▁ ▁Route ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁ ▁Before ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁contest ▁proper , ▁all ▁particip ating ▁countries ▁except ▁M ald ives ▁will ▁comp ete ▁in ▁a ▁qual ifying ▁round . ▁Tw enty ▁nations ▁confirmed ▁their ▁interest ▁to ▁take ▁part . ▁But ▁Br une i ▁eventually ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁competition ▁a ▁day ▁before ▁the ▁A FC ▁Challenge ▁Cup ▁qual ifiers ▁cit ing ▁" un av oid able ▁circumstances ". ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 9 ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁qual ifying ▁round . ▁The ▁winner ▁of ▁each ▁group , ▁and ▁the ▁best ▁and ▁better ▁ranked ▁second ▁placed ▁teams ▁will ▁qual ify . ▁The ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁group ▁stages ▁will ▁be ▁trim med ▁down ▁to ▁eight , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁ranked ▁teams ▁of ▁each ▁group ▁will ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁knock out ▁stage . ▁ ▁Match ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Final ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Category : 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 ▁in ▁Palest in ian ▁football ▁Category : 2 0 1 4 ▁in ▁Philipp ine ▁football <0x0A> </s> ▁L ut on ▁International ▁Car n ival ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁car n ival ▁in ▁L ut on , ▁Bed ford shire . ▁The ▁car n ival ▁is ▁commission ed ▁by ▁L ut on ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁and ▁is ▁artist ically ▁produced ▁by ▁UK ▁Centre ▁for ▁Car n ival ▁Arts , ▁which ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁L ut on ▁town ▁centre . ▁ ▁Trad itionally ▁it ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁Spring ▁Bank ▁Hol iday ▁Monday ▁every ▁year , ▁but