2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the third edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Overall, this was the 13th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the Beach Soccer World Championships which ran from 1995–2004 but was not governed by FIFA. It took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 2–11 November 2007.

2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Copa do Mundo de Futebol de Areia da FIFA Rio de Janeiro 2007
The official logo
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
CityRio de Janeiro
Dates2–11 November
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil
2nd FIFA title
11th world title
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Uruguay
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored261 (8.16 per match)
Attendance157,300 (4,916 per match)
Top scorer(s) Buru (10 goals)
Best player(s) Buru
Fair play award Brazil

The winners of the tournament were hosts Brazil, who won their second consecutive FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title and their eleventh title overall.

Qualifying rounds

African zone
Main article: 2007 CAF Beach Soccer Championship

The qualifiers to determine the two Africa nations who would play in the World Cup took place in Durban, South Africa for the second year running between July 3 and July 8. Eight nations took part in the competition, an increase on the six teams that participated in the 2006 Championship, which eventually saw Nigeria claim their first title, qualifying for the second successive World Cup and which saw Senegal finish in second place, qualifying for the first time.

Asian zone
Main article: 2007 AFC Beach Soccer Championship

The Asian qualifiers took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for the second time, between August 14 and August 18. The hosts, the United Arab Emirates qualified for the first time after beating Japan in the final of the championship, 4-3. Iran beat Bahrain in the third place play off to claim the third berth at the World Cup for the second year in a row.

European zone
Main articles: 2007 Euro Beach Soccer League and 2007 EBSL Last chance bracket

For the second year running, European nations qualified through being successful in the 2007 Euro Beach Soccer League. The nations who made it to the second stage of the Superfinal qualified to the World Cup being Portugal, France, Russia and Spain. To decide who would claim the fifth berth, the defeated nations in the competition came back to play in a straight knockout tournament, with the winner progressing to the World Cup. The nation which won the tournament was Italy who beat Switzerland in the final.

North, Central American, Caribbean and South American zone
Main article: 2007 CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship

Due to the lack of interest from South American nations in the World Cup, CONMEBOL paired up with CONCACAF to hold the second joint Beach Soccer Championship, following 2005. Seven nations took part in the championship, three from South America and four from North America which took place between August 9 and August 12 in Acapulco, Mexico. The tournament saw the United States claim victory, after beating Uruguay 4-3 in the final. Argentina beat Mexico in the third place play off. Therefore, all four national teams mentioned qualified for the World Cup.

Oceanian zone
Main article: 2007 OFC Beach Soccer Championship

The qualifiers to decide the one nation from Oceania that would be competing in the World Cup took place in Auckland, New Zealand, between August 31 and September 3. Despite Vanuatu dominating in the group stage, they lost in the final to the Solomon Islands, who claimed their second title and qualification for a second year in a row.

Hosts

Brazil qualified automatically as the hosts.

Teams

These are the teams that qualified to the World Cup:

Players

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Venue

As with the two previous FIFA editions of the World Cup held in Rio, the tournament once again took place at the Copacabana Beach Soccer Arena.

Rio de Janeiro
Copacabana Beach Soccer Arena
22°58′S 43°10′W
Capacity: 10,000

Group stage

The 16 teams were split into 4 groups of 4 teams. Each team played the other 3 teams in its group in a round-robin format, with the top two teams advancing to the quarter finals. The quarter finals, semi finals and the final itself was played in the form of a knockout tournament.

All matches are listed as local time in Rio de Janeiro, (UTC-3)

Group A
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3210198+118
 Mexico 31111211+15
 Russia 310296+33
 Solomon Islands 3003722–150
Russia 2–2 (a.e.t.) Mexico
Shkarin  32'
Shaykov  34'		 Report Villalobos  14'
Gonzales  27'
Penalties
Bolabanov
Shakmelyan 		1–2 Villalobos
Rosales
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Erick Chavarria


Brazil 11–2 Solomon Islands
Buru  2', 31'
Júnior Negrão  6', 36'
Daniel  13', 29'
Bruno  15', 27'
Sidney  23', 23'
Duda  36'		 Report Mela  23'
Naka  27'
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Ruben Eiriz


Mexico 4–6 Brazil
Plata  4'
Gonzales  9'
Villalobos  12'
Cati  19'		 Report Buru  9', 20'
Andre  11'
Negao  24'
Bruno  24'
Benjamin  34'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Stephan Faessler


Solomon Islands 2–5 Russia
Hale  18'
Anisua  27'		 Report Leonov  1', 19', 30'
Shishin  2'
Shakmelyan  24'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ali Sharifat


Brazil 2–2 (a.e.t.) Russia
Andre  19'
Sidney  33'		 Report Shishin  30', 31'
Penalties
Negao
Benjamin
Daniel
Sidney
Mao
Betinho
Bruno 		5–4 Bolabanov
Pavlikov
Gorchinskiy
Gordonov
Shishin
Bukhlitskiy
Shkmelyan
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Istvan Maszaros


Solomon Islands 3–6 Mexico
Naka  4', 22', 34' Report  9', 17' Rosales
 14', 29' Plata
 27' Villalobos
 35' Pozos
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Sergejus Slyva

Group B
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 32011611+56
 Portugal 30211112–14
 Iran 3102141403
 United States 31021620–43
Portugal 3–3 (a.e.t.) Iran
Alan  4', 14', 21' Report Naderi  10'
Mesigar  19'
Dara  30'
Penalties
Belchior 1–0 Ghorbanpour
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ivo De Moraes


United States 4–8 Spain
Xexeo  12'
Ibsen  17'
Albuquerque  26'
Chimienti  27'		 Report Nico  2', 31'
Rumbo  14'
Alvarez  23', 31'
Amarelle  24', 33', 34'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Juan Rodriguez


Spain 4–2 Portugal
Amarelle  14'
J.Torres  19'
Alvarez  22'
Nico  36'		 Report Bilro  23'
Madjer  30'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Favio Polito


Iran 6–7 United States
Aligoli  17'
Ahmadzadeh  18', 18'
Davoudi  28'
Ghorbanpour  31'
Mesigar  35'		 Report Nolz  8', 22'
Chimienti  10', 31'
Morales  20'
Astroga  23'
Ibsen  34'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: George Postma


Spain 4–5 Iran
C.Torres  5'
Beiro  14'
J.Torres  14', 34'		 Report Mesigar  6'
Ghorbanpour  8', 34'
Aligoli  9'
Ahmadzadeh  20'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohamed Morsi


United States 5–6 (a.e.t.) Portugal
Astorga  17', 21'
Nolz  26'
Chimienti  30'
Albuquerque  35'		 Report Madjer  2', 35'
Bilro  8', 39'
Alan  14', 18'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Sylvain Palhies

Group C
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Senegal 3210158+78
 Uruguay 311189–15
 Italy 31021312+13
 Japan 3003613–70
Uruguay 3–2 (a.e.t.) Italy
Ricaar  23', 23'
Matias  37'		 Report Pasquali  6'
Palamacci  16'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Pedro Infantes


Japan 1–4 Senegal
Yamauchi  34' Report Dieng  5'
Koukpaki  6', 22'
Mbengue  29'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Waleed Al Ali


Italy 6–3 Japan
Palmacci  5'
Maiorano  10'
Pasquali  24', 25', 27'
Leghissa  26'		 Report Tabata  7'
Yamauchi  13', 22'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Hernan Fernandez


Senegal 5–2 Uruguay
Diallo  2'
Koukpaki  8', 29', 31'
Sylla  15'		 Report Parrillo  6'
Ricar  8'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Franklin Quesada


Senegal 6–5 (a.e.t.) Italy
Kbengue  2', 19'
Koukpaki  8', 39'
Mbengue  9'
Thioune  35'		 Report Palmacci  1'
Pasquali  8', 9'
Maiorano  13'
Feudi  15'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Alberto Moreira


Japan 2–3 Uruguay
Yamauchi  5'
Arakaki  17'		 Report Parrillo  1'
Ricar  33'
Pampero  35'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: George Postma

Group D
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 31201412+27
 France 31111110+15
 Argentina 31029903
 United Arab Emirates 30031316–30
Nigeria 5–3 Argentina
Ibrahim  4'
Uhunmwangho  12'
Onigbo  15'
Okemmiri  16', 21'		 Report Casado  8'
S. Hilaire  22'
Andrade  23'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Istvan Maszaros


United Arab Emirates 5–6 France
Bashir  5', 23', 26'
Sadeqi  20'
Aljesmi  35'		 Report Basquaise  4', 9'
Samoun  9', 18', 22', 36'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Renato De Carlos


Argentina 4–2 United Arab Emirates
F. Hilaire  2', 27'
Minici  15'
Casado  21'		 Report Mesaabi  5'
Sadeqi  22'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ruben Eiriz


France 3–3 (a.e.t.) Nigeria
Castro  13'
François  36'
Basquaise  36'		 Report Okpara  11', 20'
Usman  33'
Penalties
François
Pérez
Samoun 		2–3 Onigbo
Uhunmwangho
Olawale
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Alberto Moreira


France 2–2 (a.e.t.) Argentina
Basquaise  3'
François  6'		 Report E. Hilaire  18'
Minici  26'
Penalties
Castro
Pérez
François 		2–1 Minici
Lopez
Casado
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Erick Chavarria


United Arab Emirates 6–6 (a.e.t.) Nigeria
Alabadla  9', 10', 23'
Albloushi  12'
Karim  22'
Bashir  35'		 Report Okpara  4'
Okemmiri  4'
Olawale  5', 7', 15'
Usman  31'
Penalties
Bashir 0–1 Olawale
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ivo De Moraes

Knockout stage
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 November 2007
 
 
 Spain4
 
10 November 2007
 
 Mexico5
 
 Mexico5
 
8 November 2007
 
 Uruguay2
 
 Nigeria1
 
11 November 2007
 
 Uruguay3
 
 Mexico2
 
8 November 2007
 
 Brazil8
 
 Brazil10
 
10 November 2007
 
 Portugal7
 
 Brazil6
 
8 November 2007
 
 France2 Third place
 
 Senegal3
 
11 November 2007
 
 France6
 
 Uruguay (p)2 (1)
 
 
 France2 (0)
 

Quarter finals
Spain 4–5 Mexico
Alvarez  14'
Beiro  14'
C.Torres  16'
Adam  32'		 Report Villalobos  16', 34'
Gonzales  18'
Plata  26'
Salazar  32'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Stephan Faessler


Brazil 10–7 Portugal
Sidney  2', 4'
Andre  11', 27'
Buru  12', 34', 36'
Daniel  13', 30'
Bruno  16'		 Report Madjer  1', 13', 27', 28', 34'
Alan  3'
Hernani  5'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Sergejus Slyva


Senegal 3–6 France
Thiaw  13'
Dieng  14'
Mbengue  27'		 Report Pérez  1'
Ottavy  3'
Ruggeri  17'
François  27', 33'
Tanagro  30'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Juan Rodriguez


Nigeria 1–3 Uruguay
Ibrahim  36' Report Matias  29'
Ricar  34'
Parrillo  36'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Fabio Polito

Semi-finals
Mexico 5–2 Uruguay
Plata  1', 20', 32', 35'
Villalobos  36'		 Report Ricar  4', 24'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Sergejus Slyva


Brazil 6–2 France
Buru  1', 2'
Bruno  9', 16'
Betinho  33', 34'		 Report Pérez  1'
Basquaise  35'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Istvan Maszaros

Third place match
Uruguay 2–2 (a.e.t.) France
Pampero  6', 30' Report Basquaise  1', 10'
Penalties
Ricar 1–0 Pérez
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Fabio Polito

Final
Main article: 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final
Mexico 2–8 Brazil
Villalobos  14'
Plata  36'		 Report Andre  9', 28'
Bruno  11', 16'
Benjamin  14'
Buru  19'
Betinho  22'
Negao  36'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ruben Eiriz

Winners
2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Champions

Brazil
Second title
11th world title

Awards
Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Buru Madjer Morgan Plata
Golden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Shoe
Buru Morgan Plata Bruno
10 goals 9 goals 8 goals
FIFA Fair Play Award
 Brazil

Top scorers

Final standings
Position Team
1 Brazil
2 Mexico
3 Uruguay
4 France
5 Senegal
6 Nigeria
7 Spain
8 Portugal
9 Russia
10 Italy
11 Iran
12 Argentina
13 United States
14 United Arab Emirates
15 Japan
16 Solomon Islands

References
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