FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017

Final

Brazil defeated Tahiti 6-0
Scorers
Brazil: Mauricinho 1', 18', Datinha 7', Catarino 30', Daniel 32', 33'

Third place play-off

Iran defeated Italy 5-3
Scorers
Iran: Ahmadzadeh 3', 14', 36'(p), Mokhtari 19', Mesigar 30'
Italy: Gori 26', 29', Ramacciotti 33'

Semifinals

Tahiti defeated Iran 1-1 (AET) 3-2 (penalties)
Scorers
Tahiti: Tepa 32'
Iran: Nazem 19'

Brazil defeated Italy 8-4
Scorers
Brazil: Mauricinho 2', 15', 19', Rodrigo 9', Catarino 12', Lucão 17', Mão 22', Bokinha 26'
Italy: Marrucci 2', Ramacciotti 9', Gori 26'(p), Corosiniti 26'

Quaterfinals

Iran defeated Switzerland 4-3 (AET)
Scorers
Iran: Ahmadzadeh 4', 14', Nazem 36', Mokhtari 39'
Switzerland: Francois 19', 33', St. Fleur 22', Williams 34'

Tahiti defeated Paraguay 6-4
Scorers
Tahiti: Jo 9', N. Bennett 12', Taiarui 19', Labaste 29', Tavanae 36', Tepa 36'
Paraguay: Fernandez 15', Moran 18', 24', Zayas 36'

Italy defeated Senegal 5-1
Scorers
Italy: Gori 2'(p), 23', 27'(p), Marrucci 21', Frainetti 25'
Senegal: Balde 34' (p)

Brazil defeated Portugal 4-3
Scorers
Brazil: Catarino 1', Datinha 19'(p), 21', Rodrigo 34'
Portugal: Torres 1', Jordan 12', 30'

Group Stage

Group A

Matches

Switzerland defeated Senegal 6-6 (AET) 3-1 (penalties)
Scorers
Switzerland: Hodel 4', Stankovic 23'(p), 24', 31', Werder 28', Spacca 39
Senegal: Fall 2', Balde 13', Diagne 18', 32', Ndoye 25', Ndour 38'

Bahamas defeated Ecuador 4-1
Scorers
Bahamas: Francois 19', 33', St. Fleur 22', Williams 34'
Ecuador: Moreira 29'

Senegal defeated Ecuador 9-0
Scorers
Senegal: Diagne 6', 17', Barry 7', 9', 21', Ndoye 15', 34', Diassy 24', Balde 25'

Switzerland defeated Bahamas 3-2
Scorers
Switzerland: Ott 6', Hodel 13', 27'
Bahamas: St. Fleur 1', Christie 31'

Senegal defeated Bahamas 10-1
Scorers
Senegal: Sylla 1', Balde 2', 3', 21', Diagne 5', Diassy 8', Ndoye 26', 30', Diouf 34', 34'
Bahamas: Christie 17'(p)

Switzerland defeated Ecuador 9-5
Scorers
Switzerland: Mo Jaeggy 7', Stankovic 8', 15', 33', Ott 10', 10', 18', 23', Werder 10'
Ecuador: Bailon 15', Cedeno 16', 22', Delgado 21', Gallegos 23'

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	0	18	13	+5	7
2	Senegal	3	2	0	0	1	25	7	+18	6
3	Bahamas	3	1	0	0	2	7	14	-7	3
4	Ecuador	3	0	0	0	3	6	22	-16	0

Group B

Matches

Italy defeated Mexico 8-1
Scorers
Italy: Di Palma 3', Zurlo 17', Palmacci 17', 26', Gori 20', 24', 31', Ramacciotti 34'
Mexico: Maldonado 35'

Iran defeated Nigeria 4-4 (AET) 2-1(penalties)
Scorers
Iran: Ahmadzadeh 8', 21', Mokhtari 16', 33'
Nigeria: Tale 15'(p), Emmanuel 19', Godspower 22', Ibenegbu 33'

Iran defeated Mexico 3-2
Scorers
Iran: Hosseini 20', Akbari 29', Ahmadzadeh 31'
Mexico: Mosco 21', Maldonado 25'

Italy defeated Nigeria 12-6
Scorers
Italy: Palmacci 2', 31', 31', Zurlo 9', Gori 19', 21', 23', 29', 29', 32', Di Palma 23', Chiavaro 35'
Nigeria: Abu 2', 28', 35', Godspower 6', Tale 22', Emeka 23'

Nigeria defeated Mexico 5-4 (AET)
Scorers
Nigeria: Emeka 15', Abu 20', 39', Tale 35', Godspower 37'
Mexico: Villa 8', A. Rodriguez 15', Maldonado 16'(p), Mosco 39'

Italy defeated Iran 5-4
Scorers
Italy: Gori 8', 26', Corisiniti 29', Ramacciotti 29', 34'
Iran: Akbari 9', Ahmadzadeh 11', Mesigar 18', Mokhtari 36'

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Italy	3	3	0	0	0	25	11	+14	9
2	Iran	3	1	0	1	1	11	11	0	4
3	Nigeria	3	0	1	0	2	15	20	-5	2
4	Mexico	3	0	0	0	3	7	16	-9	0

Group C

Matches

Paraguay defeated Panama 5-2
Scorers
Paraguay: Villaverde 1', Benitez 5', Zayas 10', Carballo 25', Moran 30'
Panama: Watson 9', Rangel 27'

Portugal defeated United Arab Emirates 2-1 (AET)
Scorers
Portugal: Belchior 19', Bruno Novo 37'
United Arab Emirates: Ali Karim 36'

Paraguay defeated Portugal 5-3
Scorers
Paraguay: Rolon 4', Moran 16', 31', Lopez 27', Carballo 27'
Portugal: Jordan 11', 18', Alan 34'

United Arab Emirates defeated Panama 2-2 (AET) 3-2 (penalties)
Scorers
United Arab Emirates: Walid 1', 9'
Panama: Galvez 2', Arrocha 2'

Portugal defeated Panama 7-0
Scorers
Portugal: Torres 3', Leo Martins 5', 28', Coimbra 6', José Maria 13', 32', Belchior 31'

United Arab Emirates defeated Paraguay 3-2
Scorers
United Arab Emirates: Haitham 5', 12', W. Beshir 25'
Paraguay: Carballo 9', 29'

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Paraguay	3	2	0	0	1	12	8	+4	6
2	Portugal	3	1	1	0	1	12	6	+6	5
3	United Arab Emirates	3	1	0	1	1	6	6	0	4
4	Panama	3	0	0	0	3	4	14	-10	0

Group D

Matches

Tahiti defeated Poland 8-4
Scorers
Tahiti: Fung Kuee 2', 36', Tavanae 4', 34', Tepa 7', Angel 12', N. Bennett 13', 18'
Poland: Lenart 22', Kubiak 27'(p), R. Bennett 31'(og), Jesionowski 34'

Brazil defeated Japan 9-3/b>
Scorers
Brazil: Goto 5'(og), Rodrigo 6', 17', 23', 28', 36', Mauricinho 20', 35', Catarino 21'
Japan: Oba 10', Goto 12', Bokhinha 22'(og)

Tahiti defeated Japan 4-3
Scorers
Tahiti: Labaste 4', Tavanae 26', Tepa 28', Li Fung Kuee 35'
Japan: Akaguma 26', 31', 34'

Brazil defeated Poland 7-4
Scorers
Brazil: Lucao 6', Catarino 20', 31', Rodrigo 24', Fernando 26', 34', Mauricinho 36'
Poland: Jesionowski 3', 34', Saganowski 32', 36'(p)

Japan defeated Poland 9-4
Scorers
Japan: Goto 4', 5', 18', 22', 27', Oba 16'(p), Iino 22', Yamauchi 23', 30'
Poland: Jesionowski 18', Saganowski 19', 26', Ziober 36'

Brazil defeated Tahiti 4-1
Scorers
Brazil: Filipe 5', Bruno Xavier 7', Catarino 13', 29'
Tahiti: Tepa 3'

Table Standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	W+	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	3	3	0	0	0	20	8	+12	9
2	Tahiti	3	2	0	0	1	13	11	+2	6
3	Japan	3	1	0	0	2	15	17	-2	3
4	Poland	3	0	0	0	3	12	24	-12	0

Olympic Football 2008: Argentina and Nigeria are favorites

Argentina Hot Favorite

In my last article, I have written will Brazil win the elusive Olympic gold medal. They are taking a strong team no doubt. Now let us discuss about the prospect of other teams. Last time gold medalist Argentina is hot favorite. They have won the under-20 FIFA World cup in 2005 and 2007. They are bringing their U-20 stars along with Messi to challenge other teams. Argentina is placed in Group A along with Côte d'Ivoire, Australia and Serbia. They will face little challenge on their way to second round. They may face Netherlands or Nigeria in quarterfinal. There is mouth watering match can be a possible in semi final, Brazil vs Argentina. If it happens Olympic football will reach dizzy height with stars like Messi, Robinho and Ronaldinho will play.

African Challenge

Recently Africa teams are doing very well in Olympic football. Cameroon, Nigeria and Côte d'Ivoire will lead the African challenge. Nigeria which won the Under-17 2007 World cup will be another favorite. Nigeria should qualify for quarterfinal from group B. Their main challenger will be Netherlands. USA and Japan can cause few upsets here. Cameroon is placed in group D having Italy as the main challenger. Honduras and Korea are the other team. Côte d'Ivoire has to beat Australia and Serbia to qualify from this group along with Argentina.

European Challenge

Spain is the last European country to win gold medal in 1992. I doubt Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Serbia will emulate Spain in this year tournament. Netherlands won bronze medal in 1908, 1912, and 1920. Italy won gold medal in 1936, and bronze in 1928 and 2004.

Kick off

The tournament starts on 7th Aug’08 with eight matches. We have two very interesting match. Argentina will meet Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria will face Netherlands. In other notable matches Brazil meets Belgium, Cameroon meets Korea Republic, and Italy meets Honduras. So from the first day the tournament will be in top gear. I think teams will follow the attacking football seen in Euro 2008. Argentina , Brazil and Nigeria will lead the pack for attacking football.