2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

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2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Copa do Mundo de Futebol de Areia da FIFA Rio de Janeiro 2007
File:2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.png
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
CityRio de Janeiro
Dates2–11 November
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (2nd title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Third placeFile:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
Fourth placeFile:Flag of France.svg 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 awardFile:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
2006
2008

The 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the third edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Overall, this was the 13th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the Beach Soccer World Championships which ran from 1995 to 2004 but was not governed by FIFA. 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
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
File:2007 Beach Soccer World Cup.jpg

Group stage

The 16 teams 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
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 3 2 1 0 19 8 +11 8
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 3 1 1 1 12 11 +1 5
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 3 1 0 2 9 6 +3 3
File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands 3 0 0 3 7 22 –15 0











Group B

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 3 2 0 1 16 11 +5 6
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 3 0 2 1 11 12 –1 4
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 3 1 0 2 16 20 –4 3
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 3 1 0 2 14 14 0 3









Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg4–5File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran
C.Torres File:Soccerball shade.svg 5'
Beiro File:Soccerball shade.svg 14'
J.Torres File:Soccerball shade.svg 14', 34'
Report Mesigar File:Soccerball shade.svg 6'
Ghorbanpour File:Soccerball shade.svg 8', 34'
Aligoli File:Soccerball shade.svg 9'
Ahmadzadeh File:Soccerball shade.svg 20'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Egypt Mohamed Morsi



Group C

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 3 2 1 0 15 8 +7 8
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 3 1 1 1 8 9 –1 5
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 3 1 0 2 13 12 +1 3
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 3 0 0 3 6 13 –7 0
Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg3–2 (a.e.t.)File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Ricaar File:Soccerball shade.svg 23', 23'
Matias File:Soccerball shade.svg 37'
Report Pasquali File:Soccerball shade.svg 6'
Palamacci File:Soccerball shade.svg 16'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Argentina Pedro Infantes





Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg6–3File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Palmacci File:Soccerball shade.svg 5'
Maiorano File:Soccerball shade.svg 10'
Pasquali File:Soccerball shade.svg 24', 25', 27'
Leghissa File:Soccerball shade.svg 26'
Report Tabata File:Soccerball shade.svg 7'
Yamauchi File:Soccerball shade.svg 13', 22'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Argentina Hernan Fernandez







Group D

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 3 1 2 0 14 12 +2 7
File:Flag of France.svg France 3 1 1 1 11 10 +1 5
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 3 1 0 2 9 9 0 3
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 3 0 0 3 13 16 –3 0



United Arab Emirates File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg5–6File:Flag of France.svg France
Bashir File:Soccerball shade.svg 5', 23', 26'
Sadeqi File:Soccerball shade.svg 20'
Aljesmi File:Soccerball shade.svg 35'
Report Basquaise File:Soccerball shade.svg 4', 9'
Samoun File:Soccerball shade.svg 9', 18', 22', 36'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Brazil Renato De Carlos









Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 November 2007
 
 
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain4
 
10 November 2007
 
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico5
 
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico5
 
8 November 2007
 
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay2
 
File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria1
 
11 November 2007
 
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay3
 
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico2
 
8 November 2007
 
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil8
 
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil10
 
10 November 2007
 
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal7
 
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil6
 
8 November 2007
 
File:Flag of France.svg France2 Third place
 
File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal3
 
11 November 2007
 
File:Flag of France.svg France6
 
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (p)2 (1)
 
 
File:Flag of France.svg France2 (0)
 

Quarter finals



Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg10–7File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
Sidney File:Soccerball shade.svg 2', 4'
Andre File:Soccerball shade.svg 11', 27'
Buru File:Soccerball shade.svg 12', 34', 36'
Daniel File:Soccerball shade.svg 13', 30'
Bruno File:Soccerball shade.svg 16'
Report Madjer File:Soccerball shade.svg 1', 13', 27', 28', 34'
Alan File:Soccerball shade.svg 3'
Hernani File:Soccerball shade.svg 5'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Lithuania Sergejus Slyva





Semi-finals

Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg5–2File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
Plata File:Soccerball shade.svg 1', 20', 32', 35'
Villalobos File:Soccerball shade.svg 36'
Report Ricar File:Soccerball shade.svg 4', 24'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Lithuania Sergejus Slyva



Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg6–2File:Flag of France.svg France
Buru File:Soccerball shade.svg 1', 2'
Bruno File:Soccerball shade.svg 9', 16'
Betinho File:Soccerball shade.svg 33', 34'
Report Pérez File:Soccerball shade.svg 1'
Basquaise File:Soccerball shade.svg 35'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Hungary Istvan Maszaros

Third place match

Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg2–2 (a.e.t.)File:Flag of France.svg France
Pampero File:Soccerball shade.svg 6', 30' Report Basquaise File:Soccerball shade.svg 1', 10'
Penalties
Ricar soccer ball with check mark 1–0 soccer ball with red X Pérez
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Italy Fabio Polito

Final

Winners

2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Champions
File:Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil

Second title
11th world 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
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil

Top scorers

Final standings

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

References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2016-11-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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