Beach Soccer World Cup - Unofficial

NB: Not a FIFA competition

1995 Beach Soccer World Cup 

I Mundial de futebol de areia
Official logo
Tournament details
Host country
Brazil
Dates
January 24 – January 29
Teams
8 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)
1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions
 Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up
 United States
Third place
 England
Fourth place
 Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played
16
Goals scored
149 (9.31 per match)
Top scorer(s)
 Zico
 Altobelli
(12 goals)
Best player(s)
 Zico
 Júnior
Best goalkeeper
 Paulo Sérgio
[Jan]

Group A

Italy       7-6     Uruguay
Brazil     16-2     Netherlands
Italy       6-1     Netherlands
Brazil      7-4     Uruguay
Uruguay     8-4     Netherlands
Brazil      8-2     Italy

1.Brazil      3  3 0 0  31- 8  9
2.Italy       3  2 0 1  15-15  6
3.Uruguay     3  1 0 2  18-18  3
4.Netherlands 3  0 0 3   7-30  0

Group B

USA         5-1     Germany
Argentina   3-2     England
England     7-6     Germany
USA         3-1     Argentina
Germany     1-0     Argentina
USA         3-2     England

1.USA         3  3 0 0  11- 4  9
2.England     3  1 0 2  11-12  3
3.Germany     3  1 0 2   8-12  3
4.Argentina   3  1 0 2   4- 6  3


Semi-finals

USA         4-3       Italy
Brazil     13-2       England

3rd Place Match

England     7-6       Italy		[OT]

Final  

Brazil      8-1       USA


1. Brazil
2. USA
3. England
4. Italy
5. Germany
6. Uruguay
7. Argentina
8. Netherlands

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1996 Beach Soccer World Cup  
Tournament details
Host country
Brazil
Dates
January 30 – February 4
Teams
8 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)
1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions
 Brazil (2nd title)
Runners-up
 Uruguay
Third place
 Italy
Fourth place
 United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played
16
Goals scored
132 (8.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)
 Altobelli (14 goals)
Best player(s)
 Edinho
Best goalkeeper
 Paulo Sérgio
NB: Not a FIFA competition

[Jan]

Group A

Uruguay     5-6     Canada
Brazil      7-1     Denmark
Uruguay     5-3     Denmark
Brazil     13-2     Canada
Denmark     6-4     Canada
Brazil      4-2     Uruguay

1.Brazil      3  3 0 0  24- 5  9
2.Uruguay     3  1 0 2  12-13  3
3.Denmark     3  1 0 2  10-16  3
4.Canada      3  1 0 2  12-24  3

Group B

USA         4-2     Argentina
Italy       5-1     Russia
Russia      3-1     Argentina
USA         6-4     Italy
Italy       5-2     Argentina
USA         4-3     Russia

1.USA         3  3 0 0  14- 9  9
2.Italy       3  2 0 1  14- 9  6
3.Russia      3  1 0 2   7-10  3
4.Argentina   3  0 0 3   5-12  0


Semi-finals

Uruguay     7-0       USA
Brazil     12-4       Italy

3rd Place Match

Italy       4-3       Usa

Final  

Brazil      3-0       Uruguay

1. Brazil
2. Uruguay
3. Italy
4. USA
5. Russia
6. Denmark
7. Canadas
8. Argentina

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1997 Beach Soccer World Cup 
III Beach Soccer World Championships
Tournament details
Host country
Brazil
Dates
January 14 – January 19
Teams
8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)
1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions
 Brazil (3rd title)
Runners-up
 Uruguay
Third place
 United States
Fourth place
 Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played
16
Goals scored
141 (8.81 per match)
Top scorer(s)
 Júnior
 Venancio Ramos
(11 goals)
Best player(s)
 Júnior
Best goalkeeper
 Paulo Sérgio
NB: Not a FIFA competition

[Jan 14-19]

Group A

Uruguay     5-4     Argentina
Italy       4-1     France
France      5-3     Uruguay
Argentina   3-2     Italy
Argentina   3-1     Framce
Uruguay     4-2     Italy

1.Uruguay     3  2 0 1  12-11  6
2.Argentina   3  2 0 1  10- 8  6
3.Italy       3  1 0 2   8- 8  3
4.France      3  1 0 2   7-10  3

Group B

Brazil     12-3     Japan
USA         7-5     Portugal
Brazil     10-2     Portugal
USA         2-1     Japan
Brazil      5-3     USA
Portugal    7-1     Japan

1.Brazil      3  3 0 0  27- 8  9
2.USA         3  2 0 1  12-11  6
3.Portugal    3  1 0 2  14-18  3
4.Japan       3  0 0 3   5-21  0


Semi-finals

Uruguay     5-5       USA		[OT; 1-0 pen]
Brazil     14-3       Argentina

3rd Place Match

USA         5-1       Argentina

Final  

Brazil      5-2       Uruguay

1. Brazil
2. Uruguay     
3. USA
4. Argentina
5. Italy
6. Portugal
7. France 
8. Japan

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1998 Beach Soccer World Cup  
Tournament details
Host country
Brazil
Dates
January 18 – January 25
Teams
10 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)
1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions
 Brazil (4th title)
Runners-up
 France
Third place
 Uruguay
Fourth place
 Peru
Tournament statistics
Matches played
24
Goals scored
216 (9 per match)
Top scorer(s)
 Júnior (14 goals)
Best player(s)
 Júnior
Best goalkeeper
 Paulo Sérgio
NB: Not a FIFA competition

[Jan 17-25]

Group A

Brazil     14-1     Italy
Argentina   4-5     Peru
Spain       4-3     Italy
Brazil      9-2     Peru
Peru        7-4     Italy
Spain       5-2     Argentina
Peru        7-6     Spain
Brazil      5-1     Argentina
Argentina   6-4     Italy
Brazil     10-2     Spain

1.Brazil      4  4 0 0  38- 6 12
2.Peru        4  3 0 1  21-23  9
3.Spain       4  2 0 2  17-22  6
4.Argentina   4  1 0 3  13-19  3
5.Italy       4  0 0 4  12-31  0

Group B

Portugal   11-1     Chile
USA         4-2     Uruguay
Chile       5-1     Uruguay
France      4-3     Usa
France      3-2     Portugal
USA         4-3     Chile
Uruguay     7-4     Portugal
France      6-5     Chile
Portugal    5-2     USA
Uruguay     5-4     France

1.France      4  3 0 1  17-15  9
2.Uruguay     4  2 0 2  15-17  6
3.Portugal    4  2 0 2  22-13  6
4.USA         4  2 0 2  13-14  6
5.Chile       4  1 0 3  14-22  3


Semi-finals

France      5-5       Peru		[OT; 1-0 pen]
Brazil      5-1       Uruguay

3rd Place Match

Uruguay     6-3       Peru

Final  

Brazil      9-2       France

1. Brazil
2. France
3. Uruguay
4. Peru
5. Portugal
6. Spain
7. USA
8. Argentina
9. Chile
10.Italy

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1999 Beach Soccer World Cup 
Tournament details
Host country
Brazil
Dates
January 10 – January 17
Teams
12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)
1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions
 Brazil (5th title)
Runners-up
 Portugal
Third place
 Uruguay
Fourth place
 Peru
Tournament statistics
Matches played
20
Goals scored
174 (8.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)
 Júnior
 Gustavo Matosas
(10 goals)
Best player(s)
 Jorginho
Best goalkeeper
 Pedro Crespo
NB: Not a FIFA competition

[Jan 10-17]

Group A

Brazil     15-5     France
Brazil     10-5     Japan
Japan       7-4     France

1.Brazil      2  2 0 0  25-10  6
2.Japan       2  1 0 1  12-14  3
3.France      2  0 0 2   9-22  0

Group B

Uruguay    10-0     South Africa
Spain       4-1     South Africa
Uruguay     5-4     Spain

1.Uruguay     2  2 0 0  15- 4  6
2.Spain       2  1 0 1   8- 6  3
3.South Afr.  2  0 0 2   1-14  1

Group C

Peru        2-1     Canada
Peru        4-1     Italy
Canada      5-4     Italy

1.Peru      2  2 0 0   6- 2  6
2.Canada    2  1 0 1   6- 6  3
3.Italy     2  0 0 2   5- 9  0

Group D

USA         7-2     Malaysia
Portugal    6-2     Malaysia
USA         2-5     Portugal

1.Portugal  2  2 0 0  11- 4  6
2.USA       2  1 0 1   9- 7  3
3.Malaysia  2  0 0 2   4-13  0


Quarter-finals

Uruguay     5-5       USA		[OT; 2-1 pen]
Portugal    6-1       Spain
Peru        7-3       Japan
Brazil      7-4       Canada

Semi-finals

Portugal    5-2       Peru
Brazil      5-2       Uruguay

3rd Place Match

Uruguay     2-2       Peru		[OT; 5-4 pen]

Final  

Brazil      5-2       Portugal

1. Brazil
2. Portugal    
3. Uruguay
4. Peru
5. Spain
6. USA
7. Canada
8. Japan
9. Italy
10.Malaysia
11.France
12.South Africa

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2000 Beach Soccer World Cup 
VI Beach Soccer World Championships 2000
Tournament details
Host country
Brazil
Dates
13 – 20 February
Teams
12 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)
1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions
 Brazil (6th title)
Runners-up
 Peru
Third place
 Spain
Fourth place
 Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played
20
Goals scored
172 (8.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)
 Júnior (13 goals)
Best player(s)
 Júnior
Best goalkeeper
 Eichi Kato
NB: Not a FIFA competition

[Feb 13-20]

Group A

Brazil     10-4     Italy
Brazil     12-3     Germany
Italy       5-4     Germany

1.Brazil      2  2 0 0  22- 7  6
2.Italy       2  1 0 1   9-14  3
3.Germany     2  0 0 2   7-17  0

Group B

Portugal    5-3     Argentina
Japan       4-4     Portugal		[OT; 1-0 pen]
Japan	    4-3     Argentina           

1.Japan       2  2 0 0   7- 6  6
2.Portugal    2  1 0 1   8- 6  3
3.Argentina   2  0 0 2   6- 9  0

Group C

Peru        1-0     Venezuela
Peru        7-2     France
Venezuela   4-0     France

1.Peru      2  2 0 0   8- 2  6
2.Venezuela 2  1 0 1   4- 1  3
3.France    2  0 0 2   2-11  0

Group D

USA         6-4     Uruguay
Spain       5-4     USA
Uruguay     4-3     Spain		[OT]

1.Spain     2  1 0 1   8- 8  3
2.USA       2  1 0 1  10- 9  3
3.Uruguaay  2  1 0 1   8- 9  3


Quarter-finals

Japan       6-5       Italy
Spain       4-3       Venezuela		[OT]
Peru        8-4       USA
Brazil      6-3       Portugal

Semi-finals

Brazil      8-4       Spain
Peru        5-0       Japan

3rd Place Match

Spain       6-3       Japan

Final  

Brazil      6-2       Peru

1. Brazil
2. Peru
3. Spain
4. Japan
5. Venezuela
6. Portugal
7. USA
8. Italy
9. Uruguay
10.Argentina
11.France
12.Germany

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2001 Beach Soccer World Cup 
VII Beach Soccer World Championships 2001
Tournament details
Host country
Brazil
Dates
11 – 18 February
Teams
12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)
1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions
 Portugal (1st title)
Runners-up
 France
Third place
 Argentina
Fourth place
 Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played
20
Goals scored
144 (7.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)
 Alan (10 goals)
Best player(s)
 Hernâni
Best goalkeeper
 Pascal Olmeta
NB: Not a FIFA competition

[Feb 10-18]

Group A

Brazil     11-0     Italy
Brazil     10-3     Germany
Italy       4-2     Germany

1.Brazil      2  2 0 0  21- 3  6
2.Italy       2  1 0 1   4-13  3
3.Germany     2  0 0 2   5-14  0

Group B

Peru        5-4     Venezuela
France      6-3     Venezuela
France      5-3     Peru

1.France      2  2 0 0  11- 6  6
2.Peru        2  1 0 1   8- 9  3
3.Venezuela   2  0 0 2   7-11  0

Group C

Portugal    5-1     Uruguay
Portugal    4-2     USA
USA         3-0     Uruguay

1.Portugal  2  2 0 0  11- 3  6
2.USA       2  1 0 1   5- 4  3
3.Uruguay   2  0 0 2   1- 8  0

Group D

Spain       2-1     Turkey
Argentina   3-0     Turkey
Argentina   3-0     Spain

1.Argentina 2  1 0 1   6- 0  3
2.Spain     2  1 0 1   2- 4  3
3.Turkey    2  1 0 1   1- 5  3


Quarter-finals

France      5-4       Italy
Argentina   5-1       USA
Portugal    1-0       Spain
Brazil      7-1       Peru

Semi-finals

Portugal    6-5       Brazil  		[OT]    
France      6-5       Argentina   

3rd Place Match

Argentina   4-2       Brazil      

Final  

Portugal    9-3       France      

1. Portugal    
2. France      
3. Argentina
4. Brazil
5. USA
6. Spain
7. Peru
8. Italy
9. Venezuela
10.Turkey
11.Uruguay
12.Germany
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2002 Beach Soccer World Cup 
VIII Beach Soccer World Championships 2002
Tournament details
Host country
Brazil
Dates
13 – 20 January
Teams
8 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)
2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions
 Brazil (7th title)
Runners-up
 Portugal
Third place
 Uruguay
Fourth place
 Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played
16
Goals scored
145 (9.06 per match)
Top scorer(s)
 Neném
 Madjer
 Nico
(9 goals)
Best player(s)
 Neném
Best goalkeeper
 Vilarb Nomcharoen
NB: Not a FIFA competition

[Jan 13-20]

Group A

Brazil      6-0     Thailand
Spain       7-2     France
Thailand    5-4     France
Brazil      4-1     Spain
Brazil      7-3     France
Thailand    4-3     Spain

1.Brazil      3  3 0 0  17- 4  9
2.Thailand    3  2 0 1   9-13  6
3.Spain       3  1 0 2  11-10  3
4.France      3  0 0 3   9-19  0

Group B

Italy       8-6     Argentina  
Portugal    6-3     Uruguay
Portugal    6-4     Italy
Uruguay    11-2     Argentina  
Portugal    8-4     Argentina  
Uruguay     4-2     Italy

1.Portugal    3  3 0 0  20-11  9
2.Uruguay     3  2 0 1  18-10  6
3.Italy       3  1 0 2  14-16  3
4.Argentina   3  0 0 3  12-27  0


Semi-finals

Portugal    3-2       Thailand
Brazil      8-4       Uruguay

3rd Place Match

Uruguay     5-3       Thailand

Final  

Brazil      6-5       Portugal    

1. Brazil
2. Portugal    
3. Uruguay
4. Thailand
5. Spain
6. Italy
7. France
8. Argentina

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2003 Beach Soccer World Cup 
IX Beach Soccer World Championships 2003
IX Campeonato Mundial de Beach Soccer (in Portuguese)
Tournament details
Host country
Brazil
Dates
16 – 23 February
Teams
8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)
1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions
 Brazil (8th title)
Runners-up
 Spain
Third place
 Portugal
Fourth place
 France
Tournament statistics
Matches played
16
Goals scored
150 (9.38 per match)
Attendance
74,700 (4,669 per match)
Top scorer(s)
 Neném (15 goals)
Best player(s)
 Amarelle
Best goalkeeper
 Robertinho
NB: Not a FIFA competition

[Feb 16-23]

Group A

Brazil      6-3     Spain       
Spain       8-3     USA
Brazil      7-2     Italy
Italy       5-4     USA
Brazil     13-1     USA
Spain       8-4     Italy

1.Brazil      3  3 0 0  26- 6  9
2.Spain       3  2 0 1  19-13  6
3.Italy       3  1 0 2  11-19  3
4.USA         3  0 0 3   8-26  0

Group B

Uruguay     2-1     Japan
France      8-6     Portugal    
Portugal    5-1     Japan
Uruguay     6-5     France      
Portugal    3-1     Uruguay
France      7-2     Japan

1.France      3  2 0 1  20-14  6
2.Portugal    3  2 0 1  14-10  6
3.Uruguay     3  2 0 1   9- 9  6
4.Japan       3  0 0 3   4-14  0


Semi-finals

Spain       5-4       France      
Brazil      7-2       Portugal    

3rd Place Match

Portugal    7-4       France      

Final  

Brazil      8-2       Spain

1. Brazil
2. Spain
3. Portugal
4. France
5. Uruguay
6. Italy
7. Japan
8. USA

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2004 Beach Soccer World Cup  
X Beach Soccer World Championships 2004
X Campeonato Mundial de Beach Soccer (in Portuguese)
Tournament details
Host country
Brazil
Dates
29 February – 7 March
Teams
12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)
1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions
 Brazil (9th title)
Runners-up
 Spain
Third place
 Portugal
Fourth place
 Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played
20
Goals scored
156 (7.8 per match)
Attendance
81,900 (4,095 per match)
Top scorer(s)
 Madjer (12 goals)
Best player(s)
 Jorginho
Best goalkeeper
 Roberto Valeiro
NB: Not a FIFA competition

[Feb 29-March 7]

Group A
 
Brazil 	       10-2 Germany
Switzerland	3-0 Germany
Brazil 	       12-2 Switzerland

Group B
 
Italy		3-2 France
Italy		1-1 Peru		[OT; 1-0 pen]
France		8-4 Peru

Group C

Uruguay		6-4 Belgium
Portugal	12-1 Belgium
Portugal	5-1 Uruguay

Group D

Spain		4-0 USA
Argentina	4-2 USA
Spain		6-2 Argentina


1/4 finals
Brasil 		7-2 Argentina
Portugal	6-3 France
Spain		5-4 Switzerland
Italy		4-1 Uruguay


Semifinals
Brazil 		7-2 Portugal
Spain		3-1 Italy


Third place match
Portugal	5-1 Italy


Final
Brazil 		6-4 Spain