2022 VFIFA World of Villagers Cup

The 2022 VFIFA World of Villagers Cup is scheduled to be the 24th running of the VFIFA World of Villagers Cup competition, the quadrennial international men's football championship contested by the senior national teams of the member associations of VFIFA. It is scheduled to take place in Orneta from 20 November to 18 December 2022. This will be the second World of Villagers Cup held entirely in Orneta after The 2006 tournament. In addition, the tournament will be the last to involve 32 teams, with an increase to 48 teams scheduled for the 2026 tournament in Neonia , Latinolia and Bastouzstatn. Due to Orneta has Weird and Cursed reports, this World of Villagers Cup will be held from late-November to mid-December, making it the first tournament not to be held in May, June, or July and to take place in the northern autumn; it will be played in a reduced timeframe of around 29 days. The first match played at the tournament will be contested between Orneta and Pillager Land at Orneta Stadium, Orneta. The final is due to be held on 18 December 2022, which also is Orneta National Day. The World of Villagers Cup champions are Drancia.
== Host selection ==
2022 VFIFA Bidding (Majority 12 votes)
Bidders 	Round 1	Round 2 	Round 3 	Round 4
Free State of Orneta	11 	10 	11 	14
Villager Land 	3 	5 	6 	8
Neon District 	4 	5 	5 	Eliminated
Pillager Land 	3 	2 	Eliminated	Eliminated
Viride 	1 	Eliminated	Eliminated	Eliminated
== Venues ==
=== Orneta ===
Orneta Stadium
VillageBank Arena
=== Bosnilia ===
Bosnilia National Stadium
Damien's Stadium
=== Opin ===
Wanda Arena
=== Wusen ===
Wusen International Stadium
=== Krzykały ===
Education City Stadium
=== Lejławki Małe ===
Stadium 203
== Group Stage ==
Group A
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1 	Latinolia 	3 	3	0	0	9
2 	Free State of Orneta	3 	2	0	1	6
3 	South Pillager Land 	3 	1	0	2	3
4 	Lidzbark 	3 	0	0	3	0
Group B
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1 	Neonia 	3 	3	0	0	9
2 	Federal States of Albuquerque	3 	2	0	1	6
3 	Lokena 	3 	1	0	2	3
4 	Pusty Las 	3 	0	0	3	0
Group C
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1 	Drancia 	3 	2	0	0	6
2 	El Kadsre	3 	1	1	1	1
3 	Kutno 	3 	0	2	1	2
4 	Pakosze 	3 	0	1	2	1
Group D
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1 	Viride 	3 	3	0	0	9
2 	Folkland 	3 	1	1	1	4
3 	Bokano 	3 	1	0	2	3
4 	Wiekonosc	3 	0	1	2	1
Group E
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1 	Villager Land	3 	3	0	0	9
2 	Bastouzstan 	3 	2	0	1	6
3 	Bartoszyce 	3 	0	1	2	1
4 	Royal Woods 	3 	0	1	2	1
Group F
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1 	Talcia 	3 	3	0	0	9
2 	Republic of Tseng	3 	2	0	1	6
3 	Mokena 	3 	1	0	2	3
4 	Kruczy Las 	3 	0	0	3	0
Group G
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1 	Palesia 	3 	3	0	0	9
2 	Wiceminister Land	3 	1	0	1	6
3 	Braniewo 	3 	1	0	2	3
4 	Milakowo 	3 	0	0	3	0
Group H
Pos	Team 	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1 	Pillager Land	2 	2	1	0	7
2 	England 	2 	2	0	1	6
3 	Penguistan 	2 	1	0	2	3
4 	Bexico 	2 	0	1	2	1
== Knockout stage ==
In the knockout stage, if the scores are equal at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played for two periods of 15 minutes each. This is followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.
=== Qualified teams ===
Group	Winners 	Runners-up
A 	Latinolia 	Free State of Orneta
B 	Neonia 	Federal States of Albuquerque
C 	Drancia 	El Kadsre
D 	Viride 	Folkland
E 	Villager Land	Bastouzstan
F 	Talcia 	Republic of Tseng
G 	Palesia 	Wiceminister Land
H 	Pillager Land	England
=== Round of 16 ===
3 December – Bosnilia (Damien) Pillager Land 0-1 Latinolia
3 December – Bosnilia (National) Palesia 1-0 Folkland
5 December – Opin England 1-1 (0-1 p) Wiceminister Land
5 December – Lejławki Małe El Kadsre 0-3 Drancia
4 December – Wusen Viride 0-1 Federal States of Albuquerque
4 December – Krzykały Neonia 4-0 Republic of Tseng
5 December – Orneta (Orneta) Villager Land 0-2 FSoO
5 December – Orneta (VillageBank) Bastouzstan 0-0 (0-3 p) Talcia
=== Quarter-finals ===
9 December – Orneta (Orneta) Latinolia 0-0 (1-0 p) Palesia
9 December – Krzykały Wiceminister Land 0-1 Drancia
10 December – Wusen Federal States of Albuquerque 0-0 (0-3 p) Neonia
10 December – Opin F.S of Orneta 0-1 Talcia
=== Semi-finals ===
13 December – Orneta (Orneta) Latinolia 0-2 Drancia
14 December – Orneta (VillageBank) Neonia 0-5 Talcia
=== Third place play-off ===
17 December Wusen – Latinolia 2-1 Neonia
=== Final ===
Main Article: 2022 VFIFA World of Villagers Cup Final
18 December – Orneta (Orneta) Drancia 3-3 (2-4p) Talcia
== Marketing ==
=== Branding ===
The official emblem was designed by 24javier Himself, in 28th October 2022 after the main sponsor was the OVOC (Ornetan Villager Olympic Committee), VFIFA replacing MokenaWORLD (dead website) to you guess it.
=== Merchandise ===
On August 24, 2022, Panini produced themed stickers and a sticker album for the 14th consecutive World of Villagers Cup. Players are meant to open player packs and use them to fill their sticker book with all 32 participating teams. This year, rare cards with colored borders "parallels" can be found, and can be collected, traded, or sold.
=== Sponsorship ===
VFIFA partners	VFIFA World of Villagers Cup sponsors	Proqistanusian and Middle Eastern supporters	North Alburquerquean supporters	South Alburquerquean supporters
* Adidas
* Coca-Cola
* Hyundai–Kia
* Orneta Airlines
* EnergyNo
* Visa
* Wanda Group	
* Anheuser-Busch InBev
* Byju's
* Crypto.com
* Hisense
* DcMonald's
* Mengniu Dairy
* Viva!	
* GWC Logistics
* Ooredoo
* QNB Group 	
* Algorand
* Frito-Lay
* The Look Company	
* Claro
* Nubank
* UPL
== Symbols ==
=== Mascot ===
The tournament's official mascot was unveiled on 14 October 2022, during the group stage draw. Its name is Christine. The official website of VFIFA says: "Christine will be known for his Greatest spirit; spreading joy and confidence everywhere he goes", and the official backstory of the character, published there, claims that it comes from a parallel world where tournament mascots live, "a world where ideas and creativity form the basis of characters that live in the minds of everyone".
=== Match ball ===
The official match ball, the "Orneditt", was unveiled on 13 October 2022. It was mainly inspired by the culture, architecture, iconic boats and flag of Orneta. The ball was designed with sustainability as a priority, making it the first ever official match ball created with water-based glues and inks.
As "the game is getting faster" and "speeds up", Adidas used some new features, allowing to provide speed and improve the accuracy of the ball.