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The 68th edition of the Baptism of Fire was a football tournament hosted by Farfadillis and Semarland prior to World Cup 81. The competition was open to every unranked team as of the World Cup 81 cycle. Cobrio won the tournament in Ferdullaele but fell short of qualifying for the World Cup finals.

Host selection
There were four bids to host the 68th Baptism of Fire, though the bid from Farfadillis and Semarland won a majority of votes in the first round of voting.

Draw
Thirty six teams entered the tournament. As all the teams are unranked, there is no seeding, so all the teams are randomly assigned into 6 groups, with Groups A-C being hosted by Valladares and D-F by Chromatika.

Format
Teams played each other team in their group in a single round-robin format. The top two teams from each group, plus the four third-placed teams with the best record, advanced to the round of 32, and the tournament continued from there in a single-elimination bracket.

Group standings were determined in the following order of precedence:
 * 1) Points
 * 2) Head-to-head record
 * 3) Overall goal differential
 * 4) Coin flip

In the single-elimination stage, matches were decided by extra time if scores were level after ninety minutes, and penalty shoot-out if necessary after that.