Silver Road and Golden Stripes, Yet Another Football TL

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Nations League
2009-10 (1): Round of 16 (defeated by Argentina 2-1, 1-0)
2010-11 (2): Quarter-Finals (defeated by France 2-2, 2-0)
2011-12 (3): Group Stage (Switzerland & Germany finished above)
2012-13 (4): Group Stage (Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina & Chile finished above)

World League
1971-72 (1): Semi-Finals (defeated by Switzerland 1-1, 1-1, 2-1)
1972-73 (2): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Wales 3-1, 2-1)
1973-74 (3): Round of 32 (defeated by Turkey 2-2, 1-0)
1974-75 (4): Round of 16 (defeated by Tunisia 1-0, 2-0)
1975-76 (5): Round of 32 (defeated by Portugal 5-0, 3-1)
1976-77 (6): Round of 32 (defeated by Northern Ireland 4-1, 4-0)
1977-78 (7): Round of 32 (defeated by Ireland 2-1, 2-1)
1978-79 (8): Round of 32 (defeated by Romania 2-0, 1-1)
1979-80 (9): Round of 32 (defeated by Uruguay 3-0, 2-0)
1981-82 (10): Round of 32 (defeated by Northern Ireland 3-1, 1-1)
1984-85 (11): Round of 16 (defeated by Poland 3-1, 2-1)
1985-86 (12): Round of 32 (defeated by Portugal 0-0, 2-2)
1986-87 (13): Round of 16 (defeated by Czechoslovakia 4-1, 2-1)
1987-88 (14): Round of 32 (defeated by Morocco 1-2, 4-2)
1988-89 (15): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Northern Ireland 3-0, 2-3)
1989-90 (16): Round of 16 (defeated by Finland 1-1, 2-1)
1990-91 (17): Winners, vs Belgium 2-0, 2-0
1991-92 (18): Round of 16 (defeated by Portugal 2-0, 2-1)
1992-93 (19): Semi-Finals (defeated by Ireland 3-0, 2-2)
1997-98 (20): Round of 32 (defeated by Greece 1-2, 2-0)
1998-99 (21): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Belgium 2-2, 2-2 aet 4-3 p)
2001-02 (22): Round of 16 (defeated by Nigeria 0-1, 6-0)
2002-03 (23): Round of 32 (defeated by Romania 1-1, 3-2)
2004-05 (24): Finalists (defeated by Ecuador 2-1)
2005-06 (25): Round of 16 (defeated by Spain 0-1, 1-0 aet 4-3 p)
2006-07 (26): Winners, vs the Ivory Coast 2-0
2007-08 (27): Round of 32 (defeated by the Ivory Coast 2-1, 4-0)
2008-09 (28): Semi-Finals (defeated by Nigeria 1-2, 1-0)
2011-12 (29): Round of 32 (defeated by Poland 2-0, 1-2)
2013-14 (30): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Zambia 2-1, 1-1)
2014-15 (31): Round of 32 (defeated by Costa Rica 3-1, 2-0)
2015-16 (32): Round of 32 (defeated by Russia 1-0, 2-0)
2016-17 (33): Round of 32 (defeated by Croatia 5-0, 5-0)
2017-18 (34): Semi-Finals (defeated by the Netherlands 4-1, 0-2)
2018-19 (35): Semi-Finals (defeated by Brazil 4-1, 0-2)
2019-20 (36): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-1 aet)
2020-21 (37): Finalists (defeated by Uruguay 1-0)
2021-22 (38): Group Stage (Ecuador & the Republic of Ireland finished above)

World Challenge
2000 (1): Group Stage (The Czech Republic & Argentina finished above)
2005 (2): Finalists (defeated by Brazil 2-0)
2008 (3): 6th place (defeated by Cameroon 1-1 aet 4-2 p)
2009 (4): 4th place (defeated by the United States 1-0)
2010 (5): 4th place (defeated by Brazil 3-1 aet)
2011 (6): 4th place (defeated by the Ivory Coast 0-0 aet 5-3 p)

Stadiums Used
Sydney (Sports Ground/Sydney Football Stadium) - 31 games
Sydney (Stadium Australia) - 24
Melbourne (Melbourne Cricket Ground) - 18
Brisbane (Lang Park/Suncorp Stadium) - 10
Melbourne (Etihad Stadium) - 8
Adelaide (Hindmarsh Stadium) - 7
Gosford (Central Coast Stadium) - 7
Melbourne (Olympic Park Stadium) - 6
Newcastle (EnergyAustralia Stadium/Hunter Stadium) - 6
Newcastle (Macquarie Field) - 6
Sydney (Cricket Ground) - 6
Perth (Perth Oval) - 4
Adelaide (Adelaide Oval) - 2
Coffs Harbour (International Sports Stadium) - 2
Campbelltown (Campbelltown Stadium) - 1
Gold Coast (Skilled Park) - 1
Melbourne (AAMI Park) - 1
Parramatta (Parramatta Stadium) - 1
South Melbourne (Lakeside Stadium) - 1
Sydney (Belmore Sports Ground) - 1
Sydney (St George Stadium) - 1
Wollongong (WIN Stadium) - 1

Records
Largest win: 6-1 vs Paraguay, 2010-11
Heaviest loss: 1-5 vs Germany, 2010-11
First game (Nations League): Northern Ireland-Australia 0-0 (Group Stage, 2009-10)
First game (World League): Australia-Tunisia 2-0 (Round of 32, 1971-72)
First game (World Challenge): Argentina-Australia 1-0 (Group Stage, 2000)

 

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Nations League
1963-64 (1): Round of 16 (defeated by Romania 3-1, 2-2)
1964-65 (2): Round of 16 (defeated by Tunisia 4-0, 1-3)
1998-99 (3): Group Stage (Spain, Germany & England finished above)
2000-01 (4): Group Stage (The Netherlands, the United States & Germany finished above)
2005-06 (5): Group Stage (France, Brazil & Japan finished above)
2006-07 (6): Group Stage (Brazil & Ecuador finished above)
2008-09 (7): Group Stage (The Czech Republic, England & Mexico finished above)
2010-11 (8): Group Stage (England, Japan & Slovenia finished above)
2017-18 (9): Quarter-Finals (defeated by France 4-1, 2-0)

World League (1 title)
1971-72 (1): Round of 16 (defeated by the Netherlands 1-0, 1-1 aet)
1972-73 (2): Round of 16 (defeated by Northern Ireland 1-0, 2-2)
1973-74 (3): Round of 32 (defeated by Bulgaria 1-1, 2-1 aet)
1974-75 (4): Round of 32 (defeated by Colombia 2-2, 3-0)
1975-76 (5): Round of 32 (defeated by Paraguay 3-1, 1-1)
1976-77 (6): Round of 16 (defeated by Yugoslavia 1-2, 4-1)
1977-78 (7): Round of 32 (defeated by Yugoslavia 4-1, 1-1)
1978-79 (8): Round of 32 (defeated by Ireland 4-2, 2-0)
1979-80 (9): Round of 32 (defeated by Hungary 5-0, 2-2)
1980-81 (10): Round of 32 (defeated by Chile 5-1, 1-2)
1981-82 (11): Round of 32 (defeated by Portugal 5-0, 3-1)
1982-83 (12): Round of 32 (defeated by Egypt 7-1, 7-0)
1983-84 (13): Round of 32 (defeated by Egypt 7-2, 3-0)
1984-85 (14): Round of 16 (defeated by Mexico 2-1, 3-1)
1985-86 (15): Round of 16 (defeated by Scotland 2-0, 1-2 aet)
1986-87 (16): Round of 32 (defeated by Yugoslavia 2-1, 2-1)
1987-88 (17): Round of 16 (defeated by Hungary 1-1, 1-0)
1988-89 (18): Round of 32 (defeated by Algeria 1-1, 2-0)
1989-90 (19): Quarter-Finals (defeated by Greece 1-0, 3-2)
1990-91 (20): Round of 32 (defeated by Scotland 0-0, 1-0)
1991-92 (21): Round of 16 (defeated by Bulgaria 2-1, 2-0)
1992-93 (22): Round of 32 (defeated by Wales 4-0, 2-1)
1993-94 (23): Winners, vs Portugal 2-1, 2-2
1994-95 (24): Round of 16 (defeated by Saudi Arabia 3-0, 2-0)
1995-96 (25): Round of 32 (defeated by Slovakia 0-5, 7-0)
1996-97 (26): Round of 32 (defeated by Scotland 0-2, 2-0 aet 4-2 p)
1997-98 (27): Round of 32 (defeated by Costa Rica 2-0, 4-0)
1999-2000 (28): Round of 32 (defeated by the Ivory Coast 2-3, 4-1)
2001-02 (29): Round of 32 (defeated by Croatia 0-2, 3-0 aet)
2002-03 (30): Round of 16 (defeated by Iceland 3-1, 1-0)
2003-04 (31): Quarter-Finals (defeated by France 0-1, 2-0)
2004-05 (32): Round of 32 (defeated by Ecuador 2-2, 3-0)
2006-07 (33): Round of 32 (defeated by Venezuela 2-0, 1-2)
2007-08 (34): Round of 16 (defeated by Denmark 5-0, 2-0)
2009-10 (35): Round of 32 (defeated by Ghana 0-1, 3-1)
2011-12 (36): Round of 32 (defeated by Cameroon 7-0, 1-1)
2012-13 (37): Group Stage (Uzbekistan, Ukraine & Albania finished above)
2013-14 (38): Group Stage (Iran & Venezuela finished above)
2014-15 (39): Round of 32 (defeated by Uzbekistan 4-3, 1-1)
2015-16 (40): Round of 32 (defeated by Poland 3-1, 1-1)
2016-17 (41): Round of 16 (defeated by Egypt 1-2, 3-1 aet)
2018-19 (42): Group Stage (The DR Congo & El Salvador finished above)
2019-20 (43): Group Stage (Albania & Iceland finished above)
2020-21 (44): Group Stage (Slovenia & Russia finished above)

World Challenge
2010 (1): 5th place (defeated by the United States 2-0)

Stadiums Used
Cairo (Nasser Stadium/Cairo International Stadium) - 88 games
Ismailia (Ismailia Stadium) - 10
Alexandria (Alexandria Stadium) - 5
Cairo (Military Academy Stadium) - 3
Cairo (Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium) - 3
Cairo (Petrosport Stadium) - 3
Alexandria (Haras El-Hedood Stadium) - 2
Cairo (30 June Stadium) - 2
Faiyum (Faiyum Stadium) - 1
Mahala al Kubra (El Mahala Stadium) - 1
Port-Said (Port-Said Stadium) - 1
Suez (Suez Stadium) - 1

Records
Largest win: 5-0 vs Slovenia, 2010-11
Heaviest loss: 1-8 vs Brazil, 2006-07
First game (Nations League): Romania-Egypt 3-1 (Round of 16, 1963-64)
First game (World League): Egypt-Denmark 5-0 (Round of 32, 1971-72)

 

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The story of African teams in the Nations League dates back to longer than what most people would expect. Indeed, during the 1960s, teams were still being invited, and African squads would just be dropped in the Round of 16. The first team invited into the Nations League coming from the African continent was Ghana in 1962-63, who were promptly knocked out by Italy. Despite this, their draw in the return game would prove to be a true sensation and would give Ghanean football a much-needed boost. The next year, Egypt were invited, and were similarly eliminated by Romania, managing to hold a draw at Cairo's Nasser Stadium.
With the final coming to Africa in 1965 though, FIFA invited two teams to compete: the best African team Egypt, and final hosts Tunisia. In a shocking upset, Tunisia would end up defeating Egypt and move on to the Quarter-Finals, where they would get decimated by Czechoslovakia in the first game. However, they would make history as the first African nation to take down a European squad in an international tournament by beating the Czechs 1-0 in Tunis.

Tunisia get ready to face Czechoslovakia in Prague

Despite this huge upset, Tunisia would not get invited again, with Ghana being selected to participate in the next edition, only to get completely run over by Hungary. With this massacre, FIFA never invited any CAF squad to participate in the Nations League again, and with the reform of the Nations League in 1970, teams would now have to qualify for the competition. This would prove to be a tough challenge, but after a little less than 30 years, an African team would finally qualify as a Top 16 team in the World.
This team would be Nigeria, who would clinch a qualifying spot for the 1994-95 Nations League. However, the Super Eagles would completely flop and finish dead last in their all-around easy enough group. Africa would have to wait 2 years with the 1996-97 edition to see a team make it back to the knockout stage.
This time, two teams qualified for the Nations League: South Africa and Zambia. While Zambia would be knocked out, the Bafana Bafana would make it through to the Quarter-Finals thanks to their win over Colombia, getting second place in a group also consisting of Russia and France. They would even start believing in the impossible after defeating Italy in their home game of the Quarter-Finals, but the Squadra Azzura would not let that happen, taking the win 2-0 over South Africa to advance. Despite this loss, this proved African teams still had what it needed to advance to the knockout stage.

South Africa in action against France in the 1996-97 Nations League

Despite this performance, it would take a while to find another African squad in the knockout round. Despite the ever growing number of African squads making it, it would take another 7 years to find another squad in the knockout stage. This would occur in the 2003-04 Nations League, with not one but two teams making it through: Cameroon and Senegal. Cameroon were promptly eliminated by Germany, but Senegal defeated Norway to make it through to the Quarter-Finals, equalling the South Africans and Tunisians. There, they would achieve what is probably the biggest achievement of any African squad to date. After an initial draw against England in Dakar, they would go to Old Trafford where England were expected to easily win the day. This wouldn't be what would happen, as Senegal shocked the world, scoring a 3-1 win over England, leading 2-0 at half-time, and making it to the Semi-Finals. There, they would meet Spain, an adversary unfortunately too strong for them as they would be knocked out. They would be the first African nation to make it to the Semi-Finals, and to date, they are the only one to have done so.

Senegalese players can hardly believe it as they defeat England in Old Trafford

The Senegalese run would give a definitive boost to African squads, as next year, for the first time, an African nation would finish first in their group, with Nigeria finishing first in Group D, above Argentina, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Despite this, they would end up facing Brazil, a tough opponent, and end their run in the Round of 16. Two years later, their rivals Cameroon would suffer the same fate, being defeated as soon as the Round of 16, by World Champions Italy.
Two years later, Cameroon would make it once more, and would face off against the Ivory Coast in the first all-african game since 1964-65. Cameroon completely squashed the Elephants, but would fall against Brazil and wouldn't be in a position to replicate the Senegalese performance. These two teams would also make it through to the knockouts the following year, but would both be eliminated in the first round.
In 2010-11, it was Ghana that made it through. After a great run in the World Cup, though, the Ghaneans would fail to make it to the Quarters as well, Gyan's squad being knocked out by World Champions Spain.

Cameroon would make 3 Nations League Round of 16 appearances in 4 years (2006-10). They, along with Tunisia, have the highest knockout stage appearances in the Nations League.

Following this edition, African football would go through a small drought of two years, with the Ivory Coast making it through in 2013-14. The Elephants would drag England to extra time and Didier Drogba would score the winning goal for the African side, sending them through to the Quarters, where they'd put up a serious fight against Germany, dropping in the end for a single goal.
Algeria would be the next African nation to make it through to the knockout stage in 2015, but would be eliminated as soon as the Round of 16 after getting wiped by Argentina. Once more though, African football went through a rough patch, sending no teams into the Round of 16 for 2 years. However, the 2017-18 edition would prove to be a record-breaking one as three teams from the CAF would end up in the knockout stage, a record high for the African continent. Even better, two of these teams would end up first in their group: Egypt upsetting Group A (eliminating Colombia and Italy and finishing ahead of Costa Rica), and Senegal topping Group B (over Croatia, Poland and Wales). The DR Congo would also make their first knockout stages appearance, and would become the first African nation to be eliminated on penalties as Switzerland failed to beat them twice. Senegal would also drop to Portugal, while Egypt fought a gruelling battle against England, edging over the Three Lions to book their spot in the Quarter-Finals, where France would inevitably dismantle them.

Egypt are the most recently successful African squad, having made it to the Quarters in 2017-18

This would mark the last time to date where an African team successfully reached the Quarter-Finals. African teams would continue to qualify for the knockouts, but be defeated time and time again in the first round. Tunisia would fail to make it to the Quarters three times in a row: in 2019, eliminated by Venezuela, in 2020, knocked out by Ireland, and most recently in 2021, knocked out by Brazil. With 4 knockout stage appearances, this makes Tunisia the most successful african team in the Nations League knockout stage, along with Cameroon, who have an identical record.

Tunisia are the most successful CAF nation of the Nations League, with 4 knockout stages appearances, although three of these are Round of 16 exits.

Timeline of African Teams in the Nations League Knockout Stage:
1962-63
Italy - Ghana 2-0 / 1-1
1963-64
Romania - Egypt 3-1 / 2-2
1964-65
Tunisia - Egypt 4-0 / 1-3
Czechoslovakia - Tunisia 4-1 / 0-1 (QF)
1965-66
Hungary - Ghana 4-2 / 4-1
1996-97
South Africa - Italy 2-1 / 0-2 (QF)
2003-04
Cameroon - Germany 2-4 / 0-4
Senegal - Norway 2-1 / 1-1
Senegal - England 0-0 / 3-1 (QF)
Spain - Senegal 1-0 / 3-2 (SF)
2004-05
Brazil - Nigeria 0-0 / 2-1
2006-07
Cameroon - Italy 1-1 / 1-3
2008-09
Ivory Coast - Cameroon 0-3 / 1-4
Cameroon - Brazil 0-1 / 0-3 (QF)
2009-10
Ivory Coast - Brazil 1-1 / 1-2
Cameroon - Spain 1-1 / 0-3
2010-11
Ghana - Spain 2-3 / 2-5
2013-14
Ivory Coast - England 0-0 / 1-0 aet
Germany - Ivory Coast 1-1 / 2-1 (QF)
2014-15
Algeria - Argentina 1-3 / 1-2
2017-18
England - Egypt 1-0 / 0-2 aet
Portugal - Senegal 2-1 / 1-1
DR Congo - Switzerland 0-0 / 0-0 aet 0-3 p
Egypt - France 1-4 / 0-2 (QF)
2018-19
Venezuela - Tunisia 1-0 / 1-2
2019-20
Tunisia - Republic of Ireland 1-2 / 0-1
2020-21
Brazil - Tunisia 2-0 / 2-3

Number of knockout stage appearances:

Cameroon: 4 (3 R16 1 QF)
Tunisia: 4 (3 R16 1 QF)

Egypt: 3 (2 R16 1 QF)
Ivory Coast: 3 (1 R16 1 QF)
Ghana: 3 (3 R16)

Senegal: 2 (1 R16 1 SF)

South Africa: 1 (1 QF)
Algeria: 1 (1 R16)
DR Congo: 1 (1 R16)
Nigeria: 1 (1 R16)

Highest ranking (as of June 2021) CAF nation not having made it to the knockout stages: Morocco (34th)

 

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The FIFA Super Cup is a FIFA competition usually held in August before the season actually starts, pitting the winner of the FIFA Nations League against the winner of the FIFA World League. The competition has been hosted since 1972 and the current titleholders are Belgium, who beat Uruguay at Belfast's Windsor Park, keeping their crown after their previous win over the Czech Republic in 2020.

 

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2021-22

Pool 1​

BELGIUM - 28th Participation
Best Result - Winners (2019-20, 20-21)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stages - Bosuilstadion, Antwerp / Lotto Park, Brussels / Ghelamco Arena, Ghent
Round of 16 - Luminus Arena, Genk
Quarter-Finals - Jan-Breydel Stadium, Brugge
Semi-Finals - Stade du Roi-Baudoin, Brussels
Reserve - AFAS Stadium, Mechelen

BRAZIL - 67th Participation
Best Result - Winners (1958-59, 1959-60, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1993-94)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stages - Estadio Morumbi, Sao Paulo / Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro / Arena do Gremio, Porto Alegre
Round of 16 - Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte
Quarter-Finals - Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
Semi-Finals - Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro
Reserve - Allianz Parque, Sao Paulo

FRANCE - 50th Participation
Best Result - Winners (1957-58, 1978-79, 1982-83, 1984-85, 1992-93, 1998-99, 2002-03, 2016-17, 2018-19)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stages - Parc OL, Decines-Charpieu / Orange Velodrome, Marseille / Roazhon Park, Rennes
Round of 16 - Parc des Princes, Paris
Quarter-Finals - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Semi-Finals - Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Reserve - Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens

ENGLAND - 65th Participation
Best Result - Winners (1967-68, 1983-84, 1989-90)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Anfield, Liverpool / Stamford Bridge, London / King Power Stadium, Leicester
Round of 16 - Old Trafford, Manchester
Quarter-Finals - Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Semi-Finals - Wembley, London
Reserve - London Olympic Stadium, London

ITALY - 66th Participation
Best Result - Winners (1988-89, 1994-95, 1996-97, 2007-08)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stages - Allianz Stadium, Turin / Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli / Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Round of 16 - Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo
Quarter-Finals - San Siro, Milan
Semi-Finals - San Siro, Milan
Reserve - Stadio Olimpico, Rome

ARGENTINA - 65th Participation
Best Result - Winners (1956-57, 1977-78, 1979-80, 2001-02)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Estadio Diego Armando Maradona, Buenos Aires / Estadio Jose Amalfitani, Buenos Aires / Estadio Norberto Tomaghello, Florencio Varela
Round of 16 - Estadio Presidente Peron, Avellaneda
Quarter-Finals - Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Semi-Finals - La Bombonera, Buenos Aires
Reserve - Estadio Pedro Bidegain, Buenos Aires

SPAIN - 65th Participation
Best Result - Winners (1963-64, 1999-2000, 2008-09, 2012-13, 2017-18)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, Sevilla / Anoeta, San Sebastian / Estadio Benito-Villamarin, Sevilla
Round of 16 - Camp Nou, Barcelona
Quarter-Finals - Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid
Semi-Finals - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid
Reserve - Estadio de la Ceramica, Vila-real

PORTUGAL - 38th Participation
Best Result - Winners (1965-66, 1966-67, 2006-07)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Estadio AXA, Braga / Estadio da Mata Real, Pacos de Ferreira / Estadio de Sao Miguel, Ponta Delgada
Round of 16 - Estadio da Luz, Lisbon
Quarter-Finals - Estadio do Dragao, Porto
Semi-Finals - Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon
Reserve - Estadio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimaraes

Pool 2
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MEXICO - 43rd Participation
Best Result - Finalists (2002-03)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca / Estadio Cuauhtemoc, Puebla / Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Round of 16 - Estadio Corona, Torreon
Quarter-Finals - Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Semi-Finals - Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Reserve - Estadio BBVA, Monterrey

UNITED STATES - 24th Participation
Best Result - Winners (2010-11)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Exploria Stadium, Orlando / Subaru Park, Chester / Allianz Field, Saint Paul
Round of 16 - Providence Park, Portland
Quarter-Finals - Bank of California Stadium, Los Angeles
Semi-Finals - Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Reserve - Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City

DENMARK - 35th Participation
Best Result - Winners (1990-91)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - MCH Arena, Herning, Parken Stadium, Copenhagen / Ceres Park, Aarhus
Round of 16 - Brondby Stadion, Brondby
Quarter-Finals - Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Semi-Finals - Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Reserve - Farum Park, Farum

THE NETHERLANDS - 48th Participation
Best Result - (1972-73, 1986-87, 1997-98, 2005-06)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Gelredome, Arnhem / De Kuip, Rotterdam / Stadion Galgenwaard, Alkmaar
Round of 16 - AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
Quarter-Finals - Philips Stadium, Eindhoven
Semi-Finals - Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam
Reserve - Euroborg, Groningen

URUGUAY - 47th Participation
Best Result - Winners (2009-10)
Team Sheet
Group Stage - Estadio Belvedere, Montevideo / Estadio Campeon del Siglo, Montevideo / Estadio Municipal Casto Martinez Laguarda, Montevideo
Round of 16 - Estadio Complejo Rentistas, Montevideo
Quarter-Finals - Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo
Semi-Finals - Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Reserve - Estadio Alfredo Victor Viera, Montevideo

SWITZERLAND - 18th Participation
Best Result - Semi-Finals
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - St. Jakob Park, Basel / Stade de Geneve, Geneva / Stadio Comunale Cornaredo, Lugano
Round of 16 - Wankdorfstadion, Bern
Quarter-Finals - St. Jakob Park, Basel
Semi-Finals - Wankdorfstadion, Bern
Reserve - Swissporarena, Luzern

COLOMBIA - 27th Participation
Best Result - Winners (2014-15)
Team Sheet
Group Stage - Estadio Metropolitano de Techo, Bogota / Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla / Estadio Atanasio-Girardot, Medellin
Round of 16 - Estadio El Campin, Bogota
Quarter-Finals - Estadio Murillo Toro, Ibague
Semi-Finals - Estadio El Campin, Bogota
Reserve - Estadio Deportivo Cali, Cali

GERMANY - 67th Participation
Best Result - Winners (1968-69, 1971-72, 1973-74, 1975-76, 1985-86, 2003-04, 2011-12, 2013-14, 2015-16)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg / Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt / BayArena, Leverkusen
Round of 16 - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
Quarter-Finals - Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
Semi-Finals - Allianz Arena, Munich
Reserve - Stadion An der Alten Forsterei, Berlin

Pool 3​

SWEDEN - 45th Participation
Best Result - Finalists
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Boras Arena, Boras / Bravida Arena, Gothenburg / Tele2 Arena, Stockholm
Round of 16 - Swedbank Stadion, Malmo
Quarter-Finals - Friends Arena, Solna
Semi-Finals - Friends Arena, Solna
Reserve - Strandvallen, Solvesborg


CROATIA - 26th Participation
Best Result - Winners (2000-01)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek / Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka / Stadion Poljud, Split
Round of 16 - Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Quarter-Finals - Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Semi-Finals - Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Reserve - Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb


WALES - 10th Participation
Best Result - Semi-Finals (1979-80, 80-81)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff / Halfway Ground, Connah's Quay / Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Round of 16 - Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Quarter-Finals - Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Semi-Finals - Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Reserve - Liberty Stadium, Swansea


CHILE - 21st Participation
Best Result - Finalists (2016-17)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Estadio Municipal, La Calera / Estadio Nacional, Santiago do Chile / Estadio Santa Laura, Santiago do Chile
Round of 16 - Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo, Las Condes
Quarter-Finals - Estadio Nacional, Santiago do Chile
Semi-Finals - Estadio Nacional, Santiago do Chile
Reserve - Estadio Municipal, La Cisterna


SENEGAL - 8th Participation
Best Result - Semi-Finals (2003-04)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Stade Leopold Sedar-Senghor, Dakar / Stade Ngalandou Diouf, Rufisque / Stade Fode Wade, Saly
Round of 16 - Stade Leopold Sedar-Senghor, Dakar
Quarter-Finals - Stade Leopold Sedar-Senghor, Dakar
Semi-Finals - Stade Leopold Sedar-Senghor, Dakar
Reserve - Stade Deni Biram Ndao, Dakar


PERU - 8th Participation
Best Result - Semi-Finals (2011-12)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Estadio Alberto Gallardo, Lima / Estadio Monumental, Lima / Estadio Ciudad de Cumana, Ayacucho
Round of 16 - Estadio Monumental, Lima
Quarter-Finals - Estadio Nacional, Lima
Semi-Finals - Estadio Monumental, Lima
Reserve - Estadio Mansiche, Trujillo


AUSTRIA - 22nd Participation
Best Result - Quarter-Finals
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Red Bull Arena, Wals-Siezenheim / Allianz Stadion, Vienna / Merkur-Arena, Graz
Round of 16 - Ernst-Happel Stadion, Vienna
Quarter-Finals - Ernst-Happel Stadion, Vienna
Semi-Finals - Ernst-Happel Stadion, Vienna
Reserve - Linzer Stadion, Linz


JAPAN - 12th Participation
Best Result - Semi-Finals (1997-98)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita / Toyota Stadium, Nagoya / Kincho Stadium, Osaka
Round of 16 - Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
Quarter-Finals - Japan National Stadium, Tokyo
Semi-Finals - Nissan Stadium, Yokohama
Reserve - Kashima Stadium, Kashima

Pool 4​

UKRAINE - 14th Participation
Best Result - Quarter-Finals
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - NSC Olimpiski, Kyiv / Slavutych-Arena, Zaporizhzhia / Kolos Stadium, Kovalivka
Round of 16 - NSC Olimpiski, Kyiv
Quarter-Finals - NSC Olimpiski, Kyiv
Semi-Finals - NSC Olimpiski, Kyiv
Reserve - Vorskla Stadium, Poltava


IRAN - 5th Participation
Best Result - 3rd in Groups
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Azadi Stadium, Tehran / Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium, Isfahan / Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Round of 16 - Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Quarter-Finals - Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Semi-Finals - Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Reserve - Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium, Tabriz


POLAND - 27th Participation
Best Result - Winners (1974-75, 76-77)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Stadion im. Marszalka Jozefa Pilduskiego, Warsaw / Stadion Mijeski, Czestochowa / Stadion Mijeka, Szczecin
Round of 16 - Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
Quarter-Finals - Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
Semi-Finals - Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw
Reserve - Stadion Mijeski, Wroclaw


TUNISIA - 11th Participation
Best Result - Quarter-Finals
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Stade d'El Menzah, Tunis / Stade Olympique, Sousse / Stade du 7 Mars, Ben Gardane
Round of 16 - Stade Olympique, Rades
Quarter-Finals - Stade Olympique, Rades
Semi-Finals - Stade Olympique, Rades
Reserve - Stade Municipal, Soliman


SERBIA - 7th Participation
Best Result - 4th in Groups
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade / Stadion Partizana, Belgrade / Stadion na Nanovom Brdu, Belgrade
Round of 16 - Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade
Quarter-Finals - Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade
Semi-Finals - Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade
Reserve - Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade


ALGERIA - 4th Participation
Best Result - Round of 16
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Stade du 8 Mai 1945, Setif / Stade du 20 Aout 1955, Bechar / Stade Ahmed-Zabana, Oran
Round of 16 - Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Quarter-Finals - Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Semi-Finals - Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers
Reserve - Stade du 20 Aout 1955, Algiers


CZECH REPUBLIC - 19th Participation
Best Result - Quarter-Finals
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Sinobo Stadium, Prague / Stadion Letna, Prague / Stadion Strelnice, Jablonec
Round of 16 - Stadion Letna, Prague
Quarter-Finals - Stadion Letna, Prague
Semi-Finals - Stadion Letna, Prague
Reserve - Stadion Miroslava Valenty, Uherske Hradiste


MOROCCO - 6th Participation
Best Result - 3rd in Groups
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca / Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca / Complexe Sportif Moulay-Abdallah, Rabat
Round of 16 - Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Quarter-Finals - Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Semi-Finals - Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Reserve - Stade Municipal, Berkane


Group A
Argentina
Denmark
Austria
Morocco

Group B
England
Colombia
Sweden
Iran

Group C
Brazil
Netherlands
Chile
Ukraine

Group D
Spain
Mexico
Senegal
Algeria

Group E
France
Uruguay
Wales
Poland

Group F
Portugal
United States
Peru
Czech Republic

Group G
Belgium
Switzerland
Croatia
Tunisia

Group H
Italy
Germany
Japan
Serbia

 

[Wings]

Pool 1
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PARAGUAY - 37th Participation
Best Result - Winners (1998-99)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Estadio Manuel Ferreira, Asuncion / Estadio Arsenio Erico, Asuncion / Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asuncion
Round of 16 - Estadio Dr. Nicolas Leoz, Asuncion
Quarter-Finals - Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asuncion
Semi-Finals - Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asuncion
Reserve - Estadio Parque del Guaira, Villarrica

NIGERIA - 31st Participation
Best Result - Winners (1989-90)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Yakubu Gowan Stadium, Port Harcourt / Enyimba International Stadium, Aba / Kwara State Stadium, Ilorin
Round of 16 - Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo
Quarter-Finals - National Stadium, Abuja
Semi-Finals - National Stadium, Abuja
Reserve - Lafia Township Stadium, Lafia

AUSTRALIA - 38th Participation
Best Result - Winners (1990-91, 2006-07)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney / Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown / Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Round of 16 - AAMI Park, Melbourne
Quarter-Finals - Stadium Australia, Sydney
Semi-Finals - Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Reserve - Central Coast Stadium, Gosford

SOUTH KOREA - 44th Participation
Best Result - Finalists
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang / Gimcheon Stadium, Sangju / Daegu Stadium, Daegu
Round of 16 - Ulsan Munsu Stadium, Ulsan
Quarter-Finals - Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Semi-Finals - Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Reserve - Guus Hiddink Stadium, Gwangju

HUNGARY - 34th Participation
Best Result - Finalists (2017-18)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Sostoi Stadium, Szekesfehervar / Pancho Arena, Felcsut / Varosi Stadion, Mezokovesd
Round of 16 - Groupama Arena, Budapest
Quarter-Finals - Puskas Arena, Budapest
Semi-Finals - Puskas Arena, Budapest
Reserve - Bozsik Arena, Budapest

SLOVAKIA - 19th Participation
Best Result - Semi-Finals
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Tehelne pole, Bratislava / Stadion Pod Dubnom, Zilina / MOL Arena, Dunajska Streda
Round of 16 - Tehelne pole, Bratislava
Quarter-Finals - Tehelne pole, Bratislava
Semi-Finals - Tehelne pole, Bratislava
Reserve - Tehelne pole, Bratislava

TURKEY - 27th Participation
Best Result - Semi-Finals
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Sivas Stadyumu, Sivas / Alanya Oba Stadyumu, Alanya / Turk Telekom Stadyumu, Istanbul
Round of 16 - Vodafone Park, Istanbul
Quarter-Finals - Faith Terim Stadyumu, Istanbul
Semi-Finals - Ataturk Olimpiyat Stadyumu, Istanbul
Reserve - Sukru Saracoglu Stadyumu, Istanbul

VENEZUELA - 16th Participation
Best Result - Semi-Finals
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Estadio Olimpico, Caracas / Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristobal / Estadio Metropolitano de Lara, Cabudare
Round of 16 - Estadio Olimpico, Caracas
Quarter-Finals - Estadio Jose Pachencho Romero, Maracabio
Semi-Finals - Estadio Jose Pachencho Romero, Maracabio
Reserve - Estadio Jose Pachencho Romero, Maracabio

Pool 2
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RUSSIA - 16th Participation
Best Result - Quarter-Finals
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - RZD Arena, Moscow / Kazan Arena, Kazan / Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
Round of 16 - Otkrytie Arena, Moscow
Quarter-Finals - Gazprom Arena, Saint-Petersburg
Semi-Finals - Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Reserve - Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

QATAR - 8th Participation
Best Result - Round of 32
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Jassim-bin-Hamad Stadium, Doha / Abdallah-ben-Khalifa Stadium, Doha / Ahmed-ben-Ali Stadium, Doha
Round of 16 - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Quarter-Finals - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Semi-Finals - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
Reserve - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

NORWAY - 26th Participation
Best Result - Quarter-Finals
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Aker Stadion, Molde / Intility Arena, Oslo / Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim
Round of 16 - Aspmyra Stadion, Bodo
Quarter-Finals - Ullevaal, Oslo
Semi-Finals - Ullevaal, Oslo
Reserve - Kristiansund Stadion, Kristiansand

COSTA RICA - 21st Participation
Best Result - Semi-Finals
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San Jose / Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia / Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela
Round of 16 - Estadio Nacional, San Jose
Quarter-Finals - Estadio Nacional, San Jose
Semi-Finals - Estadio Nacional, San Jose
Reserve - Estadio Nacional, San Jose

ROMANIA - 29th Participation
Best Result - Semi-Finals
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Arena Nationala, Bucharest / Stadionul Ion Oblemenco, Craiova / Stadionul Silviu Ploesteanu, Sfantu Gheorghe
Round of 16 - Stadionul Dr. Constantin Radulescu, Cluj-Napoca
Quarter-Finals - Arena Nationala, Bucharest
Semi-Finals - Arena Nationala, Bucharest
Reserve - Stadionul Clinceni, Clinceni

EGYPT - 45th Participation
Best Result - Winners (1993-94)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Port-Said Stadium, Port-Said / Cairo International Stadium, Cairo / Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
Round of 16 - Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Quarter-Finals - Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Semi-Finals - Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Reserve - Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND - 32nd Participation
Best Result - Winners (1992-93)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Tallaght Stadium, Dublin / Dalymount Park, Dublin / Oriel Park, Dundalk
Round of 16 - Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Quarter-Finals - Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Semi-Finals - Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Reserve - Aviva Stadium, Dublin

GREECE - 45th Participation
Best Result - Finalists
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Kleanthis-Vikeldis Stadium, Thessaloniki / Olympic Stadium, Athens / Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens
Round of 16 - Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki
Quarter-Finals - Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Semi-Finals - Olympic Stadium, Athens
Reserve - Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium, Tripoli

Pool 3
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SCOTLAND - 34th Participation
Best Result - Winners (1978-79, 1980-81)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Easter Road, Edinburgh / Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen / McDiarmid Park, Perth
Round of 16 - Celtic Park, Glasgow
Quarter-Finals - Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Semi-Finals - Hampden Park, Glasgow
Reserve - Almondvale Stadium, Livingston

JAMAICA - 20th Participation
Best Result - Quarter-Finals
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Independence Park, Kingston / Waterhouse Stadium, Kingston / Drax Hall Sports Complex, Saint Ann's Bay
Round of 16 - Independence Park, Kingston
Quarter-Finals - Independence Park, Kingston
Semi-Finals - Independence Park, Kingston
Reserve - Independence Park, Kingston

NORTHERN IRELAND - 32nd Participation
Best Result - Winners (1981-82)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Windsor Park, Belfast / Windsor Park, Belfast / The Showgrounds, Coleraine
Round of 16 - Windsor Park, Belfast
Quarter-Finals - Windsor Park, Belfast
Semi-Finals - Windsor Park, Belfast
Reserve -Windsor Park, Belfast

GHANA - 37th Participation
Best Result - Finalists
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Accra Sports Stadium, Accra / Accra Sports Stadium, Accra / Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi
Round of 16 - Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Quarter-Finals - Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Semi-Finals - Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Reserve - Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

ICELAND - 13th Participation
Best Result - Quarter-Finals
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Laugardalsvollur, Reykjavik / Vodafonevollurinn, Reykjavik / Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjordur
Round of 16 - Laugardalsvollur, Reykjavik
Quarter-Finals - Laugardalsvollur, Reykjavik
Semi-Finals - Laugardalsvollur, Reykjavik
Reserve - Laugardalsvollur, Reykjavik

CAMEROON - 38th Participation
Best Result - Finalists
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Stade de la Reunification, Douala / Mankon Municipal Stadium, Bamenda / Stade Roumde Adija, Garoua
Round of 16 - Stade de la Reunification, Douala
Quarter-Finals - Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaounde
Semi-Finals - Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaounde
Reserve - Stade de la Reunification, Douala

ECUADOR - 23rd Participation
Best Result - Winners (2004-05)
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Estadio de la Liga Deportiva Universitaria, Quito / Estadio Ruminahui, Sangolqui / Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa, Quito
Round of 16 - Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil
Quarter-Finals - Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa, Quito
Semi-Finals - Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa, Quito
Reserve - Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil

FINLAND - 26th Participation
Best Result - Finalists
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Olympiastadion, Helsinki / Bolt Arena, Helsinki / Veritas Stadion, Turku
Round of 16 - Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Quarter-Finals - Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Semi-Finals - Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Reserve - Olympiastadion, Helsinki

Pool 4
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IVORY COAST - 35th Participation
Best Result -
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan / Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan / Stade Auguste-Denise, San Pedro
Round of 16 - Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan
Quarter-Finals - Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan
Semi-Finals - Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan
Reserve - Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - 10th Participation
Best Result - Finalists
Team Sheet
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Olimpijski Stadion Kosevo, Sarajevo / Gradski Stadion, Banja Luka / Olimpijski Stadion Kosevo, Sarajevo
Round of 16 - Olimpijski Stadion Kosevo, Sarajevo
Quarter-Finals - Olimpijski Stadion Kosevo, Sarajevo
Semi-Finals - Olimpijski Stadion Kosevo, Sarajevo
Reserve - Olimpijski Stadion Kosevo, Sarajevo

CANADA - 15th Participation
Best Result - Quarter-Finals
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Tim Hortons Stadium, Hamilton / Wanderers Ground, Halifax / ATCO Stadium, Calgary
Round of 16 - Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Quarter-Finals - BC Place, Vancouver
Semi-Finals - Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Reserve - Olympic Stadium, Montreal

MALI - 21st Participation
Best Result - Semi-Finals
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako / Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako / Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Round of 16 - Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Quarter-Finals - Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Semi-Finals - Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Reserve - Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako

SAUDI ARABIA - 26th Participation
Best Result - Finalists
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh / King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh / King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah
Round of 16 - King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Quarter-Finals - King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah
Semi-Finals - King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Reserve - King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah

BURKINA FASO - 14th Participation
Best Result - Semi-Finals
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Stade du 4 Aout, Ouagadougou / Stade du 4 Aout, Ouagadougou / Stade de la SONABEL, Ouagadougou
Round of 16 - Stade du 4 Aout, Ouagadougou
Quarter-Finals - Stade du 4 Aout, Ouagadougou
Semi-Finals - Stade du 4 Aout, Ouagadougou
Reserve - Stade du 4 Aout, Ouagadougou

HONDURAS - 30th Participation
Best Result - Quarter-Finals
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula / Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula / Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa
Round of 16 - Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Quarter-Finals - Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Semi-Finals - Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Reserve - Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula

EL SALVADOR - 7th Participation
Best Result - Round of 16
Stadiums Used:
Group Stage - Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador / Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador / Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador
Round of 16 - Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador
Quarter-Finals - Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador
Semi-Finals - Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador
Reserve - Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador

Group A
Turkey
Egypt
Scotland
Honduras

Group B
Slovakia
Romania
Northern Ireland
Mali

Group C
Australia
Republic of Ireland
Ecuador
Saudi Arabia

Group D
Hungary
Costa Rica
Ghana
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group E
South Korea
Norway
Cameroon
Canada

Group F
Venezuela
Russia
Finland
Burkina Faso

Group G
Nigeria
Greece
Iceland
El Salvador

Group H
Paraguay
Qatar
Jamaica
Ivory Coast

 

[Wings]

Pool 1
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DR CONGO
Stadiums Registered: Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa / Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi / Stade Joseph-Kabila, Kindu

SLOVENIA
Stadiums Registered: Stozice Stadium, Ljubljana / Fazanerija, Murska Sobota / Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor

MONTENEGRO
Stadiums Registered: Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica / Stadion Kraj Bistrice, Niksic / Stadion Tusko Polje, Tuzi

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Stadiums Registered: Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi / Mohamed-Bin-Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi / Baniyas Stadium, Abu Dhabi / Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai

ALBANIA
Stadiums Registered: Arena Kombetare, Tirana / Niko Dovana Stadium, Durres / Loro-Borici Stadium, Shkoder / Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana

IRAQ
Stadiums Registered: Basra International Stadium, Basra

PR CHINA
Stadiums Registered: National Stadium, Beijing / Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou / Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre, Nanjing / Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou / Pudong Football Stadium, Shanghai

NORTH MACEDONIA
Stadiums Registered: Tose Proeski Arena, Skopje / Ecolog Arena, Tetovo / Stadion Cair, Skopje

Pool 2
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SOUTH AFRICA
Stadiums Registered: FNB Stadium, Johannesburg / Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town / Lotus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria / Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban / Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg / ABSA Stadium, Durban

PANAMA
Stadiums Registered: Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City / Estadio Universitario, Panama City / Estadio Maracana de Panama, Panama City

BULGARIA
Stadiums Registered: Vasil-Levski National Stadium, Sofia / Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad / Lokomotiv Stadium, Plovdiv / Balgarska Armia Stadium, Sofia

GUINEA
Stadiums Registered: Stade General Lasana Conte, Conakry / Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry / Stade de l'Amitie, Kamsar

CAPE VERDE
Stadiums Registered: Estadio Nacional, Praia / Estadio Municipal, Mindelo

CURACAO
Stadiums Registered: Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad / Dr. Antoine Maduro Stadium, Willemstad

OMAN
Stadiums Registered: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat / Seeb Stadium, Seeb / Al-Saada Sports Complex, Salalah

SYRIA
Stadiums Registered: Amman International Stadium, Amman (JORDAN)

Pool 3
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ISRAEL
Stadiums Registered: Bloomfield Stadium, Tel-Aviv / Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa

BOLIVIA
Stadiums Registered: Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz / Estadio Municipal, El Alto

UZBEKISTAN
Stadiums Registered: Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent

UGANDA
Stadiums Registered: Mandela National Stadium, Kampala / Muteesa II Stadium, Kampala

GABON
Stadiums Registered: Stade d'Angondje, Libreville / Stade Henri-Sylvoz, Moanda

BENIN
Stadiums Registered: Stade de l'Amitie, Cotonou / Stade Municipal, Parakou

ZAMBIA
Stadiums Registered: Heroes National Stadium, Lusaka / Dag Hammarskjold Stadium, Ndola

ARMENIA
Stadiums Registered: Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan / Nairi Stadium, Yerevan

Pool 4
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BELARUS
Stadium Registered: Dynama Stadium, Minsk

HAITI
Stadium Registered: National Stadium, Port-au-Prince

GEORGIA
Stadium Registered: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi

VIET-NAM
Stadium Registered: My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi

CONGO
Stadium Registered: Stade Municipal de Kintele, Brazzaville

BAHRAIN
Stadium Registered: Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

JORDAN
Stadium Registered: Amman International Stadium, Amman

LUXEMBOURG
Stadium Registered: Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg

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Group A
Iraq
Curacao
Gabon
Luxembourg

Group B
Albania
Oman
Uganda
Bahrain

Group C
Montenegro
Panama
Israel
Congo

Group D
PR China
Cape Verde
Armenia
Georgia

Group E
Slovenia
Bulgaria
Zambia
Haiti

Group F
North Macedonia
Guinea
Benin
Belarus

Group G
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
Bolivia
Jordan

Group H
DR Congo
Syria
Uzbekistan
Vietnam

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That's it for the intros, now till September for the start of the games!

 

[Wings]

Group A saw a two-horse race for the two slots in the Round of 16., with two teams looking to prove themselves on the world stage. After a great Euro performance, Denmark edged ahead of Copa America winners Argentina to take first place, winning five games and only drawing once to Argentina. Morocco thanks to their two wins over Austria, would manage to clinch the World League slot behind the two giants.

Group B was much more unhinged. England took first, albeit dropping a game to Iran of all teams. Behind them, it was just complete madness, with upsets and draws galore. In the end, even Iran's win over England wouldn't be able to save them a slot in the World League, with Colombia taking it, and Sweden advancing to the knockout stage thanks to their two wins over Iran.

Group C was much more straightforward. The Dutch and Brazilians battled for first, with the Dutch ending up in first place thanks to their two wins over the Selecao. It was also a close fight for the only World League slot, with Ukraine taking it over Chile thanks to their better average against the South Americans.

Group D saw a huge upset, with favorites to top the group, Spain, only ending up in second place after a loss and a draw to Senegal. The african squad ended up taking first, not choking against Algeria and Mexico. The Mexicans would completely falter in this homogeneous group, and only scrape together four points, nowhere close enough to get a shot at the World League, where Algeria would instead try and get their shot at redemption.

Brazilian players celebrate their win over Chile in Group C.

To World League:
Morocco (40), vs Mali
Colombia (22), vs Norway
Ukraine (12), vs Egypt
Algeria (31), vs Venezuela

 

[Wings]

France and Poland were miles ahead of their group. While the World Cup titleholders easily secured first place, Poland won where and when it mattered in order to advance to the knockouts over Uruguay. Unfortunately for Wales, their misfortune in the Nations League would continue, with the Dragons obtaining zero points.

Group F was probably the tightest of them all. With everyone beating and drawing each other, the result was an unlikely one as the Czech Republic of all teams topped the group. As for Portugal, Peru and the United States, they all stood at tied points, which meant the results against the Czechs did not matter. Using this, all teams ended with four points, and it was number of goals scored that set them apart, with Peru taking the second qualifying slot with 7 goals scored, Portugal the World League slot with 6 and the United States dropping with only 3 goals scored.

Group G was similarly close, with every team battling for the top spots. Belgium, who were favorites to win the group, wouldn't be able to do so, but did still qualify. Switzerland, surfing on a high after their brilliant Euros and World Cup qualifying, ended up topping it, while Tunisia knocked out Croatia for the World League slot.

There would be no such problems for Italy in Group H. The Euro winners advanced, albeit with quite a close margin. Hansi Flick's baptism of fire in the Nations League did not go as planned, though, as Germany were knocked out by Japan, but still inched above Serbia to take their World League slot.

Transfer to World League:
Uruguay (23), vs Republic of Ireland
Portugal (21), vs Ghana
Tunisia (35), vs Paraguay
Germany (8), vs Nigeria

Italy secures first place in their group, defeating Serbia 2-0.

Round of 16:
Belgium vs France (Genk/Paris)
Brazil vs Denmark (Belo Horizonte/Brondby)
Poland vs Netherlands (Warsaw/Alkmaar)
Japan vs Switzerland (Kawasaki/Bern)
Sweden vs Czech Republic (Malmo/Prague)
Peru vs Italy (Lima/Bergamo)
Spain vs England (Barcelona (Camp Nou)/Manchester (Old Trafford))
Argentina vs Senegal (Avellaneda/Dakar)

 

[Kurt_Steiner]

Glad to have this TL back.

 

[Unknown]

Welcome back, @Wings, and here are my picks:
France, Brazil, the Netherlands, Japan, Czech Republic, Italy, England, and Argentina...

 

[Wings]

The World League Group Stages were not so full of surprises as their Nations League counterparts. For the most part, the favorites did manage to get out, although a lot of situations were less clear-cut, especially in Groups A and C, the supposed groups of death. Scotland and Northern Ireland struggled, failing to get out of groups or even snatch a Conference League spot, while the Republic of Ireland did manage to get through, although Ecuador topped that group.
For Hungary, their good run at the Euros was confirmed with a direct slot into the Round of 16, while Canada proved they were on the upswing by validating their ticket as well. Russia did likewise, along with Iceland who had until then only disappointed following their 2018 World Cup run. Finally, future WC hosts Qatar were baffled as they took last place in their group, topped by the Ivory Coast.

TUR - EGY 0-0 / 1-1
TUR - SCO 5-1 / 2-1
TUR - HON 4-1 / 4-0
EGY - SCO 2-0 / 3-1
EGY - HON 2-2 / 0-2
SCO - HON 1-0 / 1-1

SVK - ROM 1-0 / 1-2
SVK - NIR 1-1 / 3-1
SVK - MLI 1-1 / 1-2
ROM - NIR 1-1 / 1-1
ROM - MLI 3-0 / 0-0
NIR - MLI 3-0 / 0-4

AUS - IRL 3-0 / 1-2
AUS - ECU 2-3 / 2-3
AUS - KSA 0-0 / 4-2
IRL - ECU 0-1 / 2-2
IRL - KSA 2-0 / 3-0
ECU - KSA 2-1 / 1-0

HUN - CRC 4-0 / 3-1
HUN - GHA 6-0 / 0-0
HUN - BOS 0-1 / 3-0
CRC - GHA 1-1 / 2-2
CRC - BOS 1-1 / 0-3
GHA - BOS 2-1 / 3-0

KOR - NOR 1-0 / 1-1
KOR - CMR 1-1 / 0-3
KOR - CAN 0-0 / 1-3
NOR - CMR 3-2 / 3-1
NOR - CAN 2-2 / 1-5
CMR - CAN 2-2 / 1-2

VEN - RUS 0-3 / 1-3
VEN - FIN 1-0 / 2-0
VEN - BFA 1-1 / 5-2
RUS - FIN 2-2 / 1-0
RUS - BFA 2-1 / 1-0
FIN - BFA 3-0 / 7-2

NGA - GRE 4-4 / 2-3
NGA - ISL 5-1 / 3-4
NGA - SLV 1-0 / 2-1
GRE - ISL 0-2 / 1-1
GRE - SLV 0-1 / 3-2
ISL - SLV 3-0 / 3-0

PAR - QAT 2-2 / 1-0
PAR - JAM 2-0 / 1-3
PAR - CIV 0-0 / 3-3
QAT - JAM 1-1 / 0-0
QAT - CIV 0-1 / 1-3
JAM - CIV 1-1 / 0-1

Transfer to FIFA Conference League:
Honduras (1)
Slovakia (1)
Australia (1)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
South Korea (1)
Finland (1)
Greece (1)
Jamaica (1)

Enter directly in the Round of 16:
Turkey - Romania - Ecuador - Hungary - Canada - Russia - Iceland - Ivory Coast

Playoffs:
Tunisia vs Paraguay
Portugal vs Ghana
Morocco vs Mali
Uruguay vs Republic of Ireland
Germany vs Nigeria
Ukraine vs Egypt
Algeria vs Venezuela
Colombia vs Norway

 

[Wings]

There weren't a great many upsets in this Round of 16. Both Japan and Senegal were eliminated despite good home performances. Peru did manage to snatch an upset win in Italy thanks to a monumental error from Donnaruma, which presents them as the weakest team of the Quarter-Finals...at least on paper. The Czechs, Dutch and Brazilians easily coasted through their opposition, while the two "big" games yielded very different results. While France beat Belgium quite convincingly twice in a row, Spain and England were at each other's throats, with Spain emerging victorious with their 2-1 win in England.

France's Kylian Mbappé scores during the first leg of France vs Belgium

 

[Rennsemmel]

Looking at Spain vs. England.
I suppose away goals are still a thing in this timeline

 

[Unknown]

My picks: Brazil, the Netherlands, Peru, and Spain...

 

[Kurt_Steiner]

Surprising Italy.

 

[Wings]

Looking at Spain vs. England.
I suppose away goals are still a thing in this timeline

Yes they are, since this is a FIFA event, not UEFA.

Surprising Italy.

More like disappointing.

Quarter-Final matches:
Switzerland vs Argentina
Brazil vs Czech Republic
Peru vs France
Netherlands vs Spain

 

[Rennsemmel]

Semifinalists:
-Argentina
-Brazil
-France
-Spain

 

[Wings]

No real surprises for this round. Argentina looked very strong as they powered through Switzerland, ending the Nati's good run. They would face off against Brazil in the Semi-Finals, who had just slogged through the Czech Republic, barely clutching a win in each leg. The second semi-final would see two European teams clash. Despite a good resistance from Peru, who made France doubt at several moments, they had to stop their journey here. France would be joined in the Semi-Finals by the Netherlands, who convincingly beat Spain, especially after an incredible second leg at Santiago-Bernabeu.

The Oranje's Memphis Depay celebrates scoring at home against Spain.

 

[Tannenberg]

I hope Messi finally gets his Nations League.