2022 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup 2022 was the 11th edition of the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup, an annual international beach soccer tournament contested by men's national teams.[1] This year's event occurred between 1 and 6 November 2022 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[2] The tournament is organised by the Dubai Sports Council (DSC) and Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).[3]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United Arab Emirates |
| City | Dubai |
| Dates | 1–6 November |
| Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iran (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Paraguay |
| Fourth place |  United Arab Emirates |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 140 (7 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Carlos Carballo (8 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Amir Hossein Akbari |
| Best goalkeeper | Hamid Behzadpour |
The Intercontinental Cup is typically seen as the biggest tournament in the current international beach soccer calendar after the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[3] Similar in nature to that of the FIFA Confederations Cup,[4] eight nations took part.
The tournament starts with a round robin group stage. The winners and runners-up from each group advance 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 are also presented in Dubai as a conclusion to the tournament.[5]
Russia is defending champions but they were absent in this event.
Participating teams
The following eight teams took part.
| Team | Confederation | Recent achievements | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates |
AFC | Hosts | 11th |
| Iran |
AFC | 9th | |
 Japan |
AFC | 5th | |
 Saudi Arabia |
AFC | debut | |
| Paraguay |
CONMEBOL | 3rd | |
 United States |
CONCACAF | 5th | |
 Spain |
UEFA | 4th | |
| Brazil |
CONMEBOL | 8th |
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 | Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Spain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 3 | 5th–8th place play-offs |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0–6 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 5–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 0–4 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 8 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Paraguay |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 3 | 5th–8th place play-offs |
| 4 | United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 0 |
| United States | 1–3 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Iran | 6–4 | United States |
|---|---|---|
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-finals | Fifth place play-off | |||||
| 5 November | ||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||
| 6 November | ||||||
| United States | 4 | |||||
| United States | 0 | |||||
| 5 November | ||||||
| Japan | 4 | |||||
| Japan | 10 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | |||||
| Seventh place play-off | ||||||
| 6 November | ||||||
| Spain | 5 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | |||||
Seventh place play-off
| Spain | 5–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
Fifth place play-off
| Japan | 4–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 November | ||||||
| Brazil | 6 | |||||
| 6 November | ||||||
| Paraguay | 5 | |||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||
| 5 November | ||||||
| Iran | 2 | |||||
| Iran | 5 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 6 November | ||||||
| Paraguay | 4 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | |||||
Third place play-off
Awards
Winners trophy
| 2022 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup champions |
|---|
Iran 4th title |
Statistics
Final standings
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | W+ | OL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Iran |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 14 | Champions |
| 2 | A | Brazil |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 12 | Runners-up |
| 3 | B | Paraguay |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 9 | Third place |
| 4 | A | United Arab Emirates |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 | B | Japan |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 9 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 6 | B | United States |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 3 | |
| 7 | A | Spain |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 6 | |
| 8 | A | Saudi Arabia |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 30 | −27 | 0 |
References
- "The 11th edition of one of the beach soccer calendar's top events kicks off tomorrow". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- "The Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup 2022". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- "Intercontinental Cup Dubai agreement extended". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- "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.
- "Dubai, ready to sublimate beach soccer once again". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.