Football Manager 2020 International Notebook

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International Notebook

In a time when the world is at a standstill, please join me on my journey through the years using Football Manager 2020 to simulate the international competitions up to and including the 2022 World Cup and possibly beyond. As a huge international soccer nut, I spent the last three days loading in over 300 leagues around the world and simulating up to the 2022 World Cup. Eventually we will get there, and we can all enjoy that competition as it occurs. Before that, I will blast out competitions in an almost chronological order.

This is a huge project I've looked to do for many years and an idea that came from a thread several years ago by bjh909 found HERE as well as OliDegu2008's two amazing projects HERE and HERE.

Surely, this will evolve greatly in terms of how everything will be reported, however I've added the detail to the game so I will have all scores, goal scorers, and red cards issued. I'm not sure how closely I will go into the club scene, but there is a ton of detail I could go into with that if the interest is there. As a teaser here, with the save paused a week before the 2022 World Cup, Messi is currently valued at $5.5 million!

Enjoy the ride!

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Here is the list of international competitions that we will chronicle leading up to the 2022 World Cup:

AFC (Asia)
World Cup Qualifying (2019-2021)
SEA Championship (2020) - Thailand
WAFF Championship (2019) - Syria
WAFF Championship (2021) - Kuwait
East Asian Cup (2019) - South Korea
East Asian Cup (2021) - China
East Asian Cup Qualifying (2020) - DONE
SAFF Championship (2020) - India
SAFF Championship (2022) - India
Gulf Cup (2020-2021) - Iraq
Asian Solidarity Cup (2020) - Bhutan
Asian Nations Cup Qualifying (2020-2022)

Future: Asian Nations Cup (2023)


CAF (Africa)
World Cup Qualifying (2019-2021)
African Cup of Nations (2021)
African Cup of Nations Qualifying (2019-2020)
African Cup of Nations Qualifying (2021-2022)

Future: African Cup of Nations (2023)


CONCACAF (North America/Central America/Caribbean)
World Cup Qualifying (2020-2021)
North American Gold Cup (2021)
North American Gold Cup Playoffs (2020)

North American Nations League (2019-2020)


CONMEBOL (South America)
World Cup Qualifying (2019-2021)
Copa America (2020)


OFC (Oceania)
World Cup Qualifying (2019-2021)
Oceania Nations Cup (2019-2021)


UEFA (Europe)
World Cup Qualifying (2021)
UEFA Nations League (2020-2021)
UEFA Nations League (2022-2023)
UEFA Euro Championship (2020)
UEFA Euro Championship Qualifying (2018-2020)
UEFA Euro Qualifying Playoff (2020)


WORLD CUP 2022
World Cup Intercontinental Playoff (2022)
World Cup (2022)

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WAFF Championship 2019

Group A
Iraq
Lebanon
Palestine
Syria
Yemen

Group B
Bahrain
Jordan
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia

July 30, 2019
Group A
Syria 3-0 Palestine
3' M. Mardikian (SYR)
25' B. Mostafa (SYR)
41' B. Mostafa (SYR)

Lebanon 0-1 Yemen
35' E. Al-Worafi (YEM)


August 2, 2019
Group A
Palestine 2-3 Iraq
17' Ala'a Abdul Zahra (IRQ)
27' Ashraf Nu'man (PSE)
28' F. Attal (PAL)
80' Karrar Jassim (IRQ)
90+1' Karrar Jassim (IRQ) [pen]

Yemen 0-4 Syria
1' B. Mostafa (SYR)
3' M. Al-Marmour (SYR)
38' B. Mostafa (SYR)
82' B. Mostafa (SYR [pen]


August 4, 2019
Group B
Kuwait 3-0 Jordan
74' B. Al-Motawa (KWT)
80' B. Al-Motawa (KWT)
82' B. Al-Motawa (KWT)

Saudi Arabia 3-1 Bahrain
4' A. Adam (SAU)
14' Faouzi Aaish (BHR) [pen]
55' F. Al-Muwallad (SAU)
90+3' Y. Al-Shehri (SAU) [pen]


August 5, 2019
Group A
Iraq 2-0 Yemen
3' Mohannad Abdul Raheem (IRQ)
17' Karrar Jassim (IRQ)

Syria 2-0 Lebanon
5' W. Al Salama (SYR)
87' M. Mardikian (SYR)


August 7, 2019
Group B
Jordan 0-1 Saudi Arabia
15' S. Al-Dawsari (SAU)

Bahrain 0-1 Kuwait
39' F. Al-Ansari (KWT)


August 8, 2019
Group A
Palestine 1-2 Lebanon
2' S. Saad (LBN)
8' M. Jounaidi (LBN) RED CARD
20' H. Faour (LBN)
86' Ashraf Nu'man (PSE)

Iraq 0-2 Syria
42' W. Al-Salama (SYR)
79' W. Al-Salama (SYR)


August 10, 2019
Group B
Jordan 1-2 Bahrain
32' Ali Madan (BHR)
45' M. Al'Laham (JOR)
90+1' M. Marhoon (BHR)

Kuwait 1-2 Saudi Arabia
72' A. Asiri (SAU)
75' A. Asiri (SAU)
76' Abdulrahman Bani (KWT)


August 11, 2019
Group A
Yemen 2-2 Palestine
27' A. Hafeedh (YEM) [pen]
45' A. Abuhabib (PSE)
52' H. Musa (PSE)
88' A. Dhabaan (YEM)

Lebanon 0-2 Iraq
5' A. Husni (IRQ)
76' Mohannad Abdul Raheem (IRQ)

FINAL STANDINGS




WAFF Championship 2019 Final
August 14, 2019

Syria 3-0 Saudi Arabia
10' B. Mostafa (SYR)
36' F. Arnaout (SYR)
88' M. Al-Wakid (SYR)


Syria are your WAFF Championship 2019 Champions!
Top Scorer: Basel Mostafa (SYR) - 6 goals
Top Performer: Basel Mostafa (SYR) - 8.04 - (5 apps)

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East Asian Cup 2019

Group
China
Hong Kong (China PR)
Japan
South Korea

December 13, 2019

Hong Kong (China PR) 0-2 Japan
17' T. Kawakami (JPN)
88' H. Matsuo (JPN)


December 14, 2019

China 0-5 South Korea
8' Hong Chul (KOR)
33' Ji Xiang (CHN) RED CARD
42' Hong Chul (KOR)
70' Kim Seung-Dae (KOR)
72' Hong Chul (KOR)
90' Kim Seung-Dae (KOR) [pen]


December 17, 2019

Japan 0-2 China
18' N. Yennaris (CHN)
40' Li Ang (CHN)


December 18, 2019

South Korea 3-0 Hong Kong (China PR)
31' Moon Seon-Min (KOR)
36' Hong Jeong-Ho (KOR)
53' Kim Seung-Dae (KOR)


December 21, 2019

China 0-1 Hong Kong (China PR)
90+1' Lee Ka Yiu (HKG)

South Korea 3-1 Japan
6' Moon Seon-Min (KOR)
10' K. Matsunaga (JPN)
44' Son Jun-Ho (KOR)
58' Kim Seung-Dae (KOR)

FINAL STANDINGS

South Korea are your East Asian Cup 2019 champions!
Top Scorer: Kim Seung-Dae (KOR) - 4 goals
Top Performer: Hong Chul (KOR) - 8.55 - 2 apps

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SAFF Championship 2020

Group A
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives

Matchday 1

India 4-1 Bangladesh
4' Lallianzuala (IND)
30' Lallianzuala (IND)
71' N. Newaz Jibon (BGD)
77' U. Singh (IND)
90+2' B. Fernandes (IND)

Maldives 2-3 Bhutan
7' A. Abdulla (MDV)
9' J. Dorji (BTN)
21' A. Yaameen (MDV)
44' A. Abdul Ghani (MDV) RED CARD
45+3' K. Tobgay (BTN)
85' C. Wangchuk (BTN) [pen]

SAFF Championship 2020 - Group A
TEAM	W	D	L	GD	PTS
India	1	0	0	3	3
Bhutan	1	0	0	1	3
Maldives	0	0	1	-1	0
Bangladesh	0	0	1	-3	0

Group B
Afghanistan
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka

Matchday 1

Afghanistan 1-1 Nepal
6' Y. Rizai (AFG)
84' R. Chhyantal (NPL) [pen]

Sri Lanka 2-1 Pakistan
7' M. Mohamed Fazal (LKA)
11' Jadeed Khan (PAK)
19' M. Mohamed Fazal (LKA)

SAFF Championship 2020 - Group B
TEAM	W	D	L	GD	PTS
Sri Lanka	1	0	0	1	3
Afghanistan	0	1	0	0	1
Nepal	0	1	0	0	1
Pakistan	0	0	1	-1	0

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SAFF Championship 2020

Matchday 2 - Group A

Bangladesh 2-1 Maldives
26' W. Ahmed (BGD)
52' A. Imaaz (MDV)
78' N. Newaz Jibon (BGD)

Bhutan 0-1 India
32' U. Singh (IND)

SAFF Championship 2020 - Group A
TEAM	W	D	L	GD	PTS
India	2	0	0	4	6
Bhutan	1	0	1	0	3
Bangladesh	1	0	1	-2	3
Maldives	0	0	2	-2	0

Matchday 2 - Group B

Nepal 2-1 Sri Lanka
42' D. Muneer Sally (LKA)
68' B. Khawas (NPL) [pen]
83' R. Chhyantal (NPL)

Pakistan 1-3 Afghanistan
28' M. Riaz (PAK) RED CARD
34' B. Amiri (AFG)
38' A. Ali (PAK)
48' M. Naim (AFG)
81' E. Aminpur (AFG)

SAFF Championship 2020 - Group B
TEAM	W	D	L	GD	PTS
Afghanistan	1	1	0	2	4
Nepal	1	1	0	1	4
Sri Lanka	1	0	1	0	3
Pakistan	0	0	2	-3	0

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SAFF Championship 2020

Matchday 3 - Group A

Maldives 0-6 India
14' Lallianzuala (IND)
17' S. Chhetri (IND)
73' Lallianzuala (IND)
76' U. Singh (IND)
85' U. Singh (IND)
90+2' S. Jhingan (IND)

Bhutan 7-1 Bangladesh
5' O. Tshering (BTN)
11' K. Tobgay (BTN)
14' K. Tobgay (BTN)
18' Chencho (BTN)
47' Chencho (BTN)
66' R. Hasan (BGD)
89' Chencho (BTN)
90+2' K. Tobgay (BTN) [pen]

FINAL GROUP A STANDINGS

Matchday 3 - Group B

Afghanistan 3-1 Sri Lanka
32' A. Naim (AFG)
37' T. Zekria (AFG)
41' Y. Rizai (AFG)
90' A. Mohamed Nowfeer (LKA) [pen]

Nepal 3-0 Pakistan
13' B. Khawas (NPL)
41' R. Paswan (NPL)
49' B. Khawas (NPL) [pen]

FINAL GROUP B STANDINGS



Up Next: SAFF Championship 2020 Semifinals
Afghanistan vs. India
Bhutan vs. Nepal

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SAFF Championship 2020

Semifinals

Afghanistan 1-10 India
12' U. Singh (IND)
16' Lallianzuala (IND)
17' S. Chhetri (IND)
22' P. Kotal (IND)
32' B. Fernandes (IND)
45+2' B. Fernandes (IND)
54' Lallianzuala (IND)
56' S. Chhetri (IND)
59' U. Singh (IND)
70' U. Singh (IND)
79' Y. Rizai (AFG)

Bhutan 3-0 Nepal
27' Chencho (BTN)
47' N. Wangdi (BTN)
89' Y. Dorji (BTN)