FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2011

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2011
2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Number of nations	16  (of 68 applicants)
World Champion	Russia (1st title)
venue	Italy
Opening game	September 1, 2011
Endgame	September 11, 2011
Games	32
Gates	269  (⌀: 8.41 per game)
spectator	119,370  (⌀: 3,730 per game)
Top scorer	André (14 goals)
Best player	Ilya Leonov
Best goalkeeper	Andrei Buchlizki
yellow cards	48  (⌀: 1.5 per game)
Yellow-red cards	2  (⌀: 0.06 per game)
Red cards	1  (⌀: 0.03 per game)

The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2011 is the sixth edition of the World Cup tournament for men in beach soccer organized by FIFA . For the first time the Beach Soccer World Cup will be held in Italy and for the third time outside of Brazil . It took place from September 1 to 11, 2011 in Ravenna .

qualification

Europe

The qualification took place in Bibione , Italy from July 11th to 18th, 2010. 27 teams took part and played for the four finals.

South America

The qualification for the three starting places at the World Cup took place in January 2011 in Brazil .

Africa

The qualification took place from June 14th to 19th, 2011 in Casablanca , Morocco .

Asia

The qualification took place in January 2011.

CONCACAF

The qualification took place from December 1st to 5th, 2010 in Puerto Vallarta , Mexico with eight teams.

Oceania

The qualification took place in February 2011 in Tahiti , the host country of the 2013 World Cup .

Attendees

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

5 from Europe	Italy (GG)	Russia	Portugal	Ukraine
	Switzerland
3 from South America	Argentina	Brazil	Venezuela
2 from North, Central America and the Caribbean	El Salvador	Mexico
2 from Africa	Senegal	Nigeria
3 from Asia	Iran	Japan	Oman
1 from Oceania	Tahiti

Preliminary round

Group A

rank	country	Gates	difference	Points
1	Italy	13:12	+1	7th
2	Senegal	17:15	+2	5
3	Switzerland	16:15	+1	3
4th	Iran	13:17	−4	0

September 1
Switzerland	-	Senegal	8: 8 n.V., 0: 1 i. E.
September 1
Italy	-	Iran	6: 6 n.V., 5: 4 i. E.
September 3
Iran	-	Switzerland	4: 6
September 3
Senegal	-	Italy	4: 4 n.V., 2: 3 i. E.
5th September
Iran	-	Senegal	3: 5
5th September
Italy	-	Switzerland	3: 2

Group B

rank	country	Gates	difference	Points
1	Portugal	24: 5	+19	9
2	El Salvador	10:17	−7	6th
3	Argentina	6:10	−4	3
4th	Oman	7:15	−8	0

September 1
Argentina	-	Oman	3: 1
September 1
El Salvador	-	Portugal	2:11
September 3
Portugal	-	Argentina	5-0
September 3
Oman	-	El Salvador	3: 4
5th September
Portugal	-	Oman	8: 3
5th September
El Salvador	-	Argentina	4: 3

Group C

rank	country	Gates	difference	Points
1	Russia	20: 7	+13	9
2	Nigeria	13:12	+1	6th
3	Tahiti	6:11	−5	3
4th	Venezuela	8:17	−9	0

September 2nd
Nigeria	-	Russia	4: 8
September 2nd
Tahiti	-	Venezuela	5: 2
September 4th
Venezuela	-	Nigeria	3: 5
September 4th
Russia	-	Tahiti	5-0
September 6th
Venezuela	-	Russia	3: 7
September 6th
Tahiti	-	Nigeria	1: 4

Group D

rank	country	Gates	difference	Points
1	Brazil	11: 7	+4	8th
2	Mexico	6: 8	−2	5
3	Ukraine	8: 6	+2	3
4th	Japan	6:10	−4	0

September 2nd
Japan	-	Mexico	4: 8
September 2nd
Brazil	-	Ukraine	3: 3 n.V., 2: 1 i. E.
September 4th
Ukraine	-	Japan	4: 2
September 4th
Mexico	-	Brazil	2: 5
September 6th
Ukraine	-	Mexico	1: 1 n.v., 0: 1 i. E.
September 6th
Brazil	-	Japan	3: 2

Final round

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	September 8, 2011
	Italy	5
					September 10, 2011
	El Salvador	6 1
					El Salvador	3
	September 8, 2011
					Russia	7th
	Russia	5
									September 11, 2011
	Mexico	3
									Russia	12
	September 8, 2011
									Brazil	8th
	Brazil	10 1
					September 10, 2011
	Nigeria	8th
					Brazil	4th			3rd place
	September 8, 2011
					Portugal	1
	Portugal	4 (3) 2							El Salvador	2
	Senegal	4 (2)							Portugal	3
									September 11, 2011

¹ win after extra time
² win after penalty shootout

Awards

• adidas Golden Ball: Ilya Leonow 
• adidas Golden Goalscorer: André (14 goals) 
• adidas Golden Glove: Andrei Buchlizki 
• FIFA Fair Play Award: Nigeria

Web links

• Information on fifa.com
• Information portal (English)

Individual evidence