FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2013

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2013
2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Number of nations	16
World Champion	Russia (2nd title)
venue	Tahiti
Opening game	18th September 2013
Endgame	September 28, 2013
Games	32
Gates	243  (⌀: 7.59 per game)
spectator	109,650  (⌀: 3,427 per game)
Top scorer	Dmitri Shishin (11 goals)
Best player	Bruno Xavier
Best goalkeeper	Dona
yellow cards	82  (⌀: 2.56 per game)
Yellow-red cards	5  (⌀: 0.16 per game)
Red cards	3  (⌀: 0.09 per game)

The 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the seventh staging of the World Cup tournament for men in beach soccer organized by FIFA . For the first time, the Beach Soccer World Championship was held in Tahiti and for the fourth time outside of Brazil . It took place in Papeete from September 18-28 , 2013 , making it the first FIFA competition to be held in a Pacific country.

The 2015 World Cup will take place in Espinho , Portugal .

qualification

Europe

The qualification took place in Moscow , Russia from July 1-8, 2012. 24 teams took part and played the four places in the finals.

South America The qualification took place from February 10 to 17, 2013 in San Luis Province , Argentina .

Africa The qualification took place from May 22nd to 26th, 2013 in El Jadida , Morocco .

Asia The qualification took place from January 22nd to 26th, 2013 in Doha , Qatar .

North and Central America The qualification took place May 8-12, 2013 in Nassau, Bahamas . Ten teams took part in the qualifying tournament, of which the two finalists qualified for the World Cup

Oceania The qualification took place from August 5-7 , 2013 in Papeete , Tahiti .

Attendees

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

4 from Europe	Netherlands	Russia	Spain	Ukraine
3 from South America	Argentina	Brazil	Paraguay
2 from North, Central America and the Caribbean	El Salvador	United States
2 from Africa	Senegal	Ivory Coast
3 from Asia	Iran	Japan	UA Emirates
2 from Oceania	Tahiti (GG)	Solomon Islands

Preliminary round

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Spain	3	3	0	0	014: 800	+6	09
2.	Tahiti	3	2	0	1	010: 900	+1	05
3.	United States	3	1	0	2	013:140	−1	03
4th	UA Emirates	3	0	0	3	008:140	−6	00

September 19th
Spain	-	United States	5: 4
September 19th
Tahiti	-	UA Emirates	3: 2
21st September
UA Emirates	-	Spain	2: 5
21st September
United States	-	Tahiti	3: 5 a.d.
September 23rd
UA Emirates	-	United States	4: 6
September 23rd
Tahiti	-	Spain	2: 4

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Argentina	3	2	0	1	017:110	+6	06th
2.	El Salvador	3	2	0	1	013:110	+2	06th
3.	Solomon Islands	3	1	0	2	013:150	−2	03
4th	Netherlands	3	1	0	2	006:120	−6	02

September 19th
Argentina	-	El Salvador	4: 1
September 19th
Netherlands	-	Solomon Islands	0: 2
21st September
Solomon Islands	-	Argentina	5: 8
21st September
El Salvador	-	Netherlands	5: 1
September 23rd
Solomon Islands	-	El Salvador	6: 7
September 23rd
Netherlands	-	Argentina	5: 5 n.V., 4: 3 i. E.

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Brazil	3	3	0	0	016: 600	+10	09
2.	Iran	3	1	0	2	008:100	−2	03
3.	Ukraine	3	1	0	2	009:110	−2	03
4th	Senegal	3	1	0	2	011:170	−6	03

September 18
Senegal	-	Ukraine	5: 4
September 18
Brazil	-	Iran	4: 1
September 20th
Iran	-	Senegal	5: 3
September 20th
Ukraine	-	Brazil	2: 4
September 22
Iran	-	Ukraine	2: 3
September 22
Brazil	-	Senegal	8: 3

Group D

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Russia	3	3	0	0	013: 600	+7	08th
2.	Japan	3	2	0	1	008: 800	± 0	05
3.	Paraguay	3	1	0	2	014:130	+1	03
4th	Ivory Coast	3	0	0	3	011:190	−8	00

September 18
Paraguay	-	Ivory Coast	10: 6
September 18
Russia	-	Japan	4: 1
September 20th
Japan	-	Paraguay	3: 1
September 20th
Ivory Coast	-	Russia	2: 5
September 22
Japan	-	Ivory Coast	4: 3 a.d.
September 22
Russia	-	Paraguay	4: 3 a.d.

Final round

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	25th of September
	Spain	2
					September 27th
	El Salvador	1
					Spain	2 1
	25th of September
					Brazil	1
	Brazil	4th
									September 28th
	Japan	3
									Spain	1
	25th of September
									Russia	5
	Argentina	1
					September 27th
	Tahiti	6th
					Tahiti	3			3rd place
	25th of September
					Russia	5
	Russia	6th							Brazil	7 (1) 2
	Iran	5							Tahiti	7 (0)
									September 28th

¹ win after extra time
² win after penalty shootout

Awards

• adidas Golden Ball: Bruno Xavier 
• adidas Golden Goalscorer: Dmitri Schischin (11 goals) 
• adidas Golden Glove: Dona 
• FIFA Fair Play Award: Russia

referee

Association	referee	vintage
AFC	Ebrahim Almansory	1973
	Suhaimi Mat Hassan	1976
	Baxtiyor Namazov	1974
	Suwat Wongsuwan	1979
CAF	Bessem Boubaker	1975
	Said Hachim	1979
	Driss Lamghaidar	1982
CONCACAF	Miguel Aguilar	1976
	Gumercindo Batista	1980
	Oscar Velasquez	1975
CONMEBOL	Patricio Blanca	1981
	Jose Cortez	1973
	Micke Palomino	1981
	Mariano Romo	1981
	Felipe Varejao	1983
OFC	Hugo Pado	1980
UEFA	Serdar Akcer	1979
	Alexander Berjoskin	1980
	Ruben Eiriz	1979
	Gionni Matticoli	1975
	Michael Medina	1984
	Emmanuel Vocaleb	1976
	Tomasz Winiarczyk	1983
	Christian Zimmermann	1976

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Beach soccer is reaching new heights in Tahiti. FIFA , September 30, 2013, accessed October 30, 2013 .