TENGEN WORLD CUP SOCCER SEGA GAME GEAR FAQ/WALKTHROUGH by TIM ROAST
tjr10 [at] h o t m a i l . c o . u k
Copyright 2012 Tim Roast
23/Jun/12 - Version 1.0
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CONTENTS
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Use control and F together to navigate to the correct section using the square 
brackets and the number in between. Alternatively you can search by keyword.

1. Introduction					[1]
2. Controls					[2]
3. Main Menu					[3]
4. Teams					[4]
5. Playing a match			        [5]
6. Walkthrough of World Cup mode		[6]

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1. Introduction [1]
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Contents of this section:
1.1. About Me					[1.1]
1.2. About the game				[1.2]
1.3. About the guide				[1.3]

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1.1. About Me [1.1]
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My name is Tim Roast (XBOX 360 gamertag: TheMightyRoast). All my guides are 
listed on GAMEFAQS at:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/68024.html?type=1

It may appear on other sites too, as long as they ask my permission - my email 
address is at the top (and bottom) of this guide.

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1.2. About the game [1.2]
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This game was released in 1993 and was made by Tengen.

As taken from the blurb:

The World Cup is without doubt the world's greatest sporting competition. Now 
all the excitement of the tournament is captured for the Game Gear. Featuring 
the Top 24 teams each with a squad of 15 players to choose from and in match 
action that is guaranteed to keep you hooked.

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1.3. About the guide [1.3]
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To navigate the guide you can use Ctrl+F to search for the section you require 
(using the square brackets around the section number) or search by keyword.

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2. Controls [2]
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To navigate the menus use the direction pad and select with A or exit with B.

During a game when you have the ball use the D-pad to dribble with the player, 
A to kick long and B to pass the ball to the nearest man. When you don't have 
the ball then D-pad still moves the selected player whilst A is a slide tackle 
and B is to switch the player you control. At any time you can press start to 
pause the game.

When the ball is out of play for a throw-in or a corner then you use the D-pad 
to direct where you want to put the ball, A to kick/throw the ball (A and down 
to go short, A and up to go long for corners) or B to go to substitution 
screen.

When your goalkeeper saves the ball then you take control of him for the goal-
kick. Use the left button to aim the kick left, or right to aim right then when 
ready press A to kick it. If you press A and up then it'll go further, if you 
press B and down then you'll throw it.

Should you draw a match then, unless you are in group stage of the world cup 
mode, you will face a penalty shoot-out. Here the controls are left to hit it 
left, right to hit it right, up to hit it high, down to hit it low. (You can 
press A to kick it too, or just wait for the kick to be taken automatically in 
the direction you are pressing.) As the keeper it is left, right, up or down 
depending on the direction you want to dive.

(If you want to practice penalty shoot outs then you can. Go to World Cup mode, 
choose to enter password, change the first two letters to PK then press A. This 
exits you to the main menu. Now choose an exhibition match and you'll be taken 
to a penalty shootout.)

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3. Main Menu [3]
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When you start the game then you see the main menu. You have two options. These 
are:

1. Game Start
2. Configuration

1. Start:
Choosing start will give you four new options:
World Cup
Exhibition
Link Game
Watch

Choosing Link Game allows you to play a one-off 2-player match, choosing 
Exhibition allows you to play a one-off 1-player match, and choosing Watch 
allows you to watch a computer-controlled match (although you will still need 
to press to select the teams and start each half). 

2. Configuration:
Here you can configure your options: 

* You can choose to play on hard or normal difficulty. 
* You can choose what sound mode you want during the matches (BGM, SE, SILENT) 
where BGM = Background Music and SE = Sound Effects. I recommend SE unless you 
like your 8-bit game music.
* You can choose the time per half (45, 30, 15 - not real-time, the 15 minute 
option is the equivalent of around 90 seconds per half).
* You can set the game speed to fast or slow.
* You can listen to all the background music (BGM) (all eleven tunes: 81-8B) 
and sound effects (SE) (all sixteen of them: 91-0A) in the game using the sound 
test option.
* You can exit using the exit option which takes you back to the main menu.

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4. Teams [4]
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There are 24 teams in the game. These are the following: 

ALG (Algeria)
Name	Pow.	Spd.	Tec.
1. K.K	4	3	3
2. R.P	5	4	2
3. M.Y	4	3	3
4. O.M	5	4	3
5. M.H	4	5	2
6. M.F	5	4	2
7. C.T	4	5	3
8. E.D	6	4	1
9. U.U	5	3	3
10. M.L	7	6	5
11. N.K	4	4	5
12. P.P	5	4	3
13. Q.K	4	5	4
14. J.L	5	3	4
15. A.N	3	6	4

ARG (Argentina)
Name	Pow.	Spd.	Tec.
1. K.E	7	7	6
2. U.D	7	7	4
3. S.R	7	6	6
4. S.T	7	7	4
5. O.S	5	7	5
6. T.K	9	9	9
7. D.M	6	8	5
8. B.K	6	8	5
9. J.L	7	7	6
10. K.G	8	9	9
11. R.O	5	7	9
12. C.M	5	7	3
13. M.M	6	5	5
14. T.R	5	7	5
15. S.P	4	9	5

BEL (Belgium)
Name	Pow.	Spd.	Tec.
1. F.J	3	5	5
2. O.J	4	6	4
3. J.S	3	6	3
4. W.W	4	5	4
5. P.B	4	7	4
6. H.J	6	7	4
7. F.L	3	5	4
8. H.S	5	6	3
9. C.L	6	5	3
10. V.M	7	8	3
11. A.F	3	3	5
12. G.B	6	8	2
13. K.V	7	5	2
14. I.M	5	6	4
15. K.R	4	5	6

BRA (Brazil)
Name	Pow.	Spd.	Tec.
1. C.K	8	8	6
2. K.S	8	8	5
3. M.C	8	8	5
4. R.J	7	8	5
5. P.J	8	8	6
6. H.M	6	6	6
7. P.Y	8	9	7
8. Z.B	5	6	5
9. V.L	7	5	5
10. O.E	8	9	9
11. L.H	6	6	8
12. B.F	6	6	4
13. F.L	5	5	7
14. G.C	5	7	6
15. F.M	6	5	6

CHI (China)
Name	Pow.	Spd.	Tec.
1. Y.B	5	1	3
2. T.F	3	4	2
3. V.K	4	2	1
4. L.R	4	3	3
5. T.R	5	1	2
6. I.K	5	2	2
7. C.C	4	4	1
8. L.T	5	3	3
9. B.L	5	3	4
10. H.K	7	4	5
11. S.H	4	3	5
12. C.T	2	5	3
13. B.J	3	3	4
14. O.F	5	5	1
15. J.O	2	6	1

DEN (Denmark)
Name	Pow.	Spd.	Tec.
1. G.V	6	8	4
2. Y.I	7	8	5
3. J.M	6	8	6
4. T.R	7	7	4
5. B.H	8	7	6
6. W.N	8	8	4
7. K.R	8	7	4
8. I.C	7	8	6
9. J.G	6	7	6
10. H.P	7	9	8
11. Z.L	5	7	7
12. K.K	6	7	3
13. J.O	8	5	5
14. V.G	5	7	3
15. H.I	6	7	6

ENG (England)
Name	Pow.	Spd.	Tec.
1. P.M	5	5	6
2. R.S	5	6	6
3. J.H	5	5	5
4. A.Y	6	5	5
5. I.K	5	5	6
6. J.R	9	7	8
7. N.S	8	6	6
8. S.O	5	5	4
9. J.W	6	5	3
10. K.F	7	8	8
11. J.K	5	5	7
12. T.R	5	5	4
13. E.H	5	5	5
14. S.G	6	5	2
15. D.O	4	4	6

FRA (France)
Name	Pow.	Spd.	Tec.
1. F.M	4	6	4
2. P.M	4	5	4
3. N.B	5	5	5
4. P.P	4	4	6
5. S.D	7	7	8
6. A.P	4	4	5
7. M.A	6	5	3
8. S.M	8	7	7
9. E.F	4	4	5
10. P.H	8	6	8
11. F.B	4	6	7
12. R.F	4	5	5
13. K.A	9	6	7
14. J.P	3	5	6
15. A.D	5	4	4

FRG (West Germany)
Name	Pow.	Spd.	Tec.
1. A.H	7	8	5
2. M.B	7	8	5
3. J.P	7	6	6
4. H.R	7	8	5
5. G.J	9	9	6
6. F.H	5	8	7
7. J.O	8	8	5
8. K.H	7	9	9
9. J.G	6	8	6
10. F.R	9	8	9
11. D.P	5	6	9
12. G.S	6	7	4
13. Y.L	8	5	5
14. W.Z	5	7	4
15. A.L	6	7	6

HOL (Holland)
Name	Pow.	Spd.	Tec.
1. H.L	5	6	4
2. P.B	8	8	8
3. B.J	8	8	6
4. H.I	5	6	4
5. S.O	5	6	5
6. C.K	5	6	6
7. B.E	7	6	6
8. H.V	8	7	8
9. J.B	5	7	6
10. K.U	8	8	7
11. Y.S	5	6	7
12. D.S	5	5	4
13. M.S	5	5	6
14. C.D	5	6	3
15. J.L	6	5	4

HUN (Hungary)
Name	Pow.	Spd.	Tec.
1. Y.O	6	7	6
2. J.S	6	7	6
3. P.Y	6	6	8
4. B.L	5	7	8
5. S.B	7	6	6
6. N.K	5	7	7
7. K.S	7	8	6
8. T.V	7	9	8
9. J.L	6	8	6
10. V.K	8	9	8
11. Z.O	6	6	9
12. L.R	6	5	3
13. I.D	6	5	5
14. J.F	5	6	3
15. U.S	7	5	5

ITA (Italy)
Name	Pow.	Spd.	Tec.
1. S.G	7	7	6
2. M.G	7	7	5
3. G.B	7	7	6
4. D.T	7	8	4
5. E.F	7	7	6
6. I.P	5	8	5
7. S.M	5	8	6
8. B.S	7	7	6
9. P.G	8	8	9
10. M.D	8	9	8
11. H.R	7	7	9
12. A.K	5	6	4
13. P.B	6	5	5
14. R.C	5	7	4
15. K.U	6	7	4

JPN (Japan)
Name	Pow.	Spd.	Tec.
1. B.U	1	1	4
2. R.K	3	2	2
3. W.M	2	1	3
4. K.A	1	2	4
5. S.Y	3	1	2
6. S.M	6	7	2
7. W.K	3	2	2
8. H.M	5	3	3
9. W.Y	7	4	2
10. N.N	8	7	3
11. H.R	2	3	5
12. K.J	1	2	3
13. N.T	2	4	1
14. O.B	8	1	2
15. T.H	4	4	1

KOR (South Korea)
Name	Pow.	Spd.	Tec.
1. K.I	4	3	3
2. K.Y	3	4	3
3. C.D	4	4	4
4. P.K	4	5	3
5. B.S	4	4	4
6. K.T	5	4	3
7. K.W	4	5	3
8. R.P	6	5	4
9. P.D	5	6	5
10. K.P	6	7	5
11. T.S	4	4	5
12. S.H	5	5	3
13. T.R	5	3	5
14. K.S	4	5	6
15. K.J	3	6	3

MEX (Mexico)
Name	Pow.	Spd.	Tec.
1. S.U	6	4	5
2. R.M	5	5	5
3. T.L	4	5	6
4. T.M	6	5	4
5. H.L	5	4	5
6. M.M	6	4	4
7. B.S	6	5	5
8. O.G	6	4	6
9. N.M	7	4	6
10. C.O	8	5	7
11. N.W	5	5	6
12. K.Y	7	4	5
13. P.H	6	5	4
14. S.T	4	5	6
15. C.R	4	6	4

MOR (Morocco)
Name	Pow.	Spd.	Tec.
1. K.M	4	2	4
2. K.S	3	4	3
3. G.P	5	3	5
4. O.S	2	4	3
5. A.S	4	2	4
6. B.T	5	3	4
7. I.T	4	3	5
8. F.L	5	3	6
9. K.A	5	4	5
10. U.I	6	5	6
11. P.P	4	3	6
12. Y.T	6	2	2
13. C.U	4	5	5
14. Z.N	4	2	6
15. N.U	2	5	3

PER (Peru)
Name	Pow.	Spd.	Tec.
1. A.S	5	3	2
2. R.M	4	4	3
3. N.U	5	3	2
4. N.T	4	4	2
5. A.T	5	2	2
6. W.N	6	4	1
7. Q.I	5	3	3
8. N.E	6	3	2
9. J.K	6	4	2
10. W.K	7	5	4
11. Z.E	3	4	4
12. L.E	2	2	5
13. D.D	6	4	3
14. M.V	4	4	2
15. R.Z	3	6	1

POL (Poland)
Name	Pow.	Spd.	Tec.
1. W.G	7	8	4
2. Q.F	5	7	5
3. I.S	5	7	5
4. J.Y	7	8	4
5. O.J	6	8	5
6. Y.I	6	7	5
7. G.Y	7	8	5
8. V.W	7	9	7
9. L.I	7	8	6
10. A.W	8	9	7
11. E.V	6	7	8
12. O.Y	8	7	3
13. K.E	6	5	5
14. J.K	5	7	6
15. Y.V	6	6	7

SCO (Scotland)
Name	Pow.	Spd.	Tec.
1. M.B	4	4	5
2. A.L	5	5	4
3. J.D	5	4	5
4. K.G	4	5	4
5. B.P	4	4	5
6. C.K	4	5	4
7. F.R	6	5	5
8. S.H	5	4	6
9. U.A	5	4	5
10. S.N	7	4	6
11. E.R	4	5	6
12. P.S	4	4	5
13. N.S	6	5	4
14. D.S	4	5	6
15. S.C	4	6	4

SPA (Spain)
Name	Pow.	Spd.	Tec.
1. B.O	4	5	5
2. V.T	5	5	4
3. R.K	5	5	6
4. A.L	6	5	4
5. P.K	5	4	5
6. K.R	6	4	4
7. F.K	6	5	4
8. M.K	5	6	5
9. M.T	6	5	4
10. G.O	7	8	5
11. E.K	4	6	6
12. Y.L	7	4	3
13. I.K	5	4	6
14. C.P	3	6	6
15. H.H	5	6	4

RUS (Russia)
Name	Pow.	Spd.	Tec.
1. K.M	6	8	6
2. R.L	5	8	7
3. J.C	6	8	6
4. K.C	6	8	6
5. A.L	7	9	6
6. O.E	6	8	7
7. U.K	7	8	5
8. I.R	8	9	8
9. J.S	6	8	6
10. K.V	8	9	9
11. Y.S	5	9	9
12. I.Y	6	5	7
13. W.J	8	4	6
14. N.K	5	7	7
15. A.P	7	5	8

URU (Uruguay)
Name	Pow.	Spd.	Tec.
1. A.I	4	6	5
2. G.S	5	5	6
3. D.G	5	5	6
4. T.U	6	4	5
5. E.Y	6	5	6
6. C.A	5	6	6
7. T.N	7	6	5
8. O.E	6	5	8
9. H.T	6	5	7
10. P.O	7	6	8
11. S.P	4	5	7
12. E.R	5	7	3
13. A.D	7	4	4
14. A.C	3	7	6
15. H.M	6	6	5

USA (America)
Name	Pow.	Spd.	Tec.
1. A.S	6	6	4
2. S.S	5	5	5
3. J.B	6	4	5
4. N.D	7	4	4
5. S.K	5	6	5
6. J.W	6	5	4
7. G.G	6	6	5
8. O.W	7	5	6
9. C.K	7	6	5
10. B.J	8	6	6
11. V.J	5	5	6
12. M.P	8	4	3
13. K.A	6	5	4
14. S.O	3	5	7
15. M.M	3	7	4

YUG (Yugoslavia)
Name	Pow.	Spd.	Tec.
1. S.S	5	4	5
2. K.E	5	6	4
3. P.A	4	5	5
4. I.R	6	5	4
5. I.L	5	6	5
6. J.A	6	4	4
7. S.P	6	5	5
8. B.C	6	4	6
9. Z.F	6	4	6
10. W.D	7	6	7
11. F.D	4	5	7
12. M.O	4	4	6
13. C.D	6	4	5
14. G.D	4	6	3
15. D.K	5	4	5

This means that the teams in order of best to worst based on total squad 
statistics are:

1 - Russia
2 - West Germany
3 - Brazil
4 - Italy
5 - Argentina
6 - Poland
7 - Hungary
8 - Denmark
9 - Holland
10 - Uruguay
11 - England
12 - France
13 - USA
14 - Mexico
15 - Spain
16 - Yugoslavia
17 - Scotland
18 - Belgium
19 - South Korea
20 = Algeria
20 = Morocco
22 - Peru
23 - China
24 - Japan

Also the best player in the game is playing for Argentina with all 9s across 
the three categories.

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5. Playing a match [5]
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The first thing you need to do is choose the colour of your shirt. You then 
choose the opponent's shirt from one of the remaining colours. The coloured 
shirts available are: 
Red
Blue
Yellow
Green
Purple (because lots of international teams play in purple)
Sky blue
Black
White

After that you get to the game menu. Here click edit to spend any experience 
points you have. You earn these in the World Cup mode but also get them at the 
beginning of an exhibition match. They allow you to upgrade your players 
(available expoints shown at bottom).

You can also click on position to sort the players positions

The guys listed as FB (full-backs) will be the defenders, the MFs are the 
midfielders and the FWs are forwards. There is also a GK - a goalkeeper. It 
doesn't really matter who players where although it is obviously better to have 
the players with the best stats in the starting eleven. The four not classified 
as GK, FB, MF or FW are subs. You can make two subs per game. 

Lastly you can choose formation to choose the formation. The options are:
4-4-2
3Back (3-2-2-3)
4-2-4
4-3-3

Once done click Exit to start the game.
 
You can then come back to this during the match by pressing B when the ball is 
out of play. If you wish you can make up to two subs per game.

During the match the timer is at the bottom counting down until the half-
time/full-time whistle.

There are no free-kicks in the game.

The aim is to score more goals than the other team.

Tips:  
My favourite way to play this game is with a 4-4-2 formation and to pass the 
ball up the pitch when an opponent is near you and to dribble with it if they 
are not. 

To pass effectively you have to realise that the pass goes to where the 
receiving player is at that moment the pass is made so don't run the player 
away before the ball goes there. 

For shooting I tend to do this around the edge of the area and across the 
keeper.

For corners don't aim the same place twice in a row.

For corners hit them high then shoot.

For goal-kicks hit these straight and long because you can set up goals this 
way if you are lucky.

When not in possession keep pressing A to slide tackle as there are no free-
kicks in the game so you can't commit a foul.

Funny things I noticed:
* You can take a throw to yourself.
* You can do back-passes.
* West Germany are in the game when it should have been Germany (the game was 
made in 1993 after the re-unification of East and West Germany).
* This game is the same as Tecmo World Cup '93 on the Sega Master System yet 
this one is attributed to Tengen and not Tecmo.

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6. Walkthrough of World Cup mode [6]
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Choose World Cup and you will be placed into an elimination group of 4 teams. 
You play each of the other three once. After each match a grid showing you the 
results. Reading crossways a "O" means a win, a "X" means a loss and a "-" 
means a draw. A draw gives the team one point and a win gives the team two 
points.

The top two/three from the group go through to the next round (at which point 
the 24 teams will be reduced to the last 16). At this point it will be knockout 
and matches ending in a draw will be decided by a penalty shootout (5 pens each 
then if still a draw sudden death).

After each game you get a 25-letter password. This allows you to return to the 
game later. You get a password at every stage up to the quarter-final. 

Here are my passwords from playing with Russia:
After winning the first match:
LOAO QRTU CAAC
AUBD LRBI JADG
I

After drawing my second group match:
MPAS QSVU ECYC
BUBD LRBL JBEH
K

After winning my third group match and progressing to the knockout stages:
AAII DAAH BFVS
JUBE OGXK JCWH
T

After winning and getting through to the last 8:
FJIO DKFM DFVS
JUBE OGXK JCWH
T

After winning and getting into the semi-finals:
HLIG DONU FFVS 
JUBF OGXK JCWH
T

(Then there are no passwords given out for getting past the semi-final and 
reaching the final - you have to play these two matches together.)

As you progress you'll get experience points that can be used to spend on 
improving your players' attributes (the power, speed and technical stats that 
are above in the teams section). These are based on your results. You get 2 
experience points for a draw, 3 for a 1 goal victory, 4 for a 2 goal victory 
etc. on hard. On normal you get double that. I recommend upgrading the speed 
attributes first, and concentrating on your strikers.

The aim is to go all the way and win the cup.  

If you do this then you get to see the credits:
Plan: Enjyoh 
Program: Wat 
Design: Enjyoh, Moriman 
Sound: Nishino, Crush X, Nasubi, Fumi 
Thanks: S. Kawa, T. Asano 
Thanks: Uja B, Akine 
Thanks: Shoji, Lehto, Layzo 
Thanks: Hoehoe, Baham  
Presented by Tengen

And you get the Congratulations screen.

And you get a Congratulations from me too. Well done.

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