World Cup 89

World Cup 89 was held in South Newlandia and Tikariot. Ko-oren won its first World Cup title, while The Holy Empire lost in the final for the second edition in a row and seventh time overall, tying Audioslavia as the country with the most World Cup silver medals.

Host selection
Only one bid was submitted to host the World Cup.

Qualification
The 180 teams entering the qualifying phase were drawn into 18 groups of ten teams, each contested as a home-and-away double round-robin. The winners of each qualifying group and the six runners-up with the best records directly qualified for the final tournament. The twelve remaining runners-up were paired into six, with the winners of each tie qualifying for the finals.