TEHRAN – Under tutelage of Brazilian coach Marco Octavio, Iran won its first ever title at the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup in 2013 and now is ready to repeat the honor. Team Melli has been pitted against two-time champion Russia, Mexico and Paraguay in Group B. Iran will kick off the prestigious event with a […]
TEHRAN – Under tutelage of Brazilian coach Marco Octavio, Iran won its first ever title at the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup in 2013 and now is ready to repeat the honor.
Team Melli has been pitted against two-time champion Russia, Mexico and Paraguay in Group B.
Iran will kick off the prestigious event with a match against Paraguay on Tuesday at the Marasi Business Bay in Dubai.
Group A consists of Three-time champion Brazil, host UAE, Egypt and Portugal.
Brazil is the competition’s favorite after it won title at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in May.
Brazil coach Gilberto Costa maintains his side’s incredible winning run, which stretches back over 40 matches, does not add any extra pressure as they prepare to defend their title at the Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup Dubai.
The 2017 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup is an annual international beach soccer tournament contested by men’s national teams, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
After the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the Intercontinental Cup is the biggest tournament in the current international beach soccer calendar. Similar to the FIFA Confederations Cup, eight nations will take part, with one team representing each of the six continental football confederations (except for the OFC) as well as the current World Cup champion, Brazil, and the host, the United Arab Emirates.
The tournament starts with a group stage, played in a round robin format. The winners and runners-up from each group advance to the knockout stage, in which the teams then compete in single-elimination matches, beginning with the semi-final and ending with the final. A third-place deciding match is also contested by the losing semi-finalists.
