MOSCOW, August 30. The Russian beach soccer team, competing at the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup as Team RFU (the Russian Football Union), has defeated Japan 5-2 in the final match to grab the global event’s trophy.
The match was played at Moscow’s Luzhniki stadium on Sunday. Fyodor Zemskov (4th minute), Yuri Krasheninnikov (13, 34), Andrei Novikov (15), and Artur Paporotny (19) scored for Team RFU. Japan’s Takuya Akaguma netted two goals (13, 17). Switzerland won bronze beating Senegal 9-7.
Last month, FIFA announced the teams of four groups for the championship and they are: Group A (Team RFU, the United States, Paraguay and Japan), Group B (Mozambique, Spain, the United Arab Emirates and Tahiti), Group C (Belarus, El Salvador, Switzerland and Brazil), Group D (Portugal, Oman, Senegal and Uruguay).
The 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Russia is taking place between August 19 and 29 in Moscow. Due to international sanctions against Russian sports, the team of Russian beach soccer players is participating in the championship as Team RFU (the Russian Football Union).
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