1985 Meker World Cup

The 1985 Meker World Cup was the seventh edition of the Meker World Cup, hosted in Italy and going from June 27th to July 25th, 1985. The winner of this edition was Italy.
==Before the cup==
===Host selection===
The selection proccess happened on October 3rd, 1980, the same day that the hosts from 1982 to 1984 were chosen.
====First phase====
The first phase poll happened on October 3rd, 1980 in Leeds, England. All then 122 FIMA affiliated countries representants participated of the event. Six nations submitted entries to host the 1983 edition: Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Thailand
#	Nation	Votes
1	 	72
2	 	29
3	 	13
4	 	6
5	 	1
6	 	1
====Second phase====
The second phase happened on the following day, with Italy being chosen as the host of the edition.
#	Nation	Votes
1	 	89
2	 	33
===Classifiers===
This edition had 24 participants, the same amount as the previous one. It was also the last edition to have 24 participants before the increase to 32.
The number of participating countries of the event this time around were 172, 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 Italy, that was already classified as the host of the competition, and Portugal, winner of the 1984 Meker World Cup.
====EUMF (European Meker Federation)====
Games begun on November 10th, 1984 and ended on February 15th, 1985. Featuring 38 of the 40 nations then affiliated to EUMF.
The games were hosted in four cities in Switzerland (Bern, Geneva, Lausanne and Zurich).
===== Phase one =====
For the first phase, the teams were divided in seven groups of five and one group of three, the two best teams of each group of five and the best of the group of three would classify to the second phase.
#	Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
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#	Group D	Group E	Group F	Group H
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==== Phase two ====
In the second phase, the teams were split in three more groups of five, with the two best performing teams of each group being qualified to the world cup.
#	Group I	Group J	Group K
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====MCNCAC (Meker Comitee of North, Central America & Caribbean)====
Games begun on December 11th, 1984 and ended in February 9th, 1985. Featuring all 27 nations then affiliated to MCNCAC.
The games were all hosted in four american cities (Boston, Philadelphia, New York and Washington).
===== First phase =====
The phase begun with all teams being split in nine groups of three, with the best performing team of each group moving on, the best performing runner up would also move to the second phase.
#	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5
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#	Group 6	Group 7	Group 8	Group 9	
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===== Second Phase =====
For the second phase, the teams were split in two groups of five, with the two best performing teams moving to the world cup, and the two runner ups going to a final phase.
#	Group A	Group B
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Final Phase
And in the final phase, the two teams would go on two way matches, with the winner qualifying to the world cup and the loser to the intercontinental play off.
Team 1	Score	Team 2	Match 1	Match 2
 	1 - 4	 	1 - 2 	0 - 2
====SAMC (South American Meker Commitee)====
The south american qualifiers begun on December 19th, 1984 and ended in January 27th, 1985. All 10 SAMC affiliated nations participated.
Just like the previous years, the teams were split in two groups of five, with the two best peforming teams of each group classifying to the world cup, and the thirds going to a play off match with the winner going to the intercontinental play off.
The games were hosted in three stadiums in Uruguay (Two in Montevideo and one in Salto).
#	Group 1	Group 2
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=====Play off match=====
Team 1	Score 	Team 2	Match 1	Match 2
 	0 - 11	 	0 - 7 	0 - 4
====MMASC (Main Meker Asian Comitee) and MOMC (Main Oceanic Meker Commitee)====
The qualifiers begun on November 16th, 1984 and ended on February 11th, 1985. All 39 MMASC and all 11 MOMC affiliated nations participated.
===== First phase =====
For the first phase, the teams were split in ten groups of five, with the best performing teams of each group qualifying to the second phase.
#	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5
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#	Group 6	Group 7	Group 8	Group 9	Group 10
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===== Second phase =====
In the second phase, the teams were split in two groups of five, with the two best peforming teams of each group classifying to the world cup, and the third placers going to a play off match with the winner going to the intercontinental play off.
#	Group 11	Group 12
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===== Play off match =====
Team 1	Score	Team 2	Match 1	Match 2
 	5 - 4	 	1 - 2 	4 - 2
====AMF (African Meker Federation)====
The qualifiers begun on December 10th, 1984 and ended on February 14th, 1985. All 45 AMF affiliated nations participated.
All teams were split in nine 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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#	Group 6	Group 7	Group 8	Group 9	
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===== Second phase =====
In the second phase, the teams were split in three groups of three, with the winners being qualified to the world cup and the runner ups moving to the final phase.
#	Group A	Group B	Group C
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===== Final phase =====
In the final phase, all teams were put together in a group, with the winner being qualified to the intercontinental play off.
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====Intercontinental Play Off====
The intercontinental play off was held in England from February 19th to February 21st, 1985.
Team 1	Score	Team 2	Match 1	Match 2
 	4 - 3	 	0 - 2 	4 - 1
 	2 - 4	 	2 - 3 	0 - 1
===Classified Nations===
At the end, the following twenty four 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
AMF 	 	Winner of Group C. 	--- 	1	1	Newcomer
AMF 	 	Winner of Group A. 	1984 	4	4	Quarter-finals (1982)
AMF 	 	Winner of Group B. 	1984 	2	2	Round of 16 (1984)
EUMF 	 	Winner of Group K. 	1981 	2	1	Quarter-finals (1981)
EUMF 	 	Runner up of Group I. 	1984 	5	5	Fourth place (1981)
EUMF 	 	Runner up of Group J. 	1981 	4	1	Second place (1979)
EUMF 	 	Host of the event. 	1984 	7	7	Winner (1979, 1983)
EUMF 	 	Winner of Group J. 	1984 	7	7	Winner (1982)
EUMF 	 	Runner up of Group K. 	--- 	1	1	Newcomer
EUMF 	 	Winner of the 1984 cup. 	1984 	4	4	Winner (1984)
EUMF 	 	Winner of Group I. 	1984 	4	4	Second place (1982)
MCNCAC 	 	Winner of Group A. 	1984 	6	5	Second place (1984)
MCNCAC 	 	Winner of the intercontinental play off.	--- 	1	1	Newcomer
MCNCAC 	 	Winner of the final phase. 	1984 	6	6	Quarter-finals (1981)
MCNCAC 	 	Winner of Group B. 	1984 	5	3	Fourth place (1979)
MMASC 	 	Winner of Group 11. 	1984 	3	2	Group stage (1981)
MMASC 	 	Winner of Group 12. 	1984 	6	6	Winner (1980)
MMASC 	 	Runner up of Group 11. 	1979 	2	1	Group stage (1979)
MMASC 	 	Runner up of Group 12. 	1984 	3	2	Group stage (1982)
MOMC 	 	Winner of the intercontinental play off.	1983 	4	1	Quarter-finals (1983)
SAMC 	 	Runner up of Group 2. 	1984 	3	3	Round of 16 (1982)
SAMC 	 	Winner of Group 1. 	1984 	3	3	Round of 16 (1984)
SAMC 	 	Winner of Group 2. 	1984 	7	7	Quarter-finals (1980)
SAMC 	 	Runner up of Group 1. 	--- 	1	1	Newcomer
=== 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 two 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 1985:
Urn 1 	Urn 2	Urn 3
(1) (H)	(10) 	(22)
(2) 	(11) 	(23)
(3) 	(13) 	(24)
(4) 	(14) 	(25)
(5) 	(16) 	(27)
(6) 	(18) 	(32)
(7) 	(19) 	(38)
(9) 	(21) 	(40)
===Group Formation===
The groups were formed in Leeds, England on May 12th, 1985, with the following results:
Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
===Host Stadiums===
Seven stadiums were selected to host the games, Two already existing ones and five made specifically for the competition. These were them:
* Romano Meker Stadium, Rome (New)
* Nuovo Fratello Stadium, Milan (New)
* Torino Stadium, Turin
* Giancarlo Magnani Stadium, Bologna (New)
* Polignano al Mare Stadium, Naples
* Florenza D'oro Stadium, Florence (New)
* Nuova Sicilia Stadium, Palermo (New)
==History==
The opening match was Italy and Haiti on June 27th, 1985 in Rome. The two best performing teams of each group would be classified for the round of 16.
===Group A===
Games
Rome 		4 - 0	
Naples 		0 - 8	
Florence		2 - 3	
=== Group B ===
Games
Milan 		4 - 2	
Bologna		1 - 2	
Turin 		1 - 2	
=== Group C ===
Games
Turin 		2 - 1	
Palermo		0 - 5	
Naples 		2 - 1	
=== Group D ===
Games
Bologna 		2 - 2	
Florence		0 - 4	
Rome 		1 - 3	
===Group E===
Games
Florence		3 - 2	
Turin 		1 - 0	
Milan 		2 - 1	
=== Group F ===
Games
Naples 		2 - 4	
Milan 		1 - 3	
Palermo		4 - 0	
=== Group G ===
Games
Palermo		2 - 2	
Rome 		0 - 3	
Bologna		2 - 2	
=== Group H ===
Games
Milan 		3 - 2	
Palermo		1 - 2	
Rome 		4 - 2	
Final Stage
== Aftermath ==
Italy got its third title, which guaranteed its participation in the 1987 Meker World Cup.
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== Conclusion ==
1985 MEKER WORLD CUP - 
*Winner: (3rd title)
*Runner Up: 
*Third place: 
*Fourth place: 
*Highest score (difference): 8 - 0 
*Best scoring team: (21 marks)