2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

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2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The official logo of the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates2 November – 11 November
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (11th title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Uruguay
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored261 (8.16 per match)
Attendance157,300 (4,916 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Buru (10 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Buru
Fair play award Brazil
2006
2008

The 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the third edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall, this was the thirteenth edition of the World Cup since its establishment in 1995. It took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 2–11 November 2007. The winners of the tournament were hosts Brazil, who won their second consecutive FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title and their eleventh title overall.

Qualifying rounds

African zone

The qualifiers to determine the two Africa nations who would play in the World Cup took place in Durban, South Africa for the second year running between July 3 and July 8. Eight nations took part in the competition, an increase on the six teams that participated in the 2006 Championship, which eventually saw Nigeria claim their first title, qualifying for the second successive World Cup and which saw Senegal finish in second place, qualifying for the first time.

Asian zone

The Asian qualifiers took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for the second time, between August 14 and August 18. The hosts, the United Arab Emirates qualified for the first time after beating Japan in the final of the championship, 4-3. Iran beat Bahrain in the third place play off to claim the third berth at the World Cup for the second year in a row.

European zone

For the second year running, European nations qualified through being successful in the 2007 Euro Beach Soccer League. The nations who made it to the second stage of the Superfinal qualified to the World Cup being Portugal, France, Russia and Spain. To decide who would claim the fifth berth, the defeated nations in the competition came back to play in a straight knockout tournament, with the winner progressing to the World Cup. The nation which won the tournament was Italy who beat Switzerland in the final.

North, Central American, Caribbean and South American zone

Due to the lack of interest from South American nations in the World Cup, CONMEBOL paired up with CONCACAF to hold the second joint Beach Soccer Championship, following 2005. Seven nations took part in the championship, three from South America and four from North America which took place between August 9 and August 12 in Acapulco, Mexico. The tournament saw the United States claim victory, after beating Uruguay 4-3 in the final. Argentina beat Mexico in the third place play off. Therefore, all four national teams mentioned qualified for the World Cup.

Oceanian zone

The qualifiers to decide the one nation from Oceania that would be competing in the World Cup took place in Auckland, New Zealand, between August 31 and September 3. Despite Vanuatu dominating in the group stage, they lost in the final to the Solomon Islands, who claimed their second title and qualification for a second year in a row.

Hosts

Brazil qualified automatically as the hosts.

Teams

These are the teams that qualified to the World Cup:

Players

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Venue

As with the two previous FIFA editions of the World Cup held in Rio, the tournament once again took place at the Copacabana Beach Soccer Arena.

Rio de Janeiro
2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (Brazil)
Copacabana Beach Soccer Arena
22°58′S 43°10′W / 22.967°S 43.167°W / -22.967; -43.167 (Stade du Prado)
Capacity: 10,000

Group stage

The 16 teams present at the finals in Brazil were split into 4 groups of 4 teams. Each team played the other 3 teams in its group in a round-robin format, with the top two teams advancing to the quarter finals. The quarter finals, semi finals and the final itself was played in the form of a knockout tournament.

All matches are listed as local time in Rio de Janeiro, (UTC-3)

Group A

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 2 1 0 19 8 +11 8
 Mexico 3 1 1 1 12 11 +1 5
 Russia 3 1 0 2 9 6 +3 3
 Solomon Islands 3 0 0 3 7 22 -15 0
Russia 2 – 2
(a.e.t.)
(1 – 2 pens)
 Mexico
Shkarin 32'
Shaykov 34'
Report 14' Villalobos
27' Gonzales
Penalties
Bolabanov soccer ball with check mark
Shakmelyan soccer ball with red X
1 – 2 soccer ball with check mark Villalobos
soccer ball with check mark Rosales
Attendance: 8 000
Referee: Costa Rica Erick Chavarria



Brazil 11 – 2 Solomon Islands
Buru 2', 31'
Júnior Negrão 6', 36'
Daniel 13', 29'
Bruno 15', 27'
Sidney 23', 23'
Duda 36'
Report 23' Mela
27' Naka
Attendance: 9 500
Referee: Spain Ruben Eiriz



Mexico 4 – 6 Brazil
Plata 4'
Gonzales 9'
Villalobos 12'
Cati 19'
Report 9', 20' Buru
11' Andre
24' Negao
24' Bruno
34' Benjamin
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Switzerland Stephan Faessler



Solomon Islands 2 – 5 Russia
Hale 18'
Anisua 27'
Report 1', 19', 30' Leonov
2' Shishin
24' Shakmelyan
Attendance: 3 000
Referee: Iran Ali Sharifat



Brazil 2 – 2
(a.e.t.)
(5 – 4 pens)
 Russia
Andre 19'
Sidney 33'
Report 30', 31' Shishin
Penalties
Negao soccer ball with check mark
Benjamin soccer ball with red X
Daniel soccer ball with check mark
Sidney soccer ball with red X
Mao soccer ball with check mark
Betinho soccer ball with check mark
Bruno soccer ball with check mark
5 – 4 soccer ball with check mark Bolabanov
soccer ball with red X Pavlikov
soccer ball with check mark Gorchinskiy
soccer ball with red X Gordonov
soccer ball with check mark Shishin
soccer ball with check mark Bukhlitskiy
soccer ball with red X Shkmelyan
Attendance: 7 000
Referee: Hungary Istvan Maszaros



Solomon Islands 3 – 6 Mexico
Naka 4', 22', 34' Report 9', 17' Rosales
14', 29' Plata
27' Villalobos
35' Pozos
Attendance: 1 000
Referee: Lithuania Sergejus Slyva



Group B

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 2 0 1 16 11 +5 6
 Portugal 3 0 2 1 11 12 -1 4
 Iran 3 1 0 2 14 14 0 3
 United States 3 1 0 2 16 20 -4 3
Portugal 3 – 3
(a.e.t.)
(1 – 0 pens)
 Iran
Alan 4', 14', 21' Report 10' Naderi
19' Mesigar
30' Dara
Penalties
Belchior soccer ball with check mark 1 – 0 soccer ball with red X Ghorbanpour
Attendance: 3 000
Referee: Brazil Ivo De Moraes



United States 4 – 8 Spain
Xexeo 12'
Ibsen 17'
Albuquerque 26'
Chimienti 27'
Report 2', 31' Nico
14' Rumbo
23', 31' Alvarez
24', 33' 34' Amarelle
Attendance: 2 000
Referee: Argentina Juan Rodriguez



Spain 4 – 2 Portugal
Amarelle 14'
J.Torres 19'
Alvarez 22'
Nico 36'
Report 23' Bilro
30' Madjer
Attendance: 8 000
Referee: Italy Favio Polito



Iran 6 – 7 United States
Aligoli 17'
Ahmadzadeh 18', 18'
Davoudi 28'
Ghorbanpour 31'
Mesigar 35'
Report 8', 22' Nolz
10', 31' Chimienti
20' Morales
23' Astroga
34' Ibsen
Attendance: 4 000
Referee: Netherlands George Postma



Spain 4 – 5 Iran
C.Torres 5'
Beiro 14'
J.Torres 14', 34'
Report 6' Mesigar
8', 34' Ghorbanpour
9' Aligoli
20' Ahmadzadeh
Attendance: 2 000
Referee: Egypt Mohamed Morsi



United States 5 – 6
(a.e.t.)
 Portugal
Astorga 17', 21'
Nolz 26'
Chimienti 30'
Albuquerque 35'
Report 2', 35' Madjer
8', 39' Bilro
14', 18' Alan
Attendance: 2 000
Referee: France Sylvain Palhies



Group C

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Senegal 3 2 1 0 15 8 +7 8
 Uruguay 3 1 1 1 8 9 -1 5
 Italy 3 1 0 2 13 12 +1 3
 Japan 3 0 0 3 6 13 -7 0
Uruguay 3 – 2
(a.e.t.)
 Italy
Ricaar 23', 23'
Matias 37'
Report 6' Pasquali
16' Palamacci
Attendance: 6 000
Referee: Argentina Pedro Infantes



Japan 1 – 4 Senegal
Yamauchi 34' Report 5' Dieng
6', 22' Koukpaki
29' Mbengue
Attendance: 2 000
Referee: United Arab Emirates Waleed Al Ali



Italy 6 – 3 Japan
Palmacci 5'
Maiorano 10'
Pasquali 24', 25', 27'
Leghissa 26'
Report 7' Tabata
13', 22' Yamauchi
Attendance: 1 000
Referee: Argentina Hernan Fernandez



Senegal 5 – 2 Uruguay
Diallo 2'
Koukpaki 8', 29', 31'
Sylla 15'
Report 6' Parrillo
8' Ricar
Attendance: 1 000
Referee: Costa Rica Franklin Quesada



Senegal 6 – 5
(a.e.t.)
 Italy
Kbengue 2', 19'
Koukpaki 8', 39'
Mbengue 9'
Thioune 35'
Report 1' Palmacci
8', 9' Pasquali
13' Maiorano
15' Feudi
Attendance: 4 500
Referee: Brazil Alberto Moreira



Japan 2 – 3 Uruguay
Yamauchi 5'
Arakaki 17'
Report 1' Parrillo
33' Ricar
35' Pampero
Attendance: 1 000
Referee: Netherlands George Postma



Group D

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 3 1 2 0 14 12 +2 7
 France 3 1 1 1 11 10 +1 5
 Argentina 3 1 0 2 9 9 0 3
 United Arab Emirates 3 0 0 3 13 16 -3 0
Nigeria 5 – 3 Argentina
Ibrahim 4'
Uhunmwangho 12'
Onigbo 15'
Okemmiri 16', 21'
Report 8' Casado
22' S.Hilaire
23' Andrade
Attendance: 4 000
Referee: Hungary Istvan Maszaros



United Arab Emirates 5 – 6 France
Bashir 5', 23', 26'
Sadeqi 20'
Aljesmi 35'
Report 4', 9' Basquaise
9', 18', 22', 36' Samoun
Attendance: 3 000
Referee: Brazil Renato De Carlos



Argentina 4 – 2 United Arab Emirates
F.Hilaire 2', 27'
Minici 15'
Casado 21'
Report 5' Mesaabi
22' Sadeqi
Attendance: 1 000
Referee: Spain Ruben Eiriz



France 3 – 3
(a.e.t.)
(2 – 3 pens)
 Nigeria
Castro 13'
François 36'
Basquaise 36'
Report 11', 20' Okpara
33' Usman
Penalties
François soccer ball with check mark
Pérez soccer ball with check mark
Samoun soccer ball with red X
2 – 3 soccer ball with check mark Onigbo
soccer ball with check mark Uhunmwangho
soccer ball with check mark Olawale
Attendance: 1 300
Referee: Brazil Alberto Moreira



France 2 – 2
(a.e.t.)
(2 – 1 pens)
 Argentina
Basquaise 3'
François 6'
Report 18' E.Hilaire
26' Minici
Penalties
Castro soccer ball with check mark
Pérez soccer ball with red X
François soccer ball with check mark
2 – 1 soccer ball with check mark Minici
soccer ball with red X Lopez
soccer ball with red X Casado
Attendance: 5 000
Referee: Costa Rica Erick Chavarria



United Arab Emirates 6 – 6
(a.e.t.)
(0 – 1 pens)
 Nigeria
Alabadla 9', 10', 23'
Albloushi 12'
Karim 22'
Bashir 35'
Report 4' Okpara
4' Okemmiri
5', 7', 15' Olawale
31' Usman
Penalties
Bashir soccer ball with red X 0 – 1 soccer ball with check mark Olawale
Attendance: 1 000
Referee: Brazil Ivo De Moraes

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 November 2007
 
 
 Spain4
 
10 November 2007
 
 Mexico5
 
 Mexico5
 
8 November 2007
 
 Uruguay2
 
 Nigeria1
 
11 November 2007
 
 Uruguay3
 
 Mexico2
 
8 November 2007
 
 Brazil8
 
 Brazil10
 
10 November 2007
 
 Portugal7
 
 Brazil6
 
8 November 2007
 
 France2 Third place
 
 Senegal3
 
11 November 2007
 
 France6
 
 Uruguay (pens)2 (1)
 
 
 France2 (0)
 

Quarter finals

Spain 4 – 5 Mexico
Alvarez 14'
Beiro 14'
C.Torres 16'
Adam 32'
Report 16', 34' Villalobos
18' Gonzales
26' Plata
32' Salazar
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Switzerland Stephan Faessler



Brazil 10 – 7 Portugal
Sidney 2', 4'
Andre 11', 27'
Buru 12', 34', 36'
Daniel 13', 30'
Bruno 16'
Report 1', 13', 27', 28', 34' Madjer
3' Alan
5' Hernani
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Lithuania Sergejus Slyva



Senegal 3 – 6 France
Thiaw 13'
Dieng 14'
Mbengue 27'
Report 1' Pérez
3' Ottavy
17' Ruggeri
27', 33' François
30' Tanagro
Attendance: 6 000
Referee: Argentina Juan Rodriguez



Nigeria 1 – 3 Uruguay
Ibrahim 36' Report 29' Matias
34' Ricar
36' Parrillo
Attendance: 1 000
Referee: Italy Fabio Polito



Semi finals

Mexico 5 – 2 Uruguay
Plata 1', 20', 32', 35'
Villalobos 36'
Report 4', 24' Ricar
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Lithuania Sergejus Slyva



Brazil 6 – 2 France
Buru 1', 2'
Bruno 9', 16'
Betinho 33', 34'
Report 1' Pérez
35' Basquaise
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Hungary Istvan Maszaros



Third place play off

Uruguay 2 – 2
(a.e.t.)
(1 – 0 pens)
 France
Pampero 6', 30' Report 1', 10' Basquaise
Penalties
Ricar soccer ball with check mark 1 – 0 soccer ball with red X Pérez
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Italy Fabio Polito



Final

Mexico 2 – 8 Brazil
Villalobos 14'
Plata 36'
Report 9', 28' Andre
11', 16' Bruno
14' Benjamin
19' Buru
22' Betinho
36' Negao
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Spain Ruben Eiriz

Winners

 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Winners 

Brazil
Second (11th overall) title

Awards

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Brazil Buru Portugal Madjer Mexico Morgan Plata
Golden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Shoe
Brazil Buru Mexico Morgan Plata Brazil Bruno
10 goals 9 goals 8 goals
FIFA Fair Play Award
 Brazil

Top scorers

Final standings

Position Team
1  Brazil
2  Mexico
3  Uruguay
4  France
5  Senegal
6  Nigeria
7  Spain
8  Portugal
9  Russia
10  Italy
11  Iran
12  Argentina
13  United States
14  United Arab Emirates
15  Japan
16  Solomon Islands

References

  1. ^ [1]

External links