World Cup XIII

World Cup XIII

Tournament details
Host	Hellas
Season(s)	Seasons 38-39
Teams	124
Final positions
Champions	Deutschland
Runner-up	Danmark
Semi-finalists	España England
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Group Stage

Round I

This round started on 2009-02-13 at 20:00.

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

Round II

This round started on 2009-07-10 at 20:00:00 and was played in Hellas.

Group 1

Team	Pts	GD
Deutschland	4	+2
Polska	4	+1
México	4	-1
France	4	-2

Group 2

Team	Pts	GD
Ireland	6	+3
Portugal	6	0
Cyprus	3	0
Bulgaria	3	-3

Group 3

Team	Pts	GD
Ukraina	6	+4
Danmark	6	+1
Latvija	3	-2
România	3	-3

Group 4

Team	Pts	GD
Perú	7	+5
El Salvador	5	+2
Scotland	4	+2
Sverige	0	-9

Group 5

Team	Pts	GD
Argentina	7	+3
Česká republika	5	+3
Rossiya	4	0
Uruguay	0	-6

Group 6

Team	Pts	GD
Nederland	6	-1
England	5	+4
Moldova	4	0
Belarus	1	-3

Group 7

Team	Pts	GD
Belgium	7	+5
Slovenija	7	+3
Northern Ireland	3	0
Chinese Taipei	0	-8

Group 8

Team	Pts	GD
España	9	+7
Magyarország	6	+1
Hanguk	3	-4
Eesti	0	-4

Round III

This round started on 2009-08-14 20:00:00 and was played in Hellas.

Group 1

Team	Pts	GD
Deutschland	9	+6
España	4	0
Slovenija	4	-3
Polska	0	-3

Group 2

Team	Pts	GD
Nederland	7	+4
El Salvador	4	-2
Belgium	2	-1
Magyarország	2	-1

Group 3

Team	Pts	GD
Danmark	6	+2
Ireland	4	+1
Perú	4	-2
Česká republika	3	-1

Group 4

Team	Pts	GD
England	9	+5
Ukraina	6	+1
Portugal	3	-1
Argentina	0	-5

Round IV

This round started on 2009-08-24 20:00:00 and was played in Hellas.

Group 1

Team	Pts	GD
Deutschland	9	+4
Danmark	6	+7
Ukraina	1	-3
El Salvador	1	-8

Group 2

Team	Pts	GD
España	6	+2
England	4	-1
Ireland	4	-1
Nederland	3	0

Knockout Stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	4 September 2009 - Gyziakos Arena
	Deutschland	2
					6 September 2009 - Gyziakos Arena
	England	0
					Deutschland	3
	4 September 2009 - Zakynthos Arena
					Danmark	1
	Danmark	5
	España	1

Semi-Finals

This round started on 2009-09-04 20:00:00 and was played in Hellas.

ID		Match Result
(238180812)	Deutschland	2 - 1	England
(238180813)	Danmark	5 - 1	España

Final

This round started on 2009-09-06 20:00:00 and was played in Hellas.

ID		Match Result
(238733161)	Deutschland	3 - 1	Danmark

Tactics and Ratings

Deutschland: 3-5-2 Normal (No Tactic) Midfield: Divine (Very High) Right Defence: Inadequate (Low) Central Defence: Utopian (High) Left Defence: Brilliant (Very High) Right Attack: Inadequate (Low) Central Attack: World Class (Low) Left Attack: Brilliant (Low) Indirect Set Pieces: Attack: Formidable (Very High) Defence: Solid (High)

Danmark: 3-5-2, 3-4-3 (46th minute) Normal (No Tactic) Midfield: Divine (Very Low) Right Defence: Mythical (Low) Central Defence: Extra-Terrestrial (High) Left Defence: World Class (Very High) Right Attack: Excellent (Low) Central Attack: Divine (Very High) Left Attack: World Class (High) Indirect Set Pieces: Attack: Formidable (Very High) Defence: Solid (High)

Events of Note

England and Ireland tied for second place (and advancement to the semifinals) on points, goal differential, goals scored, and in the match between the teams in Round IV, Group 2. The tie was broken in England's favor, prompting a storm of protests from Ireland users over the lack of transparency in the tiebreaking rules.

HT Announcements

Hattrick announces

World Cup to Hellas	2.2.2009
It is time for the Hattrick World Cup to return to Europe, and the hosts of the 13th installment of the tournament will be Hellas (Greece). Congratulations! Qualification games will start in February and the final game takes place in September.

Hattrick announces

World Cup semifinals tonight

4.9.2009

Tonight, at 20.00 HT-time, the semi finals of the 13th Hattrick World Cup will kick off in Hellas (Greece). In Gyziakos Arena near Athens Germany will face England, and out in the Aegan archipelago Denmark faces Spain in the imposing Zakynthos Arena, which easily holds the entire population of its home island. The temperature will be high - on the pitch, in the stands and presumably in the air, as well... the victors may be the ones that keep a cool head tonight.

Hattrick announces

World cup final and elections	5.9.2009
Tomorrow at 20.00 (HT-time) it is time for the last match of this season: the World Cup XIII final. On Monday it is then time to elect a new national coach, and the election can be found here. Be sure to stop by the forum to check out the candidates' speeches and participate in the debate, but remember to follow the forum rules.