2008 Viva World Cup
Football Tournament Edition
The 2008 Viva World Cup was the second Viva World Cup, an international tournament for football, that took place in July 2008. The winners were Padania, who took home the Nelson Mandela Trophy. The tournament was organised by the N.F.-Board.
The defending champions and hosts were Sápmi. The competition, organized by the Sami people, took place from 7 to 13 July, in Gällivare, Sweden.
Qualification
Due to the inaugural status of this tournament, applicants were admitted to the tournament without a qualification process. As an untested tournament the scheduling doesn't meet the organizational capacity of a billion dollar organization like FIFA.
Qualified teams
The men's teams that took part were:
Sápmi (host & holder)
Padania
Provence
Kurdistan Region
Arameans Suryoye
The women's teams that took part were:
Sápmi (host)
Kurdistan Region
Venues
As a small tournament, like its European counterpart in Europeada 2008, this VIVA World Cup was not expected to bring in the numbers and financial support of UEFA Euro 2008 earlier this summer; the stadia venues are thus rather small.
The hosts of the games were:
Gällivare Stadium
Malmberget Stadium
Overview
Padania became the 2008 Viva World Cup champions beating Arameans Suryoye in the final 2–0. The hosts Sapmi, after coming 4th in the group stage, ended by as a lucky 3rd after winning the last edition. The Arameans Suryoye team were the surprise of the tournament qualifying for the final at their first attempt.
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