World Cup 2

Selection Process
Any country (or group of two close countries) in the world was allowed to place a bid, with a $1 Million bidding fee. All countries would need to present six different host cities that had at least one viable stadium each, including one main city that had one viable stadium plus one main stadium for the finals. Three of the six cities must be in Urban areas that have populations over 1 Million people.

India was not allowed to bid as it hosted the first world cup.

Then a short list of 8 possible host countries (all from different Regions) would be produced, and one winner would be chosen. Any team on this list would have the right to withdaw their bid and automatically make the shotlist for the next World Cup.

Original Bidders
The six host cities are in parentheses, with the main city first.

A whopping 23 bids were placed, with 32 total countries.
 * United States (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, Boston)
 * China (Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Xi'an, Nanjing)
 * Iran (Tehran, Mashhad, Shiraz, Tabriz, Isfahan, Qom)
 * Bangladesh-Myanmar (Dhaka, Rangoon, Naypyidaw, Chittagong, Khulna, Mandalay)
 * Brazil (Rio De Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Salvador, Manaus, Fortaleza)
 * Canada (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton)
 * France-Spain (Paris, Barcelona, Madrid, Marseille, Lyon, Valencia)
 * Colombia-Venezuela (Bogota, Caracas, Medellin, Maracaibo, Cali, Baranquilla)
 * Turkey (Istanbul, Ankara, Bursa, Adana, Izmir, Konya)
 * Japan (Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Sapporo, Nagoya, Hiroshima)
 * Australia-New Zealand (Sydney, Wellington, Melbourne, Auckland, Brisbane, Perth)
 * Italy (Rome, Naples, Milan, Turin, Florence, Palmero)
 * Pakistan (Karachi, Lahore, Hyerabad, Multan, Islamabad, Faisalabad)
 * Mexico (Mexico City, Guadalajara, Pueble, Monterrey, Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez)
 * Morocco-Algeria (Casablanca, Algiers, Rabat, Fes, Oran, Constantine)
 * England-Ireland (London, Dublin, Birmingham, Leeds, Machester, Cork)
 * Indonesia (Jakarta, Mandung, Surabaya, Palembang, Medan, Makassar)
 * Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Omsk, Sochi)
 * Nigeria (Lagos, Kano, Abuja, Ibadan, Zaria, Benin City)
 * Saudi Arabia-Iraq (Mecca, Baghdad, Riyadh, Medina, Mosul, Jeddah)
 * Germany (Berlin, Munich, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne)
 * Philippines-Taiwan (Manila, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Cebu City, Taichung, Tainan)
 * South Africa-Madagascar (Johannesburg, Antananrivo, Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth)

Short List

 * United States
 * Russia
 * France-Spain
 * Colombia-Venezuela
 * China
 * Saudi Arabia-Iraq (Forfeited to next World Cup)
 * Japan
 * Morocco-Algeria

Voting
The ten region representatives and the president of the Voru Ball World Cup Committee each submitted their votes. The voters ranked the 7 remaining bids in order of how good they think that world cup would be.

First Place Vote=4 points

Second Place Vote=2 points

Third Place Vote=1 points

4th Place Vote=0 points

5th Place Vote=-1 points

6th Place Vote=-2 points

7th Place Vote=-4 points

The Host(s)
Morocco and Algeria were chosen to host the second world cup, together. It was decided that having two countries is a positive, as is chosing the previous winner. Also, Casablanca built a huge new Voru Ball stadium for the World Cup bid.

Star Players

 * Hennie Vervoont, Netherlands DEF. Lisbon Lions
 * Owen Robison, Canada GO. Montreal Monarchs
 * Kandaki Jalloh, Algeria WI. Ethiopia Elephants
 * Takejiro Tagaki, Japan MI. Tokyo Citizens
 * Raharjo Surya, Indonesia SH. Indonesia Archipelago
 * Monon Owiti, Morocco MI. Morocco Marines
 * Avatsara Durai, India GO. Nepal Sherpas
 * Ravesh Savarati, India MI. Mumbai Monks
 * Nekati Mansur, Turkey DEF. Turkey Sultans
 * Clarence Taylor, England WI. Lisbon Lions
 * Saah Contee, Ethiopia DEF. Brazzaville River Snakes
 * Alex Frazier, USA SH. Chicago Skyscrapers
 * Alejandro Quesado, Spain GO. Lisbon Lions
 * Jerold van Eijk, Netherlands WI. Amsterdam Windmills
 * Ikrimah Sajjad, Saudi Arabia PA. Mecca Pilgrims
 * Trokon Tewoldeberhan, Angola WI. Luanda Leopards
 * Peter Lindsey, Canada DEF. Chicago Skyscrapers
 * Yaseen bin Siraatullah, Pakistan PA. Mumbai Monks
 * Natanael Abreu, Portugal SH. Lisbon Lions
 * Yiorgos Stephanidis, Greece PA. Turkey Sultans
 * Rafael Villanueva, Argentina MI. Medellin Citadels

Qualifyers

 * 1) Netherlands
 * USA
 * 1) India
 * 2) Algeria
 * 3) Singapore
 * 4) Indonesia
 * 5) Canada
 * 6) Germany
 * 7) Nigeria
 * 8) Brazil
 * 9) Japan
 * 10) Saudi Arabia
 * 11) Argentina
 * 12) Philippines
 * 13) Portugal
 * 14) Russia
 * 15) Libya
 * 16) Pakistan
 * 17) Chile
 * 18) Kazakhstan
 * 19) Spain
 * 20) Malaysia
 * 21) Egypt
 * 22) Iran
 * 23) Ghana
 * 24) Italy
 * 25) Sri Lanka
 * 26) New Zealand
 * 27) Austria
 * 28) Ethiopia
 * 29) Ukraine
 * 30) Australia
 * 31) China
 * 32) Ecuador
 * 33) Morocco
 * 34) Turkey
 * 35) Colombia
 * 36) Kenya
 * 37) Thailand
 * 38) France
 * 39) Panama
 * 40) South Korea
 * 41) Greece
 * 42) Venezuela
 * 43) Cote D'Ivoire
 * 44) Syria
 * 45) Belgium
 * 46) Costa Rica
 * 47) Finland
 * 48) Iraq
 * 49) North Korea
 * 50) Sweden
 * 51) Democratic Republic of the Congo
 * 52) Bangladesh
 * 53) Croatia
 * 54) Honduras
 * 55) Peru
 * 56) Norway
 * 57) Yemen
 * 58) Albania
 * 59) England
 * 60) Uganda
 * 61) Jordan
 * 62) Uzbekistan

Pots
With 64 teams, there would be 8 groups of 8 teams (each group held at a different stadium, as there were six cities with two stadiums in Algiers and Casablanca). The top team from each conference would get a bye to the Round of 16. The Second seed and third seed would play the second and third seed from a different group.

Group A
Netherlands

Argentina

Iran

Ukraine

Ecuador

Greece

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Albania

Group B
USA

Nigeria

Kazakhstan

Sri Lanka

France

Belgium

Croatia

Yemen

Group C
India

Saudi Arabia

Pakistan

New Zealand

Kenya

Syria

Bangladesh

Uzbekistan

Group D
Algeria

Russia

Libya

Ethiopia

Morocco

South Korea

Honduras

Peru

Group E
Singapore

Portugal

Chile

Ghana

Colombia

Costa Rica

Sweden

Jordan

Group F
Indonesia

Philippines

Malaysia

Australia

Turkey

Venezuela

Finland

Uganda

Group G
Canada

Japan

Egypt

Italy

Thailand

Panama

Iraq

Norway

Group H
Germany

Brazil

Spain

Austria

China

Cote D'Ivoire

North Korea

England

Group A
Netherlands gets bye, Argentina and Greece advance.

Group B
USA gets bye, Nigeria and Belgium advance.

Group C
Saudi Arabia gets bye, New Zeland and Kenya advance.

Group D
Russia gets bye, Algeria and South Korea advance.

Group E
Chile gets bye, Singapore and Sweden advance

Group F
Indonesia gets bye, Australia and Turkey advance

Group G
Canada gets bye, Japan and Egypt advance.

Group H
Brazil gets bye, Germany and China advance.

Tournament Stage
Game winner in bold, semifinals matches in italics, Finals underlined.

Team Awards
1st Place: Netherlands

2nd Place: Indonesia

3rd Place: Japan

4th Place: New Zealand

Most Improved Nation: New Zealand

Fair Play Award: Ecuador

Individual Awards
World Cup 2 MVP: Hennie Vervoont, Netherlands

Finals MVP: Jerold van Eijk, Netherlands

Top Scorer (Group Stage): Natanael Abreu, Portugal (92 Points)

Top Scorer (Tournament Stage): Raharjo Surya, Indonesia (51 Points)

Top Scorer (Overall): Raharjo Surya, Indonesia (126 Points)

Best Goalie: Adrian Arbizu, Chile

Rising Star Award: Edwin Parker, New Zealand

All Star Team
GO: Adrian Arbizu, Chile

DEF: Hennie Vervoont, Netherlands

DEF: Nekati Mansur, Turkey

DEF: Peter Lindsey, Canada

MI: Takejiro Tagaki, Japan

MI: Edwin Parker, New Zealand

PA: Ikrimah Sajjad, Saudi Arabia

WI: Jerold van Eijk, Netherlands

WI: Kandaki Jalloh, Algeria

SH: Raharjo Surya, Indonesia