FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017
2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Number of nations	16
World Champion	Brazil (14th title)
venue	Bahamas
Opening game	April 27, 2017
Endgame	May 7, 2017
Games	32
Top scorer	Gabriele Gori (17 goals)
Best player	Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
Best goalkeeper	Peyman Hosseini

The 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the ninth edition 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 the Bahamas . It took place from April 27 to May 7, 2017 in Nassau .

qualification

• Europe: The qualification took place in Jesolo , Italy from September 2nd to 11th, 2016. 28 teams took part and played the four places in the finals.
• South America: The qualification took place from February 5 to 12, 2017 in Lambare , Paraguay .
• Africa: The qualification took place from December 13-18 , 2016 in Lagos , Nigeria .
• Asia: The qualification took place from March 4th to 11th, 2017 in Kuala Terengganu , Malaysia .
• North and Central America: The qualification took place February 20-26, 2017 in Nassau , Bahamas . Sixteen teams took part in the qualifying tournament, of which the two finalists qualified for the World Cup.
• Oceania: There was no qualification.

Attendees

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

4 from Europe	Portugal	Poland	Italy	Switzerland
3 from South America	Brazil	Ecuador	Paraguay
3 from North, Central America and the Caribbean	Mexico	Panama	Bahamas (GG)
2 from Africa	Senegal	Nigeria
3 from Asia	Iran	Japan	UA Emirates
1 from Oceania	Tahiti

Group stage

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	S n. V.	S n. E.	N	Gates	TD	P
1.	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	0	18:13	+ 05	7th
2.	Senegal	3	2	0	0	1	25: 07	+18	6th
3.	Bahamas	3	1	0	0	2	07:14	- 07th	3
4th	Ecuador	3	0	0	0	3	06:22	−16	0

April 27
Ecuador	-	Senegal	0: 9
Bahamas	-	Switzerland	2: 3
April 29
Switzerland	-	Ecuador	9: 5
Senegal	-	Bahamas	10: 1
1st of May
Switzerland	-	Senegal	6: 6/3: 1 i. E.
Bahamas	-	Ecuador	4: 1

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	S n. V.	S n. E.	N	Gates	TD	P
1.	Italy	3	3	0	0	0	25:11	+14	9
2.	Iran	3	1	0	1	1	11:11	± 00	4th
3.	Nigeria	3	0	1	0	2	15:20	- 05th	2
4th	Mexico	3	0	0	0	3	07:16	- 09	0

April 27
Iran	-	Mexico	3: 2
Nigeria	-	Italy	6:12
April 29
Italy	-	Iran	5: 4
Mexico	-	Nigeria	3: 3/4: 5 n.v.
1st of May
Italy	-	Mexico	8: 1
Nigeria	-	Iran	4: 4/1: 2 i. E.

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	S n. V.	S n. E.	N	Gates	TD	P
1.	Paraguay	3	2	0	0	1	12: 08	+ 04	6th
2.	Portugal	3	1	1	0	1	12: 06	+ 06	5
3.	United Arab Emirates	3	1	0	1	1	06: 06	± 00	4th
4th	Panama	3	0	0	0	3	04:14	−10	0

April 28
Portugal	-	Panama	7-0
UA Emirates	-	Paraguay	3: 2
April, 30th
Paraguay	-	Portugal	5: 3
Panama	-	UA Emirates	2: 2/2: 3 i. E.
2.May
Paraguay	-	Panama	5: 2
UA Emirates	-	Portugal	1: 1/1: 2 n.v.

Group D

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	S n. V.	S n. E.	N	Gates	TD	P
1.	Brazil	3	3	0	0	0	20: 08	+12	9
2.	Tahiti	3	2	0	0	1	13:11	+ 02	6th
3.	Japan	3	1	0	0	2	15:17	- 02nd	3
4th	Poland	3	0	0	0	3	12:24	−12	0

April 28
Japan	-	Poland	9: 4
Brazil	-	Tahiti	4: 1
April, 30th
Tahiti	-	Japan	4: 3
Poland	-	Brazil	4: 7
2.May
Tahiti	-	Poland	8: 4
Brazil	-	Japan	9: 3

Final round

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	May 4th
	Switzerland	3
					May 6th
	Iran	4th
					Iran	2
	May 4th
					Tahiti	3
	Paraguay	4th
									May 7th
	Tahiti	6th
									Tahiti	0
	May 4th
									Brazil	6th
	Italy	5
					May 6th
	Senegal	1
					Italy	4th			3rd place
	May 4th
					Brazil	8th
	Brazil	4th							Iran	5
	Portugal	3							Italy	3
									May 7th

Awards

• adidas Golden Ball: Mohammad Ahmadzadeh 
• adidas Golden Goalscorer: Gabriele Gori (17 goals) 
• adidas Golden Glove: Peyman Hosseini 
• FIFA Fair Play Award: Brazil

Web links

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