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| Event | 2021 FMF World Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 15 August 2021 | ||||||
| Venue | Sports City, Northcliff | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Rhys Chase (Floria) | ||||||
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The 2021 FMF World Cup Final was the final match of the 2021 World Cup, the 13th edition of FMF's competition for national football teams. The match was played at the Sports City in Northcliff, Floria, on 15 August 2021, and was contested by Floria and Craitland. The tournament comprised hosts Floria and 19 other teams who emerged from the qualification phase, organized by four FMF confederations. The 20 teams competed in a group stage, from which 8 teams qualify for the knockout stage. En route to the final, Floria topped group A winning all but one game, after which they defeated Lamantia in the quarter-finals, and then Senya in the semi-finals. Craitland went unbeaten in Group C, before proceeding to beat Thracistan in the quarter-finals, followed by Meckelnburgh in the semi-finals.
The final had one sole goal scored by Floria's Rhys Chase whose run into the box gave him an opportunity to leap and connect his head with Kylian Saint-Pierre's cross before both sides evenly matched out towards the end.
Floria's win meant that the nation secured their first ever World Cup title while Craitland lost their first ever final, winning all four of their previous finals with the last win dating back to 2011. Chase was named man of the match, while his comrade Patrick Williams was named as the tournament's best player. This final also marked the 9th match in which the losing team did not score any goals out of 13 finals in the tournament's history. In the subsequent continental competitions held in 2022, Floria were knocked out in the semi-finals by hosts Senya while Craitland defeated Tellia for their first ever title.
