Asunto: Mini World Cup

IMPORTANT

- IF YOU WANT TO PLAY YOUR NATIONAL TEAM IN THE MINI WORLD CUP PLEASE DO NOT ACCEPT ANY FRIENDLIES JUST AFTER THE ELECTIONS BECAUSE WE WILL START THE TOURNAMENT IN THE NEXT WEEK!!!!
- I will ask every NT coach just after the end elections if his country want to participate in this tournament. Then probably on Tuesday evening there will be draw of groups.

Hello, next season i will organize tournament for teams which didn't qualify to the "big" World Cup.

I think it will be more interesting than playing boring friendlies ;)

It will be 3nd edition of that Cup.

This will be probably schedule for this tournament and others (World Cup and U-21 World Cup):

WEEK 2 (2008-02-23)
Mini World Cup - Group Stage

WEEK 3 (2008-03-01)
Mini World Cup - Group Stage

WEEK 4 (2008-03-08)
Mini World Cup - Group Stage
Senior World Cup – Group Stage

WEEK 5 (2008-03-15)
Mini World Cup - 1/8 finals (16 teams)
Senior World Cup – Group stage

WEEK 6 (2008-03-22)
Mini World Cup - 1/4 finals (8 teams)
Senior World Cup – Group stage

WEEK 7 (2008-03-29)
Mini World Cup - Semifinals (4 teams)
Senior World Cup – Eight-Finals
U21 World Cup – Qualifications

WEEK 8 (2008-04-05)
Mini World Cup - Final (and 3rd place match)
Senior World Cup – Quarter-Finals
U21 World Cup – Qualifications

WEEK 9 (2008-04-12)
Senior World Cup – Semi-Finals
U21 World Cup – Qualifications

WEEK 10 (2008-04-19)
Senior World Cup – Final

WEEK 11 (2008-04-26)
U21 World Cup – Group stage (32 teams)

WEEK 12 (2008-05-03)
U21 World Cup – Group stage (32 teams)

WEEK 13 (2008-05-10)
U21 World Cup – Group stage (32 teams)

WEEK 14 (2008-05-17)
U21 World Cup – Eight-Finals (16 teams)

WEEK 15 (2008-05-24)
U21 World Cup – Quarter-Finals (8 teams)

WEEK 0 (2008-05-31)
U21 World Cup – Semi-Finals (4 teams)

WEEK 1 (2008-06-07)
U21 World Cup – Final (2 teams)

WEEK 2 (2008-06-14)
New NT season
Senior World Cup – Qualifications

The rules which will exactly say how many teams will qualify from each group to the 1/8 finals will be done when I will know how many teams want to participate in this tournament. (so after the results of new elections, because new coaches should make this decisions).
There will be four-teams-groups (some could be three-teams if we can't make all with 4 teams). So the qualifying could be for example:
- best two teams from each group and 3 best teams from 3rd positions or
- best team from each group and 7 best teams from 2nd positions.
All depend on that how many groups we will have

I must tell you that there will be no problem when you will want to play in both Mini World Cup and U-21 World Cup. I will talk with the u-21 WC organizator and 4 best teams will qualify to the u-21 World Cup without playing in u-21 WC Qualifications as it was in the last season

if you have any questions please ask them in this topic on the special Mini World Cup forum