2007 AFC Beach Soccer Championship

2007 AFC Beach Soccer Championship2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (AFC)

Tournament details
Host country| United Arab Emirates
City| Dubai
Dates| 14–18 August
Teams| 6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions|  United Arab Emirates (1st title)
Runners-up|  Japan
Third place|  Iran
Fourth place|  Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 10
Goals scored| 76 (7.6 per match)

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The 2007 AFC Beach Soccer championship also known as the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (AFC) was the second beach soccer championship for Asia, held in August 2007, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates won the championship, with Japan finishing second and Iran winning the third place-play off, to claim third. The three teams moved on to play in the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 2 November – 11 November.[1]

## Participating nations[edit]

* Bahrain
* China
* India
* Iran
* Japan
* United Arab Emirates

## Group stage[edit]

### Group A[edit]

Team  | Pts  | Pld  | W  | W+  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD

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United Arab Emirates | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7
Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -2
India | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5

14 August 2007

United Arab Emirates | 6 - 2|  India

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Dubai

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15 August 2007

Japan | 4 - 3|  India

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Dubai

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16 August 2007

United Arab Emirates | 6 - 3|  Japan

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Dubai

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### Group B[edit]

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Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1
Bahrain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0
China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1

14 August 2007

Bahrain | 2 - 1|  China

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15 August 2007

China | 5 - 5
4-3 (pens.)|  Iran

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16 August 2007

Iran | 3 - 2|  Bahrain

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## Knockout stage[edit]

| Semi-finals| | Final

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|  UAE| 5

| 18 August 2007

|  Bahrain| 2 |

|  UAE| 4

| 17 August 2007

| |  Japan| 3

|  Japan| 8

|  Iran| 6 |

| Third place

| 18 August 2007

|  Iran| 6

|  Bahrain| 0

## Winners[edit]

(2007) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Qualification (AFC) Winners:

United Arab Emirates
First title

## Final standings[edit]

Rank  | Team

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1 |  United Arab Emirates
2 |  Japan
3 |  Iran
4 |  Bahrain
5 |  China
6 |  India

## References[edit]

1. ^ "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2007".