Canada knocked out of Beach Soccer World Cup with 12-1 loss to Brazil
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (CP) – Brazil proved too much for Canada at FIFA’s Beach Soccer World Cup, trouncing the Canadians 12-1 in the quarter-finals Thursday.
Sipho Sibiya scored the lone goal for the Canadians, who played a defensive game to try to stifle the Brazilians.
But there was no stopping the tournament favourites, who had assembled a 7-0 lead heading into the final period, and cruised to a spot in the semifinals in front of the festive home crowd.
“To beat Brazil we need 10 years of investment and hard work,” said Canadian coach Ross Ongaro.
The Brazilians are nine-time Beach Soccer champions, but were held to a disappointing third-place finish last year after losing to Portugal in the semifinals.
“Brazil are the best team in the world, and we just have to accept our weaknesses and limitations,” said Ongaro. “Nonetheless, I’m very proud we managed to get this far.”
Canada finished 2-1 in preliminary round action en route to Thursday’s quarter-finals, with wins over Spain and Iran and a loss to France. The victory over Spain on Tuesday was considered a huge upset.
The tournament marked the first time a Canadian senior men’s side has made it to the finals of a FIFA world championship since the World Cup team did it in’86.
In other quarter-final games, France edged Japan 3-2, Portugal beat Bahrain 6-2, and Uruguay beat Argentina 2-1. France will Uruguay in Saturday’s semis, while Brazil battles Portugal.
Beach soccer is played on a sand field about 40 metres long and 30 metres wide. Each match is divided into three periods of 12 minutes, and substitutions are unlimited.