2010 VIVA World Cup

2010 VIVA World Cup
Tournament details
Host country  Gozo
Dates 29 May – 6 June
Teams 6 (from NF-Board confederations)
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Padania (3rd title)
Runners-up  Iraqi Kurdistan
Third place  Occitania
Fourth place  Two Sicilies
Tournament statistics
Matches played 11
Goals scored 31 (2.82 per match)

The 2010 VIVA World Cup was the fourth VIVA World Cup, an international tournament for football open to non-FIFA-affiliated teams, played in Gozo. A record six men's teams competed in the tournament, including the two-time defending champions Padania.

Contents

Participating teams

Team 2010 Pos. Participation
 Padania 1st 3rd
 Iraqi Kurdistan 2nd 3rd
 Occitania 3rd 3rd
 Provence 6th 3rd
 Two Sicilies 4th 1st
 Gozo 5th 2nd

Venues

City Stadium Capacity Event
Xewkija Gozo Stadium 4,000
Sannat Sannat Ground 1,500

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Padania 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 6
 Occitania 2 1 0 1 5 1 4 3
 Gozo 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0
31 May 2010
20:15 CET
 Gozo  1 – 2  Padania Gozo Stadium, Xewkija
Referee: Per Anders Blind (Sweden)
Adesina  40' Report Segnato  25'
Prandelli  82'
1 June 2010
19:30 CET
 Occitania  0 – 1  Padania Gozo Stadium, Xewkija
Referee: Karim Azad Hatim (Kurdistan)
Report Ghezzi  65'
2 June 2010
19:30 CET
 Gozo  0 – 5  Occitania Gozo Stadium, Xewkija
Referee: Per Anders Blind (Sweden)
Report Ballue  1' (pen.), 36'
Taillan  61'
Amiel  88'
Soro  90+2'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraqi Kurdistan 2 2 0 0 7 3 4 6
 Two Sicilies 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3
 Provence 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 0
31 May 2010
17:30 CET
 Iraqi Kurdistan  4 – 1  Two Sicilies Sannat Ground, Sannat
Referee: Aaron Refalo (Malta)
Muhsin  21'
Mamu  50', 57'
Abdullah  82'		 Report Cappuccilli  75'
1 June 2010
17:30 CET
 Provence  0 – 1  Two Sicilies Sannat Ground, Sannat
Referee: Luciano Casnati (Italy)
Report Cappuccilli  5' (pen.)
2 June 2010
17:30 CET
 Iraqi Kurdistan  3 – 2  Provence Sannat Ground, Sannat
Referee: Antonio Guida (Italy)
Mamu  30', 90 + 4'
Rahman  34'		 Report Bruno  18', 39'

Knockout stage

  Semi-finals Final
4 June – Sannat
  Iraqi Kurdistan  2  
  Occitania  1  
 
5 June – Xewkija
      Iraqi Kurdistan  0
    Padania  1
Third place
4 June – Xewkija 5 June – Sannat
  Padania  2   Occitania  2
  Two Sicilies  0     Two Sicilies  0

Semi-Finals

4 June 2010
17:30 CET
 Iraqi Kurdistan  2 – 1  Occitania Sannat Ground, Sannat
Referee: Antonio Guida (Italy)
Qamaran  71'
Mohammed  82'		 Report Gamet  37'
4 June 2010
19:30 CET
 Padania  2 – 0  Two Sicilies Gozo Stadium, Xewkija
Referee: Karim Azad Hatim (Kurdistan)
Nannini  62'
Ganz  86'		 Report

5th Place Match

4 June 2010
15:30 CET
 Gozo  2 – 1  Provence Gozo Stadium, Xewkija
Referee: Aaron Fenech (Malta)
Buttigieg  59'
Camilleri  89'		 Report Juan  19' (pen.)

3rd Place Match

5 June 2010
14:00 CET
 Occitania  2 – 0  Two Sicilies Sannat Ground, Sannat
Referee: Luciano Casnati (Italy)
Taillan  28'
Gamet  90+3'		 Report

Final

The final was held on 5 June 2010 at Gozo Stadium, Xewkija. Padania defeated Iraqi Kurdistan 1-0, with a goal from Mosti in the 24th minute. The win gave Padania their World Cup title.

5 June 2010
18:00 CET
 Iraqi Kurdistan  0 – 1  Padania Gozo Stadium, Xewkija
Referee: Mario Mazzoleni (Italy)
Report Mosti  24'
 VIVA World Cup 2010 Winners 

Padania
Third title

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