Kurdistan to Play Province in VIVA Semi-finals

Kurdistan will play Provence in the semi-finals of the fifth edition of the VIVA World Cup that is being held in Erbil, the capital of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region.

Kurdistan is one step closer to the cup after two victories in the group matches against Western Sahara 6-0 and Occitana 1-0. It is now the main nominee to win the title.

The semi-finals matches are set to be held in Kurdistan Region’s third largest city, Duhok, on Friday. The runners-up in the semi-finals include Kurdistan, Provence, Zanzibar and Northern Cyprus.

The VIVA World Cup is an international tournament held every two year where nations without states of their own will compete for the title.

For this year, each of the teams of the Iraqi Kurdistan, Western Sahara, Occitana, Zanzibar, Raetia, Tamil Elam, Darfur, Provence and Northern Cyprus participate in the championship.

Kurdistan Region have twice reached the finals, in 2009 and 2010, but failed to win any titles of the tournament.

VIVA World Cup was held annually until 2010 before the board decided it should be held every two years.

RY/AKnews