Frosty Invitational Tournament

The Frosty Invitational Tournament For World Cup Also-Rans was an invitational competition that was held during the eighth World Cup for nations that did not qualify for the World Cup, but were recognised for their commitment and dedication to international football. It was named in memory of the former nation of Alasdair I Frosticus, host of the second World Cup and one of the forming members of the NationStates World Cup Committee.

Held in the beautiful nation of Tanah Burung, ten nations competed for the Frosty Cup, which was eventually won by Total n Utter Insanity. Also presented was the Idris bin Abdullah medal for Player Of The Tournament, named after the Emir of the former nation of Al Quds, winner of the second World Cup. The medal was won by Nikean top-scorer, Kalainen Mersentel.

Venues

Most venues were left over from the fifth World Cup. Finals were played at National Stadium and Matebian (where altitude may be a factor). Group A matches were played at Lovefest University Stadium (indoor) or Tiga Burung (outside in the heat). Group B matches were played at Burung-yang-membuat-dunia or at the new Sepak stadium in the rainforest at the village of Findabaya, home to Rubber Tappers of the domestic league.

Results

Day 1
Akbarland 4 Warnocks Wizards 1
TnUI 3 Keyshona 1
Dark Outcasts 2 Hell Bovines 2
Tanah Burung 6 Consumer Engineering 1

Day 2
Akbarland 1 Keyshona 1
TnUI 2 Nikea 0
Dark Outcasts 2 Consumer Engineering 1
Tanah Burung 3 Kaze Progressa 1

Day 3
TnUI 2 Warnocks Wizards 1
Nikea 6 Keyshona 2
Tanah Burung 2 Hell Bovines 0
Kaze Progressa 1 Consumer Engineering 4

Day 4
Akbarland 1 Nikea 3
Keyshona 1 Warnocks Wizards 2
Dark Outcasts 2 Kaze Progressa 0
Consumer Engineering 2 Hell Bovines 2

Day 5
Akbarland 1 TnUI 3
Nikea 1 Warnocks Wizards 2
Dark Outcasts 1 Tanah Burung 0
Kaze Progressa 2 Hell Bovines 3

        Group A               P W D L GF GA GD Pts
        TnUI (19)             4 4 0 0 10  3 +7 12
        Nikea (71)            4 2 0 2 10  7 +3  6
        Warnocks Wizards      4 2 0 2  6  8 -2  6
        Akbarland (17)        4 1 1 2  7  8 -1  4
        Keyshona              4 0 1 3  5 11 -6  1

        Group B
        Dark Outcasts (11)    4 3 1 0  7  3 +4 10
        Tanah Burung (27)     4 3 0 1 11  3 +8  9
        Hell Bovines          4 1 2 1  7  8 -1  5
        Consumer Engineering  4 1 1 2  8 11 -3  4
        Kaze Progressa (82)   4 0 0 4  4 11 -7  0

Day 6
Semi-finals
TnUI 1 Tanah Burung 0
Dark Outcasts 1 Nikea 3

Day 7
Third-place match at Matebian
Tanah Burung 2 Dark Outcasts 0

Day 8
Championship match at National Stadium
TnUI 2 Nikea 0