FANA 2021 World Cup

[Chante™]

Match Day 17

Finally, we have come to the final matches of the Round of 32. The final 4 matches will be held to determine which will move on to the Round of 16. We welcome you to  West Namimori for some more incredible matches

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MATCH ❀ 85
Пруния (Blandine ) vs  Фордия (kev )



Opening off the final batch of matches for the Round of 32, a match that we would tend to expect in the finals ensued in Kinsia between the Prunian squad and the Fordian team. Corey Sedgwick would strike first, with a shot past Augustin Auernheimer in the 39th. Fordia would roar back in the second half, with Ante Hirtl putting the ball past the outstretched arms of Liam Maciness in the 62nd minute. Hirtl wasn’t finished, with a final strike in the 81st minute, sealing the match in a 1-2 victory for the Fordian team.

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MATCH ❀ 86
Химбала (@eurovisionsmellsgood ) vs  Фрейхурсу (ᴛᴏᴍ ᴋʟᴏsᴇʀ )



The next match was held between the Ximbalese and the Freyhurstian team. Kayan Wharton went off in the first half, putting 3 goals in the Ximbalese net, in the 18th, 31st, and 45+4 minutes. Ximbala would answer in the second half, with Dario Munoz scoring in the 67th minute. Daniel Medina would score in the 77th minute, but it wouldn’t be enough, as Freyhurst would take the 2-3 win, and book their ticket to playing Fordia in Hana.

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MATCH ❀ 87
Торлова (Alper ) vs  Левале (𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐋 )



The penultimate match of the Round of 32 was the match between Torlova and Levalle. Torlova started off with a pair of goals from Bishara Amini, in the 21st and 42nd minutes. Levalle would answer back with a goal by Adam Kujkowski in the 49th minute. Marcin Kostrubala scored in the 88th, which sent the match into extra time. There, Ahmet Eserdi scored in the 118th minute, which gave the Torlovan squad the 3-2 victory.

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MATCH ❀ 88
Намимори (Kinoshita! ) vs  Сиренфорест (✨ Forrest ✨ )



The final match of the round of 32, the Namimorish squad played essentially a home match in Gaoxiang against the Sirenforestian team. The regular time period was quiet, forcing another match into extra time. The first fifteen minutes were silent, as was the second. Most fans were expecting a shootout to ensue, but Seong Hae-kwang had other plans. Seong put a cross off a Shouyou Hinata corner into the back of the net, past Peter Dawkin’s arms in the 120+3 minute. This closed off the match as a 1-0 victory for West Qasentria, as they booked their ticket to Suitsu Antlers Stadium in Marianne, where they are set to play the nation of Torlova. Join us tomorrow as we continue the knockouts with the Round of 16 matches.

Check out the bracket here. 

[Kinoshita!]

Match Day 18

This year’s competition going to be ended within these 10 days and at that time the joyful and cheerful happiness will also be gone from Namisentria as well. But let’s do today a perfect day as in Namimori, the first two matches will be kicked off for the Round of 16 and we will get to know the first two quarter-finalists. So say Nainai ( No No) to the boredom and may us enjoy the games for once again!

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MATCH ❀ 89
Ysteristan (Leo ) vs  Dyristan (Dylan )



Opening off the Round of 16 was the match between the upstarts from Southern Serica, Yster, and one of the hosts from last year,  Dyria. This match would see Ásgeir Geirsson score his first goal of the tournament in the 34^th through the legs of Guo Xi. flagdryia Nóe Ó hÁodhagan would get his first goal in a hot minute in the 62^nd, and Brynjar Kjartansson would cap off the match with a goal in the 89^th, giving Dyria a 0-3 win, and finally putting an end to the incredible season the Ysteran team had.

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MATCH ❀ 90
Hansaariya (мιɴтιѕѕe ) vs Namimoriya Timur - Kasentiraya (Chante™ )



The final match of the day featured a rematch from the Confederations Cup semis between reigning FANA World Cup champions Hansaaria and the worse and more irrelevant half of the hosting duo, the one making all these scripts for the tournament, Former Lakadamian Republic of East Namimori. The regular time was silent, as seemingly both nations were afraid to score. However, stoppage time wouldn’t be the same, as Sylvain Hayle put a shot past a diving Erko Koivu with a scorpion kick off of a cross from Robin Aiza in the 94^th minute. The Qasentrians went on the defensive, and didn’t allow Hansaaria a moment to even hold onto the ball, much less score. With the final whistle blowing, the Qasentrians punched their ticket to Hwidol, where regardless of the outcome of the other match, a Confederations Cup rematch is set to occur with their 0-1 over the reigning champions, knocking out Hansaaria from the competition. Stay tune for tomorrow which will be in the better half of hosting -   Namimori of course, as well!

[Kinoshita!]

Match Day 19

Hi welcome back to Namimori for the football matches again. Today four more countries were giving give us their best but their destinies are already decided. Let’s take a look for whatever happened today.

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MATCH ❀ 91
Neocastriya (Holland ) vs  Zylofoniya (basil )



Opening off the final day of Round of 16 matches in Namimori, the nations of Neocastria and Zylofonija took on eachother. The first goal of the match was scored by Aurélian Briand in the 33^rd minute, with a second Neocastrian goal by Seni N’Diaye only 6 minutes later. In the second half, the Zylo squad came alive, with a goal by Victor Boumidelle in the 72^nd, and a second goal by Kevin Munkola 9 minutes later. The match went into extra time, and there, the goalkeeper Ajayi Nweze booted the ball down the pitch, and it bounced past the arms of Ismaïla N’Diaye Papa in the 113^rd minute, giving Zylofonija a 2-3 win and a ticket to the quarterfinals.

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MATCH ❀ 92
Laydoniya (Matilda ) vs Negara Wedsalam (Lewis )

Closing off the day, the Lidonians took on the Wedsens in Maehwa. Lidonia struck first, with a goal by Ian Greer in the 11^th minute, with a shot off the leg of Qordsaman Zonbachetseg. Matyu Klaytonov would answer back in the 41^st minute. S̀aıkýrýlãz Kəbedeandäğanl would start off the second half with a goal in the 47th, giving Wedse a lead. The match went quiet until the 79^th, when Callum Nizic put a ball off the post and into the back of the net. Extra time was quiet, as a shootout was forced. Jack Price was first, and wiffed the shot, but Kəbedeandäğanl did not, as Wedse took a 0-1 lead in the shootout. Carsten Grebe scored on his shot, while Klaytonov missed, tying the shootout at 1 a piece. Nizic scored on his next shot, as did Swɢ́eshýlɢ́eshar Inqu. Peter Pace missed his shot, as did Matigii Xobaan. Patrick Doyle missed his shot, but Q̈wııandäýswde Lýəlağã did not, giving Wedse a 2(2)-2(3) victory.

Tomorrow we will move to the east - Qasentria for the rest. Stay tuned by then!

[Chante™]

Match Day 20

Hi welcome back to Eastern Namimori for the football matches again. Today four more countries gave give us their best but their destinies are already decided. Let’s take a look at what happened today.

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MATCH ❀ 93
모리-보로니아 (Queen of Mean (Inactive) ) vs  후루탄니아 (@garameaning )



Opening off the Round 16 matches in Qasentria, Moly-Boronia would play the Frootish squad. The first half was quiet, but it didn’t take long in the second half for the first goal to be scored. Thomas Wichmann struck in the 47th minute, and an answer was scored only 5 minutes later by Chris Carey. The remainder of regular and extra time was quite quiet, and a shootout was in order. Both Wichmann and Carey missed their first shots. Elias Steven Vogt-Longange scored, as did Lavrentios Vallellis. Dominico Hay missed his shot, but Kostas Getasimopoulos made his, giving Frootania a 1-2 lead in the shootout. Luka Jaksic makes his next shot, while Dimitris Gitasalis missed his, tying the shootout at 2. Tobias Kuhne and Sean Beattie both made theirs. Baykal Hirzel makes his shot, and with all eyes on Stathis Georgiou, he missed his shot. This gave the Moly-Boronian squad a 1(4)-1(3) and a ticket to play Dyria in Cyrille-Toman.

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MATCH ❀ 94
아킈아 (Aless ) vs  니오르스키아즈 (alexeh )

The next match in the slate was the second rematch of the 2018 World Cup Finals this World Cup Season, the Aquian squad took on the Niol team. Both of their other matches were slugfests, but this one was not. Willian tapped a ball into the back of the net in the 73rd minute, scoring the only goal of the match. This means that Aquia will head to Hwidol, to face off against the host nation in a rematch of the Confederations Cup Finals from this year, off of their 1-0 victory over Niolskiaj.

[Chante™]

Match Day 21

Today, in Qasentria, the final four nations in the Round of 16 played their matches. Ultimately though, only 2 can move on. Let's see what happened

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MATCH ❀ 95
호르디아 (kev ) vs 후래이하르그터 (ᴛᴏᴍ ᴋʟᴏsᴇʀ )



Opening off the final day of Round of 16 matches, the nations of Fordia and Freyhurst crammed into the tiny pitch in Hana. Lucas Sauter struck first, with a goal in the 31st. That goal was answered by Nathan Simpson in the 61st. The rest of time was silent, ordering a shootout. Urban Klausen missed his shot, as Kayan Wharton scored giving Freyhurst a 0-1 lead in the shootout. Ante Hirtl scored his next shot, as Jason Jones missed his shot, tying up the shootout at 1. Sauter made his shot, as

David Laird missed, giving Fordia a 2-1 lead in the shootout. Jens Hillebrand made his shot, meaning that Freyhurst would have to score their shot to stay alive in the match. The pressure was on Glenn Tardif to make his shot. His shot went wide, and that was the final nail in the Freyhurstian coffin, as they mathematically cannot score 2 goals in 1 legal shot, giving Fordia a 1(3)-1(1) win and a ticket to seeing Zylofonija in Mori.

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MATCH ❀ 96
토로바 (Alper ) vs 서쩍가센트리아 (Kinoshita! )

Closing off the Round of 16, the nations of Torlova and West Qasentria took on eachother in the heart of Marianne. The Western Qasentrian team saw their overlor- I mean neighbours punch their ticket to the Quarterfinals, and wanted to join them. Haiba Lev struck first in the 52nd minute, with a shot through the legs of Eyüp Degirmencioglu. Torlova didn’t respond kindly to this, as Ahmet Eserdi answered back in the 79th. The match went into extra time, and there, Yigitcan Afsin put an end to the Western Qasentrian run in the 99th, giving a 2-1 victory to Torlova, and they in turn got a ticket to Mairault, where they are slated to play the Wedsen team.

[Kinoshita!]

Match Day 22

Welcome to the quarterfinals of the 2021 FANA World Cup! Today we will find out the first two semi finalists of this year. Best of luck to every team playing today!

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MATCH ❀ 97
ດີເຣຍ (Dylan ) vs  ໂມຣີໂບໂລເນຍ (Queen of Mean (Inactive) )



Opening off the quarterfinals was the Dyrian squad taking on the team from Moly-Boronia. This match was one that the Boronians would love to forget, as Marco Pantelic was shelled during this match. The first half was quiet enough, with only a single goal by Christopher Sæterøy in the 29^th being the only goal of the half. The second half was the Nóe Ó hÁodhagan show, as he put four goals past Pantelic, in the 47^th, 58^th, 71^st, and 88^th minutes respectively. The final whistle blew, putting an end to the massacre of the nation of Moly-Boronia, ending in a 5-0 victory for the Dyrian squad.

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MATCH ❀ 98
 ອະດີດສາທາລະນະລັດລາຄາເດເມຍນາມິໂມຣິຕາເວັນອອກ (Chante™ ) vs  ອາເກຍ (Aless )

In a rematch of the finals of the 2021 Confederations Cup, the nations of FLROEN or Qasentria and Aquia met in the city of flaghwidol Hwidol. In their two previous meetings this season, both were draws in regular time. This match, however, would not be like either of those. Willian got the Aquian goal fest started in the 24^th minute, and his teammate Allessandro struck exactly 10 minutes later. It took until the 67^th minute for another goal to be scored, this one off the foot of Cabral. However, three wasn’t enough for the Aquian squad, who wanted to showcase which nation was the true contender. Barbossa dos Santos was the one who put the final nail in the Qasentrian coffin in the 81^st, sealing the fate of the upstart Qasentrian squad. The East Namimorian run, one that saw them shatter their previous best result in the FANA World Cup, going from 32^nd back in 2019 to top 8 this year, ended in front of a saddened home fanbase in Hwidol to Aquia, 0-4 and also the end of the eastern region following the mainland yesterday as well.

[Chante™]

Match Day 22

Welcome to the quarterfinals of the 2021 FANA World Cup! Today we will find out the second batch of two semi finalists of this year. Best of luck to every team playing today!

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MATCH ❀ 99
 齊洛福尼亞 (basil ) vs  福特迪亞 (kev )



Opening off the final day of quarterfinal matches, the nations of Zylofonija and Fordia took on each other in Mori. Compared to the previous day of matches, this one was not remotely entertaining, with the only goal of the match coming off of a header by Jens Hillebrand in the 55th. Nothing else about the match was worth writing home about, meaning that Fordia punched their ticket to Chikara City off the back of their 0-1 victory over Zylofonija, where they are going to play their co-hosts from the 2020 FANA World Cup, Dyria.

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MATCH ❀ 100
 魏都色 (Lewis ) vs  托洛娃 (Alper )

Closing off the quarterfinal matches, the final hopes for Serica to enter the final four rested on the nation of Wedse, as they took on the Torlovan team. Shawqi al Murad saw an opportunity to start the match off with a goal, and put a strike in the back of the Wedsen net in the 11th minute. al Murad would answer his own goal in the 42nd, as he put a ball through the legs of Qordsaman Zonbachetseg. Wedse, having gone into halftime down 0-2, came into the second half with a vengeance. Matyu Klaytonov started the half off strong, with a bicycle kick into the top corner of the Torlovan net in the 48th minute. It would take a while for someone to answer that goal, but it was indeed answered in the 67th minute by Narunbaatar Manashobtsij. The tension in Mairault was sky high, as everyone stared at the match with laser focus. Everyone succumbed to the thought of extra time in this match. All except one. And that person was Shawqi al Murad. Desperate to complete his first ever hat trick at the senior level, al Murad took a corner, and curled the corner into the Wedsen net in the 90+8 minute. That Fantastico was enough to put the Torlovan squad into the semifinals with their 2-3 victory over Wedse. Torlova will head to Marianne, where they will take on the antagonist to the Qasentrian football dream, Aquia.

[Kinoshita!]

Match Day 24

Welcome to the first semi-final of the 2021 FANA World Cup! Today half of last year’s host countries will confront each other in Chikara City to move to the final step of the victory. Which one of them will be the first of final two who will fight for the gold? We will find out… now!

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MATCH ❀ 101
 La Dyrie (Dylan ) vs  La Fordia (kev )



Opening off the semi finals, half of Astonavia met in Chikara City. Dyria and Fordia started off with a quiet first half, only for the second half to come alive. Urban Klausen put a shot past Finnur Snorrason in the 52^nd, with Brynjar Kjartansson answering Klausen’s goal only 6 minutes later. The rest of the half was quiet, until Jens Hillebrand scored off of a free kick nearly at the half pitch line in the 88^th. With the final whistle blown, Fordia took the win 1-2. Fordia punched their ticket to Gaoxiang, while Dyria is set to head off to Sunwoo. Who will meet them? Is it going to be Aquia from Latinica or Torlova from Sakoda? We will find out tomorrow in Qasentria!

Don’t forget to help Namimori and Qasentria find their entries for the Ruyjin Republic by voting in Singing Man Namisentria 3! Arigatougozaimasu!

[Chante™]

Match Day 24

Welcome to the second semi-final of the 2021 FANA World Cup! Today, two powerhouses meet in Marianne to fight for a chance to go for the gold. Who will it be? We will find out… now!

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MATCH ❀ 101
 阿奎亞 (Aless ) vs  托洛娃 (Alper )



Closing off the semi finals, the nations of Aquia and Torlova met up in Marianne. The Torlovans would strike first, with a goal from Shawqi al Murad in the 28th minute off a scorpion kick. The rest of the match was silent, and with the final whistle, Torlova scored a 0-1 victory, and a ticket to Gaoxiang, to play Fordia for the crown. Aquia will head to Sunwoo to play Dyria. The matches are almost all over, but we still have 2 left. Join us on the 23rd for the third place match in Sunwoo.

Don’t forget to help Namimori and Qasentria find their entries for the Ruyjin Republic by voting in Singing Man Namisentria 3! Arigatougozaimasu!

[Kinoshita!]

Match Day 26

And the long journey in the land of Namisentria is going to reach the final destination very soon, as today, we will finally get to know our second runner-up of the 2021 FANA World Cup! The stadium was fulfilled by excitement and cheerfulness of audiences and fans from both countries in Sunwoo.  Aquia and Dyria… one of them will proudly bring the bronze medal back home. We wish the best of luck to both of them!

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MATCH ❀ 103
AUGGAUUAUAGGAICGCCUAA (Dylan ) vs  AUGGCGCAGUGAAUCGCGUAG (Aless )



The penultimate match of the FANA World Cup was held today in the city of Sunwoo, in Namimori. Today, the nations of Dyria and Aquia took on each other to earn the bronze medal of this tournament. Before the tension level will be risen, Qasentrian-Dyrian singer  Bríet calmed the audiences with her beautiful song "Hann Er Ekki Þú" and then the stadium was put into a fire when the famous Namimorish-Aquian girl group  BLACKPINK performed their iconic song "Kill This Love". After the performances ended, the match would start off quickly, with Nóe Ó hÁodhagan putting a ball through the legs of Arnaldo Caballero in the 11^th minute. Aquia would answer back with a goal from Rui past a diving Finnur Snorrason in the 44^th, to send the match to halftime as a 1-1 draw. Sadly for the Aquians, the match would not remain as such. Ó hÁodhagan would score a second goal in the 51^st minute, and tack an assist afterwards to Brynjar Kjartansson only 4 minutes later. That wasn’t the last goal Ó hÁodhagan would score, as he put another goal through the legs of Arnaldo Caballero in the 71^st minute. Kjartansson would close off the match with a goal in the 84^th minute, capping off their FANA World Cup run on a massive high note, as they took the bronze medals on the backs of a 5-1 victory over the Confederations Cup champions, Aquia. Don’t go anywhere just yet. We still have 1 match left to play, the championship between Fordia and Torlova. Join us tomorrow in Qasentria for the final match of the 2021 FANA World Cup. This has been Namimori, signing off.

Don’t forget to help Namimori and Qasentria find their entries for the Ruyjin Republic by voting in Singing Man Namisentria 3! Arigatōgozaimasu!