2022 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United Arab Emirates |
| City | Dubai |
| Dates | 1–6 November |
| Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran (4th title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil |
| Third place | File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 140 (7 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Paraguay Carlos Carballo (8 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Iran Amir Hossein Akbari |
| Best goalkeeper | Iran Hamid Behzadpour |
← 2021 2023 → | |
Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup 2022 was the 11th edition of the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup, an annual international beach soccer tournament contested by men's national teams.[1] This year's event occurred between 1 and 6 November 2022 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[2] The tournament is organised by the Dubai Sports Council (DSC) and Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).[3] The Intercontinental Cup is typically seen as the biggest tournament in the current international beach soccer calendar after the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[3] Similar in nature to that of the FIFA Confederations Cup,[4] eight nations took part. The tournament starts with a round robin group stage. The winners and runners-up from each group advance to the knockout stage, a series of single-elimination matches, beginning with the semi-finals and ending with the final. Consolation matches are also played to determine other final rankings. The season-ending Beach Soccer Stars awards are also presented in Dubai as a conclusion to the tournament.[5] Russia is defending champions but they were absent in this event.
Participating teams
The following eight teams took part.
| Team | Confederation | Recent achievements | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | AFC | Hosts | 11th |
| File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | AFC | 9th | |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | AFC | 5th | |
| File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | AFC | debut | |
| File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay | CONMEBOL | 3rd | |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | CONCACAF | 5th | |
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | UEFA | 4th | |
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | CONMEBOL | 8th |
Group stage
Matches are listed as local time in Dubai, GST (UTC+4)
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 3 | 5th–8th place play-offs |
| 4 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
| United Arab Emirates File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg | 5–0 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 8 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 3 | 5th–8th place play-offs |
| 4 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 0 |
5th–8th place play-offs
The teams finishing in third and fourth place are knocked out of title-winning contention, receding to play in consolation matches to determine 5th through 8th place in the final standings.
5th–8th place semi-finals
Seventh place play-off
Fifth place play-off
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Awards
Winners trophy
| 2022 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup champions |
|---|
| File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 4th title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
Final standings
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | W+ | OL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 14 | Champions |
| 2 | A | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 12 | Runners-up |
| 3 | B | File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 9 | Third place |
| 4 | A | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 | B | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 9 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 6 | B | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 3 | |
| 7 | A | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 6 | |
| 8 | A | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 30 | −27 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "The 11th edition of one of the beach soccer calendar's top events kicks off tomorrow". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ↑ "The Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup 2022". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Intercontinental Cup Dubai agreement extended". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ↑ "У стен Башни Халифа. Россия хочет покорить сердце Дубая" (in Russian). Beach Soccer Russia. 30 October 2017. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Dubai, ready to sublimate beach soccer once again". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.