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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = VIVA World Cup
| year = 2008
| image = viva2008.png
| size = 131px
| caption = VIVA World Cup 2008 official logo
| country = Sápmi
| dates = 7–13 July
| confederations = 1
| num_teams = 5
| venues = 2
| cities = 1
| champion = Padania
| count = 1
| second = Aramean Syriac
| third = Sápmi
| fourth = Iraqi Kurdistan
| matches = 14
| goals = 59
| attendance = 
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|Padania}} Giordan Ligarotti<br>{{flagicon|Padania}} Stefano Salandra (4 goals)
| player = 
| prevseason = [[2006 VIVA World Cup|2006]]
| nextseason = [[2009 VIVA World Cup|2009]]
}}

The '''2008 VIVA World Cup''' was the second [[VIVA World Cup]], an international tournament for [[Association football|football]], that took place in July 2008. The winners were [[Padania national football team|Padania]], who took home the [[Nelson Mandela]] Trophy. The tournament was organised by the [[Nouvelle Fédération-Board]].

The defending champions and hosts were [[Sápmi national football team|Sápmi]]. The competition, organized by the [[Sami people]], took place from 7 to 13 July, in [[Gällivare]], [[Sweden]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.vivaworldcup.info/2008/en/01/1.html |title = II Viva World Cup TM 2008  |access-date=2008-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415074902/http://www.vivaworldcup.info/2008/en/01/1.html |archive-date=2008-04-15 |url-status = dead}}</ref>

==Qualification==
Due to the inaugural status of this tournament, applicants were admitted to the tournament without a qualification process. As an untested tournament the scheduling doesn't meet the organizational capacity of a billion dollar organization like [[FIFA]].

=== Qualified teams ===
The men's teams that took part were:
*{{fb|Sápmi}} (host & holder)
*{{fb|Padania}}
*{{fb|Provence}}
*{{fb|Iraqi Kurdistan}}
*{{fb|Aramean Syriac}}

The women's teams that took part were:
*{{fbw|Sápmi}} (host)
*{{fbw|Iraqi Kurdistan}}
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==Venues==
As a small tournament, like its European counterpart in [[Europeada 2008]], this VIVA World Cup was not expected to bring in the numbers and financial support of [[UEFA Euro 2008]] earlier this summer; the [[stadium|stadia]] venues are thus rather small.

The hosts of the games were:<ref name="vivaworldcup.info">{{Cite web |url=http://www.vivaworldcup.info/2008/en/11/1.html |title = II Viva World Cup TM 2008  |access-date=2008-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704065057/http://www.vivaworldcup.info/2008/en/11/1.html |archive-date=2008-07-04 |url-status = dead}}</ref>
*[[Gällivare]] Stadium
*[[Malmberget]] Stadium

==Overview==
[[Padania]] became the 2008 VIVA World Cup champions beating Arameans Suryoye in the final 2–0. The hosts Sapmi, after coming 4th in the group stage, ended by as a lucky 3rd after winning the last edition. The [[Arameans Suryoye]] team were the surprise of the tournament qualifying for the final at their first attempt. [[Iraqi Kurdistan]], also debuting, finished 3rd in the group stage but lost in the 4th place play off to Sapmi. To round of the places, in a distant last position, having lost all of their group games, was [[Provence]], a region of France.

In the inaugural women's tournament the hosts Sapmi came through after an aggregate 16–1 thrashing of Iraqi Kurdistan.

==Men's results==
''All times are [[Central European Summer Time]] (UTC+2)''<ref name="vivaworldcup.info"/>

=== Men's First Round ===
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| date = 7 July 2008
| time = 23:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Sápmi}}
| score = 2–2
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|Kurdistan}}
| goals1 = [[Matti Eira|Eira]] {{goal|50}} <br />[[Erik Bertelesen|Bertelsen]] {{goal|63}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nrk.no/kanal/nrk_sami_radio/1.6130435 |title=Uavgjort i første kamp i Viva World Cup |publisher=NRK Sámi Radio |first=Sigve |last=Nedredal |date=2008-07-08 |accessdate=2008-07-08 |language=Norwegian }}</ref>
| goals2 = [[Ciawar Khandan|Khandan]] {{goal|40}} <br /> [[Halgurd Mulla Mohammed|Halgurd]] {{goal|70}}
| stadium = [[Gällivare Stadium]], [[Gällivare]]
| attendance = 1,300
| referee = {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Johnny Nielsen]]
| event = 
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{{footballbox
| date = 8 July 2008
| time = 17:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Provence}}
| score = 1–6
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|Padania}}
| goals1 = [[Stephan Giordano|Giordano]] {{goal|23}}
| goals2 = [[Michele Cossato|Cossato]] {{goal|7}} <br />[[Stefano Salandra|Salandra]] {{goal|34||45|pen.}} <br />[[Giordan Ligarotti|Ligarotti]] {{goal|36||80}}<br/> [[Giamcomo Ferrari|Ferrari]] {{goal|90}}
| stadium = [[Gällivare Stadium]], [[Gällivare]]
| attendance = 600
| referee = {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Ragnar Dahl]]
}}
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{{footballbox
| date = 9 July 2008
| time = 13:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Provence}}
| score = 0–3
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|Kurdistan}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = [[Deyar Hamad Rahman|Rahman]] {{goal|55}} <br /> [[Halgurd Mulla Mohammed|Halgurd]] {{goal|90+1||90+3}}
| stadium = [[Malmberget Stadium]], [[Malmberget]]
| attendance = 600
| referee = {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Mikkel Sara]]
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{{footballbox
|date = 9 July 2008
|time = 17:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Aramean Syriac}}
|score = 1–0
|report = 
|team2 = {{fb|Sápmi}} 
|goals1 = [[Tuncay Yüksel|Yüksel]] {{goal|62}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Gällivare Stadium]], [[Gällivare]] 
|attendance = 1,000
|referee = {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Ragnar Dahl]]}}
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{{footballbox
|date = 10 July 2008
|time = 12:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Aramean Syriac}}
|score = 5–0
|report = 
|team2 = {{fb|Provence}}
|goals1 = [[Menhal Muqdisi|Muqdisi]] {{Goal|2||32}}<br> [[Alex Alan|Alan]] {{Goal|5}}<br> [[Aday Kaplan|Kaplan]] {{Goal|65||81}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Malmberget Stadium]], [[Malmberget]] 
|attendance = 30
|referee = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jorgen Klippmark]]}}
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{{footballbox
| date = 10 July 2008
| time = 17:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Padania}}
| score = 2–1
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|Kurdistan}}
| goals1 = [[Giuliano Gentilini|Gentilini]] {{goal|9}}<br> [[Stefano Salandra|Salandra]] {{goal|26|pen.}}
| goals2 = [[Ali Aziz|Aziz]] {{goal|41}}
| stadium = [[Gällivare Stadium]], [[Gällivare]]
| attendance = 1,100
| referee = {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Johnny Nielsen]]
| event = 
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|date = 11 July 2008
|time = 13:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Sápmi}} 
|score = 0–2
|report = 
|team2 = {{fb|Padania}} 
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = [[Michele Cossato|Cossato]] {{goal|82}} <br>[[Giordan Ligarotti|Ligarotti]] {{goal|85}}
|stadium = [[Malmberget Stadium]], [[Malmberget]] 
|attendance = 400
|referee = {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Ragnar Dahl]]}}
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| date = 11 July 2008
| time = 17:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Kurdistan}}
| score = 0–0
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|Aramean Syriac}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = 
| stadium = [[Gällivare Stadium]], [[Gällivare]]
| attendance = 700
| referee = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Per Anders Blind]]
| event = 
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{{footballbox
|date = 12 July 2008
|time = 12:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Padania}} 
|score = 4–1
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|Aramean Syriac}}
|goals1 = [[Michele Cossato|Cossato]] {{goal|18}}<br>[[Andrea D'Alessandro|D'Alessandro]] {{goal|40||90}} <br>[[Stefano Salandra|Salandra]] {{goal|73}}
|goals2 = [[Menhal Muqdisi|Muqdisi]] {{Goal|64|pen.}}
|stadium = [[Malmberget Stadium]], [[Malmberget]] 
|attendance = 150
|referee = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Per Anders Blind]]}}
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{{footballbox
|date = 12 July 2008
|time = 16:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Sápmi}} 
|score = 4–2
|report = 
|team2 = {{fb|Provence}}
|goals1 = [[Matti Eira|Eira]] {{goal|3}}<br>[[Mikal Eira|Eira]] {{goal|7}}<br>[[Johan Logje|Logje]] {{goal|28}}<br>[[Steffen Dreyer|Dreyer]] {{goal|83}}
|goals2 = [[Stephan Giordano|Giordano]] {{goal|5||14}}
|stadium = [[Gällivare Stadium]], [[Gällivare]] 
|attendance = 800
|referee = {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Johnny Nielsen]]}}
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=== Men's 3/4 place playoff ===
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{{footballbox
|date = 13 July 2008
|time = 11:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Iraqi Kurdistan}}
|score = 1–3
|report = 
|team2 = {{fb|Sápmi}}
|goals1 = [[Ismail Jalal|Jalal]] {{goal|90}}
|goals2 = [[Mikal Eira|Eira]] {{goal|6||32}}<br> [[Mikal Stangnes|Stangnes]] {{goal|8}}
|stadium = [[Malmberget Stadium]], [[Malmberget]] 
|attendance = 400
|referee = {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Johnny Nielsen]]}}
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=== Men's Final ===
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{{footballbox
|date = 13 July 2008
|time = 20:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Padania}}
|score = 2–0
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|Aramean Syriac}}
|goals1 = [[Alberto Colombo (footballer)|Colombo]] {{goal|9}}<br> [[Giordan Ligarotti|Ligarotti]] {{goal|14}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Gällivare Stadium]], [[Gällivare]] 
|attendance = 1,400 
|referee = {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Monty Rieman]]}}
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{{winners|fb|VIVA World Cup 2008 winners|Padania|First}}

==Women's results==
The first edition, with only two teams, was won by the host, [[Sapmi women's national football team|Sapmi]], who beat [[Iraqi Kurdistan women's football team|Kurdistan]] over two legs with an aggregate score of 15–1.

''All times are [[Central European Summer Time]] (UTC+2)''<ref name="vivaworldcup.info"/><ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-11-21|title=VIVA World Cup Official Website - Competition|url=http://www.vivaworldcup.info/vwc2008/en/competition.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121120049/http://www.vivaworldcup.info/vwc2008/en/competition.htm|archive-date=2008-11-21}}</ref>
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{{football box
| date = 10 July 2008
| time = 18:00
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|Sápmi}}
| score = 4–0
| report = 
| team2 = {{flagicon|Kurdistan}} [[Kurdistan women's football team|Kurdistan]]
| goals1 = [[Gry Keskitalo Skulbørstad|Skulbørstad]] {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}
| stadium = [[Malmberget Stadium]], [[Malmberget]]
| attendance = 
| referee = 
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| goals2 = 
}}
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{{football box
| date = 13 July 2008
| time = 11:00
| team1 = {{fbw-rt|Sápmi}}
| score = 
| report = 
| team2 = {{flagicon|Kurdistan}} [[Kurdistan women's football team|Kurdistan]]
| goals1 = [[Gry Keskitalo Skulbørstad|Skulbørstad]] {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}<br>[[Mia Carina Eira|Eira]] {{goal}} {{goal}}<br>[[Marlen Hallen|Hallen]] {{goal}}<br>[[Magdalena Esseryd|Esseryd]] {{goal}}<br>[[Mia Oscarsson|Oscarsson]] {{goal}}<br>[[Ragnhild Fosshaug]] {{goal}}
| stadium = [[Gällivare Stadium]], [[Gällivare]]
| attendance = 
| referee = 
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 11
| score2 = 1
| goals2 = {{goal}}
}}
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{{winners|fb|VIVA World Cup 2008 winners|Sápmi|Inaugural}}

==Top scorers==
===Men===
'''4 goals'''{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}}
*{{flagicon|Padania}} [[Stefano Salandra]]
*{{flagicon|Padania}} [[Giordan Ligarotti]]

===Women===
'''9 goals'''
*{{flagicon|Sápmi}} Gry Keskitalo Skulbørstad

==See also==
*[[ELF Cup]]
*[[UNPO Cup]]
*[[FIFI Wild Cup]]
*[[KTFF 50th Anniversary Cup]]
*[[Nouvelle Fédération-Board]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070212204239/http://www.vivaworldcup.info/ VIVA Official Site]
*[http://www.gmff.se/notiser.asp Gällivare-Malmbergets Fotbollsförening Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20060529032637/http://www.gmff.se/notiser.asp |date=2006-05-29 }}

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