2014 Futsal Continental Cup

Summary

The third edition of the Futsal Confederations Cup, which was called the Futsal Continental Cup for this tournament, was held in Kuwait from October 23 to October 28, 2014.[1]

2014 Futsal Confederations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryKuwait Kuwait
Dates23 October – 23 October
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (1st title)
Runners-up Czech Republic
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored91 (5.69 per match)
Top scorer(s)Czech Republic Michal Seidler (7 goals)
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The tournament was organized by the federations of national participants, in collaboration with Sheikh Talal Al Mohammad Al Sabah, but was not approved by FIFA. Eight teams took part: Egypt, Argentina, Italy, Kuwait (included in Group A), Brazil, Czech Republic, Japan and Guatemala (included in Group B).

Teams edit

Team Confederation Qualification
  Kuwait AFC Host
  Egypt CAF Invitee
  Italy UEFA UEFA Futsal Euro 2014 Winners
  Argentina CONMEBOL 2011 Copa América Runners-up
  Brazil CONMEBOL 2011 Copa América Winners
2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup Winners
  Japan AFC 2014 AFC Futsal Championship Winners
  Guatemala CONCACAF 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship Runners-up
  Czech Republic UEFA Invitee

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Italy 3 3 0 0 9 5 +4 9
  Argentina 3 2 0 1 13 5 +8 6
  Egypt 3 1 0 2 8 11 −3 3
  Kuwait 3 0 0 3 6 15 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]
Kuwait  2–4  Italy
Abdulrahman Altawail   17'
Ahmad Alfarsi   18'
Massimo De Luca   16', 31', 38'
Mauro Canal   39'
Argentina  6–1  Egypt
Fernando Wilhelm   2'
Cristian Borruto   3'
Pablo Taborda   7'
Constantino Vaporaki   12', 13'
Leandro Cuzzolino   31'
Ahmed Abdelkader   23'

Egypt  2–3  Italy
Karim Ahmed   38'
Mostafa Eid   39'
Sergio Romano   9'
Mauro Canal   10'
Júlio de Oliveira   36'
Kuwait  2–6  Argentina
Abdulrahman Altawail   19'
Saleh Hasan   34'
Alamiro Vaporaki   3', 10'
Leandro Cuzzolino   9', 19'
Cristian Borruto   39'

Italy  2–1  Argentina
Humberto Honorio   21'
Mauro Canal   39'
Cristian Borruto   25'
Kuwait  2–5  Egypt
Hamad Hayat   18', 27' Mostafa Eid   13'
Ahmed Abdelkader   16'
Ramadan Sama   19'
Ibrahim Bekhit   24'
Mostafa Rezk   35'

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Brazil 3 3 0 0 16 3 +13 9
  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 11 8 +3 6
  Japan 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 3
  Guatemala 3 0 0 3 4 17 −13 0
Source: [citation needed]
Czech Republic  6–2  Guatemala
Michal Seidler   8', 10', 16', 19'
Michal Belej   24', 24'
Manuel Pellecer   15'
Edgar Rodríguez   34'
Brazil  5–0  Japan
Francisco Alves   5'
Marcenio Da Silva   25'
Darlan Lopes   29', 29'
Jefferson Carpes   32'

Japan  0–4  Czech Republic
Lukáš Rešetár   3', 23', 39'
Michal Seidler   25'
Guatemala  2–5  Brazil
Walter Enriquez   6'
Manuel Pellecer   11'
Alexandre Faria   9', 39'
Rafael Novaes   10'
Marcenio Da Silva   25'
Darlan Lopes   38'

Japan  6–0  Guatemala
Bruno Takashi   14', 31'
Manabu Takita   17'
Akita Minamoto   22'
Yuki Murota   30'
Nobuya Osodo   33'
Brazil  6–1  Czech Republic
Jefferson Carpes   1'
Rafael Novaes   8'
Tiago Wanderley   12'
Darlan Lopes   32', 35'
Carlos Murilo   34'
Rodek   6'

Final stage edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 October – Kuwait City
 
 
  Argentina4
 
28 October – Kuwait City
 
  Brazil1
 
  Argentina6
 
27 October – Kuwait City
 
  Czech Republic2
 
  Italy1 (2)
 
 
  Czech Republic (p)1 (3)
 
Third place
 
 
28 October – Kuwait City
 
 
  Italy0
 
 
  Brazil3

Semifinals edit

Argentina  4–1  Brazil
Cristian Borruto   13'
Maximiliano Rescia   22'
Fernando Wilhelm  23', 40'
Carlos Murilo   20'
Referee: Mario Moncada (Col) Jorge Flores (SLV)

Italy  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Czech Republic
Murilo Ferreira   33' Michal Seidler   24'
Penalties
Mauro Canal  
Massimo De Luca  
Fabricio Calderolli  
Marco Ercolessi  
2–3   Kovacs
  Michal Holy
  Michal Belej
  Michal Seidler

Third Place edit

Italy  0–3  Brazil
Jefferson Carpes   31'
Tiago Wanderley   35'
Marcenio Da Silva   39'

Final edit

Argentina  6–2  Czech Republic
Gerardo Battistoni   8'
Leandro Cuzzolino   14', 37'
Alamiro Tello   19'
Constantino Vaporaki   34'
Fernando Wilhelm   35'
Michal Holy   2'
Michal Seidler   32'

Honors edit

 2014 Futsal Continental Cup 
 
Argentina
First title

References edit

  1. ^ "Futsal Planet". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-14.

External links edit

  • Official Site