2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

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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
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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.

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]

Main article: 2015 CAF Beach Soccer Championship

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]

Main article: 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship

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]

Main article: 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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]

Main article: 2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

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]

Main article: 2015 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship

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
China Shao Liang
Malaysia Suhaimi Mat Hassan
Oman Turki Al-Salehi
Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Namazov 		Madagascar Said Hachim
Nigeria Jelili Ogunmuyiwa
Tunisia Bessem Boubaker 		Costa Rica Warner Porras
Dominican Republic Juan Angeles
Puerto Rico César Echevarria 		Argentina Mariano Romo
Brazil Ivo de Moraes
Paraguay Gustavo Domínguez
Peru Alex Valdiviezo
Uruguay Javier Bentancor 		Solomon Islands Hugo Pado Azerbaijan Ingilab Mammadov
France Sofien Benchabane
Italy Gionni Matticoli
Lithuania Laurynas Aržuolaitis 		Poland Łukasz Ostrowski
Portugal António Pereira
Russia Roman Borisov
Spain 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]

Main article: 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup squads

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 soccer ball with check mark
Palmacci soccer ball with red X		 1–3 Taiarui soccer ball with check mark
Bennett soccer ball with check mark
Li Fung Kuee soccer ball with check mark
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]

Main article: 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final
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
French Polynesia Heimanu Taiarui Portugal Alan Portugal Madjer
adidas
Golden Scorer 		adidas
Silver Scorer 		adidas
Bronze Scorer
Paraguay Pedro Moran Portugal Madjer Switzerland Noel Ott
8 goals 8 goals 8 goals
adidas Golden Glove
French Polynesia Jonathan Torohia
FIFA Fair Play Award
 Brazil
Goal of the tournament
Portugal Madjer v Switzerland[45]

Statistics[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
  • Iran Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
  • Italy Paolo Palmacci
  • Japan Takasuke Goto
  • Senegal Ibrahima Baldé
  • Spain Antonio
  • French Polynesia Heimanu Taiarui
  • French Polynesia Patrick Tepa
3 goals
  • Brazil Bokinha
  • Brazil Bruno Xavier
  • Brazil Mauricinho
  • Brazil Rodrigo
  • Iran Amir Akbari
  • Iran Mohammad Ali Mokhtari
  • Italy Simone Marinai
  • Japan Naoya Matsuo
  • Madagascar Bernardin Rasolomandimby
  • Oman Yahya Al-Araimi
  • Paraguay Juan López
  • Portugal Bê Martins
  • Portugal Rui Coimbra
  • Russia Artur Paporotnyi
  • Russia Anatoliy Peremitin
  • Switzerland Dejan Stankovic
  • French Polynesia Heiarii Tavanae
2 goals
1 goal
  • Argentina Federico Costas
  • Argentina Luciano Franceschini
  • Argentina Santiago Hilaire
  • Argentina Rodrigo López
  • Argentina Facundo Minici
  • Brazil Datinha
  • Brazil Fernando Ddi
  • Brazil Mão
  • Costa Rica José Mendoza
  • Costa Rica Vladimir Adanis
  • Iran Faroogh Dara
  • Iran Mehran Morshedi
  • Italy Francesco Corosiniti
  • Italy Michele di Palma
  • Italy Alessio Frainetti
  • Japan Takuya Akaguma
  • Japan Shotaro Haraguchi
  • Japan Ozu Moreira
  • Japan Takaaki Oba
  • Japan Teruki Tabata
  • Madagascar Tianasoa Rabeasimbola
  • Madagascar Tokindrainy Randriamampandry
  • Madagascar Flavien Razafimahatratra
  • Madagascar Ymelda Razafimandimby
  • Mexico Gerardo Gómez
  • Mexico Abdiel Villa
  • Oman Ghaith Al-Alawi
  • Oman Abdullah Al-Sauti
  • Paraguay Édgar Barreto
  • Paraguay Wilson Rodriguez
  • Paraguay Jesús Rolon
  • Portugal Elinton Andrade
  • Portugal Léo Martins
  • Portugal Jordan Santos
  • Portugal Bruno Torres
  • Portugal Zé Maria
  • Russia Andrey Bukhlitskiy
  • Senegal Gorgui Faye
  • Senegal Pape Amadou Kamara
  • Senegal Papa Ndour
  • Senegal Papa Modou N'Doye
  • Senegal Ngalla Sylla
  • Senegal Ibra Thioune
  • Spain Raúl Mérida
  • Switzerland Philipp Borer
  • Switzerland Michael Misev
  • Switzerland Angelo Schirinzi
  • French Polynesia Tainui Lehartel
  • French Polynesia Angelo Tchen
  • French Polynesia Jonathan Torohia
  • French Polynesia Teva Zaveroni
Own goals
  • Costa Rica Andres Villegas (against Italy)
  • Mexico Adrian Gonzalez (against Brazil)
  • Switzerland 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

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