The 2019 WMF Continental Cup was the inaugural edition of the WMF Continental Cup organized by the World Minifootball Federation. The tournament was contested in Tunis in Tunisia between 14 and 16 March 2019.[1] Czech Republic defeated hosts Tunisia 5–4 in the final, to win the title.[2][3]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tunisia |
| Dates | 14–16 March |
| Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Czech Republic (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Tunisia |
| Third place |  Romania |
| Fourth place |  England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 122 (8.71 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Wuilian Arriaga (8 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Bilal Butt |
Teams
editThe eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams each. The first-placed teams advanced to the final while the second-placed teams advanced to the third-place match.[4]
Venue
editAll the matches of 2019 WMF Continental Cup are played in the Five Stars Stadium, Tunis.[5][6]
| Tunis |
|---|
| Five Stars Stadium |
| Capacity: 2,800 |
Group stage
editGroup A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia (H)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 9 | Advance to final |
| 2 | England
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 6 | Advance to Third place match |
| 3 | Guatemala
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Switzerland
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 0 |
Source: WMF
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
| Tunisia | 5−1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
Ben Taleb Mohamed Ali  2', 12', 26'Tayeb Chbil 18'Karim Mrad 39' |
Gabriel Micocci 10' |
Five Stars Stadium, Tunis
| England | 10−4 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Bilal Butt 2', 18', 23', 25', 47' Kieron McCann 5', 34'Charlie Kuehn 28'James McCluskey 39'Saman Kanani 44' |
Wuilian Arriaga 6', 10', 21', 37' |
Five Stars Stadium, Tunis
| Tunisia | 9−0 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Karim Mrad 8', 36' Mohamed Moumi 13'Ben Taleb Mohamed Ali 27'Achraf Sati 36'Hamza Firas Maiza 33'Marwan Miraoui 35'Montasser Hichri 46', 49' |
Five Stars Stadium, Tunis
| England | 7−1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Charlie Kuehn 7' Kieron McCann 11', 41'Bilal Butt 28', 36', 46'Ross Cable 49' |
Mathias Benzoni 32' |
Five Stars Stadium, Tunis
| Switzerland | 6−9 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Rui Matos 2', 17' Jairo Moro 15', 46'Jozef Preqi 31', 32' |
Guillermo Ardor 9' Silva 11'Wuilian Arriaga 14', 33', 40', 44'Avanguo 30', 38'Roberto Morales 40' |
Five Stars Stadium, Tunis
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 7 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Romania
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 7 | Advance to Third place match |
| 3 |  Ivory Coast
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Iraq
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26 | −25 | 0 |
Source: WMF
| Romania | 8−0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Razvan Plopeanu 5' Andrei Brasoveanu 17'Florin Matache 23' (pen.)Robert Dragan Paulevici 27'Cosmin Amarinei 28'Radu Burciu 34'Vlad Mocanu 36', 42' |
Five Stars Stadium, Tunis
| Czech Republic | 12−0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Tomáš Jelínek 1', 7' Ondřej Bíro 2'David Presl 4', 5', 26'Pavel Šultes 24'Jiří Sodoma 26'Jan Tögel 33'Tomáš Jun 34'Tomáš Režný 39'Daniel Kasal 44' |
Five Stars Stadium, Tunis
| Romania | 6−1 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Traian Alecu 3' Sebastian Vasile 14'Andrei Carstea 16'Razvan Plopeanu 33', 36'Robert Dragan Paulevici 35' |
Jacob Trabi 8' |
Five Stars Stadium, Tunis
| Ivory Coast | 6−1 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Moussa Dembele 13', 15', 20' Jacob Trabi 25', 29', 36' |
Kazem Ayad Hussein 27' |
Five Stars Stadium, Tunis
| Czech Republic | 6−6 | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| Pavel Šultes 8' Tomáš Kounovský 10'Tomáš Jelínek 13'Jan Tögel 33', 47'Ondřej Bíro 46' |
Robert Dragan Paulevici 2' Traian Alecu 6'Marian Boieșan 16'Cosmin Amarinei 29'Ionuţ Chirică 43'Radu Burciu 46' |
Five Stars Stadium, Tunis
| Czech Republic | 5−3 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Kasal ?', ?' David Presl ?'Zepherin Vovo Lago ?' (o.g.)David Macko ?' |
Jacob Trabi ?' Lionel Boyou Kadje ?'Youssef Trawi ?' |
Five Stars Stadium, Tunis
Knockout stage
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| England
|
1−3 | Romania
|
| Tunisia
|
4−5 | Czech Republic
|
Third place match
edit| England | 1−3 | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| James McCluskey 30' |
Andrei Carstea 1' Radu Burciu 14'Razvan Plopeanu 27' |
Five Stars Stadium, Tunis
Final
edit| Tunisia | 4−5 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Taleb Mohamed Ali 14' Omar Nasri 23'Karim Mrad 27'Montasser Hichri 52' |
Ondřej Bíro 1' Daniel Kasal 6'Tomáš Kounovský 22'David Presl 34'David Macko 41' |
Five Stars Stadium, Tunis
Awards
editThe following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Best Player |
|---|
| Bilal Butt
|
| Top Scorer |
| Wuilian Arriaga (8 goals) |
References
edit- ^ "The announcement of the events for dynamic Minifootball spring". WMF. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "Tunisia Continental Cup 2019". Tkantira (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ "Congratulations to Czech Republic. OVERALL CHAMPION for 2019 Minifootball Continental Cup!". X (Twitter). 17 March 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "La Roumanie participe à la Coupe des confédérations de Minifoot à Tunis". tunis.mae.ro. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Coupe des confédérations de Mini foot : le programme de la Tunisie". Mosaique FM (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ ""5 stars international stadium" is ready for the Tunisia Continental Cup!". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2024-12-21.