2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
| Copa do Mundo de Futebol de Areia da FIFA Rio de Janeiro 2005 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Brazil |
| Dates | 8 May – 15 May |
| Teams | 12 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Runners-up |
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| Third place |
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| Fourth place |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 164 (8.2 per match) |
| Attendance | 110,500 (5,525 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
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| Best player |
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| Fair play award |
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The 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the first edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, an international beach soccer competition contest by men's national teams and organized by FIFA. Overall, it was the 11th edition of the tournament since its establishment in 1995 as the Beach Soccer World Championship. It took place in at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between 8 and 15 May.
France defeated Portugal 1–0 in a penalty shootout, following a 3–3 draw after extra-time, to win their first title.
Organisation
The 12 teams present at the finals in Brazil were split into four groups of three teams. Each team played the other two teams in its group in a round-robin format, with the top two teams advancing to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final itself was played in the form of a knockout tournament.
Teams
Qualification
European teams gained qualification by finishing in the top three spots of the 2004 Euro Beach Soccer League. The final spot was contested between the next four best teams in a small knockout tournament a few days before the World Cup began which saw Spain win. South American and North American qualification was gained by finishing in the top spots of the 2005 CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship. The other nations received invites.
This was the first edition of the World Cup in which every continent had a representative.
Entrants
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Asian zone: African zone: European zone: |
North, Central American and Caribbean zone: Oceanian zone: South American zone: Host nation:
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Notes:
- 1. Teams making their debut.
Group stage
All matches are listed as local time in Rio de Janeiro, (UTC-3)
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 |
8 May 2005 13:30 |
| Brazil |
9–2 | |
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| Junior Negão Nenem Bruno Betinho Benjamin Juninho |
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 0 |
9 May 2005 17:15 |
| United States |
2–3 | |
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| Astorga Testa |
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10 May 2005 16:00 |
| Portugal |
9–3 | |
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| Hernani Alan Madjer Jonas Belchior Marinho |
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Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 0 |
8 May 2005 18:00 |
| Uruguay |
7–3 | |
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| Martin Chueco Parrillo Fabian Ricar |
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9 May 2005 19:45 |
| Ukraine |
8–1 | |
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| Ulianytskyi Varenytsya Moroz Koryenyev Pylypenko Bozhenko |
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10 May 2005 17:45 |
| Uruguay |
5–4 | |
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| Seba Ricar Parrillo |
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Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
8 May 2005 10:15 |
| France |
5–1 | |
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| Cardoso Ottavy Sciortino Edouard |
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10 May 2005 18:30 |
| France |
8–2 | |
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| Mendy Sciortino Sansoni Ottavy Samoun Cardoso |
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Knockout stage
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Quarter-finals
12 May 2005 16:00 |
| France |
7–4 | |
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| Valeiro Mendy Cardoso Edouard Cantona |
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12 May 2005 17:15 |
| Portugal |
5–3 | |
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| Jonas Belchior Madjer |
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12 May 2005 18:30 |
| Uruguay |
3–4 | |
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| Ricar Parrillo |
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12 May 2005 19:45 |
| Brazil |
9–3 | |
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| Romário Jorginho Nenem Juninho Benjamin Buru |
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Semi-finals
14 May 2005 11:00 |
| Brazil |
6–6 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Benjamin Bruno Nenem |
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| Penalties | ||
| Bruno Jorginho |
1–2 | |
14 May 2005 21:30 |
| France |
4–1 | |
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| Mendy Sciortino Cardoso |
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Third place play-off
15 May 2005 21:30 |
| Japan |
2–11 | |
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| Takeshi Kawaharazuka Kunihiro Wakabayashi |
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Final
15 May 2005 11:00 |
| France |
3–3 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Mendy |
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| Penalties | ||
| Ottavy |
1–0 | |
Winners
| 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Winners |
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France First (1st overall) title |
Awards
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball | |||
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| Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe | |||
| 12 goals | 9 goals | 8 goals | |||
| FIFA Fair Play Award | |||||
Top scorers
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Final standings
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