Beach Soccer World Cup 2004

2004 Beach Soccer World Cup
Tournament details
Host country  Brazil
Dates February 29 – March 7
Teams 12
Venue(s) (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
2003
(FIFA controlled) 2005

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

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:

South American Zone:

North American Zone:

Hosts:

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
   

March 1, 2004
 Switzerland 3–0  Germany Copacabana beach
   

March 2, 2004
 Brazil 12–2  Switzerland Copacabana beach
   

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
   

March 1, 2004
 Italy 2–1

(on penalties)

 Peru Copacabana beach
   

March 2, 2004
 France 8–4  Peru Copacabana beach
   

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
   

March 1, 2004
 Portugal 12–1  Belgium Copacabana beach
   

March 2, 2004
 Portugal 5–1  Uruguay Copacabana beach
   

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
   

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

March 2, 2004
 Spain 6–2  Argentina Copacabana beach
   

Quarter finals

March 3, 2004
 Brazil 7–2  Argentina Copacabana beach
   

March 3, 2004
 Portugal 6–3  France Copacabana beach
   

March 4, 2004
 Spain 5–4  Switzerland Copacabana beach
   

March 4, 2004
 Italy 4–1  Uruguay Copacabana beach
   

Semi-Finals

March 5, 2004
 Brazil 7–2  Portugal Copacabana beach
   

March 5, 2004
 Spain 3–1  Italy Copacabana beach
   

Third Place Play-off

March 6, 2004
 Portugal 5–1  Italy Copacabana beach
   

Final

March 7, 2004
 Brazil 6–4  Spain Copacabana beach
   

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