All Nations Cup 2008

All Nations Cup 2008

All Nations Cup 2008 is a football (soccer) tournament taking place between June 6 and June 22, 2008 in the Seattle area of Washington, USA between members of international communities of the region. The event includes soccer matches in four divisions (Open, Masters, Women's Regional, and Youth), as well as various cultural activities which are carried out between matches.

Teams

A total of 59 teams are entered in the tournament. Each one represents an international community from the greater Seattle area. They were divided into groups based on four geographic regions: Africa, Americas, Asia, and Europe.

Countries represented include Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bosnia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Korea, the Kurdish community, Laos, Liberia, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, the Oromo community, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Tanzania, Tibet, Turkey, Ukraine, USA, and Vietnam.

Open tournament - qualifiers

Qualifiers schedule

Qualifiers results

*MP = matches played
*W = total games won
*D = total games drawn (tied)
*L = total games lost
*GF = total goals scored (goals for)
*GA = total goals conceded (goals against)
*P = points
*QS = qualifiers standing

Standings

Open tournament - Round of 16 and finals

On the second weekend the finals stage began.

Those teams that qualify for the finals move on to the Round of 16. Unlike in the World Cup, the ANC's round of 16 is played in groups. The remaining 16 teams are split up into four groups of four, and each team plays each other team in their group.

Round of 16 Schedule

Awards

Cultural events

During the initial weekend, various cultural activities and events took place in the Stadium between matches. These events reflected the variety of cultures represented in the tournament.

External links

* [http://www.allnationscup.org Official site]
* [http://picasaweb.google.com/allnationscup2008 Photos from ANC2008]


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