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]
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
5th–8th place semi-finals
| Spain | 3–4 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 10–3 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
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 | |||||
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Awards
Winners trophy
| 2022 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup champions |
|---|
 Iran 4th title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
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.
- ^ a b "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.