Info from Belarus:

Photo: Alexander Lukashenko and Sergey Safonovu September 26, 2008.
Coach of national Futsal team Mr. Sergey Safonovu, received by the president of the Rep. of Belarus. Mr. Alexander Lukashenko the honorary title of "Coach of the republic."
Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus. 17.07.2008g decree. 388 number for which was awarded the honorary title of "honorary coach of the Republic of Belarus."

Catalonia World Champion 2.008:

Video: http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=4WPgqXc5UFI&eurl=http://www.seleccions.cat/noticies/noticies.asp?id=569

http://www.3cat24.cat/video/721379/esports/Catalunya-campiona

Congratulations to Jo Burgess (Australia):

Congratulations to Jo Burgess for winning the Golden Boot Trophy for the first female World Cup (8 Goals).

Joanne Burgess in action during the game Australia vs Italy.

Jo. Burguess the best player of the Autralia national team, that took part in the World Cup.

More info: www.vikingsfutsal.com

Astorgas`s family informs:

http://futsal1930.blogspot.com/2008/10/comunicado-futsal-1930.html

The family of Carles Astorgas i Tomasa (Vicepresident of FCFS), informs that Carlos is out of danger, and soon he will be remove to a normal room, in the Hospital Sant Juan of Reus, after he got a heart atttack previous to the final of the World Cup.

The family wants to thanks all the support message, and all the calls that they got from the Futsal family of AMF.

We hope Carlos will be fine, and soon be can see him in the futsal games, like the last 32 years of his live.

Wish the best for Carlos.

Best regards.

Alex

Final day World Cup women futsal 08:

Catalonia world champion of futsal.

End of the game and Catalonia World Champion.

More than 1.000 catalans were giving the support to the national team.
Catalonia vs Galicia
National song for the winners.
Galicia second place.
Colombia third place.

Games from the last day:

Game for the 7th place Venezuela – Paraguay 3-4
Game for the 5th place Australia – Argentina 0-5
Game for the 3rd place Russia – Colombia 4-6
Final Catalunya – Galicia 4-0

Final standing first female futsal World Cup:

1. Catalunya
2. Galicia
3. Colombia
4. Russia
5. Argentina
6. Australia
7. Paraguay
8. Venezuela
9. Czech Rep.
10. Ukrania
11. Italy
12. Belgium

Details from the games:

CATALUNYA: Guerrero, Torres, Navarro, Sánchez, Laura Rodríguez –cinc inicial-, Raventós, Llorens, Vidal, Garcia, Laia Rodríguez, Benaiges i Corta.
GALICIA: Aguete, Rodríguez, Fraguas, Pacios, Saeta –cinc inicial-, Vilar, Tiveira, Carmen Pérez, Laura Pérez, Álvarez, Puga i Gómez.
REF.: Bernal & Saucir.
GOALS: 1-0, Navarro (12’); 2-0, Navarro (18’); 3-0, Laura Rodríguez (36’); 4-0, Laura Rodríguez (39’).
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RUSSIA: Litvinova, Nenaskeva, Volyakova, Vlogova, Popova, Bogomotova, Rabakh, Kremleva, Mironova, Nikolkaya i Dobrosostkaya.
COLOMBIA: Marían, Arroyave, Montoya, Torres, Quintero, Duque, Munera, Imbachi, Peduzine, Calderón, Riveros i Rendón.
REF.: Valenzuela & Bello.
GOALS: 0-1, Imbachi (1’); 0-2, Munera (2’); 1-2, Litvinova (9’); 2-2 Rabakh (12’); 3-2, Polyakova (21’); 3-3, Rendón (28’); 3-4, Rendón (31’); 3-5, Rendón (32’); 4-5, Polyakova (35’); i 4-6, Rendón (39’).------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AUSTRALIA: Cox, Tanson, Garuen, Kent, French, Hammond, Enreli, Burgess, Banks, Lutkins, Mann i Hasted.
ARGENTINA: Franco, Villalba, Lofvall, Samudio, Vintos, Alcaraz, Blanco, Meza, Banini, López i Madiano.
REF.: Vázquez & San.
GOALS: 0-1, Madiano (17’); 0-2, Alcaraz (19’); 0-3, Madiano (33’); 0-4, Alcaraz (35’); i 0-5, Alcaraz (37’).------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
VENEZUELA: Córdoba, Conde, Hernández, Cabral, Camargo, Capacho, Espinosa, León, Ramírez, Meléndez, Miquilena y Mendoza.
PARAGUAY: Romero, Ferreyra, Mancuello, Cabrera, Salinas, Benítez, Candia, Hilda, Paniagua, Colman, Díaz i Flecha.
REF.: Bello & Piatochkin.
GOALS: 0-1, Mancuello (18’); 0-2, Ferreyra (19’); 1-2, Camargo (24’); 2-2, Hernández (25’); 3-2, Camargo (6’); 3-3, Salinas (28’); i 3-4, Cabrera (29’).

Final of the World Cup

Today at 17,00 oclock( Local time) you can see the game on live at: http://www.tv3.cat/ Chanal K3/33 Catalan national TV

World cup 5th day:

Photo: Catalonia vs Russia
Photo: Colombia vs Galiza
Photo: Goal of Colombia, celebration with the colombian supportters
Photo: Catalonia vs Russia
Photo: Colombia vs Galiza

Games for sunday:

Game for the 7th place
(10:00 h) Venezuela – Paraguay
Game for the 5th place
(11:30 h.) Australia – Argentina
Game for the 3rd place
(15:15 h.) Russia – Colombia
Final
(17:00 h.) Catalunya – Galicia

Games from today:

Game for the 11th place
Italy – Belgium (4-3)
Game for the 9th place
Ukrania – Czech Rep. (1-2)
Game for the 7th place
Venezuela – Australia (3-4)
Game for the 5h place
Argentina – Paraguay (4-1)
Semifinals:
Catalunya – Rusia (3-2)
Galicia – Colombia (5-4 on penals)

final standing of the 1st Female futsal World Cup/ Mundial de Futbol Sala femenino:
12 Belgium
11 Italy
10 Ukrania
9 Czech Rep.

DETAILS OF THE GAMES:
CATALUNYA: Guerrero, Raventós, Torres, Garcia, Manzano, Sánchez, Navarro, Llorens, Rodríguez, Vidal, Benaiges i Corta.
RUSSIA: Lituinova, Nenaskeva, Volyakova, Vlogova, Popova, Bogomotova, Rabakh, Kremlova, Mironova, Nikolkaya i Dobrosostkaya.
REFEREES: Sauer & Vázquez.
GOALS: 0-1, Kremlova (1’30”); 1-1, Rodríguez (16’); 2-1, Vidal (28’); 3-1, Navarro (29’); 3-2, Popova (29’).------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GALICIA: Outon, Teijeiro, Iglesias, Cadavid, Chávez, Andre, Tesouro, Fernández, Ferreyro, Álvarez, Tejero i Garcia.
COLOMBIA: Marían, Arroyave, Montoya, Torres, Quintero, Duque, Munera, Imbachi, Peduzine, Calderón, Riveros i Rendón.
REF.: Bernal & Osun.
GOALS: 1-0, Ferreiro (11’); 1-1, Calderón (17’); 2-1, Fernández (19’); 3-1, Cadavid (19’); 3-2, Riveros (32’); 3-3, Montoya (36’); i 2-1 (penals). Resultat final (5-4).------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ITALY: Piras, Bellizio, Grandino, Ruggiero, Gisondi, Uccelini, Del Picco, Battini, Orioli, Martiro, Volipicella i Pagliara.
BELGIUM: Zambon, Musa, Meunier, Andre, Osselet, Dreaux, Lonners, Tacovano, Bordenza, Laurent i Lorenzi.
REF.: Vitasek & Sykaro.
GOALS: 0-1, Bordenza (8’); 0-2, Meunier (24’); 1-2, Ruggiero (30’); 2-2, Grandino (30’); 2-3, Meunier (42’); 3-3, Grandino (45’); i 4-3, Pagliara (46’).------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UKRANIA: Ignatyeva, Nifantyeva, Malysheva, Arkel, Lukyanenko, Usenko, Speshilova, Youdina i Kristina Usenko.
CZECH REPUBLIC: Divisova, Hoferkova, Hylova, Krejcarova, Majickova, Ondraskova, Sochorova, Steffanova, Trojakova, Urbnacova i Zehrerova.
REF.: Valenzuela & Sauer.
GOALS: 0-1, Krejcarova (13’); 0-2, Divisova (35’); i 1-2, Arkel (36’).------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------VENEZUELA: Córdoba, Conde, Hernández, Cabral, Camargo, Capacho, Espinosa, León, Ramírez, Meléndez, Miquilena i Mendoza.
AUSTRALIA: Cox, Tanson, Garuen, Kent, French, Hammond, Enreli, Burgess, Banks, Lutkins, Mann i Hasted.
REF.: Piatochkin & Sykaro.
GOALS: 0-1, Kent (2’); 0-2, Burgess (21’); 0-3, Burgess (22’); 1-3, Ramírez (24’); 2-3, Conde (25’); 2-4, Hammond (30’); i 3-4, Hernández (34’).------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ARGENTINA: Franco, Villalba, Lofvall, Samudio, Vintos, Alcaraz, Blanco, Meza, Banini, López i Madiano.
PARAGUAY: Romero, Ferreyra, Mancuello, Cabrera, Salinas, Benítez, Candia, Hilda, Paniagua, Colman, Díaz i Flecha.
REF.: Bello & Vitasek.
GOALS: 0-1, Díaz (4’); 1-1, Alcaraz (6’); 2-1, Banini (13’); 3-1, Banini (23’); i 4-1, Banini (29’).