2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Coupe du monde de football de plage 2013
Tournament details
Host countryTahiti
CityPapeete
Dates18–28 September
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Russia (2nd title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Tahiti
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored243 (7.59 per match)
Attendance109,650 (3,427 per match)
Top scorer(s)Russia Dmitry Shishin
(11 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Bruno Xavier
Best goalkeeperSpain Dona
Fair play award Russia
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The 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the seventh edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Overall, this was the 17th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the Beach Soccer World Championships which ran from 1995–2004 but was not governed by FIFA. It took place from 18–28 September 2013 at Tahua To'ata Stadium (Stade Tahua To'ata) in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia and was the fourth tournament to have taken place outside Brazil. This was the second tournament to take place since the establishment of a longer two-year cycle of tournaments.[1] This was also the first FIFA tournament held in a Pacific country other than New Zealand, and the first senior FIFA tournament took place in the region.

The tournament was confirmed in March 2010.[2] Russia successfully defended their title.

Qualifying rounds

Hosts

Tahiti qualified automatically as hosts.

African Zone

Main article: 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CAF)

The CAF qualifiers took place from 22–26 May 2013 in El Jadida, Morocco[3] to determine the two teams for the finals. The qualifiers were originally scheduled for 10–14 April, and then 29 May-2 June 2013 in Casablanca. Senegal and Ivory Coast qualified for the two available spots.

Asian Zone

Main article: 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (AFC)

The AFC qualifiers took place from 22–26 January 2013 at a temporary stadium and adjacent pitch on the Katara Beach in Doha, Qatar, to determine the three teams to qualify for the finals.[4] Iran, Japan and the United Arab Emirates took the three spots.

European Zone

Main article: 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The UEFA qualifiers took place in Moscow, Russia on 1–8 July 2012. Spain, Russia, Ukraine and the Netherlands grabbed the four available spots.[5]

North, Central American and Caribbean Zone

Main article: 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

The CONCACAF qualifiers took place from 8–12 May 2013 in Nassau, Bahamas to determine the two spots available. The United States, and El Salvador claimed the two spots.

Oceanian Zone

Main article: 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (OFC)

The OFC qualifiers took place from 30 August to 2 September 2013 on the grounds of the University of New Caledonia in Nouméa, New Caledonia to determine the second OFC team to qualify for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (Tahiti having already qualified as hosts).[6] They were originally to have taken place from 4–9 August 2013 in the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup's host city of Papeete, Tahiti.[7] Due to difficulties with the dimensions of the pitch that was to be used for the qualifiers, and Tahiti's declined not to participate in the tournament, it was decided that the tournament should be moved to reduce costs. It was originally scheduled for 12–14 June.

South American Zone

Main article: 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

The CONMEBOL qualifiers took place from 10–17 February 2013 at a temporary stadium in Merlo, a town in the San Luis Province of Argentina, to determine the three spots available.[7] Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay claimed the three spots.

Teams

The allocation of slots for this competition was approved by the FIFA Executive Committee in May 2012.[8]

These are the teams that qualified for the World Cup:

Venue

All matches were played at the Tahua To'ata Stadium in Papeete.

Papeete
Tahua To'ata Stadium
Capacity: 4,000
2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (Tahiti)

Match ball

All matches were played using the new Adidas Cafusa match ball; this version was slightly-modified from the match ball used at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.[9]

Official song

Tu'e Popo' by Sabrina was the official song of the tournament, and the video features the island rhythms of the host country and the city of Papeete.[10]

Referees

FIFA chose 24 officials to referee the matches at the World Cup. From the 24 referees, at least one referee representing each confederation; four from the AFC, three from CAF, five from CONMEBOL, three from CONCACAF, one from the OFC and eight from UEFA, with all 24 officials being from different countries. The referees were revealed in July 2013.[11]

AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA
Malaysia Suhaimi Mat Hassan
Thailand Suwat Wongsuwan
United Arab Emirates Ebrahim Almansory
Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Namazov 		Madagascar Said Hachim
Morocco Driss Lamghaidar
Tunisia Bessem Boubaker 		El Salvador Oscar Velásquez
Mexico Miguel Aguilar
Panama Gumercindo Batista 		Argentina Mariano Romo
Brazil Felipe Varejão
Chile Patricio Blanca
Ecuador José Cortéz
Peru Micke Palomino 		Solomon Islands Hugo Pado Belgium Emmanuel Vocale
Italy Gionni Matticoli
Netherlands Michael Medina
Poland Tomasz Winiarczyk 		Russia Alexander Berezkin
Spain Ruben Eiriz
Switzerland Christian Zimmermann
Turkey Serdar Akçer

Draw

The final draw was held on 5 June 2013 at 19:30 (local time) at the Maison de la Culture (Te Fare Tauhiti Nui) in Papeete, Tahiti.[12][13] The hosts, Tahiti, and the defending champions, Russia, were assigned to positions A1 and D1 prior to the draw. Teams from the same confederation could not be drawn against each other at the group stage.

Pot 1 (Hosts & CONMEBOL) Pot 2 (CAF & CONCACAF) Pot 3 (AFC & OFC) Pot 4 (UEFA)
 Tahiti (assigned to A1)
 Argentina
 Brazil
 Paraguay 		 Ivory Coast
 Senegal
 El Salvador
 United States 		 Iran
 Japan
 United Arab Emirates
 Solomon Islands* 		 Netherlands
 Russia (assigned to D1)
 Spain
 Ukraine

Note: At the time the draw was conducted, the OFC qualifier was not yet known.

Squads

Main article: 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup squads

Teams must name a 12-man squad (two of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. The squads were announced by FIFA on 11 September 2013.[14][15]

Group stage

Each team earns three points for a win, two points for a win in extra time or a penalty shoot-out, and no points for a defeat.

Tie-breaking criteria

Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:[16]

  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.
Legend
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the quarter-finals

All times are local, UTC−10:00.[17]

Group A

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 3 0 0 14 8 +6 9
 Tahiti 3 1 1 1 10 9 +1 5
 United States 3 1 0 2 13 14 −1 3
 United Arab Emirates 3 0 0 3 8 14 −6 0
Source: Goalzz
Spain 5–4 United States
Antonio 10', 31'
Llorenç 19'
Juanma 32'
Nico 35'		 Report Futagaki 7'
N. Perera 12'
Chimienti 15'
L. Valentine 32'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 1,950
Referee: Mariano Romo (Argentina)
Tahiti 3–2 United Arab Emirates
M. Amau 6'
T. Zaveroni 10'
R. Li Fung Kuee 14'		 Report H. Ali 20'
H. Alkaabi 22'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Felipe Varejao (Brazil)
United Arab Emirates 2–5 Spain
H. Alkaabi 3'
H. Alhammidi 26'		 Report Antonio 17'
R. Merida 28', 36'
Llorenç 34'
Cintas 36'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Hugo Pado (Solomon Islands)
United States 3–5 (a.e.t.) Tahiti
A. Tchen 18' (o.g.)
Chimienti 32'
N. Perera 35'		 Report R. Li Fung Kuee 3'
R. Bennett 4'
T. Labaste 23'
P. Tepa 39', 39'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Suwat Wongsuwan (Thailand)
United Arab Emirates 4–6 United States
H. Al-Hammadi 1', 27'
K. Al-Balooshi 8'
A. Hussain 31'		 Report N. Perera 2', 17', 26'
A. Canale 8', 16'
J. Leopoldo 34'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Gumercindo Batista (Panama)
Tahiti 2–4 Spain
P. Tepa 24'
R. Li Fung Kuee 34'		 Report R. Merida 4', 10'
Kuman 7'
D. Pajón 17'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)

Group B

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 2 0 1 17 11 +6 6
 El Salvador 3 2 0 1 13 11 +2 6
 Solomon Islands 3 1 0 2 13 15 −2 3
 Netherlands 3 0 1 2 6 12 −6 2
Source: Goalzz
Argentina 4–1 El Salvador
C. Leguizamón 4'
F. Hilaire 5'
M. de Ezeyza 13'
L. Medero 25'		 Report E. Robles 18'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Alexander Berezkin (Russia)
Netherlands 0–2 Solomon Islands
Report J. Luwi 25'
N. Muri 34'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Bessem Boubaker (Tunisia)
Solomon Islands 5–8 Argentina
A. Talo 12', 13', 31'
R. Laua 13'
J. Luwi 15'		 Report J. Levi 1'
F. Hilaire 16', 28'
E. Hilaire 17'
L. Medero 25', 26', 31', 31'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Christian Zimmermann (Switzerland)
El Salvador 5–1 Netherlands
A. Ruiz 7', 33' (pen.)
F. Velásquez 7'
T. Hernández 22'
J. Batres 35'		 Report M. van Gessel 7'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 2,300
Solomon Islands 6–7 El Salvador
M. Aisa 12'
N. Muri 17', 19', 24'
A. Talo 31' (pen.)
R. Laua 34'		 Report A. Ruiz 6', 11', 14', 20', 33'
F. Velásquez 25'
E. Robles 30'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Patricio Blanca (Chile)
Netherlands 5–5 (a.e.t.) Argentina
F. van der Geest 19'
P. Ax 20', 28'
R. van Dieren 26'
C. van den Ouweland 36'		 Report S. Hilaire 1'
J. Levi 1'
J. Vivas 4', 7', 24'
Penalties
M. van Gessel soccer ball with check mark
P. Ax soccer ball with check mark
R. van Dieren soccer ball with check mark
J. Klijbroek soccer ball with check mark		 4–3 soccer ball with check mark L. Medero
soccer ball with check mark C. Leguizamon
soccer ball with check mark L. Franceschini
soccer ball with red X E. Hilaire
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Said Hachim (Madagascar)

Group C

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 16 6 +10 9
 Iran 3 1 0 2 8 10 −2 3
 Ukraine 3 1 0 2 9 11 −2 3
 Senegal 3 1 0 2 11 17 −6 3
Source: Goalzz
  • Note: Iran, Ukraine and Senegal are ranked by their head-to-head results.
Senegal 5–4 Ukraine
B. Fall 15', 16', 27', 35'
P. Koukpaki 22'		 Report V. Sydorenko 2'
O. Zborovskyi 3', 26'
R. Pachev 24'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 3,350
Referee: José Cortéz (Ecuador)
Brazil 4–1 Iran
Bruno Xavier 2', 15', 31'
Bueno 16'		 Report A. Akbari 9'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ruben Eiriz (Spain)
Iran 5–3 Senegal
M. Ahmadzadeh 2', 3', 21'
A. Akbari 16'
F. Boulokbashi 30'		 Report N. Sylla 16', 28'
P. Hosseini 16' (o.g.)
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 3,250
Referee: Tomasz Winiarczyk (Poland)
Ukraine 2–4 Brazil
O. Zborovskyi 22'
V. Hladechenko 27'		 Report Bruno Xavier 5', 33'
Bueno 8'
Daniel 35'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Ebrahim Almansory (United Arab Emirates)
Iran 2–3 Ukraine
M. Ahmadzadeh 3'
P. Hosseini 33'		 Report A. Borsuk 3'
O. Korniychuk 22'
I. Borsuk 30'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 3,700
Brazil 8–3 Senegal
Daniel 2'
Bruno Xavier 5', 11', 30'
Bruno 6'
André 25', 26'
Jorginho 37'		 Report P. Koukpaki 10'
B. Fall 17', 28'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Suwat Wongsuwan (Thailand)

Group D

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Russia 3 3 0 0 13 6 +7 9
 Japan 3 2 0 1 8 8 0 6
 Paraguay 3 1 0 2 14 13 +1 3
 Ivory Coast 3 0 0 3 11 19 −8 0
Source: Goalzz
Paraguay 10–6 Ivory Coast
J. Lopez 9', 28', 31'
P. Moran 14', 28'
G. Benitez 19' (pen.)
L. Pereira 20', 33'
O. Zayas 23'
E. Barreto 36'		 Report D. Kouassitchi 3', 11', 15', 31'
M. Sakanoko 7'
E. Tchetche 22'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)
Russia 4–1 Japan
D. Shishin 13', 14'
Y. Krasheninnikov 31'
A. Peremitin 31'		 Report T. Tabata 28'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Said Hachim (Madagascar)
Japan 3–1 Paraguay
H. Oda 2'
O. Moreira 8'
T. Tabata 14'		 Report P. Moran 26'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Oscar Velasquez (El Salvador)
Ivory Coast 2–5 Russia
D. Kouassitchi 27'
M. Sakanoko 30'		 Report A. Makarov 12', 28'
E. Shaykov 15'
D. Shishin 20', 31'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Miguel Aguilar (Mexico)
Japan 4–3 (a.e.t.) Ivory Coast
S. Yamauchi 3'
O. Moreira 19', 38'
N. Matsuo 39' (pen.)		 Report D. Kouassitchi 1', 38' (pen.)
M. Sakanoko 18'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Patricio Blanca (Chile)
Russia 4–3 (a.e.t.) Paraguay
A. Peremitin 1'
A. Makarov 13'
D. Shishin 16', 37'		 Report S. Amarilla 21'
P. Morán 28', 36' (pen.)
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Christian Zimmermann (Switzerland)

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
25 September 2013
 
 
 Spain2
 
27 September 2013
 
 El Salvador1
 
 Spain (a.e.t.)2
 
25 September 2013
 
 Brazil1
 
 Brazil4
 
28 September 2013
 
 Japan3
 
 Spain1
 
25 September 2013
 
 Russia5
 
 Russia6
 
27 September 2013
 
 Iran5
 
 Russia5
 
25 September 2013
 
 Tahiti3 Third place
 
 Argentina1
 
28 September 2013
 
 Tahiti6
 
 Brazil (p)7 (1)
 
 
 Tahiti7 (0)
 

Quarter finals

Brazil 4–3 Japan
Eudin 8'
Datinha 10'
Daniel 29'
Bueno 31'		 Report H. Oda 6'
O. Moreira 20' (pen.)
Bueno 30' (o.g.)
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 4,000
Argentina 1–6 Tahiti
E. Hilaire 16' (pen.) Report H. Taiarui 9', 27'
N. Bennett 25'
R. Bennett 28'
R. Li Fung Kuee 29'
H. Tavanae 36'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Eiriz Ruben (Spain)
Spain 2–1 El Salvador
Llorenç 7'
Antonio 34'		 Report W. Torres 24' (pen.)
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Patricio Blanca (Chile)
Russia 6–5 Iran
E. Eremeev 10', 31'
Y. Krasheninnikov 19'
A. Peremitin 22'
K. Romanov 26'
D. Shishin 34'		 Report M. Mesigar 6', 25'
F. Boloukbashi 10', 22'
M. Ahmadzadeh 33'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Hugo Pado (Solomon Islands)

Semi-finals

Russia 5–3 Tahiti
D. Shishin 9', 17', 35'
A. Makarov 33', 35'		 Report P. Tepa 13'
A. Makarov 17' (o.g.)
N. Bennett 26'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Patricio Blanca (Chile)
Spain 2–1 (a.e.t.) Brazil
Juanma 21'
Nico 37'		 Report Bruno Xavier 5'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Said Hachim (Madagascar)

Third place play-off

Brazil 7–7 (a.e.t.) Tahiti
Bruno Xavier 7'
Daniel 12'
André 12'
Eudin 14', 19'
Jorginho 24'
Bruno 38'		 Report R. Li Fung Kuee 1', 24'
M. Amau 12'
H. Taiarui 21', 35'
N. Bennett 33', 39'
Penalties
Jorginho soccer ball with check mark 1–0 soccer ball with red X Li Fung Kuee
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)

Final

Main article: 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final
Spain 1–5 Russia
Llorenç 24' Report A. Shkarin 13'
K. Romanov 15'
Y. Krasheninnikov 18', 31'
D. Shishin 36'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 4,200

Winners

 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
champions 

Russia
Second title

Awards

adidas
Golden Ball 		adidas
Silver Ball 		adidas
Bronze Ball
Brazil Bruno Xavier
Japan Ozu Moreira
French Polynesia Raimana Li Fung Kuee
adidas
Golden Scorer 		adidas
Silver Scorer 		adidas
Bronze Scorer
Russia Dmitry Shishin
Brazil Bruno Xavier
El Salvador Agustín Ruiz
11 goals 10 goals 7 goals
adidas Golden Glove
Spain Francisco Jesus Donaire (Dona)
FIFA Fair Play Award
 Russia

Top scorers

Rank Player Goals
1 Russia Dmitry Shishin 11
2 Brazil Bruno Xavier 10
3 El Salvador Agustin Ruiz 7
4 Ivory Coast Daniel Kouassitchi 6
Senegal Babacar Fall
French Polynesia Raimana Li Fung Kuee
7 Argentina Lucas Medero 5
Iran Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
Paraguay Pedro Moran
Russia Aleksey Makarov
United States Nicolas Perera

Final standings

Position Team
1  Russia
2  Spain
3  Brazil
4  Tahiti
5  Argentina
6  El Salvador
7  Japan
8  Iran
9  Paraguay
10  United States
11  Solomon Islands
12  Ukraine
13  Senegal
14  Netherlands
15  United Arab Emirates
16  Ivory Coast

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