FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2005


1st Edition in Rio de Janeiro (Copacabana Beach), Brazil


Participants :

Host     : Brazil

Europe   : The Best 3 Teams of the Euro BS League’s Superfinal 2004
           France, Portugal, Ukraine. 
           and the qualifications in Rio (1)
           Spain. 

Americas : Qualifications in Brazil (2)
           The two top teams from South America not including Brazil qualified,
           together with the top team of North America.
           Uruguay, Argentina and USA.

Asia     : No qualification round - the team was chosen
	   Thailand Japan.

Africa   : No qualification round - the team was chosen
	   South Africa. 

Oceania  : No qualification round - the team was chosen
           Australia.


Qualifying Tournament

Europe : May 6-7 in Rio (Brazil) 

Italy	    	4-1 Austria
Spain       	7-4 Switzerland

Third Place Match
Switzerland 	7-3 Austria
Final
Spain       	7-2 Italy
 Spain is qualified


Americas : March 1-6 in Rio

Group A
Brazil	       11-2 USA
Canada      	4-1 Mexico
USA         	7-2 Mexico
Brazil	    	6-1 Canada
USA         	5-3 Canada
Brazil	       23-3 Mexico

Group B
Uruguay     	7-2 Peru
Argentina   	3-0 Venezuela
Uruguay     	4-2 Venezuela
Argentina   	4-3 Peru
Uruguay     	4-1 Argentina
Peru        	8-3 Venezuela

Semifinals
Brazil	    	2-0 Argentina
Uruguay     	5-1 USA

Third Place Match
USA         	4-2 Argentina
Final
Brazil	    	5-2 Uruguay
 Brazil, Uruguay, USA and Argentina are qualified



Final tournament in Brazil 

Group A

[May 8]
Brazil      	9-2 Thailand
[May 9]
Spain       	4-1 Thailand
[May 10]
Brazil      	4-1 Spain

1.Brazil     	2  2 0 0  13-3  6
2.Spain      	2  1 0 1   5-5  3
3.Thailand   	2  0 0 2  3-13  0

Group B

[May 8]
Portugal    	4-0 Japan
[May 9]
USA         	2-3 Japan
[May 10]
Portugal    	9-3 USA

1.Portugal   	2  2 0 0  13-3  6
2.Japan      	2  1 0 1   3-6  3
3.USA        	2  0 0 2  5-12  0

Group C

[May 8]
Uruguay     	7-3 South Africa
[May 9]
Ukraine     	8-1 South Africa
[May 10]
Uruguay     	5-4 Ukraine

1.Uruguay       2  2 0 0  12-7  6
2.Ukraine       2  1 0 1  12-6  3
3.South Africa  2  0 0 2  4-15  0

Group D

[May 8]
France      	5-1 Australia
[May 9]
Argentina   	3-1 Australia
[May 10]
France      	8-2 Argentina

1.France       	2  2 0 0 13-3  6
2.Argentina    	2  1 0 1  5-9  3
3.Australia    	2  0 0 2  2-8  0

Quarterfinals [May 12]
France      	7-4 Spain
Portugal    	5-3 Ukraine
Uruguay     	3-4 Japan
Brazil      	9-3 Argentina

Semifinals [May 14]
France      	4-1 Japan
Brazil      	6-6 Portugal		[aet, 1-2 pen]

Third Place Match [May 15]
Japan          2-11 Brazil

Final [May 15]
France      	3-3 Portugal  		[aet, 1-0 pen]


Best player [Golden Ball] : Madjer (Portugal)
Best scorer : Madjer (Portugal) 12 goals



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