In the coming weeks CONIFA will be releasing stadium and ticketing information for the 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup, to be held in London between 31 May and 9 June. This page will be updated as more information becomes available. The tournament will involve 16 teams from across the globe, competing to add their name to the CONIFA World Football Cup honour roll alongside past victors County of Nice (2014) and Abkhazia (2016) . Unlike many other major international tournament, CONIFA events include placement games for teams that do not qualify for the quarter-finals. This is done to ensure CONIFA is fulfiling its core mission: giving everyone an opportunity to play football.

Please note that the dates and times for games that do not presently have a stadium assigned or tickets available are provisional and subject to change.

Thursday 31 May

12pm, Gander Green Lane (Sutton United FC): Ellan Vannin v Cascadia (Group A) – buy tickets

12pm, Queen Elizabeth II Stadium (Enfield Town FC): Abkhazia v Tibet (Group B) – buy tickets

12pm, Coles Park Stadium (Haringey Borough FC): Székely Land v Tuvalu (Group C) – buy tickets

12pm, Colston Avenue Football Stadium (Carshalton Athletic FC): United Koreans in Japan v Western Armenia (Group D) – buy tickets

3pm, Queen Elizabeth II Stadium (Enfield Town FC): Northern Cyprus v Karpatalya (Group B) – buy tickets

3pm, Gander Green Lane (Sutton United FC): Padania v Matabeleland (Group C) – buy tickets

3pm, Arbour Park (Slough Town FC): Panjab v Kabylia (Group D) – buy tickets

7pm, Hayes Lane (Bromley FC): 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup Opening Ceremony

8pm, Hayes Lane (Bromley FC): Barawa v Tamil Eelam (Group A) – buy tickets

Friday 1 June

Rest day

Saturday 2 June

2pm, Colston Avenue Football Stadium (Carshalton Athletic FC): Barawa v Cascadia (Group A) – buy tickets

2pm, Queen Elizabeth II Stadium (Enfield Town FC): Abkhazia v Karpatalya (Group B) – buy tickets

2pm: Coles Park Stadium (Haringey Borough FC): Székely Land v Matabeleland (Group C) – buy tickets

2pm, Larges Lane (Bracknell Town FC): United Koreans in Japan v Kabylia (Group D) – buy tickets

5pm, Colston Avenue Football Stadium (Carshalton Athletic FC): Ellan Vannin v Tamil Eelam (Group A) – buy tickets

5pm, Queen Elizabeth II Stadium (Enfield Town FC): Northern Cyprus v Tibet (Group B) – buy tickets

5pm: Coles Park Stadium (Haringey Borough FC): Padania v Tuvalu (Group C) – buy tickets

5pm, Arbour Park (Slough Town FC): Panjab v Western Armenia (Group D) – buy tickets

Sunday 3 June

3pm: Coles Park Stadium (Haringey Borough FC): Barawa v Ellan Vannin (Group A) – buy tickets

3pm, St Paul’s Sports Ground (Fisher FC): Tamil Eelam v Cascadia (Group A) – buy tickets

3pm, Queen Elizabeth II Stadium (Enfield Town FC): Abkhazia v Northern Cyprus (Group B) – buy tickets

3pm, Larges Lane (Bracknell Town FC): Karpatalya v Tibet (Group B) – buy tickets

6pm, Coles Park Stadium (Haringey Borough FC): Tuvalu v Matabeleland (Group C) – buy tickets

6pm, Bedfont Recreation Ground (Bedfont Sports FC): Padania v Székely Land (Group C) – buy tickets

6pm, Queen Elizabeth II Stadium (Enfield Town FC): Western Armenia v Kabylia (Group D) – buy tickets

6pm, Arbour Park (Slough Town FC): Panjab v United Koreans in Japan (Group D) – buy tickets

Monday 4 June

Rest day

Tuesday 5 June

3pm, Gander Green Lane (Sutton United FC): Quarter-Final A (Group A Winner v Group B Runner-Up) – buy tickets

3pm, Larges Lane (Bracknell Town FC): Quarter-Final B (Group C Winner v Group D Runner-Up) – buy tickets

3pm, Hayes Lane (Bromley FC): Quarterfinal A for Places 9-16 (3rd, Group A v 4th, Group B) – buy tickets

3pm, Queen Elizabeth II Stadium (Enfield Town FC): Quarterfinal B for Places 9-16 (3rd, Group C v 4th, Group D) – buy tickets

6pm, Gander Green Lane (Sutton United FC): Quarter-Final C (Group A Runner-Up v Group B Winner) – buy tickets

6pm, Hayes Lane (Bromley FC): Quarter-Final D (Group C Runner-Up v Group D Winner) – buy tickets

6pm, Parkside (Aveley FC): Quarterfinal C for Places 9-16 (4th, Group A v 3rd, Group B) – buy tickets

6pm, Larges Lane (Bracknell Town FC): Quarterfinal D for Places 9-16 (4th, Group C v 3rd, Group D) – buy tickets

Wednesday 6 June

Rest day

Thursday 7 June

12pm, Parkside (Aveley FC): Semifinal A for Places 13-16 – buy tickets

12pm, Gander Green Lane (Sutton United FC): Semifinal B for Places 13-16 – buy tickets

12pm, Queen Elizabeth II Stadium (Enfield Town FC): Semifinal A for Places 9-12 – buy tickets

12pm, Hayes Lane (Bromley FC): Semifinal B for Places 9-12 – buy tickets

3pm, Gander Green Lane (Sutton United FC): Semifinal A for Places 5-8 – buy tickets

3pm, Hayes Lane (Bromley FC): Semifinal B for Places 5-8 – buy tickets

5pm, Colston Avenue Football Stadium (Carshalton Athletic FC): Semifinal A (Winner, Quarterfinal A v Winner, Quarterfinal B) – buy tickets

8pm, Colston Avenue Football Stadium (Carshalton Athletic FC): Semifinal B (Winner, Quarterfinal C v Winner, Quarterfinal D) – buy tickets

Friday 8 June

Rest day

Saturday 9 June

12pm, Bedfont Recreation Ground (Bedfont Sports FC): 15th/16th Placement Game – buy tickets

12pm, Parkside (Aveley FC): 13th/14th Placement Game – buy tickets

12pm, St Paul’s Sports Ground (Fisher FC): 11th/12th Placement Game – buy tickets

3pm, Coles Park Stadium (Haringey Borough FC): 9th/10th Placement Game – Tickets on sale soon!

3pm, Parkside (Aveley FC): 7th/8th Placement Game – Tickets on sale soon!

3pm, St Paul’s Sports Ground (Fisher FC): 5th/6th Placement Game – buy tickets

3pm, Queen Elizabeth II Stadium (Enfield Town FC): Third Place Play-Off (Loser, Semifinal A v Loser, Semifinal B) – buy tickets

6pm, Queen Elizabeth II Stadium (Enfield Town FC): Grand Final (Winner, Semifinal A v Winner, Semifinal B) – buy tickets

8.30pm, Queen Elizabeth II Stadium (Enfield Town FC): 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup Closing Ceremony

Photo credit: Vanuatu 2017 Pacific Mini Games

The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) wish to advise that on Monday Kiribati, represented by the Kiribati Islands Football Association (KIFA), formally withdrew from the 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup to be held in London this year.

Fellow Oceania member Tuvalu has been selected as Kiribati’s replacement, pursuant to CONIFA’s qualification regulations. It will be the Tuvalu national team’s second international tournament in six months, after a standout performance during the Vanuatu 2017 Pacific Mini Games in December.

‘While we are truly disappointed not to be competing at the 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup due to financial constraints, we wish our Pacific neighbours Tuvalu all the best in their journey to London,’ said KIFA President Ioteba Redfern, a member of the Kiribati parliament. ‘We thank CONIFA for all its work developing football around the globe, and look forward to maintaining our relationship with CONIFA to strengthen the world game in Oceania.’

‘We are delighted to be given this late call-up for CONIFA’s biggest ever tournament,’ said Tuvalu Islands Football Association (TIFA) President Soseala Tinilau. ‘Obviously our selection is tinged with saddest that our dear neighbours Kiribati are unable to compete, but we look forward to doing the region proud in London.’

Tuvalu replace Kiribati in Group C, where they will face European champions Padania, African representatives Matabeleland and European side Székely Land. Tickets issued for Kiribati games will be valid for the replacement fixtures.

Tuvalu is a group of nine islands in the South Pacific which gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1978. Tuvalu, formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is located midway between Hawaii and Australia, south of Kiribati and north of Fiji. Tuvalu has a population of 11,097. TIFA became an associate member of the Oceania Football Confederation in 2006, and joined CONIFA in November 2016. Like Kiribati, Tuvalu is severely threatened by climate change and rising sea levels – the average height of its land mass is just two metres above sea level.

CONIFA is an international football federation for teams outside of FIFA, with members including states, de facto states, regions, minority groups and sports-isolated territories. CONIFA is a non-profit organisation registered in Sweden.