CFA World Cup Winter 2015

The CFA World Cup Winter 2015, or simply the Winter 2015 World Cup, was the first edition of this soccer tournament for men's national teams organised by the CFA. The final tournament, held between 9 and 22 February 2015, was hosted by , and was won by , who beat the 3-0 in the final at the Talis Arena in Leranograd. The 3rd place play-off was won by the , who defeated 2-0. (Host nation had already been eliminated in the group stage.)
The Antalorgian hosting was controversial, since the Lyrical War (in which they had been one of the fighting countries) had ended less than two weeks before the hosting was handed over to them.
==Participating teams and officials==
===Participating teams===
The Winter 2015 edition was the only edition so far that featured only 12 teams in its final tournament. The Spring edition featured 16, which is also the aim for Summer.
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Three countries expressed interest in joining, but ultimately didn't take part.
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=== Final draw ===
The twelve participants were divided into three seeding pots, based on geographical regions.
Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
===Officials===
Ten officials, all from non-participating countries, were conscripted for the Winter 2015 World Cup.
* Oskar Kalöni
* Ruben Slim
* Alexander Tono
* Audie Murphy jr.
* Nico Engels	
* Quincy DeGraw
* Lars Olaf Nilsson
* Daniel Martins
* Joan Ferrer
* Thomas Johnson
==Venues==
Six venues, each in another Antalorgian district, were selected for the World Cup. (Click on the map to expand)
Stadium 	Location 	Capacity	Matches
Talis Arena 	Leranograd	66,881 	QF, GF
Vetrovy Stadium 	Zenit 	27,000 	QF
Van Dalen Stadium	Tibrograd 	50,000 	SF
Menyaro Stadium 	Lutetin 	51,117 	SF
RiArena 	Novgorod 	25,500 	QF
PalmaDome 	Kanareya 	50,000 	QF, 3rd
*Apart from the matches given here, all stadia hosted two group stage matches.
*The RiArena in Novgorod also hosted the opening match.
==Format==
===Group stage===
The first round, or group stage, consisted of four groups with three teams in each. Each team played his co-group members once. The two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage.
====Tie-breaking criteria====
The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria:
#Number of points
#Goal difference
#Head-to-head results of matches between tied teams
#Number of goals scored
#Drawing of lots
===Knockout stage===
In the knockout stage there were three rounds: the quarter-finals, the semi-finals and the grand final, with each eliminating the losers (although the losers of the semi-finals would play each other to decide the winner of the bronze medal).
==Group stage==
Each team played the other teams in its group once. The two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage.
===Tie-breaking criteria===
The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria:
#Number of points
#Goal difference
#Head-to-head results of matches between tied teams
#Number of goals scored
#Drawing of lots
===Group A===
 		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1		2 	1	1	0	3 	1 	+2	4
2		2 	1	1	0	2 	1 	+1	4
3		2 	0	0	2	0 	3 	-3	0
Monday 9 - 18.00
RiArena, Novgorod		0 - 1	
Wednesday 11 - 21.00
PalmaDome, Kanareya		2 - 0	
Friday 13 - 18.00
Menyaro Stadium, Lutetin		1 - 1	
===Group B===
 		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1		2 	1	1	0	4 	3 	+1	4
2		2 	1	0	1	2 	2 	0 	3
3		2 	0	1	1	2 	3 	-1	1
Monday 9 - 21.00
Menyaro Stadium, Lutetin		1 - 2	
Wednesday 11 - 18.00
RiArena, Novgorod		0 - 1	
Friday 13 - 21.00
PalmaDome, Kanareya		2 - 2	
===Group C===
 		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1		2 	2	0	0	5 	2 	+3	6
2		2 	1	0	1	3 	3 	0 	3
3		2 	0	0	2	1 	4 	-3	0
Tuesday 10 - 18.00
Vetrovy Stadium, Zenit		0 - 2	
Thursday 12 - 21.00
Van Dalen Stadium, Tibrograd		2 - 1	
Saturday 14 - 18.00
Talis Arena, Leranograd		1 - 3	
===Group D===
 		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1		2 	1	0	1	4 	3 	+1	3
2		2 	1	0	1	3 	3 	0 	3
3		2 	1	0	1	3 	4 	-1	3
Tuesday 10 - 21.00
Talis Arena, Leranograd		3 - 1	
Thursday 12 - 18.00
Vetrovy Stadium, Zenit		2 - 1	
Saturday 14 - 21.00
Van Dalen Stadium, Tibrograd		2 - 1	
==Knockout stage==
===Quarter-finals===
Monday 16 - 18.00
Vetrovy Stadium, Zenit		0 - 1 aet	
Monday 16 - 21.00
Talis Arena, Leranograd		2 - 0 	
Tuesday 17 - 18.00
PalmaDome, Kanareya		
 5 - 5 aet
4 - 5 pen	
Tuesday 17 - 21.00
RiArena, Novgorod		1 - 2 	
===Semi-finals===
Thursday 19 - 20.00
Menyaro Stadium, Lutetin		1 - 0	
Friday 20 - 20.00
Van Dalen Stadium, Tibrograd		9 - 0	
===3rd place play-off===
Sunday 22 - 16.00
PalmaDome, Kanareya		2 - 0	
===Final===
Sunday 22 - 20.00
Talis Arena, Leranograd		0 - 3	
	
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