2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (UEFA)
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualifier - Europe - Moscow 2019
2019 FIFA BSWC Europe qualifier logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryRussia
CityMoscow
Dates19–27 July 2019
Teams20[§] (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Russia (2nd title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place Belarus
Fourth place  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played51
Goals scored415 (8.14 per match)
Top scorer(s)Italy Gabriele Gori (14 goals)
Best player(s)Russia Yuri Krasheninnikov
Best goalkeeperRussia Maxim Chuzhkov
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The 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for UEFA was a beach soccer tournament contested by European men's national teams who are members of UEFA that determined the five nations from Europe that qualified to the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay.[1]

The event, organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) in cooperation with local entities, the Russian Football Union (RFU), Russian Ministry of Sport (RMoS) and the Government of Moscow,[2] took place in Moscow, Russia from 19–27 July 2019.[1] This also marked the first edition of the event to officially be under the patronage of UEFA, including the confederation's financial support.[3][4]

The tournament was a multi-stage competition, consisting of a first group stage, knockout round, second group stage and finishing with placement matches.[3]

Poland were the defending champions but were eliminated from title-winning contention in the second group stage, ultimately finishing seventh. The competition was won by hosts Russia who, along with Italy, Belarus, Switzerland and Portugal, earned qualification to the World Cup by finishing in the top five[5] (with the Belorussian team notably qualifying for the first time).[6]

Format[]

The tournament started with a round-robin group stage; the top nations from each group advanced to the round of 16. The eight winners of the round of 16 then advanced to the second round-robin group stage. The top two teams of each group (total of four nations) secured qualification to the World Cup; the winners of each group also advanced to the tournament final to contest the title; the nations finishing in second through fourth played in consolation matches to decide third through eighth place, with the team claiming fifth place also qualifying for the World Cup finals.[1][3]

The format received criticism, being called the "softest" configuration in the history of UEFA qualifiers, "forgiving the mistakes of teams again and again", that in theory, a team could qualify for the World Cup despite winning just two and yet losing six matches.[7]

Teams[]

20 teams entered,[8] a figure markedly lower than in recent editions.[9] They are listed below.

Some notable absentees included England, Romania[10] and Greece (all ranked in the European top 20, present at all previous qualifiers) and the Netherlands who qualified to the World Cup via this event in 2013.

Venue[]

Location of Moscow in Russia and Europe

One venue was used in the city of Moscow, Russia.

Draw[]

The draw to split the 20 teams into five groups of four was conducted by BSWW at the Marriott Hotel[3] in Minsk, Belarus at 10:30 FET on 29 June.[8][13]

Initially, all the teams were ordered according to their BSWW World Ranking.[14] The top five teams (incl. the hosts) were seeded and each respectively assigned to position one of one of the groups. The remaining fifteen teams were then split into three pots of five according to their world ranking, with the highest placed in Pot 1 down to the lowest placed in Pot 3.[8]

From each pot, the first team drawn was placed into Group A, the second team drawn placed into Group B and so on. Pot 1 teams were placed in position two, Pot 2 teams in position three and so on.[8]

The composition of the seeds and pots is shown below:[8]

Seeds Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

 Russia (3) (hosts; assigned to A1)
 Portugal (2) (assigned to B1)
 Italy (6) (assigned to C1)
 Spain (7) (assigned to D1)
  Switzerland (9) (assigned to E1)

 Ukraine (19)
 Poland (24)
 Belarus (29)
 France (32)
 Germany (33)

 Czech Republic (34)
 Hungary (35)
 Azerbaijan (36)
 Turkey (40)
 Norway (47)

 Estonia (49)
 Kazakhstan (51)
 Moldova (54)
 Lithuania (59)
 Latvia (91)

First group stage[]

Each team earns three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in extra time, one point for a win in a penalty shoot-out, and no points for a defeat.[15] The top three nations and best fourth placed nation from each group advances to the round of 16.

The competition format was announced on 16 April when up to 32 teams were expected to participate.[16] Despite only 20 teams ultimately entering, BSWW decided not to change the format.[9] With Ukraine's withdrawal, this means just three teams were eliminated at this stage.

All times are local, MSK (UTC+3).

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia (H) 3 3 0 0 0 18 5 +13 9 Advance to Round of 16
2  Hungary 3 1 1 0 1 6 8 −2 5
3  Germany 3 1 0 0 2 9 12 −3 3
4  Estonia 3 0 0 0 3 6 14 −8 0
Source: BSWW
(H) Host
Hungary 2–1 (a.e.t.) Estonia
Fekete Goal 5'
Rutai Goal 38'		 Report(ru) Goal 25' Stüf
Referee: Ingilab Mammadov (Azerbaijan)
Russia 6–2 Germany
 Report(ru)
  • Goal 11' Biermann
  • Goal 34' Körner
Referee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland)
Germany 2–3 Hungary
Biermann Goal 13', 35' Report(ru) Goal 4', 27' Fekete
Goal 5' Bartha
Referee: Antonio Pereyra Almeida (Portugal)
Estonia 2–7 Russia
Lepik Goal 34'
Munskind Goal 34'		 Report(ru) Goal 2' N. Kryshanov
Goal 2', 15' Zemskov
Goal 5' Makarov
Goal 6' Krasheninnikov
Goal 7' Paporotnyi
Goal 34' Shishin
Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)
Germany 5–3 Estonia
Biermann Goal 6', 19', 19', 36'
Kniller Goal 8'		 Report(ru) Goal 20', 36' Lepik
Goal 34' Sooaluste
Referee: Laurynas Aržuolaitis (Lithuania)
Russia 5–1 Hungary
Romanov Goal 2', 7'
Chuzhkov Goal 14'
Nikonorov Goal 21'
Shishin Goal 31'		 Report(ru) Goal 22' Genczler
Referee: Özcan Sultanoğlu (Turkey)

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 3 0 0 0 28 5 +23 9 Advance to Round of 16
2  France 3 2 0 0 1 12 7 +5 6
3  Moldova 3 0 1 0 2 7 20 −13 2
4  Norway 3 0 0 0 3 4 19 −15 0
Source: BSWW
France 5–2 Norway
Angeletti Goal 9'
Salveson Goal 10' (o.g.)
Basquaise Goal 27'
Bru Goal 29' (p), 34'		 Report(ru) Goal 12' Li
Goal 13' Sandsor
Referee: Viktor Listratov (Russia)
Moldova 3–13 Portugal
Ignat Goal 11'
Florea Goal 15'
Eremia Goal 25'		 Report(ru) Goal 3', 36' Jordan
Goal 7', 15' Madjer
Goal 9', 24', 35' Belchior
Goal 14', 26' Goncalves
Goal 30', 36' Leo Martins
Goal 33' Rui Coimbra
Goal 35' (o.g.) Eremia
Referee: Roman Borisov (Russia)
France 6–2 Moldova
Angeletti Goal 3'
Soares Goal 8'
LeBlanc Goal 19'
Wallon Goal 22'
Bru Goal 25', 31'		 Report(ru) Goal 11' Țelic
Goal 32' Capsamun
Referee: Özcan Sultanoğlu (Turkey)
Portugal 12–1 Norway
Brilhante Goal 2', 25'
Lourenço Goal 4', 35' (p)
Leo Martins Goal 8', 20', 22'
Madjer Goal 17', 30'
Rui Coimbra Goal 20'
Jordan Goal 32', 33'		 Report(ru) Goal 35' Li
Referee: Torsten Günther (Germany)
Norway 1–2 (a.e.t.) Moldova
Li Goal 24' Report(ru) Goal 10', 37' Capsamun
Referee: Roman Borisov (Russia)
Portugal 3–1 France
Belchior Goal 12'
Madjer Goal 19'
Andrade Goal 26'		 Report(ru) Goal 9' Angeletti
Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia)

Group C[]

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 0 19 4 +15 9 Advance to Round of 16
2  Poland 3 2 0 0 1 7 8 −1 6
3  Kazakhstan 3 1 0 0 2 7 10 −3 3
4  Czech Republic 3 0 0 0 3 5 16 −11 0
Source: BSWW
Poland 3–2 Czech Republic
Madani Goal 12'
Klepczarek Goal 20'
Jesionowski Goal 36'		 Report(ru) Goal 27' Huráb
Goal 36' Valeš
Referee: Ago Kärtmann (Estonia)
Kazakhstan 2–5 Italy
Demeshko Goal 12'
Azhikenov Goal 21'		 Report(ru) Goal 17' Chiavaro
Goal 24' Zurlo
Goal 26', 33' Gori
Goal 27' Ramacciotti
Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia)
Poland 3–2 Kazakhstan
Madani Goal 5', 23'
Poźniak Goal 23'		 Report(ru) Goal 13' Muralinov
Goal 13' Demeshko
Referee: Viktor Listratov (Russia)
Italy 10–1 Czech Republic
Zurlo Goal 5', 35'
Corosiniti Goal 7'
Gori Goal 9', 9' (p), 20', 20'
Palmacci Goal 16'
Chiavaro Goal 22'
Körtvélyeši Goal 28' (o.g.)		 Report(ru) Goal 31' Valeš
Referee: Raul Martin Gonzalez Frances (Spain)
Czech Republic 2–3 Kazakhstan
Huráb Goal 12'
Körtvélyeši Goal 27'		 Report(ru) Goal 7' Abylay
Goal 22', 35' Muralinov
Referee: Vasif Mamedov (Russia)
Italy 4–1 Poland
Corosiniti Goal 19'
Palmacci Goal 20', 25'
Racciotti Goal 29'		 Report(ru) Goal 25' Poźniak
Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)

Group D[]

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 2 2 0 0 0 18 7 +11 6 Advance to Round of 16
2  Azerbaijan 2 1 0 0 1 8 11 −3 3
3  Latvia 2 0 0 0 2 3 11 −8 0
–  Ukraine[a] 0 – – – – – – — 0 Withdrew
Source: BSWW
Notes:
  1. ^ Ukraine's withdrawal was announced by BSWW on 17 July[17] after the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine and Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) decided not to sanction the team's participation in the tournament.[18][19] No official reason was disclosed;[18][19] a number of media outlets reported the decision as part of a wider sporting boycott of Russia by the Ukrainian government due to ongoing tensions between the two states.[19][20][21][22][23] BSWW announced they would investigate the possibility of taking disciplinary action against the UAF due to Ukraine's late withdrawal, after the conclusion of the event.[24]
Ukraine Cancelled Azerbaijan
Spain 8–2 Latvia
Chintas Goal 2'
Paredes Goal 5'
Antonio Goal 6'
Eduard Goal 13'
Llorenç Goal 13'
Chiki Goal 30'
Adrian Goal 31'
Javi T. Goal 34'		 Report(ru) Goal 28' Jakovļevs
Goal 34' Rimkus
Referee: Denis Smolyaninov (Russia)
Ukraine Cancelled Latvia
Spain 10–5 Azerbaijan
Llorenç Goal 5', 19' (p)
Adrian Goal 6'
Eduard Goal 7', 10'
Antonio Goal 8', 33'
Javi T. Goal 9', 13', 26'		 Report(ru) Goal 8', 8' Bakshaliyev
Goal 18' Nazarov
Goal 30' (p), 31' Allahguliyev
Referee: Sofien Benchabane (France)
Latvia 1–3 Azerbaijan
Rubenis Goal 3' Report(ru) Goal 3', 25' Allahguliyev
Goal 26' Nazarov
Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary)
Spain Cancelled Ukraine

Group E[]

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 3 2 0 0 1 14 5 +9 6 Advance to Round of 16
2  Belarus 3 1 0 2 0 11 8 +3 5
3  Lithuania 3 1 0 0 2 6 11 −5 3
4  Turkey 3 0 0 0 3 5 12 −7 0
Source: BSWW
Belarus 6–3 Turkey
Piatrouski Goal 3', 5', 10'
Hapon Goal 5', 29'
Bokach Goal 21'		 Report(ru) Goal 16' Türkmen
Goal 29' Süer
Goal 30' Terzioglu
Referee: Csaba Baghy (Hungary)
Lithuania 1–8  Switzerland
Radavicius Goal 21' Report(ru) Goal 8' (p), 23', 32' Borer
Goal 14' Mo
Goal 18' (p), 21' Hodel
Goal 19', 24' Stankovic
Referee: Atila Balint (Romania)
Belarus 3–3 (a.e.t.) Lithuania
Samsonov Goal 2', 26'
Mahalteski Goal 2'		 Report(ru) Goal 31', 34' Plytnikas
Goal 35' Meskinis
Penalties
Savich Penalty scored
Samsonov Penalty scored		 2–0 Penalty missed Meskinis
Penalty missed Radavicius
Referee: Sergio Gomes Soares (Portugal)
Switzerland  4–2 Turkey
Borer Goal 3', 13'
Ostgen Goal 18'
Steinemann Goal 20'		 Report(ru) Goal 8' (o.g.) Mo
Goal 9' Terzioglu
Referee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland)
Turkey 0–2 Lithuania
Report(ru) Goal 23' Makutunovicius
Goal 33' Plytnikas
Referee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy)
Switzerland  2–2 (a.e.t.) Belarus
Hodel Goal 3', 6' Report(ru) Goal 9' Ryabko
Goal 29' Piatrouski
Penalties
Hodel Penalty scored
Mo Penalty missed
Stankovic Penalty scored		 2–3 Penalty scored Savich
Penalty scored Samsonov
Penalty scored Chaikouski
Referee: Raul Martin Gonzalez Frances (Spain)

Ranking of fourth-placed teams[]

Pos Grp Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 E  Turkey 3 0 0 0 3 5 12 −7 0 Advance to Round of 16
2 A  Estonia 3 0 0 0 3 6 14 −8 0
3 C  Czech Republic 3 0 0 0 3 5 16 −11 0
4 B  Norway 3 0 0 0 3 4 19 −15 0
Source: BSWW

Round of 16[]

The round of 16 ties are contested as single elimination matches. The eight winners progress to the second group stage.

Draw[]

Procedure[]

The draw took place at press centre of the host stadium immediately following the conclusion of the final match of the first group stage.[25]

For the purpose of the draw, the 16 teams were split into four pots of four. The five group winners and three best second placed teams were divided between Pots 1 and 2, based on their BSWW World Ranking, with the highest ranked four placed in Pot 1 and the lowest ranked four in Pot 2. The two worst second placed teams, five third placed and best fourth placed nation were placed in Pots 3 and 4, also divided between pots in the same fashion.[7]

Teams from Pot 1 were drawn against teams from Pot 4, and Pot 2 nations face those from Pot 3. The drawing of ties alternated as such.[7]

Ranking of second-placed teams[]

The calculation of best and worst second placed teams was reformulated upon Ukraine's withdrawal, considering the occupants of Group D played just two matches.[17]

Pos Grp Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  France 2 1 0 0 1 7 5 +2 3 Pot 1/2
2 C  Poland 2 1 0 0 1 4 6 −2 3
3 D  Azerbaijan 2 1 0 0 1 8 11 −3 3
4 A  Hungary 2 1 0 0 1 4 7 −3 3 Pot 3/4
5 E  Belarus 2 0 0 2 0 5 5 0 2
Source: BSWW
Pots[]

The composition of the four pots is shown below.[25]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Portugal (2)
 Russia (3)
 Italy (6)
 Spain (7) 		  Switzerland (9)
 Poland (24)
 France (32)
 Azerbaijan (36) 		 Belarus (29)
 Germany (33)
 Hungary (35)
 Turkey (40) 		 Kazakhstan (51)
 Moldova (54)
 Lithuania (59)
 Latvia (91)

Matches[]

Key:
    Winners advance to
second group stage		 Group 1
    Group 2
  
Azerbaijan 3–3 (a.e.t.) Hungary
Hajiyev Goal 14'
Bakshaliyev Goal 16'
Allahguliyev Goal 33'		 Report(ru) Goal 7' Bartha
Goal 16' Szentes-Biro
Goal 17' Szasz
Penalties
Sultanov Penalty scored
Nazarov Penalty scored		 2–1 Penalty missed Fekete
Penalty scored Genczler
Penalty missed Bartha
Referee: Raul Martin Gonzalez Frances (Spain)
  
Switzerland  8–2 Turkey
Borer Goal 1' (p)
Ott Goal 8', 19'
Steinemann Goal 9'
Stankovic Goal 12'
Ostgen Goal 15', 16'
Hodel Goal 26'		 Report(ru) Goal 19' Terzioglu
Goal 35' Anzaflıoğlu
Referee: Sergio Gomes Soares (Portugal)
  
Poland 3–2 (a.e.t.) Germany
Baran Goal 5' (p)
Poźniak Goal 32'
Jesionowski Goal 38'		 Report(ru) Goal 28' Biermann
Goal 36' Weirauch
  
France 1–4 Belarus
Soares Goal 28' Report(ru) Goal 8' Savich
Goal 9' Ryabko
Goal 24', 35' Hapon
Referee: Antonio Pereyra Almeida (Portugal)
  
Italy 12–4 Kazakhstan
Gentilin Goal 7'
Ramacciotti Goal 11'
Gori Goal 18', 21' (p), 27'
Palmacci Goal 27', 33', 34'
Frainetti Goal 32'
Sciacca Goal 33'
Marinai Goal 34'		 Report(ru) Goal 18' Muralinov
Goal 21' Bogdanov
Goal 21' Makagon
Goal 23' Azhikenov
Referee: Roman Borisov (Russia)
  
Portugal 10–1 Lithuania
Madjer Goal 2', 21' (p), 27'
Belchior Goal 6', 17' (p)
Leo Martins Goal 11'
Goncalves Goal 14'
Rui Coimbra Goal 17'
Lourenço Goal 34'
Brilhante Goal 36'		 Report(ru) Goal 22' Plytnikas
Referee: Torsten Günther (German)
  
Spain 14–2 Latvia
Eduard Goal 1', 11' (p), 11', 16'
Dona Goal 8', 12', 31'
Antonio Goal 16'
Chiki Goal 17', 27'
Adrian Goal 21'
Acosta Goal 29' (p)
Llorenç Goal 33', 35'		 Report(ru) Goal 7' Rubenis
Goal 15' Jakovļevs
Referee: Viktor Listratov (Russia)
  
Russia 8–0 Moldova
Paporotnyi Goal 2'
Makarov Goal 3'
Shishin Goal 12'
Nikonorov Goal 21', 28'
Zemskov Goal 24', 26', 36'		 Report(ru)
Referee: Laurynas Aržuolaitis (Lithuania)

Second group stage[]

The eight teams are split into two groups of four: the four winners of ties 3–6 of the round of 16 draw enter Group 1, whilst the four winners of ties 1, 2, 7 and 8 enter Group 2.[7][25]

The teams that finish in the top two of each group earn qualification to the World Cup; those that finish in the corresponding positions of the two groups play against one another to determine the final standings of the tournament. The teams that play in the fifth place play-off will contest the last remaining spot at the World Cup.[1]

Group 1[]

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1  Italy 3 2 0 0 1 10 7 +3 6
2  Belarus 3 1 0 1 1 9 9 0 4
3  Portugal 3 1 0 0 2 13 10 +3 3
4  Poland 3 1 0 0 2 8 14 −6 3
Source: BSWW
Qualification 1 Qualification 2
Advance to Final Qualified for 2019 World Cup finals
Third place play-off
Fifth place play-off Possible 2019 World Cup finals[a]
Seventh place play-off
{{{1}}}
Poland 1–3 Italy
Baran Goal 3' Report(ru) Goal 7' Del Mestre
Goal 10' Palmacci
Goal 35' Gori
Referee: Raul Martin Gonzalez Frances (Spain)
Belarus 3–2 Portugal
Bokach Goal 5'
Kanstantsinaiu Goal 5'
Ryabko Goal 19'		 Report(ru) Goal 22', 36' Gonçalves
Referee: Roman Borisov (Russia)
Italy 3–3 (a.e.t.) Belarus
Zurlo Goal 15'
Gori Goal 24'
Marinai Goal 28' (p)		 Report(ru) Goal 13' Hapon
Goal 34' Samsonov
Goal 36' Savich
Penalties
Chiavaro Penalty scored
Gori Penalty scored
Zurlo Penalty missed		 2–3 Penalty scored Savich
Penalty scored Samsonov
Penalty scored Chaikouski
Referee: Ingilab Mammadov (Azerbaijan)
Portugal 8–3 Poland
Rui Coimbra Goal 4'
Brilhante Goal 8'
Leo Martins Goal 10', 24'
Madjer Goal 17'
Gonçalves Goal 19', 21'
Jordan Goal 23'		 Report(ru) Goal 1' Gac
Goal 7', 12' Baran
Referee: Laurynas Aržuolaitis (Lithuania)
Poland 4–3 Belarus
Jesionowski Goal 22'
Baran Goal 23' (p), 35'
Gac Goal 32'		 Report(ru) Goal 8' Kanstantsinaiu
Goal 10' Samsonov
Goal 32' Savich
Referee: Eduards Borisevics (Latvia)
Portugal 3–4 Italy
Leo Martins Goal 5'
Jordan Goal 8', 36'		 Report(ru) Goal 6' (p), 27' Gori
Goal 32' Gentilin
Goal 34' Ramacciotti
Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)

Group 2[]

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts
1  Russia 3 3 0 0 0 18 3 +15 9
2   Switzerland 3 2 0 0 1 15 17 −2 6
3  Spain 3 1 0 0 2 15 12 +3 3
4  Azerbaijan 3 0 0 0 3 5 18 −13 0
Source: BSWW
Qualification 1 Qualification 2
Advance to Final Qualified for 2019 World Cup finals
Third place play-off
Fifth place play-off Possible 2019 World Cup finals[a]
Seventh place play-off
{{{1}}}
Azerbaijan 3–9 Spain
Nazarov Goal 11', 19'
Allahguliyev Goal 16'		 Report(ru) Goal 7', 19', 22' Chiky
Goal 21' Adrian
Goal 24' Eduard
Goal 25' Dona
Goal 32', 35', 35' Javi T.
Referee: Sergio Gomes Soares (Portugal)
Switzerland  3–9 Russia
Stankovic Goal 14'
Steinemann Goal 27'
Jaeggy Goal 33'		 Report(ru) Goal 3', 14', 26' Makarov
Goal 4' Krasheninnikov
Goal 13', 26' Romanov
Goal 16', 22' Paporotnyi
Goal 20' Shishin
Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)
Russia 6–0 Azerbaijan
Chuzhkov Goal 3'
Romanov Goal 5'
Shishin Goal 6', 23'
N. Kryshanov Goal 32' (p)
Nikonorov Goal 34'		 Report(ru)
Referee: Sofien Benchabane (France)
Spain 6–9  Switzerland
Hernández Goal 1', 18'
Javi T. Goal 11'
Chiky Goal 21'
Eduard Goal 23'
Chintas Goal 29'		 Report(ru) Goal 1' Borer
Goal 4', 14' Stankovic
Goal 10' Spaccarotella
Goal 12', 16' Steinemann
Goal 21', 36' Ott
Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)
Azerbaijan 2–3  Switzerland
Bakshaliyev Goal 10'
Aliyev Goal 35'		 Report(ru) Goal 7' Stankovic
Goal 27' Spaccarotella
Goal 31' (p) Borer
Referee: Lukasz Ostrowski (Poland)
Russia 6–1 Spain
Chuzhkov Goal 1'
Javi T. Goal 8' (o.g.)
Nikonorov Goal 21'
V. Kryshanov Goal 24'
Paporotnyi Goal 24'
Krasheninnikov Goal 28'		 Report(ru) Goal 29' (o.g.) Shkarin
Referee: Ago Kärtmann (Estonia)

Play-offs[]

Seventh place play-off[]

Poland 13–3 Azerbaijan
Hajiyev Goal 6' (o.g.)
Jesionowski Goal 7', 24', 31', 36'
Baran Goal 8', 35', 36'
Kubiak Goal 12', 12', 25' (p)
Poźniak Goal 23'
Mammadov Goal 34' (o.g.)		 Report(ru) Goal 8', 23' Zeynalov
Goal 23' (p) Mammadov
Referee: Roman Borisov (Russia)

Fifth place play-off[]

Winner qualifies for the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Portugal 5–5 (a.e.t.) Spain
Leo Martins Goal 9', 29', 30'
Gonçalves Goal 31'
Rui Coimbra Goal 37'		 Report(ru) Goal 5' Chiky
Goal 7' Chintas
Goal 28', 37' Eduard
Goal 30' (o.g.) Leo Martins
Penalties
Madjer Penalty scored
Lourenço Penalty scored		 2–1 Penalty missed Llorenç
Penalty scored Eduard
Penalty missed Chiky
Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)

Third place play-off[]

Switzerland  2–6 Belarus
Borer Goal 1'
Steinemann Goal 14'		 Report(ru) Goal 1', 13' Ryabko
Goal 12' Samsonov
Goal 14' Bokach
Goal 18', 23' Hapon
Referee: Sergio Gomes Soares (Portugal)

Final[]

Italy 1–7 Russia
Gori Goal 22' Report(ru) Goal 1' Krasheninnikov
Goal 8' (o.g.) Ramacciotti
Goal 12' Shkarin
Goal 14' Chuzhkov
Goal 18', 27' Zemskov
Goal 21' Paporotnyi
Referee: Raul Martin Gonzalez Frances (Spain)

Awards[]

Winners[]

 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
qualifiers for UEFA Champions 

Russia
Second title

Individual awards[]

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[5]

Most valuable player
Russia Yuri Krasheninnikov
Top scorer
Italy Gabriele Gori (14 goals)
Best goalkeeper
Russia Maxim Chuzhkov

Top goalscorers[]

Players who scored at least 3 goals are listed

There were 416 goals scored in 51 matches, for an average of 8.16 goals per match.

14 goals

  • Italy Gabriele Gori

12 goals

  • Portugal Leo Martins

11 goals

  • Spain Eduard Suarez

9 goals

  • Poland Daniel Baran
  • Portugal Madjer
  • Switzerland Philipp Borer

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

  • Azerbaijan Jomard Bakshaliyev
  • Azerbaijan Amid Nazarov
  • Belarus Yury Piatrouski
  • France Jeremy Bru
  • Italy Dario Ramacciotti
  • Italy Emmanuele Zurlo
  • Kazakhstan Bayanbek Muralinov
  • Lithuania Audrius Plytnikas
  • Portugal Ruben Trindade Brilhante
  • Spain Dona
  • Switzerland Noel Ott

3 goals

  • Belarus Vadzim Bokach
  • Belarus Illia Savich
  • Estonia Sander Lepik
  • France Victor Angeletti
  • Hungary Viktor Fekete
  • Italy Francesco Corosiniti
  • Moldova Alexei Capsamun
  • Norway Pak-ling Li
  • Poland Konrad Kubiak
  • Poland Karim Madani
  • Portugal André Lourenço
  • Spain Francisco Jose Chintas
  • Switzerland Jan Ostgen
  • Turkey Barış Terzioğlu

1 own goal

  • Azerbaijan Ilkin Hajiyev (playing against Poland)
  • Azerbaijan Orkhan Mammadov (playing against Poland)
  • Czech Republic Andy Körtvélyeši (playing against Italy)
  • Italy Dario Ramacciotti (playing against Russia)
  • Moldova Eremia Alexandru (playing against Portugal)
  • Norway Johan Elverum Salveson (playing against France)
  • Portugal Leo Martins (playing against Spain)
  • Russia Anton Shkarin (playing against Spain)
  • Spain Javi Torres (playing against Russia)
  • Switzerland Mo Jaeggy (playing against Turkey)

Source: Scorers, Own goals

Final standings[]

Key:
    Qualified for the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Belarus
4   Switzerland
5  Portugal
6  Spain
7  Poland
8  Azerbaijan
9–16  France
 Germany
 Hungary
 Kazakhstan
 Latvia
 Lithuania
 Moldova
 Turkey
17–19  Czech Republic
 Estonia
 Norway
–  Ukraine

Qualified teams to the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup[]

The following five teams from UEFA qualify for the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup1
only FIFA era (since 2005)
 Belarus 25 July 2019[26] 0 (debut)
 Italy 26 July 2019[27] 7 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017)
 Russia 26 July 2019[27] 6 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
  Switzerland 26 July 2019[27] 4 (2009, 2011, 2015, 2017)
 Portugal 27 July 2019[28] 8 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Notes[]

§.^ Ukraine originally entered the competition but withdrew after the draw was conducted.

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