2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) explained

Tourney Name:	FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Year:	2008
Country:	Spain
Dates:	11–18 May 2008
Num Teams:	24
Confederations:	1
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Count:	1
Matches:	52
Goals:	381
Nextseason:	2009

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.^[1]

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

width=160	Team	width=25	Pld	width=25	W	width=25	W+	width=25	L	width=25	GF	width=25	GA	width=25	GD	width=25	Pts
	3	3	0	0	19	3	+16	9
	3	2	0	1	12	10	+2	6
	3	1	0	2	7	10	-3	3
	3	0	0	3	7	22	-15	0

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Germany	8 – 3	Romania
Spain	5 – 0	Belarus
Germany	3 – 1	Belarus
Spain	8 – 2	Romania
Belarus	6 – 2	Romania
Spain	6 – 1	Germany

Group B

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	3	2	0	1	14	7	+7	6
	3	1	1	1	14	15	-1	5
	3	1	0	2	10	13	-3	3
	3	0	1	2	10	13	-3	2

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Czech Republic	5 – 4 (a.e.t)	Netherlands
Russia	4 – 1	Latvia
Czech Republic	7 – 5	Latvia
Netherlands	4 – 4 (1-0 pens.)	Russia
Latvia	4 – 2	Netherlands
Russia	6 – 2	Czech Republic

Group C

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	3	2	1	0	10	5	+5	8
	3	1	0	2	9	6	+3	3
	3	1	0	2	8	11	-3	3
	3	1	0	2	6	11	-5	3

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Italy	4 – 2	Azerbaijan
Norway	4 – 3	Greece
Azerbaijan	3 – 2	Norway
Italy	1 – 1 (penalty) (1-0)	Greece
Greece	5 – 1	Azerbaijan
Italy	5 – 2	Norway

Group D

width=160	Team	width=25	Pld	width=25	W	width=25	W+	width=25	L	width=25	GF	width=25	GA	width=25	GD	width=25	Pts
	3	3	0	0	26	6	+20	9
	3	1	1	1	7	9	-2	5
	3	1	0	2	11	7	+4	3
	3	0	0	3	4	26	-22	0

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England	2 – 2 (penalty) (1-0)	Estonia
Portugal	15 – 3	Georgia
England	4 – 1	Georgia
Portugal	5 – 2	Estonia
Estonia	7 – 0	Georgia
Portugal	6 – 1	England

Group E

width=160	Team	width=25	Pld	width=25	W	width=25	W+	width=25	L	width=25	GF	width=25	GA	width=25	GD	width=25	Pts
	3	3	0	0	17	9	+8	9
	3	2	0	1	11	7	+4	6
	3	1	0	2	12	16	-4	3
	3	0	0	3	9	17	-8	0

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Poland	4 – 1	Slovakia
Ukraine	6 – 2	Andorra
Poland	4 – 2	Andorra
Ukraine	7 – 4	Slovakia
Slovakia	7 – 5	Andorra
Ukraine	4 – 3	Poland

Group F

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	3	3	0	0	23	7	+16	9
	3	2	0	1	10	8	+2	6
	3	1	0	2	9	22	-13	3
	3	0	0	3	6	11	-5	0

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Hungary	3 – 1	Austria
Switzerland	14 – 3	Lithuania
Hungary	6 – 2	Lithuania
Switzerland	4 – 3	Austria
Lithuania	4 – 2	Austria
Switzerland	5 – 1	Austria

Knockout stage

Round of 16

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Quarter finals

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Semi finals

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Third place play off

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Final

References

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

Notes and References

Web site: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2008.