Saturday,
18
October
2008
Timely Italy clinch World Cup bronze
Russia 1-2 Italy
A last-minute goal by Saad Assis ensured Italy beat Russia to take third place at the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil.
- Spain pip Italy in epic semi-final
- Italy set up Spain rematch in Brazil
- Spain progress amid Russian relief
- Spain and Italy beat old rivals
- Quartet through as Czechs and Portugal fall
Players
| Name |
|---|
| Alexander Feller |
| Caio |
| Marco Zaramello |
| Assad Fabiano |
| Douglas Corsini |
| Marcio Forte |
| Fernando Grana |
| Carlos Montovanelli |
| Patrick Nora |
| Vinicius Omori Duarte |
| Anderson Pellegrini |
| Saad Assis |
| Vinicius Bacaro |
| Edgar Bertoni |
| Jairo Manoel |
| Adriano Foglia |
| Jocimar Jubanski |
| Carlos Morgado |
| Jonas Junior Pinto |
| Sandro Zanetti |
Last updated: 03/10/2008 11:09 CET
Fixtures & Results »
Third Place Play-off
| 18.10.2008 | v | Russia | (H) | 2-1 |
Semi-finals
| 16.10.2008 | v | Spain | (H) | 2-3 |
Second Group Stage
| 11.10.2008 | v | Ukraine | (A) | 4-0 |
| 12.10.2008 | v | Brazil | (H) | 0-3 |
| 14.10.2008 | v | Iran | (A) | 5-5 |
Standings »
| Group E | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| Iran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
First Group Stage
| 30.09.2008 | v | Thailand | (H) | 1-0 |
| 02.10.2008 | v | USA | (A) | 6-1 |
| 04.10.2008 | v | Portugal | (H) | 3-1 |
| 08.10.2008 | v | Paraguay | (H) | 2-4 |
Standings »
| Group B | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 |
| Italy | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 9 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
| USA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 0 |
Play-offs
| 02.04.2008 | v | Croatia | (H) | 6-3 |
| 16.04.2008 | v | Croatia | (A) | 3-0 |
First qualifying round
| 28.02.2008 | v | Cyprus | 12-1 |
| 29.02.2008 | v | Kazakhstan | 7-0 |
| 02.03.2008 | v | Andorra | 9-0 |
Standings »
| Group 8 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 3 |
| Andorra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 0 |
Last updated: 18/10/2008 22:30 CET
