2015 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

2015 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
Dates3–7 November 2015
Teams8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Russia (3rd title)
Runners-up Tahiti
Third place Iran
Fourth place Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored145 (7.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Egypt Mohamed Gamal (9 goals)
Best player(s)Russia Yury Krasheninnikov
Best goalkeeperUnited Arab Emirates Humaid Albalooshi
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The 2015 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup was the fifth edition of the tournament, Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup. It took place at Jumeirah Beach in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 3 to 7 November 2015. Eight teams participated in the competition.

Participating teams

Team Confederation Achievements Participation
 United Arab Emirates AFC Host 5th
 Portugal UEFA 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup & 2015 Euro Beach Soccer League winners 2nd
 Russia UEFA 2015 Euro Beach Soccer League third place 5th
 Mexico CONCACAF 2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship winners 3rd
 Argentina CONMEBOL 2015 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship third place 1st
 Iran AFC 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship third place 3rd
 Egypt CAF 2015 CAF Beach Soccer Championship sixth place 1st
 Tahiti OFC 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup runners-up 3rd

Group stage

All matches are listed as local time in Dubai, (UTC+4).

Legend
Teams that advanced to the semi-finals

Group A

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts
 Russia 3 2 0 1 14 8 +6 6
 Egypt 3 2 0 1 12 13 –1 6
 United Arab Emirates 3 1 1 1 10 10 0 4
 Argentina 3 0 0 3 10 15 –5 0
United Arab Emirates 2–3 Egypt
Ali Karim 13'
Walid 31'		 Report Aboserie 12'
Gamal 35', 36'


Russia 5–1 Argentina
Makarov 1'
Shishin 9'
Krasheninnikov 24'
Gorchinsky 35'
Paporotnyi 36'		 Report Minici 25'


Argentina 3–3 (a.e.t.) United Arab Emirates
Report
Penalties
4–5


Egypt 2–5 Russia
Report


Egypt 7–6 Argentina
Report


United Arab Emirates 5–4 Russia
Report


Group B

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts
 Tahiti 3 3 0 0 14 7 +7 9
 Iran 3 2 0 1 12 9 +3 6
 Portugal 3 1 0 2 10 14 –4 3
 Mexico 3 0 0 3 8 14 –6 0
Portugal 5–3 Mexico
Torres 8'
Belchior 14', 27'
Coimbra 16'
Madjer 26'		 Report Gomez 21', 33'
Rodriguez 33'


Tahiti 4–2 Iran
Tepa 7'
Zaveroni 9'
N. Bennett 20'
Taiarui 26'		 Report Ahmadzadeh 25', 35'


Mexico 3–4 Tahiti
Report


Iran 5–3 Portugal
Report


Portugal 2–6 Tahiti
Report


Mexico 2–5 Iran
Report


Classification stage

 
5–8 placesFifth place
 
      
 
6 November – Jumeirah Beach
 
 
 Portugal6
 
7 November – Jumeirah Beach
 
 Argentina2
 
 Portugal1
 
6 November – Jumeirah Beach
 
 UAE4
 
 UAE3
 
 
 Mexico2
 
Seventh place
 
 
7 November – Jumeirah Beach
 
 
 Argentina2
 
 
 Mexico6

5–8 places

 Portugal6–2 Argentina
Report
 UAE3–2 Mexico
Report

Seventh place match

 Argentina2–6 Mexico
Report

Fifth place match

 Portugal1–4 UAE
Report

Championship stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 November – Jumeirah Beach
 
 
 Tahiti8
 
7 November – Jumeirah Beach
 
 Egypt5
 
 Tahiti2
 
6 November – Jumeirah Beach
 
 Russia5
 
 Russia4
 
 
 Iran1
 
Third place
 
 
7 November – Jumeirah Beach
 
 
 Egypt2 (2)
 
 
 Iran2 (3)

Semi-finals

 Tahiti8–5 Egypt
Report
 Russia4–1 Iran
Report

Third place match

 Egypt2–2 (a.e.t.) Iran
Report
Penalties
2–3

Final

 Tahiti2–5 Russia
Report

Awards

Best Player (MVP)
Russia Yury Krasheninnikov
Top Scorer
Egypt Mohamed Gamal
Best Goalkeeper
United Arab Emirates Humaid Albalooshi

Top scorers

Rank Player Goals

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Russia
2  Tahiti
3  Iran
4  Egypt
5  UAE
6  Portugal
7  Mexico
8  Argentina

References