FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Marseille 2008 Day 5 Wrap Up
Posted by Footballer on July 21, 2008
Here’s a summary of the Day 5 action from the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Highlights are available on the FIFA website at this link. These are the latest standings from the tournment. As expected, perennial heavyweights France, Portugal, Italy and Uruguay qualified for the quarter finals.
We couldn’t find any pictures of the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup cheerleaders today, so until they return here’s one from the Rio 2006 edition of the tournament.
France edge through on top
France sneaked into the quarter-finals as Group A winners courtesy of a 4-3 win over Uruguay; a result which condemned Senegal to elimination.
Senegal pile pressure on France
Senegal kept their side of the bargain by beating Iran 4-1. France had to beat Uruguay in normal time to pip the Africans to a quarter-final place.
Naka sends Solomons home in style
The irrepressible James Naka scored four times to inspire Solomon Islands to a 6-3 victory over El Salvador in the battle to finish third in Group B.
Belchior bags top spot for Portugal
Belchior completed his hat-trick in extra time to earn Portugal a 5-4 win over Italy in the battle to go through to the last eight as group winners.
