| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United Arab Emirates | 
| Dates | 3–7 November 2015 | 
| Teams | 8 (from 6 confederations) | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Russia (3rd title) | 
| Runners-up |  Tahiti | 
| Third place |  Iran | 
| Fourth place |  Egypt | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 | 
| Goals scored | 145 (7.25 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Mohamed Gamal (9 goals) | 
| Best player(s) |  Yury Krasheninnikov | 
| Best goalkeeper |  Humaid Albalooshi | 
The 2015 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup was the fifth edition of the tournament, Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup. It took place at Jumeirah Beach in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 3 to 7 November 2015. Eight teams participated in the competition.
Participating teams
| Team | Confederation | Achievements | Participation | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  United Arab Emirates | AFC | Host | 5th | 
|  Portugal | UEFA | 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup & 2015 Euro Beach Soccer League winners | 2nd | 
|  Russia | UEFA | 2015 Euro Beach Soccer League third place | 5th | 
|  Mexico | CONCACAF | 2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship winners | 3rd | 
|  Argentina | CONMEBOL | 2015 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship third place | 1st | 
|  Iran | AFC | 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship third place | 3rd | 
|  Egypt | CAF | 2015 CAF Beach Soccer Championship sixth place | 1st | 
|  Tahiti | OFC | 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup runners-up | 3rd | 
Group stage
All matches are listed as local time in Dubai, (UTC+4).
| Legend | 
|---|
| Teams that advanced to the semi-finals | 
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 6 | 
|  Egypt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 | –1 | 6 | 
|  United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 
|  Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | –5 | 0 | 
| United Arab Emirates  | 2–3 |  Egypt | 
|---|---|---|
| Ali Karim  13' Walid  31' | Report | Aboserie  12' Gamal  35', 36' | 
| Russia  | 5–1 |  Argentina | 
|---|---|---|
| Makarov  1' Shishin  9' Krasheninnikov  24' Gorchinsky  35' Paporotnyi  36' | Report | Minici  25' | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Tahiti | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 9 | 
|  Iran | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 6 | 
|  Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | –4 | 3 | 
|  Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | –6 | 0 | 
| Portugal  | 5–3 |  Mexico | 
|---|---|---|
| Torres  8' Belchior  14', 27' Coimbra  16' Madjer  26' | Report | Gomez  21', 33' Rodriguez  33' | 
Classification stage
| 5–8 places | Fifth place | |||||
| 6 November – Jumeirah Beach | ||||||
|  Portugal | 6 | |||||
| 7 November – Jumeirah Beach | ||||||
|  Argentina | 2 | |||||
|  Portugal | 1 | |||||
| 6 November – Jumeirah Beach | ||||||
|  UAE | 4 | |||||
|  UAE | 3 | |||||
|  Mexico | 2 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 7 November – Jumeirah Beach | ||||||
|  Argentina | 2 | |||||
|  Mexico | 6 | |||||
5–8 places
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Championship stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 November – Jumeirah Beach | ||||||
|  Tahiti | 8 | |||||
| 7 November – Jumeirah Beach | ||||||
|  Egypt | 5 | |||||
|  Tahiti | 2 | |||||
| 6 November – Jumeirah Beach | ||||||
|  Russia | 5 | |||||
|  Russia | 4 | |||||
|  Iran | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 7 November – Jumeirah Beach | ||||||
|  Egypt | 2 (2) | |||||
|  Iran | 2 (3) | |||||
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Awards
| Best Player (MVP) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|  Yury Krasheninnikov | |||
| Top Scorer | |||
|  Mohamed Gamal | |||
| Best Goalkeeper | |||
|  Humaid Albalooshi | |||
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | 
|---|---|---|
Final standings
| Rank | Team | 
|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 
| 2 |  Tahiti | 
| 3 |  Iran | 
| 4 |  Egypt | 
| 5 |  UAE | 
| 6 |  Portugal | 
| 7 |  Mexico | 
| 8 |  Argentina | 
References
External links
- Beach Soccer Worldwide
- (in French) Schedule & Results (PDF)
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