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The SMFA will choose at the start of each season which country will host the SMFA World Cup, and therefore each season you will see the tournament hosted in a different country.

The competing nations in the SMFA World Cup will be split into 8 groups of 4 and this will be done by the SMFA based on seedings. Each national team will play the other three nations once during the group stage (3 matches in total), and the top two nations at the end of the SMFA World Cup group stage will qualify for the SMFA World Cup knock-out stages. The knock-out stages are one off matches leading all the way to the SMFA World Cup Final.

As the national team manager you will be able to select any players of that nationality (even if they have retired from international football in real-life) for your squad, and you can select up to a maximum of 30 players.

Once the the SMFA World Cup is underway you will not be able to change any players within your squad, and you will have to compete with your lasted selected squad.

To select a player for your squad you will need to click on the Squad tab within the National Overview page. Using the Player Search facility you can select which players from your association you want to call up to your squad. You can search for a player by name or by position to add them to your squad.

Dependent on which Player Search facility you have selected will depend on the results which are displayed. To call up a player or multiple players to your national squad you will need to check the box in the last column under Action and then click on Add Selected.

The SMFA World Cup matches will be displayed within your schedule, and therefore it is your responsibility to ensure that you have selected your formation and tactics for each match (otherwise your association could sack you for poor results).

Selecting the formation and tactics for your national team is the same process as for any club side that you are currently managing. To access the formation and tactics for your national team you will need to click on the Tactics tab within the Nations Overview page.

Regarding fitness and international matches all players are 100% fit for the game, and no fitness is reduced for playing in a game.

Players can and will pick up suspensions whilst on international duty. The following rules apply for a suspension during the SMFA World Cup:

• Red card = 1 game ban;
• 2 yellow cards = 1 game ban.

If a player has any suspensions from the SMFA World Cup Qualifiers these will carry over into the SMFA World Cup fixtures.

If a player is suspended for international duty it will not effect his availability for his club side and likewise if a player is suspended for his club side it will not effect his availability for his national side.