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2021 WUFA World Series: Surrey Stage
Tournament details
Host countrySurrey Surrey
CityWorplesdon, Guildford
Dates16 - 23 May 2021
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Chagos Islands (1st title)
Runners-up Barawa
Third place Surrey
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored15 (3.75 per match)
Attendance0 (0 per match)

The 2021 WUFA World Series: Surrey Stage was originally planned to be one of the multiple stages of the first edition of the WUFA World Series, an international football tournament organised by the World Unity Football Alliance, although in the end, it was the only stage held that year. [1] It was hosted in Surrey and won by the Chagos Islands[2][3]

Tournament

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The Surrey Stage was hosted by International Surrey Football at Merrist Wood College, Worplesdon, located roughly between Guildford and Woking in Surrey. The tournament was played behind closed doors with no spectator attendance permitted due to restrictions on fan attendance at sporting events imposed within the UK at the time it was held. Instead, a live stream of all four games was organised instead. [4]

The Chagos Island's participation in the tournament was the subject of the documentary film Expulsion, Exile & Extra Time.[5][6]

Format

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The winners of each of the two matches on the first day progressed to the final, while the two losing sides played in a third-place match. The tournament was held on 2 consecutive sundays, with each day seeing two matches play back-to-back. Games were played to 90 minutes and if the teams are tied after this time then a penalty shootout would immediately follow.

Participating teams

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Team Region Participation
 Surrey (Host) Europe Debut
 Barawa[7] Africa
 Chagos Islands[8] Africa
Morocco Maghreb[9] Africa

Venue

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Worplesdon, Surrey
Merrist Wood College is located in Surrey
Merrist Wood College
Merrist Wood College
Merrist Wood College
51°16′17″N 0°37′02″W / 51.2713972°N 0.6172576°W / 51.2713972; -0.6172576 (Worplesdon)
Capacity: Behind Closed Doors[10]

Matches

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All times are local, BST (UTC+1).

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 May 2021 - Worplesdon
 
 
 Surrey1
 
23 May 2021 - Worplesdon
 
 Chagos Islands3
 
 Chagos Islands2 (5)
 
16 May 2021 - Worplesdon
 
 Barawa2 (4)
 
 Barawa3
 
 
Morocco Maghreb1
 
Third-place playoff
 
 
23 May 2021 - Worplesdon
 
 
 Surrey2
 
 
Morocco Maghreb1

Semi-finals

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Surrey Surrey1 - 3 Chagos Islands
Report
Merrist Wood College, Worplesdon, Surrey
Attendance: 0 (Behind Closed Doors)
Barawa 3 - 1Morocco Maghreb
Merrist Wood College, Worplesdon, Surrey
Attendance: 0 (Behind Closed Doors)

Third-place playoff

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Surrey Surrey2 - 1Morocco Maghreb
report
Merrist Wood College, Worplesdon, Surrey
Attendance: 0 (Behind Closed Doors)

Final

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Chagos Islands 2 - 2 Barawa
Penalties
5 – 4
Merrist Wood College, Worplesdon, Surrey
Attendance: 0 (Behind Closed Doors)


 WUFA World Series Winners 

Chagos Islands

First title

Final standing

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