FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Marseille 2008
Posted by Footballer on July 17, 2008
We don’t know if anybody knew that this annual tournament has started today. It’s a hard find on TV but live online coverage is available in the UK and several other countries at FIFA.com. Here are today’s results and some pictures from the tournament that some of you might enjoy.
- Senegal survived a spirited comeback to beat France on penalties after a thrilling 5-5 draw in front of a vociferous crowd in Marseille.
- With goalkeeper Luis Rodas in outstanding form, El Salvador threatened an upset early on, but Portugal turned on the style to win 8-2.
- Uruguay made a positive start to their bid to qualify from Group A, a Ricar hat-trick inspiring them to a comprehensive 6-1 win over Iran. Eleven goals provided the crowd with a fitting curtain-raiser to Marseille 2008, Italy scoring seven of them against the brave Solomon Islands.
- Eleven goals provided the crowd with a fitting curtain-raiser to Marseille 2008, Italy scoring seven of them against the brave Solomon Islands.
Here are the tournament groups for those of you not yet distracted:
Group A
Uruguay
Senegal
France
Iran
Group B
Portugal
Italy
Solomon Islands
El Salvador
Group C
Argentina
Cameroon
Russia
United Arab Emirates
Group D
Brazil
Japan
Mexico
Spain
…and there was some football too.
