Beach soccer at the 2019 World Beach Games qualification (CONCACAF)
The CONCACAF qualifiers for the 2019 World Beach Games, known officially as the 2019 World Beach Games – Qualifier El Salvador, was a beach soccer tournament contested by North American national teams who are members of CONCACAF that took place to determine the nations from North, Central America and the Caribbean that qualified to the beach soccer competition at the inaugural edition of the ANOC World Beach Games.[1]
| Beach soccer at the 2019 World Beach Games qualification (CONCACAF) | |||||||||
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| 2019 World Beach Games Qualifier – El Salvador | |||||||||
 Official logo | |||||||||
| Tournament details | |||||||||
| Host country | El Salvador | ||||||||
| Dates | 3–5 August | ||||||||
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||
| № of events | 2 (1 men's; 1 women's) | ||||||||
| Teams | 12 (from 8 countries) | ||||||||
| Men's event | |||||||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||||||
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| Matches played | 12 | ||||||||
| Goals scored | 126 (10.5 per match) | ||||||||
| Women's event | |||||||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||||||
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| Matches played | 6 | ||||||||
| Goals scored | 52 (8.67 per match) | ||||||||
| Previous / Next edition | |||||||||
2021 → | |||||||||
The tournament consisted of two events: the men's qualifiers and the women's qualifiers, the former a knockout competition from which the top two teams qualified, and the latter a round robin contest from which the top two teams also qualified.[1][2]
Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), National Sports Institute of El Salvador (INDES) and Salvadoran Football Federation (FESFUT), the competition took place in San Salvador, El Salvador from 3–5 August 2019.[1]
Mexico claimed the crown in both the men's and women's events.[3]
Venues
For both the men's and women's tournaments, a beach soccer pitch installed at the International Centre of Fairs and Conventions (CIFCO) in the city of San Salvador, El Salvador was used to host all matches, with a capacity of 5,000.[4]
Men's tournament
Teams
The men's event was an eight-team tournament. The entrants are listed below,[5] ordered by their world ranking (June 2019) in parentheses:[6]
Mexico (14)
United States (17)
El Salvador (26) (hosts)
Panama (28)
Bahamas (38)
Trinidad and Tobago (50)
Guatemala (68)
U.S. Virgin Islands (76)
Draw
The draw took place internally with most details undisclosed. Teams were organised based on their position in the world ranking in a similar vein to that of the European qualifiers[1] (the hosts were drawn against the team ranked eighth, the best ranked team against the team ranked seventh, second against sixth and fourth against fifth.)
Results
The competition was played as a straight knockout tournament, starting with the quarter-finals and ending with the final with the winner crowned champions of the event.[1] Meanwhile, the losing nations of each round receded to play in a series of consolation matches in order to determine all final placements.
The two teams that reached the final qualified for the 2019 World Beach Games.[1]
Matches are listed as local time in San Salvador, (UTC–6).
| 5th place match | 5th – 8th place play-offs | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador |
10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Virgin Islands |
1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Virgin Islands |
1 | 3 August; 18:00; Report | El Salvador |
4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bahamas |
8 | Panama |
2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 August; 11:30; Report | Panama (p) |
7 (3) | 4 August; 18:00; Report | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bahamas |
7 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bahamas |
8 | 3 August; 11:30; Report | El Salvador |
4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago |
7 | Mexico |
5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 August; 12:45; Report | United States |
9 | 5 August; 18:00; Report | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago |
6 | 3 August; 12:45; Report | United States |
2 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7th place match | Guatemala |
4 | Mexico (p) |
2 (5) | 3rd place match | ||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Virgin Islands |
3 | 4 August; 12:45; Report | Guatemala |
3 | 4 August; 15:30; Report | Panama |
6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala (a.e.t.) |
6 | Mexico |
10 | United States |
8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 August; 11:30; Report | 3 August; 15:30; Report | 5 August; 15:30; Report | |||||||||||||||||||||
Individual awards
| Top scorer |
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| Alfonso Maquensi |
| 7 goals |
| Best player |
| Exon Perdomo |
| Best goalkeeper |
| Diego Villaseñor |
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
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Mexico | 2019 World Beach Games |
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El Salvador | |
 |
United States | |
| 4 | Panama | |
| 5 | Bahamas | |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 7 | Guatemala | |
| 8 | U.S. Virgin Islands |
Source: El Grafico
Women's tournament
Teams
Four teams entered the women's event which are as follows:[5]
- Bahamas
- El Salvador (hosts)
- Mexico
- United States
Results
The competition was played as a single round robin tournament;[1] the teams competed to earn points for the overall standings table – the two that accumulated the most points after all the matches were completed qualified for the 2019 World Beach Games.[2]
Matches are listed as local time in San Salvador, (UTC–6).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mexico (C) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 9 | 2019 World Beach Games |
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United States[lower-alpha 1] |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 6 | |
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El Salvador (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bahamas |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 0 |
- Originally, CONCACAF were allocated only one berth at the Games;[7] at the time this event occurred, only the winners Mexico qualified.[3] However, the allocation of berths was later redistributed with CONCACAF now receiving two berths. This meant, as the team finishing second in the event, the United States were awarded with qualification to the Games post factum.
| 3 August 2019 | Mexico | 2–1 | United States | |
| 14:00 | Report |
| 3 August 2019 | Bahamas | 3–6 | El Salvador | |
| 16:45 | Report |
| 4 August 2019 | Mexico | 7–2 | Bahamas | |
| 14:00 | Report |
| 4 August 2019 | El Salvador | 6–9 | United States | |
| 16:45 | Report |
| 5 August 2019 | United States | 7–1 | Bahamas | |
| 14:00 | Report |
| 5 August 2019 | El Salvador | 2–6 | Mexico | |
| 16:45 | Report |
Winners trophy
| 2019 World Beach Games – CONCACAF Qualifier Champions |
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Mexico First title |
Individual awards
| Top scorer(s) |
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| Samantha Witteman Carolina Pérez |
| 5 goals |
| Best player |
| Fatima Leyva |
| Best goalkeeper |
| Daniela Paulin |
References
- "El Salvador to host ANOC World Beach Games qualifier". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- "List of the participants at World Beach Games, confirmed". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- "México derrota a El Salvador y se corona campeón de torneo de fútbol playa" (in Spanish). Latinx Today. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- "Estos serán los incentivos y premios a las Selectas Playeras si clasifican a Juegos Mundiales" (in Spanish). ElSalvador.com. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- "Así disputará la Selecta Playera masculina y femenina su clasificatoria a los Juegos Mundiales" (in Spanish). ElSalvador.com. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- "World Ranking June 2019" (in Russian). Beach Soccer Russia. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- "San Diego 2019 AWBG Technical Handbook for the NOCs" (PDF). San Diego 2019 AWBG. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
External links
- World Beach Games - Qualifier El Salvador 2019, at Beach Soccer Worldwide
- World Beach Games 2019 – Qualifying Tournament – Central America, at Beach Soccer Russia (in Russian)