2006 Euro Beach Soccer League – Last chance bracket

EBSL Last Chance Bracket 24 August – 27 August 250px 12 1 FRA SUI 13 103 2007 The 2006 Euro Beach Soccer League – Last chance bracket, simply known as the Last chance bracket was an additional round of the 2006 Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL) that was specially organised to determine the fifth and final European nation that would qualify for the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2006/m=8/news=france-ukraine-live-star-billing-105592.html https://web.archive.org/web/20170806061415/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2006/m=8/news=france-ukraine-live-star-billing-105592.html dead August 6, 2017 France, Ukraine live up to star billing fifa.com 26 August 2006 5 August 2017 The event was organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), in parallel with the staging of the 2006 EBSL Superfinal, taking place during the same dates (24–27 August) and in the same location of Marseille, France. Five berths were allocated to European teams in the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, four of which were filled when Portugal, Spain, Italy and Poland reached the semi-finals of the Superfinal.https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2006/m=8/news=italy-poland-and-spain-book-rio-places-105478.html Italy, Poland and Spain book Rio places fifa.com 24 August 2006 5 August 2017October 2021 medicmedic This meant there was still one final berth at the World Cup to be filled. In order to decide which nation would get this fifth and final spot at the World Cup, BSWW decided the prospective nations would compete in a knockout tournament called the Last chance bracket, with the winner claiming the final World Cup ticket. France won the event by beating Switzerland in the final and claimed the last remaining World Cup berth.https://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2006/m=8/news=france-the-road-rio-105648.html https://web.archive.org/web/20170806024406/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2006/m=8/news=france-the-road-rio-105648.html dead August 6, 2017 France on the road to Rio fifa.com 27 August 2006 5 August 2017 Teams This round of the 2006 EBSL was a distinctly separate and unique event from the regular structure of the league, but nevertheless related to the league since it involved inviting back all the teams previously knocked out of World Cup qualifying contention during this year's EBSL to compete in the event for a second chance at qualification, as well as four wild-card entries, as listed below. From Division B These nations finished in 5th through 9th in Division B, failing to qualify for Division A BEL GER ENG NED From Division A These nations finished in 7th and 8th place in Division A, failing to qualify for the Superfinal GRE SUI From the Superfinal These nations finished in 5th and 6th in the Superfinal FRA UKR Wild-cards These nations had not yet competed in this year's EBSL until this point (bar Russia) CZE HUN MNE RUS1 1. Russia initially competed in Division B, but were disqualified from competing any further mid-season. Results The success of teams in this season's EBSL also affected what round the nations began their last chance bracket campaign's in as follows: With the least credentials, the four wild cards and four Division B teams who failed to qualify into Division A, were drawn against each other and started in the first round. With the most credentials, the two Division A nations who failed to make the Superfinal, and the two who were knocked out in the group stage of the Superfinal, received a bye in the first round, and entered straight into the quarter-finals Main bracket First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final DB9 GER 2 WC HUN 4 DB8 BEL 6 WC CZE 5 DB5 NED 4 WC Montenegro 5 DB7 ENG w/o WC RUS B3 UKR 4 WC HUN 3 DA8 SUI 5 DB8 BEL 4 DA7 GRE 4 WC Montenegro 10 A3 FRA 8 DB7 ENG 6 B3 UKR 0 DA8 SUI 4 WC Montenegro 3 A3 FRA 6 A3 FRA 5 DA8 SUI 1 Consolation matches 1 5th–8th place consolation matches DA7 GRE 0 DB7 ENG 4 WC HUN 6 DB8 BEL 4 Key: A3 This team finished 3rd in group A of the group stage of the Superfinal B3 This team finished 3rd in group B of the group stage of the Superfinal DB stands for Division B, followed by their numerical final table position DA stands for Division A, followed by their numerical final table position WC indicates a wild-card entry (these teams had not competed in the 2006 EBSL until this point) w/o Russia withdrew from the competition, therefore England had a walkover into the quarter-finals Final standings RankTeamNotesFRAQualified to 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World CupSUIUKR4MNE5HUN6ENG7BEL8GRE9GER10CZE11NED12RUS Source World Cup qualifiers The following table shows the five nations qualified to the 2006 World Cup and their qualification route. №NationQualification route 1 ESP Superfinal semifinalists 2 POR 3 POL 4 ITA 5 FRALast chance bracket Winners Sources Roonba RSSSF Category:Euro Beach Soccer League Category:2006 in beach soccer Category:2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup