2015 WMF World Cup

The 2015 World Minifootball Federation World Cup is the first edition of the WMF World Cup held by the World Minifootball Federation. The tournament was contested in nine cities across the United States from 21–29 March 2015.[1]

2015 WMF World Cup
2015 Arena Soccer World Cup
Tournament details
Host country United States
Dates21–29 March 2015
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)9 (in 9 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (1st title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Brazil
 Romania
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored276 (11.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Kraig Chiles
(10 goals)
Best player(s) Danny Waltman

Venues

Host cities include Allen, TX (suburban Dallas); Park City, KS; Ontario, CA; Rochester, NY; Taylor, MI; Flint, MI; San Diego, CA; Tulsa, OK; and Chicago, IL.

Allen, TX Park City, KS Ontario, CA
Allen Event Center Hartman Arena Citizens Business Bank Arena
Capacity: 6,006 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 9,736
Taylor, MI Flint, MI Rochester, NY
Taylor Sportsplex Perani Arena and Event Center Blue Cross Arena
Capacity: 1,000 Capacity: 4,021 Capacity: 10,669
San Diego, CA Tulsa, OK Chicago, IL
Valley View Casino Center Expo Square Pavilion Sears Centre
Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 6,311 Capacity: 8,362

Teams

Group stage

The fixture schedule was announced on 21 February 2015.

The first round, or group stage, saw the twelve teams divided into three groups of four teams. Each group was a round-robin of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. The teams finishing first, second and two best-placed third teams in each group qualified for the Quarter-finals.

All times listed are local.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 24 8 +16 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 16 14 +2 4
3  El Salvador 3 1 1 1 16 17 −1 4
4  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 8 25 −17 0
Source: Schedule
 Czech Republic5–5 El Salvador
Demeter  1st 7:15'

Koudelka  2nd 5:06', 3rd 11:04'

Paděra  4th 12:24', 13:54 (PP)'		 Report Monterossa  2nd :25', 10:25', 14:35'

Espana  3rd 14:00'

Lopez  4th 12:24'
Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California
Attendance: 3,128
 Kazakhstan1–10 United States
Imanalin  1st 14:20' Report Clare  1st 3:10', 3rd 8:50', 4th 12:52'

Chiles  2nd 3:42', 3rd 10:45'

Farber  2nd 10:58'

Gonzalez  2nd 11:58'
Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California
Attendance: 3,128
 Kazakhstan4–7 Czech Republic
Report
Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California
Attendance: 3,564
 El Salvador3–9 United States
Report Luna  1st 7:14' Chiles  1st 9:21', 3rd 2:22 (pen)'
Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California
Attendance: 3,564
 El Salvador8–3 Kazakhstan
Ayala-Hill  1st 2:09'

Echeverria  2nd :20 (PP)'

Arevalo  2nd :20'

Sanchez  2nd 1:26'		 Report Kononeko  2nd :20'
Valley View Casino Center, San Diego, California
 Czech Republic4–5 United States
Report
Valley View Casino Center, San Diego, California
Attendance: 2,770

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 3 0 0 49 4 +45 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Romania 3 2 0 1 31 9 +22 6
3  Germany 3 1 0 2 32 17 +15 3
4  India 3 0 0 3 1 83 −82 0
First match(es) will be played on 21 March 2015. Source:
 Germany1–9 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 2,000
 Romania21–0 India
Report
Attendance: 2,000
 India1–29 Germany
Jandeja  37' Report Jagenburg  2' (20), 43' (47), 54'
Ebbers  6' (13), 35'
Yaglioglu  8' (25), 33'
Vertkin  13' (23), 28' (40), 48' (54)
Depuhl  15' (39)
Windecker  20' (24), 31' (50)
Alexander  24'
Fritz  32' (46)
Abali  37'
 Romania3–7 Mexico
Report
 India0–33 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 730
 Romania7–2 Germany
Report
Attendance: 730

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 26 12 +14 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Canada 3 1 1 1 20 19 +1 4
3  Russia 3 0 2 1 16 21 −5 2
4  Serbia 3 0 1 2 16 26 −10 1
First match(es) will be played on 23 March 2015. Source:
 Canada10–6 Serbia
Report
 Russia4–9 Brazil
Report
 Russia6–6 Serbia
Report
Perani Arena, Flint, Michigan
 Brazil7–4 Canada
Report
Perani Arena, Flint, Michigan
Attendance: 904
 Russia6–6 Canada
Report
Perani Arena, Flint, Michigan
 Serbia4–10 Brazil
Dundjer  2nd 3:25' Report Salles  1st 9:50', 2nd 6:56' Manini  2nd 1:06'
Perani Arena, Flint, Michigan
Attendance: 1,002

Ranking of third placed teams
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  El Salvador 3 1 1 1 16 17 −1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 B  Germany 3 1 0 2 32 17 +15 3
3 C  Russia 3 0 2 1 16 21 −5 2
First match(es) will be played on 21 March 2015. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) record in all group matches; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the eight teams play a single-elimination tournament.

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
26 March – Flint, Michigan
 
 
 Brazil7
 
28 March – Hoffman Estates, Illinois
 
 Czech Republic3
 
 Brazil5 (2)
 
26 March – Tulsa, Oklahoma
 
 Mexico5 (3)
 
 Mexico12
 
29 March – Hoffman Estates, Illinois
 
 El Salvador0
 
 Mexico3
 
26 March – Tulsa, Oklahoma
 
 United States5
 
 Romania5
 
28 March – Hoffman Estates, Illinois
 
 Canada0
 
 Romania3
 
27 March – Tulsa, Oklahoma
 
 United States7
 
 United States9
 
 
 Germany2
 

Quarterfinals
 Brazil7–3 Czech Republic
Report
Perani Arena, Flint, Michigan
 Mexico12–0 El Salvador
Report
 Romania5–0 Canada
Forfeit
 United States9–2 Germany
Report

Semifinals
 Brazil5–5 Mexico
Report
Penalties
2–3
 Romania3–7 United States
Report

Final
 Mexico3–5 United States
Vaca, Flores, Quiroz Report Healey, Harris, Gonzales, Chiles (2)

Winner
 WMF World Cup
2015 Winners 

United States
First title

Awards
Top Scorer Best Player
Kraig Chiles Danny Waltman

References
  1. "WMF World Cup Schedule". WMF World Cup. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
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