2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Campionato mondiale di beach soccer 2011
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
CityRavenna
Dates1–11 September
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Russia (1st title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Portugal
Fourth place El Salvador
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored269 (8.41 per match)
Attendance119,370 (3,730 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil André
(14 goals)
Best player(s)Russia Ilya Leonov
Best goalkeeperRussia Andrey Bukhlitskiy
Fair play award Nigeria
2009
2013

The 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the sixth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Overall, this was the 16th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the Beach Soccer World Championships which ran from 1995–2004 but was not governed by FIFA. 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[edit]

African Zone[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

The CONMEBOL qualifiers were originally scheduled to take place from 7–14 May 2011, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. However the tournament was rescheduled 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[edit]

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

Teams[edit]

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

Venue[edit]

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]

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

Referees[edit]

FIFA chose 25 officials to referee the matches. From the 25 referees, at least one referee representing 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.[15]

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

Final draw[edit]

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.[16]

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.[17]

Squads[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Team Pld W WE L GF GA +/- Pts
 Italy 3 1 2 0 13 12 +1 7
 Senegal 3 1 1 1 17 15 +2 5
  Switzerland 3 1 0 2 16 15 +1 3
 Iran 3 0 0 3 13 17 −4 0
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 soccer ball with red X 0–1 soccer ball with check mark P. Koukpaki
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Argentina Juan Rodriguez

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 soccer ball with check mark
G. Soria soccer ball with check mark
F. Palma soccer ball with check mark
G. Gori soccer ball with check mark
P. Palmacci soccer ball with check mark
5–4 soccer ball with check mark M. Mohktari
soccer ball with check mark A. Naderi
soccer ball with check mark F. Boulokbashi
soccer ball with check mark M. Ahmadzadeh
soccer ball with red X M. Mesigar
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Uruguay Javier Bentancor

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

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 soccer ball with check mark
B. Fall soccer ball with check mark
N. Mbaye soccer ball with red X
2–3 soccer ball with check mark S. Feudi
soccer ball with check mark G. Soria
soccer ball with check mark F. Palma
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Nigeria Jelili Ogunmuyiwa

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

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[edit]

Team Pld W WE L GF GA +/- Pts
 Portugal 3 3 0 0 24 5 +19 9
 El Salvador 3 2 0 1 10 17 −7 6
 Argentina 3 1 0 2 6 10 −4 3
 Oman 3 0 0 3 7 15 −8 0
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

El Salvador 2–11 Portugal
A. Ruiz 17'
F. Velásquez 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

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

Oman 3–4 El Salvador
Al-Sinani 12', 34'
Al-Dhabit 34'
Report 16' E. Ramírez
25' T. Hernández
26' J. Gallo
36' A. Ruiz
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Madagascar Said Hachim

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-Qassmi 24'
Al-Mukhaini 28'
Al-Rajhi 31'
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 4,130
Referee: Ecuador Jose Cortez

El Salvador 4–3 Argentina
F. Velásquez 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

Group C[edit]

Team Pld W WE L GF GA +/- Pts
 Russia 3 3 0 0 20 7 +13 9
 Nigeria 3 2 0 1 13 12 +1 6
 Tahiti 3 1 0 2 6 11 −5 3
 Venezuela 3 0 0 3 8 17 −9 0
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

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

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

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

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

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[edit]

Team Pld W WE L GF GA +/- Pts
 Brazil 3 2 1 0 11 7 +4 8
 Mexico 3 1 1 1 6 8 −2 5
 Ukraine 3 1 0 2 8 6 +2 3
 Japan 3 0 0 3 6 10 −4 0
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

Brazil 3–3 (a.e.t.) Ukraine
Benjamin 5'
Sidney 16', 27'
Report 16' I. Borsuk
17' O. Zborovskyi
24' O. Korniychuk
Penalties
André soccer ball with check mark
Bruno soccer ball with check mark
2–1 soccer ball with check mark I. Borsuk
soccer ball with red X O. Korniychuk
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Panama Oscar Arosemena

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

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

Ukraine 1–1 (a.e.t.) Mexico
A. Butko 6' Report 33' F. Cati
Penalties
I. Borsuk soccer ball with red X
A. Yevdokymov soccer ball with red X
0–1 soccer ball with red X R. Villalobos
soccer ball with check mark A. Rodriguez
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Poland Tomasz Winiarczyk

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[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 September 2011
 
 
 Italy5
 
10 September 2011
 
 El Salvador (a.e.t.)6
 
 El Salvador3
 
8 September 2011
 
 Russia7
 
 Russia5
 
11 September 2011
 
 Mexico3
 
 Russia12
 
8 September 2011
 
 Brazil8
 
 Brazil (a.e.t.)10
 
10 September 2011
 
 Nigeria8
 
 Brazil4
 
8 September 2011
 
 Portugal1 Third place
 
 Portugal (pen.)4 (3)
 
11 September 2011
 
 Senegal4 (2)
 
 El Salvador2
 
 
 Portugal3
 

Quarter finals[edit]

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

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 soccer ball with check mark
N. Belchior soccer ball with check mark
Madjer soccer ball with check mark
3–2 soccer ball with check mark P. Koukpaki
soccer ball with check mark B. Fall
soccer ball with red X C. Ba
Stadio del Mare, Marina di Ravenna
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Japan Tasuku Onodera

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

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[edit]

El Salvador 3–7 Russia
A. Ruiz 7'
F. Velásquez 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

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Winners[edit]

 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
champions 

Russia
First title

Awards[edit]

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[edit]

14 goals

  • Brazil André

12 goals

9 goals

  • El Salvador Frank Velasquez

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

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

4 goals

Discipline[edit]

Final standings[edit]

Position 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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Born in the Stadio del Mare beach soccer here is the 'Beach Arena' by 4 thousand spectators". ilrestodelcarlino.it. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  2. ^ "Marina di Ravenna Main Events". rivierabeachgames.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  3. ^ "A busy year ahead in 2011". FIFA.com. 2011-01-01. Archived from the original on January 5, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  4. ^ "The FIFA Calendar". Fifa.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  5. ^ "Valcke: Beach soccer on the move". FIFA.com. 2009-11-21. Archived from the original on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  6. ^ "FIFA Executive Committee approves special funding for Chile and Haiti". FIFA.com. 2010-03-19. Archived from the original on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  7. ^ "When and where already confirmed for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2011 - Asian Qualifier". beachsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  8. ^ "27 teams in 4 groups will take part in the European Qualifier". Beachsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  9. ^ "Eight teams confirmed for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2011 - CONCACAF Qualifier". Beachsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
  10. ^ "Mexico gets continental throne back after amazing match!". Beachsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  11. ^ "OFC Calendar". oceaniafootball.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
  12. ^ "Oceania's Qualifier has been confirmed: Tahití 2011". Beachsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  13. ^ "Portugal, Russia, Poland and Spain make their way to the draw". Beachsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  14. ^ "News and events". clubdelsole.com. 2011-07-13. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  15. ^ "Referees". FIFA.com. August 2011. Archived from the original on October 27, 2007. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  16. ^ "Official draw held in Rome". FIFA.com. 2011-07-05. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  17. ^ "The official draw for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2011". FIFA.com. 2011-07-05. Archived from the original on July 12, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  18. ^ "Squad lists announced for Ravenna". FIFA.com. 2011-08-25. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  19. ^ "Matches". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved 2011-09-01.

External links[edit]