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2011 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

Tournament details
Host country	United Arab Emirates
Dates	22–26 November 2011
Teams	8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Russia (1st title)
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	Switzerland
Fourth place	United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	118 (7.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dejan Stankovic (12 goals)
Best player(s)	Dejan Stankovic
Best goalkeeper	Mão
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The 2011 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup was the first edition of the new tournament, Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup. It took place at Jumeirah Beach in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 22 to 26 November 2011. Eight teams participated in the competition.

Participating teams

Team	Confederation	Achievements	Participation
United Arab Emirates	AFC	Host	1st
Russia	UEFA	2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winners	1st
Mexico	CONCACAF	2011 FIFA Beach Soccer WCQ (CONCACAF) winners	1st
Brazil	CONMEBOL	2011 FIFA Beach Soccer WCQ (CONMEBOL) winners	1st
Oman	AFC	2011 FIFA Beach Soccer WCQ (AFC) runners-up	1st
Nigeria	CAF	2011 FIFA Beach Soccer WCQ (CAF) runners-up	1st
Switzerland	UEFA	2011 Euro Beach Soccer League runners-up	1st
Tahiti	OFC	2011 FIFA Beach Soccer WCQ (OFC) winners	1st

Group stage

All matches are listed as local time in Dubai, (UTC+4)

Group A

Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pts
Russia	3	3	0	0	22	5	+17	9
United Arab Emirates	3	2	0	1	9	11	−2	6
Nigeria	3	1	0	2	9	12	−3	3
Tahiti	3	0	0	3	7	19	−12	0

Russia	8–1	Nigeria
Eremeev (2), Gorchinsky, Shaykov, Makarov, Peremitin, Shishin, Krash		Tale

United Arab Emirates	6–2	Tahiti
R.Ahmad (2), Rami (2), Yousif, Adel		Naea Bennet, Vero

Russia	7–4	Tahiti
Shaykov (2), Shishin (2), Gorchinskiy, Eremeev, Krash		Tehau, Benne, Amau, Li Fung Kwee

Nigeria	2–3	United Arab Emirates
Emeka, Tale		Yousif (2), Humaid

Tahiti	1–7	Nigeria
Bennet		Olawale (4), Tale (2), Emeka

United Arab Emirates	0–7	Russia
		Shaykov (2), Krash (2), Leonov, Eremeev, Gorchinskiy

Group B

Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pts
Brazil	3	2	1	0	14	8	+6	8
Switzerland	3	2	0	1	16	9	+7	6
Mexico	3	1	0	2	8	11	−3	3
Oman	3	0	0	3	6	16	−10	0

Mexico	3–4	Switzerland
Cervantes (2), H. Lopez		Meier (2), Lutz, Stankovic

Brazil	5–2	Oman
Bruno Xavier (2), Sidney, Betinho, Andre		Hani (2)

Oman	2–8	Switzerland
Khalid (2)		Stankovic (3), Spacca, Meier, Schirinzi, Borer, Ziegler

Brazil	5–2	Mexico
Andre (2), Dino, Bruno Xavier, Fernando DDI		Cervantes, Villalobo

Oman	2–3	Mexico
Is’haq (2)		Cervantes, Cati C., Flores

Switzerland	4–4 (a.e.t.)	Brazil
Stankovic (2), Borer, Samuel		Andre (3), Bruno Xavie
Penalties
Stankovic Meier	1–2	Bruno Xavier Andre

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	25 November - Jumeira
	Russia (pen.)	4 (2)
					26 November - Jumeira
	Switzerland	4 (1)
					Russia (aet)	5
	25 November - Jumeira
					Brazil	4
	Brazil	2
	United Arab Emirates	0
					Third place
					26 November - Jumeira
					Switzerland (pen.)	4 (1)
					United Arab Emirates	4 (0)

Semi-finals

Russia	4–4 (a.e.t.)	Switzerland
Shishin (2), Leonov, Makarov		Stankovic (4)
Penalties
Leonov Shishin	2–1	Stankovic Borer

Brazil	2–0	United Arab Emirates
Sidney, Anderson

Third place play-off

Switzerland	4–4	United Arab Emirates
Stankovic (2), Ziegler, Borer		Karim (3), Rami
Penalties
	1–0

Final

Russia	5–4 (a.e.t.)	Brazil
Shishin (3), Shaykov, Leonov		Fernando Ddi (2), Anderson, Jorginho

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Russia
2	Brazil
3	Switzerland
4	United Arab Emirates
5	Nigeria
6	Mexico
7	Oman
8	Tahiti

External links

• Beach Soccer Worldwide

• Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
• 2011–12 in Emirati football
• International association football competitions hosted by the United Arab Emirates
• 2011 in beach soccer
• November 2011 sports events in Asia