2017 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
The 2017 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup, also known as the ''Huawei Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Dubai 2017'' for sponsorship reasons, was the seventh edition of the '' Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup'', an annual international beach soccer tournament contested by men's national teams, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. After the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the Intercontinental Cup is the biggest tournament in the current international beach soccer calendar. Similar to the FIFA Confederations Cup, eight nations took part, with one team representing each of the six continental football confederations (except for the OFC) as well as the current World Cup champions, Brazil, and the hosts, the United Arab Emirates. The tournament started with a group stage, played in a round robin format. The winners and runners-up from each group advanced to the knockout stage, in which the teams then competed in single-elimination matches, beginning with the semi-finals and ending ...
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