Tournament details | |
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Dates | 6 January 2016 – |
Teams | 23 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 50 |
Goals scored | 189 (3.78 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Panushanth Kulenthiran (6 goals) |
The 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup qualification was the process to decide a number of the teams that will play in the 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup. This is the second tournament to feature a qualification process, following on from the 2016 qualification. The first qualification match played was on 13 March 2016 between the Tamil Eelam team and the team representing the Romani people, with the first goal scored by Tamil Eelam's Panushanth Kulenthiran.
The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) was founded in June 2013, as an organisation to represent football associations that are not eligible or choose not to join FIFA. [1] One year later, it held its first official tournament, the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup, in Sweden, to which the twelve participating teams were invited. The success of this tournament led to the decision to make it a biannual competition, with continental tournaments taking place in between, the first of which was the 2015 ConIFA European Football Cup.
ConIFA published a set of qualification criteria for the World Football Cup ahead of its 2017 Annual General Meeting, setting out the various methods in which teams could qualify for the WFC. [2] This was subsequently revised into an official version for publication in June 2017. [3]
CONIFA is split into six continental zones, with the total number of places in the World Football Cup based on the number of CONIFA members from each zone. As of October2023, the distribution of places for the WFC, dependent on the size of the final tournament, is: [2]
No of finals spots | Europe | Asia | Africa | Oceania | North America | South America |
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12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0[a] |
16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
[a]: There were no South American members of ConIFA at the time of the tournament
The first qualifying process was undertaken for the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup, which saw a series of friendly matches and tournaments, together with the 2015 ConIFA European Football Cup, designated as qualifiers for the 2016 WFC. [4] [5] [6] However, this decision was taken at a late stage prior to the start of the European Football Cup tournament, only a year prior to the planned start of the 2016 WFC in Abkhazia. As a consequence, for its 2018 WFC tournament, ConIFA began designating planned friendly matches as qualifiers from the beginning of 2016, allowing a greater time for those teams achieving qualification to plan for the tournament. The first of these was the ConIFA Challenger Cup, held in Remscheid on 12 and 13 March 2016. [7]
Team | Region | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Previous appearance | Previous best performance | Notes |
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Tamil Eelam | Asia | ConIFA Challenger Cup winners | 13 March 2016 | 2nd | 2014 | 11th place (2014) | |
Abkhazia | Europe | ConIFA World Football Cup Winners | 6 June 2016 | 3rd | 2016 | Winners (2016) | |
Felvidék | Europe | Hungary Heritage Cup winners | 3 August 2016 | 1st | N/A | N/A | |
Western Armenia | Europe | Wild Card | 14 January 2017 | 2nd | 2016 | Quarter-Final (2016) | |
Barawa | Africa | Host | 8 June 2017 | 1st | N/A | N/A | |
Tibet | Asia | Wild Card | 8 June 2017 | 1st | N/A | N/A | |
Kiribati | Oceania | Regional qualification | 8 June 2017 | 1st | N/A | N/A | |
Cascadia | North America | Regional qualification | 8 June 2017 | 1st | N/A | N/A | |
Padania | Europe | ConIFA European Football Cup Winners | 10 June 2017 | 3rd | 2016 | 4th Place (2016) | |
Northern Cyprus | Europe | ConIFA European Football Cup Runners Up | 10 June 2017 | 2nd | 2016 | 3rd Place (2016) | |
Panjab | Asia | Regional qualification | 2 September 2017 | 2nd | 2016 | 2nd Place (2016) | |
United Koreans of Japan | Asia | Regional qualification | 2 September 2017 | 2nd | 2016 | Quarter-Final (2016) | |
Matabeleland | Africa | Regional qualification | 2 September 2017 | 1st | N/A | N/A | |
Kabylie | Africa | Regional qualification | 2 September 2017 | 1st | N/A | N/A | |
Ellan Vannin | Europe | Regional qualification | 2 September 2017 | 2nd | 2014 | 2nd Place (2014) | |
Székely Land | Europe | Regional qualification | 2 September 2017 | 2nd | 2016 | Placement Round (2016) |
The ConIFA Challenger Cup was a two team competition held over two days. The two participants, Tamil Eelam and Romani people, each played a 45-minute match against a local select side from the town of Remscheid, where the tournament was being held, on the first day, before playing off against each other on the second. [8]
13 March 2016Final | Tamil Eelam | 4–1 | Romani people | Stadion Reinshagen, Remscheid, Germany |
19:45 CET | Kulenthiran 17', 90' Sivanesamurthy 23' Navaneethakrishnan 78' | Report | Eyob 82' | |
Note: Tamil Eelam qualify for WFC; Romani People – 3 qualifying points |
The Hungary Heritage Cup was a four-team competition held at the beginning of August 2016 in Szarvas, celebrating the heritage of various members of the Hungarian diaspora. The four teams featured two current members of ConIFA, together with two other teams, with the winner qualifying for the World Football Cup.
1 August 2016Semi-final | Felvidék | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Kárpátalja | Erzsébet-ligeti Sporttelep, Szarvas, Hungary |
17:45 CEST | Renczes 30' | Report | ? 42' | |
Note: Felvidek – 9 qualifying points; Kárpátalja – 3 qualifying points |
1 August 2016Semi-final | Délvidék | 3–1 | Székely Land | Erzsébet-ligeti Sporttelep, Szarvas, Hungary |
15:00 CEST | Mindlecz 16' Pozsár 63' Könyves 77' | Report | Bajkó 78' | |
Note: Délvidék – 9 qualifying points; Székely Land – 3 qualifying points |
The World Unity Cup was planned as a four-team tournament held at the end of August 2016 in Sutton. The competition was organised jointly by three ConIFA members representing displaced peoples, with the winner qualifying for the World Football Cup. [9]
Subsequent to the announcement, both Darfur and Ellan Vannin withdrew, and the tournament was reorganized as a three-team event, with the Barawa team replacing them. [10]
25 August 2016Group stage | Barawa | 0–5 | Tamil Eelam | Borough Sports Ground, Sutton, England |
18:00 BST | Kasthuran 28' Jan 30' Navaneethakrishnan 52' Kulenthiran 75', 84' | |||
Note: Barawa – 3 qualifying points; Tamil Eelam – N/A (already qualified for WFC) |
26 August 2016Group stage | Barawa | 2–3 | Chagos Islands | Borough Sports Ground, Sutton, England |
18:15 BST | Sufi | Bhujan Robertson Sooprayen | ||
Note: Chagos Islands – 9 qualifying points; Barawa – 3 qualifying points |
27 August 2016Group stage | Chagos Islands | P–P | Tamil Eelam | Borough Sports Ground, Sutton, England |
19:30 BST |
28 August 2016Final | Chagos Islands | 1–5 | Tamil Eelam | Borough Sports Ground, Sutton, England |
18:45 BST | Gaspard 48' | Navaneethakrishnan 4' (pen.) Sivanesamurthy 8', 11' Kulenthiran 68' Chandran 70' (pen.) | ||
Note: Chagos Islands – 3 qualifying points; Tamil Eelam – N/A (already qualified for WFC) |
The 2017 European Football Cup was announced in January 2017 with a total of eight teams due to take part. The winner of the competition was guaranteed a place at the World Football Cup.
Key to colours in group tables | |
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Teams that advanced to the semi-finals |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Northern Cyprus (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 7 |
Abkhazia (Q) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
Kárpátalja | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
South Ossetia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |
4 June 2017 | Northern Cyprus | 1–0 | Kárpátalja | Nicosia, N. Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | Mustafa Yasinses | Stadium: Atatürk Stadium |
5 June 2017 | Abkhazia | 2–1 | South Ossetia | Kyrenia, N. Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | Dmitri Kortava Ruslan Shoniya | Alan Kadjaev | Stadium: Mete Adanır Stadium |
6 June 2017 | South Ossetia | 0–8 | Northern Cyprus | Kyrenia, N. Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | Mustafa Yasinses Ertaç Taşkıran İbrahim Çıdamlı Halil Turan (pen.) Uğur Gök | Stadium: Mete Adanır Stadium |
6 June 2017 | Kárpátalja | 2–2 | Abkhazia | Nicosia, N. Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | David Robert Ohar Roman | Anatoli Semyonov | Stadium: Atatürk Stadium |
7 June 2017 | South Ossetia | 1–4 | Kárpátalja | Famagusta, N. Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | Solsan Kochiev | Krisztián Mile Zoltan Baksa Kész Tibor | Stadium: Dr. Fazıl Küçük Stadium |
7 June 2017 | Northern Cyprus | 0–0 | Abkhazia | Morphou, N. Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | Stadium: Üner Berkalp Stadium |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Padania (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
Székely Land (Q) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
Ellan Vannin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
Felvidék | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
5 June 2017 | Padania | 1–0 | Ellan Vannin | Morphou, N. Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | Andrea Rota | Stadium: Üner Berkalp Stadium |
5 June 2017 | Felvidék | 1–0 | Székely Land | Famagusta, N. Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | Richard Krizan | Stadium: Dr. Fazıl Küçük Stadium |
6 June 2017 | Székely Land | 1–1 | Padania | Famagusta, N. Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | László Szőcs | ? (o.g.) | Stadium: Dr. Fazıl Küçük Stadium |
6 June 2017 | Ellan Vannin | 1–0 | Felvidék | Morphou, N. Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | Chris Bass | Stadium: Üner Berkalp Stadium |
7 June 2017 | Ellan Vannin | 2–4 | Székely Land | Kyrenia, N. Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | Ciaran McNulty | Barna Bajko | Stadium: Mete Adanır Stadium |
7 June 2017 | Padania | 2–0 | Felvidék | Nicosia, N. Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | Andrea Rota William Rosset | Stadium: Atatürk Stadium |
9 June 2017Semi-final 1 | Northern Cyprus | 2–1 | Székely Land | Atatürk Stadium, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | Serhan Önet Halil Turan | Silion Petru |
9 June 2017Semi-final 2 | Padania | 0–0 (6–5 p) | Abkhazia | Mete Adanır Stadium, Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus |
20:00 EEST |
10 June 2017Final | Northern Cyprus | 1–1 (2–3 p) | Padania | Atatürk Stadium, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | Halil Turan | Ersid Pllumbaj | ||
Note: Padania and Northern Cyprus qualify for WFC |
The following is a list of games not part of sanctioned ConIFA tournaments for which teams have accrued qualifying points: α
6 January 2016Friendly | Olympique de Marseille (CFA) | 3–2 | Western Armenia | Stade Roger Lebert, Marseille, France |
16:00 CET | Vahagn Militosyan | |||
Note: Western Armenia – 1 qualifying point |
20 February 2016Friendly | Leicester City FC International Academy | 2–2 | Panjab | Belvoir Drive, Leicester, England |
12:00 BST | Rajpal Virk Aaron Minhas | |||
Note: Panjab – 2 qualifying points |
20 March 2016Friendly | Manchester International Football Academy | 1–9 | Panjab | Salford Sports Village, Salford, England |
13:00 BST | Gurjit Singh Terlochan Singh Karum Shanker Amar Purewal Rio Riaz | |||
Note: Panjab – 3 qualifying points |
24 April 2016International Friendly | Panjab | 0–2 | Jersey | Aggborough Stadium, Kidderminster, England |
15:00 BST | ||||
Note: Panjab – 2 qualifying points |
16 May 2016International Friendly | Romani people | 0–2 | Padania | Arena Civica, Milan, Italy |
21:00 CET | Andrea Rota William Rosset | |||
Note: Padania – 9 qualifying points; Romani People – 3 qualifying points |
19 May 2016International Friendly | Abkhazia | 0–0 | Donetsk PR | Dinamo Stadium, Sukhumi, Abkhazia |
20:00 GET | ||||
Note: Donetsk PR – 6 qualifying points; Abkhazia – N/A (already qualified for WFC) |
19 June 20162016 Europeada Group C | Carinthian Slovenes | 0–1 | Felvidék | St Johann, Ahrntal, Italy |
15:00 CET | Kalmar Lajos | |||
Note: Felvidék – 6 qualifying points |
19 June 20162016 Europeada Group D | Occitania | 4–1 | Aromanians | Sporthalle-Palasport, Sand in Taufers, Italy |
15:00 CET | Mathieu Irigoyemboyde Quentin Chalut Natal Guillaume Lafuente | |||
Note: Occitania – 6 qualifying points |
19 June 20162016 Europeada Group E | South Tyrol | 3–0 | Ellan Vannin | Sommersportzone, Olang, Italy |
15:00 CET | ||||
Note: Ellan Vannin – 2 qualifying points |
20 June 20162016 Europeada Group C | Sorbs | 2–2 | Felvidék | Waldstadion, Mühlwald, Italy |
16:00 CET | Simon Sauer Peter Domaschke | Renàto Meszlènyi Mèszàros Dàvid | ||
Note: Felvidék – 4 qualifying points |
20 June 20162016 Europeada Group E | Ellan Vannin | 2–3 | North Frisians | Fussballplatz, Niederdorf, Italy |
16:00 CET | Furo Davies | |||
Note: Ellan Vannin – 2 qualifying points |
20 June 20162016 Europeada Group D | Occitania | 4–1 | Slovaks in Hungary | St Johann, Ahrntal, Italy |
18:30 CET | Mickael Bertini Boris Massarè Mathieu Irigoyemborde Mickael Bertini | |||
Note: Occitania – 6 qualifying points |
21 June 20162016 Europeada Group C | North Schleswig Germans | 0–10 | Felvidék | Sporthalle-Palasport, Sand in Taufers, Italy |
16:00 CET | Nemeth Zoli Renato Meszlenyi Lajos Kalmar György Pragai David Zoller Jozsef Katona David Meszaros | |||
Note: Felvidék – 6 qualifying points |
21 June 20162016 Europeada Group E | Ellan Vannin | 2–0 | Germans in Upper Silesia | Sommersportzone, Olang, Italy |
16:00 CET | Frank Jones Sean Doyle | |||
Note: Ellan Vannin – 6 qualifying points |
21 June 20162016 Europeada Group D | Occitania | 1–1 | Danes in Germany | Waldstadion, Mühlwald, Italy |
18:30 CET | Pierre Barremaecker | |||
Note: Occitania – 4 qualifying points |
23 June 20162016 Europeada QF | Occitania | 0–0 (5–3 p) | Felvidék | Sommersportzone, Olang, Italy |
18:00 CET | ||||
Note: Occitania – 9 qualifying points; Felvidek – 3 qualifying points |
23 June 20162016 Europeada SF | Occitania | A–A | Croats in Serbia | Ciamp dal sport Pradel, San Martin de Tor, Italy |
15:30 CET | ||||
Note: Match abandoned after 41 minutes; Occitania awarded 3–0 victory; [11] Occitania – 6 qualifying points |
25 June 20162016 Europeada Final | South Tyrol | 2–1 | Occitania | Sporthalle-Palasport, Sand in Taufers, Italy |
16:00 CET | Brice Martinez | |||
Note: Occitania – 2 qualifying points |
7 August 2016Friendly | Barawa | 1–5 | Cricklewood Wanderers FC | Silver Jubilee Stadium, London, England |
14:30 BST | ||||
Note: Barawa – 1 qualifying point |
13 August 2016International Friendly | Donetsk PR | 1–1 | Luhansk PR | Metallurg Stadium, Yenakiyevo, Donetsk People's Republic |
20:00 EEST | Vladislav Klyuyev | Valeriy Titarenko | ||
Note: Donetsk PR – 6 qualifying points; Luhansk PR – 6 qualifying points |
28 August 2016Friendly | Barawa | 3–2 | UK Tamil XI | Borough Sports Ground, Sutton, England |
16:00 BST | ||||
Note: Barawa – 3 qualifying points |
25 October 2016Friendly | Östersunds FK Academy | 1–6 | Darfur | Jämtkraft Arena, Östersund, Sweden |
20:00 CEST | ||||
Note: Darfur – 3 qualifying points |
26 November 2016International Friendly | Ryūkyū | 0–9 | United Koreans of Japan | Gosamaru Field, Nakagusuku, Japan |
12:00 JST | Anne-Sung Tae Yuuki Gomi Lee Seong-cheol Kang Awe Akimoto Kaijin Lee Yoshiaki | |||
Note: United Koreans of Japan – 9 qualifying points; Ryūkyū – 3 qualifying points |
4 March 2017Friendly | Leicester City FC International Academy | 4–3 | Panjab | Belvoir Drive, Leicester, England |
13:00 GMT | ||||
Note: Panjab – 1 qualifying point |
12 March 2017International Friendly | Raetia | 0–5 | Tamil Eelam | Sportplatz Gufalons, Trübbach, Switzerland |
13:00 CET | Panushanth Kulenthiran Ragvan Prashanth Prabashan ? | |||
Note: Raetia – 3 qualifying points; Tamil Eelam – N/A (already qualified for WFC) |
9 April 2017Friendly | Barawa | 4–3 | Tokyngton Harvest FC | Coles Park Stadium, London, England |
18:45 BST | ||||
Note: Barawa – 3 qualifying points |
23 April 2017International Friendly | Jersey | 0–2 | Panjab | Springfield Stadium, Saint Helier, Jersey |
12:45 BST | Amar Purewal Amarvir Sandhu | |||
Note: Panjab – 6 qualifying points |
6 May 2017Friendly | Peckham Town FC | 4–0 | Somaliland | Menace Arena, London, England |
15:00 BST | ||||
Note: Somaliland – 1 qualifying point |
6 May 2017Friendly | Occitania | 2–2 | Sélection Quartiers | Stade Borderouge, Toulouse, France |
17:00 CET | ||||
Note: Occitania – 2 qualifying points |
27 May 2017Friendly | Stockport Town FC | 0–7 | Ellan Vannin | Stockport Sports Village, Woodley, England |
14:30 BST | Sean Doyle Ste Whitley Dan Simpson Sean Quaye Liam Cowin ? (o.g.) | |||
Note: Ellan Vannin – 3 qualifying points |
28 May 2017International Friendly | Panjab | 1–2 | England "C" | Damson Park, Solihull, England |
15:00 BST | Rajpal Virk | |||
Note: Panjab – 2 qualifying points |
3 June 2017Friendly | Rodez AF | 2–2 | Occitania | Stade Paul Ligon, Rodez, France |
18:00 CET | ||||
Note: Occitania – 2 qualifying points |
17 June 2017Friendly | Western Sahara | 3–3 | UN Select XI | Local Field, Tindouf, Algeria |
18:00 AST | Mohamed Boglaida Hamid Mohammed | |||
Note: Western Sahara – 2 qualifying points |
25 June 2017 2017 Island Games Group B | Greenland | 3–0 | Western Isles | Gutavallen, Visby, Sweden |
17:00 CEST | Niels Svane Nukannguaq Zeeb Johan Bistrup | |||
Note: Greenland – 6 qualifying points |
26 June 2017 2017 Island Games Group B | Frøya | 2–2 | Greenland | Fardhem IP, Hemse, Sweden |
17:00 CEST | Norsaq Lund Mathæussen Malik Juhl | |||
Note: Greenland – 4 qualifying points |
27 June 2017 2017 Island Games Group B | Gotland | 0–1 | Greenland | Visborgsvallen, Visby, Sweden |
17:00 CEST | Norsaq Lund Mathæussen | |||
Note: Greenland – 6 qualifying points |
29 June 2017 2017 Island Games SF | Greenland | 1–1 (3–1 p) | Menorca | Björkome IP, Väskinde, Sweden |
13:00 CEST | Malik Juhl | |||
Note: Greenland – 4 qualifying points |
30 June 2017 2017 Island Games Final | Greenland | 0–6 | Isle of Man | Gutavallen, Visby, Sweden |
13:00 CEST | ||||
Note: Greenland – 2 qualification points |
10 December 2017International Friendly | Matabeleland | v | Darfur |
As of October2023: [12]
Key: | Qualification for WFC |
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Ranking | Europe | Asia | Africa | North America | Oceania | Qualification points | |
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Opposition Factor (OF) | Result Factor (RF) | ||||||
1 | Ellan Vannin (52 pts) | United Koreans of Japan (27 pts) | Kabylie (30 pts) | Cascadia (0 pts) Quebec (0 pts) | Kiribati (0 pts) Tuvalu (0 pts) | ConIFA Member = 3 | Win = 3 |
2 | Szekely Land (39 pts) | Panjab (18 pts) | Matabeleland (30 pts) | Other international opposition = 2 | Draw = 2 | ||
3 | Kárpátalja (36 pts) | Iraqi Kurdistan (15 pts) | Somaliland (30 pts) | Any other opposition = 1 | Loss = 1 | ||
4 | Occitania (34 pts) | Ryūkyū (3 pts) | Chagos Islands (18 pts) | Points for a single match = OF × RF | |||
5 | Greenland (32 pts) | Arameans Suryoye (0 pts) Uyghurs (0 pts) Lezgians (0 pts) Rohingya (0 pts) Tibet (0 pts) | Darfur (5 pts) |
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6 | Donetsk PR (21 pts) | Western Sahara (2 pts) | |||||
7 | Delvidek (15 pts) | Zanzibar (0 pts) Barotseland (0 pts) | |||||
8 | South Ossetia (12 pts) | ||||||
9 | Raetia (9 pts) | ||||||
10 | Luhansk PR (6 pts) | ||||||
11 | Romani people (6 pts) | ||||||
12 | County of Nice (3 pts) | ||||||
13 | Western Armenia (1 pt) | ||||||
14 | Franconia (0 pts) Heligoland (0 pts) Monaco (0 pts) Nagorno-Karabakh (0 pts) Sapmi (0 pts) Skåneland (0 pts) Transnistria (0 pts) |
ConIFA World Rankings | |
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1. | Occitania |
2. | Panjab |
3. | Northern Cyprus |
4. | County of Nice |
5. | Abkhazia |
6. | Kurdistan Region |
7. | Greenland |
8. | Arameans Suryoye |
9. | Padania |
10. | Ellan Vannin |
11. | Artsakh |
12. | Quebec |
13. | Zanzibar |
14. | Sápmi |
15. | United Koreans of Japan |
16. | Luhansk PR |
17. | Székely Land |
Western Armenia | |
19. | Tamil Eelam |
20. | Monaco |
21. | Felvidék |
22. | Romani people |
23. | Franconia |
24. | South Ossetia |
25. | Somaliland |
26. | Chagos Islands |
27. | Raetia |
28. | Kiribati |
29. | Darfur |
30. | Tibet |
:1. ^α Teams that have already qualified no longer accrue qualification points
In May 2017, CONIFA announced on its website that five of its members had completed the necessary process to be considered for the WFC Wild Card place by the deadline of 2 May 2017. The wild card spot was decided at the CONIFA Executive Committee meeting, held during the European Football Cup in Northern Cyprus. The five teams under consideration were: [13]
Team | Zone |
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Darfur | Africa |
Western Sahara | |
Kiribati | Oceania |
Tuvalu | |
Tibet | Asia |
At the Executive Committee meeting, held in Northern Cyprus on 8 June 2017, Tibet were awarded the Wild Card place.
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The 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup was the second edition of the ConIFA World Football Cup, an international football tournament for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA organised by ConIFA. The tournament was hosted by the Football Federation of Abkhazia, with the Abkhazia team becoming the first host nation to win the tournament.
The 2017 ConIFA European Football Cup was the second edition of the ConIFA European Football Cup, an international football tournament for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA organised by ConIFA. It was hosted in Northern Cyprus.
The 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup was the third edition of the CONIFA World Football Cup, an international football tournament for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA organised by CONIFA. The tournament was hosted by Barawa Football Association, with all games held in and around London. The tournament was sponsored by Irish bookmaker Paddy Power. After being a late entry to the tournament, Kárpátalja won their first title on 9 June 2018, defeating Northern Cyprus 3–2 on penalties in the final.
The Kárpátalja football team is a team representing the Hungarian minority in Carpathian Ruthenia, a historic region mostly located in western Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast. It is a member of ConIFA, an umbrella association for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA.
The Matabeleland football team is the team representing Matabeleland, the western part of Zimbabwe. They are not affiliated with FIFA or CAF, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or the Africa Cup of Nations. The team is affiliated to the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (ConIFA).
The Barawa football team is the team representing the Somali diaspora in England. It is named after Barawa, a port town in Somalia. It hosted the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup.
Below are the squads for the 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup.
This article provides details of international football games played by the Abkhazia national football team from 2012 to 2019.