2022 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United Arab Emirates |
| City | Dubai |
| Dates | 1–6 November |
| Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Iran (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Paraguay |
| Fourth place |  United Arab Emirates |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 140 (7 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Carlos Carballo (8 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Amir Hossein Akbari |
| Best goalkeeper | Hamid Behzadpour |
← 2021 2023 → | |
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.
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 |