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2021 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

The Tecnotree Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup 2021 was the tenth edition of the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup, an annual international beach soccer tournament contested by men's national teams. After not being held in 2020 because of the Covid-19 Pandemic, it returned once again being held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates that host the tournament since its inception. This year's event occurred between 2 and 6 November.[1] The tournament was organised by the Dubai Sports Council (TSC) and Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).[2] The sponsor was Tecnotree.

2021 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
CityDubai
Dates2–6 November
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Russia (4th title)
Runners-up Iran
Third place Senegal
Fourth place Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored211 (10.55 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Chiky Ardil (9 goals)
Best player(s)Russia Boris Nikonorov
Best goalkeeperIran Hamid Behzadpour
← 2019
2022 →

The Intercontinental Cup was typically seen as the biggest tournament in the current international beach soccer calendar after the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[2] Similar in nature to that of the FIFA Confederations Cup,[3] eight nations took part.

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 are 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.[4]

Iran were the two-time defending champions, but they were defeated in the final.

Participating teams edit

The following eight teams took part.

Team Confederation Recent achievements Participation
  United Arab Emirates AFC Hosts 10th
  Iran AFC 2019 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup winners 8th
  Japan AFC 2019 AFC Beach Soccer Championship winners 4th
  Senegal CAF 2018 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations winners debut
  Paraguay CONMEBOL 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) third-place 2nd
  Russia UEFA 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winners 10th
  Spain UEFA 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) winners 3rd
  Portugal UEFA 2021 Euro Beach Soccer League winners 4th

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   Senegal 3 2 0 0 1 17 13 +4 6 Knockout stage
2   Portugal 3 2 0 0 1 16 14 +2 6
3   United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 1 1 12 12 0 4 5th–8th place play-offs
4   Spain 3 0 0 0 3 14 20 −6 0
Source: BSWW
Portugal  4–7  Senegal
  • Pintado   1'
  • L. Martins   24'
  • Torres   17'
  • Pinhal   24'
  • Mendy   3', 35' (pen.)
  • Sylla   4', 22'
  • Diatta   14', 26'
  • Mam. Diagne   22'
United Arab Emirates  6–4  Spain
  • Walid   6'
  • Waleed Beshr   7', 34'
  • Malahi   20'
  • Ahmed Beshr   21'
  • Abbas   24'
  • Joselito   6', 24', 27'
  • Suárez   34'
Spain  6–7  Senegal
  • Chiky   3', 12', 32'
  • Cassano   12'
  • José Arias   14'
  • Cintas   26'
  • Diatta   2', 8'
  • Samb   11', 12', 29'
  • Mam. Diagne   31'
  • Boye   36'
United Arab Emirates  3–5  Portugal
  • Walid   16'
  • Abbas   17', 23'
Portugal  7–4  Spain
  • Von   6'
  • B. Martins   10'
  • Brilhante   12'
  • Pintado   21'
  • L. Martins   21'
  • Lourenço   28'
  • Pinhal   29'
  • Cintas   23'
  • Chiky   29' (pen.), 34', 34'
Senegal  3–3 (a.e.t.)  United Arab Emirates
  • Samb   1'
  • Seydina   1' (pen.)
  • Diatta   34'
  • Waleed   11' (pen.)
  • Ahmed   17', 20'
Penalties
  • Sylla  
  • Mam. Diagne  
  • Seydina  
  • Man. Diagne  
  • Diatta  
 4–5
  •   Abbas
  •   Hasan
  •   Kamal
  •   Malahi
  •   Waleed

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Russia 3 2 1 0 0 19 16 +3 8 Knockout stage
2   Iran 3 2 0 0 1 17 11 +6 6
3   Paraguay 3 0 1 0 2 19 20 −1 2 5th–8th place play-offs
4   Japan 3 0 0 0 3 11 19 −8 0
Source: BSWW
Russia  7–6 (a.e.t.)  Japan
  • Nikonorov   2', 4' (pen.), 22', 32'
  • Paporotnyi   3'
  • Novikov   34'
  • Kotenev   37'
  • Okuyama   4' (pen.), 22'
  • Yamauchi   16', 23'
  • Ozu   26', 34'
Iran  8–6  Paraguay
  • Shir   20', 32'
  • Kiani   20'
  • Moradi   22', 28'
  • Mokhtari   24', 24'
  • Akbari   36'
  • M. Medina   3', 24', 32'
  • V. Benítez   4' (pen.)
  • N. Medina   12'
  • Carballo   35'
Paraguay  7–8  Russia
  • Escobar   7'
  • Ojeda   10', 18', 34'
  • V. Benitez   17'
  • Cantero   26'
  • M. Medina   30'
  • Zemskov   1', 13', 25'
  • Krash   2'
  • Parkhomenko   3'
  • Kotenev   3'
  • Paporotnyi   9'
  • Nikonorov   20'
Iran  6–1  Japan
  • Mokhtari   14'
  • Shir   23'
  • Kiani   27'
  • Movahed   32'
  • Mirshekari   35'
  • Abdollahi   36'
  • Okuyama   33'
Japan  4–6 (a.e.t.)  Paraguay
  • Akaguma   3'
  • Ozu   6'
  • Yamauchi   12'
  • Oba   33'
  • V. Benitez   4'
  • Rolon   7'
  • N. Medina   12', 13', 35'
  • Escobar   34'
Russia  4–3  Iran
  • Korsharnyi   10'
  • Shkarin   14'
  • Kotenev   24'
  • Krasheninnikov   24'
  • Akbari   3'
  • Moradi   32'
  • Ahmadzadeh   35'

5th–8th place play-offs edit

The teams finishing in third and fourth place are 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
 
      
 
5 November
 
 
  United Arab Emirates 4
 
6 November
 
  Japan 6
 
  Japan 5
 
5 November
 
  Spain 4
 
  Paraguay 4
 
 
  Spain 5
 
Seventh place play-off
 
 
6 November
 
 
  United Arab Emirates 3
 
 
  Paraguay 8

5th–8th place semi-finals edit

Paraguay  4–5  Spain
  • Carballo   1'
  • M. Medina   1', 12'
  • N. Medina   35'
  • Chiky   9', 11', 2'
  • Cassano   18'
  • Domingo   32'
United Arab Emirates  4–6  Japan
  • Abbas   13'
  • Waleed   16'
  • Ali   33'
  • Hasan   33'
  • Okuyama   2'
  • Oba   12', 35'
  • Matsuoka   26'
  • Akaguma   30'
  • Tanaka   35'

Seventh place play-off edit

United Arab Emirates  3–8  Paraguay
  • Ahmed   23'
  • Walid   20'
  • Malahi   18'
 Report
  • V. Benitez   3', 9', 17'
  • G. Benitez   8', 20'
  • Escobar   19', 29'
  • Medina   26'

Fifth place play-off edit

Japan  5–4  Spain
  • Ozu   10', 13', 34'
  • Okuyama   11'
  • Matsuo   32'
 Report
  • Joselito   3', 35'
  • Eduard   32', 34'

Knockout stage edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 November
 
 
  Russia 7
 
6 November
 
  Portugal 3
 
  Russia 3
 
5 November
 
  Iran 2
 
  Senegal 5
 
 
  Iran 7
 
Third place play-off
 
 
6 November
 
 
  Portugal 4
 
 
  Senegal 7

Semi finals edit

Russia  7–3  Portugal
  • Kotenev   2'
  • Zemskov   7', 20', 35'
  • Paporotniy   15'
  • Kosharniy   19', 28'
  • Lourenço   13'
  • L. Martins   14'
  • Bernardo   20'
Senegal  5–7  Iran
  • Diagne   7', 7', 9'
  • Raoul   14'
  • Madione   30'
  • Mokthari   6', 11', 25'
  • Moradi   18'
  • Akbari   23'
  • Mirshekari   29'
  • Ahmadzadeh   36'

Third place play-off edit

Portugal  4–7  Senegal
  • Lourenço   6'
  • Pintado   13'
  • Andrade   23'
  • Bernardo   28'
 Report
  • Sylla   6', 16'
  • Seyni   8'
  • Madione   15', 24', 26'
  • Diatta   19'

Final edit

Russia  3–2  Iran
  • Nikonorov   3', 12', 18'
  • Mokthari   24', 36'

Awards edit

Winners trophy edit

 2021 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
champions 
 
Russia
4th title

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

Final standings edit

Pos Grp Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 B   Russia 5 4 1 0 0 29 21 +8 14 Champions
2 B   Iran 5 3 0 0 2 26 19 +7 9 Runners-up
3 A   Senegal 5 3 0 0 2 29 24 +5 9 Third place
4 A   Portugal 5 2 0 0 3 23 28 −5 6
5 B   Japan 5 2 0 0 3 22 27 −5 6 Eliminated in
Group stage
6 A   Spain 5 1 0 0 4 23 29 −6 3
7 B   Paraguay 5 1 1 0 3 31 28 +3 5
8 A   United Arab Emirates 5 1 0 1 3 19 26 −7 4
Source: BSWW

References edit

  1. ^ "The Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup 2021". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Intercontinental Cup Dubai agreement extended". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Dubai, ready to sublimate beach soccer once again". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

External links edit

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