2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the seventh edition of the FIFA-governed Beach Soccer World Cup. 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. Overall this was the 17th edition of the World Cup since its establishment in 1995, with tournaments before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. 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.

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) Dmitry Shishin
(11 goals)
Best player(s) Bruno Xavier
Best goalkeeper Dona
Fair play award Russia

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

Qualifying rounds

Hosts

Tahiti qualified automatically as hosts.

African Zone

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

The AFC qualifiers took place from 22–26 January 2013 at a temporary stadium and adjacent pitch on 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

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

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

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.

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.[10]

AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA
Suhaimi Mat Hassan
Suwat Wongsuwan
Ebrahim Almansory
Bakhtiyor Namazov		 Said Hachim
Driss Lamghaidar
Bessem Boubaker		 Oscar Velásquez
Miguel Aguilar
Gumercindo Batista		 Mariano Romo
Felipe Varejão
Patricio Blanca
José Cortéz
Micke Palomino		 Hugo Pado Emmanuel Vocale
Gionni Matticoli
Michael Medina
Tomasz Winiarczyk		 Alexander Berezkin
Ruben Eiriz
Christian Zimmermann
Serdar Akcer

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.[11][12] 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

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.[13][14]

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:[15]

  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.[16]

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:
Spain 5–4 United States
Antonio  10', 31'
Llorenc  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'
Llorenc  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:
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
Referee: Serdar Akcer (Turkey)
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
P. Ax
R. van Dieren
J. Klijbroek 		4–3 L. Medero
C. Leguizamon
L. Franceschini
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:
  • 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: Ruen 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
Referee: Serdar Akcer (Turkey)
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 2 1 0 13 6 +7 8
 Japan 3 1 1 1 8 8 0 5
 Paraguay 3 1 0 2 14 13 +1 3
 Ivory Coast 3 0 0 3 11 19 −8 0
Source:
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
Referee: Akcer Serdar (Turkey)
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
Llorenc  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 1–0 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
Llorenc  24' Report A. Shkarin  13'
K. Romanov  15'
Y. Krasheninnikov  18', 31'
D. Shishin  36'
Tahua To'ata Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Serdar Akcer (Turkey)

Winners
 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Winners 

Russia
Second (2nd overall) title

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

Top scorers
Rank Player Goals
1 Dmitry Shishin11
2 Bruno Xavier10
3 Agustin Ruiz7
4 Daniel Kouassitchi6
Babacar Fall
Raimana Li Fung Kuee
7 Lucas Medero5
Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
Pedro Moran
Aleksey Makarov
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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