The CONCACAF qualifiers for the 2023 World Beach Games, known officially as the ANOC World Beach Games Bali 2023 – Qualifier El Salvador, was a beach soccer tournament contested by North American national teams who are members of CONCACAF that took place to determine the nations from North, Central America and the Caribbean that qualified to the beach soccer competition at the second edition of the ANOC World Beach Games.[1][2]
| Beach soccer at the 2023 World Beach Games qualification (CONCACAF) | |||||||||
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| ANOC World Beach Games Bali 2023 – Qualifier El Salvador | |||||||||
| Tournament details | |||||||||
| Host country | El Salvador | ||||||||
| Dates | 6–8 April 2023 | ||||||||
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||
| № of events | 2 (1 men's; 1 women's) | ||||||||
| Teams | 11 (from 7 countries) | ||||||||
| Men's event | |||||||||
| Teams | 7 | ||||||||
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| Matches played | 9 | ||||||||
| Goals scored | 62 (6.89 per match) | ||||||||
| Women's event | |||||||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||||||
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| Matches played | 6 | ||||||||
| Goals scored | 42 (7 per match) | ||||||||
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The tournament consisted of two events: the men's qualifiers and the women's qualifiers, the former a knockout competition from which the top two teams qualified, and the latter a round robin contest from which the top two teams also qualified.[1][2][3]
Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) and National Sports Institute of El Salvador (INDES) in association with the Salvadoran Football Federation (FESFUT), the competition took place in San Luis La Herradura, El Salvador from 6–8 April 2023.[1][2][4]
Mexico were the defending champions in both the men's and women's events[5] but did not enter this year. The men's event was won by the United States, whilst the women's event was won by hosts El Salvador.[6][7][8]
Venues
editFor both the men's and women's tournaments, all matches were hosted at the Estadio Nacional de la Costa del Sol on the outskirts of San Luis La Herradura.[1][2][3]
Men's tournament
editTeams
editThe men's event was a seven-team tournament. The entrants are listed below,[9][10][11] ordered by their world ranking in parentheses (31 March 2023, out of 101 teams):[12]
El Salvador (15) (hosts)
United States (17)
Bahamas (30)
Guatemala (35)
Costa Rica (41)
Trinidad and Tobago (53)
Belize (66)
Draw
editThe draw took place internally with most details undisclosed. As the top seeds, and with an odd number of participants, El Salvador received a bye in round one. The remaining six teams were organised based on their position in the world ranking (the second-best ranked team was drawn against the team ranked seventh, third against sixth, and fourth against fifth.)
Results
editThe competition was played as a straight knockout tournament, starting with the quarter-finals and ending with the final with the winner crowned champions of the event.[1][2] Meanwhile, the losing nations of each round receded to play in a series of consolation matches in order to determine all final placements.
The two teams that reached the final qualified for the 2023 World Beach Games.[1][2]
Matches are listed as local time in San Luis La Herradura, (UTC–6).
| Fifth place | 5th–8th place semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
 El Salvador | bye | |||||||||||||||||
| — | 7 April; 20:00; Report | |||||||||||||||||
| — | El Salvador (p) | 5 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
 Guatemala | bye | 6 April; 14:45; Report |  Costa Rica | 5 (2) | ||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 April; 14:30; Report | Costa Rica | 5 | 8 April; 20:00; Report | |||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | 2 | El Salvador | 2 | |||||||||||||||
 Bahamas | 1 | 6 April; 17:15; Report |  United States | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Bahamas | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 April; 14:45; Report |  Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 7 April; 17:15; Report | |||||||||||||||
| Bahamas | 7 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | Third place | ||||||||||||||
 Belize | 3 | 6 April; 18:45; Report | United States | 5 | 8 April; 17:00; Report | |||||||||||||
| United States | 8 | Costa Rica | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Belize | 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Awards
editWinners trophy
edit| 2023 World Beach Games – CONCACAF Qualifier Champions |
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 United States First title |
Individual awards
edit| Top scorer(s) |
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| Greivin Pacheco Heber Ramos Alessandro Canale
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| 4 goals |
| Best player |
| Gabriel Silveira
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| Best goalkeeper |
| Christopher Toth
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Final standings
edit| Rank | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
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United States |
2023 World Beach Games |
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El Salvador
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Costa Rica |
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| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago
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| 5 | Guatemala
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| 6 | Bahamas
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| 7 | Belize
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Source: BSWW
Women's tournament
editTeams
editFour teams entered the women's event which are as follows,[3][13] ordered by their world ranking in parentheses (31 March 2023, out of 22 teams):[14]
- United States (7)
- Bahamas (13)
- El Salvador (15) (hosts)
- Trinidad and Tobago (17)
Results
editThe competition was played as a single round robin tournament;[1][2] the teams competed to earn points for the overall standings table – the two that accumulated the most points after all the matches were completed qualified for the 2023 World Beach Games.[1]
Matches are listed as local time in San Luis La Herradura, (UTC–6).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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El Salvador (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 9 | 2023 World Beach Games |
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United States
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 6 | |
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Trinidad and Tobago
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bahamas
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 |
| 6 April 2023 | Bahamas | 0–6 | United States | |
| 16:00 | Report |
| 6 April 2023 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2–5 | El Salvador | |
| 20:00 | Report |
| 7 April 2023 | United States | 7–2 | Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 16:00 | Report |
| 7 April 2023 | El Salvador | 5–1 | Bahamas | |
| 18:45 | Report |
| 8 April 2023 | Bahamas | 1–4 | Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 15:45 | Report |
| 8 April 2023 | El Salvador | 5–4 | United States | |
| 18:30 | Report |
Awards
editWinners trophy
edit| 2023 World Beach Games – CONCACAF Qualifier Champions |
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 El Salvador First title |
Individual awards
edit| Top scorer(s) |
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| Irma Guerra
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| 5 goals |
| Best player |
| Fatima Perez
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| Best goalkeeper |
| Melissa Lowder
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "ANOC World Beach Games Qualifier to be played in El Salvador". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Trinidad and Tobago beach soccer teams start World qualifiers". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ a b c Rebollo, Ricardo (5 April 2023). "Con ausencia de Honduras, se jugará el ANOC de fútbol Playa en El Salvador". HonduSports Ilustrada (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Jueves iniciará el ANOC World Beach Games Bali 2023-Qualifier El Salvador - Instituto Nacional de los Deportes de El Salvador". INDES (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "México derrota a El Salvador y se corona campeón de torneo de fútbol playa" (in Spanish). Latinx Today. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Selección femenina campeón del ANOC World Beach Soccer Bali 2023 al derrotar a Estados Unidos". El Gráfico (in Spanish). 8 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Destacan faena de El Salvador en torneo de futbol playa". Prensa Latina (in Spanish). 9 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Beach soccer women gain consolation win". Daily Express. 9 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Guatemala buscará un boleto a los Juegos Mundiales de Playa 2023" (in Spanish). ESPN. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ Rubén Morales Iglesias (4 April 2023). "Belize National Beach Soccer Team to compete in World Beach Games Qualifier in El Salvador". Breaking Belize News. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ Pérez, Max S. (5 April 2023). "Selección de Futbol Playa arranca eliminatoria para Juegos Mundiales". Diario de Centro América (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Rankings - Men's National Teams". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Beach Soccer Men's And Women's National Team Rosters Set For ANOC World Beach Games Qualifiers In El Salvador". United States Soccer Federation. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Rankings - Women's National Teams". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
External links
edit- ANOC World Beach Games Bali 2023 - Qualifier El Salvador, at Beach Soccer Worldwide
- Women's ANOC World Beach Games Bali 2023 - Qualifier El Salvador, at Beach Soccer Worldwide