2015 WMF World Cup

2015 WMF World Cup
2015 Arena Soccer World Cup
Tournament details
Host country  United States
Dates 21–29 March 2015
Teams 12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s) 9 (in 9 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  United States (1st title)
Runners-up  Mexico
Third place  Brazil
Fourth place  Romania
Tournament statistics
Matches played 24
Goals scored 276 (11.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) United States Kraig Chiles
(10 goals)
Best player United States Danny Waltman

The 2015 World Minifootball Federation World Cup is the first edition of the WMF World Cup held by the World Minifootball Federation. The tournament was contested in nine cities across the United States from 21–29 March 2015.[1]

Venues

Host cities include Allen, TX (suburban Dallas); Park City, KS; Ontario, CA; Rochester, NY; Taylor, MI; Flint, MI; San Diego, CA; Tulsa, OK; and Chicago, IL.

Allen, TX Park City, KS Ontario, CA
Allen Event Center Hartman Arena Citizens Business Bank Arena
Capacity: 6,006 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 9,736
Taylor, MI Flint, MI Rochester, NY
Taylor Sportsplex Perani Arena and Event Center Blue Cross Arena
Capacity: 1,000 Capacity: 4,021 Capacity: 10,669
San Diego, CA Tulsa, OK Chicago, IL
Valley View Casino Center Expo Square Pavilion Sears Centre
Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 6,311 Capacity: 8,362

Teams

Group stage

The fixture schedule was announced on 21 February 2015.

The first round, or group stage, saw the twelve teams divided into three groups of four teams. Each group was a round-robin of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. The teams finishing first, second and two best-placed third teams in each group qualified for the Quarter-finals.

All times listed are local.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 24 8 +16 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 16 14 +2 4
3  El Salvador 3 1 1 1 16 17 −1 4
4  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 8 25 −17 0
Source: Schedule

23 March 2015
18:00
 Czech Republic 5–5  El Salvador
Demeter  1st 7:15'

Koudelka  2nd 5:06', 3rd 11:04'

Paděra  4th 12:24', 13:54 (PP)'

 Report Monterossa  2nd :25', 10:25', 14:35'

Espana  3rd 14:00'

Lopez  4th 12:24'

23 March 2015
19:30
 Kazakhstan 1–10  United States
Imanalin  1st 14:20' Report Clare  1st 3:10', 3rd 8:50', 4th 12:52'

Chiles  2nd 3:42', 3rd 10:45'

Farber  2nd 10:58'

Gonzalez  2nd 11:58'

24 March 2015
18:00
 Kazakhstan 4–7  Czech Republic
Report

24 March 2015
19:30
 El Salvador 3–9  United States
Report Luna  1st 7:14'

Chiles  1st 9:21', 3rd 2:22 (pen)'

25 March 2015
18:00
 El Salvador 8–3  Kazakhstan
Ayala-Hill  1st 2:09'

Echeverria  2nd :20 (PP)'

Arevalo  2nd :20'

Sanchez  2nd 1:26'

 Report Kononeko  2nd :20'
Valley View Casino Center, San Diego, California

25 March 2015
19:30
 Czech Republic 4–5  United States
Report
Valley View Casino Center, San Diego, California
Attendance: 2,770

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 3 0 0 49 4 +45 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Romania 3 2 0 1 31 9 +22 6
3  Germany 3 1 0 2 32 17 +15 3
4  India 3 0 0 3 1 83 −82 0
First match(es) will be played on 21 March 2015. Source:

21 March 2015
17:00
 Germany 1–9  Mexico
Report

21 March 2015
19:00
 Romania 21–0  India
Report

22 March 2015
14:00
 India 1–29  Germany
Jandeja  3rd 6:45' Report

22 March 2015
16:00
 Romania 3-7  Mexico
Report

23 March 2015
18:00
 India 0-33  Mexico
Report

23 March 2015
19:30
 Romania 7-2  Germany
Report

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 26 12 +14 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Canada 3 1 1 1 20 19 +1 4
3  Russia 3 0 2 1 16 21 −5 2
4  Serbia 3 0 1 2 16 26 −10 1
First match(es) will be played on 23 March 2015. Source:

23 March 2015
19:00
 Canada 10–6  Serbia
Report

23 March 2015
19:00
 Russia 4–9  Brazil
Report

24 March 2015
18:00
 Russia 6–6  Serbia
Report
Perani Arena, Flint, Michigan

24 March 2015
19:30
 Brazil 7–4  Canada
Report
Perani Arena, Flint, Michigan
Attendance: 904

25 March 2015
18:00
 Russia 6–6  Canada
Report
Perani Arena, Flint, Michigan

25 March 2015
19:30
 Serbia 4–10  Brazil
Dundjer  2nd 3:25' Report Salles  1st 9:50', 2nd 6:56'

Manini  2nd 1:06'

Perani Arena, Flint, Michigan
Attendance: 1,002

Ranking of third placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  El Salvador 3 1 1 1 16 17 −1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 B  Germany 3 1 0 2 32 17 +15 3
3 C  Russia 3 0 2 1 16 21 −5 2
First match(es) will be played on 21 March 2015. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) record in all group matches; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the eight teams play a single-elimination tournament.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                   
26 March – Flint, Michigan        
  Brazil  7
28 March – Hoffman Estates, Illinois
  Czech Republic  3  
  Brazil  5
26 March – Tulsa, Oklahoma
      Mexico  5  
  Mexico  12
29 March – Hoffman Estates, Illinois
  El Salvador  0  
  Mexico  3
26 March – Tulsa, Oklahoma    
    United States  5
  Romania  5
28 March – Hoffman Estates, Illinois
  Canada  0  
  Romania  3
27 March – Tulsa, Oklahoma
      United States  7  
  United States  9
  Germany  2  
 

Quarterfinals

26 March 2015
19:00
 Brazil 7–3  Czech Republic
Report
Perani Arena, Flint, Michigan

26 March 2015
19:00
 Mexico 12–0  El Salvador
Report
Expo Square Pavillion, Tulsa, Oklahoma

26 March 2015
20:30
 Romania 5-0  Canada
Forfeit
Expo Square Pavillion, Tulsa, Oklahoma

27 March 2015
19:30
 United States 9-2  Germany
Report
Expo Square Pavillion, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Semifinals

28 March 2015
17:30
 Brazil 5-5  Mexico
Report
  Penalties  
2-3

28 March 2015
19:30
 Romania 3-7  United States
Report

Final

29 March 2015
17:00
 Mexico 3-5  United States
Vaca, Flores, Quiroz Report Healey, Harris, Gonzales, Chiles (2)

Winner

 WMF World Cup
2015 Winners 

United States
First title

Awards

Top Scorer Best Player
United States Kraig Chiles United States Danny Waltman

References

  1. ↑ "WMF World Cup Schedule". WMF World Cup. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

External links