The
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football played between two teams of five players each on a court smaller than a football pitch. Its rules are based on the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game of association football, and i ...
tournament of the
2006 Lusophony Games
The 1st Lusofonia Games (; ) were held in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China between 7 and 15 October 2006. The 2006 Games were the first edition of this multi-sport event for Portuguese-speaking countries ...
was played in
Macau
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,
People's Republic of China
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.
The venue was the
Macao East Asian Games Dome
The East Asian Games Dome (; ) is an indoor sporting arena located in Cotai, Macau, China.
Description
The venue was one of the major venues of the 2005 East Asian Games and also hosted some events for the 2007 Asian Indoor Games.
The Macau Eas ...
. The tournament was played from 9 to 14 October 2006, and there was just the men's competition.
Despite drawing with
Portugal
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in the final game and ending with the same points,
Brazil
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eventually won the tournament by advantage on goal average.
Futsal medal table by country
Male Competition
Round robin
References
See also
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ACOLOP
ACOLOP (acronym for ; ) is an Olympic-related non-profit organization officially established on 8 June 2004, in Lisbon and has been approved by International Olympic Committee. It was founded by the national Olympic committees (NOCs) of Angola, B ...
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Lusophony Games
The Lusofonia Games () was a multinational multi-sport event organized by the ACOLOP, which involves athletes coming from Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) countries. Most countries competing are members of the CPLP (Community of Portuguese Lang ...
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2006 Lusophony Games
The 1st Lusofonia Games (; ) were held in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China between 7 and 15 October 2006. The 2006 Games were the first edition of this multi-sport event for Portuguese-speaking countries ...
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futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football played between two teams of five players each on a court smaller than a football pitch. Its rules are based on the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game of association football, and i ...
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
2006 in futsal
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
Futsal in Macau