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2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Summary

The 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the eighth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the premier international beach soccer competition for men's national teams, which has been organized by FIFA since 2005. Overall, this was the 18th 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 was also the third edition to take place under the biennial system introduced in 2009.

2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Campeonato do Mundo de Futebol de Praia da FIFA Portugal 2015
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
CityEspinho
Dates9–19 July
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Portugal (1st title)
Runners-up Tahiti
Third place Russia
Fourth place Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored253 (7.91 per match)
Attendance96,300 (3,009 per match)
Top scorer(s)Paraguay Pedro Moran
Portugal Madjer
Switzerland Noel Ott
(8 goals)
Best player(s)French Polynesia Heimanu Taiarui
Best goalkeeperFrench Polynesia Jonathan Torohia
Fair play award Brazil
← 2013
2017 →

The tournament took place from 9 to 19 July 2015 at Praia da Baía in Espinho, Portugal,[1] after the country's bid was selected by the FIFA Executive Committee on 28 May 2013, from among twelve proposals. This was the second time that Portugal hosted a FIFA competition, after the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship. Fifteen teams advanced through their respective continental qualification competitions to join the host team in the final tournament. The final draw occurred on 28 April 2015 at the Espinho Multimedia Auditorium,[2] setting up a total of 32 matches that were played at the Espinho Stadium – a purpose-built temporary venue with a capacity of 3,500 – and attended by a total of 96,300 people.

After missing the previous edition, Portugal reached the final – eliminating two-time defending champions Russia in the semi-finals – and defeated first-time finalists Tahiti 5–3 to claim their second world title and their first in the FIFA era.[3] Alan and Madjer were the only two surviving players from the Portuguese squad that won their previous world title in 2001 to also win these championships.[4]

Host selection edit

Twelve FIFA member associations from five confederations officially announced their interest in hosting the 2015 Beach Soccer World Cup by the deadline of 14 September 2012.[5][6] On 28 May 2013, the FIFA Executive Committee, gathered in Mauritius, announced that the tournament would be held in Portugal.[7][8] It was the second time that Portugal staged a FIFA competition, after the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Candidate associations:

Qualification edit

Qualifying rounds took place in 2014 and 2015. Portugal qualified automatically as hosts.

African Zone edit

The CAF Beach Soccer Championship took place in Roche Caiman, Seychelles on 14–19 April 2015.[9] A total of eight teams took part in the tournament, where seven spots (other than host nation Seychelles) were determined through qualifiers held in February and March 2015.[10][11] The top two teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Senegal and Madagascar won their respective semi-finals on 18 April 2015 to qualify for the World Cup,[12] with Madagascar defeating Senegal in the final on the next day to win the tournament.[13]

Asian Zone edit

The AFC Beach Soccer Championship took place in Doha, Qatar on 23–28 March 2015.[14] A total of 14 teams took part in the tournament (Palestine entered but withdrew).[15] The top three teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Oman and Japan won their respective semi-finals on 27 March 2015 to qualify for the World Cup.[16] On the next day, Iran won the third place match to also book a place in the World Cup,[17] while Oman defeated Japan in the final to win the tournament.[18]

European Zone edit

The UEFA qualifiers took place in Jesolo, Italy on 5–14 September 2014.[19] A total of 23 teams took part in the tournament (Georgia entered but withdrew).[20] The top four teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Switzerland became the first team (other than host nation Portugal) to qualify for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup on 11 September 2014.[21] On the next day, Russia, Spain and Italy also booked a place in the World Cup by advancing to the semi-finals,[22] with Russia defeating Switzerland in the final two days later to win the tournament, and Italy defeating Spain to finish third.[23]

North, Central American and Caribbean Zone edit

The CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship took place in Costa del Sol, El Salvador on 28 March–4 April 2015.[24] A total of 16 teams took part in the tournament.[25] The top two teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Mexico and Costa Rica won their respective semi-finals on 3 April 2015 to qualify for the World Cup,[26] with Mexico defeating Costa Rica in the final on the next day to win the tournament.[27]

Oceanian Zone edit

The OFC Beach Soccer Championship was scheduled to take place in Tahiti on 16–22 February 2015.[28] However, the tournament was cancelled, and Tahiti were designated by the OFC as their representative.[29]

South American Zone edit

The CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship took place in Manta, Ecuador on 19–26 April 2015.[30] A total of 10 teams took part in the tournament.[30][31] The top three teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Brazil and Paraguay won their respective semi-finals on 25 April 2015 to qualify for the World Cup.[32] On the next day, Argentina won the third place match to also book a place in the World Cup,[33] while Brazil defeated Paraguay in the final to win the tournament.[34]

Teams edit

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament:

 
  Qualified for World Cup finals
  Entered qualifying rounds but failed to qualify for World Cup finals (or withdrew)
  Did not enter the World Cup
  Not an associate member of FIFA
Confederation Qualifying Tournament Qualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship   Iran
  Japan
  Oman
CAF (Africa) 2015 CAF Beach Soccer Championship   Madagascar1
  Senegal
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) 2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship   Costa Rica
  Mexico
CONMEBOL (South America) 2015 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship   Argentina
  Brazil
  Paraguay
OFC (Oceania) Appointed by OFC (qualifying tournament cancelled)[29]   Tahiti
UEFA (Europe) Host nation   Portugal
2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA)   Italy
  Russia
  Spain
   Switzerland

Notes:

1. Teams that made their debut.

Venue edit

All matches were played at the Espinho Stadium, a purpose-built 3,500-capacity venue located in Praia da Baía, Espinho.

Espinho
2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (Portugal)
Espinho Stadium
41°00′N 08°38′W / 41.000°N 8.633°W / 41.000; -8.633 (Espinho Stadium)
Capacity: 3,500

Referees edit

FIFA chose 24 officials from 24 different countries to referee matches at the World Cup, with at least one referee representing each confederation: four from AFC, three from CAF, five from CONMEBOL, three from CONCACAF, one from OFC and eight from UEFA.[35]

AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA
  Shao Liang
  Suhaimi Mat Hassan
  Turki Al-Salehi
  Bakhtiyor Namazov 		  Said Hachim
  Jelili Ogunmuyiwa
  Bessem Boubaker 		  Warner Porras
  Juan Angeles
  César Echevarria 		  Mariano Romo
  Ivo de Moraes
  Gustavo Domínguez
  Alex Valdiviezo
  Javier Bentancor 		  Hugo Pado   Ingilab Mammadov
  Sofien Benchabane
  Gionni Matticoli
  Laurynas Aržuolaitis 		  Łukasz Ostrowski
  António Pereira
  Roman Borisov
  Rubén Eiriz

Draw edit

The final draw was held on 28 April 2015 at the Espinho Multimedia Auditorium.[36][37] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, with hosts Portugal being seeded in Group A and defending champions Russia being seeded in Group D. Switzerland and Brazil, the second and third-ranked teams in the FIFA World Ranking, were the other two seeded teams. Teams from the same confederation could not be drawn against each other for the group stage, except one of the groups that must contain two UEFA teams as there were five UEFA teams.[38]

Pot 1 (Seeds) Pot 2 (AFC & OFC) Pot 3 (CAF & CONCACAF) Pot 4 (CONMEBOL & UEFA)
  Portugal (assigned to A1)
  Russia (assigned to D1)
  Brazil
   Switzerland 		  Iran
  Japan
  Oman
  Tahiti 		  Madagascar
  Senegal
  Costa Rica
  Mexico 		  Argentina
  Paraguay
  Italy
  Spain

Squads edit

Each team must name a squad of 12 players (two of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline.[39] The squads were officially announced by FIFA on 2 July 2015.[40][41]

Group stage edit

In the group stage, teams earn three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in extra time, one point for a win in a penalty shoot-out, and no points for a defeat.

Following FIFA's rule changes issued in July 2014,[42] this was the first World Cup to award just one point for a penalty shoot-out win (as opposed to two points in all previous World Cups) as well as penalty shoots outs being best of three rather than sudden death from the start.

All times are in WEST (UTC+1).[43]

Tiebreaking edit

The ranking of each team in each group will be determined by the following criteria:[39]

  1. greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above criterion, their rankings will be determined as follows:

  1. greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. greatest goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. greatest number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. greatest goal difference in all group matches;
  5. greatest number of goals scored in all group matches;
  6. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W W+ WPK L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal (H) 3 2 0 0 1 16 10 +6 6[a] Knockout stage
2   Japan 3 2 0 0 1 10 10 0 6[a]
3   Argentina 3 1 0 0 2 9 14 −5 3[b]
4   Senegal 3 1 0 0 2 12 13 −1 3[b]
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points obtained in head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Drawing of lots.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Portugal ahead of Japan on points obtained on head-to-head matches (Portugal defeated Japan 4–2)
  2. ^ a b Argentina ahead of Senegal on points obtained on head-to-head matches (Argentina defeated Senegal 4–3)
Portugal  4–2  Japan
Madjer   4', 22'
Bê Martins   18'
Alan   35'		 Report Haraguchi   23'
Matsuo   32'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Juan Angeles (Dominican Republic)
Argentina  4–3  Senegal
Franceschini   8'
F. Hilaire   11'
Sirico   19'
Minici   21'		 Report Baldé   5', 25'
Ndour   36'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Sofien Benchabane (France)
Senegal  6–5  Portugal
Thioune   9'
Kamara   16'
Baldé   25', 32'
Sylla   26'
Fall   29'		 Report Belchior   7', 31'
Coimbra   16'
Léo Martins   17'
Alan   19'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)
Japan  4–3  Argentina
Goto   15', 21'
Matsuo   16'
Oba   24'		 Report F. Hilaire   2'
Costas   21'
López   32'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Roman Borisov (Russia)
Portugal  7–2  Argentina
Belchior   9'
Madjer   12', 31'
Torres   16'
Alan   18', 29'
Zé Maria   36'		 Report Sirico   32' (pen.)
S. Hilaire   33'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Jelili Ogunmuyiwa (Nigeria)
Japan  4–3  Senegal
Goto   1'
Tabata   10'
Matsuo   16'
Akaguma   21'		 Report Faye   33'
N'Doye   34'
Fall   36'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Gustavo Domínguez (Paraguay)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W W+ WPK L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Italy 3 3 0 0 0 16 7 +9 9 Knockout stage
2    Switzerland 3 2 0 0 1 13 11 +2 6
3   Oman 3 1 0 0 2 11 11 0 3
4   Costa Rica 3 0 0 0 3 6 17 −11 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points obtained in head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Drawing of lots.
Italy  6–1  Costa Rica
Gori   1', 9', 16'
Zurlo   13', 19'
Villegas   19' (o.g.)		 Report Pacheco   6'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Ivo de Moraes (Brazil)
Switzerland  5–2  Oman
Misev   4'
Ott   10', 12', 21'
Leu   14'		 Report Al-Sauti   7'
K. Al-Araimi   19'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Jelili Ogunmuyiwa (Nigeria)
Oman  2–4  Italy
Y. Al-Araimi   8'
K. Al-Araimi   22'		 Report Zurlo   12', 30'
Marinai   12'
Gori   19'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,450
Referee: Bessem Boubaker (Tunisia)
Costa Rica  3–4   Switzerland
Mendoza   24'
Adanis   30'
Pacheco   35'		 Report Stankovic   3'
Ott   11'
Leu   21'
Borer   35'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mariano Romo (Argentina)
Oman  7–2  Costa Rica
Al-Dhabit   4', 26' (pen.)
Y. Al-Araimi   17', 26'
Al-Alawi   19'
Al-Qassmi   32', 36'		 Report Johnson   19', 28' (pen.)
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Bessem Boubaker (Tunisia)
Switzerland  4–6  Italy
Ott   4', 10'
Schirinzi   5'
Stankovic   34'		 Report Zurlo   3'
Gori   4'
Palmacci   15', 31'
Marinai   17'
Frainetti   21' (pen.)
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: António Pereira (Portugal)

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W W+ WPK L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 3 3 0 0 0 11 5 +6 9 Knockout stage
2   Iran 3 2 0 0 1 12 11 +1 6
3   Spain 3 1 0 0 2 9 9 0 3
4   Mexico 3 0 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points obtained in head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Drawing of lots.
Spain  5–6  Iran
Antonio   2', 15', 31'
Nico   3'
Llorenç   8'		 Report Boloukbashi   2', 15'
Mesigar   5'
Mokhtari   19', 36'
Ahmadzadeh   34'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Javier Bentancor (Uruguay)
Brazil  5–1  Mexico
Rodrigo   1'
Bokinha   6'
Bruno Xavier   12'
Gonzalez   26' (o.g.)
Mauricinho   29'		 Report Maldonado   31'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Łukasz Ostrowski (Poland)
Mexico  1–3  Spain
Maldonado   1' (pen.) Report Llorenç   3'
Nico   17'
Antonio   35' (pen.)
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Turki Al-Salehi (Oman)
Iran  3–4  Brazil
Akbari   2', 4'
Ahmadzadeh   5'		 Report Ddi   2'
Bruno Xavier   12'
Bokinha   12'
Mauricinho   26'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)
Mexico  2–3  Iran
Gómez   19'
Villa   22'		 Report Akbari   2'
Ahmadzadeh   15'
Dara   15'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Laurynas Aržuolaitis (Lithuania)
Brazil  2–1  Spain
Rodrigo   2', 32' Report Mérida   12'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W W+ WPK L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Tahiti 3 3 0 0 0 18 14 +4 9 Knockout stage
2   Russia 3 2 0 0 1 17 14 +3 6
3   Paraguay 3 1 0 0 2 14 16 −2 3
4   Madagascar 3 0 0 0 3 7 12 −5 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points obtained in head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) Total goal difference; 6) Total goals scored; 7) Drawing of lots.
Russia  7–5  Paraguay
Romanov   7', 15'
Shishin   8', 28', 30'
Shkarin   23'
Leonov   25'		 Report López   1'
Moran   3', 17', 34'
Rodriguez   18' (pen.)
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan (Malaysia)
Tahiti  4–3  Madagascar
Labaste   4'
Tepa   5'
Tavanae   9'
Bennett   17' (pen.)		 Report Razafimandimby   2'
Rabeasimbola   2'
Razafimahatratra   6'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Rubén Eiriz (Spain)
Madagascar  2–4  Russia
Rasolomandimby   17'
Randriamampandry   19'		 Report Leonov   6'
Romanov   7', 9'
Krasheninnikov   35'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Warner Porras (Costa Rica)
Paraguay  5–7  Tahiti
Moran   2', 18', 25'
López   27'
Barreto   35'		 Report Tavanae   2'
Labaste   4', 27'
Zaveroni   8'
Tchen   8'
Tepa   14'
Taiarui   25'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: César Echevarria (Puerto Rico)
Russia  6–7  Tahiti
Bukhlitskiy   8'
Shishin   8'
Paporotnyi   20'
Krasheninnikov   23'
Romanov   35'
Makarov   35'		 Report Li Fung Kuee   2', 9', 14', 27'
Taiarui   8'
Lehartel   23'
Torohia   35'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Alex Valdiviezo (Peru)
Paraguay  4–2  Madagascar
Moran   11', 27'
López   17'
Rolon   26'		 Report Rasolomandimby   13', 26'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Ingilab Mammadov (Azerbaijan)

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
16 July
 
 
  Italy3
 
18 July
 
  Japan2
 
  Italy6 (1)
 
16 July
 
  Tahiti (p)6 (3)
 
  Tahiti5
 
19 July
 
  Iran4
 
  Tahiti3
 
16 July
 
  Portugal5
 
  Portugal7
 
18 July
 
   Switzerland3
 
  Portugal4
 
16 July
 
  Russia2 Third place match
 
  Brazil5
 
19 July
 
  Russia (a.e.t.)6
 
  Italy2
 
 
  Russia5
 

Quarter-finals edit

Brazil  5–6 (a.e.t.)  Russia
Mão   9'
Datinha   9'
Mauricinho   9'
Bokinha   31' (pen.)
Bruno Xavier   32'		 Report Paporotnyi   3'
Shkarin   8'
Shishin   13'
Peremitin   29'
Romanov   31'
Shaykov   39'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Jelili Ogunmuyiwa (Nigeria)
Portugal  7–3   Switzerland
Leu   2' (o.g.)
Madjer   13', 25', 32'
Andrade   14'
Belchior   15'
Coimbra   27'		 Report Ott   11', 29' (pen.)
Stankovic   15'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)
Italy  3–2  Japan
Zurlo   12', 35'
Ramacciotti   22'		 Report Ozu   1'
Goto   26'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 2,650
Referee: Ivo de Moraes (Brazil)
Tahiti  5–4  Iran
Bennett   11', 14'
Tepa   27'
Li Fung Kuee   30'
Taiarui   32'		 Report Ahmadzadeh   13'
Morshedi   14'
Mesigar   27'
Mokhtari   31'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Rubén Eiriz (Spain)

Semi-finals edit

Italy  6–6 (a.e.t.)  Tahiti
Palmacci   4'
Gori   22', 34'
Ramacciotti   26'
Di Palma   28'
Corosiniti   34'		 Report Taiarui   1'
Labaste   4'
Bennett   14', 26'
Tavanae   23'
Tepa   33'
Penalties
Frainetti  
Palmacci  		 1–3 Taiarui  
Bennett  
Li Fung Kuee  
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Jelili Ogunmuyiwa (Nigeria)
Portugal  4–2  Russia
Jordan   9'
Bê Martins   12', 35'
Novo   34'		 Report Makarov   8'
Shishin   14'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Łukasz Ostrowski (Poland)

Third place match edit

Italy  2–5  Russia
Palmacci   26'
Marinai   33'		 Report Shaykov   4'
Peremitin   11', 14'
Romanov   12'
Paporotnyi   19'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan (Malaysia)

Final edit

Tahiti  3–5  Portugal
Labaste   17'
Li Fung Kuee   19', 25'		 Report Madjer   1'
Belchior   7'
Coimbra   17'
Novo   21'
Alan   36'
Praia da Baía, Espinho
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Rubén Eiriz (Spain)

Awards edit

In the aftermath of the final, FIFA presented individual awards to the three best players of the tournament, top goal-scorers, and to the best goalkeeper. In addition, a collective award was given to the team with the most points in the Fair Play ranking.[44][39] Since three players all scored 8 goals, other stats such as assists, penalties and matches played were then considered to work out the standings between them. Notably, this World Cup saw the fewest goals ever scored for a player to claim the golden boot.

adidas
Golden Ball 		adidas
Silver Ball 		adidas
Bronze Ball
  Heimanu Taiarui   Alan   Madjer
adidas
Golden Scorer 		adidas
Silver Scorer 		adidas
Bronze Scorer
  Pedro Moran   Madjer   Noel Ott
8 goals 8 goals 8 goals
adidas Golden Glove
  Jonathan Torohia
FIFA Fair Play Award
  Brazil
Goal of the tournament
  Madjer v Switzerland[45]

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
  •   Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
  •   Paolo Palmacci
  •   Takasuke Goto
  •   Ibrahima Baldé
  •   Antonio
  •   Heimanu Taiarui
  •   Patrick Tepa
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals
  •   Andres Villegas (against Italy)
  •   Adrian Gonzalez (against Brazil)
  •   Stephan Leu (against Portugal)

Source:[46]

Final standings edit

Pos Grp Team Pld W WE WP L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A   Portugal (H) 6 5 0 0 1 32 18 +14 15 Champions
2 D   Tahiti 6 4 0 1 1 32 29 +3 13 Runners-up
3 D   Russia 6 3 1 0 2 30 25 +5 11 Third place
4 B   Italy 6 4 0 0 2 27 20 +7 12 Fourth place
5 C   Brazil 4 3 0 0 1 16 11 +5 9 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6 C   Iran 4 2 0 0 2 16 16 0 6
7 A   Japan 4 2 0 0 2 12 13 −1 6
8 B    Switzerland 4 2 0 0 2 16 18 −2 6
9 B   Oman 3 1 0 0 2 11 11 0 3 Eliminated in
Group stage
10 C   Spain 3 1 0 0 2 9 9 0 3
11 A   Senegal 3 1 0 0 2 12 13 −1 3
12 D   Paraguay 3 1 0 0 2 14 16 −2 3
13 A   Argentina 3 1 0 0 2 9 14 −5 3
14 D   Madagascar 3 0 0 0 3 7 12 −5 0
15 C   Mexico 3 0 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
16 B   Costa Rica 3 0 0 0 3 6 17 −11 0
Source: FIFA
(H) Host

References edit

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External links edit

  • FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Portugal 2015, FIFA.com
  • FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Portugal 2015 Archived 4 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Beach Soccer Worldwide
  • FIFA Technical Report

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