2005 CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship

2005 CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship

2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CONCACAF and CONMEBOL)
Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
Dates	1 – 6 March 2005
Teams	8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up	Uruguay
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	130 (8.13 per match)
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The 2005 CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship also known as the 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CONCACAF and CONMEBOL) was the first beach soccer championship for the Americas, held in March 2005, in Rio de Janerio, Brazil. Hosts Brazil won the championship, beating Uruguay in the final, whilst the United States beat Argentina in the third place play off to finish third and forth respectively. These nations moved on to play in the 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from May 8 - May 15. ^[1]

Contents 1 Participating nations 2 Group stage 2.1 Group A 2.2 Group B 3 Knockout stage 4 Winners 5 Final standings 6 References

Participating nations

CONCACAF:

•  Canada
•  Mexico
•  United States

CONMEBOL:

•  Argentina
•  Brazil
•  Peru
•  Uruguay
•  Venezuela

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Brazil	9	3	3	0	40	6	+34
United States	6	3	2	1	14	16	-2
Canada	3	3	1	2	8	12	-4
Mexico	0	3	0	3	6	34	-28

1 March 2005	Brazil	11 – 2	United States	Copacabana beach

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1 March 2005	Canada	4 – 1	Mexico	Copacabana beach

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2 March 2005	United States	7 – 2	Mexico	Copacabana beach

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2 March 2005	Brazil	6 – 1	Canada	Copacabana beach

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3 March 2005	United States	5 – 3	Canada	Copacabana beach

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3 March 2005	Brazil	23 – 3	Mexico	Copacabana beach

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Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Uruguay	9	3	3	0	15	7	+8
Argentina	6	3	2	1	8	7	+1
Peru	3	3	1	2	13	14	-1
Venezuela	0	3	0	3	5	15	-10

1 March 2005	Uruguay	7 – 2	Peru	Copacabana beach

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1 March 2005	Argentina	3 – 0	Venezuela	Copacabana beach

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2 March 2005	Uruguay	4 – 2	Venezuela	Copacabana beach

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2 March 2005	Argentina	4 – 3	Peru	Copacabana beach

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3 March 2005	Uruguay	4 – 1	Argentina	Copacabana beach

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3 March 2005	Peru	8 – 3	Venezuela	Copacabana beach

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	4 March 2005
	Brazil	2
	Argentina	0
					5 March 2005
					Brazil	5
					Uruguay	2
					Third place
	4 March 2005			5 March 2005
	Uruguay	5		United States	4
	United States	1			Argentina	2

Winners

(2005) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CONCACAF and CONMBEOL) Winners:
Brazil First title

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Brazil
2	Uruguay
3	United States
4	Argentina
5	Peru
6	Canada
7	Venezuela
8	Mexico

References