Fistball World Cup 2019

15th World Cup 2019
Men
Number of nations	18th
World Champion	Germany
host	Switzerland
city	Winterthur
venue	Schützenwiese stadium
opening	11th August 2019
Endgame	17th August 2019
Association	IFA
Number of games	72
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The 15th men's fistball world championship lasted from August 11, 2019 in Winterthur , Switzerland to August 17, 2019. After 1979 and 1999, it was the third men's fistball world championship to be held in Switzerland. The German national fistball team was able to defend the title they won in Argentina in 2015 with a 4-0 final win over Austria .

Applications

Initially, three nations had expressed their interest in hosting the 15th Men's Fistball World Cup: Namibia, the USA and Switzerland. At the congress of the International Fistball Association (IFA) as part of the 14th Men's Fistball World Cup in Villa General Belgrano, Argentina on November 14, 2015, the United States and Switzerland presented themselves as a possible venue for the 2019 World Cup the Swiss application from the city of Winterthur passed.

place	country	be right	Remarks
Winterthur	Switzerland	25th	Host World Cup 1979 and 1999
Birmingham	United States	10

Attendees

In November 2018, the International Fistball Federation (IFA) confirmed the participation of 18 teams in the IFA Fistball Men’s World Cup 2019 from 11 to 17 August 2019 in Winterthur (Switzerland). The registered teams are:

10 from Europe	Belgium	Denmark	Germany	Italy	Netherlands
	Austria	Poland	Serbia	Czech Republic	Switzerland
4 from America	Argentina	Brazil	Chile	United States
2 from Oceania	Australia	New Zealand
1 from Africa	Namibia
1 from Asia	Japan

venue

The Schützenwiese stadium

Winterthur's candidacy for the World Cup impressed with its “All in one” concept. For the first time, all games of the Fistball World Cup will take place in one place. The Schützenwiese stadium in Winterthur is the venue for these games.

During the World Cup, the stadium was converted into a fistball arena and has a capacity of 8,000 spectators.

game schedule

groups

Four preliminary round groups were formed. The eight best-placed teams of the 2015 Fistball World Cup were assigned to groups A and B. The other World Cup participants from 2015 were placed in positions 1 and 2 of groups C and D.

While all teams in groups A and B qualify for the final round, the double elimination, from groups C and D only the two best-placed teams reach the double elimination. The six other teams compete in the President's Cup.

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Germany	Switzerland	Czech Republic	Namibia
Austria	Brazil	Serbia	Australia
Argentina	Chile	Belgium	Denmark
Italy	United States	New Zealand	Japan
-	-	Poland	Netherlands

Group games

Group A

Defending champion Germany will meet the bronze medalist from 2015, Austria, Argentina and Italy in this group.

Sunday 11th August 2019
7th		2:15 p.m.	Austria	-	Italy	3: 0 (11: 1, 11: 3, 11: 0)
11		6:00 p.m.	Germany	-	Argentina	3: 0 (11: 3, 11: 5, 11: 5)
Monday, August 12, 2019
18th		4:30 p.m.	Austria	-	Argentina	3: 0 (11: 9, 11: 3, 11: 3)
21st		7:00 p.m.	Germany	-	Italy	3: 0 (11: 1, 11: 4, 11: 6)
Tuesday 13th August 2019
28		4:30 p.m.	Argentina	-	Italy	1: 3 (6:11, 11: 8, 5:11, 9:11)
31		7:00 p.m.	Germany	-	Austria	3: 1 (11: 9, 5:11, 11: 7, 11: 4)

Pl.	team	Sp.	sentences	Diff.	Ballverh.	Diff.	Pt.
1	Germany	3	9: 1	+8	104: 55	+49	6th
2	Austria	3	7: 3	+4	97:57	+40	4th
3	Italy	3	3: 7	−4	56:97	−41	2
4th	Argentina	3	1: 9	−8	59: 107	−48	0

Group B

Sunday 11th August 2019
4th		13:00 'O clock	Brazil	-	United States	3: 0 (11: 6, 11: 4, 11: 6)
10		4:45 p.m.	Switzerland	-	Chile	3: 0 (11: 7, 11: 8, 11: 9)
Monday, August 12, 2019
20th		5:45 pm	Brazil	-	Chile	3: 1 (11: 4, 11: 4, 5:11, 12:10)
22nd		8:15 pm	Switzerland	-	United States	3: 0 (11: 7, 11: 5, 11: 4)
Tuesday 13th August 2019
30th		5:45 pm	Chile	-	United States	3: 1 (11: 9, 9:11, 11: 6, 11: 6)
32		8:15 pm	Switzerland	-	Brazil	3: 1 (7:11, 13:11, 11: 6, 15:14)

Pl.	team	Sp.	sentences	Diff.	Ballverh.	Diff.	Pt.
1	Switzerland	3	9: 1	+8	112: 82	+30	6th
2	Brazil	3	7: 4	+3	115: 91	+24	4th
3	Chile	3	4: 7	−3	95: 104	−9	2
4th	United States	3	1: 9	−8	64: 108	−44	0

Group C

Sunday 11th August 2019
1		11:30 a.m.	Czech Republic	-	Poland	3: 1 (8:11 11: 6 11: 8 11: 6)
2		11:30 a.m.	Serbia	-	Belgium	3: 1 (15:14 8:11 11: 5 11: 6)
6th		13:00 'O clock	Serbia	-	New Zealand	2: 3 (8:11, 11: 8, 4:11, 13:11, 10:12)
9		2:15 p.m.	Czech Republic	-	Belgium	3: 1 (11: 4, 11: 7, 9:11, 11: 5)
Monday, August 12, 2019
14th		14:00 clock	Serbia	-	Poland	3: 1 (5:11, 11: 6, 11: 8, 11: 8)
15th		3:15 p.m.	Czech Republic	-	New Zealand	3: 0 (11: 3, 11: 8, 11: 8)
16		3:15 p.m.	Belgium	-	Poland	0: 3 (5:11, 7:11, 4:11)
Tuesday 13th August 2019
24		14:00 clock	Belgium	-	New Zealand	0: 3 (8:11, 7:11, 10:12)
26th		3:15 p.m.	Czech Republic	-	Serbia	3: 0 (11: 5, 11: 7, 11: 4)
29		4:30 p.m.	New Zealand	-	Poland	3: 1 (11: 5, 11: 7, 8:11, 11: 8)

Pl.	team	Sp.	sentences	Diff.	Ballverh.	Diff.	Pt.
1	Czech Republic	4th	12: 2	+10	149: 93	+56	8th
2	New Zealand	4th	9: 6	+3	147: 135	+12	6th
3	Serbia	4th	8: 8	0	145: 155	−10	4th
4th	Poland	4th	6: 9	−3	135: 147	−12	2
5	Belgium	4th	2:12	−10	104: 154	−50	0

Group D

Sunday 11th August 2019
3		11:30 a.m.	Namibia	-	Netherlands	3: 0 (11: 8, 11: 2, 11: 1)
5		13:00 'O clock	Australia	-	Denmark	2: 3 (8:11, 11: 8, 9:11, 13:11, 7:11)
8th		2:15 p.m.	Namibia	-	Japan	3: 0 (11: 0, 11: 5, 11: 9)
Monday, August 12, 2019
12		14:00 clock	Namibia	-	Denmark	3: 0 (11: 4, 11: 2, 11: 4)
13		14:00 clock	Australia	-	Netherlands	1: 3 (8:11, 7:11, 11: 7, 5:11)
17th		4:30 p.m.	Australia	-	Japan	3: 1 (11: 3, 11: 7, 7:11, 11: 8)
19th		4:30 p.m.	Denmark	-	Netherlands	3: 0 (11: 9, 11: 3, 11: 3)
Tuesday 13th August 2019
23		14:00 clock	Namibia	-	Australia	3: 0 (11: 2, 11: 0, 11: 5)
25th		14:00 clock	Denmark	-	Japan	3: 0 (11: 6, 11: 8, 11: 8)
27		3:15 p.m.	Japan	-	Netherlands	3: 1 (8:11, 11: 7, 15:13, 11: 7)

Pl.	team	Sp.	sentences	Diff.	Ballverh.	Diff.	Pt.
1	Namibia	4th	12: 0	+12	132: 42	+90	8th
2	Denmark	4th	9: 5	+4	128: 126	+2	6th
3	Netherlands	4th	4:10	−6	112: 142	−30	2
3	Australia	4th	6:10	−4	126: 156	−30	2
5	Japan	4th	3:10	−7	112: 144	−32	2

Double elimination

Wednesday August 14, 2019
DE1		14 o'clock	Chile	-	New Zealand	3: 1 (11: 8, 9:11, 13:11, 11: 3)
DE2		14 o'clock	Argentina	-	Namibia	3: 0 (11: 6, 11: 4, 11: 8)
DE3		3:15 p.m.	United States	-	Czech Republic	3: 1 (11: 7, 11: 5, 11:13, 11: 7)
DE4		3:15 p.m.	Italy	-	Denmark	3: 0 (11: 4, 11: 3, 11: 6)
DE5		4:30 p.m.	Austria	-	Chile	3: 2 (10:12, 11: 9, 9:11, 11: 6, 11: 6)
DE6		5:45 pm	Switzerland	-	Argentina	3: 0 (11: 5, 11: 9, 11: 5)
DE7		19 o'clock	Brazil	-	Italy	3: 0 (11: 4, 11: 7, 11: 7)
DE8		8:15 pm	Germany	-	United States	3: 0 (11: 6, 11: 4, 11: 7)
Thursday, August 15, 2019
DE9		11:30 a.m.	Czech Republic	-	Argentina	0: 3 (5:11, 4:11, 1:11)
DE10		12:45 p.m.	Denmark	-	Chile	1: 3 (4:11, 11: 9, 5:11, 6:11)
DE11		14 o'clock	Namibia	-	United States	3: 1 (11: 6, 5:11, 13:11, 15:13)
DE12		3:15 p.m.	New Zealand	-	Italy	0: 3 (8:11, 8:11, 6:11)
DE13		4:30 p.m.	Argentina	-	Chile	0: 3 (8:11, 7:11, 4:11)
DE14		5:45 pm	Namibia	-	Italy	0: 3 (7:11, 13:15, 5:11)
DE15	VF	19 o'clock	Brazil	-	Germany	0: 3 (7:11, 9:11, 6:11)
DE16	VF	8:15 pm	Austria	-	Switzerland	3: 0 (11: 9, 11: 6, 13:11)
Friday, August 16, 2019
DE17		12 o'clock	Switzerland	-	Italy	3: 0 (11: 9, 11: 4, 11: 3)
DE18		12 o'clock	United States	-	New Zealand	3: 0 (11: 7, 11: 7, 11: 9)
DE19		1:15 p.m.	Brazil	-	Chile	3: 0 (11: 3, 11: 5, 11: 4)
DE20		1:15 p.m.	Denmark	-	Czech Republic	0: 3 (2:11, 5:11, 4:11)

Final round

Semi-finals - Friday, August 16, 2019
SF1		6:30 p.m.	Germany	-	Switzerland	3: 0 (11: 6, 15:14, 11: 3)
SF2		8:30 p.m.	Austria	-	Brazil	3: 2 (7:11, 11: 7, 12:10, 5:11, 11: 4)

3rd place match / final - Saturday, August 17, 2019
P8		4 p.m.	Switzerland	-	Brazil	0: 4 (8:11, 9:11, 8:11, 9:11)
P9		6 p.m.	Germany	-	Austria	4: 0 (11: 4, 11: 4, 11: 9, 11: 5)

President's Cup

Wednesday August 14, 2019
PC1		14 o'clock	Netherlands	-	Belgium	0: 3 (6:11, 9:11, 9:11)
PC2		3:15 p.m.	Poland	-	Australia	3: 0 (11: 9, 11: 5, 11: 8)
PC3		4:30 p.m.	Serbia	-	Japan	3: 0 (11: 8, 11: 4, 11: 1)
Thursday, August 15, 2019
PC4		11:30 a.m.	Serbia	-	Australia	2: 3 (7:11, 11: 5, 11: 5, 9:11, 5:11)
PC5		11:30 a.m.	Netherlands	-	Poland	0: 3 (5:11, 10:12, 6:11)
PC6		12:45 p.m.	Belgium	-	Japan	3: 0 (11: 7, 11: 7, 11: 5)
PC7		14 o'clock	Poland	-	Japan	3: 0 (11: 7, 11: 7, 11: 5)
PC8		3:15 p.m.	Serbia	-	Netherlands	3: 0 (11: 8, 11: 6, 11: 5)
PC9		4:30 p.m.	Australia	-	Belgium	0: 3 (7:11, 5:11, 7:11)

Pl.	team	Sp.	sentences	Diff.	Ballverh.	Diff	Pt.
1	Serbia	5	14: 5	+9	178: 158	+25	8th
2	Poland	5	13: 3	+10	166: 117	+49	8th
3	Belgium	5	10: 6	+4	151: 140	+11	6th
4th	Australia	5	7:11	−4	155: 180	−25	4th
5	Japan	5	4:13	−9	128: 177	−49	2
6th	Netherlands	5	4:13	−9	156: 162	−6	2
Including direct comparisons in the preliminary round.

Friday, August 16, 2019
President's Cup	final	17 o'clock	Poland	-	Serbia	0: 3 (15:13 11: 5 15:13)

Placement games

Friday, August 16, 2019
P17 / 18		2:30 p.m.	Japan	-	Netherlands	0: 3 (9:11, 6:11, 6:11)
P15 / 16		2:30 p.m.	Belgium	-	Australia	3: 2 (15:13, 13:11, 6:11, 8:11, 12:10)
P11 / 12		3:45 p.m.	New Zealand	-	Denmark	3: 0 (11: 2, 11: 7, 11: 2)
Saturday 17th August 2019
P9 / 10			United States	-	Czech Republic	2: 3 (8:11, 11: 8, 11:13, 11: 1, 11:13)
P7 / 8			Argentina	-	Namibia	3: 0 (11: 7, 11: 6, 11: 8)
P5 / 6			Italy	-	Chile	3: 1 (11: 6, 4:11, 11: 7, 11: 9)

referee

The chairman of the IFA referees committee, Karl Hinterreiter, nominated nine referees from five nations.

Association	Surname	country	Previous missions
			WM	World Games
EFA	Roland Schiep	Germany		2005
	Olaf Niemann	Germany		2017
	Erich Stratjel	Austria
	Werner Teny	Austria
	Carsten van Embden	Switzerland
	Cyrille Bournarie	Switzerland
PAFA	Ignacio Javier Narvaez Ruiz	Chile
	José Luis Eltz	Brazil
	Gastao Englert	Brazil		2013

watch TV

The Swiss television broadcast the semifinals of the Swiss team against the eventual winners and the medal games on the final day live on SRF2. Andreas Eisenring from the Schützenwiese stadium reported as commentator. He received support from Manuel Sieber, 88-time Swiss national team player, who acted as co-commentator and expert. Austrian television also broadcast the finals live on its channel ORF Sport Plus.

Final placements

rank	team
	Germany
	Austria
	Brazil
04th	Switzerland
05	Italy
06th	Chile
07th	Argentina
08th	Namibia
09	Czech Republic
10	United States
11	New Zealand
12	Denmark
13	Serbia 1
14th	Poland 2
15th	Belgium
16	Australia
17th	Netherlands
18th	Japan

¹ President's Cup winner
² President's Cup runner-up

Web links

• Official website of the 2019 Fistball World Cup

Individual evidence

1. ^ International Fistball Association: Protocol IFA Congress 2015. In: ifa-fistball.com. December 28, 2015, accessed May 18, 2016 . 
2. ↑ International Fistball Association: Participants in the 2019 Fistball World Cup . In: ifa-fistball.com. October 25, 2018, accessed November 7, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Swiss Fistball: Application for Swiss Fistball for the 2019 Fistball World Cup . In: swissfaustball.ch. November 12, 2015, accessed May 18, 2016 . 
4. ↑ Schedule - group division. Fistballmwc.com. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
5. ↑ International Fistball Association: 4th Official Bulletin of the 2019 Fistball World Cup . In: ifa-fistball.com. March 20, 2019, accessed June 10, 2019 .