Iran Comes Third at Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
Iran Comes Third at Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

TEHRAN  – Iran took revenge on Russia in the 2017 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup in Dubai, the UAE on Saturday. Marco Octavio’s men, who were defeated by Russia 4-3 in group stage, beat the powerhouse team 4-2 in the third-place play-off. Title-holder Brazil beat Portugal 2-0 to win the title for the second time in […]

TEHRAN  – Iran took revenge on Russia in the 2017 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup in Dubai, the UAE on Saturday.

Marco Octavio’s men, who were defeated by Russia 4-3 in group stage, beat the powerhouse team 4-2 in the third-place play-off.

Title-holder Brazil beat Portugal 2-0 to win the title for the second time in a row and the third time overall.

Bokinha and Filipe Silva scored for the Brazilian team.

Saturday results

Mexico 0-3 Paraguay (Seventh-place play-off)

Egypt 1-2 UAE (Fifth-place play-off)

Russia 2-4 Iran (Third-place play-off)

Portugal 0-2 Brazil (Final)

Standings
1st Brazil; 2nd Portugal; 3rd Iran; 4th Russia; 5th UAE; 6th Egypt; 7th Paraguay; 8th Mexico

Individual Awards

MVP: Rodrigo Soares da Costa (BRA)

Best Goalkeeper: Mao (BRA)

Top Scorer: Jordan Santos (POR) (Eight goals)