2023 Socca World Cup

2023 Socca World Cup
LocationEssen, Germany
Dates2–11 June 2023
Nations44
Medalists
gold medal  Kazakhstan
silver medal  Ukraine
bronze medal  Mexico
← 2022 Budapest

The 2023 Socca World Cup was held from 2 to 11 June 2023 in Essen, Germany.[1] The official draw was held on 27 April 2023.[2] Kazakhstan became the world champions defeating Ukraine in the final. Mexico took third place.[3]

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany (H) 3 3 0 0 14 5 +9 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Oman 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
3  Cyprus 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
4  Chile 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
Source: International Socca Federation
(H) Hosts
Germany 1–0 Cyprus
  • Kühle 26'
Chile 1–2 Oman
  • Córdova 12'
  • Al-Maharmi 23'
  • Al-Alawi 40'
Chile 0–1 Cyprus
  • Andreou 32'
Germany 5–3 Oman
  • Zierden 7', 9', 40'
  • Haitz 21'
  • Benfarji 35'
  • Al-Maharmi 31'
  • Al-Alawi 32', 42'
Germany 8–2 Chile
  • Kühle 21'
  • Haitz 22'
  • Zierden 25', 38'
  • Evers 27', 31'
  • Sündermann 30'
  • Benfarji 39'
  • Veas 2'
  • Lineros 33'
Oman 2–0 Cyprus
  • Al-Maharmi 30'
  • Al-Riyami 39'

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 20 3 +17 6
3  Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3
4  Syria 3 0 0 3 2 25 −23 0
Source: International Socca Federation
Mexico 11–0 Syria
  • Alcaraz 3', 20'
  • R. Hernández 6'
  • Damián 6', 17', 25', 36', 40'
  • Fierros 23'
  • Rosas 30'
  • Guzmán 37'
Croatia 8–0 Costa Rica
  • Ljubas 7'
  • Sinani 10', 30'
  • Pest-Mundvajl 18'
  • Mikleušević 20', 23', 40'
  • Haramustek 28'
Costa Rica 2–0 Syria
  • D. Hernández 30'
  • Flores 31'
Mexico 1–0 Croatia
  • Fierros 12'
Croatia 12–2 Syria
  • Mikleušević 3'
  • Romić 4', 15'
  • Sinani 8', 10'
  • Herent 11'
  • Haluška 29', 31'
  • Čović 34'
  • Haramustek 39'
  • Karamarković 40', 41'
  • Kaskas 32'
  • Sarmini 40'
Mexico 2–0 Costa Rica

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 3 1 2 0 14 4 +10 5 Advance to knockout phase
2  France 3 1 2 0 13 3 +10 5
3  Latvia 3 1 2 0 9 4 +5 5
4  Kuwait 3 0 0 3 1 26 −25 0
Source: International Socca Federation
France 10–0 Kuwait
  • Rozier 8', 14'
  • Meilhon 10'
  • Manias 11', 25', 27'
  • Vamba 16'
  • Jastier 22', 40'
  • Colacicco 33'
Latvia 2–2 China
  • Pakalns 15'
  • Knapšis 27'
  • Che 25'
  • Wang HW 39'
France 1–1 China
  • Wu 12'
Latvia 5–0 Kuwait
  • Pakalns 4', 30'
  • Stabulnieks 14', 20'
  • Sveķis 40'
China 11–1 Kuwait
  • Wang HW 16'
  • Zhang 20', 22', 33'
  • Wang TY 22', 30', 35'
  • Wu 25', 28'
  • Zhong 26'
  • Feng 29'
  • Ali 17'
France 2–2 Latvia
  • Huertos 1'
  • Colacicco 8'
  • Knapšis 5'
  • Stabulnieks 15'

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Hungary 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6
3  Turkey 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 3
4  Ivory Coast 3 0 0 3 0 15 −15 0
Source: International Socca Federation
Brazil 5–0 Ivory Coast
Hungary 4–1 Turkey
  • Hollauer 13', 22', 32'
  • Irhás 36'
  • Bozlar 40'
Turkey 5–0 Ivory Coast
Brazil 3–1 Hungary
  • Reis 3'
  • de Jesus 20'
  • Neiva 37'
  • Bognár 7'
Hungary 5–0 Ivory Coast
Brazil 3–0 Turkey
  • Soares 6'
  • Ferreira 19'
  • Brum 39'

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ukraine 3 3 0 0 21 4 +17 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Egypt 3 1 1 1 9 7 +2 4
3  Kazakhstan 3 1 1 1 6 8 −2 4
4  Libya 3 0 0 3 4 21 −17 0
Source: International Socca Federation
Kazakhstan 3–1 Libya
  • Kazak 4'
  • Taibassarov 7'
  • Yelemessov 24'
  • Al-Shuweesheen 21'
Ukraine 5–0 Egypt
  • Kolesnykov 14'
  • Khrul 16'
  • Shaidiuk 28'
  • Litvinov 33'
  • Sandetskyi 37'
Kazakhstan 1–1 Egypt
  • Taibassarov 35'
  • Abdalla 29'
Ukraine 10–2 Libya
  • Urutskyi 5'
  • Ivanov 14', 19'
  • Litvinov 20', 32'
  • Tsopa 27', 35', 37'
  • Khrul 38'
  • Rivnyi 40'
  • Al-Shuweesheen 24'
  • Fenesha 27'
Egypt 8–1 Libya
  • Khaled 9'
  • Noureldin 15'
  • Abdelrahman 20'
  • Hosny 20'
  • Al-Muzoughi 25'
  • Shalaby 35'
  • Aziz 40', 41'
  • Al-Grabli 34'
Kazakhstan 2–6 Ukraine
  • Avutov 21'
  • Taibassarov 39'
  • Shaidiuk 10'
  • Ivanov 17', 22', 31', 38'
  • Khrul 17'

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Moldova 3 2 1 0 12 2 +10 7 Advance to knockout phase
2  Portugal 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3 4
3  Albania 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4  Colombia 3 0 2 1 2 8 −6 2
Source: International Socca Federation
Moldova 7–1 Colombia
  • Garzón 32'
Portugal 1–0 Albania
  • Nogueira 38'
Portugal 1–1 Colombia
  • Sow 8'
  • Ayala 34'
Moldova 1–1 Albania
  • Reçi 14'
Albania 0–0 Colombia
Moldova 4–0 Portugal
  • Lașcu 8', 29'
  • Orbu 19'
  • Obadă 27'

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 3 0 0 22 3 +19 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Greece 3 2 0 1 13 6 +7 6
3  Italy 3 1 0 2 5 12 −7 3
4  Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 3 22 −19 0
Source: International Socca Federation
Greece 4–1 Italy
  • Fouskas 13'
  • Chissos 28'
  • Kalamaridis 37'
  • Benechoutsos 42'
Belgium 12–0 Saudi Arabia
  • Ghislandi 6', 18', 19', 37'
  • Lamsaiah 8', 12', 15', 27'
  • Napoleone 19'
  • Carello 23'
  • Akodad 30'
  • Winand 33'
Belgium 6–1 Italy
  • Ghislandi 10', 39', 40'
  • Lamsaiah 13', 15'
  • Napoleone 36'
Greece 7–1 Saudi Arabia
  • Fouskas 7'
  • Tushas 11', 22'
  • Giotis 17', 36'
  • Chissos 27'
  • Zelekou 32'
  • Al-Mutairi 34'
Italy 3–2 Saudi Arabia
  • A. Gallinica 3'
  • Di Sanza 5'
  • G. Gallinica 22'
Greece 2–4 Belgium
  • Chissos 26'
  • Tushas 40'
  • Ghislandi 13', 21'
  • Napoleone 40'
  • Malengreaux 42'

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  England 3 2 0 1 23 3 +20 6
3  Argentina 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
4  Qatar 3 0 0 3 0 29 −29 0
Source: International Socca Federation
Argentina 6–0 Qatar
  • González 3', 4'
  • Senestrari 7', 36'
  • Crozzoli 12', 32'
England 1–3 United States
  • Pires 28'
  • Garcia 20'
  • Rodriguez 23'
  • Lopez 36'
England 18–0 Qatar
  • McDonald 2', 21', 37', 38'
  • Bham 5'
  • Pires 6', 8', 9'
  • Jung 8'
  • Perdomo 11', 25'
  • Muggeridge 14', 17'
  • Samuels 17'
  • Breeden 27'
  • Francis 29'
  • Husain 31'
  • Charlton 36'
United States 4–0 Argentina
  • Garcia 19'
  • Pizano 25'
  • Garay 37'
  • Rojas 40'
England 4–0 Argentina
United States 5–0 Qatar

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Slovenia 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Spain 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  Uruguay 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7 1
Source: International Socca Federation
Spain 2–1 Uruguay
  • Helguera 9', 29'
  • Suárez 25'
Poland 2–1 Slovenia
  • Elsner 33'
  • Dębicki 39'
  • Račič 40'
Slovenia 1–1 Uruguay
  • Sodič 40'
  • Marichal 7'
Poland 3–0 Spain
  • Dębicki 7'
  • Kucharski 29'
  • Mnochy 35'
Slovenia 2–1 Spain
  • Sodič 11', 37'
  • Macià 8'
Poland 6–0 Uruguay
  • Łepski 3'
  • Dębicki 12'
  • Kucharski 24'
  • Abramowicz 31'
  • Górka 32'
  • Januszewski 36'

Group J

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Lithuania 3 3 0 0 17 4 +13 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Romania 3 2 0 1 15 6 +9 6
3  Mauritius 3 1 0 2 4 12 −8 3
4  Peru 3 0 0 3 3 17 −14 0
Source: International Socca Federation
Romania 9–1 Peru
  • Petrila 7', 26'
  • Fernando 11', 38'
  • Chiriac 12'
  • Dudău 19'
  • Vitan 31', 36'
  • Rareş 40'
  • Yupton 29'
Lithuania 8–0 Mauritius
  • Tubutis 9'
  • Zagurskas 10'
  • Buzevičius 12'
  • Raštutis 31'
  • Kasparas 31'
  • Linauskas 35'
  • Masenzovas 36'
  • Radžiukynas 37'
Romania 4–2 Mauritius
  • Iordan 3'
  • Crișan 17'
  • Mustafa 23' (o.g.)
  • Dudău 34'
  • Mustafa 5'
  • Cadersa 31'
Lithuania 6–2 Peru
  • Trinkūnas 1', 22'
  • Masenzovas 5'
  • Levonauskas 13', 38'
  • Tubutis 16'
  • Cruz 10'
  • Yupton 40'
Mauritius 2–0 Peru
  • Speville 11'
  • Cadersa 23'
Romania 2–3 Lithuania
  • Dudău 10'
  • Raul 11'
  • Trinkūnas 33'
  • Buzevičius 37'
  • Raštutis 40'

Group K

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 3 2 1 0 12 5 +7 7 Advance to knockout phase
2  Georgia 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7
3  Scotland 3 1 0 2 10 13 −3 3
4  Ireland 3 0 0 3 6 16 −10 0
Source: International Socca Federation
Scotland 2–7 Morocco
  • Zouitni 8'
  • Benlaadem 13', 20'
  • Zouhri 33'
  • Bahrouji 34'
  • Ahouaoui 35'
  • El-Yaacoubi 38'
Georgia 5–1 Ireland
  • Kiknadze 3'
  • Jaliashvili 24', 35'
  • Makaradze 29'
  • Gongadze 40'
  • Da Silva Bastos 37'
Morocco 4–2 Ireland
  • El-Yaacoubi 3'
  • Belkas 30'
  • Ahouaoui 39'
  • Zouitni 41'
  • Ryan 5'
  • Watkin 40'
Scotland 1–3 Georgia
  • McLachlan 36'
  • McLachlan 3' (o.g.)
  • Jaliashvili 8', 33'
Scotland 7–3 Ireland
  • Anderson 11', 22'
  • Kirkpatrick 14', 20', 23', 35'
  • Eadie 27'
  • Power 2'
  • Da Silva Bastos 6'
  • Watkin 27'
Georgia 1–1 Morocco

Knockout phase

Bracket

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 China 2
 Argentina 1  China 1
 Hungary 2 (0)  Slovenia 2
 Slovenia 2 (2)  Slovenia 0
 Germany 7  Croatia 1
 Mauritius 0  Germany 2 (0)
 Croatia 1  Croatia 2 (2)
 Georgia 0  Croatia 0
 Poland 6  Ukraine 1
 Scotland 1  Poland 1 (0)
 Brazil 3  Brazil 1 (2)
 Italy 0  Brazil 1 (0)
 Ukraine 3  Ukraine 1 (2)
 Albania 1  Ukraine 3
 Morocco 0 (1)  Morocco 1
 Oman 0 (0)  Ukraine 2 (1)
 Mexico 6  Kazakhstan 2 (2)
 Spain 0  Mexico 2 (3)
 France 3  France 2 (2)
 Romania 0  Mexico 4
 Portugal 0  Greece 1
 Greece 2  Greece 2
 Egypt 4  Egypt 0
 England 0  Mexico 2 (4)
 Moldova 0 (1)  Kazakhstan 2 (5)
 Kazakhstan 0 (3)  Kazakhstan 2 Third place
 Lithuania 2 (1)  Cyprus 1
 Cyprus 2 (2)  Kazakhstan 1 (2)  Croatia 0
 Belgium 3  United States 1 (1)  Mexico 2
 Turkey 2  Belgium 2
 United States 2  United States 3
 Latvia 0

Round of 32

China 2–1 Argentina
  • Feng 19'
  • Wu 37'
  • González 12'
Hungary 2–2 Slovenia
  • Bognár 8'
  • Hollauer 20'
  • Potočnik 10'
  • Sodič 34'
Penalties
  • Bognár soccer ball with red X
  • Sulyok soccer ball with red X
 0–2
  • Sodič soccer ball with red X
  • Račič soccer ball with check mark
  • Malivojević soccer ball with check mark
Poland 6–1 Scotland
  • Kucharski 5', 16'
  • Elsner 10', 14'
  • Dregier 20'
  • Januszewski 24'
  • Andrew 25'
Brazil 3–0 Italy
  • Gomes 5'
  • Ferreira 18'
  • de Jesus 20'
Croatia 1–0 Georgia
  • Haluška 36'
Morocco 0–0 Oman
Penalties
  • Zouhri soccer ball with red X
  • Ahouaoui soccer ball with red X
  • Zouitni soccer ball with check mark
 1–0
  • Al-Alawi soccer ball with red X
  • Al-Maharmi soccer ball with red X
  • Al-Harthi soccer ball with red X
Germany 7–0 Mauritius
  • Kühle 5'
  • Seinsche 11', 37'
  • Chandra 17'
  • Mediavilla 20'
  • Evers 24'
  • Benfarji 39'
Ukraine 3–1 Albania
  • Melnik 7'
  • Sandetskyi 12'
  • Khrul 40'
  • Kaca 32'
Mexico 6–0 Spain
  • Fierros 3', 27'
  • Martínez 24'
  • Damián 25', 36'
  • Alcaraz 39'
France 3–0 Romania
  • Jastier 28'
  • Manias 39', 40'
Portugal 0–2 Greece
  • Fouskas 30'
  • Zelekou 36'
Egypt 4–0 England
  • Abdalla 15', 23'
  • Aziz 31'
  • Abdelrahman 37'
Moldova 0–0 Kazakhstan
Penalties
 1–3
  • Avutov soccer ball with check mark
  • Kazak soccer ball with check mark
  • Pishkar soccer ball with check mark
Lithuania 2–2 Cyprus
  • Linauskas 20'
  • Raštutis 44'
  • Nikolaidis 22'
  • Iosif 26'
Penalties
  • Zagurskas soccer ball with check mark
  • Trinkūnas soccer ball with red X
  • Raštutis soccer ball with red X
 1–2
  • Tsitsos soccer ball with check mark
  • Nikolaidis soccer ball with check mark
Belgium 3–2 Turkey
  • Ghislandi 19'
  • Akodad 25'
  • Akrouh 40'
  • Ayaz 9'
  • Bozlar 32'
United States 2–0 Latvia
  • Barrios 11'
  • Garcia 40'

Round of 16

Poland 1–1 Brazil
  • Gregorowicz 19'
  • Santos 33'
Penalties
 0–2
  • Silva soccer ball with check mark
  • Neiva soccer ball with check mark
Ukraine 3–1 Morocco
  • Kolesnykov 18'
  • Sandetskyi 30'
  • Shaidiuk 41'
  • Bahrouji 40'
China 1–2 Slovenia
  • Feng 41'
  • Sodič 39'
  • Preskar 42'
Germany 2–2 Croatia
  • Benfarji 7'
  • Evers 23'
  • Ljubas 6'
  • Karamarković 25'
Penalties
  • Kühle soccer ball with red X
  • Chandra soccer ball with red X
 0–2
  • Romić soccer ball with check mark
  • Haramustek soccer ball with red X
  • Vidićek soccer ball with check mark
Mexico 2–2 France
  • Rozier 17', 40'
Penalties
 3–2
  • Jastier soccer ball with red X
  • Labaig soccer ball with check mark
  • Manias soccer ball with check mark
  • Rozier soccer ball with red X
Greece 2–0 Egypt
  • Mourtzakis 25'
  • Tushas 28'
Kazakhstan 2–1 Cyprus
  • Abdrakhmanov 19'
  • Yelemessov 24'
  • Iosif 12'
Belgium 2–3 United States
  • Ghislandi 10', 11'

Quarterfinals

Slovenia 0–1 Croatia
  • Ljubas 19'
Brazil 1–1 Ukraine
  • Viana 12'
  • Melnik 20'
Penalties
  • Silva soccer ball with red X
  • Neiva soccer ball with red X
 0–2
  • Kolesnykov soccer ball with check mark
  • Tsopa soccer ball with check mark
Mexico 4–1 Greece
  • Alcaraz 6', 24'
  • Damián 10'
  • Fierros 31'
  • Chissos 27'
Kazakhstan 1–1 United States
  • Avutov 12'
  • Lopez 30'
Penalties
  • Avutov soccer ball with check mark
  • Kazak soccer ball with red X
  • Pishkar soccer ball with red X
  • Nurgaziyev soccer ball with red X
  • Yeskeldi soccer ball with check mark
 2–1
  • Pizano soccer ball with check mark
  • Garcia soccer ball with red X
  • Cervantes soccer ball with red X
  • Garay soccer ball with red X
  • Rojas soccer ball with red X

Semifinals

Croatia 0–1 Ukraine
  • Kodatskyi 20'
Mexico 2–2 Kazakhstan
  • Murzabekov 22'
  • Nurgaziyev 26'
Penalties
  • Anguiano soccer ball with red X
  • Martínez soccer ball with red X
  • Alcaraz soccer ball with check mark
  • de Jesús soccer ball with check mark
  • R. Hernández soccer ball with check mark
  • Guzmán soccer ball with check mark
  • Alcaraz soccer ball with red X
  • R. Hernández soccer ball with red X
 4–5
  • Avutov soccer ball with red X
  • Nurgaziyev soccer ball with check mark
  • Yeskeldi soccer ball with red X
  • Taibassarov soccer ball with check mark
  • Pishkar soccer ball with check mark
  • Yeskeldi soccer ball with check mark
  • Pishkar soccer ball with red X
  • Nurgaziyev soccer ball with check mark

Third place

Croatia 0–2 Mexico

Final

Ukraine 2–2 Kazakhstan
  • Melnik 18', 37'
  • Yelemessov 10'
  • Murzabekov 14'
Penalties
  • Kolesnykov soccer ball with red X
  • Khrul soccer ball with check mark
  • Tsopa soccer ball with red X
  • Sandetskyi soccer ball with red X
 1–2
  • Avutov soccer ball with red X
  • Nurgaziyev soccer ball with red X
  • Yeskeldi soccer ball with check mark
  • Pishkar soccer ball with check mark

External links

  • Official website
  • Socca Federation website

References

  1. ^ "2023 World Cup dates announced". International Socca Federation. 2023-01-18.
  2. ^ "World Cup Draw: All The Latest". International Socca Federation. 2023-04-27.
  3. ^ "Kazakhstan On Top of The World". International Socca Federation. 2023-06-11.
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