2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup final

2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final
Event2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Italy Portugal
Italy Portugal
4 6
Date1 December 2019
VenueLos Pynandi Stadium, Luque
RefereeIvo Moraes (Brazil)
Attendance2,847
WeatherPartly cloudy
29 °C (84 °F)
57% humidity
11 km/h wind speed
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The 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final was a beach soccer match which took place on 1 December 2019 at Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium in Luque, Paraguay, to determine the winners of the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[1] It was the final and hence the last match of the 10th FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, a biennial competition contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA.

As the fourth all-European final (following 2001, 2005 and 2013), the match pitted the European champions of 2018 and 2019 respectively against each other:[2] Italy, who had previously competed in one World Cup final, in 2008,[3] and Portugal, who appeared in their third FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup final and their sixth overall when taking into account the pre-FIFA era Beach Soccer World Championships; their last appearance was four years prior in 2015.[2]

In what was seen as an evenly contested affair,[4][5] Portugal emerged as victors thanks to a series of successful free kicks,[4] clinching the match by six goals to four to win their second FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup crown (following 2015) and third world title overall (including success in the 2001 World Championship),[6] condemning Italy to a second runners-up medal.[7] The match was also notable as the 583rd and final international beach soccer appearance of Madjer; the Portuguese captain, often hailed as the best player of all-time, announced his retirement immediately following the match.[8]

  1. ^ "Portugal win second beach soccer world title". FIFA.com. 1 December 2019. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "CONHECIDOS EUROPEUS NA DISPUTA DO MUNDIAL" (in Portuguese). Futebol de Praia Portugal. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Italy and Portugal eye glory on the sand". FIFA.com. 30 November 2019. Archived from the original on December 1, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "World cup. Il Portogallo batte 6-4 l'Italia e vince il mondiale" (in Italian). Viareggio Beach Soccer. 2 December 2019. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Jordan: We were worthy winners". FIFA.com. 2 December 2019. Archived from the original on December 2, 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Portugal vence Itália por 6 a 4 e conquista a Copa do Mundo de futebol de areia pela segunda vez" (in Portuguese). globoesporte. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference madjer2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Thanks for the memories". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.