World Cup Discussion Thread (OOC: Version 1)

[Republic of Siam]

Right, I closed the sign-ups early because interest had clearly waned, and now here we are. Welcome everybody to the 1st Official Infinitos Mundos World Cup! Now, a note on NPCs. Since 22 is an all round bad number for nations in a World Cup, I am adding Ireland and Iceland also as NPCs to bring us to 24, which:
a) Divides into 4 to give us 6 4-team groups.
and b) Means that the top 3 of each group make a last 16 round.
These will not be roleplayed by anyone unless you volunteer to roleplay as one, and really just serve to make up the numbers. Also, the Roster Thread will be up for another week.