2026 MicroWorld Cup: Group stage ends as teams prepare for knockout journey

The group stage of the Slopfest 2026 Intermicronational Haxball World Cup concluded yesterday. Co-hosts Hasanisan and Brennonia both qualified in top position within their respective groups, alongside Stanland, Nesea and Mahuset. Tymbarc will join them with an automatic qualification to the quarter-finals as the best second-placed team, with the help of a +9 goal difference, while the other second-placed teams (Parasolia, Minaki, the Independent Team and Ludzervik) will battle it out in the playoff round for a place in the quarter-final.

Final group standings

The quarter-finals will see two highly anticipated contests, Stanland vs Nesea and Mahuset vs Tymbarc. Stanland vs Nesea will see the winner of the so-called "group of death" Stanland face off against a Nesean team who are the tournament's top scorer and leader in the golden boot race, both regarded as potential champions. Meanwhile, Group B runner-up Tymbarc will seek to show their capability against a Mahuset who dominated Group E. Co-hosts Hasanistan and Brennonia will play the winner of the two playoff games, respectively Parasolia vs Ludzervik and Minaki vs the Independent Team.

Knockout bracket (excludes playoff games)

In the first playoff game, to face Hasanistan, the second-ranked and fifth-ranked runner-ups face off. Second-ranked Parasolia heads into the game as strong favourite, having advanced with a confident 4-1 victory over New Oplaya in Group A. Their opponent Ludzervik are the only knockout stage team to have not actually won a game, having only qualified through technical victories (due to Knuffeldierland's withdrawal and a marginally-higher tournament ELO rating than Hortania being in their favour when both teams failed to play by the group stage's deadline), and their only actual game being a crushing 11-1 defeat to Mahuset.

In the other playoff game, the third-ranked and fourth-ranked runner-up teams play to eventually challenge Brennonia. This match that appears to be a closer contest, with both teams having similar group stage performances. Third-ranked Minaki (previously known as Alpecona) had previously played Brennonia, losing 4-0, but came second after a 1-0 victory over Kustia and a technical victory due to Arlandica's disqualification for inactivity. The Independent Team's campaign began with a 9-2 defeat to Nesea, but they recovered soon after with a 3-1 victory over the Republic of Pona and came second in their group after Todia forfeited their game with the Independent Team due to technical issues.

Second-placed team rankings

A full list of group stage results, as well as links to match recordings and the tournament ELO rankings, can be seen here.

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Hasanistan participates in Tic-Tac-Toe Tournament and Friendship Games

Over the past two months, Hasanistan participated in the Micronational Olympic Federation's Tic-Tac-Toe Tournament and the Micronational Friendship Games of the Friendship Nations Group. Hasanistan was represented in both events by Hasan Çakar, who had previously won medals in the MOF eGames and Intergames.

Hasanistan was unsuccessful in the Tic-Tac-Toe Tournament, which came to a close at the beginning of this week, but managed to achieve three medals in its debut appearance at the FNG Friendship Games.

2026 MOF Tic-Tac-Toe Tournament

Hasan Çakar competed on behalf of Hasanistan in the 2026 MOF Tic-Tac-Toe (Noughts and crosses) Tournament. The Tic-Tac-Toe Tournament is one of a series of new single-discipline events held by the Micronational Olympic Federation and was virtually hosted by the Duchy of Firburg. Çakar entered the tournament with a history of having only participated in a tic-tac-toe event at the 2025 Intergames, where he was eliminated in the first stage in a 2-1 defeat to a representative from Gunaka.

Çakar was placed Group A in the initial stage, dubbed the "Horse Meadow" Group, alongside Johannes I (Slitronia), Gruyere (Erland), Filip I (Nesea), Chrzan (Nordmeer, now known as Alpecona), Julian Boevink (Stanland) and Peteros (Mendersia). Çakar ultimately finished fifth in the group with a 2-0 victory over the Standlanic representative and an awarded victory by forfeit against Peteros of Mendersia (who had been disqualified due to inactivity), having lost his four other games (all by two games to zero). Çakar had been tied on points and head-to-head record with the representatives from Nordmeer and Stanland for the fourth qualification spot, but Nordmeer's Chrzan was awarded the qualification spot.

The event was ultimately won by Eric Smith of Mendersia, who defeated Tree of Medoles by two games to zero in the final.

2026 Friendship Games

Hasanistan participated in the 2026 edition of the Friendship Games of the Friendship Nations Group, its first attendance in an event of the Friendship Nations Group. Hasanistan had originally joined the organisation on 7 August 2025, after signing a treaty establishing mutual recognition with the State of Samizdat. The Micronational Friendship Games is a virtual sports event, with this edition having featured football, table tennis, boxing, bowling, volleyball and basketball. The event was held over the month of June. Notably, the host of the event was an anthropomorphic chilli pepper called the "Silly Chilli".

Hasanistan participated in three events in the Friendship Games and earned a medal in each one, a gold medal in table tennis, a bronze medal in boxing and a silver medal in bowling. Hasanistan finished fourth in the overall medal table, which was topped by the event's "overall winner" Selaris Empire who had achieved four goal medals and one silver medal.

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2026 MicroWorld Cup: Hasanistan advances as group stage nears end

As the group stage nears its third and planned final week, co-host Hasanistan successfully qualified for the quarter-finals with a 3-0 victory over Parasolia in its last group game. Hasanistan has now won its group with officially three victories and, with today's victory and the previous 11-2 trouncing of New Oplaya, a robust goal difference of +12.

While the score was 3-0, Hasanistan's player Hasan Çakar said that Parasolia was not an easy opponent. Parasolia's offensive play managed to put Hasanistan on the defensive, including an impressive chance on goal in their kick-off after Hasanistan's third goal, although they could not ultimately penetrate Hasanistan's defence. However, Hasanistan showed good manoeuvrability in its attack and managed to outflank the Parasolian player for each goal. Hasanistan even nearly scored a fourth in the final period, prevented by a decent Parasolian defence.

A replay of the game between Hasanistan and Parasolia can be viewed here on the HBY YouTube channel.

Çakar described the game as a good test run for Hasanistan's knockout journey. As Group A winners, the co-host country will face the winner of the playoff between the second- and fifth-best second-placed teams. Hasanistan has so far been confirmed to be joined with the winners of Group B and E, Stanland and Mahuset respectively. The other competing co-host Brennonia has won two of its group stage, guaranteeing it at least a second-placed finish.

Current group stage standings

Regarding the other groups and participants:

• The tournament saw two withdrawals, Gora Mira of Group A withdrew citing internal instability and Knuffeldierland of Group E withdrew due to "technical issues". Both team's games have been declared walkovers and considered victories by forfeit for their respective opponents.
• Group A: With Hasanistan's two victories and Gora Mira's withdrawal, Parasolia and New Oplaya are now locked into a decider match for second-place.
• Group B: The first group is be completed and now considered the "group of death" due to the strong performance by its top three teams. Stanland managed to top the group with close victories over Tymbarc (6-4) and Kipstania (2-1 in extra time), as well as a 14-0 domination of the Pearson Republic in the tournament's current record largest victory. Stanland's success has earned them the reputation of tournament favourites. Tymbarc and Kipstania fought the final battle of their group, in a game that has been dubbed the "game of the tournament" (so far), where Tymbarc eventually triumphed to earn second-place.
• Group C: A 12-0 trouncing of Kustia and a confident 4-0 victory over Alpecona has set up co-host Brennonia in a position of likely winning their group. Alpecona earned a tight 1-0 win against Kustia, likely eliminating the Kustians. Arlandica has yet to play.
• Group D: Group D has currently not yet played a game.
• Group E: Mahuset has qualified with triumphs over Hortania and Ludzervik. Most notably, Mahuset surprised fans as it humiliated rival Hortania 12-1 in a highly anticipated derby match, which has led to Hortania accusing the Mahusetans of cheating (regarded as fake news by Batyr Times fact checkers). Hortania and Ludzervik are set to face off in a decisive game for second-place.

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2026 Haxball MicroWorld Cup begins

The Slopfest 2026 Intermicronational Haxball World Cup, also known as the 2026 MicroWorld Cup, has begun today. Co-hosted by a trio of Brennonia, Hasanistan and Yotamistan, the tournament will feature 20 teams who will begin their journey in the group stage. All teams are hoping to eventually reach the final and triumph as the intermicronational champion.

MicroWorld Cup group stages and current standings

There are five groups in the initial stage, with one being hosted in Hasanistan, two in Brennonia and two in Yotamistan. The winner of each group will advance to the quarter-finals. The best-ranked second place team will also advance immediately, while the other four group runner-ups will face off in a playoff round.

One game has already been held soon after the tournament began, a tense 6-4 victory by Stanland over Tymbarc in Group B. The victory has set up Stanland for an early lead in their group and will give them confidence to go far, although Tymbarc demonstrated a strong opposition to show they have potential despite the defeat. A replay of the game has been published by Stanland's official YouTube channel, which can be viewed here.

Hasanistan will be in Group A, alongside Gora Mina, Parasolia and New Oplaya. Games in this group will virtually held in the capital Batyr and Çobanistan's Karamankaş. Tournament organiser and Hasanistan's player Hasan Çakar has said that their is a "lot of hope and expectation" for Hasanistan, but it is going into its group games knowing it will be facing "challenging opponents who want to prove their worth".

Follow Hasanistan's Twitter page (@HHukumeti) for live updates on the tournament and Hasanistan's YouTube channel (HBY) for exciting game replays.

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Hasanistan to co-host 2026 MicroWorld Cup

Hasanistan will co-host the 2026 MicroWorld Cup, the Slopfest 2026 Intermicronational Haxball World Cup, with close ally Brennonia and the Kingdom of Yotamistan. The MicroWorld Cup is a new online football tournament that will be held concurrent with the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, itself co-hosted by a trio of countries (Canada, the United States and Mexico). It will be played over the browser game HaxBall and be played in a one-on-one format, with each team having one player.

Logo of the 2026 MicroWorld Cup, featuring the colours of the hosting trio's flags in the shape of a traditional-style football.

The MicroWorld Cup is expected to be begin on 14 June and will continue into mid-July, similar to the timeframe of the FIFA World Cup. Although a full list of participating nations has not yet been published, it is expected that there will be at least sixteen teams. However, one of the co-hosts (Yotamistan) will not itself compete due to undisclosed technical issues. The tournament format will be similar to the World Cup, with a round-robin group stage and a subsequent knockout stage.

The tournament is being organised by the hosting trio's governments, with the support of the Intermicronational Football Federation and the Union of Brennonia and Hasanistan. The event is also being sponsored by the Micronational Soccer World Series and the Brennonian-Hasanistani "Slopfest". Hasanistan's national broadcaster, the Hasanistan Today and Tomorrow Network, will publish some of the games on their Youtube channel.

The tournament was the idea of Hasanistan's Acting Prime Minister Hasan Çakar, who wanted to both create a intermicronational HaxBall tournament and a "micronational counterpart" to the FIFA World Cup. It is currently unconfirmed if it will become a re-occuring event.

As of publication, other micronations are free to apply to participate in the tournament.

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