| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Surrey |
| City | Worplesdon, Guildford |
| Dates | 16 - 23 May 2021 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Chagos Islands (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Barawa |
| Third place | Surrey |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 15 (3.75 per match) |
| Attendance | 0 (0 per match) |
The 2021 WUFA World Series: Surrey Stage was originally planned to be one of the multiple stages of the first edition of the WUFA World Series, an international football tournament organised by the World Unity Football Alliance, although in the end, it was the only stage held that year. [1] It was hosted in Surrey and won by the Chagos Islands[2][3]
Tournament
editThe Surrey Stage was hosted by International Surrey Football at Merrist Wood College, Worplesdon, located roughly between Guildford and Woking in Surrey. The tournament was played behind closed doors with no spectator attendance permitted due to restrictions on fan attendance at sporting events imposed within the UK at the time it was held. Instead, a live stream of all four games was organised instead. [4]
The Chagos Island's participation in the tournament was the subject of the documentary film Expulsion, Exile & Extra Time.[5][6]
Format
editThe winners of each of the two matches on the first day progressed to the final, while the two losing sides played in a third-place match. The tournament was held on 2 consecutive sundays, with each day seeing two matches play back-to-back. Games were played to 90 minutes and if the teams are tied after this time then a penalty shootout would immediately follow.
Participating teams
edit| Team | Region | Participation |
|---|---|---|
| Surrey (Host) |
Europe | Debut |
| Barawa[7] |
Africa | |
| Chagos Islands[8] |
Africa | |
 Maghreb[9] |
Africa |
Venue
edit| Worplesdon, Surrey |
.svg)  Merrist Wood College |
|---|---|
| Merrist Wood College | |
| 51°16′17″N 0°37′02″W / 51.2713972°N 0.6172576°W | |
| Capacity: Behind Closed Doors[10] |
Matches
editAll times are local, BST (UTC+1).
Bracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 16 May 2021 - Worplesdon | ||||||
| Surrey | 1 | |||||
| 23 May 2021 - Worplesdon | ||||||
| Chagos Islands | 3 | |||||
| Chagos Islands | 2 (5) | |||||
| 16 May 2021 - Worplesdon | ||||||
| Barawa | 2 (4) | |||||
| Barawa | 3 | |||||
| Maghreb | 1 | |||||
| Third-place playoff | ||||||
| 23 May 2021 - Worplesdon | ||||||
| Surrey | 2 | |||||
| Maghreb | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
edit| Surrey | 1 - 3 | Chagos Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Barawa | 3 - 1 | Maghreb |
|---|---|---|
Third-place playoff
edit| Surrey | 2 - 1 | Maghreb |
|---|---|---|
| report |
Final
edit| Chagos Islands | 2 - 2 | Barawa |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 5 – 4 | ||
| WUFA World Series Winners |
|---|
 Chagos Islands First title |
