World Cup XIV

World Cup XIV

Tournament details
Host	Thailand
Season(s)	Seasons 40-41 25 Sep. 2009 - 18 April 2010
Teams	124
Final positions
Champions	Hellas
Runner-up	Belgium
Semi-finalists	Chile USA
Tournament statistics
Matches played	927
Goals scored	Moisés Almi 7 goals
← WC XIII	WC XV →

The Fourteenth World Cup tournament took place from 25 September 2009 to 18 April 2010.

124 national teams (no new entrants) played a total of 840 matches in the 16 groups of qualification in order to define the 32 participants to the final stage held in Thailand. The host nation was not among the qualified teams.

In semi-finals Belgium defeated Chile 2-1 and Hellas defeated USA 3-2. Hellas won the tournament after beating Belgium 2–1 and secure the country's first world title after the double delusion of a lost final in World Cup XII and the faild qualification as host in World Cup XIII.

Chilean player Moisés Almi was entitled top scorer with his 7 goals.

Group Stage

Round I (Qualification)

This round started on 25/09/2009 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 19/02/2010 at 20:00 and was played in Thailand.

Group 1 Team Pts GD Cyprus 5 +2 Sverige 4 -1 Nederland 3 0 Oceania 2 -1

Group 2 Team Pts GD Deutschland 5 +3 Israel 5 +2 Hrvatska 5 +1 Belarus 0 -6

Group 3 Team Pts GD Chile 5 +2 USA 5 +1 Norge 3 0 Polska 1 -3

Group 4 Team Pts GD Česká republika 7 +2 Lëtzebuerg 4 0 Bosna i Hercegovina 4 0 Indonesia 1 -2

Group 5 Team Pts GD Latvija 6 +1 România 6 0 Magyarország 4 +1 South Africa 1 -2

Group 6 Team Pts GD Hellas 7 +4 El Salvador 6 +4 Ísland 3 -3 Slovenija 1 -5

Group 7 Team Pts GD Belgium 7 +4 Scotland 6 0 Lietuva 3 0 Suomi 1 -4

Group 8 Team Pts GD Danmark 5 +1 Pilipinas 3 0 Slovensko 3 0 France 2 -1

Round III

This round started on 26/03/2010 at 20:00 and was played in Thailand.

Group 1

Team	Pts	GD
Hellas	6	+1
El Salvador	4	0
Danmark	4	0
Pilipinas	3	-1

Group 2

Team	Pts	GD
Belgium	9	+4
Cyprus	4	+2
Sverige	2	-2
România	1	-4

Group 3

Team	Pts	GD
Chile	7	+5
Scotland	4	-3
Česká republika	2	-1
Lëtzebuerg	2	-1

Group 4

Team	Pts	GD
USA	5	+2
Israel	4	+2
Deutschland	4	+1
Latvija	3	-5

Round IV

This round started on 05/04/2010 at 20:00 and was played in Thailand.

Group 1

Team	Pts	GD
Belgium	9	+5
USA	6	+1
Israel	3	-1
Scotland	0	-5

Group 2

Team	Pts	GD
Hellas	5	+2
Chile	4	0
El Salvador	4	0
Cyprus	3	-2

Knockout Stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	16 April 2010 - The City Of Berserk
	Belgium	2
					18 April 2010 - The City Of Berserk
	Chile	1
					Belgium	1
	16 April 2010 - */Tun_club\* Arena
					Hellas	2
	USA	2
	Hellas	3

Semi-Finals

This round started on 16/04/2010 20:00 and was played in Thailand.

ID		Match Result
(270128492)	Belgium	2 - 1	Chile
(270128493)	USA	2 - 3	Hellas

Final

This round started on 18/04/2010 20:00 and was played in Thailand.

ID		Match Result
(270904947)	Belgium	1 - 2	Hellas

Tactics and Ratings

Belgium: 5-3-2, 5-3-1 (75th), 5-2-2 (80th) Counter-attacks (Utopian) Midfield: Passable (Very High) Right Defence: Mythical (High) Central Defence: Divine (Very High) Left Defence: Utopian (High) Right Attack: Extra-Terrestrial (High) Central Attack: Supernatural (Very High) Left Attack: Inadequate (High) Indirect Set Pieces: Attack: Brilliant (High) Defence: Excellent (Low)

Hellas: 3-4-3 Normal (No Tactic) Midfield: World Class (High) Right Defence: Formidable (Low) Central Defence: Extra-Terrestrial (High) Left Defence: Extra-Terrestrial (Very Low) Right Attack: Solid (Low) Central Attack: Magical (Very High) Left Attack: Titanic (Very High) Indirect Set Pieces: Attack: Formidable (Very High) Defence: Excellent (Low)

HT Announcements

Hattrick announces

Thailand to host World Cup XIV	11/9/2009
As Germany celebrates it's worthy victory in the 13th edition of the Hattrick World Cup, plans are already afoot for the next tournament. This time we go East, to Asia and the ancient kingdom of Prathet Thai! Qualification games will commence on September 25.

Hattrick announces

Belgium and Greece in World Cup final	18/4/2010
It will be an all-European final in the 14th edition of the Hattrick World Cup as Belgium takes on Hellas (Greece) tonight at 20.00 HT-time. The final takes place under the still ash-free skies of Thailand, but don't jet off just yet because it is all covered right here on Hattrick as well, of course. Very welcome all, and let the best team win!

Hattrick announces

Greece wins Hattrick World Cup XIV!

19/4/2010

The new Hattrick World Cup champions are Hellas, or Greece as we usually call it. Hellas beat Belgium 2 to 1 in an exciting final, which they dominated. It was never quite out of reach for the Belgians until the final quarter, when, following a red card for Belgium, Yiannis Koutetes scored the winning goal for Greece. Our congratulations to coach cheetoss for winning the Cup, and our thanks to all the participating teams!