Ad’ihan national football team - World Cup 42 campaign

The World Cup 42 campaign is the Ad’ihan national football team's seventh World Cup or World Cup qualifying campaign, and tenth international tournament.

Contents 1 Pre-tournament 2 Team kit 3 Squad selection 4 Coaching staff 5 Match results 5.1 Qualifying Group 5

Pre-tournament

Ad’ihan were coming off another round-of-16 finish in the World Cup, having gone out on penalties to Vephrall on home soil in World Cup 41. Manager Luke Evans extended his contract to run to the end of World Cup 43 qualification shortly before leaving for the Third Summer Olympics as Ad’ihan's chef-de-mission.

Team kit

Ad’ihan play in light green and blue at home, after the regional colours of Grand Island (blue) and City of Ad’ihan (light green). When away from home, the team play in a striped kit with alternating maroon (signifying the blood spilled during the pro-independence insurgency) and aqua, the regional colour of Barrier Island. The goalkeeper plays in a white shirt, with the same shorts as the outfield team, for both home and away games.

Squad selection

In a surprise move by Evans and his coaching staff, many of the starters during World Cup 41 were dropped to the bench in favour of younger players. Kenneth Quinn, Justin Stenstrom and Jeff Dustin were all dropped from defence, resulting in a whole new back line. Evans' nephew Philip Brennan-Evans, who was first called up during World Cup 38, was also dropped to the bench, and up front George Bryson made way.

Ad’ihan are playing in their standard 3-1-2-1-3 formation which has been in use since World Cup 38.

Starters listed in bold; substitutes are not bolded. Where a flag is indicated next to a player's number, it means he has dual citizenship with the country whose flag is shown, but has chosen to represent Ad’ihan. Although many of the team were still born during the time when Ad’ihan was part of Liverpool England, and some still retain Liventian citizenship, most people in the islands chose to give it up after independence.

No. Position Player 1 GK Martin Kawn   2 DL Sean Brown   3 DC Richard Flahavan   4 DR Darryl O'Sullivan   5 DMC Peter Schilling (Vice-captain) 6 MR Anthony Jones (Captain) 7 ML Danny Jacobs   8 AMC Jake Holmes   9 FC Francis Yang   10 FC Julian D'Abbo   11 FC Kieran Ó Branagáin   12 GK Ben Ropes   No. Position Player 13 GK Danny Evans   14 DL John Bristow   15 DL Kenneth Quinn   16 DC Justin Stenstrom   17 DC Jed Fisher   18 DR Jeff Dustin   19 DMC Barry Miller   20 MR Simon Labrie   21 ML Philip Brennan-Evans   22 AMC Greg Innisvale   23 FC George Connor   24 FC Steve Bryson   Coaching staff Name Role Luke Evans Manager Alex Lewis-Edwards Interim manager (four matches) Derrick Hunt Goalkeeping coach Jean-Noël Poivre Physiotherapist and fitness coach Match results Qualifying Group 5 MD # Opponent Venue Result Playing squad Position 1 Kura-Pelland Away 1-1 Kawn; Brown (Quinn 81'), Flahavan, O'Sullivan; Schilling, Jones, Jacobs (Brennan-Evans 66'), Holmes; Yang, D'Abbo ( 19'), Ó Branagáin 2nd 2 Daehanjeiguk Protectorate Stadium, Ad’ihan 2-1 Kawn; Brown, Flahavan (Stenstrom 61'), O'Sullivan; Schilling ( 38'; Miller 88'), Jones ( 21'), Jacobs, Holmes; Yang, D'Abbo, Ó Branagáin (Connor 53') 2nd 3 Gerainia Away 3-0 Kawn; Brown (Bristow 90'), Flahavan, O'Sullivan (Dustin 70'); Schilling, Jones, Jacobs, Holmes; Yang ( 41', 77'), D'Abbo, Ó Branagáin ( 56') 2nd 4 BYE 3rd 5 Universitus Stade des Îles, Ad’ihan 0-1 Kawn; Bristow, Flahavan, Dustin; Schilling, Jones, Brennan-Evans (Jacobs 50'), Holmes; Yang (Bryson 71'), D'Abbo, Connor 3rd