World Cup XII

World Cup XII

Tournament details
Host	Colombia
Season(s)	Seasons 36-37
Teams	124
Final positions
Champions	Rossiya
Runner-up	Hellas
Semi-finalists	Polska España
Tournament statistics
Goals scored	Goalscorer List
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Group Stage

Round I - Qualification

This round started on 2008-07-04 at 20:00.

Group	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8
Group 1								-
Group 2								-
Group 3								-
Group 4								-
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Group 9
Group 10
Group 11
Group 12
Group 13
Group 14
Group 15
Group 16

Round II

This round started on 2008-11-28 20:00:00 and was played in Colombia.

Group 1

Team	Pts	GD
Rossiya	7	+3
Polska	6	+4
Nederland	4	±0
Malaysia	0	-7

Group 2

Team	Pts	GD
Portugal	7	+8
Hrvatska	6	+4
Norge	4	-3
Magyarország	0	-9

Group 3

Team	Pts	GD
Deutschland	6	+3
Eesti	6	+2
Česká republika	6	+1
Bulgaria	0	-6

Group 4

Team	Pts	GD
Prathet Thai	6	-2
Lietuva	4	+4
South Africa	4	±0
France	2	-2

Group 5

Team	Pts	GD
Türkiye	9	+4
Argentina	6	+2
Nippon	3	-2
Danmark	0	-4

Group 6

Team	Pts	GD
Hellas	9	+9
România	3	-2
Chile	3	-3
Belarus	3	-4

Group 7

Team	Pts	GD
Österreich	7	+3
Scotland	4	+2
Colombia	2	-1
Latvija	2	-4

Group 8

Team	Pts	GD
España	9	+7
Slovenija	3	-1
Ukraina	3	-3
Lëtzebuerg	3	-3

Round III

This round started on 2009-01-02 20:00:00 and was played in Colombia.

Group 1

Team	Pts	GD
Hellas	5	+3
Hrvatska	4	±0
Prathet Thai	4	-4
România	3	+1

Group 2

Team	Pts	GD
España	9	+6
Polska	6	+1
Slovenija	3	-2
Deutschland	0	-5

Group 3

Team	Pts	GD
Türkiye	7	+2
Scotland	6	+2
Eesti	3	-1
Österreich	1	-3

Group 4

Team	Pts	GD
Rossiya	9	+9
Portugal	6	±0
Argentina	3	-2
Lietuva	0	-7

Round IV

This round started on 2009-01-12 20:00:00 and was played in Colombia.

Group 1

Team	Pts	GD
Hellas	9	+4
Rossiya	6	+7
Scotland	1	-5
Hrvatska	1	-6

Group 2

Team	Pts	GD
Polska	5	+2
España	5	+1
Türkiye	3	±0
Portugal	2	-3

Knockout Stage

Semi-Finals

This round started on 23-01-2009 20:00:00 and was played in Colombia.

ID		Match Result
(206270370)	Hellas	4 - 3 aet	España
(206270371)	Rossiya	2 - 1 aet	Polska

Final

This round started on 2009-01-25 20:00:00 and was played in Colombia.

ID		Match Result
(206816552)	Hellas	0 - 2	Rossiya

Tactics and Ratings

Hellas: 5-4-1 Counter-attacks (divine) Midfield: poor (high) Right Defence: divine (very high) Central Defence: divine (very high) Left Defence: divine (very high) Right Attack: titanic (low) Central Attack: weak (very low) Left Attack: weak (very low) Indirect Set Pieces: Attack: formidable (very high) Defence: passable (low)

Rossiya: 3-4-3 normal Midfield: titanic (low) Right Defence: outstanding (low) Central Defence: extra-terrestrial (high) Left Defence: magnificent (very high) Right Attack: solid (very low) Central Attack: utopian (low) Left Attack: divine (very high) Indirect Set Pieces: Attack: solid (high) Defence: excellent (very high)

HT Announcements

Hattrick announces

World cup final and elections

24.1.2009

Tomorrow at 20.00 (HT-time) it is time for the World Cup XII final. One thing is for certain, we will have a totally new champion as neither of the combatants have won the world cup before. 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.

Hattrick announces

Russia brings home the World Cup

26.1.2009

In an unusually exciting final, Russia yesterday claimed the 12th Hattrick World Cup title by defeating Greece. The Greeks made a heroic stand, keeping the score at a draw for three quarters of the game, despite an overwhelming ball possesion advantage for the Russians. However, after 78 minutes, Alexander Koltsov scored the opening goal for Russia, and the win was secured only four minutes later by Vitaly Saltykov. Our congratulations to the coach of Russia, Spirit-of-Guus!