The Eleventh World Cup tournament took place from 23 November 2007 to 15 June 2008.
120 national teams (6 new) played a total of 784 matches in the 16 groups of qualification in order to define the 32 participants to the final stage held in Belgium. The host nation was one of them, but was eliminated by România on goal difference in Round II.
The four semi-finalist team were a bit of a surprise: Česká republika, Latvija, Magyarország and Ukraina were not among the most credited at the start of the tournament for the final victory. The triumphers were the Czechs, who beat Ukraina in a close match. For Česká republika was the first title, but also the second final in just three editions (after the silver medal in World Cup IX).
Czech player Vlastislav Špinar shared the title of top scorer with Hungarian István Orsós, who scored 8 goals even if his team was eliminated in semi-final.
Group Stage
This round started on 23/11/2007 at 20:00.
Round II
This round started on 18/04/2008 at 20:00 and was played in Belgium.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Round III
This round started on 23/05/2008 at 20:00 and was played in Belgium.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Round IV
This round started on 02/06/2008 at 20:00 and was played in Belgium.
Group 1
Group 2
Knockout Stage
Semi-Finals
This round started on 13/06/2008 at 20:00 and was played in Belgium.
Final
This round started on 15/06/2008 at 20:00 and was played in Belgium.
Tactics and Ratings
| Česká republika:
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3-4-3
Normal
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| Midfield: |
supernatural (very low)
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| Right Defence: |
world class (low)
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| Central Defence: |
supernatural (very high)
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| Left Defence: |
magnificent (low)
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| Right Attack: |
solid (very high)
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| Central Attack: |
divine (low)
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| Left Attack: |
divine (very high)
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| Indirect Set Pieces:
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| Attack: |
N/A
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| Defence: |
N/A
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| Ukraina:
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4-3-3
CA (titanic)
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| Midfield: |
inadequate (very high)
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| Right Defence: |
divine (very high)
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| Central Defence: |
divine (very high)
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| Left Defence: |
divine (very high)
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| Right Attack: |
world class (very high)
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| Central Attack: |
supernatural (very high)
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| Left Attack: |
inadequate (high)
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| Indirect Set Pieces:
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| Attack: |
N/A
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| Defence: |
N/A
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HT Announcements
Hattrick announces
| Belgium hosts World Cup XI
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17/11/2007
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| On Friday 23 November the qualifications for the next Hattrick World Cup gets underway. The finals of this tournament will take place in Belgium in early 2008. Belgium is one of the few large Hattrick leagues never to have hosted an official tournament. Congratulations to the host nation for winning the bid - and our best wishes to all participating teams!
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Hattrick announces
| World cup final and elections
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15/6/2008
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| Tonight, 20:00 HT-time, it is time for the final of the World Cup XI played in Belgium. You are all very welcome to follow the game and may the best team win!
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 conference to check out the candidates' speeches and participate in the debate, but remember to follow the conference rules.
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Hattrick announces
| Česká republika – the new world champions!
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15/6/2008
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| The World Cup final between Česká republika and Ukraina became a real nailbiter. Česká republika controlled the ball from the start, but it was difficult for them to get through Ukraina's defence. Moreover, they also had to watch out for Ukraina's sharp counter-attacks. In the end Česká was the stronger of the two and won the final with 2-1.
Congratulations Česká republika to your first World Cup victory, and especially to coach Ziky1!
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Ukraina
Latvija
Magyarország 
