Beach Soccer World Cup 1999

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 186 (9.3 per match)
Top scorer(s)

Júnior (10 goals)

Matosas (10 goals)
Best player Jorginho
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The 1999 Beach Soccer World Cup was the fifth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships which saw Brazil win their fifth title in a row. This year was the first time that 12 teams would compete for the cup. The tournament continued to take place in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Contents

Organisation

The organisation for the 1999 world cup was completely different to previous years. The teams that competed was exended to 12 teams. They were split into 4 groups of 3 teams with the top 2 teams progressing to the quarter finals.

Teams

From the 12 teams, 4 teams came from Europe, 3 teams came from South America including the hosts Brazil, 2 teams from North America, 2 teams from Asia and for the first time ever 1 team from Africa.

European Zone:

South American Zone:

North American Zone:

Asian Zone:

African Zone:

Hosts:

Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Brazil 6 2 2 0 0 25 10 15
 Japan 3 2 1 0 1 12 14 -2
 France 0 2 0 0 2 9 22 -13
January 10, 1999
  Brazil 15–5  France Copacabana beach
   
January 11, 1999
  Brazil 10–5  Japan Copacabana beach
   
January 12, 1999
  Japan 7–4  France Copacabana beach
   

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Uruguay 6 2 2 0 0 15 4 11
 Spain 3 2 1 0 1 8 6 2
 South Africa 0 2 0 0 2 1 14 -13
January 10, 1999
  Uruguay 10–0  South Africa Copacabana beach
   
January 11, 1999
  Spain 4–1  South Africa Copacabana beach
   
January 12, 1999
  Uruguay 5–4  Spain Copacabana beach
   

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Peru 6 2 2 0 0 6 2 15
 Canada 3 2 1 0 1 6 6 -2
 Italy 0 2 0 0 2 5 9 -13
January 10, 1999
  Peru 2–1  Canada Copacabana beach
   
January 11, 1999
  Peru 4–1  Italy Copacabana beach
   
January 12, 1999
  Canada 5–4  Italy Copacabana beach
   

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Portugal 6 2 2 0 0 11 4 7
 United States 3 2 1 0 1 9 7 2
 Malaysia 0 2 0 0 2 9 22 -13
January 10, 1999
  United States 7–2  Malaysia Copacabana beach
   
January 11, 1999
  Portugal 6–2  Malaysia Copacabana beach
   
January 12, 1999
  United States 2–5  Portugal Copacabana beach
   

Quarter finals

January 13, 1999
  Uruguay 7–6  United States Copacabana beach
   
January 13, 1999
  Portugal 6–1  Spain Copacabana beach
   
January 14, 1999
  Peru 7–3  Japan Copacabana beach
   
January 14, 1999
  Brazil 7–4  Canada Copacabana beach
   

Semi-Finals

January 15, 1999
  Portugal 5–2  Peru Copacabana beach
   
January 15, 1999
  Brazil 5–2  Uruguay Copacabana beach
   

Third Place Play-off

January 16, 1999
  Uruguay 7–6  Peru Copacabana beach
   

Final

January 17, 1999
  Brazil 5–2  Portugal Copacabana beach
   
1999 Beach Soccer World Cup Winners
Brazil
Fifth Title

Final team standings

Position Team
1 Brazil
2 Portugal
3 Urguay
4 Peru
5 Spain
6 United States
7 Canada
8 Japan
9 Italy
10 Malaysia
11 France
12 South Africa

Awards

Scoring Award

Position Scorer Goals
1= Júnior (Brazil) 10
1= Matosas (Uruguay) 10

Best Player Award

Player
Jorginho (Brazil)

Best Goalkeeper Award

Player
Pedro Crespo (Portugal)

Sources

Beach Soccer World Championship
1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Finals