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 1995–2004 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 Cup
Campeonato do Mundo de Futebol de Praia da FIFA Portugal 2015
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
CityEspinho
Dates9–19 July
Teams16 (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 played32
Goals 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 Taiarui
Best goalkeeper Jonathan Torohia
Fair play award Brazil

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
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
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
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
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

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
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

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
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]

Pot 1 (Seeds) Pot 2 (AFC & OFC) Pot 3 (CAF & CONCACAF) Pot 4 (CONMEBOL & UEFA)
 Portugal (assigned to A1)
 Russia (assigned to D1)
 Brazil
  Switzerland		  Iran
 Japan
 Oman
 Tahiti		  Madagascar
 Senegal
 Costa Rica
 Mexico		  Argentina
 Paraguay
 Italy
 Spain

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]

  1. 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:

  1. greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. greatest goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. greatest number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. greatest goal difference in all group matches;
  5. greatest number of goals scored in all group matches;
  6. 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[lower-alpha 1] Knockout stage
2  Japan 3 2 0 0 1 10 10 0 6[lower-alpha 1]
3  Argentina 3 1 0 0 2 9 14 −5 3[lower-alpha 2]
4  Senegal 3 1 0 0 2 12 13 −1 3[lower-alpha 2]
Source: FIFA
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:
  1. Portugal ahead of Japan on points obtained on head-to-head matches (Portugal defeated Japan 4–2)
  2. Argentina ahead of Senegal on points obtained on head-to-head matches (Argentina defeated Senegal 4–3)
Portugal 4–2 Japan
Madjer  4', 22'
Bê Martins  18'
Alan  35'		 Report Haraguchi  23'
Matsuo  32'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Juan Angeles (Dominican Republic)
Argentina 4–3 Senegal
Franceschini  8'
F. Hilaire  11'
Sirico  19'
Minici  21'		 Report Baldé  5', 25'
Ndour  36'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Sofien Benchabane (France)
Senegal 6–5 Portugal
Thioune  9'
Kamara  16'
Baldé  25', 32'
Sylla  26'
Fall  29'		 Report Belchior  7', 31'
Coimbra  16'
Léo Martins  17'
Alan  19'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)
Japan 4–3 Argentina
Goto  15', 21'
Matsuo  16'
Oba  24'		 Report F. Hilaire  2'
Costas  21'
López  32'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Roman Borisov (Russia)
Portugal 7–2 Argentina
Belchior  9'
Madjer  12', 31'
Torres  16'
Alan  18', 29'
Zé Maria  36'		 Report Sirico  32' (pen.)
S. Hilaire  33'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Jelili Ogunmuyiwa (Nigeria)
Japan 4–3 Senegal
Goto  1'
Tabata  10'
Matsuo  16'
Akaguma  21'		 Report Faye  33'
N'Doye  34'
Fall  36'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Gustavo Domínguez (Paraguay)

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: FIFA
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.)		 Report Pacheco  6'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Ivo de Moraes (Brazil)
Switzerland  5–2 Oman
Misev  4'
Ott  10', 12', 21'
Leu  14'		 Report Al-Sauti  7'
K. Al-Araimi  19'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Jelili Ogunmuyiwa (Nigeria)
Oman 2–4 Italy
Y. Al-Araimi  8'
K. Al-Araimi  22'		 Report Zurlo  12', 30'
Marinai  12'
Gori  19'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,450
Referee: Bessem Boubaker (Tunisia)
Costa Rica 3–4  Switzerland
Mendoza  24'
Adanis  30'
Pacheco  35'		 Report Stankovic  3'
Ott  11'
Leu  21'
Borer  35'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mariano Romo (Argentina)
Oman 7–2 Costa Rica
Al-Dhabit  4', 26' (pen.)
Y. Al-Araimi  17', 26'
Al-Alawi  19'
Al-Qassmi  32', 36'		 Report Johnson  19', 28' (pen.)
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Bessem Boubaker (Tunisia)
Switzerland  4–6 Italy
Ott  4', 10'
Schirinzi  5'
Stankovic  34'		 Report Zurlo  3'
Gori  4'
Palmacci  15', 31'
Marinai  17'
Frainetti  21' (pen.)
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: António Pereira (Portugal)

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: FIFA
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.
Spain 5–6 Iran
Antonio  2', 15', 31'
Nico  3'
Llorenç  8'		 Report Boloukbashi  2', 15'
Mesigar  5'
Mokhtari  19', 36'
Ahmadzadeh  34'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Javier Bentancor (Uruguay)
Brazil 5–1 Mexico
Rodrigo  1'
Bokinha  6'
Bruno Xavier  12'
Gonzalez  26' (o.g.)
Mauricinho  29'		 Report Maldonado  31'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Łukasz Ostrowski (Poland)
Mexico 1–3 Spain
Maldonado  1' (pen.) Report Llorenç  3'
Nico  17'
Antonio  35' (pen.)
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Turki Al-Salehi (Oman)
Iran 3–4 Brazil
Akbari  2', 4'
Ahmadzadeh  5'		 Report Ddi  2'
Bruno Xavier  12'
Bokinha  12'
Mauricinho  26'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)
Mexico 2–3 Iran
Gómez  19'
Villa  22'		 Report Akbari  2'
Ahmadzadeh  15'
Dara  15'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Laurynas Aržuolaitis (Lithuania)
Brazil 2–1 Spain
Rodrigo  2', 32' Report Mérida  12'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)

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: FIFA
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.
Russia 7–5 Paraguay
Romanov  7', 15'
Shishin  8', 28', 30'
Shkarin  23'
Leonov  25'		 Report López  1'
Moran  3', 17', 34'
Rodriguez  18' (pen.)
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan (Malaysia)
Tahiti 4–3 Madagascar
Labaste  4'
Tepa  5'
Tavanae  9'
Bennett  17' (pen.)		 Report Razafimandimby  2'
Rabeasimbola  2'
Razafimahatratra  6'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Rubén Eiriz (Spain)
Madagascar 2–4 Russia
Rasolomandimby  17'
Randriamampandry  19'		 Report Leonov  6'
Romanov  7', 9'
Krasheninnikov  35'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Warner Porras (Costa Rica)
Paraguay 5–7 Tahiti
Moran  2', 18', 25'
López  27'
Barreto  35'		 Report Tavanae  2'
Labaste  4', 27'
Zaveroni  8'
Tchen  8'
Tepa  14'
Taiarui  25'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: César Echevarria (Puerto Rico)
Russia 6–7 Tahiti
Bukhlitskiy  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 Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Alex Valdiviezo (Peru)
Paraguay 4–2 Madagascar
Moran  11', 27'
López  17'
Rolon  26'		 Report Rasolomandimby  13', 26'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Ingilab Mammadov (Azerbaijan)

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
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
 
 Russia2 Third place match
 
 Brazil5
 
19 July
 
 Russia (a.e.t.)6
 
 Italy2
 
 
 Russia5
 

Quarter-finals
Brazil 5–6 (a.e.t.) Russia
Mão  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 Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Jelili Ogunmuyiwa (Nigeria)
Portugal 7–3  Switzerland
Leu  2' (o.g.)
Madjer  13', 25', 32'
Andrade  14'
Belchior  15'
Coimbra  27'		 Report Ott  11', 29' (pen.)
Stankovic  15'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)
Italy 3–2 Japan
Zurlo  12', 35'
Ramacciotti  22'		 Report Ozu  1'
Goto  26'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 2,650
Referee: Ivo de Moraes (Brazil)
Tahiti 5–4 Iran
Bennett  11', 14'
Tepa  27'
Li Fung Kuee  30'
Taiarui  32'		 Report Ahmadzadeh  13'
Morshedi  14'
Mesigar  27'
Mokhtari  31'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Rubén Eiriz (Spain)

Semi-finals
Italy 6–6 (a.e.t.) Tahiti
Palmacci  4'
Gori  22', 34'
Ramacciotti  26'
Di Palma  28'
Corosiniti  34'		 Report Taiarui  1'
Labaste  4'
Bennett  14', 26'
Tavanae  23'
Tepa  33'
Penalties
Frainetti
Palmacci 		1–3 Taiarui
Bennett
Li Fung Kuee
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Jelili Ogunmuyiwa (Nigeria)
Portugal 4–2 Russia
Jordan  9'
Bê Martins  12', 35'
Novo  34'		 Report Makarov  8'
Shishin  14'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Łukasz Ostrowski (Poland)

Third place match
Italy 2–5 Russia
Palmacci  26'
Marinai  33'		 Report Shaykov  4'
Peremitin  11', 14'
Romanov  12'
Paporotnyi  19'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan (Malaysia)

Final
Main article: 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final
Tahiti 3–5 Portugal
Labaste  17'
Li Fung Kuee  19', 25'		 Report Madjer  1'
Belchior  7'
Coimbra  17'
Novo  21'
Alan  36'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Rubén Eiriz (Spain)

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
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
  • Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
  • Paolo Palmacci
  • Takasuke Goto
  • Ibrahima Baldé
  • 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 López
  • Bê Martins
  • Rui Coimbra
  • Artur Paporotnyi
  • Anatoliy Peremitin
  • Dejan Stankovic
  • Heiarii Tavanae
2 goals
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
  • Ghaith Al-Alawi
  • Abdullah Al-Sauti
  • Édgar Barreto
  • Wilson Rodriguez
  • Jesús Rolon
  • Elinton Andrade
  • Léo Martins
  • Jordan Santos
  • Bruno Torres
  • Zé Maria
  • Andrey Bukhlitskiy
  • Gorgui Faye
  • Pape Amadou Kamara
  • Papa Ndour
  • Papa Modou N'Doye
  • Ngalla Sylla
  • Ibra Thioune
  • Raúl Mérida
  • Philipp Borer
  • Michael Misev
  • Angelo Schirinzi
  • Tainui Lehartel
  • Angelo Tchen
  • Jonathan Torohia
  • Teva Zaveroni
Own goals
  • Andres Villegas (against Italy)
  • Adrian Gonzalez (against Brazil)
  • Stephan Leu (against Portugal)

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Final standings
Pos Grp Team Pld W WE WP L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A  Portugal (H) 6 5 0 0 1 32 18 +14 15 Champions
2 D  Tahiti 6 4 0 1 1 32 29 +3 13 Runners-up
3 D  Russia 6 3 1 0 2 30 25 +5 11 Third place
4 B  Italy 6 4 0 0 2 27 20 +7 12 Fourth place
5 C  Brazil 4 3 0 0 1 16 11 +5 9 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6 C  Iran 4 2 0 0 2 16 16 0 6
7 A  Japan 4 2 0 0 2 12 13 −1 6
8 B   Switzerland 4 2 0 0 2 16 18 −2 6
9 B  Oman 3 1 0 0 2 11 11 0 3 Eliminated in
Group stage
10 C  Spain 3 1 0 0 2 9 9 0 3
11 A  Senegal 3 1 0 0 2 12 13 −1 3
12 D  Paraguay 3 1 0 0 2 14 16 −2 3
13 A  Argentina 3 1 0 0 2 9 14 −5 3
14 D  Madagascar 3 0 0 0 3 7 12 −5 0
15 C  Mexico 3 0 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
16 B  Costa Rica 3 0 0 0 3 6 17 −11 0
Source: FIFA
(H) Host.

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