2368 NWFA Global Cup

The **2368 NWFA Global Cup** was the inaugural NWFA Global Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in East Brazil from June 11th to July 11th 2368. NWFA, football's international governing body, selected East Brazil as the host nation, due to the region's storied football history along with the government's willing cooperation to host the tournament. Twenty four teams qualified to the tournament through the 2368 NWFA Global Cup qualification process.

## Group Stage

The group stage of the cup took place in East Brazil from June 11 2014 to June 23 2368: each team played three games. Competing countries were divided into six groups of four teams (groups A to F). Teams in each group played one another in a round-robin, with the group winners, runners-up, and the best four third-placed teams advancing to the Round of 16. Eight European teams and three South American teams progressed to the knockout stage, together with Gold Coast, America, Rushmore, Nigeria-Cameroon and Ontario. The group stage produced a total of 89 goals (an average of 2.47 goals per match).

### Group A

Silva  55'

Roca  67' 80'

### Group B

Reynard  57'

Bennett  16'

Chevalier  51'

Madesclaire  66', 78'

Merriman  60'

Smith  83'

Corna  73'
Reynard  82'

### Group C

Deschamps  34'

Lefevre  85'

Moretti  66'

Kowalczyk  72'

Zabala  90+1'

Delaunay  38'

Deschamps  48'

Schmitt  85'

### Group D

Reynolds  90+2'

Montgomery  53'

Amponsah  84'

### Group E

Ekotto  39'

Bakary  59'

Nwachukwu  75'

Okafor  44'

Njoku  90+2'

### Group F

Souza  73'
Cordeiro (o.g.)  89'

Dempsey  76'

Zakarin  79'

Dostoyevsky  82'

Rocha  55'

Mendes  71'

## Knockout Stage

In the knockout stage, if the scores were equal when normal playing time expired, extra time was played for two periods of 15 minutes each. This was followed, if required, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.

### Round of 16

Robinson (o.g.)  48'

Tetteh  120+2'

 Bouchard

 Deschamps

 Dupont

 Meslier
 Anderson

 Kaminski

 Young

Nwachukwu  84'

Pashkov  60'

 Mendes

 Amaral

 Medeiros
 Roca

 Vidalo

### Quarter-Finals

Girald  49'
Mvondo  41'

Amponsah  90+5'

Reynolds  39'

Amaral  44'

Azevedo  59'

### Semi-Finals

Mendes  85'

### Final

Carvalho  23'

Barbosa  81'

## Aftermath

After the successful conclusion of the inaugural NWFA Global Cup, it was officially announced that the subsequent edition would take place in four years, hosted by the Polish-Italian Commonwealth. The Global Cup stood as a testament to transcending national boundaries, fostering unity by bringing nations from diverse corners of the Earth to compete in a football tournament. This international event not only promoted sportsmanship but also served as a catalyst for enhanced transportation and travel.

However, despite the celebration of sportsmanship, controversy arose when the victorious nation, Brazil, utilized their Global Cup triumph as a platform for communist propaganda. The utilization of the victory in this manner stirred debate and discord, introducing an unexpected political dimension to an event intended to promote unity through athletic competition.