Interuniversal FIFA 1

Interuniversal FIFA 1 was the first cross-world international association football tournament. The tournament was organized by FIFA and hosted by the Manchu Commune in Harbin Arena. The Kingdom of France ultimately won the tournament.
== Teams ==
For Interuniversal FIFA 1, given the experimental nature of the event, no qualification was established and all national team applications were accepted. Ultimately, seven national teams applied and were accepted. In alphabetical order, the teams were:
* Alphadonia
* Kingdom of France
* Land of Great Machinations
* Manchu Commune
* Panem
* Solemanium
* Zemeorilia
Despite the lack of a formal qualification process, FIFA considered disqualifying the Land of Great Machinations due to their budget deficit, although FIFA ultimately decided to let them participate for the purpose of entertaining viewers. FIFA did, however, decide that the Land of Great Machinations would not be allowed to use their flag in the tournament.
== Lineups ==
File:Alphadonia Lineup 1.png|Alphadonia's lineup
File:Kingdom of France Lineup 1.png|The Kingdom of France's lineup
File:Machinations Lineup 1.png|The Land of Great Machinations' lineup
File:Manchu Commune Lineup 1.png|The Manchu Commune's lineup
File:Panem Lineup 1.png|Panem's lineup
File:Solemanium Lineup 1.png|Solemanium's lineup
File:Zemeorilia Lineup 1.png|Zemeorilia's lineup
== Quarterfinals ==
In Quarterfinal 1, the Land of Great Machinations lost 0-2 against the Manchu Commune. The Manchu Commune's Qiao Ping (#4) scored in the 24th minute. The Manchu Commune's Zhou Qigang (#9) scored in the 58th minute. The Manchu Commune moved on to Semifinal 1.
In Quarterfinal 2, Solemanium won by default due to their not being enough teams in the competition to challenge them. Solemanium moved on to Semifinal 1 to challenge the Manchu Commune.
In Quarterfinal 3, Panem lost 0-4 against the Kingdom of France. The Kingdom of France's Noël Corriveau (#7) scored in the 12th minute. The Kingdom of France's Noël Corriveau (#7) scored again in the 34th minute. The Kingdom of France's William Blanchet (#11) scored in the 43rd minute. The Kingdom of France's Adam Ouvrard (#3) scored in the 90th minute. The Kingdom of France moved on to Semifinal 2.
In Quarterfinal 4, Alphadonia lost 0-1 against Zemeorilia. Zemeorilia's Dhaki al-Salek (#3) scored in the 14th minute. Zemeorilia moved on to Semifinal 2 to challenge the Kingdom of France. 
== Semifinals ==
In Semifinal 1, the Manchu Commune and Solemanium tied 3-3. The Manchu Commune's Bai Tian (#11) scored in the 6th minute. The Manchu Commune's Zhou Qigang (#9) scored in the 59th minute. Solemaniun's Yeeshai Hurwitz (#11) scored in the 61st minute. The Manchu Commune's Qian Mu (#3) scored in the 68th minute. Solemanium's Guri Hefetz (#4) scored in the 79th minute. Solemanium's Yeeshai Hurwitz (#11) scored again in the 82nd minute. The Manchu Commune won 3(5)-3(4) against Solemanium in a penalty shootout. The Manchu Commune moved on to Final.
In Semifinal 2, the Kingdom of France won 3-0 against Zemeorilia. The Kingdom of France's Luc Ancel (#2) scored in the 20th minute. The Kingdom of France's Gaby Cellier (#9) scored in the 45th minute. The Kingdom of France's Max Mossé (#10) scored in the 49th minute. The Kingdom of France moved on to Final to challenge the Manchu Commune.
== Final ==
In Final, the Manchu Commune lost 0-1 against the Kingdom of France. The Kingdom of France's Ferdinand Appell (#8) scored in the 51st minute. The Kingdom of France was declared the winner of Interuniversal FIFA 1.
== Statistics ==
Most interpretations of the statistics conclude that the Kingdom of France dominated the tournament, making from a well-deserved victory.
=== Highest number of goals scored ===
In total:
# Kingdom of France (8)
# Manchu Commune (5)
# Solemanium (3)
Per match:
# Solemanium (3)
# Kingdom of France (2.67)
# Manchu Commune (1.67)
=== Lowest number of goals conceded ===
In total:
# Kingdom of France (0)
# Alphadonia (1)
# Land of Great Machinations (2)
Per match:
# Kingdom of France (0)
# Alphadonia (1)
# Manchu Commune (1.33)
== Controversies ==
The Land of Great Machinations was left with a massive national budget deficit due to over investing into their national football team, only for them to lose in Quarterfinal 1. As a result, the country could not afford to participate in any future Interuniversal FIFA tournaments. FIFA, not wanting to bear any responsibility to bail them out, officially barred the Land of Great Machinations from participating in any FIFA-organized tournament.
Following their defeat in Quarterfinal 3, Panem claimed that the match had been rigged in favor of the Kingdom of France. Both the Kingdom of France and FIFA rejected the claim, the latter pursuing a cross-world defamation lawsuit against the Panemese government. The Supreme Court of Cross-World Law ruled in FIFA's favor, ordering the Panemese government to a pay FIFA $100,000 as compensation. When Panem refused, FIFA banned them from participating in Interuniversal FIFA 2 and Interuniversal FIFA 3. FIFA did not ban Panem from entering into Interuniversal FIFA 4 or Interuniversal FIFA tournaments past that, however.
Following the conclusion of the tournament, accusations from Alphadonian team players began to emerge about corruption within the Alphadonian Sports Commission. An audit subsuquently occurred, revealing the Alphadonian Sports Commission had misappropriated funding, which contributed to the team's loss in the tournament. As punishment, FIFA disqualified Alphadonia from Interuniversal FIFA 2, however said they could return for Interuniversal FIFA 3 if the corruption problem was resolved.
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