FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2009

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2009
Number of nations	16
World Champion	Brazil (13th title)
venue	UA Emirates
Opening game	November 16, 2009
Endgame	November 22, 2009
Games	32
Gates	284  (⌀: 8.88 per game)
spectator	99,900  (⌀: 3,122 per game)
Top scorer	Dejan Stanković (16 goals)
Best player	Dejan Stanković
Best goalkeeper	Mão
yellow cards	80  (⌀: 2.5 per game)
Yellow-red cards	2  (⌀: 0.06 per game)
Red cards	8  (⌀: 0.25 per game)

The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2009 is the fifth edition of the World Cup tournament for men in beach soccer organized by FIFA . For the second time after 2008 ( France ) it was not held in Brazil but in the United Arab Emirates . All 32 games took place in Dubai from November 16-22 .

Attendees

The following 16 national teams from the respective continental associations ultimately qualified for the final round:

5 from Europe	Italy	Russia	Portugal	Spain
	Switzerland
3 from South America	Argentina	Brazil	Uruguay
2 from North, Central America and the Caribbean	El Salvador	Costa Rica
2 from Africa	Ivory Coast	Nigeria
3 from Asia	UA Emirates (GG)	Japan	Bahrain
1 from Oceania	Solomon Islands

mode

In the group stage there were four groups with four teams each, each playing against each other, with three points being awarded for a win, two points for a win after overtime or a penalty shootout and no points for a loss. In the event of a tie, the direct comparison decided. After the group phase, the tournament was continued in the knockout system.

Preliminary round

Group A

rank	country	Gates	difference	Points
1	Uruguay	12: 8	+4	6th
2	Portugal	14: 8	+6	6th
3	UA Emirates	12:12	0	3
4th	Solomon Islands	9:19	−10	3

November 16
Uruguay	-	Solomon Islands	6: 7
November 16
UA Emirates	-	Portugal	5: 7
November 17th
Portugal	-	Uruguay	1: 2
November 17th
Solomon Islands	-	UA Emirates	1: 7
November 18
Portugal	-	Solomon Islands	6: 1
November 18
UA Emirates	-	Uruguay	0: 4

Group B

rank	country	Gates	difference	Points
1	Japan	15: 9	+6	8th
2	Spain	21:14	+7	6th
3	Ivory Coast	15:18	−3	3
4th	El Salvador	11:21	−7	0

November 16
Ivory Coast	-	El Salvador	7: 6
November 16
Spain	-	Japan	5: 5 n.V., 2: 3 i. E.
November 17th
Japan	-	Ivory Coast	3: 2
November 17th
El Salvador	-	Spain	3: 7
November 18
Spain	-	Ivory Coast	9: 6
November 18
Japan	-	El Salvador	7: 2

Group C

rank	country	Gates	difference	Points
1	Russia	11: 5	+6	6th
2	Italy	7: 6	+1	5
3	Argentina	11: 6	+5	5
4th	Costa Rica	2:14	−12	0

November 16
Argentina	-	Italy	2: 3 a.d.
November 16
Russia	-	Costa Rica	5: 1
November 17th
Costa Rica	-	Argentina	0: 6
November 17th
Italy	-	Russia	1: 3
November 18
Costa Rica	-	Italy	1: 3
November 18
Russia	-	Argentina	3: 3 n.V., 3: 4 i. E.

Group D

rank	country	Gates	difference	Points
1	Brazil	23: 8	+15	9
2	Switzerland	15:11	+4	6th
3	Nigeria	16:20	−11	3
4th	Bahrain	8:23	−15	0

November 16
Switzerland	-	Bahrain	6: 5
November 16
Brazil	-	Nigeria	11: 5
November 17th
Nigeria	-	Switzerland	2: 7
November 17th
Bahrain	-	Brazil	1: 8
November 18
Nigeria	-	Bahrain	9: 2
November 18
Brazil	-	Switzerland	4: 2

Final round

Quarter finals

Japan	-	Portugal	1: 2
Russia	-	Switzerland	2: 4
Brazil	-	Italy	6: 4
Uruguay	-	Spain	3: 2

Semifinals

Switzerland	-	Uruguay	7: 4
Portugal	-	Brazil	2: 8

3rd place match

Portugal

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Uruguay

14: 7

The game for third place resulted in two records. It is the highest-scoring game at a FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Furthermore, Portugal's Käpitan Madjer scored seven goals. No player has scored so many goals in a single game.

final

Brazil

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Switzerland

10: 5

Awards

• adidas Golden Ball: Dejan Stanković 
• adidas Golden Goalscorer: Dejan Stanković (16 goals) 
• adidas Golden Glove: Mão
• FIFA Fair Play Award: Japan and Russia

Web links

• Information on fifa.com
• English language information portal