2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.svg
Tournament details
Host countryBahamas
City Nassau
Dates27 April – 7 May
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (5th title)
Runners-upFlag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Third placeFlag of Iran.svg  Iran
Fourth placeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored266 (8.31 per match)
Attendance57,450 (1,795 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Gori (17 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
Best goalkeeper Flag of Iran.svg Peyman Hosseini
Fair play awardFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
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The 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the premier international beach soccer championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. Overall, this was the 19th 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. This was the fourth tournament to take place under the biennial basis; the World Cup now takes place once every two years, after taking place on a yearly basis until 2009.

Contents

FIFA originally started the bidding process in April 2013, whilst in December 2014, the Bahamas were appointed as hosts; this was the first time a men's senior FIFA tournament was hosted in the Caribbean, [1] and the first FIFA tournament hosted by the Bahamas. Fifteen teams advanced through their respective preliminary continental qualification competitions, which started in September 2016 and ended in March 2017, to join the host team in the final tournament which included three nations making their debuts at the finals and notably saw two-time champions (in 2011 and 2013) Russia fail to qualify. [2] The tournament was played from 27 April to 7 May 2017, with all 32 matches hosted in one 3,500 seater stadium, in the Bahamian capital, Nassau. [3]

The hosts, making their first appearance at a World Cup, exited at the group stage. Portugal were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Brazil in the quarter-finals. [4] Brazil ultimately went on to defeat Tahiti in the final to claim their fourteenth world title since the competition's inception in 1995, and their fifth title of the FIFA era, ending an eight-year wait after last winning the crown in 2009. [5] Iran finished third to claim the best ever placing by an Asian nation in the history of the competition. [6]

Host selection

First bidding

On 17 April 2013, FIFA announced that bidding had begun for five competitions between 2016 and 2017, including the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Declarations of interest were made by May 15 deadline whilst the hosts were scheduled to be revealed in December 2013. [7]

The following 10 countries made an official bid for the World Cup, as revealed by FIFA on 28 May 2013. [8]

Second bidding

Due to undisclosed circumstances, FIFA did not pick a host from the first round of bidding by December 2013. And so on 6 March 2014, FIFA announced that bidding had re-opened for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. New member associations interested in hosting submitted a declaration of interest by 15 April 2014, and provided the complete set of bidding documents by 1 October 2014. [9]

The following 12 countries made official bids for hosting the tournament. Argentina were the only country to submit an entry in both rounds of bidding. [10]

On 19 December 2014, the FIFA Executive Committee announced the Bahamas as hosts. [1]

Qualification

Qualification began with the European qualifiers on 2 September 2016 and concluded with the final match of the AFC event on 11 March 2017. The hosts, the Bahamas, qualified automatically.

European nations usually receive five spots at the World Cup, and North American nations, two. However Since the Bahamas, as hosts, automatically qualified, taking one of the two North American two berths by default, it was decided by FIFA to transfer one spot from UEFA to CONCACAF to still allow two North American countries to qualify as normal, reducing the number of European berths to four. [3]

African zone

The two African qualifiers were determined via the 2016 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations (the first time the qualification event was held under the Africa Cup of Nations title after CAF upped their commitment to beach soccer in 2015). [11] Eight nations took part in the finals between 13 and 18 December in Lagos, Nigeria, who qualified from a preliminary 14 team, two-legged play off event in August and September. [12] Senegal ultimately proved victorious claiming their fourth African crown and fourth successive qualification to the World Cup. Runners-up and hosts Nigeria also qualified, their first qualification since 2011. [13]

Asian zone

The qualifiers for members of the AFC took place in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia between 4 and 11 March 2017. 14 teams originally entered but two (Myanmar and Uzbekistan) withdrew before the start of the tournament. [14] Having never failed to qualify for a FIFA era World Cup, Japan narrowly progressed to the semi-finals of the competition as the best runner-up of the three groups in the group stage. Iran and the United Arab Emirates successfully won their semi finals to qualify for the World Cup (for the 7th and 5th time respectively), with Iran winning the final (their 2nd AFC title). Semi final losers Japan and Lebanon contested the final World Cup berth in the third place play off with the Japanese coming out on top to qualify. [15]

European zone

The qualifiers for the members of UEFA took place between 2 and 11 September 2016 in Jesolo, Italy. A total of 28 teams entered into the tournament with the top four teams (the semi-finalists) qualifying for the World Cup finals. [16] In a surprise result, Poland, ranked 12th in Europe prior to the competition, won the event and secured only their second qualification to a World Cup finals following their debut in 2006. The other successful qualifiers were runners-up Switzerland, third placed and defending World Champions Portugal who beat Italy, finishing fourth, the final qualifier. [17] Poland's success in the second group stage caused a major upset by denying two time World Cup champions (2011 and 2013) Russia a berth at the finals for the first time since 2006. Three time World Cup runners-up (2003, 2004 and 2013) Spain also failed to qualify for just the second time since their debut in 1998.

North, Central American and Caribbean Zone

The North American qualification event took place between 20 and 26 February 2017 in Nassau, the Bahamas at the very stadium the World Cup would be hosted in. 16 teams took part contesting two qualification berths. [18] In a surprise to all, Panama, in just their second CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship appearance, beat all four historically dominant forces in North America on their way to winning the tournament (Costa Rica in the group stage, the United States in the quarter-finals, El Salvador in the semi-finals and defending champions Mexico in the final). [19] As the finalists, Panama and Mexico qualified for the World Cup, the former for the first time (the first new North American World Cup debutants since 2009), the latter for the fifth time. [20]

Oceanian zone

The 2017 OFC Beach Soccer Championship was originally scheduled to take place in February, [21] however for undisclosed reasons, the tournament was cancelled. Due to their strong performances at the previous two World Cups, the OFC handpicked Tahiti to be the Oceanian representative at the 2017 World Cup (without having to qualify) in December 2015. [22]

South American zone

Qualifiers for South America took place in Lambaré, Paraguay between 5 and 12 February 2017 with all 10 members of CONMEBOL taking part [23] (the only qualification event to see all members of the respective confederation participate). With three berths available, finalists Brazil and hosts Paraguay secured their qualification by winning their respective semi finals. Brazil beat the Paraguayans in the final to win their sixth title. Ecuador beat Argentina on penalties in the third place play off to claim the final spot at the World Cup, their first qualification after missing out by one placing, finishing fourth, on three previous occasions. [24] This condemned Argentina to their first absence from a World Cup since 2003, their first of the FIFA era, and missing just a third World Cup in total having first appeared in the maiden event in 1995.

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Bahamas who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 15 teams qualified from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation was approved by the FIFA Executive Committee on 17 March 2016. [3]

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  Did not enter the World Cup
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ConfederationQualifying TournamentQualifier(s)
AFC (Asia) 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
CAF (Africa) 2016 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
CONCACAF (North, Central America & Caribbean) Host nationFlag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 1
2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1
CONMEBOL (South America) 2017 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 1
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
OFC (Oceania) Appointed by OFC (no qualifying tournament) [25] Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
UEFA (Europe) 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
1. ^ Teams that will make their debut.

Organisation

The official poster of the World Cup, featuring the design of the official match ball 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup poster.png
The official poster of the World Cup, featuring the design of the official match ball

The following were key milestones in the organisation of the tournament:

Venue

One venue in the capital city of Nassau was used.

Nassau
2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (Bahamas)
Nassau Stadium
Malcolm's Park West
25°04′32.1″N77°19′31.4″W / 25.075583°N 77.325389°W / 25.075583; -77.325389 (TBA)
Capacity: 3,500

Match officials

FIFA chose 24 officials from 24 different countries to referee matches at the World Cup, who were revealed on 31 March 2017. [34] At least one referee was representing each of the six confederations: four from the AFC, three from CAF, five from CONMEBOL, three from CONCACAF, one from the OFC and eight from UEFA. [35]

Draw

The official draw was held on 28 February 2017, 20:00 EST (UTC−5), at the Atlantis Paradise Island Hotel in Nassau, Bahamas, in the attendance of the Bahamas Prime Minister, Perry Christie and CONCACAF General Secretary, Philippe Moggio. Former Brazilian association football international, Emerson and Miss Universe Bahamas 2016, Cherell Williamson, assisted the draw. [36] [37]

The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, with hosts Bahamas being allocated to position A1. The teams were seeded into their respective pots based on their BSWW Beach Soccer Rankings published on 27 February 2017, with the highest ranked teams placed into pot 1 alongside the hosts, the next highest ranked into pot 2 and so on. The identity of the AFC teams were not known at the time of the draw, so the three slots reserved for AFC teams were seeded based on the order in which they would finish in the 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship and not the world rankings, with the winners of the qualifiers going to pot 2, runners-up to pot 3 and third place team to pot 4. Teams from the same confederation could not be drawn against each other for the group stage. [38]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Note: The numbers in parentheses are the world rankings of the accompanying teams prior to the draw

Squads

Each team first named a preliminary squad of 18 players. From the preliminary squad, the team then named a final squad of 12 players (two of whom had to be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline of 20 April 2017. [39] Players in the final squad may be replaced due to serious injury up to 24 hours prior to kickoff of the team's first match. [40]

Group stage

Each team earns 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. The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals.

All times are local, EDT (UTC−4). [41]

Tiebreakers

The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows (regulations Article 18.5): [40]

  1. points obtained in all group matches;

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above criterion, their rankings are determined as follows:

  1. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. goal difference in all group matches;
  5. number of goals scored in all group matches;
  6. fair play points
    • first yellow card: minus 1 point;
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
    • direct red card: minus 4 points;
    • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
  7. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

Group A

PosTeamPldWW+WPLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 320101813+57 Knockout stage
2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 32001257+186
3Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas (H)31002714−73
4Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 30003622−160
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg0–9Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report Diagne Soccerball shade.svg6', 17'
Barry Soccerball shade.svg7', 9', 21'
Ndoye Soccerball shade.svg15', 34'
Diassy Soccerball shade.svg24'
Balde Soccerball shade.svg25'
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 650 [42]
Referee: Ebrahim Almansory (United Arab Emirates)
Bahamas  Flag of the Bahamas.svg2–3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
St. Fleur Soccerball shade.svg1'
Christie Soccerball shade.svg31'		 Report Ott Soccerball shade.svg6'
Hodel Soccerball shade.svg13', 27'
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 3,300 [43]
Referee: Issam Bousbih (Tunisia)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg9–5Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
M. Jaeggy Soccerball shade.svg7'
Stankovic Soccerball shade.svg8', 15', 33'
Ott Soccerball shade.svg10', 10', 18', 23'
Werder Soccerball shade.svg10'		 Report Bailon Soccerball shade.svg15'
Cedeno Soccerball shade.svg16', 22'
Delgado Soccerball shade.svg21'
Gallegos Soccerball shade.svg23'
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 1,700 [44]
Referee: Juan Angeles (Dominican Republic)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg10–1Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Sylla Soccerball shade.svg1'
Balde Soccerball shade.svg2', 3', 21'
Diagne Soccerball shade.svg5'
Diassy Soccerball shade.svg8'
Ndoye Soccerball shade.svg26', 30'
Diouf Soccerball shade.svg34', 34'		 Report Christie Soccerball shade.svg17' (pen.)
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 3,500 [45]
Referee: Yuichi Hatano (Japan)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg6–6 (a.e.t.)Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Hodel Soccerball shade.svg4'
Stankovic Soccerball shade.svg23' (pen.), 24', 31'
Werder Soccerball shade.svg28'
Spacca Soccerball shade.svg39'		 Report Fall Soccerball shade.svg2'
Balde Soccerball shade.svg13'
Diagne Soccerball shade.svg18', 32'
Ndoye Soccerball shade.svg25'
Ndour Soccerball shade.svg38'
Penalties
M. Jaeggy Soccerball shad check.svg
Hodel Soccerball shad check.svg
Stankovic Soccerball shad check.svg		3–1Soccerball shad check.svg Barry
Soccerball shade cross.svg Diagne
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 1,500 [46]
Referee: Micke Palomino (Peru)
Bahamas  Flag of the Bahamas.svg4–1Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Francois Soccerball shade.svg19', 33'
St. Fleur Soccerball shade.svg22'
Williams Soccerball shade.svg34'		 Report Moreira Soccerball shade.svg29'
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 3,400 [47]
Referee: Hugo Pado (Solomon Islands)

Group B

PosTeamPldWW+WPLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 330002511+149 Knockout stage
2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 31011111104
3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 301021520−52
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 30003716−90
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg3–2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Hosseini Soccerball shade.svg20'
Akbari Soccerball shade.svg29'
Ahmadzadeh Soccerball shade.svg31'		 Report Mosco Soccerball shade.svg21'
Maldonado Soccerball shade.svg25'
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 400 [48]
Referee: Łukasz Ostrowski (Poland)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg6–12Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Abu Soccerball shade.svg2', 28', 35'
Godspower Soccerball shade.svg6'
Tale Soccerball shade.svg22'
Emeka Soccerball shade.svg23'		 Report Palmacci Soccerball shade.svg2', 31', 31'
Zurlo Soccerball shade.svg9'
Gori Soccerball shade.svg19', 21', 23', 29', 29', 32'
Di Palma Soccerball shade.svg23'
Chiavaro Soccerball shade.svg35'
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 1,600 [49]
Referee: Miguel Lopez (Guatemala)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg5–4Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Gori Soccerball shade.svg8', 26'
Corisiniti Soccerball shade.svg29'
Ramacciotti Soccerball shade.svg29', 34'		 Report Akbari Soccerball shade.svg9'
Ahmadzadeh Soccerball shade.svg11'
Mesigar Soccerball shade.svg18'
Mokhtari Soccerball shade.svg36'
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 1,200 [50]
Referee: Ivo Moraes (Brazil)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg4–5 (a.e.t.)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Villa Soccerball shade.svg8'
A. Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg15'
Maldonado Soccerball shade.svg16' (pen.)
Mosco Soccerball shade.svg39'		 Report Emeka Soccerball shade.svg15'
Abu Soccerball shade.svg20', 39'
Tale Soccerball shade.svg35'
Godspower Soccerball shade.svg37'
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 2,600 [51]
Referee: Sergio Filipe Gomes Soares (Portugal)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg8–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Di Palma Soccerball shade.svg3'
Zurlo Soccerball shade.svg17'
Palmacci Soccerball shade.svg17', 26'
Gori Soccerball shade.svg20', 24', 31'
Ramacciotti Soccerball shade.svg34'		 Report Maldonado Soccerball shade.svg35'
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 500 [52]
Referee: Shao Liang (China)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg4–4 (a.e.t.)Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Tale Soccerball shade.svg15' (pen.)
Emmanuel Soccerball shade.svg19'
Godspower Soccerball shade.svg22'
Ibenegbu Soccerball shade.svg33'		 Report Ahmadzadeh Soccerball shade.svg8', 21'
Mokhtari Soccerball shade.svg16', 33'
Penalties
Tale Soccerball shade cross.svg
Ibenegbu Soccerball shad check.svg
Ogodo Soccerball shade cross.svg		1–2Soccerball shade cross.svg Boulokbashi
Soccerball shad check.svg Nazem
Soccerball shad check.svg Akbari
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 1,900 [53]
Referee: Laurynas Arzuolaitis (Lithuania)

Group C

PosTeamPldWW+WPLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 32001128+46 Knockout stage
2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 31101126+65
3Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 310116604
4Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 30003414−100
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg7–0Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Torres Soccerball shade.svg3'
Leo Martins Soccerball shade.svg5', 28'
Coimbra Soccerball shade.svg6'
José Maria Soccerball shade.svg13', 32'
Belchior Soccerball shade.svg31'		 Report
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 700 [54]
Referee: Jelili Ogunmuyiwa (Nigeria)
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg3–2Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Haitham Soccerball shade.svg5', 12'
W. Beshr Soccerball shade.svg25'		 Report Carballo Soccerball shade.svg9', 29'
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 1,900 [55]
Referee: Ago Kaertmann (Estonia)
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg5–3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Rolon Soccerball shade.svg4'
Moran Soccerball shade.svg16', 31'
Lopez Soccerball shade.svg27'
Carballo Soccerball shade.svg27'		 Report Jordan Soccerball shade.svg11', 18'
Alan Soccerball shade.svg34'
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 1,450 [56]
Referee: Said Hachim (Madagascar)
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg2–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Galvez Soccerball shade.svg2'
Arrocha Soccerball shade.svg2'		 Report Walid Soccerball shade.svg1', 9'
Penalties
R. Garcia Soccerball shad check.svg
Bultron Soccerball shad check.svg
E. Garcia Soccerball shade cross.svg
Watson Soccerball shade cross.svg		2–3Soccerball shad check.svg Haitham
Soccerball shade cross.svg W. Beshr
Soccerball shad check.svg A. Beshr
Soccerball shad check.svg Ali Karim
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 1,300 [57]
Referee: Pablo Marcelo Cadenasso Martinez (Uruguay)
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg5–2Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Villaverde Soccerball shade.svg1'
Benitez Soccerball shade.svg5'
Zayas Soccerball shade.svg10'
Carballo Soccerball shade.svg25'
Moran Soccerball shade.svg30'		 Report Watson Soccerball shade.svg9'
Rangel Soccerball shade.svg27'
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 600 [58]
Referee: Sofien Benchabane (France)
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg1–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Karim Soccerball shade.svg36' Report Belchior Soccerball shade.svg19'
Bruno Novo Soccerball shade.svg37'
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 1,700 [59]
Referee: Gonzalo Yurandir Carballo Perez (El Salvador)

Group D

PosTeamPldWW+WPLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 33000208+129 Knockout stage
2Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 320011311+26
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 310021517−23
4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 300031224−120
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg9–4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Goto Soccerball shade.svg4', 5', 18', 22', 27'
Oba Soccerball shade.svg16' (pen.)
Iino Soccerball shade.svg22'
Yamauchi Soccerball shade.svg23', 30'		 Report Jesionowski Soccerball shade.svg18'
Saganowski Soccerball shade.svg19', 26'
Ziober Soccerball shade.svg36'
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 400 [60]
Referee: Mariano Romo (Argentina)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg4–1Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Filipe Soccerball shade.svg5'
Bruno Xavier Soccerball shade.svg7'
Catarino Soccerball shade.svg13', 29'		 Report Tepa Soccerball shade.svg3'
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 2,000 [61]
Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg4–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Labaste Soccerball shade.svg4'
Tavanae Soccerball shade.svg26'
Tepa Soccerball shade.svg28'
Li Fung Kuee Soccerball shade.svg35'		 Report Akaguma Soccerball shade.svg26', 31', 34'
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 1,500 [62]
Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia)
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg4–7Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Jesionowski Soccerball shade.svg3', 34'
Saganowski Soccerball shade.svg32', 36' (pen.)		 Report Lucao Soccerball shade.svg6'
Catarino Soccerball shade.svg20', 31'
Rodrigo Soccerball shade.svg24'
Fernando Soccerball shade.svg26', 34'
Mauricinho Soccerball shade.svg36'
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 2,500 [63]
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg8–4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Li Fung Kuee Soccerball shade.svg2', 36'
Tavanae Soccerball shade.svg4', 34'
Tepa Soccerball shade.svg7'
Tchen Soccerball shade.svg12'
N. Bennett Soccerball shade.svg13', 18'		 Report Lenart Soccerball shade.svg22'
Kubiak Soccerball shade.svg27' (pen.)
R. Bennett Soccerball shade.svg31' (o.g.)
Jesionowski Soccerball shade.svg34'
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 500 [64]
Referee: Jorge Luis Martínez Pavón (Paraguay)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg9–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Goto Soccerball shade.svg5' (o.g.)
Rodrigo Soccerball shade.svg6', 17', 23', 28', 36'
Mauricinho Soccerball shade.svg20', 35'
Catarino Soccerball shade.svg21'		 Report Oba Soccerball shade.svg10'
Goto Soccerball shade.svg12'
Bokhinha Soccerball shade.svg22' (o.g.)
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 2,000 [65]
Referee: Jude Amin Utulu (Malta)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
4 May
 
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 3
 
6 May
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran (a.e.t.)4
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1 (2)
 
4 May
 
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti (p)1 (3)
 
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 4
 
7 May
 
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 6
 
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 0
 
4 May
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 6
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5
 
6 May
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4
 
4 May
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 8 Third place
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4
 
7 May
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 3
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 5
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3
 

Quarter-finals

Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg4–6Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Fernandez Soccerball shade.svg15'
Moran Soccerball shade.svg18', 24'
Zayas Soccerball shade.svg36'		 Report Torohia Soccerball shade.svg9'
N. Bennett Soccerball shade.svg12'
Taiarui Soccerball shade.svg19'
Labaste Soccerball shade.svg29'
Tavanae Soccerball shade.svg36'
Tepa Soccerball shade.svg36'
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 700 [66]
Referee: Laurynas Arzuolaitis (Lithuania)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg4–3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Catarino Soccerball shade.svg1'
Datinha Soccerball shade.svg19' (pen.), 21'
Rodrigo Soccerball shade.svg34'		 Report Torres Soccerball shade.svg1'
Jordan Soccerball shade.svg12', 30'
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 1,750 [67]
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg3–4 (a.e.t.)Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Stankovic Soccerball shade.svg17'
Hodel Soccerball shade.svg18', 23'		 Report Ahmadzadeh Soccerball shade.svg4', 14'
Nazem Soccerball shade.svg36'
Mokhtari Soccerball shade.svg39'
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 2,500 [68]
Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg5–1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Gori Soccerball shade.svg2' (pen.), 23', 27' (pen.)
Marrucci Soccerball shade.svg21'
Frainetti Soccerball shade.svg25'		 Report Balde Soccerball shade.svg34' (pen.)
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 2,500 [69]
Referee: Mariano Romo (Argentina)

Semi-finals

Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Nazem Soccerball shade.svg19' Report Tepa Soccerball shade.svg32'
Penalties
Nazem Soccerball shad check.svg
Mokhtari Soccerball shad check.svg
Akbari Soccerball shade cross.svg
Ahmadzadeh Soccerball shade cross.svg
Kiani Soccerball shade cross.svg
Behzadpour Soccerball shade cross.svg		2–3Soccerball shad check.svg N. Bennett
Soccerball shade cross.svg Teriitau
Soccerball shad check.svg Li Fung Kuee
Soccerball shade cross.svg Labaste
Soccerball shade cross.svg Tepa
Soccerball shad check.svg R. Bennett
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 1,800 [70]
Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg4–8Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Marrucci Soccerball shade.svg2'
Ramacciotti Soccerball shade.svg9'
Gori Soccerball shade.svg26' (pen.)
Corosiniti Soccerball shade.svg26'		 Report Mauricinho Soccerball shade.svg2', 15', 19'
Rodrigo Soccerball shade.svg9'
Catarino Soccerball shade.svg12'
Lucão Soccerball shade.svg12'
Mão Soccerball shade.svg22'
Bokinha Soccerball shade.svg26'
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 3,450 [71]
Referee: Said Hachim (Madagascar)

Third place match

Iran  Flag of Iran.svg5–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Ahmadzadeh Soccerball shade.svg3', 14', 36' (pen.)
Mokhtari Soccerball shade.svg19'
Mesigar Soccerball shade.svg30'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg26', 29' Gori
Soccerball shade.svg33' Ramacciotti
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 2,500 [72]
Referee: Ivo Moras (Brazil)

Final

Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg0–6Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report Mauricinho Soccerball shade.svg1', 18'
Datinha Soccerball shade.svg7'
Catarino Soccerball shade.svg30'
Daniel Soccerball shade.svg32', 33'
Nassau Stadium, Nassau
Attendance: 3,500 [73]
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)

Awards

In the aftermath of the final at 18:00 local time, FIFA presented individual awards to the three best players of the tournament, three 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. [74] [40] Following this, this winners trophy was awarded to Brazil, the champions of this year's World Cup.

When deciding the scoring awards, players tied with the same number of goals scored were then split based on the number of assists the tied players in question provided during the tournament, with the player with more assists ranked higher than the other. [75] In this case, Rodrigo and Ahmadzadeh were tied on nine goals each. However Rodrigo had three assists to Ahmadzadeh's one and so were ranked accordingly. [76]

Winners

2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Champions
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
Fifth title
14th world title

Individual awards

adidas
Golden Ball		 adidas
Silver Ball		 adidas
Bronze Ball
Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Ahmadzadeh Flag of Brazil.svg Mauricinho Flag of Brazil.svg Datinha
adidas
Golden Scorer		 adidas
Silver Scorer		 adidas
Bronze Scorer
Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Gori Flag of Brazil.svg Rodrigo Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
17 goals9 goals9 goals
adidas Golden Glove
Flag of Iran.svg Peyman Hosseini
FIFA Fair Play Award
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Goal of the tournament
Flag of Iran.svg Peyman Hosseini vs. Mexico [77]

Statistics

Goalscorers

Top goalscorer, Gabriele Gori, recorded the second highest number of goals ever scored in a World Cup with 17 and became the first Italian of the FIFA era to be top scorer (Alessandro Altobelli was top scorer in the pre-FIFA era in 1995 and 1996). Notably Madjer (who holds the record for the highest number of goals scored at a single World Cup (21 in 2006) and the highest tally of goals overall in the FIFA era at 87) failed to score even a single goal at a World Cup finals for the very first time. [78]

Former Golden Boot winner, Dejan Stankovic, scored his highest number of goals (seven) since winning the award with 16 in 2009. The winner of the Golden Boot in the last edition, Pedro Moran (who won the award with eight goals) scored five goals this time around.

There was a total of 103 scorers in this year's World Cup.

17 goals
9 goals
  • Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
  • Flag of Brazil.svg Rodrigo
8 goals
  • Flag of Brazil.svg Mauricinho
  • Flag of Brazil.svg Catarino
7 goals
6 goals
  • Flag of Senegal.svg Ibrahima Balde
  • Flag of Japan.svg Takasuke Goto
5 goals
  • Flag of Senegal.svg Papa Ndoye
  • Flag of Italy.svg Dario Ramacciotti
  • Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Noel Ott
  • Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Palmacci
  • Flag of Paraguay.svg Pedro Moran
  • Flag of Nigeria.svg Abu Azeez
  • Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Glenn Hodel
  • Flag of French Polynesia.svg Patrick Tepa
  • Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Mokhtari
  • Flag of Senegal.svg Mamour Diagne
4 goals
  • Flag of Poland.svg Boguslaw Saganowski
  • Flag of French Polynesia.svg Heiarii Tavanae
  • Flag of Portugal.svg Jordan Santos
  • Flag of Poland.svg Jakub Jesionowski
  • Flag of Paraguay.svg Carlos Carballo
3 goals
2 goals
  • Flag of the Bahamas.svg Gavin Christie
  • Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Haitham Mohamed
  • Flag of Nigeria.svg Emeka Ogbonna
  • Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Walid Mohammad
  • Flag of Portugal.svg Ze Maria
  • Flag of Paraguay.svg Orlando Zayas
  • Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Marrucci
  • Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel
  • Flag of Brazil.svg Lucao
  • Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Corosiniti
  • Flag of Portugal.svg Bruno Torres
  • Flag of Portugal.svg Belchior
  • Flag of Ecuador.svg Daniel Cedeno
  • Flag of Senegal.svg Hamad Diouf
  • Flag of Japan.svg Takaaki Oba
  • Flag of Mexico.svg Benjamin Mosco
  • Flag of Senegal.svg Lansana Diassy
  • Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicola Werder
  • Flag of the Bahamas.svg Jean Francois
  • Flag of Italy.svg Michele Di Palma
  • Flag of Iran.svg Ali Nazem
  • Flag of Portugal.svg Leo Martins
  • Flag of the Bahamas.svg Lesly St. Fleur
  • Flag of Iran.svg Moslem Mesigar
  • Flag of Japan.svg Shusei Yamauchi
  • Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tearii Labaste
  • Flag of Italy.svg Emmanuele Zurlo
  • Flag of Iran.svg Amir Akbari
1 goal
  • Flag of Mexico.svg Abdiel Villa
  • Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Xavier
  • Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mo Jaeggy
  • Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando
  • Flag of Ecuador.svg Joffre Delgado
  • Flag of Poland.svg Konrad Kubiak
  • Flag of Panama.svg Pascual Galvez
  • Flag of the Bahamas.svg Kyle Williams
  • Flag of Poland.svg Witold Ziober
  • Flag of Ecuador.svg Cristhian Gallegos
  • Flag of Ecuador.svg Segundo Moreira
  • Flag of Ecuador.svg Jorge Bailon
  • Flag of Panama.svg Julio Watson
  • Flag of Brazil.svg Filipe
  • Flag of French Polynesia.svg Angelo Tchen
  • Flag of French Polynesia.svg Heimanu Taiarui
  • Flag of Panama.svg Justo Arrocha
  • Flag of Portugal.svg Coimbra
  • Flag of Nigeria.svg Emmanuel Ohwoferia
  • Flag of Panama.svg Gilberto Rangel
  • Flag of Brazil.svg Mão
  • Flag of French Polynesia.svg Jonathan Torohia
  • Flag of Senegal.svg Babacar Fall
  • Flag of Paraguay.svg Juan Lopez
  • Flag of Brazil.svg Bokinha
  • Flag of Paraguay.svg Jesus Rolon
  • Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sandro Spaccarotella
  • Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Lenart
  • Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ali Karim
  • Flag of Paraguay.svg Ivan Fernandez
  • Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Waleed Beshr
  • Flag of Portugal.svg Alan Cavalcanti
  • Flag of Paraguay.svg Sergio Villaverde
  • Flag of Italy.svg Alessio Frainetti
  • Flag of Paraguay.svg Gustavo Benitez
  • Flag of Portugal.svg Bruno Novo
  • Flag of Senegal.svg Papa Ndour
  • Flag of Iran.svg Peyman Hosseini
  • Flag of Nigeria.svg Bartholomew Ibenegbu
  • Flag of Senegal.svg Mamadou Sylla
  • Flag of Italy.svg Alfioluca Chiavaro
  • Flag of Japan.svg Tomoyuki Iino
  • Flag of Mexico.svg Angel Rodriguez
Own goals

Source: FIFA

Discipline

Summary of statistics

Sources: FIFA (team), FIFA (player)

Final standings

PosGrpTeamPldWW+WPLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1 D Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 660003815+2318Champions
2 D Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 630122022−210Runners-up
3 B Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 621122118+39Third place
4 B Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 640023725+1212Fourth place
5 A Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 420112117+47Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6 A Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 420022612+146
7 C Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 420021614+26
8 C Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 411021510+55
9 C Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 310116604Eliminated in
Group stage
10 D Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 310021517−23
11 A Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas (H)31002714−73
12 B Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 301021520−52
13 B Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 30003716−90
14 C Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 30003414−100
15 D Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 300031224−120
16 A Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 30003622−160
Source: FIFA
(H) Host

Broadcasting rights

The following table is a summary of some notable and participating countries' broadcasting licensee holders.

TerritoryBroadcaster LicenseesRef
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania RTSH [79]
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina DirecTV Latin America [79]
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia ARMTV [79]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia SBS [79]
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria ORF [79]
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan İTV [79]
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus BTRC [79]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium VRT, RTBF [79]
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina BHRT [79]
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil SporTV, Band [79]
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria BNT [79]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada TSN [79]
Flag of CARICOM.svg  Caribbean [n 1] DirecTV [79]
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Canal 13, TVN, Mega [79]
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia HRT [79]
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus CyBC [79]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic ČT [79]
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador DirecTV Latin America, RTS [79]
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia ERR [79]
Flag of Europe.svg  Europe [n 2] Eurosport [79]
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia GPB [79]
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary MTVA [79]
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland RÚV [79]
  Indian Subcontinent [n 3] Sony Pictures Networks India [79]
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran IRIB TV3, IRIB Varzesh [79]
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland RTÉ [79]
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel IBA [79]
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Fuji Television [79]
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo RTK [79]
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia LTV [79]
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania LRT [79]
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia MRT [79]
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia & Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei Astro [79]
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta PBS [79]
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Televisa, Azteca [79]
Flag of the Arab League.svg  Middle East and North Africa [n 4] beIN SPORTS MENA [79]
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova TRM [79]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands NOS [79]
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Sky Sports [79]
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama TVN, SKY, RPC TV Canal 4 [79]
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines ABS-CBN [79]
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Telewizja Polska [79]
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal RTP [79]
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania TVR [79]
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia RTS [79]
  Sub-Saharan Africa [n 5] Econet Media [79]
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia RTVS [79]
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia RTVSLO [79]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland SRG SSR [79]
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey TRT [79]
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Saeta TV Channel 10, Teledoce, Monte Carlo TV [79]
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Fox Sports, Telemundo [79]
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Meridiano Television [79]
  1. ↑ The FIFA/DirecTV deal covers the rights in 27 countries
  2. ↑ The FIFA/Eurosport deal covers the rights in all 52 European countries, bar Kazakhstan. The other individual European countries listed show the additional broadcasting licenses in those countries.
  3. ↑ The FIFA/Sony deal covers the rights in 7 countries
  4. ↑ The FIFA/beIN Sports Arabia deal covers the rights in 13 countries of the Arab League
  5. ↑ The FIFA/Econet deal covers the rights in 42 countries

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