PERn	0	-8

Group 3

Team	Pts	GD
Template:Flag/ROUn	9	+8
Template:Flag/SVNn	6	±0
Template:Flag/AUTn	1	-4
Template:Flag/INDn	1	-4

Group 4

Team	Pts	GD
Template:Flag/NORn	5	+4
Template:Flag/GERn	4	+2
Template:Flag/EGYn	4	-2
Template:Flag/FINn	3	-4

Group 5

Team	Pts	GD
Template:Flag/OCEn	6	+2
Template:Flag/SWEn	6	±0
Template:Flag/NEDn	4	+2
Template:Flag/PORn	1	-4

Group 6

Team	Pts	GD
Template:Flag/ENGn	9	+4
Template:Flag/ARGn	6	+1
Template:Flag/ITAn	3	-1
Template:Flag/CROn	0	-4

Group 7

Team	Pts	GD
Template:Flag/ESPn	7	+8
Template:Flag/SUIn	4	-3
Template:Flag/MASn	3	-4
Template:Flag/POLn	2	-1

Group 8

Team	Pts	GD
Template:Flag/RUSn	6	+2
Template:Flag/FRAn	6	+1
Template:Flag/CZEn	6	+1
Template:Flag/LVAn	0	-4

Round III

This round started on 2006-07-21 20:00:00 and was played in Deutschland.

Group 1

Team	Pts	GD
Template:Flag/ROUn	9	+5
Template:Flag/NORn	4	+1
Template:Flag/BELn	4	+1
Template:Flag/SUIn	0	-7

Group 2

Team	Pts	GD
Template:Flag/RUSn	7	+3
Template:Flag/SCOn	5	+2
Template:Flag/ARGn	4	+2
Template:Flag/USAn	0	-7

Group 3

Team	Pts	GD
Template:Flag/GERn	9	+7
Template:Flag/OCEn	2	-1
Template:Flag/ENGn	2	-1
Template:Flag/FRAn	2	-5

Group 4

Team	Pts	GD
Template:Flag/ESPn	9	+8
Template:Flag/SWEn	6	±0
Template:Flag/GREn	3	±0
Template:Flag/SVNn	0	-8

Round IV

This round started on 2006-07-31 20:00:00 and was played in Deutschland.

Group 1

Team	Pts	GD
Template:Flag/ESPn	7	+2
Template:Flag/OCEn	4	±0
Template:Flag/SWEn	3	-1
Template:Flag/RUSn	2	-1

Group 2

Team	Pts	GD
Template:Flag/GERn	7	+3
Template:Flag/ROUn	6	+1
Template:Flag/NORn	4	+1
Template:Flag/SCOn	0	-5

Semi-Finals

This round started on 2006-08-11 20:00:00 and was played in Deutschland.

ID		Match Result
(84034803)	Template:Flag/OCEn	1 - 5	Template:Flag/GERn
(84034802)	Template:Flag/ESPn	0 - 2	Template:Flag/ROUn

Final

This round started on 2006-08-13 20:00:00 and was played in Deutschland.

ID		Match Result
(84529411)	Template:Flag/GERn	3 - 1	Template:Flag/ROUn

Tactics and Ratings

Deutschland: 4-5-1 AOW (magnificent) Midfield: divine (very high) Right Defence: formidable (low) Central Defence: outstanding (low) Left Defence: formidable (very low) Right Attack: poor (very low) Central Attack: inadequate (high) Left Attack: divine (very high) Indirect Set Pieces: Attack: {{{isp_attack}}} Defence: {{{isp_defence}}}

România: 3-5-2 Normal Midfield: divine (very high) Right Defence: utopian (very high) Central Defence: magical (very high) Left Defence: divine (low) Right Attack: passable (high) Central Attack: titanic (very high) Left Attack: passable (high) Indirect Set Pieces: Attack: {{{isp_attack}}} Defence: {{{isp_defence}}}

HT Announcements

Hattrick announces

Next World Cup in Germany	03.01.2006
Next summer, the FIFA World Cup 2006 will take place in Germany. Hattrick has decided to follow this example and the Hattrick World Cup VIII will be hosted by Germany. Willkommen in Deutschland!

Hattrick announces

World Cup weekend	09.08.2006
Oceania, Deutschland, España and România are the final four teams in the World Cup. The semifinals will be played Friday at 20.00 and the winners will then battle for the World Cup trophy on Sunday at 20.00.

Hattrick announces

Congratulations Deutschland

13.08.2006

For the first time ever, Deutschland is the new world champions after beating România in the final. Congratulations to Deutschland and especially to the manager LH-Rolli. The next World Cup will be played in Russia, but it's already time to elect new national coaches. The election starts tomorrow and can be found here. Be sure to stop by the conference to check out the candidates' speeches and participate in the debate, but remember to follow the conduct rules.