2008 FMF World Cup
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
 Amokolia |
| Dates | 1 Sep – 4 Oct 2008 |
| Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Craitland (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |
 Passas |
| Third place |
 Bobalania |
| Fourth place |
 Alexandria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 146 (4.56 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Łukasz Dąbrowski |
| Best player |
Freddie Gaärsen |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 FMF World Cup was the third tournament of the FMF World Cup, and was held in Amokolia between 1 September and 4 October 2008. The sixteen competing national teams all qualified successfully to be involved. The tournament's matches were played in six stadiums in five different cities around Amokolia.
The tournament was won by Craitland, for their second consecutive title, who beat Passas in the final in Parisia.
Hosting
Amokolia was chosen as the host of the tournament after submitting one of three applications. Craitman H. Pellegrino and Jang Ji-Hyo, FMF President and Vice-President, agreed that the Amokolian bid was more suited for hosting than the other applicants' and it was announced that the host's national team would receive an automatic berth in the tournament, as well as the winners of the previous tournament.
Bids
Stadiums
- Bâtiment Leng, New Marisco City
- Carton Field, Petersburg
- Champ Danish, Danish
- Omega Coliseum, Anun
- Parisia Field, Parisia
- Ste Marie SunBowl, Anun
Qualification
List of qualified teams
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Squads
Teams were required to name a twenty-three-man squad for the tournament, with a minimum two goalkeepers, numbered 1 to 23.
Group stage
The group draw was made by FMF President Craitman H. Pellegrino and then-Vice-President Jang Ji-Hyo.
Group A
| Team | Pld |
W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| Passas
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 | Advances to quarter-finals |
| Amokolia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | |
 Interland
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | |
 Stormark
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 |
17 September 2008
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| Amokolia
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3 – 3 | Passas
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von Gutenberg  4'Rousille 20'Kilmast 29'
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Kraft 35' (o.g.) Verkslamp 57'Dąbrowski 60'
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17 September 2008
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| Interland
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3 – 2 | Stormark
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| Golański 17', 49' Mostowny 21'
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Patreksson 87' Heiðarsson 90'
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Group B
| Team | Pld |
W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| Alexandria
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | Advances to quarter-finals |
 New South Vietnam
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
 Batavia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 3 | |
 Toketi
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 1 |
19 September 2008
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| New South Vietnam
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1 – 3 | Alexandria
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| Lưu C.M. 18'
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Lassana-Traoré 44', 71' de la Vega 88'
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19 September 2008
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| Batavia
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7 – 4 | Toketi
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| Bach 13', 42', 45', 58', 79' Scholten 73'Mioch 84'
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Jowasaki 7', 30', 33' Kenstein 45'
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Group C
| Team | Pld |
W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| Craitland
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Advances to quarter-finals |
 Shireroth
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
 Hurmu
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
 United Empire
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Group D
| Team | Pld |
W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| Bobalania
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | Advances to quarter-finals |
 Hamland
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | |
 Nova England
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
 Kavalos
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 |
15 September 2008
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| Bobalania
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2 – 4 | Nova England
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| Hyeland 15' Liotta 23'
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Peterson 60', 71' Kiker 78', 87'
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Knock-out stage
Bracket
| Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||
| 26 September – Anun | ||||||||||
| Passas
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3 | |||||||||
| 29 September – Danish | ||||||||||
| New South Vietnam
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2 | |||||||||
| Passas
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6 | |||||||||
| 26 September – Petersburg | ||||||||||
| Alexandria
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4 | |||||||||
| Amokolia
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3 | |||||||||
| 4 October – Parisia | ||||||||||
| Alexandria
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4 | |||||||||
| Passas
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1 | |||||||||
| 27 September – Parisia | ||||||||||
| Craitland
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4 | |||||||||
| Craitland
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3 | |||||||||
| 29 September – Anun | ||||||||||
| Hamland
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0 | |||||||||
| Craitland
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4 | Third-place play-off | ||||||||
| 27 September – Anun | ||||||||||
| Bobalania
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2 | |||||||||
| Bobalania (a.e.t.)
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6 | Alexandria
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1 | |||||||
| Shireroth
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4 | Bobalania (a.e.t.)
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3 | |||||||
| 4 October – Danish | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
26 September 2008
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| Passas
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3 – 2 | New South Vietnam
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| Dąbrowski 67', 90' Stewart 78'
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Lưu C.M. 87' Hồ H.A. 89'
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26 September 2008
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| Amokolia
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3 – 4 | Alexandria
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| Kilmast 2', 27', 70'
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Lassana-Traoré 25', 62', 68' Modrem 90'
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27 September 2008
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| Bobalania
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6 – 4 (a.e.t.) |
Shireroth
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| Norman 30', 80', 120' Liotta 56'Hyeland 96', 102'
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Player 15' Toltenaki 41'Simpson 61'Akwá 97'
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Semi-finals
29 September 2008
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| Passas
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6 – 4 | Alexandria
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| Sherman 45' Racckam 55'Dąbrowski 63', 90'Verkslamp 77', 90'
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Lassana-Traoré 33' Modrem 62'Taleva 67', 90'
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Third-place play-off
Final
| 2008 FMF World Cup Winners |
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 Craitland |
Goalscorers
- 11 goals
- 10 goals
- 8 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
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Team of the Tournament
Italics signify the tournament's best player.
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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See also
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