World Cup 85

World Cup 85 was an international football tournament held in Farfadillis and Mriin. The qualification phase was organized with support from the football associations of Kelssek and Zwangzug.

Free Republics won its first and only World Cup title thanks to Izmailov's game winning goal in the 61st minute in Maal against Nephara. Both the defending World Cup champions (and hosts), Farfadillis, and the defending Cup of Harmony winners Pasarga were eliminated in the group stage.

Host selection
There were two bids, a Vilitan plan bid from four associations led by Farfadillis and Mriin, with Kelssek and Zwangzug to provide organizational support for the qualifiers and committing to bid for the concurrent Cup of Harmony, as well as a conventional two-host bid from Pasarga and Saintland.

Teams
Thirty teams qualified for the World Cup finals from the 195 teams entering the qualifying phase. The two co-hosts qualified automatically.

Qualification
The World Cup qualification phase was held in 15 groups of 13 teams each, with the teams playing each other home and away. The top two teams of each group advanced to the World Cup finals. Participants in Cup of Harmony 77 are highlighted in magenta. With 26 matchdays, this was the longest qualification phase in World Cup history.