The World Nations Cup 2023

An amazing tournament full of great play and great friendship

Teams from 19 nations came to England for the first ever World Nations Cup of walking football. Teams played with passion and pride in three days of high quality, competitive walking football.

Although this was about the games, it was the spirit and friendship that the tournament should be remembered. Old friendships renewed and new ones made.

The hosts, England were ultimately victorious in both the over 50’s and over 60’s age groups. But during the matches we saw fantastically tight games and some superb walking football from all the teams.

The World Nations Cup 2023

The Results and Tables
international walking football

Winner over 50's

England

England v Czech Republic

Score 1 – 1

England win on penalties

international walking football

Winner over 60's

England

England v France

Score 3 – 0

Over 50’s – Semi Final

England v Spain

Score 1 – 0

Over 50’s – Semi Final

Italy v Czech Republic

Score 0 – 1

Over 60’s – Semi Final

England v Canada

Score 8 – 2

Over 60’s – Semi Final

Italy v France

Score 1 – 1

France win on penalties

Over 50’s – 3rd 4th playoff

Italy v Spain

Score 0 – 0

Italy win on penalties

Over 60’s – 3rd 4th playoff

Canada v Italy

Score 2 – 5

Group 1 Results

Over 50's Group 1

Day Time Pitch Home Team Away Team Score
Thursday 9.50 1 England Czech Republic 4 : 2
9.50 3 Rwanda Egypt 0 : 1
11.30 2 Egypt Saudi Arabia 3 : 0
11.30 4 Spain Czech Republic 1 : 2
12.20 1 England Rwanda 2 : 0
12.20 2 Australia Wales 1 : 0
14.50 3 Czech Republic Rwanda 3 : 0
14.50 4 Spain Australia 1 : 1
15.40 4 Saudi Arabia Wales 0 : 3
16.30 2 Saudi Arabia Spain 0 : 3
16.30 4 Australia Rwanda 1 : 3
17.20 1 England Egypt 5 : 1
19.00 1 England Saudi Arabia 3 : 0
19.00 2 Czech Republic Wales 8 : 2
19.00 4 Egypt Australia 4 : 3
Friday 8.30 2 Rwanda Spain 0 : 2
8.30 3 Saudi Arabia Australia 0 : 3
10.10 1 England Wales 7 : 0
10.10 2 Czech Republic Egypt 3 : 1
11.00 3 Rwanda Saudi Arabia 3 : 0
11.00 4 Egypt Spain 0 : 2
12.40 1 England Australia 4 : 0
12.40 3 Spain Wales 2 : 0
14.20 1 England Spain 2 : 1
14.20 3 Czech Republic Saudi Arabia 3 : 0
14.20 4 Rwanda Wales 2 : 0
16.00 2 Wales Egypt 0 : 4
16.00 4 Czech Republic Australia 8 : 0

Group 2 Results

Over 50's Group 2

Day Time Pitch Home Team Away Team Score
Thursday 9.50 2 Italy Nigeria 1 : 0
9.50 4 Basque Country Singapore 1 : 0
11.30 1 Japan Singapore 0 : 2
11.30 3 Jersey WF Caribbean 1 : 2
12.20 3 Nigeria Basque Country 0 : 1
14.50 1 Italy Basque Country 1 : 0
14.50 2 Jersey Japan 10 : 1
16.30 1 WF Caribbean Nigeria 1 : 0
16.30 3 Singapore Jersey 0 : 3
17.20 2 Italy Singapore 3 : 0
17.20 3 Basque Country WF Caribbean 0 : 1
17.20 4 Japan Nigeria 0 : 3
Friday 8.30 1 Italy Jersey 1 : 0
8.30 4 Singapore WF Caribbean 0 : 5
10.10 4 Basque Country Japan 4 : 1
11.00 1 Italy Japan 9 : 0
11.00 2 Nigeria Singapore 1 : 0
12.40 2 Basque Country Jersey 0 : 1
14.20 2 Japan WF Caribbean 0 : 6
16.00 1 Italy WF Caribbean 1 : 1
16.00 3 Nigeria Jersey 0 : 1

Group 3 Results

Over 60's Group 3

Day Time Pitch Home Team Away Team Score
Thursday 9.00 1 England France 1 : 0
10.40 2 South Korea Japan 0 : 1
14.00 1 England Basque Country 1 : 0
14.00 3 Canada South Korea 6 : 0
15.40 2 Canada France 0 : 3
15.40 4 Basque Country Japan 2 : 1
18.10 1 England South Korea 16 : 1
18.10 4 France Japan 1 : 0
Friday 9.20 2 France Basque Country 3 : 0
9.20 4 Canada Japan 3 : 1
11.50 1 England Japan 1 : 0
11.50 3 Basque Country South Korea 3 : 1
13.30 2 Basque Country Canada 0 : 3
15.10 1 England Canada 12 : 0
15.10 3 France South Korea 13 : 0

Group 4 Results

Over 60's Group 4

Day Time Pitch Home Team Away Team Score
Thursday 9.00 2 Italy WF Caribbean 2 : 0
10.40 1 Australia Northern Ireland 0 : 1
10.40 3 Wales Czech Republic 0 : 3
14.00 2 Italy Wales 6 : 0
14.00 4 Australia WF Caribbean 0 : 2
15.40 1 Czech Republic WF Caribbean 1 : 0
15.40 3 Wales Northern Ireland 0 : 1
18.10 2 Italy Northern Ireland 0 : 0
Friday 9.20 1 Italy Australia 3 : 0
11.50 2 Northern Ireland Czech Republic 2 : 0
11.50 4 Wales Australia 2 : 1
13.30 1 Italy Czech Republic 2 : 0
15.10 2 Australia Czech Republic 1 : 1
15.10 4 Northern Ireland WF Caribbean 2 : 2
16.50 1 Wales WF Caribbean 1 : 1

Group 1 Table

Over 50's Group 1

P W D L GF GA GD PTS
England 7 7 0 0 27 4 23 21
Czech Republic 7 6 0 1 29 8 21 18
Spain 7 4 1 2 12 5 7 13
Egypt 7 4 0 3 14 13 1 12
Rwanda 7 3 0 4 8 9 -1 9
Australia 7 2 1 4 9 20 -11 7
Wales 7 1 0 6 5 24 -19 3
Saudi Arabia 7 0 0 7 0 21 -21 0

Group 2 Table

Over 50's Group 2

P W D L GF GA GD PTS
Italy 6 5 1 0 16 1 15 16
WF Caribbean 6 5 1 0 16 2 14 16
Jersey 6 4 0 2 16 4 12 12
Basque Country 6 3 0 3 6 4 2 9
Nigeria 6 2 0 4 4 4 0 6
Singapore 6 1 0 5 2 13 -11 3
N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 -50 0
Japan 6 0 0 6 2 34 -32 0

Group 3 Table

Over 60's Group 3

P W D L GF GA GD PTS
England 5 5 0 0 31 1 30 15
France 5 4 0 1 20 1 19 12
Canada 5 3 0 2 12 16 -4 9
Basque Country 5 2 0 3 5 9 -4 6
Japan 5 1 0 4 3 7 -4 3
N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Korea 5 0 0 5 2 39 -37 0

Group 4 Table

Over 60's Group 4

P W D L GF GA GD PTS
Italy 5 4 1 0 13 0 13 13
Northern Ireland 5 3 2 0 6 2 4 11
Czech Republic 5 2 1 2 5 5 0 7
WF Caribbean 5 1 2 2 5 6 -1 5
Wales 5 1 1 3 3 12 -9 4
Australia 5 0 1 4 2 9 -7 1
N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Over 50's Quarter Finals

England v Basque Country Caribbean v Spain Italy v Egypt Czech Republic v Jersey
2-1 0-0

Spain won on penalties

 5-0 1-0

Over 60's Quarter Finals

England v WF Caribbean Northern Ireland v Canada Italy v Basque Country France v Czech Republic
3-0 0-1 3-1 1-0