ConIFA World Football Cup
| Founded | 2014 |
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| Region | International (Confederation of Independent Football Associations) |
| Current champions |
 Abkhazia (1st title) |
| Most successful team(s) |
Abkhazia (1 title) County of Nice (1 title) |
 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup qualification
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The ConIFA World Football Cup is an international football tournament organized by ConIFA, an umbrella association for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA, planned to be held every two years.
In May 2013 ConIFA announced that Sápmi had been chosen to host the inaugural ConIFA World Football Cup in Östersund, Sweden. It will be an invitational tournament played between 1 and 8 June 2014, with all matches being held in the 5092-capacity Jämtkraft Arena.
Twelve teams took part in the tournament.Catalonia and Rapa Nui were thought to be potential participants, but ultimately declined or withdrew.
In parallel with the tournament, a festival celebrating the cultural diversity of the teams involved was held in Östersund.
Of the twelve invited teams, eight had previously participated at the Viva World Cup.
The draw initially included Quebec and Zanzibar. However, in May 2014, it was announced that both Quebec and Zanzibar had withdrawn from the tournament. The Quebec team had affiliated with the Fédération de soccer du Québec, with the intention that the FSQ eventually apply for membership of CONCACAF. To this end, the team will only play internationals against full national teams that are members of either CONCACAF or FIFA, and will no longer participate in Non-FIFA Football. The Zanzibar team were unable to obtain visas to enter Sweden and were thus forced to pull out of the tournament. Quebec's place was taken by South Ossetia, while Zanzibar were replaced by County of Nice.
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