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2018 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

The 2018 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup, also known as the Huawei Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Dubai 2018 for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the eighth edition of the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup, an annual international beach soccer tournament contested by men's national teams.

2018 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
CityDubai
Dates6–10 November
Teams8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iran (2nd title)
Runners-up Russia
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored186 (9.3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Russia Fedor Zemskov (9 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Rodrigo
Best goalkeeperIran Hamid Behzadpour
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Held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates since its inception, this year's event occurred between 6 and 10 November.[2] The tournament was organised by the Dubai Sports Council (DSC) and Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).[3]

After the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the Intercontinental Cup is the biggest tournament in the current international beach soccer calendar.[3] Similar to the FIFA Confederations Cup,[4] eight nations will take part, with one team representing each of the six continental football confederations as well as the current World Cup champions, Brazil, and the hosts, the United Arab Emirates.

The tournament started with a round robin group stage. The winners and runners-up from each group advanced to the knockout stage, a series of single-elimination matches, beginning with the semi-finals and ending with the final. Consolation matches were also played to determine other final rankings.

The season-ending Beach Soccer Stars awards were also presented in Dubai as a conclusion to the tournament.[5]

Brazil were the defending champions but lost to Russia in the semi-finals, ultimately finishing third; the defeat ended a 66-game winning streak for Canarinhos,[6] their last loss dating back to the 2015 World Cup (also against Russia). Iran beat Russia in the final to claim their second Intercontinental Cup crown.[7]

Participating teams edit

The following eight teams took part[8] including the hosts, current World Cup winners and one of the best performing nations from each of the six regional championships hosted by the confederations of FIFA. However, CONMEBOL did not enter a regional performer this year, so UEFA entered two teams.

Overall, Europe and Asia were represented by two nations; Africa, South America, North America and Oceania, one nation each.

 
Map highlighting the participating teams of the 2018 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
Team Confederation Recent achievements Participation
  United Arab Emirates AFC Hosts1 8th
  Brazil CONMEBOL 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winners 7th
  Iran AFC 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship winners 6th
  Egypt CAF 2016 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations third place 4th
  Russia UEFA 2018 Euro Beach Soccer League fourth place 8th
  Spain UEFA 2018 Euro Beach Soccer League runners-up Debut
  Tahiti OFC 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup runners-up 5th
  United States CONCACAF 2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship fifth place 4th
1. Qualified as hosts, but also achieved a 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship runners-up finish


Venue edit

The tournament took place in a new part of Dubai for the second consecutive year; this edition is held at an arena on Kite Beach, Jumeirah 3,[5] with a capacity of 3,500.[9]

Speaking at the draw event, BSWW Vice-president Joan Cusco was welcoming of the change of location back to a beach venue saying, "this is where we belong".[10] (The previous edition was held in an inland area of Dubai for the first time). On the change of venue, DSC General Secretary Saeed Hareb stated the Council was in the process of finding a permanent home for the Intercontinental Cup.[11]

Sponsors edit

The following were the official sponsors of the tournament:[12]

Draw edit

The draw to split the eight teams into two groups of four took place on 10 October at the Dubai Sports Council headquarters at 11:00 GST (UTC+4).[8]

For the purposes of the draw, the nations were divided into fours sets, Pots 1–4, shown in the table below. From each pot, the first team drawn out was placed into Group A; the other team was drawn into Group B. The teams were allocated to specific positions in their respective groups via the drawing of balls from a further two pots; for the teams entering Group A, Pot A, which contained the positions A1–A4 and for the teams entering Group B, Pot B, containing the positions B1–B4.[13]

The hosts, the United Arab Emirates, were automatically allocated to position A1.[13]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  1. ^ Assigned to A1
Note: The numbers in parentheses show the world ranking of the teams at the time of the draw.[14]

Group stage edit

Matches are listed as local time in Dubai, GST (UTC+4)

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 3 3 0 0 0 24 8 +16 9 Knockout stage
2   Egypt 3 2 0 0 1 15 17 −2 6
3   United Arab Emirates (H) 3 1 0 0 2 7 16 −9 3 5th–8th place play-offs
4   Spain 3 0 0 0 3 12 17 −5 0
Source: BSWW
(H) Host
Brazil  5–2  Spain
Bruno Xavier   14', 33'
Datinha   20', 28'
Rodrigo   23'		 Report(ru)   19' Suarez
  22' Llorenç
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)
United Arab Emirates  1–3  Egypt
A. Mohammadi   13' Report(ru)   1' A. Elshahat
  30' H. Ataf
  32' Mohamed
Referee: Christian Zimmermann (Switzerland)
Egypt  5–10  Brazil
A. Elshahat   10'
Samir   16'
Mohamed   19'
H. Atef   20'
Hassane   33'		 Report(ru)   3' Bruno Xavier
  5', 11', 20' (p) Igor
  10' Mauricinho
  10' Bokinha
  12', 33' Rodrigo
  32' Filipe
  34' Rafinha
Referee: Sergio Gomes Soares (Portugal)
Spain  4–5  United Arab Emirates
Llorenç   1', 31', 31'
Antonio   26'		 Report(ru)   7', 21' Almuntaser
  13', 13' A. Beshr
  24' A. Mohammadi
Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan (Malaysia)
Egypt  7–6  Spain
M. Sasa   4', 14', 34' (p), 36'
Mohamed   6'
Hassane   21'
A. Elshahat   36'		 Report(ru)   6', 15' Javi Torres
  14' Suarez
  17' Chiky
  21' Adril
  21' Llorenç
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)
United Arab Emirates  1–9  Brazil
A. Ali   36' Report(ru)   8', 15' Filipe
  29' Igor
  31' Mao
  31' Mauricinho
  33' Antonio
  34' Rafinha
  34' (o.g.) A. Beshr
  34' Bruno Xavier
Referee: Denis Smolyaninov (Russia)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Iran 3 3 0 0 0 15 5 +10 9 Knockout stage
2   Russia 3 2 0 0 1 22 12 +10 6
3   Tahiti 3 0 1 0 2 15 17 −2 2 5th–8th place play-offs
4   United States 3 0 0 0 3 10 28 −18 0
Source: BSWW
Tahiti  6–7  Russia
Taiarui   8'
Tavanae   24', 25'
Revel   26'
Lebaste   30'
Li Fung Kuee   34'		 Report(ru)   1' Chuzhkov
  8', 19' Zemskov
  8', 14' Paporotyni
  10' Nikonorov
  34' Shkarin
Referee: Sergio Gomes Soares (Portugal)
Iran  8–1  United States
Moradi   3', 20'
Akbari   10'
Ahmedzadeh   10'
Kiani   13'
Mesigar   16'
Masoumizadeh   23' (p)
Mirshekari   24'		 Report(ru)   28' Silveira
Referee: Ebrahim Almansory (United Arab Emirates)
Russia  13–3  United States
Zemskov   1', 19', 24', 29', 32', 36'
Novikov   5'
Paporotyni   6'
Krasheninnikov   17', 35'
Shishin   20'
Romanov   21', 34'		 Report(ru)   2' Mondragon
  11', 33' Albiston
Referee: Ibrahim Alraeesi (United Arab Emirates)
Tahiti  2–4  Iran
Lebaste   19'
Tavanae   36'		 Report(ru)   9' Akbari
  11', 19' Masoumizadeh
  12' Behzadpour
Tahiti  7–6 (a.e.t.)  United States
Taiarui   2', 38'
Labaste   3'
Li Fung Kuee   16' (p), 19', 32'
Tavanae   35'		 Report(ru)   2' Silveira
  7', 8', 13' Canale
  31' Perera
  35' Toth
Referee: Ebrahim Almansory (United Arab Emirates)
Iran  3–2  Russia
Akbari   11'
Piramoun   12'
Behzadpour   32'		 Report(ru)   28' Romanov
  29' Zemskov
Referee: Christian Zimmermann (Switzerland)

5th–8th place play-offs edit

The teams finishing in third and fourth place were knocked out of title-winning contention, receding to play in consolation matches to determine 5th through 8th place in the final standings.

 
5th–8th place semi-finalsFifth place play-off
 
      
 
9 November
 
 
  Tahiti 1
 
10 November
 
  Spain9
 
  Spain 3
 
9 November
 
  United States4
 
  United Arab Emirates 3
 
 
  United States5
 
Seventh place play-off
 
 
10 November
 
 
  Tahiti 6
 
 
  United Arab Emirates7

5th to 8th place semi-finals edit

Tahiti  1–9  Spain
Lebaste   6' Report(ru)   10' Cintas
  10', 12' Javi Torres
  13' Suarez
  16', 28' Guisado
  19' Domi
  25' Frutos
  32' Adril
Referee: Christian Zimmermann (Switzerland)
United Arab Emirates  3–5  United States
A. Beshr   2'
Ali Karim   11'
A. Mohammadi   33'		 Report(ru)   7' Albiston
  12', 22', 32' (p) Perera
  31' Silveira
Referee: Sergio Gomes Soares (Portugal)

Seventh place play-off edit

Tahiti  6–7  United Arab Emirates
Taiarui   9'
Li Fung Kuee   16'
Tavanae   17', 26'
Labaste   21'
Salem   27'		 Report(ru)   12' Ali Karim
  19', 32' Walid
  29', 33' (p) A. Beshr
  35', 36' W. Beshr
Referee: Denis Smolyaninov (Russia)

Fifth place play-off edit

Spain  3–4  United States
Suarez   1', 18' (p), 26' Report(ru)   4' Canale
  15' Mondragon
  30' Perera
  31' Silveira
Referee: Turki Al Salehi (Oman)

Knockout stage edit

The group winners and runners-up progressed to the knockout stage to continue to compete for the title.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 November
 
 
  Iran3
 
10 November
 
  Egypt1
 
  Iran4
 
9 November
 
  Russia2
 
  Russia (p)5 (3)
 
 
  Brazil5 (1)
 
Third place play-off
 
 
10 November
 
 
  Egypt3
 
 
  Brazil5

Semi finals edit

Iran  3–1  Egypt
Masoumizadeh   20'
Mirshekari   31'
Kiani   32'		 Report(ru)   32' (p) M. Samir
Referee: Ebrahim Almansory (United Arab Emirates)
Russia  5–5 (a.e.t.)  Brazil
Makarov   7'
Nikonorov   13', 39'
Paporotnyi   19', 25'		 Report(ru)   25', 31' Bruno Xavier
  35' Datinha
  36', 37' Rodrigo
Penalties
Krash  
Shishin  
Makarov  		 3–1   Igor
  Filipe
Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan (Malaysia)

Third place play-off edit

Egypt  3–5  Brazil
Mohamed   5', 10'
M. Sasa   33'		 Report(ru)   3' Filipe
  7', 20', 33' Rodrigo
  27' Mauricinho

Final edit

Iran  4–2  Russia
Kiani   4'
Masoumizadeh   7', 24'
Behzadpour   11'		 Report(ru)   13', 31' Paporotnyi
Referee: Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)

Awards edit

Winners trophy edit

 2018 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
champions 
 
Iran
Second title

Individual awards edit

Top scorer
  Fedor Zemskov
9 goals
Best player
  Rodrigo
Best goalkeeper
  Hamid Behzadpour
Source

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

9 goals
  •   Fedor Zemskov
8 goals
  •   Rodrigo
7 goals
6 goals
  •   Moustafa Aly Mohamed
  •   Bruno Xavier
  •   Mohammad Masoumizadeh
  •   Eduard Suarez
5 goals
  •   Llorenç Gomez
  •   Heiarii Tavanae
  •   Ahmed Beshr
  •   Tearii Labaste
  •   Raimana Li Fung Kuee
  •   Nick Perera
4 goals
  •   Mohamed Abdelnaby
  •   Igor Melo
  •   Filipe Silva
  •   Tomas Canale
  •   Gabriel Silveira
  •   Javi Torres
3 goals
  •   Boris Nikonorov
  •   Amirhosein Akbari
  •   Christopher Albiston
  •   Hamid Behzadpour
  •   Ahmed Elshahat
  •   Mauricinho
  •   Datinha
  •   Mostafa Kiani
  •   Ali Mohammadi
  •   Kirill Romanov
  •   Taiarui Heimanu
2 goals
  •   David Adril
  •   Moustafa Samir
  •   Ali Karim
  •   Hasham Almuntaser
  •   Rafinha
  •   Haitham Atef
  •   Waleed Beshr
  •   Adrian Frutos
  •   Fernando Guisado
  •   Yury Krasheninnikov
  •   Ali Mirshekari
  •   David Mondragon
  •   Mohammad Moradi
  •   Walid Mohammadi
  •   Mohamed Hassane
1 goal
  •   Mohammed Ahmadzadeh
  •   Franck Revel
  •   Domingo Cabrera
  •   Andrei Novikov
  •   Ariihau Teriitau
  •   Abbas Ali
  •   Salvador "Chiky" Ardil
  •   Mao
  •   Bokinha
  •   Teva Zaveroni
  •   Aleksey Makarov
  •   Moslem Mesigar
  •   Saeid Piramoun
  •   Christopher Toth
  •   Antonio Farias
  •   Salem Heirauarii
  •   Jose Cintas
  •   Maxim Chuzhkov
  •   Dmitry Shishin
  •   Anton Shkarin
Own goals
  •   Ahmed Beshr (vs. Brazil)

Source

Final standings edit

Pos Grp Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 B   Iran 5 5 0 0 0 22 8 +14 15 Champions
2 B   Russia 5 2 0 1 2 29 21 +8 7 Runners-up
3 A   Brazil 5 4 0 0 1 34 16 +18 12 Third place
4 A   Egypt 5 2 0 0 3 19 25 −6 6
5 B   United States 5 2 0 0 3 19 34 −15 6 Eliminated in
Group stage
6 A   Spain 5 1 0 0 4 24 22 +2 3
7 A   United Arab Emirates 5 2 0 0 3 17 27 −10 6
8 B   Tahiti 5 0 1 0 4 22 33 −11 2
Source: BSWW

References edit

  1. ^ "UAE, Brazil, Spain and Egypt in same group of Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup". Khaleej Times. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ^ "BSWW представила проект календаря соревнований на 2018 год" (in Russian). Beach Soccer Russia. 3 November 2017. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Intercontinental Cup Dubai agreement extended". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  4. ^ "У стен Башни Халифа. Россия хочет покорить сердце Дубая" (in Russian). Beach Soccer Russia. 30 October 2017. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Beach Soccer Stars Gala in Dubai confirmed". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Brazil's 66-game winning streak ends as Russia join Iran in final". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Iran repeat 2013 success to lift Huawei Intercontinental Cup". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Teams confirmed for Intercontinental Cup in Dubai". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  9. ^ "The beach soccer stadium in Kite Beach is ready". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Draw confirms groups for the Huawei Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup 2018". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Beach soccer: UAE in same group as defending champions Brazil". Gulf News. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Looking forward to the #HuaweiIntercontinentalCup #beachsoccer #Dubai 2018!! Check out the official poster!!". Beach Soccer Worldwide Twitter. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  13. ^ a b "OFFICIAL DRAW - Huawei Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup Dubai 2018". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Overall World Ranking". beachsoccer.com. 10 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-10-10. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

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