2016 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

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2016 Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
Dates1–5 November 2016
Teams 8  (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Iran.svg  Iran
Third placeFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Fourth placeFlag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored179 (8.95 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Xavier (8 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Xavier
Best goalkeeper Flag of Iran.svg Peyman Hosseini
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The 2016 Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup was the sixth edition of the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup, an annual international beach soccer tournament. It was hosted at Jumeirah Beach in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 1 to 5 November 2016. Eight teams participated in the competition, ending with Brazil winning their second title.

Contents

For sponsorship reasons, it is also known as the Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Dubai 2016.

Participating teams

TeamConfederationAchievementsParticipation
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates AFC Host6th
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland UEFA 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification winners1st
Flag of the United States.svg  United States CONCACAF 2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship fourth place3rd
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia UEFA 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup third place6th
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran AFC 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship third place4th
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt CAF 2015 CAF Beach Soccer Championship sixth place2nd
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti OFC 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup runners-up4th
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil CONMEBOL 2015 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship winners5th

Group stage

All matches are listed as local time in Dubai, (UTC+4).

Legend
Teams that advanced to the semi-finals

Group A

TeamPldWW+LGFGA+/-Pts
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3300267+199
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 32011617-16
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3012812–41
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 3003620–140
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg5–4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
N. Bennett Soccerball shade.svg2', 26'
Taiarui Soccerball shade.svg13', 30' (p)
Zaveroni Soccerball shade.svg13'		 Report(ru) Soccerball shade.svg2', 5' Ziober
Soccerball shade.svg32' Saganowski
Soccerball shade.svg33' (p) Klepczarek
Referee: Sergio Filipe Gomes Soares (Portugal)


United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg1–11Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
A. Salem Soccerball shade.svg5' Report(ru) Soccerball shade.svg4', 25' R. da Costa
Soccerball shade.svg8' Bruno Xavier
Soccerball shade.svg9', 15', 20' Catarino da Silva
Soccerball shade.svg19' Datinha
Soccerball shade.svg20' Valença
Soccerball shade.svg23', 30' Mauricinho
Soccerball shade.svg28' Bokinha
Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan (Malaysia)


United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg3–7Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Sulaiman Soccerball shade.svg13'
A. Alblooshi Soccerball shade.svg21'
M. Al Zaabi Soccerball shade.svg36'		 Report(ru) Soccerball shade.svg5', 12', 24' Tepa
Soccerball shade.svg10' Taiarui
Soccerball shade.svg15' N. Bennett
Soccerball shade.svg16' Tavanae
Soccerball shade.svg20' Zaveroni
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)


Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg5–2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Bruno Xavier Soccerball shade.svg14'
Datinha Soccerball shade.svg22'
Bokinha Soccerball shade.svg23', 28' (p)
da Costa Soccerball shade.svg25'		 Report(ru) Soccerball shade.svg4' Madani
Soccerball shade.svg15' Kubiak
Referee: Turki Al Salehi (Oman)


Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
A. Salem Soccerball shade.svg4' (o.g.)
Kubiak Soccerball shade.svg26'		 Report(ru) Soccerball shade.svg6' A. Alblooshi
Soccerball shade.svg32' M. Al Zaabi
Penalties
Saganowski Soccerball shade cross.svg
Labedzki Soccerball shad check.svg
Gac Soccerball shad check.svg		2–0Soccerball shade cross.svg W. Salem
Soccerball shade cross.svg M. Al Zaabi
Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia)


Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg4–10Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Zaveroni Soccerball shade.svg14', 24'
Mesh Soccerball shade.svg17' (p)
Tepa Soccerball shade.svg23'		 Report(ru) Soccerball shade.svg1', 20', 21', 24' Bruno Xavier
Soccerball shade.svg10' Datinha
Soccerball shade.svg26', 31' Maurusinho
Soccerball shade.svg30', 36' Lucão
Soccerball shade.svg35' Lima
Referee: Sergio Filipe Gomes Soares (Portugal)


Group B

TeamPldWW+LGFGA+/-Pts
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 3210136+77
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 32012212+106
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 31021217–53
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3003820–120
United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–6Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Perera Soccerball shade.svg1', 9' Report(ru) Soccerball shade.svg5' Mokhtari
Soccerball shade.svg8' Mesigar
Soccerball shade.svg9', 24' Ahmadzadeh
Soccerball shade.svg26' Kiani
Soccerball shade.svg33' Nazem
Attendance: 450
Referee: Ebrahim Almansory (United Arab Emirates)


Russia  Flag of Russia.svg10–6Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Nikonorov Soccerball shade.svg2', 23', 27' (p)
Krasheninnikov Soccerball shade.svg3'
Shishin Soccerball shade.svg12', 29'
Makarov Soccerball shade.svg14', 18'
Leonov Soccerball shade.svg25' (p)
Peremitin Soccerball shade.svg28'		 Report(ru) Soccerball shade.svg3' E. Elsayed
Soccerball shade.svg12', 29' Hassan
Soccerball shade.svg25' K. Elsayed
Soccerball shade.svg27' Abdelsamie
Soccerball shade.svg30' M. Ali
Attendance: 380
Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia)


Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg1–4Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
M. Abdelnaby Soccerball shade.svg15' Report(ru) Soccerball shade.svg1', 9' (p) Ahmadzadeh
Soccerball shade.svg2', 14' Mesigar
Attendance: 700
Referee: Laurynas Arzuolaitis (Lithuania)


Russia  Flag of Russia.svg9–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Paporotnyi Soccerball shade.svg6', 27', 28'
Nikonorov Soccerball shade.svg10', 24'
Makarov Soccerball shade.svg14', 19', 21'
Peremitin Soccerball shade.svg16'		 Report(ru) Soccerball shade.svg4', 35' T. Canale
Soccerball shade.svg12' Perera
Attendance: 550
Referee: Ahmad Salasmy (United Arab Emirates)


United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–5Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Perera Soccerball shade.svg10' (p), 16', 34' Report(ru) Soccerball shade.svg2', 11' Mostafa
Soccerball shade.svg18' M. Ali
Soccerball shade.svg24' Shaaban
Soccerball shade.svg36' M. Abdelnaby
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ahmad Salasmy (United Arab Emirates)


Iran  Flag of Iran.svg3–3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Mesigar Soccerball shade.svg2'
Boloukbashi Soccerball shade.svg4'
Kiani Soccerball shade.svg19'		 Report(ru) Soccerball shade.svg2', 19' Peremitin
Soccerball shade.svg36' Makarov
Penalties
Nazem Soccerball shad check.svg
MokhtariSoccerball shad check.svg
Ahmadzadeh Soccerball shad check.svg		3–1Soccerball shade cross.svg Paporotnyi
Soccerball shad check.svg Shishin
Attendance: 2,300


Classification stage

 
5–8 placesFifth place
 
      
 
4 November – Jumeirah Beach
 
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 6
 
5 November – Jumeirah Beach
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (p)3 (2)
 
4 November – Jumeirah Beach
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3 (0)
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 7
 
 
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE 3
 
Seventh place
 
 
5 November – Jumeirah Beach
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
 
 
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE 4

5–8 places

Poland  Flag of Poland.svg6–3Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Saganowski Soccerball shade.svg15', 31'
Ziober Soccerball shade.svg20'
Madani Soccerball shade.svg28'
Esinovski Soccerball shade.svg33'
Dept Soccerball shade.svg36'		 Report(ru) Soccerball shade.svg13' Futagaki
Soccerball shade.svg21' Valentine
Soccerball shade.svg36' Feld
Jumeirah Beach, Dubai
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg7–3Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Report(ru)
Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

Seventh place match

Fifth place match

Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3–3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report(ru)
Penalties
2–0
Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

Championship stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 November – Jumeirah Beach
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 7
 
5 November – Jumeirah Beach
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 6
 
4 November – Jumeirah Beach
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 8
 
 
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 6
 
Third place
 
 
5 November – Jumeirah Beach
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4
 
 
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 3

Semi-finals

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg7–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report(ru)
Jumeirah Beach, Dubai
Attendance: 2,500
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg8–6Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Mesigar Soccerball shade.svg9', 27'
AhmadzadehSoccerball shade.svg16'
AkbariSoccerball shade.svg21', 34', 36'
BoloukbashiSoccerball shade.svg27', 32'		 Report(ru) Soccerball shade.svg15' N. Bennett
Soccerball shade.svg19' Zaveroni
Soccerball shade.svg23' Tepa
Soccerball shade.svg26' Li Fung Kuee
Soccerball shade.svg27' R. Bennett
Soccerball shade.svg32' (p) Taiarui
Jumeirah Beach, Dubai
Attendance: 3,000

Third place match

Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4–3Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Report(ru)
Jumeirah Beach, Dubai
Attendance: 1,900

Final

Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 6–2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report(ru)
Jumeirah Beach, Dubai
Attendance: 4,000

Final standings

RankTeam
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
4Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
6Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
7Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE
8Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Goalscorers

8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
own goals

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