FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2008


4th Edition in Marseille, France


Qualifyings :

Africa

March 25-30 in Durban

Egypt		8-3 Mozambique
Senegal		8-4 South Africa
Egypt		5-4 Senegal		[OT]
Mozambique	3-2 South Africa
Senegal	       10-0 Mozambique
South Africa	4-3 Egypt

Cameroon	8-3 Cape Verde
Ivory Coast	5-4 Nigeria
Cameroon	8-6 Ivory Coast
Nigeria        12-2 Cape Verde
Cape Verde	2-2 Ivory Coast		[OT; 1-0 pen]
Cameroon	3-3 Nigeria		[OT; 3-2 pen]

1/2 finals
Cameroon	4-3 Egypt
Senegal		5-5 Ivory Coast		[OT; 6-5 pen]

Third Place Match
Ivory Coast	6-3 Egypt

Final
Senegal        12-6 Cameroon

Senegal and Cameroon are qualified


Concacaf

April 17-20 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

USA		7-2 Costa Rica
Mexico		4-2 El Salvador
El Salvador	6-5 USA
Mexico		6-0 Costa Rica
El Salvador	4-3 Costa Rica
Mexico		2-1 USA

Mexico and are El Salvador qualified


Conmebol

April 23-27 in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Argentina	2-1 Venezuela
Chile		8-5 Peru
Argentina	8-0 Peru
Venezuela	5-4 Chile
Argentina	6-5 Chile
Venezuela	7-5 Peru

Brasil		8-3 Uruguay
Brasil		6-4 Paraguay
Uruguay		5-4 Paraguay

1/2 finals
Brasil		8-3 Venezuela
Argentina	5-3 Uruguay	

Third Place Match
Uruguay		5-1 Venezuela

Final
Brasil		6-1 Argentina	

Best goalkeeper: Diego (Uruguay)
Top Scorer: Ezequiel Hilaire (Argentina) 7
Best Player: André (Brazil

Brasil, Argentina and Uruguay are qualified


Asia

May 6-10 in Dubai

UAE		6-2 Uzbekistan
China		4-3 Uzbekistan
UAE		5-0 China

Japan		8-2 Philippines
Iran		5-2 Philippines
Japan		1-1 Iran

Semifinals
UAE 		3-1 Iran
Japan		7-1 China

Third Place Match
Iran		4-1 China

Final
UAE 		4-3 Japan

UAE, Japan and Iran are qualified


Europa

May 14-18 in Benidorm

Group A
Spain		6-1 Germany 
Spain		5-0 Belarus 
Spain		8-2 Romania 
Germany		3-1 Belarus
Germany		8-3 Romania
Belarus		6-2 Romania

Group B 
Russia		6-2 Czech Republic
Russia		4-1 Latvia 
Russia		4-4 Netherlands		[OT; 0-1 pen]
Czech Republic 	7-5 Latvia 
Czech Republic 	5-4 Netherlands 
Latvia 		4-2 Netherlands
 
Group C
Italy 		2-1 Greece 		[OT]
Italy 		5-2 Norway 
Italy 		4-2 Azerbaijan 
Greece		3-4 Norway
Greece		5-1 Azerbaijan
Norway		2-3 Azerbaijan
 
Group D
Portugal 	6-1 England 
Portugal 	5-2 Estonia 
Portugal 	15-3 Georgia
England 	3-2 Estonia		[OT]
England 	4-1 Georgia
Estonia		7-0 Georgia 
 
Group E
Ukraine 	4-3 Poland 
Ukraine 	7-4 Slovakia 
Ukraine 	6-2 Andorra
Poland 		4-1 Slovakia 
Poland 		4-2 Andorra
Slovakia 	7-5 Andorra 
 
Group F
Switzerland 	5-1 Hungary 
Switzerland 	14-3 Lithuania 
Switzerland 	4-3 Austria
Hungary		6-2 Lithuania
Hungary		3-1 Austria
Lithuania	4-2 Austria
 
1/8 finals
Spain		6-3 Norway
Czech Republic	4-1 Hungary 
Italy		4-3 Belarus
Ukraine		6-0 England
Portugal	8-1 Latvia
Greece 		4-3 Germany
Russia		6-0 Estonia 
Switzerland	4-3 Poland

1/4 finals
Spain		7-1 Czech Republic
Italy		8-3 Ukraine
Portugal	8-0 Greece 
Russia		3-2 Switzerland

1/2 finals
Spain		4-3 Italy		[OT]
Portugal	2-1 Russia
 
Third Place Match
Russia		4-2 Italy

Final
Spain		4-3 Portugal

Spain, Portugal, Russia and Italy are qualified
France is qualified as host


Oceania

No qualifiers will be held. 
OFC has nominated Solomon Islands as their representative based 
on their results over the past two years, which show that they 
are the strongest team in the area.



Final Tournament in Marseille, France

July 17-27


Group A
17/07 
Uruguay 	6-1 Iran  
France 		5-5 Sénégal 		[OT; 1-2 pen]  
19/07
Sénégal 	7-8 Uruguay 		[OT]  
Iran 		6-6 France 		[OT; 1-2 pen] 
21/07
Sénégal 	4-1 Iran  
France 		4-3 Uruguay  

Group B
17/07
Italy 		7-4 Solomon  
Portugal 	8-2 El Salvador  
19/07
Solomon		4-13 Portugal  
El Salvador 	1-4 Italy  
21/07
Portugal 	5-4 Italy  		[OT]
El Salvador 	3-6 Solomon

Group C   
18/07
Russia 		3-5 Argentina  
UAE		10-4 Cameroon  
20/07
Argentina 	5-2 United Arab Emirates  
Cameroon 	0-4 Russia  
22/07
UAE		0-5 Russia  
Cameroon 	0-3 Argentina 
 
Group D   
18/07
Mexico 		4-3 Japan  
Brazil 		3-2 Spain  
20/07
Spain 		2-1 Mexico  
Japan 		1-8 Brazil  
22/07
Spain 		6-1 Japan  
Brazil 		7-1 Mexico  

1/4 finals
24/07
Italy		5-2 France 
Portugal 	6-3 Uruguay  
Spain		2-0 Argentina
Brazil 		6-4 Russia 

1/2 finals   
26/07
Italy 		4-4 Spain  	[OT; 1-0 pen]
Brazil 		5-4 Portugal
 
Third place match  
27/07
Portugal 	5-4 Spain
  
Final  
27/07
Brazil 		5-3 Italy 

Adidas Golden Shoe  : Madjer (Portugal) 13 goals

Adidas Golden Glove : Roberto Valeiro (Goalkeeper-Spain)

Adidas Golden Ball  : Amarelle (Spain)


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