2014 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

The 2014 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup was the fourth edition of the tournament, Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup. It took place at Jumeirah Beach in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 04 to 8 November 2014. Eight teams participated in the competition.

2014 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

Tournament details
Host country	United Arab Emirates
Dates	04–08 November 2014
Teams	8 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up	Russia
Third place	Portugal
Fourth place	Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	134 (6.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Bruno Xavier Dmitry Shishin Mohammad Ahmadzadeh Takasuke Goto (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Mão
Best goalkeeper	Mão

Participating teams

Team	Confederation	Achievements	Participation
United Arab Emirates	AFC	Host	4th
Russia	UEFA	2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winners	4th
United States	CONCACAF	2013 FIFA Beach Soccer WCQ (CONCACAF) winners	2nd
Brazil	CONMEBOL	2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup third place	4th
Iran	AFC	2013 FIFA Beach Soccer WCQ (AFC) winners	2nd
Morocco	CAF	2013 FIFA Beach Soccer WCQ (CAF) third place	2nd
Japan	AFC	2013 FIFA Beach Soccer WCQ (AFC) runners-up	2nd
Portugal	UEFA	2013 Euro Beach Soccer League runners-up	1st

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
Portugal	3	3	0	0	13	8	+5	9
Iran	3	2	0	1	9	5	+4	6
Morocco	3	1	0	2	8	14	-6	3
United Arab Emirates	3	0	0	3	6	9	-3	0

4 November 2014

18:45

United Arab Emirates	3-4	Morocco
A.Daryaei 25', 26' H. Alhamadi 30'	Report 1	7', 16', 33' El. Nassim 14' El.Azzeddine

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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4 November 2014

20:00

Iran	2-4	Portugal
	[ Report 1] [ Report 2]

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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5 November 2014

16:15

Portugal	6-4	Morocco
	[ Report 1] [ Report 2]

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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5 November 2014

20:00

United Arab Emirates	1-2	Iran
	[ Report 1] [ Report 2]

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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6 November 2014

18:45

Portugal	3-2	United Arab Emirates
	[ Report 1] [ Report 2]

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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6 November 2014

20:00

Morocco	0-5	Iran
	[ Report 1] [ Report 2]

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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Group B

Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pts
Russia	3	3	0	0	16	5	+11	9
Brazil	3	2	0	1	18	9	+9	6
Japan	3	1	0	2	10	17	-7	3
United States	3	0	0	3	5	18	-13	0

4 November 2014

16:15

United States	3-10	Brazil
	[ Report 1] [ Report 2]

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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4 November 2014

17:30

Russia	9-3	Japan
	[ Report 1] [ Report 2]

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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5 November 2014

17:30

Brazil	7-4	Japan
	[ Report 1] [ Report 2]

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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5 November 2014

18:15

Russia	5-1	United States
	[ Report 1] [ Report 2]

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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6 November 2014

16:15

Japan	3-1	United States
	[ Report 1] [ Report 2]

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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6 November 2014

17:30

Brazil	1-2	Russia
	[ Report 1] [ Report 2]

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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Classification stage

	5–8 places				Fifth place
	7 November – Jumeirah Beach
	Russia	4
					7 November – Jumeirah Beach
	Iran	3
					Iran	0
	7 November – Jumeirah Beach
					Portugal	3
	Portugal	3
	Brazil	5
					Seventh place
					7 November – Jumeirah Beach
					Russia	2
					Brazil	3

5–8 places

7 November 2014

16:15

Japan	3-4	United Arab Emirates
	Report 1 Report 2

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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7 November 2014

17:30

Morocco	7 – 3	United States
	Report 1 Report 2

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

Seventh place match

8 November 2014

16:15

Japan	6-1	United States
	Report 1 Report 2

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

Fifth place match

8 November 2014

17:30

United Arab Emirates	2 – 4 (a.e.t.)	Morocco
	Report 1 Report 2

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

Championship stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	7 November – Jumeirah Beach
	Russia	4
					8 November – Jumeirah Beach
	Iran	3
					Russia	2
	7 November – Jumeirah Beach
					Brazil (a.e.t.)	3
	Portugal	3
	Brazil	5
					Third place
					8 November – Jumeirah Beach
					Iran	0
					Portugal	3

Semi-finals

7 November 2014

18:45

Russia	4 – 3	Iran
	Report 1 Report 2

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

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7 November 2014

20:00

Portugal	3 – 5	Brazil
	Report 1 Report 2

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

Third place

8 November 2014

18:45

Iran	0 – 3	Portugal
	Report 1 Report 2

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

Final

8 November 2014

20:00

Russia	2 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Brazil
	Report 1 Report 2

Jumeirah Beach, Dubai

Awards

Best Player (MVP)
Mao
Top Scorer
Dimitry Shishin Mohammad Ahmadzadeh Goto Bruno Xavier
Best Goalkeeper
Mao

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Mohammad Ahmadzadeh	6
2	Bruno Xavier	6
3	Dmitry Shishin	6
4	Takasuka Goto	6

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Brazil
2	Russia
3	Portugal
4	Iran
5	Morocco
6	United Arab Emirates
7	Japan
8	United States

External links

• Beach Soccer Worldwide
• (in French) Schedule & Results (PDF)