1993 Meker World Cup

The 1993 Meker World Cup was the eleventh edition of the Meker World Cup, hosted in Mexico and going from June 26th to July 23rd, 1993.
== Host selection ==
The host of this edition was chosen in May 12th and 13th, 1987, four and three days before the group drawing ceremony of the 1987 edition, and revealed on the day of the ceremony, the 1995 edition was also chosen in that same day.
==== First phase ====
The first phase poll happened in Leeds, England. All then 181 FIMA affiliated countries representants participated of the event. Six nations submitted entries to host the edition:
#	Nation	Votes
1	 	68
2	 	63
3	 	42
4	and 	6
5	 	2
====Second phase====
The second phase happened on the following day, with Mexico being chosen as the host of the edition.
#	Nation	Votes
1	 	95
2	 	86
==Classifiers==
The number of participating countries of the event this time around were (...), all FIMA associated countries at the time. The classifiers were divided by continental comitees, and the respective winners would be classified to the first world cup, except for Mexico, that was already classified as the host of the competition, and Sweden, winner of the 1991 Meker World Cup.
Due to the increased popularity and champaign of the teams in Africa, the continent got one more classification spot in the game, taken from South America.
=== UMF (European Meker Federation) ===
48 of the 59 nations then affiliated to EUMF participated. This qualifier is notorious for being the first after the end of Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, both nations who had divided itself into multiple countries.
====Phase one====
For the first phase, the teams were divided in eight groups of six, with the best teams of each group classifying to the world cup and the runner ups moving on to the second phase.
#	Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
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====Phase two ====
For the second phase, the teams were divided in two groups of four, with the winning teams qualifying to the world cup and the runner ups moving to the final phase.
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====Phase three====
In the final phase, both teams played two way matches, with the winning team being classified to the world cup.
Team 1	Score	Team 2	Match 1	Match 2
 	3 - 7	 	2 - 4 	1 - 3
===MCNCAC (Meker Comitee of North, Central America & Caribbean)===
36 of the 37 then affiliated to MCNCAC participated.
=====First Phase=====
For the first phase, the teams had to be narrowed down to 32, so only the 6 worst placing teams in the Meker World Ranking of this confederation participated of this phase. Based on the placings of the chart of August 1992.
Team 1	Score	Team 2	Match 1	Match 2
 	6 - 0	 	4 - 0 	2 - 0
 	1 - 5	 	0 - 2 	1 - 3
 	2 - 8	 	0 - 5 	2 - 3
=====Second phase=====
In the second phase, the teams were split in eight groups of four, with the winners moving on to the third phase.
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====Third phase====
In the third phase, the teams were split in two groups of four, with the best performing teams qualifying to the world cup and the runner ups moving on to the final phase
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====Final phase====
And in the final phase, the teams went on two way matches, with the winner being qualified to the world cup and the loser to the intercontiental play off.
Team 1	Score	Team 2	Match 1	Match 2
 	4 - 5	 	0 - 3 	4 - 2
====SAMC (South American Meker Commitee)====
All 10 SAMC affiliated nations participated.
For this year, all teams were put in a singular group, with the four best performing teams going to the world cup and the fifth place moving on to the intercontinental play off.
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====MMASC (Main Meker Asian Comitee) and MOMC (Main Oceanic Meker Commitee)====
All 44 MMASC and all 16 MOMC affiliated nations participated.
This was the first cup after the unification of Yemen and the end of Soviet Union, which introduced five nation to the asian comitee.
=====First phase=====
For the first phase, the teams were split in twelve groups of five with the two best performing teams of each group overall, qualifying to the second phase.
#	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4 	Group 5 	Group 6
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====Second phase====
For the second phase, the teams were split in two groups of six, with the two best performing teams qualifying to the world cup and the third placers going to the third phase
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====Third phase====
For the third phase, the two third places played two-way matches, with the winner overall being qualified to the world cup and the runner up moving to the intercontinental play off.
Team 1	Score	Team 2	Match 1	Match 2
 	2 - 1	 	1 - 0 	1 - 1
===AMF (African Meker Federation)===
All 50 AMF affiliated nations participated.
====First phase====
All teams were split in ten groups of five, with the winner of each group moving on to the second phase.
#	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5
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====Second phase====
For the second phase, all teams were split in two groups of five, with the two best performing teams being qualified to the world cup, and the third placers moving on to the final phase.
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====Final phase====
For the final phase, both teams would go on two-way matches, with the winner being qualified to the world cup and the loser moving to the intercontinental play off.
Team 1	Score	Team 2	Match 1	Match 2
 	2 - 3	 	2 - 3 	0 - 0
====Intercontinental Play Off====
Team 1	Score 	Team 2	Match 1	Match 2
 	4S - 4	 	4 - 1 	0 - 3
 	3 - 7 	 	2 - 2 	1 - 5
===Classified Nations===
At the end, the following thirty two nations were classified for the event:
"#" = Quantity of cups participated
"C" = Quantity of consecutive cups participated
Affiliation 	Team	Classification Method 	Last Cup	# 	C 	Best Campaign
Africa (AMF) 	 	Runner up of group 11 	--- 	1 	1 	Newcomer
Africa (AMF) 	 	Winner of group 11 	--- 	1 	1 	Newcomer
Africa (AMF) 	 	Winner of group 12 	1991 	3 	2 	Quarter-finals (1991)
Africa (AMF) 	 	Winner of the final phase 	1981 	2 	1 	Group stage (1981)
Africa (AMF) 	 	Runner up of group 12 	1991 	8 	8 	Fourth place (1981)
Europe (EUMF) 	 	Winner of group B 	1991 	5 	3 	Runner up (1991)
Europe (EUMF) 	 	Winner of group D 	1991 	9 	9 	Third place (1987)
Europe (EUMF) 	 	Winner of group C 	1991 	4 	3 	Runner up (1989)
Europe (EUMF) 	 	Winner of group G 	1991 	7 	3 	Runner up (1979)
Europe (EUMF) 	 	Winner of group 1 	1989 	4 	1 	Round of 16 (1984)
Europe (EUMF) 	 	Winner of group G 	1987 	7 	1 	Champion (1981)
Europe (EUMF) 	 	Winner of group A 	1991 	11	11	Champion (1979, 1983, 1985)
Europe (EUMF) 	 	Winner of group E 	1991 	11	11	Champion (1982, 1989)
Europe (EUMF) 	 	Winner of phase three 	1991 	4 	3 	Fourth place (1989)
Europe (EUMF) 	 	Winner of group F 	1991 	8 	8 	Champion (1984)
Europe (EUMF) 	 	Winner of group 2 	--- 	1 	1 	Newcomer
Europe (EUMF) 	 	Winner of the 1991 Meker World Cup 	1991 	8 	8 	Champion (1991)
North AmericaCentral AmericaCaribbean(MCNCAC)	 	Winner of group 2 	--- 	1 	1 	Newcomer
North AmericaCentral AmericaCaribbean(MCNCAC)	 	Winner of group 1 	1991 	10	9 	Champion (1987)
North AmericaCentral AmericaCaribbean(MCNCAC)	 	Host of the event 	1991 	10	10	Fourth place (1985)
North AmericaCentral AmericaCaribbean(MCNCAC)	 	Winner of the final phase 	1989 	8 	1 	Fourth place (1979)
Asia (MMASC) 	 	Winner of phase three 	--- 	1 	1 	Newcomer
Asia (MMASC) 	 	Winner of group 2 	1991 	10	10	Champion (1980)
Asia (MMASC) 	 	Runner up of group 1 	1983 	2 	1 	Group stage (1983)
Asia (MMASC) 	 	Winner of the intercontinental play off	1987 	5 	2 	Round of 16 (1987)
Asia (MMASC) 	 	Winner of group 1 	1991 	6 	2 	Round of 16 (1987)
Oceania (MOMC) 	 	Runner up of group 2 	1989 	6 	1 	Quarter-finals (1983)
South America(SAMC) 	 	Third place overall 	1989 	6 	1 	Quarter-finals (1985)
South America(SAMC) 	 	Fourth place overall 	1991 	8 	8 	Round of 16 (1984)
South America(SAMC) 	 	Winner of the intercontinental play off	1991 	11	11	Third place (1985)
South America(SAMC) 	 	First place overall 	1991 	8 	4 	Round of 16 (1991)
South America(SAMC) 	 	Second place overall 	1991 	4 	2 	Group stage (1987)
===Urn filling===
The urns were filled using the same criteria as last year, based on the positions of each team in the Meker World Ranking, with the eight best placed teams in the first urn, with the following teams being placed on the subsequent three urns based on the same criteria, except for the host, that would always be in the first urn and Group A. And this is how the urns were filled, based on the chart of April 1991:
Urn 1 	Urn 2	Urn 3	Urn 4
(9) (H)	(8) 	(20) 	(33)
(1) 	(10) 	(22) 	(34)
(2) 	(11) 	(23) 	(35)
(3) 	(13) 	(24) 	(36)
(4) 	(14) 	(26) 	(38)
(5) 	(16) 	(27) 	(41)
(6) 	(18) 	(29) 	(42)
(7) 	(19) 	(31) 	(45)
===Group Formation===
The groups were formed in Leeds, England on May 26th, 1991, with the following results:
Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
===Host Stadiums===
Eight stadiums were selected to host the games, two already existing ones and six made specifically for the competition. These were them:
*Sobral Stadium, Mexico City (New)
*Buen Pastor Stadium, Monterrey (New)
*C.A.E.G. Stadium, Guadalajara (New)
*El Monte Stadium, Cancún (New)
*Insurgentes Stadium, Tijuana
*Andres Loreto Stadium, Saltillo (New)
*Del Triunfo Stadium, Mexico City
*Yucatán Stadium, Mérida (New)
== History ==
The opening match was Mexico and Senegal on June 25th, 1993 in Mexico City. The two best performing teams of each group would be classified for the round of 16.
=== Group A ===
Games
Sobral 		2 - 2	
Mérida 		5 - 0	
Tijuana 		4 - 1	
Cancún 		1 - 2	
Del Triunfo		3 - 2	
Monterrey 		3 - 3	
=== Group B ===
Games
Monterrey 		1 - 3	
Saltillo 		1 - 2	
Del Triunfo		4 - 0	
Guadalajara		1 - 1	
Mérida 		3 - 2	
Cancún 		2 - 2	
=== Group C ===
Games
Guadalajara		6 - 0	
Cancún 		1 - 0	
Sobral 		2 - 2	
Monterrey 		0 - 3	
Saltillo 		8 - 1	
Tijuana 		1 - 3	
=== Group D ===
Games
Tijuana 		0 - 2	
Del Triunfo		9 - 0	
Mérida 		1 - 0	
Saltillo 		0 - 4	
Sobral 		6 - 0	
Guadalajara		2 - 1	
=== Group E ===
Games
Sobral 		4 - 1	
Mérida 		1 - 0	
Tijuana 		3 - 0	
Cancún 		6 - 3	
Del Triunfo		3 - 2	
Monterrey 		4 - 2	
=== Group F ===
Games
Monterrey 		3 - 2	
Saltillo 		4 - 1	
Del Triunfo		2 - 2	
Guadalajara		0 - 0	
Mérida 		4 - 0	
Cancún 		3 - 5	
=== Group G ===
Games
Guadalajara		5 - 2	
Cancún 		3 - 0	
Sobral 		1 - 2	
Monterrey 		2 - 3	
Saltillo 		0 - 0	
Tijuana 		4 - 1	
=== Group H ===
Games
Tijuana 		2 - 0	
Del Triunfo		0 - 2	
Mérida 		4 - 0	
Saltillo 		1 - 3	
Sobral 		2 - 2	
Guadalajara		5 - 0	
=== Final Stage ===
== Aftermath ==
Sweden got its second title, which guaranteed its participation in the 1995 Meker World Cup.
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==Conclusion==
1993 MEKER WORLD CUP - 
*Winner: (2nd title)
*Runner Up: 
*Third place: 
*Fourth place: 
*Highest score (difference): 9 - 0 
*Best scoring team: (20 marks)