| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countr |  France |
| Teams | 16 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (host cities: 6) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Netherlands |
| Runners-up |  Iberia |
| Third place |  Germany |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
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Qualifications[]
Process[]
20 countries entered the tournament. These countries were divided into four regions (Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Americas). Each region would have a tournament which would determine the seeding of the countries within each region. The winner of each region would be one of the "seeded teams", and there would be games between losing teams to determine the last place team, with the last place team in each region not qualifying. France and Australia, the possible hosts, were guaranteed to qualify, but not guaranteed to be a seed.
Qualified
Seeded Teams are in bold
- France (Western Europe)
- Belgium (Western Europe)
- Iberia (Western Europe)
- Netherlands (Western Europe)
- Germany (Western Europe)
- Switzerland (Western Europe)
- Italy (Western Europe)
- Hungary (Eastern Europe)
- Sweden (Eastern Europe)
- Croatia (Eastern Europe)
- Thailand (Asia-Pacific)
- Australia (Asia-Pacific)
- Japan (Asia-Pacific)
- Colombia (Americas)
- Brazil (Americas)
- Mexico (Americas)
Did Not Qualify
- Denmark (Western Europe)
- Romania (Eastern Europe)
- Dutch East Indies (Asia-Pacific)
- Venezuela (Americas)
Groups[]
Tournament Format[]
The tournament will feature 16 countries in four groups. Within each group there will be a round robin. The top two countries in each group will advance to the knockout stage, where no two teams from the same group can face each other until the finals, and a group winner plays a second place team in the first round. From there, it is a single elimination tournament.
Pots[]
Pot A was seeds. Pot B was the top four remaining ranked Western European countries. Pot C was the remaining Western European and American countries. Pot D was the remaining Eastern European and Asian-Pacific countries.
| Pot A | Pot B | Pot C | Pot D |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy Brazil Japan Sweden
|
Germany France Netherlands Iberia
|
 Belgium Switzerland Colombia Mexico
|
 Australia Thailand Hungary Croatia
|
Groups[]
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sweden Spain Belgium Australia |
Italy Germany Mexico Thailand |
Brazil France Colombia Croatia |
Japan Netherlands Switzerland Hungary |
Group Stage[]
Group A[]
Group A was played in Marseille
- Sweden 1-1 Iberia
- Belgium 1-0 Australia
- Sweden 0-0 Belgium
- Iberia 3-1 Australia
- Sweden 2-0 Australia
- Iberia 1-0 Belgium
| Country | W | L | D | Points | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iberia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Australia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
Group B[]
Group B was held in Nice.
- Germany 1-0 Italy
- Mexico 2-0 Thailand
- Italy 1-1 Mexico
- Germany 4-0 Thailand
- Germany 2-1 Mexico
- Italy 3-2 Thailand
| Country | W | L | D | Points | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -7 |
Group C[]
Group C was held in Montpelier.
- Brazil 0-0 France
- Colombia 2-2 Croatia
- Brazil 1-0 Colombia
- France 1-1 Croatia
- Brazil 2-1 Croatia
- France 4-1 Colombia
| Country | W | L | D | Points | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| France | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Croatia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| Colombia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
Group D[]
Group D was held in Cannes.
- Netherlands 3-1 Japan
- Hungary 1-0 Switzerland
- Netherlands 2-1 Hungary
- Switzerland 1-1 Japan
- Netherlands 4-0 Switzerland
- Japan 2-1 Hungary
| Country | W | L | D | Points | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| Hungary | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
Knockout Stage[]
Toulouse Bracket[]
- Iberia 1-0 Mexico
- Brazil 2-0 Japan
- Iberia 1-0 Brazil
Lyon Bracket[]
- Germany P 1-1 Sweden
- Netherlands 3-0 Sweden
- Netherlands P 2-2 Germany
World Cup Final (Paris)[]
- Netherlands 3-1 Iberia