Friday,
10
October
2008
Quartet through as Czechs and Portugal fall
Spain, Italy, Ukraine and Russia are through to the FIFA Futsal World Cup second group stage – but Portugal and the Czech Republic had their hopes dashed as the opening round ended.
- Record win boosts Russia bid
- Spain and Italy make strides
- European contenders claim clean sweep
- Futsal's finest head for Brazil
- Spain handed Czech test in futsal draw
Players
| Name |
|---|
| Alex |
| João Benedito |
| Cristiano |
| Ivan |
| Gonçalo |
| Israel |
| Bibi |
| Zé Maria |
| Marcelinho |
| Caturra |
| Paulo David Cardoso Silva |
| Ricardinho |
| Fernando Albert Dos Santos Card |
| Pedro Cary |
| João Marçal |
| Leitão |
| Bruno Miguel Gomes Bernardo |
| Arnaldo |
| Pedro Costa |
| Adelino Valente |
Last updated: 03/10/2008 11:09 CET
Fixtures & Results »
First Group Stage
| 02.10.2008 | v | Paraguay | (H) | 3-2 |
| 04.10.2008 | v | Italy | (A) | 1-3 |
| 06.10.2008 | v | USA | (H) | 8-1 |
| 08.10.2008 | v | Thailand | (H) | 3-2 |
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 | Slovenia | (A) | 6-1 |
| 15.04.2008 | v | Slovenia | (H) | 3-0 |
First qualifying round
| 28.02.2008 | v | Latvia | 4-0 |
| 29.02.2008 | v | Slovakia | 3-0 |
| 02.03.2008 | v | Turkey | 3-2 |
Standings »
| Group 9 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 9 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| Latvia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
Last updated: 17/10/2008 16:25 CET
