2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

November 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2015 Campeonato do Mundo de Futebol de Praia da FIFA Portugal 2015 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.svg FIFA trophy Portugal Espinho 9–19 July 16 6 1 1 POR TAH RUS ITA 32 253 PAR Pedro MoranPOR MadjerSUI Noel Ott(8 goals) TAH Heimanu Taiarui TAH Jonathan Torohia BRA 2013 2017 1 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. The tournament took place from 9 to 19 July 2015 at Praia da Baía in Espinho, Portugal,https://www.fpf.pt/Not%C3%ADcias/Not%C3%ADcia/Id/6380/Cat/739/highlight/1/caller/56/Fut-Praia-Datas-do-Mundial-confirmadas Fut. Praia: Datas do Mundial confirmadas Portuguese Football Federation pt 24 September 2014 24 September 2014 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,Espinho presents XIX Mundialito Futebol de Praia... and announces FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Portugal 2015! http://www.beachsoccer.com/news/1087 Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) 10 November 2014 23 July 2014 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.Portugal claim historic trophy win https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/matches/round=273815/match=300318426/match-report.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150721010233/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/matches/round=273815/match=300318426/match-report.html dead 21 July 2015 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) 19 July 2015 19 July 2015 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.Portugal's Beach Soccer World Cup triumph shines light on emerging sport http://www.espn.co.uk/soccer/club/portugal/482/blog/post/2529131/portugal-win-fifa-beach-soccer-world-cup-as-sport-expands ESPN 10 November 2015 21 July 2015 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 2012.12 Member Associations bid for 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/footballdevelopment/technicalsupport/beachsoccer/news/newsid=1788058/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140622010016/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/footballdevelopment/technicalsupport/beachsoccer/news/newsid=1788058/ dead 22 June 2014 FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) 13 September 2014 19 October 2012https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/01/67/83/07/circularno.1316-biddingforfifabeachsoccerworldcup2015andfifafutsalworldcup2016.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20120824121300/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/01/67/83/07/circularno.1316-biddingforfifabeachsoccerworldcup2015andfifafutsalworldcup2016.pdf dead 24 August 2012 Bidding for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2015 and FIFA Futsal World Cup 2016 FIFA.com 9 August 2012 6 May 2013 On 28 May 2013, the FIFA Executive Committee, gathered in Mauritius, announced that the tournament would be held in Portugal.FIFA Executive Committee fully backs resolution on the fight against racism and discrimination https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/bodies/congress/news/newsid=2085775/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140913201628/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/bodies/congress/news/newsid=2085775/ dead 13 September 2014 FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 13 September 2014 28 May 2013Portugal to host the 2015 World Cup! http://www.beachsoccer.com/news/710 Beachsoccer.com Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) 13 September 2014 30 May 2013 It was the second time that Portugal staged a FIFA competition, after the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship. Candidate associations: 22em BRA Brazil BUL Bulgaria ECU Ecuador SLV El Salvador FRA France HUN Hungary MRI Mauritius POR Portugal (host) RUS Russia SEN Senegal SUI Switzerland THA Thailand Qualification Qualifying rounds took place in 2014 and 2015. Portugal qualified automatically as hosts. African Zone 2015 CAF Beach Soccer Championship The CAF Beach Soccer Championship took place in Roche Caiman, Seychelles on 14–19 April 2015.http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/1219/Seychelles+gearing+up+for+CAFs+African+Beach+Soccer+Championship+++construction+of+beach+soccer+stadium+gets+underway Seychelles gearing up for CAF's African Beach Soccer Championship 2015 Seychelles News Agency 23 August 2014 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.http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=5m3nd4hVFzFccOjeJhfIUA%3d%3d Septet emerge for African Beach Soccer Championship CAF 30 March 2015http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=%2fpLbJ7fPHkh8dnXtWhCI3w%3d%3d Hosts Seychelles handed tough draw CAF 5 April 2015 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,https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=4/news=senegal-madagascar-book-portugal-2015-tickets-2591861.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150418220307/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=4/news=senegal-madagascar-book-portugal-2015-tickets-2591861.html dead 18 April 2015 Senegal, Madagascar book Portugal 2015 tickets FIFA.com 18 April 2015 with Madagascar defeating Senegal in the final on the next day to win the tournament.https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=4/news=unlikely-islanders-crash-african-beach-party-2592220.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150424003933/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=4/news=unlikely-islanders-crash-african-beach-party-2592220.html dead 24 April 2015 Unlikely Islanders crash African beach party FIFA.com 20 April 2015 Asian Zone 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship The AFC Beach Soccer Championship took place in Doha, Qatar on 23–28 March 2015.http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/afc_competitions_calendar_2015.pdf AFC AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20141208143533/http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/afc_competitions_calendar_2015.pdf PDF 8 December 2014 dead A total of 14 teams took part in the tournament (Palestine entered but withdrew).http://www.the-afc.com/afc-beach-soccer-championship-2015/groups-drawn-for-afc-beach-soccer-championship-2015 Groups drawn for AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2015 the-AFC.com February 19, 2015 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.https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=3/news=oman-japan-bound-for-the-beach-2579579.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150331081759/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=3/news=oman-japan-bound-for-the-beach-2579579.html dead 31 March 2015 Oman, Japan bound for the beach FIFA.com 27 March 2015 On the next day, Iran won the third place match to also book a place in the World Cup,https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=3/news=iran-book-their-ticket-to-portugal-2579806.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150329135935/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=3/news=iran-book-their-ticket-to-portugal-2579806.html dead 29 March 2015 Iran book their ticket to Portugal FIFA.com 28 March 2015 while Oman defeated Japan in the final to win the tournament.https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=3/news=oman-crowned-asia-s-sand-kings-2580505.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150402153840/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=3/news=oman-crowned-asia-s-sand-kings-2580505.html dead 2 April 2015 Oman crowned Asia's sand kings FIFA.com 30 March 2015 European Zone 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) The UEFA qualifiers took place in Jesolo, Italy on 5–14 September 2014.http://www.beachsoccer.com/news/1018 Important World Cup Qualifier meeting held in Jesolo Beach Soccer Worldwide 28 May 2014 A total of 23 teams took part in the tournament (Georgia entered but withdrew).http://www.beachsoccer.com/news/1081 European qualifier draw is finalised Beach Soccer Worldwide 18 July 2014 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.https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2014/m=9/news=swiss-become-first-portugal-2015-qualifiers-2438841.html https://web.archive.org/web/20141219191752/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2014/m=9/news=swiss-become-first-portugal-2015-qualifiers-2438841.html dead 19 December 2014 Swiss become first Portugal 2015 qualifiers FIFA.com 11 September 2014 On the next day, Russia, Spain and Italy also booked a place in the World Cup by advancing to the semi-finals,https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2014/m=9/news=russia-spain-and-italy-reach-portugal-2015-2439276.html https://web.archive.org/web/20141219192543/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2014/m=9/news=russia-spain-and-italy-reach-portugal-2015-2439276.html dead 19 December 2014 Russia, Spain and Italy reach Portugal 2015 FIFA.com 12 September 2014 with Russia defeating Switzerland in the final two days later to win the tournament, and Italy defeating Spain to finish third.https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2014/m=9/news=sin-sorpresas-sobre-la-arena-de-europa-2440241-2440360.html https://web.archive.org/web/20141219191009/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2014/m=9/news=sin-sorpresas-sobre-la-arena-de-europa-2440241-2440360.html dead 19 December 2014 No surprises on the sand in Europe FIFA.com 16 September 2014 North, Central American and Caribbean Zone 2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship The CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship took place in Costa del Sol, El Salvador on 28 March–4 April 2015.http://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-reveals-logo-sets-official-draw-for-beach-soccer-championship-el-salvador-2015-regular-%C2%B7-concacaf-communications-list CONCACAF Reveals Logo, Sets Official Draw for Beach Soccer Championship El Salvador 2015 CONCACAF.com 20 January 2015 21 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150124093816/http://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-reveals-logo-sets-official-draw-for-beach-soccer-championship-el-salvador-2015-regular-%C2%B7-concacaf-communications-list 24 January 2015 dead dmy-all A total of 16 teams took part in the tournament.http://www.concacaf.com/video/official-draw-concacaf-beach-soccer-championship-el-salvador-2015 Official Draw: CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship El Salvador 2015 CONCACAF.com 27 January 2015 27 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150227074901/http://www.concacaf.com/video/official-draw-concacaf-beach-soccer-championship-el-salvador-2015 27 February 2015 dead dmy-all 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,https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=4/news=mexico-costa-rica-are-portugal-bound-2581904.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150410023408/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=4/news=mexico-costa-rica-are-portugal-bound-2581904.html dead 10 April 2015 Mexico & Costa Rica are Portugal-bound FIFA.com 4 April 2015 with Mexico defeating Costa Rica in the final on the next day to win the tournament.https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=4/news=mexico-seize-espinho-berth-gritty-costa-rica-join-them-2582740.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150411052733/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=4/news=mexico-seize-espinho-berth-gritty-costa-rica-join-them-2582740.html dead 11 April 2015 Mexico seize Espinho berth, gritty Costa Rica join them FIFA.com 7 April 2015 Oceanian Zone The OFC Beach Soccer Championship was scheduled to take place in Tahiti on 16–22 February 2015.http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/701d2613-f23f-4125-ae92-0700e8ec8787/language/en-US/Default.aspx OFC Executive Committee decisions Oceania Football Confederation 23 April 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181721/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/701d2613-f23f-4125-ae92-0700e8ec8787/language/en-US/Default.aspx 3 March 2016 However, the tournament was cancelled, and Tahiti were designated by the OFC as their representative. South American Zone 2015 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship The CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship took place in Manta, Ecuador on 19–26 April 2015.https://twitter.com/CONMEBOL_CSF/status/575293213784862720 Twitter @CONMEBOL_CSF CONMEBOL 10 March 2015 A total of 10 teams took part in the tournament.http://www.conmebol.com/es/27032015-1208/futbol-playa-fueron-sorteados-los-grupos-para-el-sudamericano-de-manta-ecuador-2015 Fútbol playa: fueron sorteados los grupos para el sudamericano de Manta (Ecuador) 2015 CONMEBOL.com 27 March 2015 es 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.https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=4/news=brazil-paraguay-heading-to-portugal-2594254.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150502063832/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=4/news=brazil-paraguay-heading-to-portugal-2594254.html dead 2 May 2015 Brazil & Paraguay heading to Portugal FIFA.com 25 April 2015 On the next day, Argentina won the third place match to also book a place in the World Cup,https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=4/news=argentina-collect-final-ticket-to-portugal-2015-2594564.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150429190916/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=4/news=argentina-collect-final-ticket-to-portugal-2015-2594564.html dead 29 April 2015 Argentina collect final ticket to Portugal 2015 FIFA.com 26 April 2015 while Brazil defeated Paraguay in the final to win the tournament.https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=4/news=same-faces-different-order-2594891.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150508114430/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=4/news=same-faces-different-order-2594891.html dead 8 May 2015 Same faces, different order FIFA.com 28 April 2015 Teams The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament: thumb|400px|#000cff Qualified for World Cup finals #ffb400 Entered qualifying rounds but failed to qualify for World Cup finals (or withdrew) black Did not enter the World Cup #ababab Not an associate member of FIFA ConfederationQualifying TournamentQualifier(s)AFC (Asia)2015 AFC Beach Soccer ChampionshipIRNJPNOMACAF (Africa)2015 CAF Beach Soccer ChampionshipMAD1SENCONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean)2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer ChampionshipCRCMEXCONMEBOL (South America)2015 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer ChampionshipARGBRAPAROFC (Oceania)Appointed by OFC (qualifying tournament cancelled)https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/teams/road-to-portugal/oceania.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150209185813/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/teams/road-to-portugal/oceania.html dead 9 February 2015 The Road to Portugal – Oceania FIFA.comTAHUEFA (Europe)Host nationPOR2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA)ITARUSESPSUI 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 Portugal none 150 Portugal 41.00 -08.633 Espinho top Espinho Stadium 41 00 N 08 38 W region:IT_type:landmark inline Espinho Stadium 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.https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/organisation/referees/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150701083634/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/organisation/referees/index.html dead 1 July 2015 Referees FIFA 29 June 2015 AFC Asian Football ConfederationCAF African Football ConfederationCONCACAF Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association FootballCONMEBOL South American Football ConfederationOFC Oceania Football ConfederationUEFA Union of European Football Associations CHN Shao LiangMAS Suhaimi Mat HassanOMA Turki Al-SalehiUZB Bakhtiyor Namazov MAD Said HachimNGA Jelili OgunmuyiwaTUN Bessem Boubaker CRC Warner PorrasDOM Juan AngelesPUR César Echevarria ARG Mariano RomoBRA Ivo de MoraesPAR Gustavo DomínguezPER Alex ValdiviezoURU Javier Bentancor SOL Hugo Pado AZE Ingilab MammadovFRA Sofien BenchabaneITA Gionni MatticoliLTU Laurynas Aržuolaitis POL Łukasz OstrowskiPOR António PereiraRUS Roman BorisovESP Rubén Eiriz Draw The final draw was held on 28 April 2015 at the Espinho Multimedia Auditorium.https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=4/news=sorteio-do-mundial-de-beach-soccer-ao-vivo-2594703-2594763.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150429162116/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=4/news=sorteio-do-mundial-de-beach-soccer-ao-vivo-2594703-2594763.html dead 29 April 2015 Live coverage of the Portugal 2015 draw FIFA.com 27 April 2015https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=4/news=portugal-japan-in-opener-brazil-face-messico-2594913.html Portugal & Japan in opener, Brazil face Messico FIFA.com 28 April 2015October 2021 medicmedic 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.https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=4/news=former-stars-set-for-portugal-2015-draw-2594669.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150508105727/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=4/news=former-stars-set-for-portugal-2015-draw-2594669.html dead 8 May 2015 Former stars set for Portugal 2015 draw FIFA.com 27 April 2015 Pot 1 (Seeds)Pot 2 (AFC & OFC)Pot 3 (CAF & CONCACAF)Pot 4 (CONMEBOL & UEFA) POR (assigned to A1)RUS (assigned to D1)BRASUI IRNJPNOMATAH MADSENCRCMEX ARGPARITAESP Squads 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.http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/49/17/34/regulationsfbswc2015portugal_e_neutral.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150123044854/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/49/17/34/regulationsfbswc2015portugal_e_neutral.pdf dead 23 January 2015 Regulations – FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Portugal 2015 FIFA.com The squads were officially announced by FIFA on 2 July 2015.https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=7/news=star-studded-team-lists-revealed-2660346.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150703112911/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=7/news=star-studded-team-lists-revealed-2660346.html dead 3 July 2015 Star-studded team lists revealed FIFA.com 2 July 2015http://www.fifadata.com/document/FBS/2015/pdf/FBS_2015_SquadLists.pdf FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Portugal 2015 – List of Players FIFA.com 2 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150715000258/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FBS/2015/pdf/FBS_2015_SquadLists.pdf 15 July 2015 dead 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,https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/02/40/16/44/circularno.1434-anmendmentstothebeachsoccerlawsofthegame-2014_english.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20140708211011/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/02/40/16/44/circularno.1434-anmendmentstothebeachsoccerlawsofthegame-2014%5fenglish.pdf dead 8 July 2014 Amendments to the Beach Soccer Laws of the Game - 2014 FIFA.com 4 July 2014 25 August 2017 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).http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/59/49/61/fbswc2015_matchschedule_28042015_neutral.pdf FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Portugal 2015 – Match Schedule FIFA.com October 2021 medicmedic Tiebreaking The ranking of each team in each group will be determined by the following criteria: 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: 2 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 main WL OT Group A 150 complete FIFA n y W+ Won after extra time WPK Won after penalty shoot-out POR JPN ARG SEN KO KO 2 0 0 1 16 10 H 2 0 0 1 10 10 1 0 0 2 9 14 1 0 0 2 12 13 Portugal ahead of Japan on points obtained on head-to-head matches (Portugal defeated Japan 4–2) POR Argentina ahead of Senegal on points obtained on head-to-head matches (Argentina defeated Senegal 4–3) ARG POR JPN ARG SEN Q green1 Knockout stage 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. 2015 7 9 y 14:30 POR 4–2 Report JPN Madjer 4 22Bê Martins 18Alan 35 Haraguchi 23Matsuo 32 Praia da Baía, Espinho 3,500 Juan Angeles (Dominican Republic) 2015 7 9 y 16:00 ARG 4–3 Report SEN Franceschini 8F. Hilaire 11Sirico 19Minici 21 Baldé 5 25Ndour 36 Praia da Baía, Espinho 2,400 Sofien Benchabane (France) 2015 7 11 y 14:30 SEN 6–5 Report POR Thioune 9Kamara 16Baldé 25 32Sylla 26Fall 29 Belchior 7 31Coimbra 16Léo Martins 17Alan 19 Praia da Baía, Espinho 3,500 Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan) 2015 7 11 y 16:00 JPN 4–3 Report ARG Goto 15 21Matsuo 16Oba 24 F. Hilaire 2Costas 21López 32 Praia da Baía, Espinho 3,200 Roman Borisov (Russia) 2015 7 13 y 14:30 POR 7–2 Report ARG Belchior 9Madjer 12 31Torres 16Alan 18 29Zé Maria 36 Sirico 32 pen.S. Hilaire 33 Praia da Baía, Espinho 3,500 Jelili Ogunmuyiwa (Nigeria) 2015 7 13 y 16:00 JPN 4–3 Report SEN Goto 1Tabata 10Matsuo 16Akaguma 21 Faye 33N'Doye 34Fall 36 Praia da Baía, Espinho 3,100 Gustavo Domínguez (Paraguay) Group B main WL OT Group B 150 complete FIFA n y W+ Won after extra time WPK Won after penalty shoot-out ITA SUI OMA CRC KO KO 2 0 0 1 13 11 1 0 0 2 11 11 3 0 0 0 16 7 0 0 0 3 6 17 SUI OMA ITA CRC Q green1 Knockout stage 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. 2015 7 9 y 13:00 ITA 6–1 Report CRC Gori 1 9 16Zurlo 13 19Villegas 19 o.g. Pacheco 6 Praia da Baía, Espinho 3,400 Ivo de Moraes (Brazil) 2015 7 9 y 17:30 SUI 5–2 Report OMA Misev 4Ott 10 12 21Leu 14 Al-Sauti 7K. Al-Araimi 19 Praia da Baía, Espinho 1,800 Jelili Ogunmuyiwa (Nigeria) 2015 7 11 y 13:00 OMA 2–4 Report ITA Y. Al-Araimi 8K. Al-Araimi 22 Zurlo 12 30Marinai 12Gori 19 Praia da Baía, Espinho 3,450 Bessem Boubaker (Tunisia) 2015 7 11 y 17:30 CRC 3–4 Report SUI Mendoza 24Adanis 30Pacheco 35 Stankovic 3Ott 11Leu 21Borer 35 Praia da Baía, Espinho 2,500 Mariano Romo (Argentina) 2015 7 13 y 13:00 OMA 7–2 Report CRC Al-Dhabit 4 26 pen.Y. Al-Araimi 17 26Al-Alawi 19Al-Qassmi 32 36 Johnson 19 28 pen. Praia da Baía, Espinho 3,500 Bessem Boubaker (Tunisia) 2015 7 13 y 17:30 SUI 4–6 Report ITA Ott 4 10Schirinzi 5Stankovic 34 Zurlo 3Gori 4Palmacci 15 31Marinai 17Frainetti 21 pen. Praia da Baía, Espinho 3,200 António Pereira (Portugal) Group C main WL OT Group C 150 complete FIFA n y W+ Won after extra time WPK Won after penalty shoot-out BRA IRN ESP MEX KO KO 3 0 0 0 11 5 0 0 0 3 4 11 1 0 0 2 9 9 2 0 0 1 12 11 BRA MEX ESP IRN Q green1 Knockout stage 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. 2015 7 10 y 13:00 ESP 5–6 Report IRN Antonio 2 15 31Nico 3Llorenç 8 Boloukbashi 2 15Mesigar 5Mokhtari 19 36Ahmadzadeh 34 Praia da Baía, Espinho 1,900 Javier Bentancor (Uruguay) 2015 7 10 y 17:30 BRA 5–1 Report MEX Rodrigo 1Bokinha 6Bruno Xavier 12Gonzalez 26 o.g.Mauricinho 29 Maldonado 31 Praia da Baía, Espinho 3,500 Łukasz Ostrowski (Poland) 2015 7 12 y 13:00 MEX 1–3 Report ESP Maldonado 1 pen. Llorenç 3Nico 17Antonio 35 pen. Praia da Baía, Espinho 2,500 Turki Al-Salehi (Oman) 2015 7 12 y 17:30 IRN 3–4 Report BRA Akbari 2 4Ahmadzadeh 5 Ddi 2Bruno Xavier 12Bokinha 12Mauricinho 26 Praia da Baía, Espinho 3,500 Gionni Matticoli (Italy) 2015 7 14 y 13:00 MEX 2–3 Report IRN Gómez 19Villa 22 Akbari 2Ahmadzadeh 15Dara 15 Praia da Baía, Espinho 1,600 Laurynas Aržuolaitis (Lithuania) 2015 7 14 y 17:30 BRA 2–1 Report ESP Rodrigo 2 32 Mérida 12 Praia da Baía, Espinho 3,500 Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan) Group D main WL OT Group D 150 complete FIFA n y W+ Won after extra time WPK Won after penalty shoot-out TAH RUS PAR MAD KO KO 2 0 0 1 17 14 1 0 0 2 14 16 3 0 0 0 18 14 0 0 0 3 7 12 RUS PAR TAH Tahiti MAD Q green1 Knockout stage 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. 2015 7 10 y 14:30 RUS 7–5 Report PAR Romanov 7 15Shishin 8 28 30Shkarin 23Leonov 25 López 1Moran 3 17 34Rodriguez 18 pen. Praia da Baía, Espinho 2,100 Suhaimi Mat Hassan (Malaysia) 2015 7 10 y 16:00 TAH 4–3 Report MAD Labaste 4Tepa 5Tavanae 9Bennett 17 pen. Razafimandimby 2Rabeasimbola 2Razafimahatratra 6 Praia da Baía, Espinho 2,400 Rubén Eiriz (Spain) 2015 7 12 y 14:30 MAD 2–4 Report RUS Rasolomandimby 17Randriamampandry 19 Leonov 6Romanov 7 9Krasheninnikov 35 Praia da Baía, Espinho 2,700 Warner Porras (Costa Rica) 2015 7 12 y 16:00 PAR 5–7 Report TAH Moran 2 18 25López 27Barreto 35 Tavanae 2Labaste 4 27Zaveroni 8Tchen 8Tepa 14Taiarui 25 Praia da Baía, Espinho 3,500 César Echevarria (Puerto Rico) 2015 7 14 y 14:30 RUS 6–7 Report TAH Bukhlitskiy 8Shishin 8Paporotnyi 20Krasheninnikov 23Romanov 35Makarov 35 Li Fung Kuee 2 9 14 27Taiarui 8Lehartel 23Torohia 35 Praia da Baía, Espinho 2,600 Alex Valdiviezo (Peru) 2015 7 14 y 16:00 PAR 4–2 Report MAD Moran 11 27López 17Rolon 26 Rasolomandimby 13 26 Praia da Baía, Espinho 3,100 Ingilab Mammadov (Azerbaijan) Knockout stage Bracket N8 yes yes high Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Third place match 16 July ITA 3 JPN 2 16 July TAH 5 IRN 4 16 July POR 7 SUI 3 16 July BRA 5 RUS 6 18 July ITA 6 (1) TAH 6 (3) 18 July POR 4 RUS 2 19 July TAH 3 POR 5 19 July ITA 2 RUS 5 Quarter-finals 2015 7 16 y 14:00 BRA 5–6 yes Report RUS Mão 9Datinha 9Mauricinho 9Bokinha 31 pen.Bruno Xavier 32 Paporotnyi 3Shkarin 8Shishin 13Peremitin 29Romanov 31Shaykov 39 Praia da Baía, Espinho 3,500 Jelili Ogunmuyiwa (Nigeria) 2015 7 16 y 15:30 POR 7–3 Report SUI Leu 2 o.g.Madjer 13 25 32Andrade 14Belchior 15Coimbra 27 Ott 11 29 pen.Stankovic 15 Praia da Baía, Espinho 3,500 Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan) 2015 7 16 y 17:00 ITA 3–2 Report JPN Zurlo 12 35Ramacciotti 22 Ozu 1Goto 26 Praia da Baía, Espinho 2,650 Ivo de Moraes (Brazil) 2015 7 16 y 18:30 TAH 5–4 Report IRN Bennett 11 14Tepa 27Li Fung Kuee 30Taiarui 32 Ahmadzadeh 13Morshedi 14Mesigar 27Mokhtari 31 Praia da Baía, Espinho 2,700 Rubén Eiriz (Spain) Semi-finals 2015 7 18 y 17:00 ITA 6–6 yes Report TAH Palmacci 4Gori 22 34Ramacciotti 26Di Palma 28Corosiniti 34 Taiarui 1Labaste 4Bennett 14 26Tavanae 23Tepa 33 1–3 Frainetti Palmacci Taiarui Bennett Li Fung Kuee Praia da Baía, Espinho 3,500 Jelili Ogunmuyiwa (Nigeria) 2015 7 18 y 18:30 POR 4–2 Report RUS Jordan 9Bê Martins 12 35Novo 34 Makarov 8Shishin 14 Praia da Baía, Espinho 3,500 Łukasz Ostrowski (Poland) Third place match 2015 7 19 y 17:00 ITA 2–5 Report RUS Palmacci 26Marinai 33 Shaykov 4Peremitin 11 14Romanov 12Paporotnyi 19 Praia da Baía, Espinho 3,500 Suhaimi Mat Hassan (Malaysia) Final 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final 2015 7 19 y 18:30 TAH 3–5 Report POR Labaste 17Li Fung Kuee 19 25 Madjer 1Belchior 7Coimbra 17Novo 21Alan 36 Praia da Baía, Espinho 3,500 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.https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/awards/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20071113071814/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/awards/index.html dead 13 November 2007 Awards FIFA 19 July 2015 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 BalladidasSilver BalladidasBronze BallTAH Heimanu TaiaruiPOR AlanPOR MadjeradidasGolden ScoreradidasSilver ScoreradidasBronze ScorerPAR Pedro MoranPOR MadjerSUI Noel Ott8 goals8 goals8 goalsadidas Golden GloveTAH Jonathan TorohiaFIFA Fair Play AwardBRAGoal of the tournamentPOR Madjer v SwitzerlandMadjer's volley voted best goal on the beach https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=7/news=madjer-s-volley-voted-best-goal-on-the-beach-2668147.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150803040644/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2015/m=7/news=madjer-s-volley-voted-best-goal-on-the-beach-2668147.html dead 3 August 2015 FIFA 2 August 2015 Statistics Goalscorers 8 goals 22em PAR Pedro Moran POR Madjer SUI Noel Ott 7 goals 22em ITA Gabriele Gori ITA Emmanuele Zurlo RUS Kirill Romanov TAH Raimana Li Fung Kuee 6 goals RUS Dmitrii Shishin 5 goals 22em POR Alan POR Belchior TAH Naea Bennett TAH Tearii Labaste 4 goals 22em IRN Mohammad Ahmadzadeh ITA Paolo Palmacci JPN Takasuke Goto SEN Ibrahima Baldé ESP Antonio TAH Heimanu Taiarui TAH Patrick Tepa 3 goals 22em BRA Bokinha BRA Bruno Xavier BRA Mauricinho BRA Rodrigo IRN Amir Akbari IRN Mohammad Ali Mokhtari ITA Simone Marinai JPN Naoya Matsuo MAD Bernardin Rasolomandimby OMA Yahya Al-Araimi PAR Juan López POR Bê Martins POR Rui Coimbra RUS Artur Paporotnyi RUS Anatoliy Peremitin SUI Dejan Stankovic TAH Heiarii Tavanae 2 goals 22em ARG Federico Hilaire ARG Luciano Sirico CRC Danny Johnson CRC Greivin Pacheco IRN Farid Boloukbashi IRN Moslem Mesigar ITA Dario Ramacciotti MEX Ramon Maldonado OMA Hani Al-Dhabit OMA Ishaq Al-Qassmi OMA Khalid Al-Araimi POR Bruno Novo RUS Yury Krasheninnikov RUS Ilya Leonov RUS Aleksey Makarov RUS Egor Shaykov RUS Anton Shkarin SEN Babacar Fall ESP Llorenç ESP Nico SUI Stephan Leu 1 goal 22em ARG Federico Costas ARG Luciano Franceschini ARG Santiago Hilaire ARG Rodrigo López ARG Facundo Minici BRA Datinha BRA Fernando Ddi BRA Mão CRC José Mendoza CRC Vladimir Adanis IRN Faroogh Dara IRN Mehran Morshedi ITA Francesco Corosiniti ITA Michele di Palma ITA Alessio Frainetti JPN Takuya Akaguma JPN Shotaro Haraguchi JPN Ozu Moreira JPN Takaaki Oba JPN Teruki Tabata MAD Tianasoa Rabeasimbola MAD Tokindrainy Randriamampandry MAD Flavien Razafimahatratra MAD Ymelda Razafimandimby MEX Gerardo Gómez MEX Abdiel Villa OMA Ghaith Al-Alawi OMA Abdullah Al-Sauti PAR Édgar Barreto PAR Wilson Rodriguez PAR Jesús Rolon POR Elinton Andrade POR Léo Martins POR Jordan Santos POR Bruno Torres POR Zé Maria RUS Andrey Bukhlitskiy SEN Gorgui Faye SEN Pape Amadou Kamara SEN Papa Ndour SEN Papa Modou N'Doye SEN Ngalla Sylla SEN Ibra Thioune ESP Raúl Mérida SUI Philipp Borer SUI Michael Misev SUI Angelo Schirinzi TAH Tainui Lehartel TAH Angelo Tchen TAH Jonathan Torohia TAH Teva Zaveroni Own goals 22em CRC Andres Villegas (against Italy) MEX Adrian Gonzalez (against Brazil) SUI Stephan Leu (against Portugal) Source:Players – Top goals https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/statistics/players/goal-scored.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150712082547/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/statistics/players/goal-scored.html dead 12 July 2015 FIFA 11 July 2015 Final standings main WL OT complete FIFA yes WE Won after extra-time WP Won after penalty shootout POR TAH RUS ITA BRA IRN JPN SUI OMA ESP SEN PAR ARG MAD MEX CRC ARG A 1 0 0 2 9 14 BRA C 3 0 0 1 16 11 CRC B 0 0 0 3 6 17 ESP C 1 0 0 2 9 9 IRN C 2 0 0 2 16 16 ITA B 4 0 0 2 27 20 JPN A 2 0 0 2 12 13 MAD D 0 0 0 3 7 12 MEX C 0 0 0 3 4 11 OMA B 1 0 0 2 11 11 PAR D 1 0 0 2 14 16 POR A 5 0 0 1 32 18 H RUS D 3 1 0 2 30 25 SEN A 1 0 0 2 12 13 SUI B 2 0 0 2 16 18 TAH D 4 0 1 1 32 29 1st 2nd 3rd 4th QF QF QF QF GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS yes yes Final result #FFD700 Champions #C0C0C0 Runners-up #CD7F32 Third place Fourth place Eliminated inQuarter-finals Eliminated inGroup stage References 30em External links FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Portugal 2015, FIFA.com FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Portugal 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150704031822/http://www.beachsoccer.com/events/fifa-beach-soccer-world-cup-portugal-2015 4 July 2015 , Beach Soccer Worldwide FIFA Technical Report Category:FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup tournaments Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup FIFA Beach Soccer Category:International association football competitions hosted by Portugal