The 2012 VIVA World Cup was the fifth and final
VIVA World Cup
The VIVA World Cup was an international association football tournament organized by the New Federation Board, an umbrella association for teams unaffiliated with FIFA, held five times between 2006 and 2012. It is succeeded by the newly organiz ...
, an international tournament for
football open to non-FIFA-affiliated teams, played in the
Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan ( ku, باشووری کوردستان, Başûrê Kurdistanê) refers to the Kurdish-populated part of northern Iraq. It is considered one of the four parts of "Kurdistan" in Western Asia, which also inc ...
. It marked a new record in the competition's history, with nine teams competing for the Nelson Mandela Trophy, from 4 to 9 June.
signed a television rights agreement with the
NF-Board
The N.F.-Board (french: Nouvelle Fédération-Board) was a federation of football associations established on 12 December 2003. It was made up of teams that represent nations, dependencies, unrecognized states, minorities, stateless peoples, r ...
and the
Kurdistan Football Association to broadcast all the matches.
Participating teams
Venues
Squads
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Knockout stage
9th Place Match
5th–8th Place Semi-finals
7th Place Match
5th Place Match
Semi-finals
3rd Place Match
Final
References
External links
NF Board Official SiteTwitter Updates
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2012
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2012 in association football
International association football competitions hosted by Iraq
Football in Kurdistan