III Internatia Cup

The III Internatia Cup was be the 3rd Internatian Championship for men's national football teams organised by CIF. It took place in Sunetti from 21 February to 10 March.
For the second time, the Internatian Championship final tournament was contested by 24 teams, having been expanded from the 16-team format that was used during the first Championship. Under this new format, the finalists contested a group stage consisting of six groups of four teams, followed by a knockout stage including three rounds and the final. As hosts, Sunetti have automatically qualified for the final tournament, while the other 54 national teams competed in a qualifying competition, which ran from 2 February to 13 February 2015, to secure the remaining 23 places. The tournament was eventually won by Yazminia, defeating Irdminia 3-1 in the final.
==Bid process==
Sunetti was the only nation who placed a bid before the deadline at 23 January 2015, and therefore earned the right to host the tournament.
==Finals format==
The format for the final tournament remained the same as the 2nd Championship. The six groups (A to F) contained four teams each, with the top two from each group going through to the knockout stage. The four best third-ranked sides would also progress, leaving 16 teams going into the round of 16 knockout stage, ahead of the usual quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, and only 8 teams going out at the group stage.
This format generates a total of 52 games, compared with 32 games for the previous 16-team tournament, to be played over a period of 17 days. CIF's general secretary Filipa Peterson previously described the format as "not ideal" due to the need for third-ranked teams in the group stage advancing, leading to a difficulty in preventing situations where teams might be able to know in advance what results they need to progress out of the group, lending to a lack of suspense for fans, or even the prospect of mutually beneficial collusion between teams.
===Tiebreakers===
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria will be applied:
# Higher number of points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
# Superior goal difference resulting from the matches played between the teams in question;
# Higher number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
# If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 apply;
# Superior goal difference in all group matches;
# Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
# If only two teams have the same number of points, and they are tied according to criteria 1–6 after having met in the last round of the group stage, their ranking is determined by a penalty shoot-out (this criteria is not used if more than two teams have the same number of points).
# Fair play conduct (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card);
# Position in the CIF national team coefficient ranking system.
The four best third-placed teams are determined according to the following criteria:
# Higher number of points obtained;
# Superior goal difference;
# Higher number of goals scored;
# Fair play conduct;
# Position in the CIF national team coefficient ranking system.
===Knockout phase structure===
In the round of 16, CIF have arranged the match-ups to take place as follows:
* Match 1: Runner-up Group A v Runner-up Group C
* Match 2: Winner Group D v 3rd Place Group B/E/F
* Match 3: Winner Group B v 3rd Place Group A/C/D
* Match 4: Winner Group F v Runner-up Group E
* Match 5: Winner Group C v 3rd Place Group A/B/F
* Match 6: Winner Group E v Runner-up Group D
* Match 7: Winner Group A v 3rd Place Group C/D/E
* Match 8: Runner-up Group B v Runner-up Group F
The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which four third-placed teams qualify for the round of 16:
Four best 3rd-placed teams	Winner Group A v 	Winner Group B v 	Winner Group C v 	Winner Group D v
A B C D 	3rd Place Group C	3rd Place Group D	3rd Place Group A	3rd Place Group B
A B C E 	3rd Place Group C	3rd Place Group A	3rd Place Group B	3rd Place Group E
A B C F 	3rd Place Group C	3rd Place Group A	3rd Place Group B	3rd Place Group F
A B D E 	3rd Place Group D	3rd Place Group A	3rd Place Group B	3rd Place Group E
A B D F 	3rd Place Group D	3rd Place Group A	3rd Place Group B	3rd Place Group F
A B E F 	3rd Place Group E	3rd Place Group A	3rd Place Group B	3rd Place Group F
A C D E 	3rd Place Group C	3rd Place Group D	3rd Place Group A	3rd Place Group E
A C D F 	3rd Place Group C	3rd Place Group D	3rd Place Group A	3rd Place Group F
A C E F 	3rd Place Group C	3rd Place Group A	3rd Place Group F	3rd Place Group E
A D E F 	3rd Place Group D	3rd Place Group A	3rd Place Group F	3rd Place Group E
B C D E 	3rd Place Group C	3rd Place Group D	3rd Place Group B	3rd Place Group E
B C D F 	3rd Place Group C	3rd Place Group D	3rd Place Group B	3rd Place Group F
B C E F 	3rd Place Group E	3rd Place Group C	3rd Place Group B	3rd Place Group F
B D E F 	3rd Place Group E	3rd Place Group D	3rd Place Group B	3rd Place Group F
C D E F 	3rd Place Group C	3rd Place Group D	3rd Place Group F	3rd Place Group E
The quarter-final match-ups are:
* Quarter-final 1: Winner Match 1 v Winner Match 2
* Quarter-final 2: Winner Match 3 v Winner Match 4
* Quarter-final 3: Winner Match 5 v Winner Match 6
* Quarter-final 4: Winner Match 7 v Winner Match 8
The semi-final match-ups are:
* Semi-final 1: Winner Quarter-final 1 v Winner Quarter-final 2
* Semi-final 2: Winner Quarter-final 3 v Winner Quarter-final 4
The third place match-up is: Loser Semi-final 1 v Loser Semi-final 2. 
The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2. 
==Venues==
A total of 52 matches was played during I Internatia Cup.
Affetto 	Iubesca 	Titovan 	Palma 	Prima
United Arena 	Elysion Stadium 	The People's Arena	Pearl Dome 	Euphoric Stadium
Capacity: 88,000	Capacity: 62,532	Capacity: 54,416 	Capacity: 51,375	Capacity: 50,000
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==Qualification==
===Qualified teams===
Team	Method ofqualification	Date ofqualification	Finalsappearance	Lastappearance	Previous bestperformance	CIF rankingat start of event
 	 	 	 	I 	2nd Place (I) 	3
 	 	 	 	II 	Round of 16 (II) 	8
 	 	 	 	II 	Quarterfinal (II) 	23
 	 	 	 	II 	2nd Place (II) 	10
 	 	 	 	II 	Group Stage (II) 	28
 	 	 	 	I 	1st Place (I) 	2
 	 	 	 	 	 	13
 	 	 	 	 	 	14
 	 	 	 	II 	Round of 16 (II) 	1
 	 	 	 	 	 	12
 	 	 	 	II 	Quarterfinal (II) 	34
 	 	 	 	I 	Quarterfinal (I) 	21
 	 	 	 	II 	Round of 16 (II) 	16
 	 	 	 	 	 	19
 	 	 	 	II 	1st Place (II) 	5
 	 	 	 	I 	Quarterfinal (I) 	4
 	 	 	 	II 	Round of 16 (II) 	25
 	 	 	 	 	 	15
 	 	 	 	II 	Group Stage (II) 	31
 	 	 	 	I 	3rd Place (I) 	6
 	 	 	 	 	 	37
 	 	 	 	II 	Group Stage (II) 	22
 	 	 	 	II 	Round of 16 (II) 	7
 	 	 	 	II 	3rd Place (II) 	17
==Results==
===Group stage===
Group winners, runners-up, and best four third-placed teams advance to the Round of 16.
====Group A====
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====Group B====
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====Group C====
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====Group D====
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====Group E====
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====Group F====
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====Ranking of third-placed teams====
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===Knockout phase===
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty spot to determine the winner.
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====Round of 16====
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====Quarter-finals====
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====Semi-finals====
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====Third place match====
====Final====
==Statistics==
===Goalscorers===
;6 goals
* Srećko Ivanovic
;4 goals
* Määrtt Mikk
* Dimitri Enea
;3 goals
* Berrp Azerba
* Carac de Bolbec
* Iev Öfdtn
* Jannes Malfrov
* Michael Fitt
* Ruraidh Murdoch
* Éan Soler
;2 goals
* Merek Crewe
* Terrowin Gaunt
* Bo Hägglund
* Börje Lindbergh
* Aal Bughnzev
* Kaleva Mijala
* Sepi Vaartinen
* Luke Hutchinson
* Yuu Almstedt
* Yamato Gustafsson
* Itsuki Winter
* Lu Han
* Kim Rok Hyun
* Apollo Matthews
* Esson Miubilé
* Ludomil Krzanowski
* Temat Palomer
* Saša Srbinovic
* Milovan Titov
;1 goal
* Trevon Wtarsky
* Aart Jonkers
* Luuk Van Veen
* Eric Mattson
* Ulric Derwint
* Tybalt Montagu
* Arne Bjorklund
* Sion Llewellyn
* Einari Parviainen
* Joe Hocker
* Peter Hopkins
* James Morris
* So Hyon-il
* Pak Kuk-hyok
* O Won
* Cnthil Arimmää
* Aznaro Espina
* Ansuro Rivera
* Domingo Terrazas
* Suero Tonallan
* Vistruario Zavala
* Florian Frühlingovski
* Vasku Jurčević
* Tukka Restić
* Oskar Todevski
* Into Eerola
* Aulis Jaakkola
* Arvo Lahti
* Bastiaan Lecha
* Silas Quintino
* Emygdius Wallerico
* Ross Chandler
* Lionel Layt
* Dominic Johnson
* Damien Red
* Aoi Ljung
* Naoki Rapp
* Akio Stendahl
* Kang Dong Ho
* Andrew Flynn
* Poseidon Matthews
* Feliciano Anguletti
* Jérôme Schröder
* Marijan Augustu
* David Aureliu
* Gjurgjo Luciu
* Vincenzo Miceli
* Emilio Valintinianu
* Jean-David Cottilard
* Charlie Alexandre
* Geoffrey Milkan
* Harald Milkan
* Wåski Sebenjanski
* Miguel Lacrez
* Jesús Lopez
* Ilyam Anador
* Piripi Ganana
* Madoc Qetane
* Mladen Ilić
* Zlatko Slabinac
===Awards===
;CIF Team of the Tournament
The CIF Technical Team was given the objective of naming a team of 11 players during the tournament. The group of analysts watched every game before making the decision following the final. Four players from the winning Yazminian squad were named in the tournament.
Goalkeeper 	Defenders 	Midfielders 	Forward
Dimitri Popovic	Adam Peters Pheric Soyerre Bojan Trifunovic Danijel Vukov	Terrowin Gaunt Bo Hägglund Määrtt Mikk Luke Hutchinson Yuu Almstedt	Srećko Ivanovic
;Player of the Tournament
The Player of the Tournament award was given to Srećko Ivanovic, who was chosen by CIF's technical observers.
* Srećko Ivanovic
;Golden Boot
The Golden Boot was awarded to Srećko Ivanovic, who scored three goals in the group stage and three in the knockout phase.
* Srećko Ivanovic – 6 goals, 1 assist
;Silver Boot
The Silver Boot was awarded to Määrtt Mikk, who scored one goal in the group stage and three in the knockout phase, as well as providing three assists.
* Määrtt Mikk – 4 goals, 3 assists
;Bronze Boot
The Bronze Boot was awarded to Dimitri Enea, who scored two goals in the group stage and two in the knockout phase, as well as providing one assist.
* Dimitri Enea – 4 goals, 1 assists
;Goal of the Tournament
The Goal of the Tournament was decided by online voting. A total 5 goals were in the shortlist. On 13 July 2016, after an open vote with over 230,000 entries, CIF announced that Porielanese midfielder Yuu Almstedt's goal against Amsteris had been named as fans' goal of the tournament. In a separate poll, CIF's technical observers decided that Pebblandic winger Luke Hutchinson's goal against Evergreen Lands deserved top spot in their list of the ten best goals of the tournament.
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