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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = FIFI Wild Cup
| year = 2006
| country = [[FC St. Pauli|Republic of St. Pauli]] (official)<br>{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Germany]] (location)
| dates = 29 May–3 June
| num_teams = 6
| confederations = 
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion = Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
| count = 1
| second = Zanzibar
| third = Gibraltar
| fourth_other =  [[FC St. Pauli|Republic of St. Pauli]]
| matches = 10
| goals = 33
| attendance = 
| top_scorer =
| player = 
| updated =
}}
The '''FIFI Wild Cup''' was an alternative to the FIFA World Cup, held from May 29 to June 3, 2006 in [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]], prior to the official [[2006 FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup]] which started one week later. It was run by the Federation of International Football Independents (FIFI). 

FIFI was a body composed of countries not recognized at the time by [[FIFA]] and those whose logistics or political disputes prevented them from playing representative [[Association football|football]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/also-rans-find-world-article-1.645707|title=Also-rans find World of own|website=New York Daily News|date=4 June 2006|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref> The [[Millerntor-Stadion]] in [[Hamburg]] hosted all the tournament matches.<ref>{{cite web|title=Willkommen beim FIFI Wild Cup 2006|url=http://www.wild-cup.de/|publisher=wild-cup.de|access-date=4 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615063330/http://www.wild-cup.de/|archive-date=15 June 2006|date=15 June 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> The tournament was sponsored by a German [[online gambling]] consortium called [[:de:Mybet|myBet]], as well as [[Goool.de|Goool.de Sportswear GmbH]], who paid a combined €750,000 to fund the tournament. The tournament had 2 mascots, Schäfer and Schmitz. 
Media patronage was provided by TV stations [[Sport1 (Germany)|DSF]] and [[ProSieben]]. The tournament was organized by Essen Agencies, Carat Sponsorship GmbH, and Western Star GmbH. 

According to organizer Jorg Pommeranz, FIFI had to overcome various obstacles, such as [[China]] and FIFA applying pressure to exclude Tibet, and difficulties for players representing [[Northern Cyprus]] obtaining visas to enter Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/423444p-357365c.html |title=Filip Bondy: Also-rans find World of own|work=New York Daily News|access-date=21 June 2006|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20060621144624/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/423444p-357365c.html|archive-date=21 June 2006}}</ref> 

The tournament winners were the [[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]]. Spectator attendance was reported as “relatively weak”, with an average of 400 fans per match, although this could have been affected by poor weather.<ref name=":1" /> Consequently, a second edition of the tournament was deemed to be unlikely, although they considered a 2010 edition to be hosted by Greenland.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Nordzypern feiert ausgelassen Triumph beim "Fifi Wild Cup"|url=https://www.welt.de/print-welt/article221474/Nordzypern-feiert-ausgelassen-Triumph-beim-Fifi-Wild-Cup.html|publisher=welt.de|access-date=22 December 2013|language=de|date=6 June 2006}}</ref>

==Participants==
* {{fb|Greenland}} — an autonomous country within the [[Danish Realm]] and under the control of the [[Football Association of Greenland]].
* {{fb|Northern Cyprus}} — an unrecognized state under the control of [[Cyprus Turkish Football Federation]].
* {{fb|Zanzibar}} — autonomous part of [[Tanzania]] but member of [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]. Their manager for the tournament was [[Oliver Pocher]].<ref name=":0" />
* {{fb|Gibraltar}} — A [[British Overseas Territory]]. Gibraltar gained membership of [[UEFA]] in May 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22657481|title=Gibraltar given full Uefa membership at London Congress|website=www.bbc.co.uk|date=24 May 2013|accessdate=4 September 2021}}</ref> The country gained membership of [[FIFA]] in May 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36290169|title=Fifa: Kosovo and Gibraltar become members of world governing body|website=www.bbc.co.uk|date=13 May 2016|accessdate=4 September 2021}}</ref>  
* {{fb|Tibet}} — an autonomous region of [[China]].
* [[FC St. Pauli|Republic of St. Pauli]] — representing the [[St. Pauli]] area of [[Hamburg]], the host city. (FC St. Pauli's junior team played as the Republic of St. Pauli.)

{{fb|Monaco}} was invited but withdrew before the tournament began.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Lawry |first=Charlie |date=2018-02-14 |title=Defying FIFA: When 5 outcast nations competed in the 2006 Wild Cup |url=https://www.planetfootball.com/nostalgia/defying-fifa-five-outcast-nations-competed-2006-wild-cup |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Planet Football |language=en}}</ref>

==Group stage==
===Group A===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=175                        |Team
!width=20 abbr="Points"          |Pts
!width=20 abbr="Played"          |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won"             |W
!width=20 abbr="Drawn"           |D
!width=20 abbr="Lost"            |L
!width=20 abbr="Goals for"       |GF
!width=20 abbr="Goals against"    |GA
!width=20 abbr="Goal difference" |GD
|- style="background:#ccffcc;" 
|style="text-align:left;"| [[FC St. Pauli|Republic of St. Pauli]]
|'''4'''||2||1||1||0||8||1||+7
|- style="background:#ccffcc;" 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|Gibraltar}}
|'''4'''||2||1||1||0||6||1||+5
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|Tibet}}
|'''0'''||2||0||0||2||0||12||−12
|}

{{football box
| date = 29 May 2006
| team1 = [[FC St. Pauli|Republic of St. Pauli]] 
| score = 1–1
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|Gibraltar}}
| goals1 = [[Hakan Demirci|Demirci]] {{goal|?}}
| goals2 = [[Lee Casciaro|Casciaro]] {{goal|?}}
| stadium = [[Millerntor-Stadion]], [[Hamburg]]
| event = 
| time = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| attendance = ~400
| referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 30 May 2006
| team1 = [[FC St. Pauli|Republic of St. Pauli]] 
| score = 7–0
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|Tibet}}
| goals1 = [[Abdul Yilmaz|Yilmaz]] {{goal|?||?||?||?}} <br/> [[Hakan Demirci|Demirci]] {{goal|?||?}} <br/> [[Dennis Daube|Daube]] {{goal|?}}
| goals2 = 
| stadium = [[Millerntor-Stadion]], [[Hamburg]]
| event = 
| time = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| attendance = ~400
| referee = 
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 31 May 2006
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Tibet}}
| score = 0–5
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|Gibraltar}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}} {{goal}}
| stadium = [[Millerntor-Stadion]], [[Hamburg]]
| event = 
| time = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| attendance = ~400
| referee = 
}}

===Group B===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=175                        |Team
!width=20 abbr="Points"          |Pts
!width=20 abbr="Played"          |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won"             |W
!width=20 abbr="Drawn"           |D
!width=20 abbr="Lost"            |L
!width=20 abbr="Goals for"       |GF
!width=20 abbr="Goals against"    |GA
!width=20 abbr="Goal difference" |GD
|- style="background:#ccffcc;" 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|Northern Cyprus}} 
|'''6'''||2||2||0||0||4||1||+3
|- style="background:#ccffcc;" 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|Zanzibar}}
|'''3'''||2||1||0||1||5||5||0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|Greenland}}
|'''0'''||2||0||0||2||2||5||−3
|}

{{football box
| date = 29 May 2006
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Northern Cyprus}}
| score = 1–0
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|Greenland}}
| goals1 = [[Ali Oraloğlu|Oraloglu]] {{goal|55}}
| goals2 = 
| stadium = [[Millerntor-Stadion]], [[Hamburg]]
| referee = Tobias Mayer <br> ([[Germany]])
| event = 
| time = 18:00 [[Central European Time|CET]]
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| attendance = ~400
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 30 May 2006
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Northern Cyprus}}
| score = 3–1
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|Zanzibar}}
| goals1 = [[Agrey Morris|Morris]] {{goal|12|o.g.}} <br /> [[Derviş Kolcu|Kolcu]] {{goal|20|pen.}}<br />[[Çagan Çerkez|Cerkez]] {{goal|60}}
| goals2 = [[Salum Ussi Hamad|Hamad]] {{goal|43}}
| stadium = [[Millerntor-Stadion]], [[Hamburg]]
| referee = Peter Postel <br> ([[Germany]])
| event = 
| time = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| attendance = ~400
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 31 May 2006
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Greenland}}
| score = 2–4
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|Zanzibar}}
| goals1 = [[Kaassannguaq Zeeb|Zeeb]] {{goal|?}}<br/> [[Anders Cortsen|Cortsen]] {{goal|?}}
| goals2 = [[Alek Mohammed|Mohammed]] {{goal|?||?}} <br/> [[Abdallah Juma Ally|Ally]] {{goal|?||?}}
| stadium = [[Millerntor-Stadion]], [[Hamburg]]
| event = 
| time = 20:15 [[Central European Time|CET]]
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| attendance = ~400
| referee = 
}}

==Knockout stage==
{{Round4-with third
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--semi-finals -->
| |'''{{fb|Northern Cyprus}}'''|'''2'''|{{fb|Gibraltar}} |0
| | [[FC St. Pauli|Republic of St. Pauli]]|1|'''{{fb|Zanzibar}}'''|'''2'''
<!--final -->
| |'''{{fb|Northern Cyprus}}'''|'''0 (4)'''|{{fb|Zanzibar}}|0 (1)
<!--third-place -->
| |'''{{fb|Gibraltar}}'''|'''2'''| [[FC St. Pauli|Republic of St. Pauli]]|1
}}

===Semi-finals===
{{football box
| date = 1 June 2006
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Northern Cyprus}}
| score = 2–0
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|Gibraltar}}
| goals1 = [[Ali Oraloğlu|Oraloglu]] {{goal|39}} <br/> Dylan {{goal|90+2|o.g.}}
| stadium = [[Millerntor-Stadion]], [[Hamburg]]
| referee = Markus Dahmas <br> ([[Germany]])
| event = 
| time = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| goals2 = 
| attendance = ~400
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 1 June 2006
| team1 = [[FC St. Pauli|Republic of St. Pauli]] 
| score = 1–2
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|Zanzibar}}
| goals1 = [[Sierra Mauni|Mauni]] {{goal|13}}
| goals2 = [[Coaui Maise|Maise]] {{goal|10||90}}
| stadium = [[Millerntor-Stadion]], [[Hamburg]]
| event = 
| time = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| attendance = ~400
| referee = 
}}

===Third-place match===
{{football box
| date = 3 June 2006
| team1 = [[FC St. Pauli|Republic of St. Pauli]] 
| score = 1–2
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|Gibraltar}}
| goals1 = {{goal}}
| goals2 = {{goal}} {{goal}}
| stadium = [[Millerntor-Stadion]], [[Hamburg]]
| event = 
| time = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| attendance = ~400
| referee = 
}}

===Final===
{{football box
| date = 3 June 2006
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Northern Cyprus}}
| score = 0–0
| team2 = {{fb|Zanzibar}}
| goals1 = 
| penaltyscore = 4–1
| stadium = [[Millerntor-Stadion]], [[Hamburg]]
| referee = Moritz Hermann <br> ([[Germany]])
| event = 
| time = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| report = 
| goals2 = 
| attendance = 4,122
| penalties1 = Amcaoglu {{pengoal}} <br/> Taşkıran {{pengoal}} <br/> Uçaner {{pengoal}} <br/> Ulusoy {{pengoal}}
| penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Abdulla <br/> {{penmiss}} Mwinyi <br/> {{penmiss}} Ali
}}

==Top Goalscorers==
Note: Some goalscorers from Gibraltar and Republic of St. Pauli are not listed because there is incomplete information on those games.

; 4 Goals
* Abdul Yilmaz ([[FC St. Pauli|Republic of St. Pauli]])

; 3 Goals 
* Hakan Demirci (Republic of St. Pauli)

; 2 Goals 
* {{flagicon|Northern Cyprus}} Ali Oraloğlu 
* {{flagicon|Zanzibar}} Abdallah Juma Ally
* {{flagicon|Zanzibar}} Alek Mohamed
* {{flagicon|Zanzibar}} Coaui Maise

; 1 Goal
* {{flagicon|Gibraltar}} Lee Cascario 
* {{flagicon|Gibraltar}} Anders Cortsen 
* {{flagicon|Greenland}} Kassannguaq Zeeb
* {{flagicon|Northern Cyprus}} Çagan Çerkez 
* {{flagicon|Northern Cyprus}} Derviş Colcu 
* Dennis Daube (Republic of St. Pauli)
* Sierra Mauni (Republic of St. Pauli)
* {{flagicon|Zanzibar}} Salum Ussi Hamad

; Own goals
* {{flagicon|Gibraltar}} Dylan (against Northern Cyprus)
* {{flagicon|Zanzibar}} Agrey Morris (against Northern Cyprus)

== Final Standings ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Team
!Rank
!Pld
!W
!D
!L
!GF
!GA
!GD
!Win %
|-
|{{fb|Northern Cyprus}}
|1
|4
|4
|0
|0
|6
|1
|5
|1.000
|-
|{{fb|ZAN}}
|2
|4
|2
|0
|2
|7
|6
|1
|.500
|-
|{{fb|Gibraltar}}
|3
|4
|2
|1
|1
|8
|4
|4
|.625
|-
|[[FC St. Pauli|Republic of St. Pauli]]
|4
|4
|1
|1
|2
|10
|5
|5
|.375
|-
|{{fb|Greenland}}
|5
|2
|0
|0
|2
|2
|5
| -3
|.000
|-
|{{fb|Tibet}}
|6
|2
|0
|0
|2
|0
|12
| -12
|.000
|}

{{winners-other|FIFI Wild Cup|Northern Cyprus|[[Northern Cyprus national football team|Northern Cyprus]]|1st}}

==See also==
* [[Viva World Cup]]
* [[CONIFA World Football Cup]]
* [[ELF Cup]]
* [[Non-FIFA international football]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{International football}}
{{International Non-FIFA tournaments}}

[[Category:Non-FIFA football competitions]]
[[Category:2005–06 in German football]]
[[Category:International association football competitions hosted by Germany|2006]]
[[Category:Sports competitions in Hamburg]]
[[Category:May 2006 sports events in Germany]]
[[Category:June 2006 sports events in Germany]]