The 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup was the first edition of the ConIFA World Football Cup, an international

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tournament for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA organised by

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and a successor of

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, last held in

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. The tournament was hosted by

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in the

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region, with all games held in the city of

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Tournament

Twelve teams took part in the tournament.

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and

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were thought to be potential participants, but ultimately declined or withdrew.

Hosts

In May 2013 ConIFA announced that Sápmi had been chosen to host the inaugural ConIFA World Football Cup in

. It was an invitational tournament played between 1 and 8 June 2014, with all matches being held in the 6626-capacity

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. In parallel with the tournament, a festival celebrating the cultural diversity of the teams involved was held in Östersund.

Participants

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Withdrawals

The draw initially placed Quebec in Group C and Zanzibar in Group D. However, in May 2014, it was announced that both Quebec and Zanzibar had withdrawn from the tournament. The Quebec team had affiliated with the Fédération de soccer du Québec, with the intention that the FSQ eventually apply for membership of

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. To this end, the team will only play internationals against full national teams that are members of either CONCACAF or

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, and will no longer participate in Non-FIFA Football. The Zanzibar team were unable to obtain

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to enter Sweden and were thus forced to pull out of the tournament. Quebec's place was taken by

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, while Zanzibar were replaced by

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Matches

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third-place play-off

Final

Placement round

Placement round 1

Placement round 2

Final Positions

References

External links

Official website
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