World Cup Matchday 8: Italy win Group while Argentina clinch 2nd spot.
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER ALL TOURNAMENT LONG FROM THAILAND @INSIDESOCCERMAG – Italy claim top spot in Group D after defeating Mexico 5-2 while Argentina clinched 2nd in the group with an emphatic 7-1 win over Australia. Iran lead Panama 3-1 after a tumultuous 1st half that saw a fight break out in the stands while Spain are leading Morocco 3-0 in the final day of Group B.
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Brazilian fans are ecstatic after scoring their final goal to win 3-1.
Rather silly: FIFA has told the CBFS to cover two stars that they earned from titles in the 80’s because those tournaments were under FIFUSA.
2010 World Futsal Player of the Year Ricardinho (red) tries to evade Brazil
The defending tournament champions had a tough test against a resilient Portuguese side coached by Edmonton-born Jorge Braz and now face the 3rd place finisher from either Group A, B, or F while Portugal face Paraguay in the 2nd round, a rematch of their 2008 FFWC encounter. Thailand will have to wait to see if they advance as one of the top four finishers in third place as Paraguay nudged through to the next stage with a 3-2 victory. Costa Rica were eliminated after losing 6-1 to Ukraine who clinched first place in Group A.
Spain vs Iran in an epic Round 1 battle
The busiest man at the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup: Solomon Islands Goalkeeper
Ukraine goalkeeper can only help but watch a penalty shot trickle into the net
Thai fans gearing up for their opening match with music and traditional dress.
Iranian and Spanish teams stretching beside each other after a tough 2-2 battle
Spanish defender bailing out goalkeeper Juanjo on matchday 1
Russian fans happy with their 16-0 victory over the Solomon Islands
More from the Russian supporters who kept the arena loud all game long
Iranian supporters ecstatic after they tied the game up at two against European Champions Spain
Guatemala pressing against Colombia. The CONCACAF runners-up won 5-2 in a big win
Guatemala’s goalkeepers work each other out before their opening match against Colombia
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ukraine |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 7 |
 Paraguay |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 4 |
 Thailand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 3 |
 Costa Rica |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 3 |
| 1 November 2012 17:00 |
Ukraine |
3 – 3 | Paraguay |
Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 4,379 Referee: Wenceslao Aguilar (Panama) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pavlenko  10′, 40′Shoturma 35′ |
Report | Ayala 9′, 30′, 37′ |
| 1 November 2012 19:00 |
Thailand |
3 – 1 | Costa Rica |
Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 4,379 Referee: Héctor Rojas (Peru) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalaemkhet 18′ Thueanklang 29′Sornwichian 38′ |
Report | Zúñiga 37′ |
| 4 November 2012 17:00 |
Paraguay |
3 – 6 | Costa Rica |
Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 5,613 Referee: Francesco Massini (Italy) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toruño 2′ (o.g.) Alcaraz 11′Villalba 37′ |
Report | Zúñiga 22′ Navarrete 25′, 28′Cubillo 27′, 31′, 40′ |
| 4 November 2012 19:00 |
Thailand |
3 – 5 | Ukraine |
Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 5,613 Referee: Sergio Cabrera (Cuba) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wongkaeo 24′ Thueanklang 35′Sornwichian 39′ |
Report | Ovsiannikov 4′ Chepornyuk 7′Rogachov 13′, 20′Pavlenko 20′ |
| 7 November 2012 19:00 |
Costa Rica |
1 – 6 | Ukraine |
Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Daniel Rodriguez (Uruguay) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cubillo 24′ |
Report | Rogachov 7′, 16′ Ovsyannikov 17′Sorokin 23′, 32′Pavlenko 29′ |
| 7 November 2012 19:00 |
Paraguay |
3 – 2 | Thailand |
Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 5,307 Referee: Ivan Shabanov (Russia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salas 4′ Ayala 7′Salas 10′ |
Report | Thueanklang 11′ Chudech 25′ |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 4 |
 Iran |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
 Panama |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
 Morocco |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 |
| 2 November 2012 19:00 |
Panama |
8 – 3 | Morocco |
Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 3,579 Referee: Amitesh Behari (Fiji) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pérez 20′ Lasso 22′, 31′Mena 23′, 32′Gálvez 25′Hinks 34′Goodridge 39′ |
Report | Jabrane 7′ Derrou 12′Habil 16′ |
| 2 November 2012 21:00 |
Spain |
2 – 2 | Iran |
Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 3,579 Referee: Francisco Rivera (Mexico) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguelín 5′ Lozano 16′ |
Report | Daneshvar 28′ H. Tayyebi 31′ |
| 5 November 2012 19:00 |
Morocco |
1 – 2 | Iran |
Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 1,409 Referee: Carlos González (Guatemala) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El-Mazray 20′ |
Report | Hassanzadeh 20′ (pen.) Kazemi 33′ |
| 5 November 2012 21:00 |
Spain |
8 – 3 | Panama |
Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 1,409 Referee: Scott Kidson (Australia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kike 2′ Lin 8′Borja 11′, 22′Aicardo 14′, 20′Alemao 27′ (pen.)Miguelín 30′ |
Report | De Leon 17′, 33′ Alvarado 30′ |
| 8 November 2012 19:00 |
Iran |
v | Panama |
Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 November 2012 19:00 |
Morocco |
v | Spain |
Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 9 |
 Portugal |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 4 |
 Japan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 4 |
 Libya |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 0 |
| 1 November 2012 19:00 |
Libya |
1 – 5 | Portugal |
Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima Attendance: 4,298 Referee: Alireza Sohrabi (Iran) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fathe 6′ |
Report | Cardinal 2′, 16′, 18′ Nandinho 27′Marinho 29′ |
| 1 November 2012 21:00 |
Brazil |
4 – 1 | Japan |
Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima Attendance: 4,298 Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilde 14′, 23′ Neto 21′Vinicius 25′ |
Report | Inaba 28′ |
| 4 November 2012 19:00 |
Portugal |
5 – 5 | Japan |
Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima Attendance: 4,350 Referee: Daniel Rodríguez (Uruguay) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matos 1′ Ricardinho 2′, 18′Cardinal 9′, 12′ |
Report | Morioka 11′, 33′ Hoshi 19′Kitahara 32′Henmi 36′ |
| 4 November 2012 21:00 |
Brazil |
13 – 0 | Libya |
Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima Attendance: 4,350 Referee: Danijel Janošević (Croatia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel 7′ Rodrigo 8′, 10′Neto 15′Fernandinho 17′, 31′, 33′, 34′Rahoma 25′ (o.g.)Jé 31′, 34′, 38′Rafael 39′ |
Report |
| 7 November 2012 17:00 |
Japan |
4 – 2 | Libya |
Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 5,307 Referee: Francesco Massini (Italy) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fathe 18′ (o.g.) Hoshi 26′Inaba 26′Osodo 32′ |
Report | Rahoma 18′, 38′ (pen.) |
| 7 November 2012 17:00 |
Portugal |
1 – 3 | Brazil |
Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Wenceslaos Aguilar (Panama) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal 14′ |
Report | Simi 12′ Fernandinho 29′Neto 40′ |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Italy |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 |
 Argentina |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 3 |
 Australia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 |
 Mexico |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| 2 November 2012 17:00 |
Italy |
9 – 1 | Australia |
Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Eduardo Mahumane (Mozambique) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortino 14′ Assis 15′, 23′Lima 17′Forte 19′Romano 20′Honorio 26′Mentasti 28′Merlim 30′ |
Report | Ngaluafe 33′ |
| 2 November 2012 19:00 |
Argentina |
5 – 1 | Mexico |
Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Eduardo Fernandes (Portugal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basile 5′ Rescia 14′Amas 26′Borruto 29′, 31′ |
Report | Rodríguez 37′ |
| 5 November 2012 17:00 |
Australia |
3 – 1 | Mexico |
Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Fernando Gutiérrez (Spain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seeto 27′ Cimitile 27′Giovenali 36′ |
Report | Quiroz 7′ |
| 5 November 2012 19:00 |
Argentina |
2 – 3 | Italy |
Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rescia 3′ Cuzzolino 40′ |
Report | Lima 13′ Fortino 19′Assis 38′ |
| 8 November 2012 17:00 |
Mexico |
v | Italy |
Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 November 2012 17:00 |
Australia |
v | Argentina |
Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serbia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 |
 Egypt |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 3 |
 Czech Republic |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 |
 Kuwait |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 |
| 3 November 2012 19:00 |
Czech Republic |
3 – 2 | Kuwait |
Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 1,407 Referee: Dario Santamaría (Argentina) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kopecký 5′ Belej 23′Koudelka 35′ |
Report | Al-Awadhi 38′ Al-Taweel 40′ |
| 3 November 2012 21:00 |
Egypt |
1 – 3 | Serbia |
Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 1,407 Referee: Joel Ruiz (Paraguay) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed 40′ |
Report | Bojović 23′ Janjić 37′ (pen.)Kocić 39′ |
| 6 November 2012 19:00 |
Kuwait |
2 – 7 | Serbia |
Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 552 Referee: Renata Leite (Brazil) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Farsi 22′, 37′ |
Report | Kocić 7′, 18′ Lazić 20′, 25′Rajčević 28′Bojović 32′Pavićević 39′ |
| 6 November 2012 21:00 |
Egypt |
7 – 2 | Czech Republic |
Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 552 Referee: Alireza Sohrabi (Iran) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samasry 11′, 31′, 37′ Bougy 19′Mohamed 22′Nader 34′Mizo 38′ |
Report | Slovacek 5′ Rešetár 26′ |
| 9 November 2012 19:00 |
Serbia |
v | Czech Republic |
Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 November 2012 19:00 |
Kuwait |
v | Egypt |
Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | +25 | 6 |
 Colombia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 3 |
 Guatemala |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 |
 Solomon Islands |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 27 | −24 | 0 |
| 3 November 2012 17:00 |
Guatemala |
5 – 2 | Colombia |
Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Karel Henych (Czech Republic) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| González 13′ Escobar 29′Aguilar 31′Acevedo 32′Enríquez 40′ |
Report | Serna 7′ Reyes 19′ |
| 3 November 2012 19:00 |
Russia |
16 – 0 | Solomon Islands |
Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Kim Jang-Kwan (South Korea) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cirilo 3′ Pula 3′Lima 5′, 11′, 18′, 20′, 20′, 34′, 40′Prudnikov 19′Sergeyev 22′, 30′Robinho 25′Suchilin 27′Fukin 28′, 36′ |
Report |
| 6 November 2012 17:00 |
Colombia |
11 – 3 | Solomon Islands |
Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Borut Sivic (Slovenia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toro 7′, 20′, 38′ Quiroz 8′Reyes 22′, 33′Duque 30′Abril 35′Caro 40′Fonnegra 40′Prado 40′ |
Report | Ragomo 14′ (pen.) Osifelo 15′Leaalafa 20′ |
| 6 November 2012 19:00 |
Russia |
9 – 0 | Guatemala |
Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Hector Rojas (Peru) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeyev 1′, 15′, 16′ Shayakhmetov 3′Cirilo 8′Prudnikov 12′, 35′Lima 27′Suchilin 35′ |
Report |
| 9 November 2012 17:00 |
Solomon Islands |
v | Guatemala |
Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 November 2012 17:00 |
Colombia |
v | Russia |
Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ranking of third-placed teams
| Group | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Japan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 4 |
| B | Panama |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| A | Thailand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 3 |
| E | Czech Republic |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 |
| F | Guatemala |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 |
| D | Australia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 |
Knockout phase
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (two periods of five minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner. However, for the third place match, no extra time shall be played and the winner shall be determined by kicks from the penalty mark.[11]
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 11 November – Bangkok (HMI) | ||||||||||||||
| Paraguay |
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| 14 November – Bangkok (NI) | ||||||||||||||
| Portugal |
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| Winner Match 37 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 November – N. Ratchasima | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 41 | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Group D | ||||||||||||||
| 16 November – Bangkok (HMI) | ||||||||||||||
| 3rd Group B/E/F | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 47 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 November – Bangkok (NI) | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 48 | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Group B | ||||||||||||||
| 14 November – Bangkok (NI) | ||||||||||||||
| 3rd Group A/C/D | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 39 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 November – Bangkok (HMI) | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 43 | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Group F | ||||||||||||||
| 18 November – Bangkok (HMI) | ||||||||||||||
| Runner-up Group E | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 49 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 November – Bangkok (HMI) | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 50 | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Group E | ||||||||||||||
| 14 November – Bangkok (HMI) | ||||||||||||||
| Runner-up Group D | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 44 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 November – N. Ratchasima | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 42 | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil |
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| 16 November – Bangkok (HMI) | ||||||||||||||
| 3rd Group A/B/F | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 45 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 November – Bangkok (NI) | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 46 | Third place | |||||||||||||
| Runner-up Group B | ||||||||||||||
| 14 November – Bangkok (HMI) | 18 November – Bangkok (HMI) | |||||||||||||
| Runner-up Group F | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 40 | Loser Match 49 | |||||||||||||
| 11 November – Bangkok (HMI) | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Match 38 | Loser Match 50 | |||||||||||||
| Ukraine |
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| 3rd Group C/D/E | ||||||||||||||
Round of 16
| 11 November 2012 16:00 |
Paraguay |
Match 37 | Portugal |
Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok |
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| 11 November 2012 18:30 |
Ukraine |
Match 38 | 3rd Group C/D/E | Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok |
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| 11 November 2012 18:30 |
Winner Group B | Match 39 | 3rd Group A/C/D | Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok |
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| 11 November 2012 21:00 |
Runner-up Group B | Match 39 | Runner-up Group F | Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok |
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| 12 November 2012 16:00 |
Winner Group D | Match 41 | 3rd Group B/E/F | Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima |
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| 12 November 2012 18:30 |
Brazil |
Match 42 | 3rd Group A/B/F | Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima |
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| 12 November 2012 18:30 |
Winner Group F | Match 43 | Runner-up Group E | Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok |
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| 12 November 2012 21:00 |
Winner Group E | Match 44 | Runner-up Group D | Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok |
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Quarter-finals
| 14 November 2012 16:00 |
Winner Match 44 | Match 45 | Winner Match 42 | Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok |
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| 14 November 2012 18:30 |
Winner Match 40 | Match 46 | Winner Match 38 | Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok |
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| 14 November 2012 18:30 |
Winner Match 37 | Match 47 | Winner Match 41 | Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok |
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| 14 November 2012 21:00 |
Winner Match 39 | Match 48 | Winner Match 43 | Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok |
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Semi-finals
| 16 November 2012 17:00 |
Winner Match 47 | Match 49 | Winner Match 48 | Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok |
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| 16 November 2012 19:30 |
Winner Match 45 | Match 50 | Winner Match 46 | Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok |
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Third place match
| 18 November 2012 17:00 |
Loser Match 49 | Match 51 | Loser Match 50 | Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok |
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Final
| 18 November 2012 19:30 |
Winner Match 49 | Match 52 | Winner Match 50 | Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok |
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Goalscorers
- 8 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Martín Amas
- Santiago Basile
- Leandro Cuzzolino
- Aaron Cimitile
- Greg Giovenali
- Danny Ngaluafe
- Tobias Seeto
- Gabriel
- Simi
- Rafael
- Vinicius
- Jorge Abril
- Angellott Caro
- Yefri Duque
- Yeisson Fonnegra
- Johann Prado
- Jose Quiroz
- Alejandro Serna
- Michal Belej
- Marek Kopecký
- Tomáš Koudelka
- Lukáš Rešetár
- Matěj Slovacek
- Ibrahim Bougy
- Mizo
- Mostafa Nader
- José Rafael González
- Armando Escobar
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