2022 MGFF World Cup

2022 MGFF World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Various
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Floria
Runners-up	Craitland
Third place	Mercury
Fourth place	Natopia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
← 2020 TBD →

The 2022 MGFF World Cup was the second edition of the MGFF World Cup. All twelve MGFF member nations competed in the tournament.

Floria won the championship after defeating Craitland 34–28 in the Grand Final. Mercury finished third after losing to Craitland in the elimination final, while Natopia were the highest-finishing affiliate nation in fourth place.

Hosts

The tournament was held across multiple countries.

Qualification

All twelve MGFF member nations qualified automatically. The three Test nations entered Group A, while the nine affiliate nations were drawn into Groups B, C and D.

List of qualified teams

Test nations

•  Craitland
•  Floria
•  Mercury

Affiliate nations

•  Castilona
•  Highpass
•  Lusa
•  Natopia
•  New Sussex

•  Nova English Korea
•  Passio-Corum
•  Qavaqaqqaqqaniitqeqertaq
•  Tiana

Format

Each group played a single round-robin. The top two teams in Group A advanced to the qualifying semi-final, while the third-placed team entered the elimination play-offs alongside the winners of Groups B, C and D.

The affiliate group winners were ranked by wins, followed by points difference and points scored. The lowest-ranked group winner faced the third-placed team from Group A, while the remaining two group winners faced each other.

The qualifying semi-final winner advanced directly to the Grand Final. Its loser received a second opportunity in the elimination final, facing the winner of the elimination semi-final.

Group stage

Group A

Team	GP	W	L	Pct.	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
Floria	2	2	0	1.000	62	44	+18	Advances to qualifying semi-final
Craitland	2	1	1	0.500	51	50	+1
Mercury	2	0	2	0.000	41	59	−18	Advances to elimination play-offs

Craitland v  Mercury

Craitland	27 – 20	Mercury

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Floria v  Mercury

Floria	32 – 21	Mercury

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Floria v  Craitland

Floria	30 – 24	Craitland

Group B

Team	GP	W	L	Pct.	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
Natopia	2	2	0	1.000	63	31	+32	Advances to elimination play-offs
Castilona	2	1	1	0.500	38	55	−17
Lusa	2	0	2	0.000	37	52	−15

Natopia v  Castilona

Natopia	35 – 14	Castilona

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Castilona v  Lusa

Castilona	24 – 20	Lusa

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Natopia v  Lusa

Natopia	28 – 17	Lusa

Group C

Team	GP	W	L	Pct.	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
New Sussex	2	2	0	1.000	58	31	+27	Advances to elimination play-offs
Highpass	2	1	1	0.500	41	52	−11
Nova English Korea	2	0	2	0.000	35	51	−16

New Sussex v  Highpass

New Sussex	31 – 17	Highpass

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Highpass v  Nova English Korea

Highpass	24 – 21	Nova English Korea

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New Sussex v  Nova English Korea

New Sussex	27 – 14	Nova English Korea

Group D

Team	GP	W	L	Pct.	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
Passio-Corum	2	2	0	1.000	62	34	+28	Advances to elimination play-offs
Tiana	2	1	1	0.500	47	45	+2
Qavaqaqqaqqaniitqeqertaq	2	0	2	0.000	31	61	−30

Passio-Corum v  Qavaqaqqaqqaniitqeqertaq

Passio-Corum	34 – 14	Qavaqaqqaqqaniitqeqertaq

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Tiana v  Qavaqaqqaqqaniitqeqertaq

Tiana	27 – 17	Qavaqaqqaqqaniitqeqertaq

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Passio-Corum v  Tiana

Passio-Corum	28 – 20	Tiana

Ranking of affiliate group winners

Rank	Team	Group	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1	Natopia	B	2	0	63	31	+32
2	Passio-Corum	D	2	0	62	34	+28
3	New Sussex	C	2	0	58	31	+27

Playoffs

Elimination play-offs

New Sussex, the lowest-ranked affiliate group winner, faced Mercury, the third-placed team in Group A. Natopia faced Passio-Corum in the other elimination play-off.

Mercury defeated New Sussex 38–17 to record their first victory of the tournament. Natopia edged Passio-Corum 27–24, scoring the decisive field goal in the fourth quarter.

Elimination play-off 1

1 2 3 4 Total  New Sussex 0 10 0 7 17 •  Mercury 14 10 7 7 38

Elimination play-off 2

1 2 3 4 Total  Passio-Corum 7 7 3 7 24 •  Natopia 7 10 7 3 27

Qualifying semi-final

Floria defeated Craitland 31–27 to secure a place in the Grand Final. Craitland entered the fourth quarter with a three-point lead, but Floria outscored them 14–7 in the final period.

Qualifying semi-final

1 2 3 4 Total  Craitland 7 10 3 7 27 •  Floria 7 7 3 14 31

Elimination semi-final

Mercury ended Natopia's campaign with a 35–21 victory. The teams were level at half-time before Mercury scored three second-half touchdowns to advance.

Elimination semi-final

1 2 3 4 Total  Natopia 7 7 0 7 21 •  Mercury 7 7 14 7 35

Elimination final

Craitland defeated Mercury 30–24 to set up a third meeting with Floria. Mercury narrowed the deficit in the fourth quarter, but Craitland held on to secure their place in the Grand Final.

Elimination final

1 2 3 4 Total  Mercury 7 3 7 7 24 •  Craitland 10 7 7 6 30

Grand Final

Floria completed an unbeaten tournament with a 34–28 victory over Craitland. Floria led 17–14 at half-time and extended their advantage to thirteen points during the third quarter. Craitland scored twice in the final period, but a Florian touchdown provided the winning margin.

2022 MGFF World Cup Grand Final

1 2 3 4 Total  Craitland 7 7 0 14 28 •  Floria 7 10 10 7 34

Final placings

Position	Team	Stage reached
1	Floria	Champions
2	Craitland	Runners-up
3	Mercury	Elimination final
4	Natopia	Elimination semi-final
5–6	Passio-Corum	Elimination play-offs
	New Sussex
7–12	Castilona	Group stage
	Highpass
	Lusa
	Nova English Korea
	Qavaqaqqaqqaniitqeqertaq
	Tiana

See also

• MGFF World Cup