2015 WMF World Cup
2015 Arena Soccer World Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 21–29 March 2015 |
Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 276 (11.5 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (10 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
The 2015 World Minifootball Federation World Cup was the first edition of the WMF World Cup held by the World Minifootball Federation. The tournament was contested in nine cities across the United States from 21–29 March 2015.[1]
Venues
[edit]Host cities included: Allen, TX (suburban Dallas); Park City, KS; Ontario, CA; Rochester, NY; Taylor, MI; Flint, MI; San Diego, CA; Tulsa, OK; and Chicago, IL.
Allen, TX | Park City, KS | Ontario, CA |
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Allen Event Center | Hartman Arena | Citizens Business Bank Arena |
Capacity: 6,006 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 9,736 |
Taylor, MI | Flint, MI | Rochester, NY |
Taylor Sportsplex | Perani Arena and Event Center | Blue Cross Arena |
Capacity: 1,000 | Capacity: 4,021 | Capacity: 10,669 |
San Diego, CA | Tulsa, OK | Chicago, IL |
Valley View Casino Center | Expo Square Pavilion | Sears Centre |
Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 6,311 | Capacity: 8,362 |
Teams
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Group stage
[edit]The fixture schedule was announced on 21 February 2015.
The first round, or group stage, saw the twelve teams divided into three groups of four teams. Each group was a round-robin of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. The teams finishing first, second and two best-placed third teams in each group qualified for the Quarter-finals.
All times listed are local.
Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 0 |
Czech Republic ![]() | 5–5 | ![]() |
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Demeter ![]() Koudelka ![]() |
Report | Monterossa ![]() Espana ![]() |
Kazakhstan ![]() | 1–10 | ![]() |
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Imanalin ![]() |
Report | Clare ![]() Chiles Farber ![]() |
Kazakhstan ![]() | 4–7 | ![]() |
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Report |
El Salvador ![]() | 3–9 | ![]() |
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Report | Luna ![]() ![]() |
El Salvador ![]() | 8–3 | ![]() |
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Ayala-Hill ![]() Echeverria Arevalo ![]() |
Report | Kononeko ![]() |
Czech Republic ![]() | 4–5 | ![]() |
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Report |
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 4 | +45 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 83 | −82 | 0 |
India ![]() | 1–29 | ![]() |
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Jandeja ![]() |
Report | Jagenburg ![]() Ebbers ![]() Yaglioglu ![]() Vertkin ![]() Depuhl ![]() Windecker ![]() Alexander ![]() Fritz ![]() Abali ![]() |
Group C
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 1 |
Serbia ![]() | 4–10 | ![]() |
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Dundjer ![]() |
Report | Salles ![]() ![]() |
Ranking of third placed teams
[edit]Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | A | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | B | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 3 | |
3 | C | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) record in all group matches; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored
Knockout stage
[edit]In the knockout stage, the eight teams play a single-elimination tournament.
Bracket
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
26 March – Flint, Michigan | ||||||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||||||
28 March – Hoffman Estates, Illinois | ||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||
![]() | 5 (2) | |||||||||
26 March – Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||||||||||
![]() | 5 (3) | |||||||||
![]() | 12 | |||||||||
29 March – Hoffman Estates, Illinois | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||
26 March – Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||
28 March – Hoffman Estates, Illinois | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||
27 March – Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||||||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||||||
![]() | 9 | |||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
[edit]Semifinals
[edit]Final
[edit]Mexico ![]() | 3–5 | ![]() |
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Vaca, Flores, Quiroz | Report | Healey, Harris, Gonzales, Chiles (2) |
Winner
[edit] WMF World Cup 2015 winners |
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![]() United States First title |
Awards
[edit]Top Scorer | Best Player |
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References
[edit]- ^ "WMF World Cup Schedule". WMF World Cup. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "2015 Arena Soccer World Cup | Pointstreak Stats". wmf_2015.stats.pointstreak.com.