Final Standings
| Position | Country | P | W | D | L |
| 1 | Karpatalya | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Northern Cyprus | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Padania | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Szekely Land | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Panjab | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Cascadia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | West Armenia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Barawa | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Abkhazia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Kabylia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | United Koreans | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Tibet | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Matebeleland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Tamil Eelam | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Tuvalu | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Ellan Vannin | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Knockout Stages
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Quarter-Finals | Upper Bracket | |||
| 05.06.2018 | Barawa | 0 | Northern Cyprus | 8 |
| 05.06.2018 | Padania | 2 | Panjab | 0 |
| 05.06.2018 | Cascadia | 1 | Karpatalya | 3 |
| 05.06.2018 | Szekely Land | 4 | West Armenia | 0 |
| Quarter-Finals | Lower Bracket | |||
| 05.06.2018 | Ellan Vannin | scr | Tibet | w/o |
| 05.06.2018 | Matebeleland | 0 (3p) | Kabylia | 0 (4p) |
| 05.06.2018 | Tamil Eelam | 0 | Abkhazia | 6 |
| 05.06.2018 | Tuvalu | 0 | United Koreans | 5 |
| Semi-Finals | 13th-16th | |||
| 07.06.2018 | Tamil Eelam | 4 | Tuvalu | 3 |
| 07.06.2018 | Ellan Vannin | scr | Matabeleland | w/o |
| Semi-Finals | 9th-12th | |||
| 07.06.2018 | Tibet | 1 | Kabylia | 8 |
| 07.06.2018 | Abkhazia | 2 | United Koreans | 0 |
| Semi-Finals | 5th-8th | |||
| 07.06.2018 | Barawa | 0 | Panjab | 5 |
| 07.06.2018 | Cascadia | 4 | West Armenia | 0 |
| Semi-Finals | 1st-4th | |||
| 07.06.2018 | Northern Cyprus | 3 | Padania | 2 |
| 07.06.2018 | Karpatalya | Szekely Land | ||
| Finals | 15th-16th | |||
| 09.06.2018 | Tuvalu | w/o | Ellan Vannin | scr |
| Finals | 13th-14th | |||
| 09.06.2018 | Tamil Eelam | 0 | Matebeleland | 1 |
| Finals | 11th-12th | |||
| 09.06.2018 | Tibet | 1 (1p) | United Koreans | 1 (4p) |
| Finals | 9th-10th | |||
| 09.06.2018 | Kabylia | 0 | Abkhazia | 2 |
| Finals | 7th-8th | |||
| 09.06.2018 | Barawa | 0 | West Armenia | 7 |
| Finals | 5th-6th | |||
| 09.06.2018 | Panjab | 3 (4p) | Cascadia | 3 (3p) |
| Finals | 3rd-4th | |||
| 09.06.2018 | Padania | 0 (5p) | Szekely Land | 0 (4p) |
| Finals | 1st-2nd | |||
| 09.06.2018 | Karapatalya | 0 (3p) | Northern Cyprus | 0 (2p) |
Final Group Tables
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Group A | |||||||
| Barawa (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Cascadia (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Ellan Vannin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Tamil Eelam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Group B | |||||||
| Karpatalja (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Northern Cyprus (Q) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Abkhazia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Tibet | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Group C | |||||||
| Padania (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Szekely Land (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Matabeleland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Tuvalu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Group D | |||||||
| West Armenia (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Panjab (Q) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| United Koreans | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Kabylia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Group Stage Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Group A | ||||
| 31.05.2018 | Ellan Vannin | 4 | Cascadia | 1 |
| 31.05.2018 | Barawa | 4 | Tamil Eelam | 0 |
| 02.06.2018 | Barawa | 1 | Cascadia | 2 |
| 02.06.2018 | Ellan Vannin | 2 | Tamil Eelam | 0 |
| 03.06.2018 | Tamil Eelam | 0 | Cascadia | 6 |
| 03.06.2018 | Barawa | 2 | Ellan Vannin | 0 |
| Group B | ||||
| 31.05.2018 | Abkhazia | 3 | Tibet | 0 |
| 31.05.2018 | Northern Cyprus | 1 | Karpatalya | 1 |
| 02.06.2018 | Abkhazia | 0 | Karpatalya | 2 |
| 02.06.2018 | Northern Cyprus | 3 | Tibet | 1 |
| 03.06.2018 | Abkhazia | 2 | Northern Cyprus | 2 |
| 03.06.2018 | Karpatalya | 5 | Tibet | 1 |
| Group C | ||||
| 31.05.2018 | Tuvalu | 0 | Szekely Land | 4 |
| 31.05.2018 | Padania | 6 | Matebeleland | 1 |
| 02.06.2018 | Szekely Land | 5 | Matebeleland | 0 |
| 02.06.2018 | Padania | 8 | Tuvalu | 0 |
| 03.06.2018 | Tuvalu | 1 | Matebeleland | 3 |
| 03.06.2018 | Padania | 3 | Szekely Land | 1 |
| Group D | ||||
| 31.05.2018 | United Koreans | 0 | West Armenia | 0 |
| 31.05.2018 | Panjab | 8 | Kabylia | 0 |
| 02.06.2018 | United Koreans | 0 | Kabylia | 0 |
| 02.06.2018 | Panjab | 0 | West Armenia | 1 |
| 03.06.2018 | West Armenia | 4 | Kabylia | 0 |
| 03.06.2018 | Panjab | 1 | United Koreans | 1 |
Report
Karpatalya, in Eastern Europe won the CONIFA World Football Cup in 2018, triumphing 3-2 on penalties against Northern Cyprus in the Final after a 0-0 draw.
Of Irish Interest in the CONIFA World Cup in 2018 was Ellan Vannin, the Manx name for Isle of Man, which belongs to the Gaelic-speaking branch of the Celtic languages. they finished last after winning two of their three group games, but not participating in the knockout rounds.
CONIFA is the Federation of Independent Football Associations, and is a global not-for-profit organisation for Football teams from Nations, De Facto Nations, Regions, Minority Peoples and Sports Isolated Territories.
References
Images
[1] CONIFA (2020) CONIFA_Website_Header-copy [Internet] Available from: http://www.conifa.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CONIFA_Website_Header-copy.png [Accessed 13 August 2020]
Websites
[2] CONIFA (2020) WFC Results & Tables [Internet] Available from: http://www.conifa.org/en/wfc-2018/wfc-results-tables-2/ [Accessed 13 August 2020]
[3] CONIFA (2020) About Us [Internet] Available from: http://www.conifa.org/en/about-us/ [Accessed 13 August 2020]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Francesco & Caroline Mitchell.
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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive
Last Updated: 13 August 2020
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