Dates 4 Jun 2012 – 9 Jun 2012 Teams 9 Matches played 18 | Venue(s) 5 (in 4 host cities) Location Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq Goals scored 102 | |
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Champions Iraqi Kurdistan (1st title) Third place Zanzibar national football team | ||
The 2012 VIVA World Cup was the fifth VIVA World Cup, an international tournament for football open to non-FIFA-affiliated teams, played in the Iraqi Kurdistan. It marked a new record in the competition's history, with nine teams competing for the Nelson Mandela Trophy, from 4 to 9 June. Al Iraqiya signed a television rights agreement with the NF-Board and the Kurdistan Football Association to broadcast all the matches.
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