Written by Pat McGuinness – Twitter: @patsfballblog The CONIFA Paddy Power World Football Cup 2018 is now a happy memory – but it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the thousands of people who came to watch the tournament’s 16 teams battle for the Cup over 48 matches. People from across the globe came to 10…
Written by Pat McGuinness – Twitter: @patsfballblog One of the least-heralded teams to take part in this year’s World Football Cup, the Ukrainian region of Kárpátalya surprised a great many people by winning the tournament! One of the players who played a big part in Kárpátalya’s triumph is Gergo Gyurki, who plays his club football…
Written by Pat McGuinness – Twitter: @patsfballblog Cascadia were not reckoned to be among the front-runners for this year’s World Football Cup as they had not played a game prior to the tournament – but they put everyone on notice with two impressive wins in Group A to qualify for the quarter-finals, thrashing Tamil Eelam…
The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) is pleased to announce the following individual awards following the 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup: Goalkeeper Bela Fejer Csongor has been named the Paddy Power Player of the Tournament, following numerous impressive stints in goals for eventual champions Karpatalya including a match-winning save in the penalty shoot-out.…
The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) has been alerted to comments of the Sports Minister of Ukraine, Igor Zhdanov, regarding Karpatalya, winners of the 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup. Minister Zhdanov posted on his official Facebook page: ‘I call on the Security Service of Ukraine to respond appropriately to such a frank act…
#WFC2018 Final: KARPATALYA 0-0 NORTHERN CYPRUS (Karpatalya win 3-2 on penalties) Karpatalya have won the 2018 CONIFA Paddy Power World Football Cup on penalties after a cagey goalless draw with Northern Cyprus, who will rue several fantastic missed opportunities. As you’d expect from a major final, the opening stages were reserved and cagey. The first…
Click the links below or scroll down to view the Day 4 Match Reports: WORLD FOOTBALL CUP FINAL Northern Cyprus v Karpatalya 3rd/4th Final Padania v Székely Land 5th/6th Final Panjab v Cascadia 7th/8th Final Barawa v Western Armenia 9th/10th Final Kabylia v Abkhazia 11th/12th Final Tibet v United Koreans in Japan 13th/14th Final Tamil…
The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) would like to express its immense gratitude to the referees officiating the 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup. The following referees are in charge during Saturday’s matches. Placement match G, Chagos Islands v Tuvalu, Bedfont Sports, 12pm Referee: Raymond Motumba (Zimbabwe) Assistant 1: Alan Martinez-Loyola (USA) Assistant 2:…
Ahead of the 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup final on Saturday, relive the best moments of the tournament.
Click the links below or scroll down to view the Day 4 Match Reports: SEMIFINALS (1st-4th) Northern Cyprus v Padania Karpatalya v Székely Land 5th-8th PLACEMENT Barawa v Panjab Cascadia v Western Armenia 9th-12th PLACEMENT Tibet v Kabylia Abkhazia v United Koreans in Japan 13th-16th PLACEMENT Tamil Eelam v Tuvalu Matabeleland v Chagos Islands (friendly)…
The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) would like to express its immense gratitude to the referees officiating at the 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup. The following referees are in charge during Thursday’s matches. Placement match A: Chagos Islands vs Matabeleland, Aveley, 12pm Referee: Amitrano Massimo Assistant 1: Guastafierro Mario Assistant 2: Sasso Mariano…
The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) Executive Committee met on Wednesday 6 June to consider the recent actions of member team and 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup participant Ellan Vannin. CONIFA’s previous statements on this matter can be found here (regarding Ellan Vannin’s challenge to the eligibility of a Barawa player) and here…
Click the links below or scroll down to view the Day 4 Match Reports: Upper Bracket (1st-8th) Barawa v Northern Cyprus Padania v Panjab Cascadia v Karpatalya Székely Land v Western Armenia Lower Bracket (9th-16th) London Turkish Select v Tibet (friendly) Matabeleland v Kabylia Tamil Eelam v Abkhazia Tuvalu v United Koreans in Japan Upper…
The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) has been informed that Ellan Vannin has withdrawn from the 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup. Ellan Vannin’s withdrawal comes following a vote of the tournament management committee on Monday 4 June, which rejected a challenge by Ellan Vannin to the eligibility of a Barawa player. Details of…
The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) would like to express its immense gratitude to the referees officiating the 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup. The following referees are in charge during Tuesday’s matches. Quarter-Final A: Barawa v Northern Cyprus, Gander Green Lane, Sutton, 3pm Referee: Ivan Mrki (Germany) Assistant 1: Martin Heiland (Germany) Assistant…
Following an extraordinary meeting of the 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup management committee, CONIFA wishes to announce that Ellan Vannin’s appeal against the progression of Barawa to the tournament quarter finals has been denied. Following the conclusion of Group A on Sunday 3 June, Ellan Vannin – who placed third – lodged an appeal…
Click the links below or scroll down to view the Day 3 Match Reports: Barawa v Ellan Vannin Cascadia v Tamil Eelam Karpatalya v Tibet Abkhazia v Northern Cyprus Padania v Székely Land Tuvalu v Matabeleland Panjab v United Koreans in Japan Western Armenia v Kabylia Barawa 2-0 Ellan Vannin Highlights Photo Gallery Barawa 2-0…
The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) would like to express its immense gratitude to the referees officiating the 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup. The following referees are in charge during Sunday’s matches. 3pm: Coles Park Stadium (Haringey Borough FC): Barawa v Ellan Vannin (Group A) Referee: Ivan Mrki (GER) Assistant 1: Wilhelm Gürtler…
Click the links below or scroll down to view the Day 2 Match Reports: Barawa v Cascadia Abkhazia v Karpatalya Székely Land v Matabeleland United Koreans in Japan v Kabylia Ellan Vannin v Tamil Eelam Northern Cyprus v Tibet Padania v Tuvalu Panjab v Western Armenia Barawa 1-2 Cascadia Highlights Photo Gallery Barawa 1-2 Cascadia…
The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) would like to express its immense gratitude to the referees officiating the 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup. The following referees are in charge during Saturday’s matches. 2pm, Queen Elizabeth II Stadium (Enfield Town FC): Abkhazia v Karpatalya (Group B) Dmitrii Zhukov: Referee Vitalii Mazin: A1 Valerii Kravchenko:…
Click the links below or scroll down to view the Day 1 Match Reports: Ellan Vannin v Cascadia Tuvalu v Székely Land Abkhazia v Tibet United Koreans in Japan v Western Armenia Panjab v Kabylia Northern Cyprus v Karpatalya Barawa v Tamil Eelam Padania v Matabeleland Ellan Vannin 4 – 1 Cascadia Highlights Photo Gallery…