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2012 VIVA World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryIraq (Kurdistan Region)
Dates4–9 June
Teams9 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Kurdistan Region (1st title)
Runners-up Northern Cyprus
Third place Zanzibar
Fourth place Provence
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored102 (5.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)Northern Cyprus Halil Turan
Provence Christophe Copel (6 goals)
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International football competition

The 2012 VIVA World Cup was the fifth and final VIVA World Cup, an international tournament for football open to non-FIFA-affiliated teams, played in the Iraqi Kurdistan. It marked a new record in the competition's history, with nine teams competing for the Nelson Mandela Trophy, from 4 to 9 June. Al Iraqiya signed a television rights agreement with the NF-Board and the Kurdistan Football Association to broadcast all the matches.

Participating teams

Team 2012 Pos. Participation
 Kurdistan Region 1st 4th
 Northern Cyprus 2nd 1st
 Zanzibar 3rd 1st
 Provence 4th 4th
 Occitania 5th 4th
 Western Sahara 6th 1st
 Tamil Eelam 7th 1st
 Raetia 8th 1st
 Darfur 9th 1st

Venues

City Stadium Capacity Event
Arbil Franso Hariri Stadium 40,000 Group stages and final
Duhok Duhok Stadium 20,000 Semi-finals
Sulaymaniyah Sulaymaniyah Stadium 15,000 Group stages
Arbil Brayati Stadium Group stages
Salahaddin Ararat Stadium Group stages

Squads

Further information: 2012 VIVA World Cup squads

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the semi-finals

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kurdistan Region 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6
 Occitania 2 1 0 1 6 3 +3 3
 Western Sahara 2 0 0 2 2 12 −10 0
Kurdistan Region 6–0 Western Sahara
Mushir 12' (pen.)
Sherzad 16', 33'
Halgurd 74'
Aziz 82', 90'		 Report
Franso Hariri Stadium, ErbilAttendance: 9,000
Western Sahara 2–6 Occitania
Budah 52'
Malum 56'		 Report Flourens 6'
Bertini 12', 14'
Amiel 67'
Quéré 72' (pen.)
Patrac 75'
Ararat Stadium, SalahaddinAttendance: 200
Occitania 0–1 Kurdistan Region
Report Ismael 28'
Sulaymaniyah Stadium, SulaymaniyahAttendance: 10,000

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zanzibar 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6
 Raetia 2 1 0 1 1 6 −5 3
 Tamil Eelam 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
Zanzibar 6–0 Raetia
Mcha 33', 41', 52'
Kassim 51'
Juma 88', 90'		 Report
Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil
Raetia 1–0 Tamil Eelam
Dudler 83' Report
Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil
Tamil Eelam 0–3 Zanzibar
Mcha 22'
Omar 61'
Juma 90'
Franso Hariri Stadium, ArbilReferee: Osman Özpaşa

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Provence 2 2 0 0 20 1 +19 6
 Northern Cyprus 2 1 0 1 16 2 +14 3
 Darfur 2 0 0 2 0 33 −33 0
Northern Cyprus 15–0 Darfur
Turan 11', 17', 23', 44', 50', 90'
Çıdamlı 14', 76', 81'
Börekçi 21'
Kayalilar 34'
Güvensoy 46', 61', 63'
Yaşinses 87'		 Report
Brayati Stadium, Arbil
Darfur 0–18 Provence
Report Mdahoma 4'
Zenafi 5', 40', 59'
Copel 19', 32', 59', 68', 75'
S.Abbes 23', 49', 50', 77', 83'
Y.Abbes 41', 54'
Taba 47'
Lescoualch 66'
Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil
Provence 2–1 Northern Cyprus
Zenafi 28'
Lescoualch 35'		 Tağman 26'
Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil

Knockout stage

 Semi-finalsFinal
       
 8 June – Duhok
 
  Kurdistan Region2
 9 June – Arbil
  Provence1
  Kurdistan Region2
 8 June – Duhok
  Northern Cyprus1
  Northern Cyprus2
 
  Zanzibar0
 Third place
 
 9 June – Arbil
 
  Provence2
 
  Zanzibar7

9th Place Match

Western Sahara 5–1 Darfur
Budah 31', 85'
Malum 80'
Maaruf 87'
El Mami 90'		 Moubarak 46'
Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil

5th–8th Place Semi-finals

Occitania 7–0 Tamil Eelam
Martinez 30', 51'
Patrac 49'
Dalzon 50'
Thomas 64'
Massaré 83'
Hernandez 89'
Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil
Western Sahara 3–0 Raetia
Moulay 59'
El Mami 83'
Boiah 87'
Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil

7th Place Match

Tamil Eelam 4–0 Raetia
Nagulendran 59', 67', 71'
Sri 79'		 Report
Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil

5th Place Match

Occitania 3–1 Western Sahara
Thomas 35'
Bertini 55'
Amiel 86'		 Bijah 90'
Ararat Stadium, Salahaddin (Pirmam)

Semi-finals

Kurdistan Region 2–1 Provence
Ismael 2', 59' Report Zenafi 36'
Duhok Stadium, DuhokAttendance: 12,500
Zanzibar 0–2 Northern Cyprus
Report Yaşinses 58'
Kayalilar 69' (pen.)
Duhok Stadium, Duhok

3rd Place Match

Provence 2–7 Zanzibar
Taba 44'
Copel 57'		 Suleiman 22', 23', 71'
Mcha 35', 68', 90'
Kassim 58'
Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil

Final

Kurdistan Region 2–1 Northern Cyprus
Halgurd 9' (pen.)
Siamand 32'		 Report Mohamad 42' (o.g.)
Franso Hariri Stadium, ArbilAttendance: 22,000


 VIVA World Cup 2012 winners 

Kurdistan Region
First title

References

  1. Abdullah, Arsalan (31 May 2012). "2012 VIVA World Cup matches kick off Monday". AK News. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  2. "Viva World Cup Archives | Can Soccer Save the World?". cansoccersavetheworld.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014.

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