World Cup XIII

World Cup XIII

Tournament details
Host	Greece
Season(s)	Seasons 38-39 13 Feb. 2009 - 6 Sep. 2009
Teams	124
Final positions
Champions	Deutschland
Runner-up	Danmark
Semi-finalists	España England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	927
Goals scored	Tonny Stadsholt 8 goals
← WC XII	WC XIV →

The Thirteenth World Cup tournament took place from 10 July 2009 to 6 September 2009.

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 Greece. The host nation was not among them, despite NT Greece was a finalist in previous world cup.

Greece 2009 - Official Sticker Album
The Hatsticks debut project

Event of note was the battle for second place in Group 2 of Round IV and the advancement to the semi-finals: as Ireland rivaled England by points, goal difference, goals scored and even the game between the teams ended in a draw, the balance was broken in favor of England, causing a vibrant protest from Irish users for the evident lack of transparency on the criteria of the draw. The reason why England continued at Ireland's expense was they had a higher rank in the previous group, as explained the following season, and precisely in the NT Rules. Because of this incident, an explanation was added on the fact that the classification of the group is determined not only by points, goal difference, goals scored and finally, but also by rank in last WC (for qualification) and in any case by the classification of the group previously concluded (round I, II or III).

Once again the four semi-finalist team were all from Europe: Germany, England, Spain and Denmark fought for the World Cup victory. Germany won the tournament, claiming their first title. They defeated Denmark 3-1. A little consolation for the Danes, in addition to the silver medal, was the title of top scorer won by player Tonny Stadsholt with 8 goals.

Group Stage

Round I (Qualification)

This round started on 13/02/2009 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 10/07/2009 at 20:00 and was played in Greece.

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 14/08/2009 at 20:00 and was played in Greece.

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 24/08/2009 at 20:00 and was played in Greece.

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	1
					Deutschland	3
	4 September 2009 - Zakynthos Arena
					Danmark	1
	Danmark	5
	España	1

Semi-Finals

This round started on 04/09/2009 20:00 and was played in Greece.

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

Final

This round started on 06/09/2009 at 20:00 and was played in Greece.

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)

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.