2015 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup

The 2015 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup was the 11th edition of the AMF Futsal World Cup. The tournament was held in Belarus from 17 to 25 April in the cities of Brest, Minsk, Pinsk, Maladzyechna and Barysaw.[1] Sixteen national teams from all confederations participated in the tournament. Colombia won the tournament by defeating Paraguay 4–0 in the final, achieving its second consecutive title and third overall.

2015 XI AMF Futsal Men's World Cup
Чемпионат мира по футзалу (AMF) 2015
Logo of the XI AMF Futsal Men's World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryBelarus
Dates17–25 April
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)6 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Colombia (3rd title)
Runners-up Paraguay
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored202 (6.31 per match)
Top scorer(s)Paraguay Darío Herrera
Uruguay Marcio Gentil
(10 goals each)
2011
2019

Venues

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Matches were played in six venues across five cities: Brest, Minsk, Pinsk, Maladzyechna and Barysaw.[2]

Minsk Minsk
Minsk-Arena Minsk Sports Palace
Capacity: 15,086 Capacity: 3,311
Brest Pinsk
Sports Hall Victoria Polessie University
Capacity: 3,740 Capacity: 640
Maladzyechna Barysaw
Ice Palace Barysaw Physical Center
Capacity: 2,000 Capacity: 350

Participating teams

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In addition to host nation Belarus, 15 nations qualified.

Tournament Date Venue Qualified teams
Host 1   Belarus
2011 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup 15 – 26 March 2011   Colombia 1   Colombia
2014 UEFS Futsal Men's Championship 19 – 24 May 2014   Czech Republic 3   Belgium
  Catalonia
  Russia
  Slovakia
Europe qualification tournament 29 September – 3 October 2014   Catalonia 2   Czech Republic
  Norway
Central America qualification tournament 11 – 19 October 2014   Suriname 1   Curaçao1
South America qualification tournament 2 – 7 December 2014   Colombia 4   Paraguay
  Argentina
  Uruguay
  Brazil
Invited 18 December 2014 3   Australia
  Kyrgyzstan1
  Morocco
Invited 19 January 2015 1   Venezuela
Total 16
1.^ Teams that made their debut.

Squads

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Group stage

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The group winners and runners up advanced to the quarter-finals.[2]

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Uruguay 3 3 0 0 12 5 +7 9
  Belarus 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
  Brazil 3 1 0 2 7 5 +2 3
  Australia 3 0 0 3 4 14 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]
Belarus  2–1  Brazil
Tesliuk   31'
Seliuk   33'
Report Duran   31'
Uruguay  7–2  Australia
Gentil   5', 13', 17', 22'
Gianechini   12', 21'
Triunfo   33'
Report 1
Report 2
Lynch   13'
Hoole   21'
Belarus  2–3  Uruguay
Seliuk   25'
Yakubov   40'
Report Gentil   7', 37'
Hernández   17'
Brazil  5–1  Australia
Camargo   8'
Rocha   27'
Feitosa   36', 39'
Duran   39'
Report Hoole   26'
Uruguay  2–1  Brazil
Lorier   17'
Gentil   20'
Report Duran   18'
Belarus  2–1  Australia
Yakubov   27'
Nalivaiko   34'
Report Lynch   35'

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Paraguay 3 2 0 1 15 8 +7 6
  Belgium 3 1 1 1 14 12 +2 4
  Morocco 3 1 1 1 15 16 −1 4
  Norway 3 1 0 2 12 20 −8 3
Source: [citation needed]
Belgium  4–4  Morocco
El Merboh   19', 24'
Channouf   24'
Dillien   24'
Report Qoli   11', 36'
Abdessamade   21'
Laaraj   28'
Paraguay  6–1  Norway
Herrera   16'
Espinoza   19'
Saffe   25', 30'
Salinas   27'
Cáceres   28'
Report Bjelland   10'
Norway  9–7  Morocco
Djedje   3', 20' (pen.), 37'
Bjelland   9'
Ersland   27', 29'
Lyngbø   31', 33'
Aano   40'
Report Ammed   4', 19'
Abdessamade   6'
Smail   9'
Laaraj   12'
Ahmed   20'
Bilal   20' (pen.)
Paraguay  6–3  Belgium
Cáceres   10'
Herrera   14', 38', 40'
Espinoza   18'
Saffe   27'
Report Dillien   17'
Tigra   26'
Vanderveck   34'
Belgium  7–2  Norway
Channouf   2', 9', 19'
Dillien   5', 18', 30'
Lemaire   36'
Report Lyngbø   23'
Djedje   27'
Paraguay  3–4  Morocco
Salinas   3'
Herrera   30'
Espinoza   34'
Report Laaraj   15'
Abdessamade   18'
Qoli   28'
Amin   32'

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Colombia 3 3 0 0 19 3 +16 9
  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
  Venezuela 3 1 0 2 9 8 +1 3
  Curaçao 3 0 1 2 4 19 −15 1
Source: [citation needed]
Colombia  5–0  Venezuela
Gómez   6'
Pinilla   13', 23'
Celis   21'
Cuervo   32'
Report
Czech Republic  1–1  Curaçao
Abrhám   7' Report Koeiman   16'
Venezuela  8–1  Curaçao
Moreno   3'
Méndez   5'
Colina   19'
Suárez   24', 38'
Mena   27'
Sánchez   32'
Ramos   40'
Report Hoyer   31'
Colombia  4–1  Czech Republic
Cuervo   16'
Murillo   27', 32'
Pinilla   31'
Report Sop   24'
Czech Republic  2–1  Venezuela
Fichtner   3'
Rott   24'
Report Moreno   6'
Colombia  10–2  Curaçao
Gómez   12', 26'
Abril   17', 23'
Pinilla   27', 28'
Dimas   30'
Echavarría   31'
Martínez   38'
Castillo   39'
Report Isenia   10'
Paulleta   24'

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Argentina 3 2 1 0 13 1 +12 7
  Russia 3 2 1 0 11 5 +6 7
  Slovakia 3 1 0 2 8 15 −7 3
  Kyrgyzstan 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0
Source: [citation needed]
Argentina  10–0  Slovakia
Tapia   1', 3', 21'
Contreras   7'
Pires   7'
Cardone   12'
Grasso   17', 40'
Vázquez   19'
Mescolatti   24'
Report
Russia  6–1  Kyrgyzstan
Markov   5'
Zapletin   22', 36'
Senatorov   25'
Vardanjan   26'
Rahmanov   40'
Report Kultaev   9'
Slovakia  5–1  Kyrgyzstan
Bahna   3'
Hubočan   15'
Németh   21'
Papajčík   27'
Ťažký   35'
Report Abdraimov   1'
Argentina  1–1  Russia
Koltes   36' Report Rahmanov   37'
Russia  4–3  Slovakia
Harin   3', 23'
Chibirev   21'
Rahmanov   29'
Report Pápež   25'
Baranovič   35', 37'
Argentina  2–0  Kyrgyzstan
Cardone   16'
Mescolatti   39'
Report

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
22 April — Minsk
 
 
  Uruguay4
 
24 April — Minsk
 
  Belgium (aet)5
 
  Belgium0
 
22 April — Brest
 
  Colombia6
 
  Colombia5
 
25 April — Minsk
 
  Russia3
 
  Colombia4
 
22 April — Minsk
 
  Paraguay0
 
  Paraguay4
 
24 April — Minsk
 
  Belarus0
 
  Paraguay2
 
22 April — Brest
 
  Argentina1 Third place
 
  Argentina (aet)3
 
25 April — Minsk
 
  Czech Republic2
 
  Belgium1
 
 
  Argentina7
 

Quarter-finals

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Uruguay  4–5 (a.e.t.)  Belgium
Gentil   1', 22', 40'
Santos   26'
Report Dillien   2', 49'
Lemaire   17', 20'
El Merboh   28'
Colombia  5–3  Russia
Cuervo   3'
Gómez   14', 18'
Pinilla   23'
Abril   26'
Report Rahmanov   11'
Senatorov   18', 35'
Paraguay  4–0  Belarus
Herrera   6', 19', 37'
Salinas   23'
Report
Argentina  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Czech Republic
Mescolatti   10'
Tapia   12', 46'
Report Sop   2'
Rott   14'

Semi-finals

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Belgium  0–6  Colombia
Report Gómez   3', 25'
Pinilla   9'
Cuervo   10', 15'
Abril   29'
Paraguay  2–1  Argentina
Herrera   9', 17' Report Mescolatti   3'

Third place play-off

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Belgium  1–7  Argentina
De Brandt   26' Report Contreras   14', 16'
Mescolatti   15', 18', 27'
Tapia   26'
Grasso   38'

Final

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Colombia  4–0  Paraguay
Gómez   5'
Cuervo   17'
Abril   20'
Dimas   35'
Report


 2015 AMF Futsal World Cup winners 
 
Colombia
Third title

Top goalscorers

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

Tournament team rankings

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Pos. Team Pld W D L Pts GF GA GD
1   Colombia 6 6 0 0 18 34 6 +28
2   Paraguay 6 4 0 2 12 21 13 +8
3   Argentina 6 4 1 1 13 24 6 +18
4   Belgium 6 2 1 3 7 20 29 −9
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5   Uruguay 4 3 0 1 9 16 10 +6
6   Russia 4 2 1 1 7 14 10 +4
7   Belarus 4 2 0 2 6 6 9 −3
8   Czech Republic 4 1 1 2 4 6 9 −3
Eliminated in the group stage
9   Morocco 3 1 1 1 4 15 16 −1
10   Brazil 3 1 0 2 3 7 5 +2
11   Venezuela 3 1 0 2 3 9 8 +1
12   Slovakia 3 1 0 2 3 8 15 −7
13   Norway 3 1 0 2 3 12 20 −8
14   Curaçao 3 0 1 2 1 4 19 −15
15   Australia 3 0 0 3 0 4 14 −10
16   Kyrgyzstan 3 0 0 3 0 2 13 −11

References

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  1. ^ "Официальный сайт Чемпионата мира по футзалу в Беларуси". Белорусская федерация футзала (in Belarusian).
  2. ^ a b "Futsal Mundial schedule". The Official Site of AMF World Championship 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-29. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
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