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The VIVA World Cup is an international football tournament organized by the New Federation Board , an umbrella association for nations Unaffiliated To FIFA , planned to be held every two years. VIVA WORLD CUP 2006 Tournament Background The Inaugural Tournament In April 2005, the NF-Board announced that Turkish Republic Of Northern Cyprus had been chosen to host the inaugural VIVA World Cup, having successfully hosted a tournament to celebrate 50 years of the KTFF featuring fellow NF-Board member Sápmi and FIFA-unaffiliated Kosovo . The NF-Board hoped that sixteen teams would take part, drawn from across its membership. Controversy The upshot of this was that the NF-Board decided to grant the hosting rights for the tournament to Occitania . In response, the KTFF announced that they would hold their own tournament, the ELF Cup , scheduled for the same time as the VIVA World Cup. Some NF-Board members have accepted invitations to take part in the ELF Cup. Occitania 2006 Occitania announced that the tournament would still be held between the 19th and the 25th of November 2006, with games played at the in and around , the Romani , the Sápmi , Southern Cameroons , West Papua , and the Hosts . However, the failure of West Papua and Southern Cameroon to attend the NF-Board General Assembly in September 2006, and logistical problems facing the Roma" 2, threw new doubt on the tournament, which looked as though it may go ahead with just three teams. Fortunately, Southern Cameroons were able to agree to send a team, and four teams - twelve less than initially hoped for - were set to contest the title. There were yet more problems for the organisers when Southern Cameroons were unable to take part because of Visa problems, resulting in walkovers in all their games. By the end of the week, Sápmi had triumphed, scoring 42 goals in their three games, and lifting the first VIVA World Cup trophy. Results The four teams played a Round-robin group stage, with the top two playing off for the title. Teams in green qualified for the finals, while teams in red did not.
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