Beach Soccer World Cup 2004

2004 Beach Soccer World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
Dates	February 29 – March 7
Teams	12
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	155 (7.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Madjer (12 goals)
Best player	Jorginho
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The 2004 Beach Soccer World Cup was the tenth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships and the last tournament not governed by FIFA. The tournament took place in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Contents 1 Organisation 2 Teams 3 Group stage 3.1 Group A 3.2 Group B 3.3 Group C 3.4 Group D 3.5 Quarter finals 3.6 Semi-Finals 3.7 Third Place Play-off 3.8 Final 4 Awards 4.1 Scoring Award 4.2 Best Player Award 4.3 Best Goalkeeper Award 5 Sources

Organisation

The format went back to how it was played in 2001. 12 teams were split into 4 groups of 3 teams with the top 2 teams progressing into the quarter finals.

Teams

From the 12 teams, a record 7 teams came from Europe, 4 teams came from South America including the hosts Brazil, and 1 team from North America.

European Zone:

•  Germany
•  Switzerland
•  Italy
•  France
•  Portugal
•  Belgium
•  Spain

South American Zone:

•  Peru
•  Uruguay
•  Argentina

North American Zone:

•  United States

Hosts:

•  Brazil (South America)

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Brazil	6	2	2	0	0	22	2	20
Switzerland	3	2	1	0	1	5	12	-7
Germany	0	2	0	0	2	2	13	-11

February 29, 2004	Brazil	10–2	Germany	Copacabana beach

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March 1, 2004	Switzerland	3–0	Germany	Copacabana beach

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March 2, 2004	Brazil	12–2	Switzerland	Copacabana beach

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Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Italy	6	2	2	0	0	5	3	2
France	3	2	1	0	1	10	7	3
Peru	0	2	0	0	2	5	10	5

February 29, 2004	Italy	3–2	France	Copacabana beach

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March 1, 2004	Italy	2–1 (on penalties)	Peru	Copacabana beach

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March 2, 2004	France	8–4	Peru	Copacabana beach

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Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Portugal	6	2	2	0	0	17	2	15
Uruguay	3	2	1	0	1	7	9	-2
Belgium	0	2	0	0	2	5	18	-13

February 29, 2004	Uruguay	6–4	Belgium	Copacabana beach

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March 1, 2004	Portugal	12–1	Belgium	Copacabana beach

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March 2, 2004	Portugal	5–1	Uruguay	Copacabana beach

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Group D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Spain	6	2	2	0	0	10	2	8
Argentina	3	2	1	0	1	6	8	-2
United States	0	2	0	0	2	2	8	-6

February 29, 2004	Spain	4–0	United States	Copacabana beach

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March 1, 2004	Argentina	4–2	United States	Copacabana beach

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March 2, 2004	Spain	6–2	Argentina	Copacabana beach

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Quarter finals

March 3, 2004	Brazil	7–2	Argentina	Copacabana beach

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March 3, 2004	Portugal	6–3	France	Copacabana beach

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March 4, 2004	Spain	5–4	Switzerland	Copacabana beach

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March 4, 2004	Italy	4–1	Uruguay	Copacabana beach

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Semi-Finals

March 5, 2004	Brazil	7–2	Portugal	Copacabana beach

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March 5, 2004	Spain	3–1	Italy	Copacabana beach

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Third Place Play-off

March 6, 2004	Portugal	5–1	Italy	Copacabana beach

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Final

March 7, 2004	Brazil	6–4	Spain	Copacabana beach

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2004 Beach Soccer World Cup Winners
Brazil Ninth Title

Awards

Scoring Award

Position	Scorer	Goals
1	Madjer (Portugal)	12

Best Player Award

Player
Jorginho (Brazil)

Best Goalkeeper Award

Player
Roberto Valeiro (Spain)

Sources

• http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/beachwk04.html

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