2017 WMF World Cup

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The 2017 WMF World Cup was the second edition of the WMF World Cup, the biennial world championship for national minifootball teams organized by the World Minifootball Federation (WMF). The tournament was contested in Nabeul in Tunisia between 6 and 15 October 2017.[1] The tournament has been expanded by increasing the number of participating teams to 24. United States are the defending champions.[2] Czech Republic defeated Mexico 3–0 in the final, to win the title.[3][4]

Host countryTunisia
Dates6–15 October
Teams24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
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2017 WMF World Cup
كأس العالم لكرة القدم المصغرة 2017
Tournament details
Host countryTunisia
Dates6–15 October
Teams24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Czech Republic (1st title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Senegal
Fourth place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored260 (5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Francisco Castaño
(10 goals)
Best playerTunisia Ouday Belhaj
Best goalkeeperSenegal Papa Samba Diallo
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Venue

Tunisia was awarded the right to host the event on 27 August 2016.[5] All the matches are played at the Nabeul Minifootball Stadium in Nabeul on the south coast of the Cape Bon. This stadium is temporary built to host the competition and is stripped down after the end of the event.[6] The most prominent challenges and concerns of hosting was Islamic State insurgency in Tunisia.

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Nabeul
Nabeul Minifootball Stadium
Capacity: 2,900
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Teams

Participating nations

Unlike in the 2015 WMF World Cup, 24 teams from 5 continents are qualified for the final tournament.

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Team Finals
appearance		 First
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance
 Argentina 1st None None Debut
 Australia 1st None None Debut
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1st None None Debut
 Brazil 2nd 2015 2015 Third place (2015)
 Chile 1st None None Debut
 Czech Republic 2nd 2015 2015 Quarter-finals (2015)
 France 1st None None Debut
 Guatemala 1st None None Debut
 Hungary 1st None None Debut
 India 2nd 2015 2015 Group stage (2015)
 Iraq 1st None None Debut
 Ivory Coast 1st None None Debut
 Kazakhstan 2nd 2015 2015 Group stage (2015)
 Lebanon 1st None None Debut
 Libya 1st None None Debut
 Mexico 2nd 2015 2015 Runners-up (2015)
 Portugal 1st None None Debut
 Romania 2nd 2015 2015 Third place (2015)
 Russia 2nd 2015 2015 Group stage (2015)
 Senegal 1st None None Debut
 Somalia 1st None None Debut
 Spain 1st None None Debut
 Tunisia (Host) 1st None None Debut
 United States (Holders) 2nd 2015 2015 Champions (2015)
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Draw

On 11 June 2017, the Executive bureau of the World Minifootball Federation had unanimously decided in Brno, Czech Republic that the 2017 World Cup will be organized from 6 October to 16 October 2017.[7] On 6 September 2017, The final draw for 2017 WMF World Cup was made in Tunis.[8] For the draw, the 24 teams were divided into four seeding pots:

More information Pot 1, Pot 2 ...
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Tunisia (Host)
 Romania
 Mexico
 United States
 Russia
 Czech Republic

 France
 Hungary
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Spain
 Kazakhstan
 Portugal

 Chile
 Brazil
 Senegal
 Argentina
 Libya
 Ivory Coast

 Australia
 Somalia
 Lebanon
 Iraq
 India
 Guatemala

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Group stage

The winners and runners-up of each group and the best four third-placed teams advance to the round of 16. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows:

  1. points obtained in all group matches;
  2. goal difference in all group matches;
  3. number of goals scored in all group matches;

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:

  1. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. fair play points (first yellow card: minus 1 point; second yellow/indirect red card: minus 3 points; direct red card: minus 3 points; yellow card & direct red card: minus 4 points);
  5. drawing of lots by the 2017 WMF World Cup Organising Committee.

All times listed below are at local time (UTC+1)

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 22 1 +21 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Australia 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
3  France 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
4  Argentina 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16 0
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More information Argentina, 1–5 ...
Argentina 1–5 Australia
Esteban Voight 29' Martin Middlehurst 3'
Shervin Adeli 28', 44'
Natham Sansom 37'
Jordan Ferrier 40'
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More information Czech Republic, 7–0 ...
Czech Republic 7–0 France
František Hakl 9'
Romain Labaig 24' (o.g.)
Michal Uhlíř 30'
Michal Salák 31'
Jan Koudelka 34', 48'
Ondřej Paděra 44'
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More information France, 3–0 ...
France 3–0 Argentina
Elie Dohin 36'
Nicolas Huertos 48'
Omar Belbachir 48'
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More information Australia, 1–5 ...
Australia 1–5 Czech Republic
Shervin Adeli 27' Patrik Levčík 3'
František Hakl 5'
Michal Salák 16'
Stanislav Mařík 22'
Jakub Polák 38'
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More information Australia, 3–3 ...
Australia 3–3 France
Tai Smith 10'
Shervin Adeli 33', 27' (pen.)		 Aurelien Jastier 7'
Wesley Liadé 26'
Omar Belbachir 44'
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More information Czech Republic, 10–0 ...
Czech Republic 10–0 Argentina
Ondřej Paděra 4'
Michal Salák 12', 45'
Jakub Polák 15'
Daniel Kavka 28', 34'
Stanislav Mařík 33', 39'
František Hakl 40'
Jan Koudelka 50'
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Hungary 3 1 1 1 8 4 +4 4
3  Chile 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4
4  Iraq 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 0
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More information Iraq, 0–2 ...
Iraq 0–2 Mexico
Christian Gutierrez 34'
Angel Curiel 47'
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More information Chile, 5–0 ...
Chile 5–0 Iraq
Javier Quiroz 4'
Cristian Arredondo 7', 30'
Juan Carlos Muñoz 33', 39'
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More information Mexico, 3–1 ...
Mexico 3–1 Hungary
Christian Gutierrez 22'
Hiram Ruiz 27'
Angel Curiel 48'		 Bence Bognár 35'
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More information Hungary, 1–1 ...
Hungary 1–1 Chile
Istvan Marko Sos 21' (pen.) Cristian Arredondo 50'
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More information Mexico, 2–0 ...
Mexico 2–0 Chile
Christian Gutierrez 22'
Erick Tovar 27'
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More information Iraq, 0–6 ...
Iraq 0–6 Hungary
Miklós Rajz 6'
Bence Bognár 9'
Richárd Cseszneki 38'
Imre Lak 40'
Attila Nagy 46', 49'
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 6 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2 0 1 11 5 +6 6
3  Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
4  Somalia 3 0 0 3 4 21 −17 0
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More information Russia, 1–2 ...
Russia 1–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Erik Korchagin 2' Andreas Berović 25'
Goran Lovrinovic 45' (pen.)
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More information Brazil, 3–2 ...
Brazil 3–2 Somalia
Everton Cestari 25'
Leonardo Cardoso 41' (pen.)
Gustavo Elia 46'		 Daod Dahir 18', 33'
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More information Somalia, 1–10 ...
Somalia 1–10 Russia
Mohamed Ali 14' Aleksandr Kuksov 2', 13'
Alexei Medvedev 5', 24'
Erik Korchagin 17', 18'
Sergey Kharlamov 30'
Sergey Svezhentsev 31'
Marat Sadykov 36', 47'
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More information Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1–3 ...
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–3 Brazil
Borislav Grbavac 35' Ricardo De Maria Sobreira 36'
Gustavo Elia 44'
Thiago Coutinho 49'
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More information Russia, 2–0 ...
Russia 2–0 Brazil
Ilnar Zhamaletdinov 19'
Kirill Svirodov 21'
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More information Somalia, 1–8 ...
Somalia 1–8 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Daod Dahir 9' Borislav Grbavac 3'
Robert Milonović 12', 26'
Edin Mujezinovic 25', 31'
Marko Vujica 26'
Predrag Bekic 36'
Mirza Zahirovic 44'
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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 20 6 +14 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Senegal 3 1 1 1 16 6 +10 4
3  United States 3 1 1 1 13 7 +6 4
4  India 3 0 0 3 0 30 −30 0
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More information United States, 3–5 ...
United States 3–5 Spain
Franck Tayou 32', 52', 59' Serji Codina 7'
Alváro Vidal 9'
Pablo García 34'
Francisco Castaño 35'
Vincente Zaragoza 52'
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More information Senegal, 11–0 ...
Senegal 11–0 India
Momo Cissé 6', 21', 28', 33', 36'
Moustapha Nam 20', 31', 32'
Niang Diop 25', 36'
Pape Mebillo 26'
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More information United States, 2–2 ...
United States 2–2 Senegal
Momo Cissé 29' (o.g.)
Andy Reyes 45'		 Moustapha Nam 49'
Momo Cissé 50+2' (pen.)
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More information India, 0–8 ...
India 0–8 United States
Franck Tayou 21', 24', 26', 39'
Andy Reyes 26', 40'
Israel Sesay 31'
Jordan 34'
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More information Spain, 4–3 ...
Spain 4–3 Senegal
Francisco Castaño 9', 44'
Alváro Vidal 20'
Vicente Zaragoza 50+1'		 Momo Cisse 21', 50+3' (pen.)
Niang Diop 28'
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More information India, 0–11 ...
India 0–11 Spain
Francisco Castaño 2', 25', 44'
Alváro Vidal 15', 22'
March Tharky 19' (o.g.)
Pablo García 25'
Xavi Poncél 26'
Juan Fernandéz 29', 37'
Alberto Velcon 33'
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Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Romania 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Kazakhstan 3 2 0 1 12 5 +7 6
3  Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 8 8 0 3
4  Guatemala 3 0 0 3 2 21 −19 0
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More information Romania, 2–1 ...
Romania 2–1 Kazakhstan
Vincene Toma 35'
Gabriel Tanase 41'		 Anuar Tokenov 33'
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More information Guatemala, 0–8 ...
Guatemala 0–8 Romania
Razvan Plopeanu 4'
Vincene Toma 10'
Cosmin Craciun 36'
Radu Burciu 37'
Marian Ionut 39', 42'
Robert Dragan Paulevici 43'
Claudiu Vlad 49'
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Kazakhstan 4–2 Ivory Coast
Yerbol Suleimenov 5'
Alexander Bogomolov 7'
Murat Akhmetsharipov 31'
Jumogali Alibayev 45'		 Diane Amara 23'
Donald Messako 29'
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More information Romania, 3–0 ...
Romania 3–0 Ivory Coast
Vincene Toma 4'
Radu Burciu 10'
Razvan Plopeanu 47'
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More information Ivory Coast, 6–1 ...
Ivory Coast 6–1 Guatemala
Zepherin Vovo Lago 4', 10' (pen.)
Alain Eric Beugre 10'
Diane Amara 15', 20'
Donald Messako 23'		 Christian De Leon 44'
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More information Guatemala, 1–7 ...
Guatemala 1–7 Kazakhstan
Hugo Morales 4' Kuanysh Abdualiyev 7', 47'
Alexander Bogomolov 25'
Yerbol Izekenov 28'
Murat Akhmetsharipov 35'
Mustafin Zhassulan 41'
Alin Assylzhan 48'
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Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tunisia (H) 3 2 1 0 11 5 +6 7 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Libya 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
3  Portugal 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4  Lebanon 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7 1
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(H) Hosts
More information Tunisia, 3–2 ...
Tunisia 3–2 Portugal
Mohamed Azouni 1'
Ben Taleb Mohamed Ali 9'
Ouday Belhaj 13'		 Joao Troncoso 18'
Bruno Tavares 50+4'
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More information Libya, 2–0 ...
Libya 2–0 Lebanon
Akhila Salem 24'
Ali Chouchane 29'
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More information Lebanon, 1–6 ...
Lebanon 1–6 Tunisia
Hassan Youness 32' Mohamed Azouni 9', 28'
Ouday Belhaj 24', 27'
Hamza Firas Maiza 47'
Abdessattar Grissa 49'
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More information Portugal, 0–0 ...
Portugal 0–0 Libya
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More information Lebanon, 1–1 ...
Lebanon 1–1 Portugal
Ahmad Daher 35' Nuno Capela 33'
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Tunisia 2–2 Libya
Mohamed Azouni 12'
Ouday Belhaj 13'		 Ibrahim Ayman 27'
Fadel Zaki Sleik 29'
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Ranking of third-placed teams

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C  Brazil 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4 Advance to Knockout stage
2 D  United States 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4
3 B  Chile 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
4 A  France 3 1 1 1 13 7 +6 4
5 E  Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 8 8 0 3
6 F  Portugal 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
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Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
12 October – Nabeul
 
 
 Romania2 (1)
 
13 October – Nabeul
 
 Senegal (p)2 (3)
 
 Senegal4
 
12 October – Nabeul
 
 France3
 
 Russia0 (1)
 
14 October – Nabeul
 
 France (p)0 (3)
 
 Senegal1
 
12 October – Nabeul
 
 Mexico3
 
 Tunisia (p)2 (4)
 
13 October – Nabeul
 
 Kazakhstan2 (3)
 
 Tunisia0
 
12 October – Nabeul
 
 Mexico7
 
 Mexico (a.e.t.)4
 
15 October – Nabeul
 
 United States3
 
 Czech Republic3
 
12 October – Nabeul
 
 Mexico0
 
 Spain (a.e.t.)1
 
13 October – Nabeul
 
 Chile0
 
 Spain4
 
12 October – Nabeul
 
 Australia3
 
 Australia (p)3 (4)
 
14 October – Nabeul
 
 Bosnia and Herzegovina3 (3)
 
 Spain1
 
12 October – Nabeul
 
 Czech Republic3 Third-place match
 
 Hungary (a.e.t.)3
 
13 October – Nabeul15 October – Nabeul
 
 Libya2
 
 Hungary0 Senegal5
 
12 October – Nabeul
 
  Czech Republic1  Spain0
 
 Czech Republic3
 
 
 Brazil1
 

Round of 16

More information Romania, 2–2 (a.e.t.) ...
Romania 2–2 (a.e.t.) Senegal
Claudiu Vlad 31'
Adrian Calugareanu 50'		 Abdoul Sega 4'
Moustapha Nam 27'
Penalties
Claudiu Vlad soccer ball with red X
Popa Ioan Mircea soccer ball with check mark		 1–3 soccer ball with check mark Moustapha Nam
soccer ball with check mark Niang Diop
soccer ball with check mark Momo Cissé
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More information Spain, 1–0 (a.e.t.) ...
Spain 1–0 (a.e.t.) Chile
Francisco Castaño 51'
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More information Mexico, 4–3 (a.e.t.) ...
Mexico 4–3 (a.e.t.) United States
Enrique Cañez 14', 46'
Christian Gutierrez 37', 52'		 Gordy Gurson 5'
Andy Reyes 11'
Israel Sesay 26'
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More information Russia, 0–0 (a.e.t.) ...
Russia 0–0 (a.e.t.) France
Penalties
Evgenii Vashurin soccer ball with check mark
Erik Korchagin soccer ball with red X		 1–3 soccer ball with check mark Omar Belbachir
soccer ball with check mark Bruno Meilhon
soccer ball with check mark Aurelien Jastier
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More information Hungary, 3–2 (a.e.t.) ...
Hungary 3–2 (a.e.t.) Libya
Istvan Marko Sos 25'
Bence Bognár 49'
Bence Tajti 59'		 Mohamed Albahli 30'
Ali Chouchane 34'
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More information Australia, 3–3 (a.e.t.) ...
Australia 3–3 (a.e.t.) Bosnia and Herzegovina
Shervin Adeli 6', 19', 57' Goran Lovrinovic 23' (pen.)
Marko Vujica 27'
Kristijan Pantić 58'
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Shervin Adeli soccer ball with check mark
Tai Smith soccer ball with check mark
Matthew West soccer ball with check mark
Jordan Ferrier soccer ball with check mark		 4–3 soccer ball with check mark Goran Lovrinovic
soccer ball with check mark Marin Jukić
soccer ball with check mark Marko Vujica
soccer ball with red X Kristijan Pantić
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More information Tunisia, 2–2 (a.e.t.) ...
Tunisia 2–2 (a.e.t.) Kazakhstan
Mohamed Ali Karoula 24'
Bilel Ben Souda 50'		 Kanat Zhumabekov 6'
Anuar Tokenov 54'
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Bilel Ben Souda soccer ball with check mark
Abdessattar Grissa soccer ball with check mark
Ben Taleb Mohamed Ali soccer ball with red X
Walid Nadzaul soccer ball with check mark
Hassen Boudhina soccer ball with check mark		 4–3 soccer ball with red X Assan Barlybayev
soccer ball with check mark Anuar Tokenov
soccer ball with check mark Murat Akhmetsharipov
soccer ball with check mark Yerbol Izekenov
soccer ball with red X Kanat Zhumabekov
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More information Czech Republic, 3–1 ...
Czech Republic 3–1 Brazil
Patrik Levčík 8'
Tomáš Kounovský 21'
Jan Koudelka 24'		 Leonardo Cardoso 24'
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Quarterfinals

More information Senegal, 4–3 ...
Senegal 4–3France 
Momo Cissé 16'
Papa Ndiaye 23'
Niang Diop 32', 35'		 Omar Belbachir 20', 34'
Momo Cissé 51' (o.g.)
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More information Spain, 4–3 ...
Spain 4–3 Australia
Vincente Zaragoza 18', 54'
Francisco Castaño 27', 43'		 Jordan Ferrier 31'
Shervin Adeli 37'
Tai Smith 49'
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More information Tunisia, 0–7 ...
Tunisia 0–7 Mexico
Hiram Ruiz 2', 36'
Hugo Rodriguez 7'
Eric Tovar 29'
Brandon Escoto 36'
Christian Gutierrez 39'
Luis Ortega 41'
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More information Hungary, 0–1 ...
Hungary 0–1 Czech Republic
Patrik Levčík 36'
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Semifinals

More information Senegal, 1–3 ...
Senegal 1–3 Mexico
Niang Diop 7' Brandon Escoto 12'
Bogar Moreno 30'
Christian Gutierrez 39'
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More information Spain, 1–3 ...
Spain 1–3 Czech Republic
Francisco Castaño 15' Stanislav Mařík 8'
Ondřej Paděra 35'
Tomáš Kounovský 42'
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Third-place match

More information Senegal, 5–0 ...
Senegal 5–0 Spain
Moustapha Nam 25', 41', 46'
Abdoul Sega 38'
Mohamed Diop 49'
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Final

More information Czech Republic, 3–0 ...
Czech Republic 3–0 Mexico
Jakub Polák 17'
Stanislav Mařík 26'
Ondřej Paděra 43'
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Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

More information Best Player, Top Scorer ...
Best Player
Tunisia Ouday Belhaj[9]
Top Scorer
Spain Francisco Castaño
(10 goals)
Best goalkeeper
Senegal Papa Samba Diallo[10]
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