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2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
Dates7 June - 14 June 2009
Teams26 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Spain (2nd title)
Runners-up  Russia
Third place   Switzerland
Fourth place  Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played55
Goals scored476 (8.65 per match)
2008
2011

2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) was a tournament played in Castellón from June 7 to June 14 to determine five teams that qualified to the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

First knockout round

Azerbaijan 3 – 1  England
Poland 3 – 4 (AET)  Romania
Switzerland 7 – 2  Turkey
Italy 6 – 5  Belgium
Russia 3 – 0  Netherlands
Portugal 9 – 0  Estonia
France 4 – 3  Ukraine
Spain 6 – 2  Israel

Quarter-finals

Portugal 5 – 2  Romania
Switzerland 5 – 3  Italy
Russia 4 – 3  France
Spain 6 – 1  Azerbaijan

5th place play-off

Italy 11 – 4  Azerbaijan
Romania 5 – 7  France

5th place

Italy 4 – 2  France


Semi-finals

Portugal 2 – 4  Russia
Spain 4 – 2   Switzerland

3rd place

Portugal 6 – 8   Switzerland


Final

Russia 4 – 4 (12–13 p.)  Spain

References

  1. ^ a b Withdrawal announced on 7 June due to " force majeure". [1]
  1. ^ "Kazajistán y Eslovaquia se caen a última hora del clasificatorio de Castellón - elConfidencial.com". El Confidencial (in Spanish). 7 June 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2022.