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Kyokko Mirror Arena, Shinka-Tenzai district, Shidarekawa
It was odd for the Himeyan capital of Shidarekawa to be relatively quiet, anybody who's lived there would tell you it's almost unsettling the silence in the air that evening. The skyline, lit pink and blue all throughout its towering glass peaks could answer all the questions a keen observer might have before he even needed to ask them. From the antique CRT televisions in the homes of the elderly residents of Eizomutsu, to the grand projectors in Rokkō, fixed to the sides of the nation's biggest skyscrapers, proudly letting the passionate fans below get a look at the action, the entire nation stopped and took a seat, eager to see the 2017 World Cup begin. It was amazing to think that the Himeyan people, so boundless in energy, had been captivated by a single broadcast.
Shinka-Tenzai district in particular, sometimes crowned the Entertainment Hub of Ardia by the countless tourists it receives was almost entirely silent, the incessant beeping of its arcades and the clinking glasses inside its pubs being all one could hear walking down the vibrantly-lit streets of the district. Like so much more of the country, Shinka-Tenzai sat in silence, even with Kyokko Mirror Arena sitting at its center, the beating heart of Shidarekawa that kept men awake and intoxicated well into the early hours and wouldn't let them rest until sunrise, the district was obediently quiet.
In the darkness inside Kyokko Mirror Arena, the hushed chatter between the myriad of fans fell into silence as the deep, bassy beat of a drum reverberated throughout the rows of seats. One at a time it began, before slowly picking up the pace to a slow beat. The spotlight shone down on the source, the captain of the Himeyan national team, held up to height by the rest of the team was pounding away at the massive drum with a mallet; soon enough more drums joined in, a spotlight too shining down on them, first the Ahkabnilians, then the Arda Tuluvans and Quintelians. Progressively more drums joined in, turning the playing field into the source of an earth-shaking rumble as each and every national team manned one of the gigantic traditional drums.
Throughout the rows of seats, hundreds of enthusiastic Himeyan fans who had brought their own small drums to make noise joined in; the sound was one you could quite literally feel in your heart. Soon enough however, it died down with the lights, returning to darkness and silence. After several minutes, the entire stadium lit up again, Premier Shiina Musashi standing right in the center.
"Welcome one, welcome all! I bid you all warmest welcomes to Himeyama, it is truly exhilarating to stand before you all as the hosts of this year's MFA World Cup; I truly hope the commute to our little piece of Mundus was worth it. You know, I know you didn't buy plane tickets to hear me talk, as much as that breaks my heart! So without further delay, I declare the 2017 MFA World Cup... OPEN!"
The crowds erupted in deafeningly loud cheers as the Premier slowly walked off the field, leaving it ready to be played on.
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Ok the usual OOC post for this sort of thing:
In the spoiler below is the fixture list for the tournament, teams will play each other twice in the group stage with the top two teams from each group advancing, groups are bound in pairs so the winner of one group plays the runner up of another. The group bindings are A&H, B&G, C&F, D&E.
Spoiler: fixture list show
Match Day One
Group A
Vafleon v Saheristan
Lodja v Victoria
Group B
Rokkenjima v Weremark
Ecclesiastical State v Kerajaan Agung
Group C
Achkaerin v Ui Cenneslaig
Rodina v Herruncbucht
Group D
Zimalia v Foxtrove
Germanic Kingdoms v Nya Aland
Group E
Hygelac v Iwi
Solonia v Cantabria
Group F
Borland v Vaguzia
Phuebra v Arda Tuluva
Group G
East Moreland v Kaitaine
Nemerie v Rhand
Group H
Himeyama v Akhabnil (opening game of the tournament)
Mountjoy v Quintelia
Match Day Two
Group A
Vafleon v Lodja
Victoria v Saheristan
Group B
Rokkenjima v Ecclesiastical State
Weremark v Kerajaan Agung
Group C
Achkaerin v Herrunbucht
Rodina v Ui Cenneslaig
Group D
Zimalia v Germanic Kingdoms
Nya Aland v Foxtrove
Group E
Hygelac v Solonia
Iwi v Cantabria
Group F
Borland v Phuebra
Vaguzia v Arda Tuluva
Group G
East Moreland v Nemerie
Rhand v Kaitaine
Group H
Himeyama v Mountjoy
Akhabnil v Quintelia
Match Day Three
Group A
Vafleon v Victoria
Lodja v Saheristan
Group B
Rokkenjima v Kerajaan Agung
Weremark v Ecclesiastical State
Group C
Achkaerin v Rodina
Ui Cenneslaig v Herrunbucht
Group D
Zimalia v Nya Aland
Germanic Kingdoms v Foxtrove
Group E
Hygelac v Cantabria
Iwi v Solonia
Group F
Borland v Arda Tuluva
Vaguzia v Phuebra
Group G
East Moreland v Rhand
Nemerie v Kaitaine
Group H
Himeyama v Quintelia
Akhabnil v Mountjoy
Match Day Four
Group A
Vafleon v Saheristan
Lodja v Victoria
Group B
Rokkenjima v Weremark
Ecclesiastical State v Kerajaan Agung
Group C
Achkaerin v Ui Cenneslaig
Rodina v Herruncbucht
Group D
Zimalia v Foxtrove
Germanic Kingdoms v Nya Aland
Group E
Hygelac v Iwi
Solonia v Cantabria
Group F
Borland v Vaguzia
Phuebra v Arda Tuluva
Group G
East Moreland v Kaitaine
Nemerie v Rhand
Group H
Himeyama v Akhabnil
Mountjoy v Quintelia
Match Day Five
Group A
Vafleon v Lodja
Victoria v Saheristan
Group B
Rokkenjima v Ecclesiastical State
Weremark v Kerajaan Agung
Group C
Achkaerin v Herrunbucht
Rodina v Ui Cenneslaig
Group D
Zimalia v Germanic Kingdoms
Nya Aland v Foxtrove
Group E
Hygelac v Solonia
Iwi v Cantabria
Group F
Borland v Phuebra
Vaguzia v Arda Tuluva
Group G
East Moreland v Nemerie
Rhand v Kaitaine
Group H
Himeyama v Mountjoy
Akhabnil v Quintelia
Match Day Six
Group A
Vafleon v Victoria
Lodja v Saheristan
Group B
Rokkenjima v Kerajaan Agung
Weremark v Ecclesiastical State
Group C
Achkaerin v Rodina
Ui Cenneslaig v Herrunbucht
Group D
Zimalia v Nya Aland
Germanic Kingdoms v Foxtrove
Group E
Hygelac v Cantabria
Iwi v Solonia
Group F
Borland v Arda Tuluva
Vaguzia v Phuebra
Group G
East Moreland v Rhand
Nemerie v Kaitaine
Group H
Himeyama v Quintelia
Akhabnil v Mountjoy
Standings (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DQkT-EFbhMf-cPHOHzNGiugPepwT4nAdBJR4Z2dJQtU/edit#gid=0)
Matches will usually take the form of half the groups playing on one day and half the groups playing the next. However for the first round of group games this year due to the dates in question all teams will play their first game on Christmas Eve.
Boost Events
Boost events occur during each round of group games, these yield boost points which increase the chances of your team winning their match but they do not guarantee a win, they just increase your odds. These are cumulative in that all your points add up and apply for the remainder of the tournament so for your first round of games:
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How good is your team manager at negotiation?
Each nation has three points to allocate to any other nation. You may give any combination of those points (i.e. 3 points to one nation or 2 to one nation and 1 to another nation or 1 each to 3 nations) but you cannot give them to yourself. Message Achkaerin with the names and point allocation. You could do so blindly or work out a deal with another team (or multiple other teams). Your point allocation will never be made public so be as honest or devious as you wish. Remember, points are cumulative so you don't want to give one team too much power (unless you're negotiating more points for your own team of course).
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Match Day One
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Group A
Vafleon 0-2 Saheristan
Lodja 4-0 Victoria
Group B
Rokkenjima 1-3 Weremark
Ecclesiastical State 1-0 Kerajaan Agung
Group C
Achkaerin 3-1 Ui Cenneslaig
Rodina 2-2 Herrunbucht
Group D
Zimalia 0-1 Foxtrove
Germanic Kingdoms 0-3 Nya Aland
Group E
Hygelac 2-0 Iwi
Solonia 2-2 Cantabria
Group F
Borland 5-0 Vaguzia
Phuebra 1-3 Arda Tuluva
Group G
East Moreland 1-4 Kaitaine
Nemerie 0-2 Rhand
Group H
Himeyama 5-1 Akhabnil (opening game of the tournament)
Mountjoy 3-1 Quintelia
Current Standings (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DQkT-EFbhMf-cPHOHzNGiugPepwT4nAdBJR4Z2dJQtU/edit#gid=0)
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AC Milan play Inter Milan on the 27th of December in the Coppa Italia (kick off is 19:45 UK time)
Two (2) points for picking the winner, three (3) points for picking a draw correctly or four (4) points for correctly picking the score.
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Match Day Two Groups A, B, G & H
Group A
Vafleon 0-2 Lodja (at Ise-Kokoda Hub)
Victoria 0-3 Saheristan (at Marumaru)
Group B
Rokkenjima 0-2 Ecclesiastical State (at Isemura Club)
Weremark 1-4 Kerajaan Agung (at Yuzukemyouji Lightbox)
Group G
East Moreland 2-1 Nemerie (at Ise-Kokoda Hub)
Rhand 1-3 Kaitaine (at Isemura Club)
Group H
Himeyama 3-0 Mountjoy (at Yuzukemyouji Lightbox)
Akhabnil 3-1 Quintelia (at Marumaru)
Current Standings (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DQkT-EFbhMf-cPHOHzNGiugPepwT4nAdBJR4Z2dJQtU/edit#gid=0)
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Match Day Two Groups C-F
Group C
Achkaerin 3-0 Herrunbucht (at Yuzukemyouji Lightbox)
Rodina 1-2 Ui Cenneslaig (at Marumaru)
Group D
Zimalia 0-1 Germanic Kingdoms (at Marumaru)
Nya Aland 4-1 Foxtrove (at Ise-Kokoda Hub)
Group E
Hygelac 1-0 Solonia (at Isemura Club)
Iwi 3-0 Cantabria (at Ise-Kokoda Hub)
Group F
Borland 4-1 Phuebra (at Isemura Club)
Vaguzia 2-3 Arda Tuluva (at Yuzukemyouji Lightbox)
Current Standings (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DQkT-EFbhMf-cPHOHzNGiugPepwT4nAdBJR4Z2dJQtU/edit#gid=0)
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Heads or tails? Pick one. The choice that receives the least picks will gain a boost point for each team that picked it; the larger group receives nothing.
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Match Day Three Groups A, B, G & H
Group A
Vafleon 2-0 Victoria (at Marumaru)
Lodja 4-1 Saheristan (at Yuzukemyouji Lightbox)
Group B
Rokkenjima 1-2 Kerajaan Agung (at Ise-Kokoda Hub)
Weremark 1-1 Ecclesiastical State (at Isemura Club)
Group G
East Moreland 2-2 Rhand (at Marumaru)
Nemerie 0-5 Kaitaine (at Yuzukemyouji Lightbox)
Group H
Himeyama 3-1 Quintelia (at Ise-Kokoda Hub)
Akhabnil 2-2 Mountjoy (at Isemura Club)
Current Standings (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DQkT-EFbhMf-cPHOHzNGiugPepwT4nAdBJR4Z2dJQtU/edit#gid=0)
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Match Day Three Groups C-F
Group C
Achkaerin 4-0 Rodina (at Isemura Club)
Ui Cenneslaig 3-1 Herrunbucht (at Ise-Kokoda Hub)
Group D
Zimalia 0-2 Nya Aland (at Yuzukemyouji Lightbox)
Germanic Kingdoms 2-2 Foxtrove (at Ise-Kokoda Hub)
Group E
Hygelac 2-1 Cantabria (at Isemura Club)
Iwi 2-0 Solonia (at Marumaru)
Group F
Borland 3-3 Arda Tuluva (at Yuzukemyouji Lightbox)
Vaguzia 2-0 Phuebra (at Marumaru)
Current Standings (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DQkT-EFbhMf-cPHOHzNGiugPepwT4nAdBJR4Z2dJQtU/edit#gid=0)
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Middlesborough will play Sunderland in the FA Cup third round on the 6th of January (13:00 KO)
Pick the winner for 2 points and pick the first team to score for 1 point. If you pick the total goals scored between both teams you'll get a 2 point bonus as well. There is potential for up to 5 points on this one.
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Match Day Four Groups A, B, G & H
Group A
Vafleon 2-2 Saheristan (at Marumaru)
Lodja 4-0 Victoria (at Yuzukemyouji Lightbox)
Lodja qualify for the last sixteen
Group B
Rokkenjima 3-0 Weremark (at Ise-Kokoda Hub)
Ecclesiastical State 1-2 Kerajaan Agung (at Isemura Club)
Group G
East Moreland 0-3 Kaitaine (at Ise-Kokoda Hub)
Nemerie 1-1 Rhand (at Marumaru)
Kaitaine qualify for the last sixteen
Group H
Himeyama 3-2 Akhabnil (at Isemura Club)
Mountjoy 1-2 Quintelia (at Yuzukemyouji Lightbox)
Himeyama win Group H and qualify for the last sixteen
Current Standings (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DQkT-EFbhMf-cPHOHzNGiugPepwT4nAdBJR4Z2dJQtU/edit#gid=0)
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Match Day Four Groups C-F
Group C
Achkaerin 2-0 Ui Cenneslaig (at Ise-Kokoda Hub)
Rodina 2-4 Herrunbucht (at Marumaru)
Achkaerin qualify for the last sixteen
Group D
Zimalia 1-1 Foxtrove (at Isemura Club)
Germanic Kingdoms 1-3 Nya Aland (at Yuzukemyouji Lightbox)
Nya Aland win Group D and qualify for the last sixteen
Group E
Hygelac 0-0 Iwi (at Yuzukemyouji Lightbox)
Solonia 2-0 Cantabria (at Ise-Kokoda Hub)
Group F
Borland 2-1 Vaguzia (at Marumaru)
Phuebra 0-5 Arda Tuluva (at Isemura Club)
Borland and Arda Tuluva qualify for the last sixteen
Current Standings (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DQkT-EFbhMf-cPHOHzNGiugPepwT4nAdBJR4Z2dJQtU/edit#gid=0)
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It's getting to the business end of the group stage and now is the time to either play it safe and solidify your spot or consider a make-it-or-break-it risk to push through to the finals. So, the question is: how much will you risk? Pick 1, 2 or 3 boost points and on the 12th January (Approx 16:00 UK time) each participating nation will have a coin toss (service provided by Random.com). If the outcome is heads you will gain the number of boost points you risked; however, if it lands on tails you will lose those boost points. All nations will be automatically entered in this boost round at one (1) point unless you PM Achkaerin to specify otherwise.
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Match Day Five Results
Group A
Vafleon 2-2 Lodja (at Yuzukemyouji Lightbox)
Victoria 1-0 Saheristan (at Marumaru)
Lodja win Group A
Group B
Rokkenjima 1-1 Ecclesiastical State (at Marumaru)
Weremark 0-3 Kerajaan Agung (at Ise-Kokoda Hub)
Kerajaan Agung win Group B and advance to the last sixteen
Ecclesiastical State advance to the last sixteen
Group C
Achkaerin 4-0 Herrunbucht (at Ise-Kokoda Hub)
Rodina 2-2 Ui Cenneslaig (at Marumaru)
Achkaerin win Group C and advance to the last sixteen
Group D
Zimalia 2-0 Germanic Kingdoms (at Yuzukemyouji Lightbox)
Nya Aland 3-1 Foxtrove (at Isemura Club)
Group E
Hygelac 1-0 Solonia (at Marumaru)
Iwi 1-2 Cantabria (at Isemura Club)
Hygelac win Group E and advance to the last sixteen
Group F
Borland 3-1 Phuebra (at Yuzukemyouji Lightbox)
Vaguzia 0-5 Arda Tuluva (at Isemura Club)
Group G
East Moreland 2-0 Nemerie (at Yuzukemyouji Lightbox)
Rhand 1-5 Kaitaine (at Ise-Kokoda Hub)
Kaitaine win Group G
Group H
Himeyama 2-1 Mountjoy (at Ise-Kokoda Hub)
Akhabnil 1-2 Quintelia (at Isemura Club)
Current Standings (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DQkT-EFbhMf-cPHOHzNGiugPepwT4nAdBJR4Z2dJQtU/edit#gid=0)
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The following is the list of third round replays in the FA Cup:
Leicester City v Fleetwood Town
Mansfield Town v Cardiff City
Sheffield Wednesday v Carlisle United
West Ham United v Shrewsbury Town
Reading v Stevenage
Chelsea v Norwich City
Swansea City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wigan Athletic v AFC Bournemouth
1 point for each correctly picked winner and a bonus of 3 points for getting them all right.
This is the last round of boosts.
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Match Day Six Groups A, B, G & H
Group A
Vafleon 3-0 Victoria (at Marumaru)
Lodja 2-3 Saheristan (at Ise-Kokoda Hub)
Saheristan qualify for the last sixteen
Group B
Rokkenjima 1-3 Kerajaan Agung (at Marumaru)
Weremark 0-2 Ecclesiastical State (at Yuzukemyouji Lightbox)
Group G
East Moreland 2-1 Rhand (at Ise-Kokoda Hub)
Nemerie 0-3 Kaitaine (at Yuzukemyouji Lightbox)
East Moreland qualify for the last sixteen
Group H
Himeyama 5-0 Quintelia (at Isemura Club)
Akhabnil 3-0 Mountjoy (at Isemura Club)
Akhabnil qualify for the last sixteen
Current Standings (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DQkT-EFbhMf-cPHOHzNGiugPepwT4nAdBJR4Z2dJQtU/edit#gid=0)
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Match Day Six Groups C-F
Group C
Achkaerin 6-0 Rodina (at Ise-Kokoda Hub)
Ui Cenneslaig 2-1 Herrunbucht (at Isemura Club)
Ui Cenneslaig qualify for the last sixteen
Group D
Zimalia 1-5 Nya Aland (at Ise-Kokoda Hub)
Germanic Kingdoms 1-1 Foxtrove (at Yuzukemyouji Lightbox)
Foxtrove qualify for the last sixteen
Group E
Hygelac 2-0 Cantabria (at Yuzukemyouji Lightbox)
Iwi 0-0 Solonia (at Marumaru)
The Iwi qualify for the last sixteen
Group F
Borland 3-3 Arda Tuluva (at Isemura Club)
Vaguzia 1-0 Phuebra (at Marumaru)
Arda Tuluva win Group F, Borland finish runners up
Final Group Standings (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DQkT-EFbhMf-cPHOHzNGiugPepwT4nAdBJR4Z2dJQtU/edit#gid=0)
Last Sixteen Draw
Lodja v Akhabnil
Kerajaan Agung v East Moreland
Achkaerin v Borland
Nya Aland v Iwi
Hygelac v Foxtrove
Arda Tuluva v Ui Cenneslaig
Kaitaine v Ecclesiastical State
Himeyama v Saheristan
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Last Sixteen Results
Lodja 3-2 Akhabnil (at Marumaru)
Kerajaan Agung 1-2 East Moreland (AET) (at Yuzukemyouji Lightbox)
Achkaerin 5-0 Borland (at Isemura Club)
Nya Aland 3-0 Iwi (at Ise-Kokoda Hub)
Hygelac 4-1 Foxtrove (at Marumaru)
Arda Tuluva 2-2 Ui Cenneslaig (AET Arda Tuluva win 3-2 on penalties) (at Yuzukemyouji Lightbox)
Kaitaine 4-0 Ecclesiastical State (at Ise-Kokoda Hub)
Himeyama 3-1 Saheristan (at Isemura Club)
Quarter Final Fixtures
Lodja v East Moreland (at Yuzukemyouji Lightbox)
Achkaerin v Nya Aland (at Isemura Club)
Hygelac v Arda Tuluva (at Ise-Kokoda Hub)
Kaitaine v Himeyama (at Isemura Club)
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Quarter Final Results
Lodja 2-0 East Moreland (at Yuzukemyouji Lightbox)
Achkaerin 2-2 Nya Aland (AET FT 1-1, Nya Aland win 7-6 on sudden death pens) (at Isemura Club)
Hygelac 2-1 Arda Tuluva (at Ise-Kokoda Hub)
Kaitaine 2-3 Himeyama (at Isemura Club)
Semi Final Fixtures
Lodja v Nya Aland (at Isemura Club)
Hygelac v Himeyama (at Kyokko Mirror Arena)
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Semi Final Results
Lodja 2-1 Nya Aland (at Isemura Club)
Hygelac 3-0 Himeyama (at Kyokko Mirror Arena)
The Final
Lodja v Hygelac
Third Place Playoff
Nya Aland v Himeyama
Third Place Playoff will be played on Saturday, the final will be played on Sunday both games will be at the Kyokko Mirror Arena
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Third Place Playoff
Nya Aland 2-3 Himeyama (AET)
(at Kyokko Mirror Arena)
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The Final
(At Kyokko Mirror Arena)
Lodja 1-2 Hygelac
Hygelac win the MFA World Cup