2014 Futsal Continental Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Kuwait | 
| Dates | 23 October – 28 October | 
| Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  Czech Republic | 
| Third place |  Brazil | 
| Fourth place |  Italy | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 | 
| Goals scored | 91 (5.69 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Michal Seidler (7 goals) | 
| ← 2013  2022 →  | |
The third edition of the Futsal Confederations Cup, which was called the Futsal Continental Cup for this tournament, was held in Kuwait from October 23 to October 28, 2014.[1]
The tournament was organized by the federations of national participants, in collaboration with Sheikh Talal Al Mohammad Al Sabah, but was not approved by FIFA. Eight teams took part: Egypt, Argentina, Italy, Kuwait (included in Group A), Brazil, Czech Republic, Japan and Guatemala (included in Group B).
Teams
| Team | Confederation | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|
|  Kuwait | AFC | Host | 
|  Egypt | CAF | Wildcard | 
|  Italy | UEFA | UEFA Futsal Euro 2014 Winners | 
|  Argentina | CONMEBOL | 2011 Copa América Runners-up | 
|  Brazil | CONMEBOL | 2011 Copa América Winners 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup Winners | 
|  Japan | AFC | 2014 AFC Futsal Championship Winners | 
|  Guatemala | CONCACAF | 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship Runners-up | 
|  Czech Republic | UEFA | Invited | 
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 9 | Semi-finals | 
|  Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 6 | |
|  Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 3 | |
|  Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 0 | 
Source: 
| Kuwait  | 2 – 4 |  Italy | 
|---|---|---|
| Abdulrahman Altawail  17' Ahmad Alfarsi  18' | Massimo De Luca  16', 31', 38' Mauro Canal  39' | 
| Argentina  | 6 – 1 |  Egypt | 
|---|---|---|
| Fernando Wilhelm  2' Cristian Borruto  3' Pablo Taborda  7' Constantino Vaporaki  12', 13' Leandro Cuzzolino  31' | Ahmed Abdelkader  23' | 
| Egypt  | 2 – 3 |  Italy | 
|---|---|---|
| Karim Ahmed  38' Mostafa Eid  39' | Sergio Romano  9' Mauro Canal  10' Júlio de Oliveira  36' | 
| Kuwait  | 2 – 6 |  Argentina | 
|---|---|---|
| Abdulrahman Altawail  19' Saleh Hasan  34' | Alamiro Vaporaki  3', 10' Leandro Cuzzolino  9', 19' Cristian Borruto  39' | 
| Italy  | 2 – 1 |  Argentina | 
|---|---|---|
| Humberto Honorio  21' Mauro Canal  39' | Cristian Borruto  25' | 
| Kuwait  | 2 – 5 |  Egypt | 
|---|---|---|
| Hamad Hayat  18', 27' | Mostafa Eid  13' Ahmed Abdelkader  16' Ramadan Sama  19' Ibrahim Bekhit  24' Mostafa Rezk  35' | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 9 | Semi-finals | 
|  Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 6 | |
|  Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | |
|  Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 0 | 
Source: 
| Czech Republic  | 6 – 2 |  Guatemala | 
|---|---|---|
| Michal Seidler  8', 10', 16', 19' Michal Belej  24', 24' | Manuel Pellecer  15' Edgar Rodríguez  34' | 
| Japan  | 0 – 4 |  Czech Republic | 
|---|---|---|
| Lukáš Rešetár  3', 23', 39' Michal Seidler  25' | 
| Guatemala  | 2 – 5 |  Brazil | 
|---|---|---|
| Walter Enriquez  6' Manuel Pellecer  11' | Alexandre Faria  9', 39' Rafael Novaes  10' Marcenio Da Silva  25' Darlan Lopes  38' | 
| Japan  | 6 – 0 |  Guatemala | 
|---|---|---|
| Bruno Takashi  14', 31' Manabu Takita  17' Akita Minamoto  22' Yuki Murota  30' Nobuya Osodo  33' | 
| Brazil  | 6 – 1 |  Czech Republic | 
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Carpes  1' Rafael Novaes  8' Tiago Wanderley  12' Darlan Lopes  32', 35' Carlos Murilo  34' | Rodek  6' | 
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 October – Kuwait City | ||||||
|  Argentina | 4 | |||||
| 28 October – Kuwait City | ||||||
|  Brazil | 1 | |||||
|  Argentina | 6 | |||||
| 27 October – Kuwait City | ||||||
|  Czech Republic | 2 | |||||
|  Italy | 1 (2) | |||||
|  Czech Republic (p) | 1 (3) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 28 October – Kuwait City | ||||||
|  Italy | 0 | |||||
|  Brazil | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Argentina  | 4 – 1 |  Brazil | 
|---|---|---|
| Cristian Borruto  13' Maximiliano Rescia  22' Fernando Wilhelm  23', 40' | Carlos Murilo  20' | 
Referee: Mario Moncada (Col) Jorge Flores (SLV)
| Italy  | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) |  Czech Republic | 
|---|---|---|
| Murilo Ferreira  33' | Michal Seidler  24' | |
| Penalties | ||
| Mauro Canal  Massimo De Luca  Fabricio Calderolli  Marco Ercolessi  | 2 – 3 |  Kovacs  Michal Holy  Michal Belej  Michal Seidler | 
Third Place
Final
| Argentina  | 6 – 2 |  Czech Republic | 
|---|---|---|
| Gerardo Battistoni  8' Leandro Cuzzolino  14', 37' Alamiro Tello  19' Constantino Vaporaki  34' Fernando Wilhelm  35' | Michal Holy  2' Michal Seidler  32' | 
Honors
| 2014 Futsal Continental Cup | 
|---|
|  Argentina First title | 
References
- ^ "Futsal Planet". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-14.