2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (UEFA) was the first FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification championship for Europe, held in Benidorm, Spain. Held in May 2008, hosts Spain won the championship, with Portugal finishing second and Russia winning the third place play off to finish third, beating Italy who finished fourth. The four nations moved on to play in the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Marseille, France, from July 17 to 27. France qualified as the fifth European nation, being the hosts of the world cup.

Participating teams 24 teams confirmed their participation in the competition.

Group stage The 24 teams were drawn into 6 groups of 4 teams.

Group A

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Germany8 – 3Romania Spain5 – 0BelarusGermany 3 – 1BelarusSpain 8 – 2RomaniaBelarus 6 – 2RomaniaSpain 6 – 1Germany

Group B

TeamPldWW+LGFGAGDPts 3 2 0 1 14 7 +76 3 1 1 1 14 15 -15 3 1 0 2 10 13 -33 3 0 1 2 10 13 -32

Czech Republic5 – 4 (a.e.t)NetherlandsRussia4 – 1LatviaCzech Republic 7 – 5LatviaNetherlands 4 – 4(1-0 pens.)RussiaLatvia 4 – 2NetherlandsRussia 6 – 2Czech Republic

Group C

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Italy4 – 2Azerbaijan Norway4 – 3GreeceAzerbaijan 3 – 2NorwayItaly 1 – 1(penalty) (1-0)GreeceGreece 5 – 1AzerbaijanItaly 5 – 2Norway

Group D

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England2 – 2(penalty) (1-0)EstoniaPortugal15 – 3GeorgiaEngland 4 – 1GeorgiaPortugal 5 – 2EstoniaEstonia 7 – 0GeorgiaPortugal 6 – 1England

Group E

TeamPldWW+LGFGAGDPts 3 3 0 0 17 9 +89 3 2 0 1 11 7 +46 3 1 0 2 12 16 -43 3 0 0 3 9 17 -80

Poland4 – 1SlovakiaUkraine6 – 2AndorraPoland 4 – 2AndorraUkraine 7 – 4SlovakiaSlovakia 7 – 5AndorraUkraine 4 – 3Poland

Group F

TeamPldWW+LGFGAGDPts 3 3 0 0 23 7 +169 3 2 0 1 10 8 +26 3 1 0 2 9 22 -133 3 0 0 3 6 11 -50

Hungary3 – 1AustriaSwitzerland14 – 3LithuaniaHungary 6 – 2LithuaniaSwitzerland 4 – 3AustriaLithuania 4 – 2AustriaSwitzerland 5 – 1Austria

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semi finals

Third place play off

Final

Winners

References

Results , at the Roonba Beach Soccer Worldwide reports: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7.