2010 Viva World Cup

The 2010 VIVA World Cup was the fourth VIVA World Cup, an international tournament for football open to non-FIFA-affiliated teams, played in Gozo. A record six men's teams competed in the tournament, including the two-time defending champions Padania.

2010 VIVA World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Gozo
Dates	31 May – 5 June
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Padania (3rd title)
Runners-up	Kurdistan Region
Third place	Occitania
Fourth place	Two Sicilies
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	31 (2.82 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Haider Qaraman (5 goals)
← 2009 2012 →

Participating teams

Team	2010 Pos.	Participation
Padania	1st	3rd
Kurdistan Region	2nd	3rd
Occitania	3rd	3rd
Two Sicilies	4th	1st
Gozo	5th	2nd
Provence	6th	3rd

Venues

Gozo

Xewkija	Sannat
Gozo Stadium	Sannat Ground
36.0382757°N 14.2541962°E / 36.0382757; 14.2541962 (Gozo Stadium)	36.0299631°N 14.2385931°E / 36.0299631; 14.2385931 (Sannat Ground)
Capacity:4,000	Capacity:1,500
Xewkija Sannat

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Padania	2	2	0	0	3	1	2	6
Occitania	2	1	0	1	5	1	4	3
Gozo	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	0

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31 May 2010
20:15 CET

Gozo	1–2	Padania
Camilleri 40'	Report	Nannini 7' Prandelli 82'

Gozo Stadium, Xewkija

Referee: Per Anders Blind (Sweden)

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1 June 2010
19:30 CET

Occitania	0–1	Padania
	Report	Ghezzi 65'

Gozo Stadium, Xewkija

Referee: Karim Azad Hatim (Kurdistan)

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2 June 2010
19:30 CET

Gozo	0–5	Occitania
	Report	Ballue 1' (pen.), 36' Taillan 61' Amiel 88' Soro 90+2'

Gozo Stadium, Xewkija

Referee: Per Anders Blind (Sweden)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kurdistan Region	2	2	0	0	7	3	4	6
Two Sicilies	2	1	0	1	2	4	−2	3
Provence	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2	0

31 May 2010
17:30 CET

Kurdistan Region	4–1	Two Sicilies
Mushin 21' Qaraman 50', 57' Abdullah 82'	Report	Cappuccilli 75'

Sannat Ground, Sannat

Referee: Aaron Refalo (Malta)

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1 June 2010
17:30 CET

Provence	0–1	Two Sicilies
	Report	Cappuccilli 5' (pen.)

Sannat Ground, Sannat

Referee: Luciano Casnati (Italy)

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2 June 2010
17:30 CET

Kurdistan Region	3–2	Provence
Qaraman 31', 90+5' Rahman 35'	Report	Borghesi 19', 39' (pen.)

Sannat Ground, Sannat

Referee: Antonio Guida (Italy)

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Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	4 June – Sannat
	Kurdistan Region	2
					5 June – Xewkija
	Occitania	1
					Kurdistan Region	0
	4 June – Xewkija
					Padania	1
	Padania	2
	Two Sicilies	0
					Third place
					5 June – Sannat
					Occitania	2
					Two Sicilies	0

Semi-finals

4 June 2010
17:30 CET

Kurdistan Region	2–1	Occitania
Qamaran 71' Mohamed 82'	Report	Gamet 37'

Sannat Ground, Sannat

Referee: Antonio Guida (Italy)

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4 June 2010
19:30 CET

Padania	2–0	Two Sicilies
Nannini 62' Ganz 86'	Report

Gozo Stadium, Xewkija

Referee: Karim Azad Hatim (Kurdistan)

5th-place match

4 June 2010
15:30 CET

Gozo	2–1	Provence
Buttigieg 59' Camilleri 89'	Report	Juan 19' (pen.)

Gozo Stadium, Xewkija

Referee: Aaron Fenech (Malta)

3rd-place match

5 June 2010
14:00 CET

Occitania	2–0	Two Sicilies
Taillan 28' Gamet 90+3'	Report

Sannat Ground, Sannat

Referee: Luciano Casnati (Italy)

Final

5 June 2010
18:00 CET

Kurdistan Region	0–1	Padania
	Report	Mosti 24'

Gozo Stadium, Xewkija

Referee: Mario Mazzoleni (Italy)

VIVA World Cup 2010 winners
Padania Third title

Goalscorers

5 goals

• Haider Qaraman