Official Groups for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2009 Castellon

It is now officially drawn! A total of 28 European teams must overcome to be in for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2009 Castellon in Dubai that officially draw last May 15 by the European Qualifying Event that took place in Castellon's Town Hall.

BSWW Head of Competitions Josep Ponset conducted proceedings as politicians, Castellon sport icons, Beach Soccer promoters from accros Europe and the local sports press looked on in earnest to see which teams Draw Assistants Julio Salinas (former FC Barcelona, Spain striker), Alberto Fabra Part (Mayor Castellon) and Rocío Bernal (Official Sponsor Crocs Representative) guided into the respective qualifying pools.

The 28 European hopefuls were allotted to seven groups of four in which they will round robin. The seven first and second placed teams in each group, and the best two third placed teams, end up in the round of 16. The teams that reach the quarter finals will each play a match that is worth as much as a final, as the four victors book places in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2009 Dubai. The four losers go into a further series of play-offs to determine which nation snatches the last ticket to the global showpiece.

The seven groups of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2009 Castellon Qualifier were drawn as follows:

GROUP A
A1 SPAIN
A2 CZECH REP
A3 ROMANIA
A4 LATVIA

GROUP B
B1 PORTUGAL
B2 GERMANY
B3 AUSTRIA
B4 AZERBAIJAN

GROUP C
C1 RUSSIA
C2 ENGLAND
C3 ANDORRA
C4 KAZAKHSTAN

GROUP D
D1 ITALY
D2 UKRAINE
D3 ESTONIA
D4 BULGARIA

GROUP E
E1 FRANCE
E2 GREECE
E3 TURKEY
E4 SLOVAKIA

GROUP F
F1 SWITZERLAND
F2 HUNGARY
F3 NETHERLANDS
F4 ISRAEL

GROUP G
G1 POLAND
G2 NORWAY
G3 BELARUS
G4 BELGIUM

The said teams will battle for their countries glory and be the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2009 Castellon champion.