2021 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

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
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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.

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

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

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

Group A

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
  • 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 soccer ball with check mark
  • Mam. Diagne soccer ball with red X
  • Seydina soccer ball with check mark
  • Man. Diagne soccer ball with check mark
  • Diatta soccer ball with check mark
 4–5
  • soccer ball with check mark Abbas
  • soccer ball with check mark Hasan
  • soccer ball with check mark Kamal
  • soccer ball with check mark Malahi
  • soccer ball with check mark Waleed

Group B

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

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

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

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

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

Knockout stage

 
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

Russia 7–3 Portugal
  • Kotenev 2'
  • Zemskov 7', 20', 35'
  • Paporotniy 15'
  • Kosharniy 19', 28'
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

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

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

Awards

Winners trophy

 2021 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
champions 

Russia
4th title

Statistics

Goalscorers

Final standings

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

  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.