World Cup XXX

World Cup XXX

Tournament details
Host	Benin
Season(s)	Seasons 72-73 19 July 2019 - 9 Feb. 2020
Teams	128
Final positions
Champions	Österreich
Runner-up
Semi-finalists	Suomi Malta
Tournament statistics
Matches played	983
Goals scored	Scorer List
← WC XXIX	WC XXXI →

The Thirtieth World Cup tournament took place in Benin from 13 December 2019 to 9 February 2020.

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 19/07/2019 (last leg started on 06/09/2019).

Round II

(32 teams)

Group 1 Team Pts GD Sverige 7 2 Ireland 4 1 Suriname 2 -1 Colombia 2 -1	Group 2 Team Pts GD Crna Gora 6 1 Israel 6 1 Malaysia 3 0 Schweiz 3 -2
Group 3 Team Pts GD Danmark 6 2 Česká republika 6 0 Kenya 3 0 Sakartvelo 3 -2	Group 4 Team Pts GD Italia 9 3 România 3 0 República Dominicana 3 -1 USA 3 -2
Group 5 Team Pts GD Canada 7 7 España 7 4 Ukraina 3 -2 Srbija 0 -9	Group 6 Team Pts GD Malta 7 3 Venezuela 6 1 France 4 0 Ísland 0 -4
Group 7 Team Pts GD Suomi 5 3 Österreich 5 2 Nederland 3 -4 Rossiya 2 -1	Group 8 Team Pts GD Polska 5 2 Eesti 5 1 Bulgaria 2 -1 Al Kuwayt 2 -2
This round started on 13/12/2019 at 20:00 and was played in Benin.

Round III

(16 teams)

Group 1 Team Pts GD España 6 5 Polska 4 0 Italia 4 -2 România 1 -3	Group 2 Team Pts GD Suomi 9 6 Ireland 6 2 Canada 3 -3 Venezuela 0 -5
Group 3 Team Pts GD Israel 9 3 Malta 3 1 Crna Gora 3 -2 Eesti 3 -2	Group 4 Team Pts GD Österreich 9 5 Danmark 4 1 Česká republika 3 -3 Sverige 1 -3
This round started on 17/01/2020 at 20:00 and was played in Benin.

Round IV

(8 teams)

Group 1 Team Pts GD Malta 7 8 Suomi 7 5 España 3 -5 Ireland 0 -8	Group 2 Team Pts GD Österreich 5 3 Israel 5 2 Danmark 4 3 Polska 1 -8
This round started on 27/01/2020 at 20:00 and was played in Benin.

Knockout Stage

	Semi-finals 07/02/2020 at 20:00 in Benin				Final 09/02/2020 at 20:00 in Benin
					Arena: La maison dorée de Samarkand (204 542 spectators)
	Österreich	3
	Suomi	1
					Österreich	2
					Israel	1
	Israel	4
	Malta	0

Semi-Finals

ID	Match Result
653391796	Österreich	3 - 1	Suomi
653391795	Israel	4 - 0	Malta

Final

ID	Match Result
653592738	Österreich	2 - 1	Israel