2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Campionato mondiale di beach soccer 2011

Official logo
Tournament details
Host country Italy
Dates 1 – 11 September 2011
Teams 16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Russia Russia (1st title)
Runners-up Brazil Brazil
Third place Portugal Portugal
Fourth place El Salvador El Salvador
Tournament statistics
Matches played 32
Goals scored 269 (8.41 per match)
Attendance 119,370 (3,730 per match)
Top scorer(s) Brazil André
(14 goals)

The 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the sixth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the 16th edition of the World Cup since its establishment in 1995. It took place at the Stadio del Mare (Stadium of the Sea),[1] a temporary stadium at the Marina di Ravenna[2] in Ravenna, Italy,[3] the third tournament to take place outside Brazil, which started on September 1 and ended on September 11, 2011.[4] However this was the first tournament to take place under the new two year basis; now the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup takes place once every two years.[5] The tournament was confirmed in March 2010.[6] Brazil were the defending champions, after winning their fourth FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title in 2009. The tournament was won by Russia, winning their first title in their first final after beating Brazil.

Qualifying Rounds

African Zone

The African qualifiers took place between June 15 and June 19, 2011, in Casablanca, Morocco, for the first time. The competition took place between nine teams, the same number of teams who competed in the previous championship. Not surprisingly, Senegal and Nigeria were the eventual qualifying nations, after beating Egypt and surprise semi-finalists Madagascar respectively to reach the final. Senegal were the winners of the competition, beating Nigeria 7-4 in the final.

Asian Zone

The Asian qualifiers took place in Muscat, Oman, for the first time, between February 27 and March 4, 2011. Beach Soccer Worldwide and FIFA decided on holding the tournament there, due to the success of the 2010 Asian Beach Games, also held there. A record eleven teams participated, an increase on the previous record of seven teams in 2009.[7] Japan clinched their second successive championship title, after beating hosts Oman in the final who will play at the World Cup for the first time. Iran won the third-place play off against the United Arab Emirates to qualify for their fourth World Cup appearance, whilst the United Arab Emirates have failed to qualify to the World Cup, after hosting the competition in 2009.

European Zone

The European qualifiers took place in Bibione, Italy from 11–18 July 2010, with 27 teams participating for four European berths.[8] The surprising winners of the qualifiers, Ukraine, qualified along with runners-up Portugal, third-place Russia and fourth-place Switzerland. Only the semi-finalists qualified to the World Cup, meaning that Spain, who won the qualifiers in 2008, have failed to make the finals in Ravenna, meaning that this World Cup will be the first time Spain have not competed in twelve World Cups, since 1997. 2005 World Cup winners France have also failed to qualify, making it two World Cups in a row France have failed to qualify for.

North, Central American and Caribbean Zone

The CONCACAF qualifiers were played between 8 nations, an increase from last year's 6, for the first time, between 1–5 December 2010, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for the third year in a row, seeing Jamaica return after four years and newcomers Guatemala joining the tournament.[9] However, inevitably, the qualifiers were fought out between the strongest four nations in CONCACAF: El Salvador, Costa Rica, Mexico and the United States, who met in the semi-finals of the tournament, clearly dominating as a 'big four' force. However only the finalists could qualify for the World Cup, which led to two dramatic semi-final games which saw both matches go to penalty shootouts. In the end, it was El Salvador and Mexico who qualified, after tense 3-3 and 1-1 draws against Costa Rica and the United States respectively. The qualifying nations eventually went through on penalties, 2-1 and 1-0 respectively, meaning that El Salvador qualify for the World Cup consecutively after putting out Costa Rica, who qualified last year, whilst Mexico qualify after a two year absence from the World Cup, meaning the United States have now failed to qualify since 2007. Mexico were favourites from CONCACAF in Ravenna after beating El Salvador in the final of the qualifiers. The United States finished third after beating Costa Rica in the third place play off.[10]

Oceanian Zone

The OFC qualifiers took place from 23–26 February 2011[11] in Papeete, Tahiti, the place where the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup will be held. This was the third time the island hosted the qualifiers following 2006 and 2009, but the first in Papeete, as it had been held in Moorea previously.[12] Once again, Fiji, the Solomon Islands, and Tahiti competed however Vanuatu were forced to withdraw due to being stranded at their airport because of a cyclone that had passed through the area. Despite the Solomon Islands looking the dominant team, winning both their games in the group stage, they lost to hosts Tahiti in the final, meaning for the first time since the qualifiers began in 2006, the Solomon Islands will not be competing in the World Cup.

South American Zone

The CONMEBOL qualifiers were originally scheduled to take place from 7 – 14 May 2011, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. However the tournament was re-scheduled and took place from 31 July to 7 August. For the fourth consecutive tournament, Brazil won the championship, after beating Argentina in the final, 6-2. Since both these nations reached the final, this also means that they both qualify for the fourth year in a row. The surprise of the tournament saw Uruguay crash out at the group stage of the tournament, meaning for the first time since the World Cup's inception in 1995, Uruguay will not be competing, leaving Brazil as the sole nation to have competed in every World Cup to date. With Uruguay's absence from the knockout stage, this allowed Venezuela to claim victory over surprise semi-finalists Colombia, to qualify for their third World Cup, after their last appearance in 2001.

Hosts

Italy qualified automatically as the hosts, although they still competed in the European qualifiers, being knocked out in the round of 16.[13]

Teams

These are the teams that have qualified for the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup:

Asian zone (AFC):

African zone (CAF):

European zone (UEFA):

North, Central American and Caribbean zone (CONCACAF):

Oceanian zone (OFC):

  •  Tahiti

South American zone (CONMEBOL):

Hosts:
  Qualified for World Cup finals
  Entered qualifying rounds but failed to qualify for World Cup finals
  Entered qualifying rounds, but withdrew before they began
  Did not enter World Cup
  Not an associate member of FIFA

Venue

Only one venue was used in the city of Ravenna during the World Cup which has been called the Stadio del Mare or the Stadium of the Sea, in English. The Stadium was built as a temporary structure, primarily built to host the World Cup however the stadium also hosted the third stage of the 2011 Euro Beach Soccer League, to promote beach soccer in the area before the start of the World Cup.[1] The capacity of the stadium is considerably smaller than the capacities of the stadiums used in other recent World Cups.

Ravenna
2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (Italy)
Stadio del Mare[1]
44°25′N 12°12′E / 44.417°N 12.200°E
Capacity: 5,500[14]

Final draw

The draw to divide the 16 teams in four groups of four was conducted on 5 July 2011 in Rome, Italy, which was conducted by FIFA Beach Soccer Committee members Joan Cuscó and Jaime Yarza. 1998 FIFA World Cup winner Christian Karembeu and beach soccer legend, Ramiro Figueiras Amarelle assisted the draw.[15]

Pot 1 (Hosts & Europe Top 3) Pot 2 (Asia & Oceania) Pot 3 (Africa & North America) Pot 4 (South America & 4th European nation)
 Italy
 Ukraine
 Portugal
 Russia		  Japan
 Oman
 Iran
 Tahiti		  Senegal
 Nigeria
 Mexico
 El Salvador		  Brazil
 Argentina
 Venezuela
  Switzerland

The sixteen teams were placed into four pots of four teams. One team from each pot was placed into each respective group A, B, C and D, with the hosts being chosen first to play in group A.[16]

Referees

FIFA have chosen 25 officials to referee the matches at the World Cup. From the 25 referees, at least one referee represents each confederation; four from the AFC, three from CAF, five from CONMEBOL, three from CONCACAF, one from the OFC and eight from UEFA, with all 25 officials being from different countries. The referees were revealed in August, 2011.[17]

AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA
Malaysia Suhaimi Mat Hassan
Japan Tasuku Onodera
Thailand Suwat Wongsuwan
United Arab Emirates Ebrahim Almansory		 Madagascar Said Hachim
Mauritius David Adolphe
Nigeria Jelili Ogunmuyiwa		 El Salvador Oscar Velasquez
Guatemala Miguel Lopez
Panama Oscar Arosemena		 Argentina Juan Rodriguez
Brazil Ivo De Moraes
Chile Rene De La Rosa
Ecuador Jose Cortez
Uruguay Javier Bentancor		 Solomon Islands Hugo Pado Hungary Istvan Meszaros
Italy Roberto Pungitore
Netherlands Michael Medina
Poland Tomasz Winiarczyk		 Russia Alexander Berezkin
Spain Ruben Eiriz
Switzerland Christian Zimmermann
Turkey Serdar Akcer

Squads

As with previous tournaments, each nations' squad consists of a total of 12 players; only these players were eligible to play in the World Cup. On 25 August 2011, the squad lists for the 16 teams were announced, consisting of a total of 192 players who will be participating in the World Cup.[18] Brazil have the oldest squad, with an average age of 31, whilst Nigeria have the youngest squad with an average age of 22.

Group Stage

The group stage commenced on September 1 and concluded on September 6, with Argentina against Oman being the opening match of the competition.

All kickoff times are listed as local time in Ravenna (UTC+2).[19]

Legend
Teams that advanced to the quarter finals

Group A

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts
 Italy 31201312+17
 Senegal 31111715+25
  Switzerland 31021615+13
 Iran 30031317−40

1 September 2011
17:00
Switzerland   8 – 8 (a.e.t.)  Senegal
D. Stankovic  7',  20',  22'
M. Jaeggy  18',  33'
N. Sylla  25' (o.g.),  28' (o.g.)
S. Leu  33' 		Report  3',  4',  22' P. Koukpaki
 6' N. Mbaye
 11',  24' N. Sylla
 14' L. Diagne
 20' I. Bakhoum
  Penalties  
D. Stankovic 0 – 1 P. Koukpaki
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Argentina Juan Rodriguez

1 September 2011
18:30
Italy  6 – 6 (a.e.t.)  Iran
G. Soria  8' (pen.),  29'
M. Marrucci  20'
G. Gori  20'}
F. Corosiniti  27'
F. Palma  29' 		Report  6' (pen.) M. Hassani
 13' A. Naderi
 16',  28' H. Abdollahi
 22',  36' F. Boulokbashi
  Penalties  
S. Feudi
G. Soria
F. Palma
G. Gori
P. Palmacci 		5 – 4 M. Mohktari
A. Naderi
F. Boulokbashi
M. Ahmadzadeh
M. Mesigar
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Uruguay Javier Bentancor

3 September 2011
15:30
Iran  4 – 6   Switzerland
M. Mokhtari  9',  21'
M. Ahmadzadeh  29'
H. Abdollahi  36' 		Report  4' V. Jaeggy
 9' S. Spaccarotella
 9' M. Jaeggy
 10' M. Rodrigues
 11' A. Schirinzi
 36' S. Leu
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 3,650
Referee: Spain Ruben Eiriz

3 September 2011
18:30
Senegal  4 – 4 (a.e.t.)  Italy
N. Mbaye  27',  34'
P. Koukpaki  36',  36' 		Report  1' S. Feudi
 8',  36',  36' P. Palmacci
  Penalties  
P. Koukpaki
B. Fall
N. Mbaye 		2 – 3 S. Feudi
G. Soria
F. Palma
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Nigeria Jelili Ogunmuyiwa

5 September 2011
15:30
Iran  3 – 5  Senegal
M. Hassani  16'
M. Mesigar  19'
F. Boulokbashi  31' 		Report  1',  4' N. Mbaye
 9',  36' B. Fall
 24' C. Ba
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Guatemala Miguel Lopez

5 September 2011
18:30
Italy  3 – 2   Switzerland
G. Soria  24'
F. Corosiniti  27',  36' 		Report  9' S. Leu
 36' D. Stankovic
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Hungary Istvan Meszaros

Group B

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts
 Portugal 3300245+199
 El Salvador 32011017−76
 Argentina 3102610−43
 Oman 3003715−80

1 September 2011
15:30
Argentina  3 – 1  Oman
J. Vivas  17'
G. Spinelli  21'
S. Larreta  27' 		Report Al-Sinani  1'
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Spain Ruben Eiriz

1 September 2011
20:00
El Salvador  2 – 11  Portugal
A. Ruiz  17'
F. Velasquez  28' 		Report  1',  2',  5' Madjer
 1',  32' N. Belchior
 15',  27' R. Coimbra
 17',  17' Alan
 22' Lucio
 24' B. Novo
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Japan Tasuku Onodera

3 September 2011
17:00
Portugal  5 – 0  Argentina
Madjer  4',  17',  24',  34'
N. Belchior  23' 		Report
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Russia Alexander Berezkin

3 September 2011
20:00
Oman  3 – 4  El Salvador
Al-Sinani  12', 34'
Al-Dhabit  34' 		Report  16' E. Ramirez
 25' T. Hernandez
 26' (o.g.) N. Al Mukhaini
 36' A. Ruiz
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Madagascar Said Hachim

5 September 2011
17:00
Portugal  8 – 3  Oman
Madjer  3',  33'
P. Graça  9'
Lucio  12',  34'
Y. Al Araimi  18' (o.g.)
Duarte  22' (pen.)
N. Belchior  27' 		Report Al-Mas  24'
Al-Mukhaini  28'
Al-Rajhi  31'
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 4,130
Referee: Ecuador Jose Cortez

5 September 2011
20:00
El Salvador  4 – 3  Argentina
F. Velasquez  19'
A. Ruiz  24'
J. Membreño  32'
W. Torres  36' 		Report  19' L. Franceschini
 19',  36' J. Levi
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 1,330
Referee: Nigeria Jelili Ogunmuyiwa

Group C

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts
 Russia 3300207+139
 Nigeria 32011312+16
 Tahiti 3102611−53
 Venezuela 3003817−90

2 September 2011
15:30
Nigeria  4 – 8  Russia
I. Olawale  5'
V. Tale  24'
M. Najare  24'
O. Okemmiri  25' 		Report  3',  19' E. Eremeev
 5' Y. Gorchinskiy
 7',  12' E. Shaykov
 23' A. Makarov
 24' I. Leonov
 36' A. Shkarin
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ecuador Jose Cortez

2 September 2011
20:00
Tahiti  5 – 2  Venezuela
T. Zaveroni  7',  20'
N. Bennett  16'
M. Amau  18'
T. Labaste  33' 		Report  7' E. Quintero
 22' C. Longa
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Hungary Istvan Meszaros

4 September 2011
17:00
Venezuela  3 – 5  Nigeria
E. Quintero  5'
N. Nwosu  19' (o.g.)
K. Camargo  27' 		Report  9',  11' I. Olawale
 24',  27' V. Tale
 36' N. Nwosu
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 3,750
Referee: Panama Oscar Arosemena

4 September 2011
20:00
Russia  5 – 0  Tahiti
E. Shaykov  17'
E. Eremeev  28'
Y. Krasheninnikov  28'
I. Leonov  30'
A. Makarov  34' 		Report
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Thailand Suwat Wongsuwan

6 September 2011
17:00
Venezuela  3 – 7  Russia
M. Monsalve  11'
F. Landaeta  22'
G. Cardone  36' 		Report  16',  21',  22' D. Shishin
 17' A. Shkarin
 28' I. Leonov
 31',  35' Y. Krasheninnikov
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: United Arab Emirates Ebrahim Almansory

6 September 2011
20:00
Tahiti  1 – 4  Nigeria
T. Zaveroni  16' Report  14',  20' V. Tale
 20' (pen.) M. Najare
 31' O. Okemmiri
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 1,740
Referee: Brazil Ivo De Moraes

Group D

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts
 Brazil 3210117+48
 Mexico 311168−25
 Ukraine 310286+23
 Japan 3003610−40

2 September 2011
17:00
Japan  2 – 3  Mexico
S. Yamauchi  12'
S. Suzuki  31' 		Report  22' (pen.) A. Rodriguez
 24' J. Cervantes
 30' R. Villalobos
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Poland Tomasz Winiarczyk

2 September 2011
18:30
Brazil  3 – 3 (a.e.t.)  Ukraine
Benjamin  5'
Sidney  16',  27' 		Report  16' I. Borsuk
 17' O. Zborovskyi
 24' O. Korniychuk
  Penalties  
André
Bruno 		2 – 1 I. Borsuk
O. Korniychuk
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Panama Oscar Arosemena

4 September 2011
15:30
Ukraine  4 – 2  Japan
R. Pachev  1'
S. Bozhenko  19'
O. Zborovskyi  20'
O. Mozgovyy  33' 		Report  21' H. Oda
 30' M. Komaki
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 2,870
Referee: United Arab Emirates Ebrahim Almansory

4 September 2011
18:30
Mexico  2 – 5  Brazil
M. Plata  3',  24' (pen.) Report  5' Benjamin
 10' Betinho
 17' (pen.) André
 21' Buru
 24' Jorginho
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 5,230
Referee: Russia Alexander Berezkin

6 September 2011
15:30
Ukraine  1 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Mexico
A. Butko  6' Report  33' F. Cati
  Penalties  
I. Borsuk
A. Yevdokymov 		0 – 1 R. Villalobos
A. Rodriguez
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Poland Tomasz Winiarczyk

6 September 2011
18:30
Brazil  3 – 2  Japan
André  12',  27'
Benjamin  25' 		Report  5' S. Yamauchi
 19' (pen.) M. Komaki
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Spain Ruben Eiriz

Knockout Stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
8 September 2011        
  Italy  5
10 September 2011
  El Salvador (a.e.t.)  6  
  El Salvador  3
8 September 2011
    Russia  7  
  Russia  5
11 September 2011
  Mexico  3  
  Russia  12
8 September 2011
    Brazil  8
  Brazil (a.e.t.)  10
10 September 2011
  Nigeria  8  
  Brazil  4 Third place
8 September 2011
    Portugal  1  
  Portugal (pen.)  4 (3)   El Salvador  2
  Senegal  4 (2)     Portugal  3
11 September 2011

Quarter finals

8 September 2011
15:30
Russia  5 – 3  Mexico
I. Leonov  2'
E. Shaykov  14'
Y. Krasheninnikov  16'
Y. Gorchinskiy  23'
E. Eremeev  27' 		Report  10' A. Barbosa
 30' R. Villalobos
 32' M. Plata
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Hungary Istvan Meszaros

8 September 2011
17:00
Portugal  4 – 4 (a.e.t.)  Senegal
Madjer  5'
N. Belchior  5'
B. Torres  10'
J. Santos  23' 		Report  5' P. Koukpaki
 13' (pen.),  13' N. Sylla
 36' (pen.) L. Diagne
  Penalties  
B. Torres
N. Belchior
Madjer 		3 – 2 P. Koukpaki
B. Fall
C. Ba
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Japan Tasuku Onodera

8 September 2011
18:30
Italy  5 – 6 (a.e.t.)  El Salvador
P. Palmacci  4',  18',  31' (pen.),  34'
F. Palma  15' 		Report  12',  18',  33',  38' F. Velasquez
 22' A. Ruiz
 24' T. Hernandez
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Ecuador Jose Cortez

8 September 2011
20:00
Brazil  10 – 8 (a.e.t.)  Nigeria
André  10',  11',  12',  30',  37'
Anderson  16'
Buru  24'
Jorginho  33'
Benjamin  34'
Bruno  37' 		Report  10' M. Najare
 13',  16',  18',  36' B. Ibenegbu
 15',  35' J. Okwuosa
 36' V. Tale
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 4,320
Referee: Russia Alexander Berezkin

Semi finals

10 September 2011
17:00
El Salvador  3 – 7  Russia
A. Ruiz  7'
F. Velasquez  17',  20' 		Report  5' D. Shishin
 5' I. Leonov
 9',  19' E. Shaykov
 10' A. Makarov
 22' E. Eremeev
 35' Y. Gorchinskiy
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Nigeria Jelili Ogunmuyiwa

10 September 2011
18:30
Brazil  4 – 1  Portugal
Betinho  14'
Sidney  16',  29'
Bruno  33' 		Report  5' Alan
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Spain Ruben Eiriz

Third place play off

11 September 2011
17:00
El Salvador  2 – 3  Portugal
W. Alvarado  2'
F. Velasquez  19' 		Report  6',  25' Madjer
 15' (pen.) N. Belchior
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Madagascar Said Hachim

Final

11 September 2011
18:30
Russia  12 – 8  Brazil
E. Shaykov  2',  6'
I. Leonov  8',  25'
E. Eremeev  13',  19'
A. Makarov  15',  20'
Betinho  21' (o.g.)
D. Shishin  21',  31',  32' 		Report  8' (pen.),  11',  30',  33',  34',  35' André
 17' Betinho
 22' Sidney
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Ecuador Jose Cortez

Awards

adidas
Golden Ball		 adidas
Silver Ball		 adidas
Bronze Ball
Russia Ilya Leonov Brazil André El Salvador Frank Velasquez
adidas
Golden Scorer		 adidas
Silver Scorer		 adidas
Bronze Scorer
Brazil André Portugal Madjer El Salvador Frank Velasquez
14 goals 12 goals 9 goals
adidas Golden Glove
Russia Andrey Bukhlitskiy
FIFA Fair Play Award
 Nigeria

Top scorers

For a full list of all the goal scorers, see 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup goal scorers

14 goals

12 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

  • Italy Paolo Palmacci
  • Russia Egor Eremeev
  • Russia Ilya Leonov
  • Russia Dmitry Shishin

6 goals

  • Nigeria Victor Tale

  • Senegal Pape Koukpaki

5 goals

  • Brazil Sidney
  • Russia Alexei Makarov
  • Senegal Ndiaga Mbaye
  • El Salvador Agustin Ruiz

4 goals
  • Russia Yuri Krasheninnikov
  • Senegal Ngalla Sylla

Discipline

For a full list of all discipline statistics, see 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup disciplinary record

Cards issued
Player with most cards
Team with most cards
Referee who has issued most cards

  • Yellow (38)
  • Second yellow (2)
  • Red (2)
  • Iran Hamed Ghorbanpour (3)
  • Iran Hassan Abdollahi (2)
  • Oman Khalid Al-Rajhi (2)
  • PortugalRui Coimbra (2)
  • Malaysia Mohd Alhafes (2)

  • Uruguay Javier Bentancor (7)
  • Russia Alexander Berezkin (6)
  • Ecuador Jose Cortez (5)
  • Argentina Juan Rodriguez (5)

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Russia
2  Brazil
3  Portugal
4  El Salvador
5  Italy
6  Nigeria
7  Senegal
8  Mexico
9  Ukraine
10   Switzerland
11  Argentina
12  Tahiti
13  Iran
14  Japan
15  Oman
16  Venezuela

References

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