World Cup XXVI

World Cup XXVI

Tournament details
Host	Guatemala
Season(s)	Seasons 64-65 3 Feb. 2017 - 27 Aug. 2017
Teams	128
Final positions
Champions	Italia
Runner-up
Semi-finalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played	983
Goals scored	Scorer List
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The Twenty-sixth World Cup tournament took place in Guatemala from 30 June to 27 August 2017.

Group Stage

Round I (Qualification)

(All teams - Double round-robin format)

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

Teams are placed in groups based on their rank. Teams play each other once at home and once away. This round started on 03/02/2017 (last leg started on 24/03/2017).

Round II

(32 teams)

Group 1 Team Pts GD Chile 7 +3 Česká republika 4 0 Argentina 3 0 Belgium 1 -3	Group 2 Team Pts GD Bahrain 6 +2 Suomi 6 +1 Uruguay 4 0 Lëtzebuerg 1 -3
Group 3 Team Pts GD Italia 9 +7 España 4 +3 Polska 3 -7 Deutschland 1 -3	Group 4 Team Pts GD Nederland 6 +5 Danmark 6 +2 México 3 -3 Dhivehi Raajje 3 -4
Group 5 Team Pts GD Schweiz 9 +8 Srbija 3 -2 Slovenija 3 -3 Perú 3 -3	Group 6 Team Pts GD Hrvatska 9 +4 Scotland 3 0 Cuba 3 -1 Nippon 3 -3
Group 7 Team Pts GD Ireland 6 +4 Magyarország 6 +3 England 6 +2 Indonesia 0 -9	Group 8 Team Pts GD Belarus 6 +3 France 6 +2 România 3 -1 Bolivia 3 -4
This round started on 30/06/2017 at 20:00 and was played in Guatemala.

Round III

(16 teams)

Group 1 Team Pts GD Magyarország 7 +2 Schweiz 6 +2 Srbija 4 +1 Bahrain 0 -5	Group 2 Team Pts GD Italia 9 +6 Belarus 3 -1 Scotland 3 -2 Danmark 3 -3
Group 3 Team Pts GD Česká republika 9 +4 Ireland 6 +4 Hrvatska 1 -4 France 1 -4	Group 4 Team Pts GD España 9 +4 Chile 4 +3 Suomi 3 -4 Nederland 1 -3
This round started on 04/08/2017 at 20:00 and was played in Guatemala.

Round IV

(8 teams)

Group 1 Team Pts GD Magyarország 7 +3 Italia 6 +3 Belarus 4 +5 Ireland 0 -11	Group 2 Team Pts GD Česká republika 6 +6 Chile 4 0 España 4 -4 Schweiz 3 -2
This round started on 14/08/2017 at 20:00 and was played in Guatemala.

Knockout Stage

	Semi-finals 25/08/2017 at 20:00 in Guatemala				Final 27/08/2017 at 20:00 in Guatemala
					ByteDom Colisseum (202 844 spectators)
	Italia	1
	Česká republika	0
					Italia	3
					Magyarország	2
	Magyarország	4
	Chile	0

Semi-Finals

Link	Match Result
	Italia	1 - 0	Česká republika
	Magyarország	4 - 0	Chile

Final

Link	Match Result
	Italia	3 - 2	Magyarország	The final result should be 2-4, but a phantom goal was never scored, as the match report says : "The match ends 2 - 3."