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2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the eighth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the premier international beach soccer competition for men's national teams, which has been organized by FIFA since 2005. Overall, this was the 18th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the Beach Soccer World Championships which ran from 1995 to 2004 but was not governed by FIFA. It was also the third edition to take place under the biennial system introduced in 2009.
| Campeonato do Mundo de Futebol de Praia da FIFA Portugal 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Portugal |
| City | Espinho |
| Dates | 9–19 July |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Portugal 1st FIFA title 2nd world title |
| Runners-up | Tahiti |
| Third place | Russia |
| Fourth place | Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 253 (7.91 per match) |
| Attendance | 96,300 (3,009 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Pedro Moran Madjer Noel Ott (8 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Heimanu Taiarui |
| Best goalkeeper | Jonathan Torohia |
| Fair play award | Brazil |
← 2013 2017 → | |
The tournament took place from 9 to 19 July 2015 at Praia da Baía in Espinho, Portugal,[1] after the country's bid was selected by the FIFA Executive Committee on 28 May 2013, from among twelve proposals. This was the second time that Portugal hosted a FIFA competition, after the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship. Fifteen teams advanced through their respective continental qualification competitions to join the host team in the final tournament. The final draw occurred on 28 April 2015 at the Espinho Multimedia Auditorium,[2] setting up a total of 32 matches that were played at the Espinho Stadium – a purpose-built temporary venue with a capacity of 3,500 – and attended by a total of 96,300 people.
After missing the previous edition, Portugal reached the final – eliminating two-time defending champions Russia in the semi-finals – and defeated first-time finalists Tahiti 5–3 to claim their second world title and their first in the FIFA era.[3] Alan and Madjer were the only two surviving players from the Portuguese squad that won their previous world title in 2001 to also win these championships.[4]
Host selection
Twelve FIFA member associations from five confederations officially announced their interest in hosting the 2015 Beach Soccer World Cup by the deadline of 14 September 2012.[5][6] On 28 May 2013, the FIFA Executive Committee, gathered in Mauritius, announced that the tournament would be held in Portugal.[7][8] It was the second time that Portugal staged a FIFA competition, after the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.
- Candidate associations:
Qualification
Qualifying rounds took place in 2014 and 2015. Portugal qualified automatically as hosts.
African Zone
The CAF Beach Soccer Championship took place in Roche Caiman, Seychelles on 14–19 April 2015.[9] A total of eight teams took part in the tournament, where seven spots (other than host nation Seychelles) were determined through qualifiers held in February and March 2015.[10][11] The top two teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Senegal and Madagascar won their respective semi-finals on 18 April 2015 to qualify for the World Cup,[12] with Madagascar defeating Senegal in the final on the next day to win the tournament.[13]
Asian Zone
The AFC Beach Soccer Championship took place in Doha, Qatar on 23–28 March 2015.[14] A total of 14 teams took part in the tournament (Palestine entered but withdrew).[15] The top three teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Oman and Japan won their respective semi-finals on 27 March 2015 to qualify for the World Cup.[16] On the next day, Iran won the third place match to also book a place in the World Cup,[17] while Oman defeated Japan in the final to win the tournament.[18]
European Zone
The UEFA qualifiers took place in Jesolo, Italy on 5–14 September 2014.[19] A total of 23 teams took part in the tournament (Georgia entered but withdrew).[20] The top four teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Switzerland became the first team (other than host nation Portugal) to qualify for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup on 11 September 2014.[21] On the next day, Russia, Spain and Italy also booked a place in the World Cup by advancing to the semi-finals,[22] with Russia defeating Switzerland in the final two days later to win the tournament, and Italy defeating Spain to finish third.[23]
North, Central American and Caribbean Zone
The CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship took place in Costa del Sol, El Salvador on 28 March–4 April 2015.[24] A total of 16 teams took part in the tournament.[25] The top two teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Mexico and Costa Rica won their respective semi-finals on 3 April 2015 to qualify for the World Cup,[26] with Mexico defeating Costa Rica in the final on the next day to win the tournament.[27]
Oceanian Zone
The OFC Beach Soccer Championship was scheduled to take place in Tahiti on 16–22 February 2015.[28] However, the tournament was cancelled, and Tahiti were designated by the OFC as their representative.[29]
South American Zone
The CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship took place in Manta, Ecuador on 19–26 April 2015.[30] A total of 10 teams took part in the tournament.[30][31] The top three teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Brazil and Paraguay won their respective semi-finals on 25 April 2015 to qualify for the World Cup.[32] On the next day, Argentina won the third place match to also book a place in the World Cup,[33] while Brazil defeated Paraguay in the final to win the tournament.[34]
Teams
The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament:
Qualified for World Cup finals
Entered qualifying rounds but failed to qualify for World Cup finals (or withdrew)
Did not enter the World Cup
Not an associate member of FIFA
| Confederation | Qualifying Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) | 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship | Iran Japan Oman |
| CAF (Africa) | 2015 CAF Beach Soccer Championship | Madagascar1 Senegal |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) | 2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship | Costa Rica Mexico |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 2015 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship | Argentina Brazil Paraguay |
| OFC (Oceania) | Appointed by OFC (qualifying tournament cancelled)[29] | Tahiti |
| UEFA (Europe) | Host nation | Portugal |
| 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) | Italy Russia Spain Switzerland |
Notes:
- 1. Teams that made their debut.
Venue
All matches were played at the Espinho Stadium, a purpose-built 3,500-capacity venue located in Praia da Baía, Espinho.
| Espinho | 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (Portugal) | |
|---|---|---|
| Espinho Stadium | ||
| 41°00′N 08°38′W / 41.000°N 8.633°W | ||
| Capacity: 3,500 | ||
Referees
FIFA chose 24 officials from 24 different countries to referee matches at the World Cup, with at least one referee representing each confederation: four from AFC, three from CAF, five from CONMEBOL, three from CONCACAF, one from OFC and eight from UEFA.[35]
| AFC | CAF | CONCACAF | CONMEBOL | OFC | UEFA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shao Liang Suhaimi Mat Hassan Turki Al-Salehi Bakhtiyor Namazov | Said Hachim Jelili Ogunmuyiwa Bessem Boubaker | Warner Porras Juan Angeles César Echevarria | Mariano Romo Ivo de Moraes Gustavo Domínguez Alex Valdiviezo Javier Bentancor | Hugo Pado | Ingilab Mammadov Sofien Benchabane Gionni Matticoli Laurynas Aržuolaitis | Łukasz Ostrowski António Pereira Roman Borisov Rubén Eiriz |
Draw
The final draw was held on 28 April 2015 at the Espinho Multimedia Auditorium.[36][37] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, with hosts Portugal being seeded in Group A and defending champions Russia being seeded in Group D. Switzerland and Brazil, the second and third-ranked teams in the FIFA World Ranking, were the other two seeded teams. Teams from the same confederation could not be drawn against each other for the group stage, except one of the groups that must contain two UEFA teams as there were five UEFA teams.[38]
Squads
Each team must name a squad of 12 players (two of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline.[39] The squads were officially announced by FIFA on 2 July 2015.[40][41]
Group stage
In the group stage, teams earn three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in extra time, one point for a win in a penalty shoot-out, and no points for a defeat.
Following FIFA's rule changes issued in July 2014,[42] this was the first World Cup to award just one point for a penalty shoot-out win (as opposed to two points in all previous World Cups) as well as penalty shoots outs being best of three rather than sudden death from the start.
All times are in WEST (UTC+1).[43]
Tiebreaking
The ranking of each team in each group will be determined by the following criteria:[39]
- greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above criterion, their rankings will be determined as follows:
- greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- greatest goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
- greatest number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
- greatest goal difference in all group matches;
- greatest number of goals scored in all group matches;
- drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WPK | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 6[a] | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6[a] | |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3[b] | |
| 4 | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 3[b] |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points obtained in head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Drawing of lots.
(H) Host
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points obtained in head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Drawing of lots.
(H) Host
Notes:
| Portugal | 4–2 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Madjer 4', 22' Bê Martins 18' Alan 35' | Haraguchi 23' Matsuo 32' |
| Senegal | 6–5 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Thioune 9' Kamara 16' Baldé 25', 32' Sylla 26' Fall 29' | Belchior 7', 31' Coimbra 16' Léo Martins 17' Alan 19' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WPK | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Oman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 0 |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points obtained in head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points obtained in head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Drawing of lots.
| Italy | 6–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Gori 1', 9', 16' Zurlo 13', 19' Villegas 19' (o.g.) | Pacheco 6' |
| Switzerland | 5–2 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Misev 4' Ott 10', 12', 21' Leu 14' | Al-Sauti 7' K. Al-Araimi 19' |
| Costa Rica | 3–4 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Mendoza 24' Adanis 30' Pacheco 35' | Stankovic 3' Ott 11' Leu 21' Borer 35' |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WPK | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Iran | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points obtained in head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points obtained in head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Drawing of lots.
| Brazil | 5–1 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo 1' Bokinha 6' Bruno Xavier 12' Gonzalez 26' (o.g.) Mauricinho 29' | Maldonado 31' |
| Iran | 3–4 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Akbari 2', 4' Ahmadzadeh 5' | Ddi 2' Bruno Xavier 12' Bokinha 12' Mauricinho 26' |
| Mexico | 2–3 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Gómez 19' Villa 22' | Akbari 2' Ahmadzadeh 15' Dara 15' |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WPK | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tahiti | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Madagascar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 0 |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points obtained in head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points obtained in head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Drawing of lots.
| Tahiti | 4–3 | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| Labaste 4' Tepa 5' Tavanae 9' Bennett 17' (pen.) | Razafimandimby 2' Rabeasimbola 2' Razafimahatratra 6' |
| Madagascar | 2–4 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Rasolomandimby 17' Randriamampandry 19' | Leonov 6' Romanov 7', 9' Krasheninnikov 35' |
| Russia | 6–7 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Bukhlitskiy 8' Shishin 8' Paporotnyi 20' Krasheninnikov 23' Romanov 35' Makarov 35' | Li Fung Kuee 2', 9', 14', 27' Taiarui 8' Lehartel 23' Torohia 35' |
| Paraguay | 4–2 | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| Moran 11', 27' López 17' Rolon 26' | Rasolomandimby 13', 26' |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 16 July | ||||||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||||||
| 18 July | ||||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||
| Italy | 6 (1) | |||||||||
| 16 July | ||||||||||
| Tahiti (p) | 6 (3) | |||||||||
| Tahiti | 5 | |||||||||
| 19 July | ||||||||||
| Iran | 4 | |||||||||
| Tahiti | 3 | |||||||||
| 16 July | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 5 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 7 | |||||||||
| 18 July | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | 3 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 4 | |||||||||
| 16 July | ||||||||||
| Russia | 2 | Third place match | ||||||||
| Brazil | 5 | |||||||||
| 19 July | ||||||||||
| Russia (a.e.t.) | 6 | |||||||||
| Italy | 2 | |||||||||
| Russia | 5 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Brazil | 5–6 (a.e.t.) | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Mão 9' Datinha 9' Mauricinho 9' Bokinha 31' (pen.) Bruno Xavier 32' | Paporotnyi 3' Shkarin 8' Shishin 13' Peremitin 29' Romanov 31' Shaykov 39' |
| Tahiti | 5–4 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Bennett 11', 14' Tepa 27' Li Fung Kuee 30' Taiarui 32' | Ahmadzadeh 13' Morshedi 14' Mesigar 27' Mokhtari 31' |
Semi-finals
Third place match
| Italy | 2–5 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Palmacci 26' Marinai 33' | Shaykov 4' Peremitin 11', 14' Romanov 12' Paporotnyi 19' |
Final
Awards
In the aftermath of the final, FIFA presented individual awards to the three best players of the tournament, top goal-scorers, and to the best goalkeeper. In addition, a collective award was given to the team with the most points in the Fair Play ranking.[44][39] Since three players all scored 8 goals, other stats such as assists, penalties and matches played were then considered to work out the standings between them. Notably, this World Cup saw the fewest goals ever scored for a player to claim the golden boot.
| adidas Golden Ball | adidas Silver Ball | adidas Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Heimanu Taiarui | Alan | Madjer |
| adidas Golden Scorer | adidas Silver Scorer | adidas Bronze Scorer |
| Pedro Moran | Madjer | Noel Ott |
| 8 goals | 8 goals | 8 goals |
| adidas Golden Glove | ||
| Jonathan Torohia | ||
| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
| Brazil | ||
| Goal of the tournament | ||
| Madjer v Switzerland[45] | ||
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 8 goals
- Pedro Moran
- Madjer
- Noel Ott
- 7 goals
- Gabriele Gori
- Emmanuele Zurlo
- Kirill Romanov
- Raimana Li Fung Kuee
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- Alan
- Belchior
- Naea Bennett
- Tearii Labaste
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Bokinha
- Bruno Xavier
- Mauricinho
- Rodrigo
- Amir Akbari
- Mohammad Ali Mokhtari
- Simone Marinai
- Naoya Matsuo
- Bernardin Rasolomandimby
- Yahya Al-Araimi
- Juan López
- Bê Martins
- Rui Coimbra
- Artur Paporotnyi
- Anatoliy Peremitin
- Dejan Stankovic
- Heiarii Tavanae
- 2 goals
- Federico Hilaire
- Luciano Sirico
- Danny Johnson
- Greivin Pacheco
- Farid Boloukbashi
- Moslem Mesigar
- Dario Ramacciotti
- Ramon Maldonado
- Hani Al-Dhabit
- Ishaq Al-Qassmi
- Khalid Al-Araimi
- Bruno Novo
- Yury Krasheninnikov
- Ilya Leonov
- Aleksey Makarov
- Egor Shaykov
- Anton Shkarin
- Babacar Fall
- Llorenç
- Nico
- Stephan Leu
- 1 goal
- Federico Costas
- Luciano Franceschini
- Santiago Hilaire
- Rodrigo López
- Facundo Minici
- Datinha
- Fernando Ddi
- Mão
- José Mendoza
- Vladimir Adanis
- Faroogh Dara
- Mehran Morshedi
- Francesco Corosiniti
- Michele di Palma
- Alessio Frainetti
- Takuya Akaguma
- Shotaro Haraguchi
- Ozu Moreira
- Takaaki Oba
- Teruki Tabata
- Tianasoa Rabeasimbola
- Tokindrainy Randriamampandry
- Flavien Razafimahatratra
- Ymelda Razafimandimby
- Gerardo Gómez
- Abdiel Villa
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The 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the eighth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup the premier international beach soccer competition for men s national teams which has been organized by FIFA since 2005 Overall this was the 18th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the Beach Soccer World Championships which ran from 1995 to 2004 but was not governed by FIFA It was also the third edition to take place under the biennial system introduced in 2009 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World CupCampeonato do Mundo de Futebol de Praia da FIFA Portugal 2015Tournament detailsHost countryPortugalCityEspinhoDates9 19 JulyTeams16 from 6 confederations Venue s 1 in 1 host city Final positionsChampions Portugal1st FIFA title2nd world titleRunners up TahitiThird place RussiaFourth place ItalyTournament statisticsMatches played32Goals scored253 7 91 per match Attendance96 300 3 009 per match Top scorer s Pedro Moran Madjer Noel Ott 8 goals Best player s Heimanu TaiaruiBest goalkeeperJonathan TorohiaFair play award Brazil 20132017 The tournament took place from 9 to 19 July 2015 at Praia da Baia in Espinho Portugal 1 after the country s bid was selected by the FIFA Executive Committee on 28 May 2013 from among twelve proposals This was the second time that Portugal hosted a FIFA competition after the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship Fifteen teams advanced through their respective continental qualification competitions to join the host team in the final tournament The final draw occurred on 28 April 2015 at the Espinho Multimedia Auditorium 2 setting up a total of 32 matches that were played at the Espinho Stadium a purpose built temporary venue with a capacity of 3 500 and attended by a total of 96 300 people After missing the previous edition Portugal reached the final eliminating two time defending champions Russia in the semi finals and defeated first time finalists Tahiti 5 3 to claim their second world title and their first in the FIFA era 3 Alan and Madjer were the only two surviving players from the Portuguese squad that won their previous world title in 2001 to also win these championships 4 Contents 1 Host selection 2 Qualification 2 1 African Zone 2 2 Asian Zone 2 3 European Zone 2 4 North Central American and Caribbean Zone 2 5 Oceanian Zone 2 6 South American Zone 3 Teams 4 Venue 5 Referees 6 Draw 7 Squads 8 Group stage 8 1 Tiebreaking 8 2 Group A 8 3 Group B 8 4 Group C 8 5 Group D 9 Knockout stage 9 1 Bracket 9 2 Quarter finals 9 3 Semi finals 9 4 Third place match 9 5 Final 10 Awards 11 Statistics 11 1 Goalscorers 11 2 Final standings 12 References 13 External linksHost selection EditTwelve FIFA member associations from five confederations officially announced their interest in hosting the 2015 Beach Soccer World Cup by the deadline of 14 September 2012 5 6 On 28 May 2013 the FIFA Executive Committee gathered in Mauritius announced that the tournament would be held in Portugal 7 8 It was the second time that Portugal staged a FIFA competition after the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship Candidate associations Brazil Bulgaria Ecuador El Salvador France Hungary Mauritius Portugal host Russia Senegal Switzerland ThailandQualification EditQualifying rounds took place in 2014 and 2015 Portugal qualified automatically as hosts African Zone Edit Main article 2015 CAF Beach Soccer Championship The CAF Beach Soccer Championship took place in Roche Caiman Seychelles on 14 19 April 2015 9 A total of eight teams took part in the tournament where seven spots other than host nation Seychelles were determined through qualifiers held in February and March 2015 10 11 The top two teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Senegal and Madagascar won their respective semi finals on 18 April 2015 to qualify for the World Cup 12 with Madagascar defeating Senegal in the final on the next day to win the tournament 13 Asian Zone Edit Main article 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship The AFC Beach Soccer Championship took place in Doha Qatar on 23 28 March 2015 14 A total of 14 teams took part in the tournament Palestine entered but withdrew 15 The top three teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Oman and Japan won their respective semi finals on 27 March 2015 to qualify for the World Cup 16 On the next day Iran won the third place match to also book a place in the World Cup 17 while Oman defeated Japan in the final to win the tournament 18 European Zone Edit Main article 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification UEFA The UEFA qualifiers took place in Jesolo Italy on 5 14 September 2014 19 A total of 23 teams took part in the tournament Georgia entered but withdrew 20 The top four teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Switzerland became the first team other than host nation Portugal to qualify for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup on 11 September 2014 21 On the next day Russia Spain and Italy also booked a place in the World Cup by advancing to the semi finals 22 with Russia defeating Switzerland in the final two days later to win the tournament and Italy defeating Spain to finish third 23 North Central American and Caribbean Zone Edit Main article 2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship The CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship took place in Costa del Sol El Salvador on 28 March 4 April 2015 24 A total of 16 teams took part in the tournament 25 The top two teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Mexico and Costa Rica won their respective semi finals on 3 April 2015 to qualify for the World Cup 26 with Mexico defeating Costa Rica in the final on the next day to win the tournament 27 Oceanian Zone Edit The OFC Beach Soccer Championship was scheduled to take place in Tahiti on 16 22 February 2015 28 However the tournament was cancelled and Tahiti were designated by the OFC as their representative 29 South American Zone Edit Main article 2015 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship The CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship took place in Manta Ecuador on 19 26 April 2015 30 A total of 10 teams took part in the tournament 30 31 The top three teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Brazil and Paraguay won their respective semi finals on 25 April 2015 to qualify for the World Cup 32 On the next day Argentina won the third place match to also book a place in the World Cup 33 while Brazil defeated Paraguay in the final to win the tournament 34 Teams EditThe following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament Qualified for World Cup finals Entered qualifying rounds but failed to qualify for World Cup finals or withdrew Did not enter the World Cup Not an associate member of FIFA Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier s AFC Asia 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship Iran Japan OmanCAF Africa 2015 CAF Beach Soccer Championship Madagascar1 SenegalCONCACAF North Central America amp Caribbean 2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship Costa Rica MexicoCONMEBOL South America 2015 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship Argentina Brazil ParaguayOFC Oceania Appointed by OFC qualifying tournament cancelled 29 TahitiUEFA Europe Host nation Portugal2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification UEFA Italy Russia Spain SwitzerlandNotes 1 Teams that made their debut Venue EditAll matches were played at the Espinho Stadium a purpose built 3 500 capacity venue located in Praia da Baia Espinho Espinho Espinho2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Portugal Espinho Stadium41 00 N 08 38 W 41 000 N 8 633 W 41 000 8 633 Espinho Stadium Capacity 3 500Referees EditFIFA chose 24 officials from 24 different countries to referee matches at the World Cup with at least one referee representing each confederation four from AFC three from CAF five from CONMEBOL three from CONCACAF one from OFC and eight from UEFA 35 AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA Shao Liang Suhaimi Mat Hassan Turki Al Salehi Bakhtiyor Namazov Said Hachim Jelili Ogunmuyiwa Bessem Boubaker Warner Porras Juan Angeles Cesar Echevarria Mariano Romo Ivo de Moraes Gustavo Dominguez Alex Valdiviezo Javier Bentancor Hugo Pado Ingilab Mammadov Sofien Benchabane Gionni Matticoli Laurynas Arzuolaitis Lukasz Ostrowski Antonio Pereira Roman Borisov Ruben EirizDraw EditThe final draw was held on 28 April 2015 at the Espinho Multimedia Auditorium 36 37 The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams with hosts Portugal being seeded in Group A and defending champions Russia being seeded in Group D Switzerland and Brazil the second and third ranked teams in the FIFA World Ranking were the other two seeded teams Teams from the same confederation could not be drawn against each other for the group stage except one of the groups that must contain two UEFA teams as there were five UEFA teams 38 Pot 1 Seeds Pot 2 AFC amp OFC Pot 3 CAF amp CONCACAF Pot 4 CONMEBOL amp UEFA Portugal assigned to A1 Russia assigned to D1 Brazil Switzerland Iran Japan Oman Tahiti Madagascar Senegal Costa Rica Mexico Argentina Paraguay Italy SpainSquads EditMain article 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup squads Each team must name a squad of 12 players two of whom must be goalkeepers by the FIFA deadline 39 The squads were officially announced by FIFA on 2 July 2015 40 41 Group stage EditIn the group stage teams earn three points for a win in regulation time two points for a win in extra time one point for a win in a penalty shoot out and no points for a defeat Following FIFA s rule changes issued in July 2014 42 this was the first World Cup to award just one point for a penalty shoot out win as opposed to two points in all previous World Cups as well as penalty shoots outs being best of three rather than sudden death from the start All times are in WEST UTC 1 43 Tiebreaking Edit The ranking of each team in each group will be determined by the following criteria 39 greatest number of points obtained in all group matches If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above criterion their rankings will be determined as follows greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned greatest goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned greatest number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned greatest goal difference in all group matches greatest number of goals scored in all group matches drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee Group A Edit Pos Team Pld W W WPK L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Portugal H 3 2 0 0 1 16 10 6 6 a Knockout stage2 Japan 3 2 0 0 1 10 10 0 6 a 3 Argentina 3 1 0 0 2 9 14 5 3 b 4 Senegal 3 1 0 0 2 12 13 1 3 b Source FIFARules for classification 1 Points 2 Points obtained in head to head matches 3 Goal difference in head to head matches 4 Goals scored in head to head matches 5 Total goal difference 6 Total goals scored 7 Drawing of lots H HostNotes a b Portugal ahead of Japan on points obtained on head to head matches Portugal defeated Japan 4 2 a b Argentina ahead of Senegal on points obtained on head to head matches Argentina defeated Senegal 4 3 9 July 2015 2015 07 09 14 30Portugal 4 2 JapanMadjer 4 22 Be Martins 18 Alan 35 Report Haraguchi 23 Matsuo 32 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 3 500Referee Juan Angeles Dominican Republic 9 July 2015 2015 07 09 16 00Argentina 4 3 SenegalFranceschini 8 F Hilaire 11 Sirico 19 Minici 21 Report Balde 5 25 Ndour 36 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 2 400Referee Sofien Benchabane France 11 July 2015 2015 07 11 14 30Senegal 6 5 PortugalThioune 9 Kamara 16 Balde 25 32 Sylla 26 Fall 29 Report Belchior 7 31 Coimbra 16 Leo Martins 17 Alan 19 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 3 500Referee Bakhtiyor Namazov Uzbekistan 11 July 2015 2015 07 11 16 00Japan 4 3 ArgentinaGoto 15 21 Matsuo 16 Oba 24 Report F Hilaire 2 Costas 21 Lopez 32 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 3 200Referee Roman Borisov Russia 13 July 2015 2015 07 13 14 30Portugal 7 2 ArgentinaBelchior 9 Madjer 12 31 Torres 16 Alan 18 29 Ze Maria 36 Report Sirico 32 pen S Hilaire 33 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 3 500Referee Jelili Ogunmuyiwa Nigeria 13 July 2015 2015 07 13 16 00Japan 4 3 SenegalGoto 1 Tabata 10 Matsuo 16 Akaguma 21 Report Faye 33 N Doye 34 Fall 36 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 3 100Referee Gustavo Dominguez Paraguay Group B Edit Pos Team Pld W W WPK L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Italy 3 3 0 0 0 16 7 9 9 Knockout stage2 Switzerland 3 2 0 0 1 13 11 2 63 Oman 3 1 0 0 2 11 11 0 34 Costa Rica 3 0 0 0 3 6 17 11 0Source FIFARules for classification 1 Points 2 Points obtained in head to head matches 3 Goal difference in head to head matches 4 Goals scored in head to head matches 5 Total goal difference 6 Total goals scored 7 Drawing of lots 9 July 2015 2015 07 09 13 00Italy 6 1 Costa RicaGori 1 9 16 Zurlo 13 19 Villegas 19 o g Report Pacheco 6 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 3 400Referee Ivo de Moraes Brazil 9 July 2015 2015 07 09 17 30Switzerland 5 2 OmanMisev 4 Ott 10 12 21 Leu 14 Report Al Sauti 7 K Al Araimi 19 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 1 800Referee Jelili Ogunmuyiwa Nigeria 11 July 2015 2015 07 11 13 00Oman 2 4 ItalyY Al Araimi 8 K Al Araimi 22 Report Zurlo 12 30 Marinai 12 Gori 19 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 3 450Referee Bessem Boubaker Tunisia 11 July 2015 2015 07 11 17 30Costa Rica 3 4 SwitzerlandMendoza 24 Adanis 30 Pacheco 35 Report Stankovic 3 Ott 11 Leu 21 Borer 35 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 2 500Referee Mariano Romo Argentina 13 July 2015 2015 07 13 13 00Oman 7 2 Costa RicaAl Dhabit 4 26 pen Y Al Araimi 17 26 Al Alawi 19 Al Qassmi 32 36 Report Johnson 19 28 pen Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 3 500Referee Bessem Boubaker Tunisia 13 July 2015 2015 07 13 17 30Switzerland 4 6 ItalyOtt 4 10 Schirinzi 5 Stankovic 34 Report Zurlo 3 Gori 4 Palmacci 15 31 Marinai 17 Frainetti 21 pen Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 3 200Referee Antonio Pereira Portugal Group C Edit Pos Team Pld W W WPK L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Brazil 3 3 0 0 0 11 5 6 9 Knockout stage2 Iran 3 2 0 0 1 12 11 1 63 Spain 3 1 0 0 2 9 9 0 34 Mexico 3 0 0 0 3 4 11 7 0Source FIFARules for classification 1 Points 2 Points obtained in head to head matches 3 Goal difference in head to head matches 4 Goals scored in head to head matches 5 Total goal difference 6 Total goals scored 7 Drawing of lots 10 July 2015 2015 07 10 13 00Spain 5 6 IranAntonio 2 15 31 Nico 3 Llorenc 8 Report Boloukbashi 2 15 Mesigar 5 Mokhtari 19 36 Ahmadzadeh 34 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 1 900Referee Javier Bentancor Uruguay 10 July 2015 2015 07 10 17 30Brazil 5 1 MexicoRodrigo 1 Bokinha 6 Bruno Xavier 12 Gonzalez 26 o g Mauricinho 29 Report Maldonado 31 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 3 500Referee Lukasz Ostrowski Poland 12 July 2015 2015 07 12 13 00Mexico 1 3 SpainMaldonado 1 pen Report Llorenc 3 Nico 17 Antonio 35 pen Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 2 500Referee Turki Al Salehi Oman 12 July 2015 2015 07 12 17 30Iran 3 4 BrazilAkbari 2 4 Ahmadzadeh 5 Report Ddi 2 Bruno Xavier 12 Bokinha 12 Mauricinho 26 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 3 500Referee Gionni Matticoli Italy 14 July 2015 2015 07 14 13 00Mexico 2 3 IranGomez 19 Villa 22 Report Akbari 2 Ahmadzadeh 15 Dara 15 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 1 600Referee Laurynas Arzuolaitis Lithuania 14 July 2015 2015 07 14 17 30Brazil 2 1 SpainRodrigo 2 32 Report Merida 12 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 3 500Referee Bakhtiyor Namazov Uzbekistan Group D Edit Pos Team Pld W W WPK L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Tahiti 3 3 0 0 0 18 14 4 9 Knockout stage2 Russia 3 2 0 0 1 17 14 3 63 Paraguay 3 1 0 0 2 14 16 2 34 Madagascar 3 0 0 0 3 7 12 5 0Source FIFARules for classification 1 Points 2 Points obtained in head to head matches 3 Goal difference in head to head matches 4 Goals scored in head to head matches 5 Total goal difference 6 Total goals scored 7 Drawing of lots 10 July 2015 2015 07 10 14 30Russia 7 5 ParaguayRomanov 7 15 Shishin 8 28 30 Shkarin 23 Leonov 25 Report Lopez 1 Moran 3 17 34 Rodriguez 18 pen Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 2 100Referee Suhaimi Mat Hassan Malaysia 10 July 2015 2015 07 10 16 00Tahiti 4 3 MadagascarLabaste 4 Tepa 5 Tavanae 9 Bennett 17 pen Report Razafimandimby 2 Rabeasimbola 2 Razafimahatratra 6 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 2 400Referee Ruben Eiriz Spain 12 July 2015 2015 07 12 14 30Madagascar 2 4 RussiaRasolomandimby 17 Randriamampandry 19 Report Leonov 6 Romanov 7 9 Krasheninnikov 35 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 2 700Referee Warner Porras Costa Rica 12 July 2015 2015 07 12 16 00Paraguay 5 7 TahitiMoran 2 18 25 Lopez 27 Barreto 35 Report Tavanae 2 Labaste 4 27 Zaveroni 8 Tchen 8 Tepa 14 Taiarui 25 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 3 500Referee Cesar Echevarria Puerto Rico 14 July 2015 2015 07 14 14 30Russia 6 7 TahitiBukhlitskiy 8 Shishin 8 Paporotnyi 20 Krasheninnikov 23 Romanov 35 Makarov 35 Report Li Fung Kuee 2 9 14 27 Taiarui 8 Lehartel 23 Torohia 35 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 2 600Referee Alex Valdiviezo Peru 14 July 2015 2015 07 14 16 00Paraguay 4 2 MadagascarMoran 11 27 Lopez 17 Rolon 26 Report Rasolomandimby 13 26 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 3 100Referee Ingilab Mammadov Azerbaijan Knockout stage EditBracket Edit Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal 16 July Italy3 18 July Japan2 Italy6 1 16 July Tahiti p 6 3 Tahiti5 19 July Iran4 Tahiti3 16 July Portugal5 Portugal7 18 July Switzerland3 Portugal4 16 July Russia2Third place match Brazil5 19 July Russia a e t 6 Italy2 Russia5 Quarter finals Edit 16 July 2015 2015 07 16 14 00Brazil 5 6 a e t RussiaMao 9 Datinha 9 Mauricinho 9 Bokinha 31 pen Bruno Xavier 32 Report Paporotnyi 3 Shkarin 8 Shishin 13 Peremitin 29 Romanov 31 Shaykov 39 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 3 500Referee Jelili Ogunmuyiwa Nigeria 16 July 2015 2015 07 16 15 30Portugal 7 3 SwitzerlandLeu 2 o g Madjer 13 25 32 Andrade 14 Belchior 15 Coimbra 27 Report Ott 11 29 pen Stankovic 15 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 3 500Referee Bakhtiyor Namazov Uzbekistan 16 July 2015 2015 07 16 17 00Italy 3 2 JapanZurlo 12 35 Ramacciotti 22 Report Ozu 1 Goto 26 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 2 650Referee Ivo de Moraes Brazil 16 July 2015 2015 07 16 18 30Tahiti 5 4 IranBennett 11 14 Tepa 27 Li Fung Kuee 30 Taiarui 32 Report Ahmadzadeh 13 Morshedi 14 Mesigar 27 Mokhtari 31 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 2 700Referee Ruben Eiriz Spain Semi finals Edit 18 July 2015 2015 07 18 17 00Italy 6 6 a e t TahitiPalmacci 4 Gori 22 34 Ramacciotti 26 Di Palma 28 Corosiniti 34 Report Taiarui 1 Labaste 4 Bennett 14 26 Tavanae 23 Tepa 33 PenaltiesFrainetti Palmacci 1 3 Taiarui Bennett Li Fung Kuee Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 3 500Referee Jelili Ogunmuyiwa Nigeria 18 July 2015 2015 07 18 18 30Portugal 4 2 RussiaJordan 9 Be Martins 12 35 Novo 34 Report Makarov 8 Shishin 14 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 3 500Referee Lukasz Ostrowski Poland Third place match Edit 19 July 2015 2015 07 19 17 00Italy 2 5 RussiaPalmacci 26 Marinai 33 Report Shaykov 4 Peremitin 11 14 Romanov 12 Paporotnyi 19 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 3 500Referee Suhaimi Mat Hassan Malaysia Final Edit Main article 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final 19 July 2015 2015 07 19 18 30Tahiti 3 5 PortugalLabaste 17 Li Fung Kuee 19 25 Report Madjer 1 Belchior 7 Coimbra 17 Novo 21 Alan 36 Praia da Baia EspinhoAttendance 3 500Referee Ruben Eiriz Spain Awards EditIn the aftermath of the final FIFA presented individual awards to the three best players of the tournament top goal scorers and to the best goalkeeper In addition a collective award was given to the team with the most points in the Fair Play ranking 44 39 Since three players all scored 8 goals other stats such as assists penalties and matches played were then considered to work out the standings between them Notably this World Cup saw the fewest goals ever scored for a player to claim the golden boot adidasGolden Ball adidasSilver Ball adidasBronze Ball Heimanu Taiarui Alan MadjeradidasGolden Scorer adidasSilver Scorer adidasBronze Scorer Pedro Moran Madjer Noel Ott8 goals 8 goals 8 goalsadidas Golden Glove Jonathan TorohiaFIFA Fair Play Award BrazilGoal of the tournament Madjer v Switzerland 45 Statistics EditGoalscorers Edit 8 goals Pedro Moran Madjer Noel Ott 7 goals Gabriele Gori Emmanuele Zurlo Kirill Romanov Raimana Li Fung Kuee 6 goals Dmitrii Shishin5 goals Alan Belchior Naea Bennett Tearii Labaste 4 goals Mohammad Ahmadzadeh Paolo Palmacci Takasuke Goto Ibrahima Balde Antonio Heimanu Taiarui Patrick Tepa 3 goals Bokinha Bruno Xavier Mauricinho Rodrigo Amir Akbari Mohammad Ali Mokhtari Simone Marinai Naoya Matsuo Bernardin Rasolomandimby Yahya Al Araimi Juan Lopez Be Martins Rui Coimbra Artur Paporotnyi Anatoliy Peremitin Dejan Stankovic Heiarii Tavanae 2 goals Federico Hilaire Luciano Sirico Danny Johnson Greivin Pacheco Farid Boloukbashi Moslem Mesigar Dario Ramacciotti Ramon Maldonado Hani Al Dhabit Ishaq Al Qassmi Khalid Al Araimi Bruno Novo Yury Krasheninnikov Ilya Leonov Aleksey Makarov Egor Shaykov Anton Shkarin Babacar Fall Llorenc Nico Stephan Leu 1 goal Federico Costas Luciano Franceschini Santiago Hilaire Rodrigo Lopez Facundo Minici Datinha Fernando Ddi Mao Jose Mendoza Vladimir Adanis Faroogh Dara Mehran Morshedi Francesco Corosiniti Michele di Palma Alessio Frainetti Takuya Akaguma Shotaro Haraguchi Ozu Moreira Takaaki Oba Teruki Tabata Tianasoa Rabeasimbola Tokindrainy Randriamampandry Flavien Razafimahatratra Ymelda Razafimandimby Gerardo Gomez Abdiel Villa img, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,