2026 MicroWorld Cup: Hasanistan advances as group stage nears end

As the group stage nears its third and planned final week, co-host Hasanistan successfully qualified for the quarter-finals with a 3-0 victory over Parasolia in its last group game. Hasanistan has now won its group with officially three victories and, with today's victory and the previous 11-2 trouncing of New Oplaya, a robust goal difference of +12.

While the score was 3-0, Hasanistan's player Hasan Çakar said that Parasolia was not an easy opponent. Parasolia's offensive play managed to put Hasanistan on the defensive, including an impressive chance on goal in their kick-off after Hasanistan's third goal, although they could not ultimately penetrate Hasanistan's defence. However, Hasanistan showed good manoeuvrability in its attack and managed to outflank the Parasolian player for each goal. Hasanistan even nearly scored a fourth in the final period, prevented by a decent Parasolian defence.

A replay of the game between Hasanistan and Parasolia can be viewed here on the HBY YouTube channel.

Çakar described the game as a good test run for Hasanistan's knockout journey. As Group A winners, the co-host country will face the winner of the playoff between the second- and fifth-best second-placed teams. Hasanistan has so far been confirmed to be joined with the winners of Group B and E, Stanland and Mahuset respectively. The other competing co-host Brennonia has won two of its group stage, guaranteeing it at least a second-placed finish.

Current group stage standings

Regarding the other groups and participants:

• The tournament saw two withdrawals, Gora Mira of Group A withdrew citing internal instability and Knuffeldierland of Group E withdrew due to "technical issues". Both team's games have been declared walkovers and considered victories by forfeit for their respective opponents.
• Group A: With Hasanistan's two victories and Gora Mira's withdrawal, Parasolia and New Oplaya are now locked into a decider match for second-place.
• Group B: The first group is be completed and now considered the "group of death" due to the strong performance by its top three teams. Stanland managed to top the group with close victories over Tymbarc (6-4) and Kipstania (2-1 in extra time), as well as a 14-0 domination of the Pearson Republic in the tournament's current record largest victory. Stanland's success has earned them the reputation of tournament favourites. Tymbarc and Kipstania fought the final battle of their group, in a game that has been dubbed the "game of the tournament" (so far), where Tymbarc eventually triumphed to earn second-place.
• Group C: A 12-0 trouncing of Kustia and a confident 4-0 victory over Alpecona has set up co-host Brennonia in a position of likely winning their group. Alpecona earned a tight 1-0 win against Kustia, likely eliminating the Kustians. Arlandica has yet to play.
• Group D: Group D has currently not yet played a game.
• Group E: Mahuset has qualified with triumphs over Hortania and Ludzervik. Most notably, Mahuset surprised fans as it humiliated rival Hortania 12-1 in a highly anticipated derby match, which has led to Hortania accusing the Mahusetans of cheating (regarded as fake news by Batyr Times fact checkers). Hortania and Ludzervik are set to face off in a decisive game for second-place.

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2026 Haxball MicroWorld Cup begins

The Slopfest 2026 Intermicronational Haxball World Cup, also known as the 2026 MicroWorld Cup, has begun today. Co-hosted by a trio of Brennonia, Hasanistan and Yotamistan, the tournament will feature 20 teams who will begin their journey in the group stage. All teams are hoping to eventually reach the final and triumph as the intermicronational champion.

MicroWorld Cup group stages and current standings

There are five groups in the initial stage, with one being hosted in Hasanistan, two in Brennonia and two in Yotamistan. The winner of each group will advance to the quarter-finals. The best-ranked second place team will also advance immediately, while the other four group runner-ups will face off in a playoff round.

One game has already been held soon after the tournament began, a tense 6-4 victory by Stanland over Tymbarc in Group B. The victory has set up Stanland for an early lead in their group and will give them confidence to go far, although Tymbarc demonstrated a strong opposition to show they have potential despite the defeat. A replay of the game has been published by Stanland's official YouTube channel, which can be viewed here.

Hasanistan will be in Group A, alongside Gora Mina, Parasolia and New Oplaya. Games in this group will virtually held in the capital Batyr and Çobanistan's Karamankaş. Tournament organiser and Hasanistan's player Hasan Çakar has said that their is a "lot of hope and expectation" for Hasanistan, but it is going into its group games knowing it will be facing "challenging opponents who want to prove their worth".

Follow Hasanistan's Twitter page (@HHukumeti) for live updates on the tournament and Hasanistan's YouTube channel (HBY) for exciting game replays.

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Hasanistan to co-host 2026 MicroWorld Cup

Hasanistan will co-host the 2026 MicroWorld Cup, the Slopfest 2026 Intermicronational Haxball World Cup, with close ally Brennonia and the Kingdom of Yotamistan. The MicroWorld Cup is a new online football tournament that will be held concurrent with the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, itself co-hosted by a trio of countries (Canada, the United States and Mexico). It will be played over the browser game HaxBall and be played in a one-on-one format, with each team having one player.

Logo of the 2026 MicroWorld Cup, featuring the colours of the hosting trio's flags in the shape of a traditional-style football.

The MicroWorld Cup is expected to be begin on 14 June and will continue into mid-July, similar to the timeframe of the FIFA World Cup. Although a full list of participating nations has not yet been published, it is expected that there will be at least sixteen teams. However, one of the co-hosts (Yotamistan) will not itself compete due to undisclosed technical issues. The tournament format will be similar to the World Cup, with a round-robin group stage and a subsequent knockout stage.

The tournament is being organised by the hosting trio's governments, with the support of the Intermicronational Football Federation and the Union of Brennonia and Hasanistan. The event is also being sponsored by the Micronational Soccer World Series and the Brennonian-Hasanistani "Slopfest". Hasanistan's national broadcaster, the Hasanistan Today and Tomorrow Network, will publish some of the games on their Youtube channel.

The tournament was the idea of Hasanistan's Acting Prime Minister Hasan Çakar, who wanted to both create a intermicronational HaxBall tournament and a "micronational counterpart" to the FIFA World Cup. It is currently unconfirmed if it will become a re-occuring event.

As of publication, other micronations are free to apply to participate in the tournament.

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Disappointment for Hasanistan at the 2026 eSports Games

The 2026 eSports Games, virtually hosted by the Unitary Republic of Curnon and organised by the Micronational Olympic Federation, came to a close on the 28 May. The event is a multi-event competition where cyletes from various micronations compete in different online-based games, featuring a total of thirteen events.

Hasanistan participated in the event, its third time participation in an MOF-organised event and second at the eSports Games. Only one "cylete" was representing Hasanistan at the event, Hasan Çakar. Çakar had previously won two medals in past MOF events, although neither event (agar.io and mancala) in which he was a medallist was included in this edition's event roster. Çakar competed in the billiards, chess, rock-paper-scissors, Fruit Ninja and Pac-Man events, the first three being knock-out events and the latter being ranked events. Unfortunately, Hasanistan failed to win a medal in any event.

In summary of the cylete's performance in each event:

• Billiards: Eliminated in the first round by Matthew Salzer (Ladonia) by a score of two sets to one.
• Chess: Began in the second round, due to a tournament bye. Eliminated by Lucas (Satoshi), due to time disqualification during the game.
• Rock-Paper-Scissors: Eliminated in the first round by Dimitri (Lithoria) by a score of three games to zero.
• Fruit Ninja: Placed fifth with a score of 1222, out of thirteen placed participants.
• Pac-Man: Placed twelfth with a score of 8460, out of eighteen placed participants.

Hasanistan's "cylete" and the head of the national sports delegation to the Games Hasan Çakar thanked Curnon for hosting the event and congratulated all medallists and participants on a successful event.

Hasanistan will participate in the MOF's upcoming 2026 Tic-Tac-Toe Tournament, hosted by the Duchy of Firburg. Hasanistan has also expressed interest in placing a bid to host the next Intergames.

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Hasanistan opposes Iran War

Acting Prime Minister Hasan Çakar has issued a statement declaring Hasanistan's opposition to the war launched by Israel and the United States against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The Iran War began on 28 February 2026, after the US and Israel launched airstrikes which killed the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khameney. It has since escalated into mutual exchanges of airstrikes, drones and missiles, with Iran attacking US bases in the region, Israel and the Gulf Arab states, and has started a global oil crisis due to disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.

The Acting Prime Minister's statement reads as follows:

"Hasanistan is opposed to the war of aggression against Iran, launched by Israel and its servile court jester Donald Trump. This war will only bring chaos and destruction to the Middle East region, as well as to the rest of Asia and Europe.

Hasanistan believes the war should end and that peace in the region should be prioritised over expansionist ambitions.

The nation especially condemns the bombing of the girl's school in the Hormozgan."

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