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2015 WMF World Cup

The 2015 World Minifootball Federation World Cup was 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
ChampionsUnited States United States (1st title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Brazil
 Romania
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored276 (11.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)United States Kraig Chiles
(10 goals)
Best player(s)United States Danny Waltman
2017 →

Venues

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Host cities included: 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

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Group stage

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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

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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 Republic  5–5  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'
Attendance: 3,128
Kazakhstan  1–10  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'
Attendance: 3,128
Kazakhstan  4–7  Czech Republic
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Attendance: 3,564
El Salvador  3–9  United States
Report Luna   1st 7:14' Chiles   1st 9:21', 3rd 2:22 (pen)'
Attendance: 3,564
El Salvador  8–3  Kazakhstan
Ayala-Hill   1st 2:09'

Echeverria   2nd :20 (PP)'

Arevalo   2nd :20'

Sanchez   2nd 1:26'		 Report Kononeko   2nd :20'
Czech Republic  4–5  United States
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Attendance: 2,770

Group B

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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: 21 March 2015. Source: [1]
Germany  1–9  Mexico
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Attendance: 2,000
Romania  21–0  India
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Attendance: 2,000
India  1–29  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'
Romania  3–7  Mexico
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India  0–33  Mexico
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Attendance: 730
Romania  7–2  Germany
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Attendance: 730

Group C

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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: 23 March 2015. Source: [2]
Canada  10–6  Serbia
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Russia  4–9  Brazil
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Russia  6–6  Serbia
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Brazil  7–4  Canada
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Attendance: 904
Russia  6–6  Canada
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Serbia  4–10  Brazil
Dundjer   2nd 3:25' Report Salles   1st 9:50', 2nd 6:56' Manini   2nd 1:06'
Attendance: 1,002

Ranking of third placed teams

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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: 21 March 2015. Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) record in all group matches; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored

Knockout stage

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

Bracket

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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

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Brazil  7–3  Czech Republic
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Mexico  12–0  El Salvador
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Romania  5–0  Canada
Forfeit
United States  9–2  Germany
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Semifinals

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Brazil  5–5  Mexico
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Penalties
2–3
Romania  3–7  United States
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Final

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Mexico  3–5  United States
Vaca, Flores, Quiroz Report Healey, Harris, Gonzales, Chiles (2)
Attendance: 2,763[2]

Winner

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 WMF World Cup
2015 winners 
 
United States
First title

Awards

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Top Scorer Best Player
  Kraig Chiles   Danny Waltman

References

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  1. ^ "WMF World Cup Schedule". WMF World Cup. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 Arena Soccer World Cup | Pointstreak Stats". wmf_2015.stats.pointstreak.com.
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