Brazil Edges out Russia 2-1 to Win the 2011 Grand Prix

The Futsal Grand Prix is now over and the 2011 edition definitely provided some excellent matches with some elite level competition while also showcasing some up and comers in the international futsal scene. While it’s not much a of a surprise to see Brazil win its 7th GP title, there were a few other surprises. Check the 16 team standings and scores to see how they performed (especially Canada’s rivals in CONCACAF).

Photos Courtesy: Zerosa Filho/CBFS (www.futsaldobrasil.com)

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	0	20	3	+17	9
Guatemala	3	1	1	1	6	8	-2	4
Netherlands	3	1	0	2	9	11	-2	3
Angola	3	0	1	2	5	18	-13	1

2011-10-16	Brazil	5 – 0	Guatemala	Amadeu Teixeira Arena

2011-10-16	Angola	2 – 6	Netherlands	Ginásio Principal do SESI

2011-10-17	Netherlands	1 – 4	Guatemala	Ginásio Principal do SESI

2011-10-17	Brazil	10 – 1	Angola	Amadeu Teixeira Arena

2011-10-18	Guatemala	2 – 2	Angola	Ginásio Principal do SESI

2011-10-18	Brazil	5 – 2	Netherlands	Amadeu Teixeira Arena

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Russia	3	3	0	0	21	5	+16	9
Paraguay	3	2	0	1	9	6	+3	6
Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	13	11	+2	3
Zambia	3	0	0	3	3	24	-21	0

2011-10-16	Russia	13 – 1	Zambia	Amadeu Teixeira Arena

2011-10-16	Paraguay	4 – 3	Costa Rica	Ginásio Principal do SESI

2011-10-17	Paraguay	2 – 3	Russia	Amadeu Teixeira Arena

2011-10-17	Costa Rica	8 – 2	Zambia	Ginásio Principal do SESI

2011-10-18	Zambia	0 – 3	Paraguay	Ginásio Principal do SESI

2011-10-18	Russia	5 – 2	Costa Rica	Amadeu Teixeira Arena

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iran	3	3	0	0	15	3	+12	9
Uruguay	3	1	1	1	10	5	+5	4
Belgium	3	1	1	1	14	13	+1	4
United States	3	0	0	3	7	25	-18	0

2011-10-16	Iran	4 – 2	Belgium	Amadeu Teixeira Arena

2011-10-16	Uruguay	7 – 0	United States	Ginásio Principal do SESI

2011-10-17	United States	0 – 8	Iran	Amadeu Teixeira Arena

2011-10-17	Uruguay	2 – 2	Belgium	Ginásio Principal do SESI

2011-10-18	Iran	3 – 1	Uruguay	Amadeu Teixeira Arena

2011-10-18	Belgium	10 – 7	United States	Ginásio Principal do SESI

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	3	2	1	0	13	6	+7	7
Czech Republic	3	2	1	0	11	7	+4	7
Hungary	3	1	0	2	10	14	-4	3
Mozambique	3	0	0	3	7	14	-7	0

2011-10-16	Argentina	4 – 1	Hungary	Amadeu Teixeira Arena

2011-10-16	Mozambique	1 – 2	Czech Republic	Ginásio Principal do SESI

2011-10-17	Czech Republic	4 – 4	Argentina	Amadeu Teixeira Arena

2011-10-17	Mozambique	5 – 7	Hungary	Ginásio Principal do SESI

2011-10-18	Argentina	5 – 1	Mozambique	Amadeu Teixeira Arena

2011-10-18	Hungary	2 – 5	Czech Republic	Ginásio Principal do SESI

Quarterfinals

2011-10-20	Argentina	7 – 3	Paraguay	Amadeu Teixeira Arena

2011-10-20	Russia	4 – 2	Czech Republic	Amadeu Teixeira Arena

2011-10-20	Brazil	12 – 0	Uruguay	Amadeu Teixeira Arena

2011-10-20	Iran	4 – 2	Guatemala	Amadeu Teixeira Arena

5th–8th playoffs

2011-10-21	Paraguay	6 – 2	Czech Republic	Amadeu Teixeira Arena

2011-10-21	Uruguay	4 – 4 P(3 – 4)	Guatemala	Amadeu Teixeira Arena

Semifinals

2011-10-21	Argentina	2 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Russia	Amadeu Teixeira Arena

2011-10-21	Brazil	4 – 1	Iran	Amadeu Teixeira Arena

7th place match

2011-10-22	Uruguay	4 – 3	Czech Republic	Amadeu Teixeira Arena

5th place match

2011-10-22	Guatemala	5 – 3	Paraguay	Amadeu Teixeira Arena

3rd place match

2011-10-22	Argentina	4 – 2	Iran	Amadeu Teixeira Arena

Final

2011-10-23	Russia	1 – 2	Brazil	Amadeu Teixeira Arena

9th–16th playoffs

2011-10-20	Netherlands	5 – 2	United States	Ginásio Principal do SESI

2011-10-20	Belgium	4 – 4 P(1 – 4)	Angola	Ginásio Principal do SESI

2011-10-20	Costa Rica	2 – 4	Mozambique	Ginásio Principal do SESI

2011-10-20	Hungary	2 – 1	Zambia	Ginásio Principal do SESI

[edit] 13th–16th playoffs

2011-10-21	United States	1 – 4	Belgium	Ginásio Principal do SESI

2011-10-21	Costa Rica	3 – 7	Zambia	Ginásio Principal do SESI

9th–12th playoffs

2011-10-21	Netherlands	6 – 5 (a.e.t.)	Angola	Ginásio Principal do SESI

2011-10-21	Mozambique	3 – 7	Hungary	Ginásio Principal do SESI

15th place match

2011-10-22	Costa Rica	1 – 0	United States	Ginásio Principal do SESI

13th place match

2011-10-22	Belgium	10 – 3	Zambia	Ginásio Principal do SESI

11th place match

2011-10-22	Angola	9 – 2	Mozambique	Ginásio Principal do SESI

9th place match

2011-10-22	Netherlands	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Hungary	Ginásio Principal do SESI

Final standing

Rank Team 1 ! Brazil 2 ! Russia 3 ! Argentina 4 Iran 5 Guatemala 6 Paraguay 7 Uruguay 8 Czech Republic 9 Netherlands 10 Hungary 11 Angola 12 Mozambique 13 Belgium 14 Zambia 15 Costa Rica 16 United States