2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CONCACAF qualifier | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Costa Rica |
City | San Rafael de Alajuela |
Dates | 17–23 May |
Teams | 11 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | El Salvador (2nd title) |
Runners-up | United States |
Third place | Guatemala |
Fourth place | Mexico |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 23 |
Goals scored | 211 (9.17 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Frank Velásquez (11 goals) |
Best player(s) | Rubén Batres |
Best young player | Antonio Chávez |
Best goalkeeper | Eliodoro Portillo |
Fair play award | Mexico |
The 2021 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was the ninth edition of the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, the premier beach soccer tournament contested by North, Central American and Caribbean men's national teams and organised the governing body of football in North America, CONCACAF. The tournament took place at the Sports Complex Fedefutbol-Plycem in San Rafael District, Alajuela, Costa Rica between 17 and 23 May 2021, with 12 nations contesting the title. [1] [2]
Mexico were the defending champions, but lost in the third-place match. El Salvador dominated the tournament, scoring fifty goals in six matches, and won their second title after beating the United States in the final, while Guatemala defeated Mexico to finish third.
The championship also acted as the CONCACAF qualification tournament for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. El Salvador and the United States, as the top two teams, qualified for the World Cup as the representatives from CONCACAF.
A total of 12 teams entered the tournament. [1] [2]
Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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Bahamas | 7th | Quarter-finals (2015, 2017, 2019) |
Belize | 4th | Round 1 (2015, 2017, 2019) |
Costa Rica (hosts) | 9th | Runners-up (2009, 2015) |
Dominican Republic | 1st | Debut |
El Salvador | 8th | Champions (2009) |
Guadeloupe | 4th | Fourth place (2017) |
Guatemala | 5th | Quarter-finals (2015, 2019) |
Mexico (title holders) | 9th | Champions (2008, 2011, 2015, 2019) |
Panama | 4th | Champions (2017) |
Trinidad and Tobago | 5th | Quarter-finals (2015, 2017, 2019) |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 4th | Round 1 (2015, 2017, 2019) |
United States | 9th | Champions (2006, 2013) |
The draw to split the 12 teams into three groups of four was held at 11:00 EST on 8 March 2021 at CONCACAF headquarters in Miami, United States. [1] [2] [3]
The procedure was as follows: [4]
The teams were first divided into four pots of three based on their CONCACAF Beach Soccer Ranking as of December 2019. The highest ranked teams were placed in Pot 1, down through to the lowest ranked teams placed in Pot 4. The three teams in Pot 1 were seeded and each automatically assigned to the head of one of the groups. The teams from Pots 2–4 were then drawn, drawing all teams from one pot before moving onto the next. From each pot, the first team drawn was placed into Group A, the second team drawn placed into Group B and the final team drawn placed into Group C.
Pot 1 (seeds) | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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The following 15 officials that will referee the tournament were revealed on 5 May. [6]
Each team had to submit a squad of 12 players (including a minimum of two goalkeepers), from an initial provisional squad of 20 players (Regulations Articles 10.1; 10.2). [7]
The final rosters were revealed on 11 May. [8]
Players and staff were required to take regular COVID-19 tests during the competition, in respect to health and safety controls regarding the COVID-19 pandemic:
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 from each group and the two best third placed teams advance to the quarter-finals. [1] [2]
The ranking of teams in each group is determined as follows (Regulations Article 12.5): [7]
All times are local, CST (UTC−6). [11]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Mexico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 | Knockout stage |
2 | Panama | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 3 | |
3 | Belize | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0 | |
4 | Guadeloupe [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Panama | Cancelled | Guadeloupe |
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Belize | 3–6 | Mexico |
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Meza 17' Mariano 25', 30' (pen.) | Report | Sámano 10', 17' Vizcarra 10' Martínez 16' (pen.) Wbias 20' Castillo 24' |
Panama | 8–1 | Belize |
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Mexico | Cancelled | Guadeloupe |
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Guadeloupe | Cancelled | Belize |
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Mexico | 5–3 | Panama |
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Castillo 1', 13' Alemán 9', 20' Rodriguez 14' | Report | E. García 3' Escobar 20' Maquensi 25' |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | El Salvador | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | +25 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 4 | |
3 | Bahamas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 3 | |
4 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 35 | −31 | 0 |
Bahamas | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Guatemala |
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Williams 24' Beneby 34' Joseph 36' | Report | Flores 12' W. González 22' M. González 34' |
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Julmis Joseph | 1–3 | W. González Sáenz M. González |
Dominican Republic | 1–15 | El Salvador |
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Navarro 29' | Report | Batres 3', 12', 30', 31' (pen.) Velásquez 4', 6', 28' D. Ramírez 9' Robles 11' Cruz 13' Urbina 15', 26', 28' H. Ramos 22' Perdomo 24' |
Bahamas | 10–2 | Dominican Republic |
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El Salvador | 7–1 | Guatemala |
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Guatemala | 10–1 | Dominican Republic |
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Sáenz 5' (pen.) Crocker 12', 18' Flores 13', 31' M. González 14' W. González 24' Álvarez 29' Bachez 33' López 35' | Report | Navarro 33' (pen.) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Costa Rica (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 6 | |
3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 0 |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 1–11 | United States |
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Brooks 16' | Report | Perea 4', 23' Rezende 7' Chavez 8' Mondragón 9' Perera 19', 22' Canale 23', 23' Silveira 30', 31' |
Costa Rica | 5–3 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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United States | 5–2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Costa Rica | 5–1 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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Trinidad and Tobago | 7–5 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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Augustine 3' Gray 4', 12' Bobb 5', 21' McDougall 24', 36' | Report | Bryan 16' Jerome 17' Magny 24', 29' Beljour 34' |
United States | 4–5 | Costa Rica |
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Santos 4' Silveira 19' Toth 24' Albiston 36' | Report | Arrieta 12' Pacheco 14', 28', 28' Sánchez 34' |
Since Group A consisted of three teams, for the two third placed teams from Groups B and C, their results against the teams finishing in fourth place in their groups were discounted for this ranking.
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | B | Bahamas [lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 | Knockout stage |
2 | C | Trinidad and Tobago [lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 | |
3 | A | Belize | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0 |
20 May was allocated as a rest day. [11]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
21 May – San Rafael | ||||||||||
Mexico (a.e.t.) | 5 | |||||||||
22 May – San Rafael | ||||||||||
Bahamas | 4 | |||||||||
Mexico | 2 | |||||||||
21 May – San Rafael | ||||||||||
United States | 5 | |||||||||
Panama | 3 | |||||||||
23 May – San Rafael | ||||||||||
United States | 4 | |||||||||
United States | 4 | |||||||||
21 May – San Rafael | ||||||||||
El Salvador | 6 | |||||||||
El Salvador | 9 | |||||||||
22 May – San Rafael | ||||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | |||||||||
El Salvador | 6 | |||||||||
21 May – San Rafael | ||||||||||
Guatemala | 2 | Third place match | ||||||||
Costa Rica | 4 | |||||||||
23 May – San Rafael | ||||||||||
Guatemala | 6 | |||||||||
Mexico | 2 | |||||||||
Guatemala | 5 | |||||||||
Mexico | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | Bahamas |
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Panama | 3–4 | United States |
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El Salvador | 9–2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Costa Rica | 4–6 | Guatemala |
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Winners qualify for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Mexico | 2–5 | United States |
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El Salvador | 6–2 | Guatemala |
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United States | 4–6 | El Salvador |
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2021 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship champions |
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El Salvador Second title |
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: [14]
Golden Ball (Best player) |
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Ruben Batres |
Golden Boot (Top scorer) |
Frank Velásquez |
11 goals |
Golden Glove (Best goalkeeper) |
Eliodoro Portillo |
Best Young Player |
Antonio Chávez |
Fair Play Award |
Mexico |
Players with at least 5 goals are listed
Source: CONCACAF.com [15]
Qualified for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup |
Rank | Team |
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El Salvador | |
United States | |
Guatemala | |
4 | Mexico |
5–8 | Bahamas |
Costa Rica | |
Panama | |
Trinidad and Tobago | |
9–11 | Belize |
Dominican Republic | |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
The following two teams from CONCACAF qualify for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 1 only FIFA era (since 2005) |
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United States | 22 May 2021 | 5 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2019) |
El Salvador | 22 May 2021 | 4 (2008, 2009, 2011, 2013) |
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