2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
2005 Beach Soccer World Championship

Copa do Mundo de Futebol de Areia da FIFA Rio de Janeiro 2005
Tournament details
Host country  Brazil
Dates May 8 – May 15
Teams 12 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  France (1st title)
Runners-up  Portugal
Third place  Brazil
Fourth place  Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played 20
Goals scored 164 (8.2 per match)
Attendance 110,500 (5,525 per match)
Top scorer(s) Madjer (12 goals)
Best player Madjer
2004 (non-FIFA)
2006

The 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the first edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the 11th edition of the world cup since its establishment in 1995. It took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 8 May - 15 May 2005. The winners of the tournament were France, who won their first title.

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Organisation

The 12 teams present at the finals in Brazil were split into 4 groups of 3 teams. Each team played the other 2 teams in its group in a round robin format, with the top two teams advancing to the quarter finals. The quarter finals, semi finals and the final itself was played in the form of a knockout tournament.

Teams

These are the 12 teams from 6 confederations who were invited to play in the 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup:

Asian zone:

African zone:

European zone:

North, Central American and Caribbean zone:

Oceanian zone:

South American zone:

Host nation:

Group stage

All matches are listed as local time in Rio de Janiero, (UTC-3)

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 2 2 0 0 13 3 +10 6
 Spain 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
 Thailand 2 0 0 2 3 13 -10 0
May 8, 2005
13:30
Brazil  9 – 2  Thailand Copacabana Beach
Referee: Carlos Manuel Robles
Junior Negao  2'
Nenem  10',  16',  20'
Bruno  11',  32'
Betinho  13'
Benjamin  25'
Juninho  31'
Report  26' Pongsak Khongkeaw
 31' Sanae Langkeaw

May 9, 2005
16:00
Spain  4 – 1  Thailand Copacabana Beach
Referee: Pedro Infantes
Amarelle  16',  28'
David  32',  32'
Report  28' Yutthana Polasak

May 10, 2005
19:45
Brazil  4 – 1  Spain Copacabana Beach
Referee: Jose Luis Da Rosa
Benjamin  4'
Junior Negao  5'
Nenem  15'
Juninho  34'
Report  2' Amarelle

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 2 2 0 0 13 3 +10 6
 Japan 2 1 0 1 3 6 -3 3
 United States 2 0 0 2 5 12 -7 0
May 8, 2005
12:45
Portugal  4 – 0  Japan Copacabana Beach
Referee: Antonio Buaiz
Alan  9',  19'
Madjer  13',  31'
Report  

May 9, 2005
17:15
United States  2 – 3  Japan Copacabana Beach
Referee: Carlos Manuel Robles
Astorga  1'
Testa  19'
Report  14' Naoyuki Kuroki
 17' Masahito Toma
 29' Tadaomi Nakamura

May 10, 2005
16:00
Portugal  9 – 3  United States Copacabana Beach
Referee: Carlos Manuel Robles
Hernani  3'
Alan  6',  18'
Madjer  10',  22',  29'
Jonas  10'
Belchior  20'
Marinho  30'
Report  24' Braga
 30' Astorga
 33' Francis Farberoff

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 2 2 0 0 12 7 +5 6
 Ukraine 2 1 0 1 12 6 +6 3
 South Africa 2 0 0 2 4 15 -11 0
May 8, 2005
18:00
Uruguay  7 – 3  South Africa Copacabana Beach
Referee: Joao Almeida
Martin  1',  28'
Chueco  1'
Parrillo  9'
Fabian  13'
Ricar  27',  32'
Report  1',  32' Francisco
 23' Mthembu

May 9, 2005
19:45
Ukraine  8 – 1  South Africa Copacabana Beach
Referee: Antonio Buaiz
Ulianytskyi  7'
Varenytsya  18',  31'
Moroz  9'
Koryenyev  10',  20'
Pylypenko  13'
Bozhenko  22'
Report  34' Dicks

May 10, 2005
17:45
Uruguay  5 – 4  Ukraine Copacabana Beach
Referee: Marcelo Bispo
Seba  8',  29'
Ricar  13'
Parrillo  24',  32'
Report  14' Varentsya
 22' Bozhenko
 26' Pylypenko
 28' Koryenyev

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 2 2 0 0 13 3 +10 6
 Argentina 2 1 0 1 5 9 -4 3
 Australia 2 0 0 2 2 8 -6 0
May 8, 2005
10:15
France  5 – 1  Australia Copacabana Beach
Referee: Jose Luis Da Rosa
Cardoso  3',  30'
Ottavy  11'
Sciortino  15'
Edouard  25'
Report  16' Karavatakis

May 9, 2005
18:15
Argentina  3 – 1  Australia Copacabana Beach
Referee: Alberto Moreira
Hilaire  7',  28'
Acosta  14'
Report  25' Buonavoglia

May 10, 2005
18:30
France  8 – 2  Argentina Copacabana Beach
Referee: Joao Almeida
Mendy  5'
Sciortino  6'
Sansoni  11'
Ottavy  12',  32'
Samoun  17',  29'
Cardoso  24'
Report  24' Petrasso
 26' Hilaire

Knockout Stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
12 May 2005        
  France  7
14 May 2005
  Spain  4  
  France  4
12 May 2005
    Japan  1  
  Uruguay  3
15 May 2005
  Japan  4  
  France  3 (1)
12 May 2005
    Portugal  3 (0)
  Portugal  5
14 May 2005
  Ukraine  3  
  Brazil  6 (1) Third place
12 May 2005
    Portugal  6 (2)  
  Brazil  9   Japan  2
  Argentina  3     Brazil  11
15 May 2005

Quarter finals

May 12, 2005
16:00
France  7 – 4  Spain Copacabana Beach
Referee: Jose Luis Da Rosa
Valeiro (O.G)  5'
Mendy  7',  13'
Cardoso  19',  36'
Edouard  22'
Cantona  28'
Report  12',  34' David
 24',  36' Nico

May 12, 2005
17:15
Portugal  5 – 3  Ukraine Copacabana Beach
Referee: Antonio Buaiz
Jonas  12'
Belchior  14',  29'
Madjer  15',  25'
Report  8' Bozhenko
 25' Pylypenko
 36' Moroz

May 12, 2005
18:30
Uruguay  3 – 4  Japan Copacabana Beach
Referee: Christian Hauben
Ricar  1',  24'
Parrillo  17'
Report  18',  23' Takeshi Kawaharazuka
 18' Shinji Makino
 20' Masahito Toma

May 12, 2005
19:45
Brazil  9 – 3  Argentina Copacabana Beach
Referee: Lakhdar Benchabane
Romario  1',  30',  33'
Jorginho  2'
Nenem  7',  22'
Juninho  8'
Benjamin  15'
Buru  35'
Report  7' S. Hilaire
 32' E. Hilaire
 34' Acosta

Semi finals

May 14, 2005
11:00
Brazil  6 – 6
(a.e.t)
(1 – 2 Pens)
 Portugal Copacabana Beach
Referee: Carlos Manuel Robles
Benjamin  1',  16'
Bruno  5',  6',  8'
Nenem  22'
Report  1' Alan
 2',  8',  22',  27' Madjer
 4' Marinho
  Penalties  
Bruno
Jorginho
1 – 2 Alan
Madjer

May 14, 2005
21:30
France  4 – 1  Japan Copacabana Beach
Referee: Jose Luis Da Rosa
Mendy  4',  18'
Sciortino  32'
Cardoso  34'
Report  35' Takeshi Kawaharazuka

Third Place Play-off

May 15, 2005
21:30
Japan  2 – 11  Brazil Copacabana Beach
Referee: Joao Martins Pinto Correia
Takeshi Kawaharazuka  3'
Kunihiro Wakabayashi  16'
Report  7' Junior Negao
 8',  19' Buru
 10' Juninho
 13',  21' Nenem
 17' Benjamin
 24',  25',  27' Romario
 33' Jorginho

Final

May 15, 2005
11:00
France  3 – 3
(a.e.t)
(1 – 0 Pens)
 Portugal Copacabana Beach
Referee: Carlos Manuel Robles
Mendy  3',  17',  29' Report  24' Madjer
 34',  35' Belchior
  Penalties  
Ottavy 1 – 0 Alan

Winners

 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Winners 

France
First title

Awards

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Madjer Nenem Amarelle
Golden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Shoe
Madjer Nenem Mendy
12 goals 9 goals 8 goals
FIFA Fair Play Award
 Japan

Top scorers

12 goals
9 goals
  • Nenem
8 goals
  • Anthony Mendy
6 goals
5 goals
  • Belchior
  • Ricar
  • Alan
4 goals
  • David
4 goals (cont.)
  • Parrillo
  • Juninho
  • Takeshi Kawaharazuka
3 goals
  • Yevgen Varenytsya
  • Amarelle
  • Dmytro Koryenyev
  • Oleksandr Pylypenko
  • Sergiy Bozhenko
  • Noel Sciortino
  • Junior Negao
  • Thierry Ottavy
2 goals
  • Bruno
  • Ricardo Francisco
  • Alberto Acosta
2 goals (cont.)
  • Ezequiel Hilaire
  • Federico Hilaire
  • Martin
  • Nico
  • Seba
  • Victor Moroz
  • Jonas
  • Didier Samoun
  • Jean-Marc Edouard
  • Jorginho
  • Marinho
  • Masahito Toma
25 others scored 1 goal each
Own goal
  • Valeiro (For France )

Final standings

Position Team
1  France
2  Portugal
3  Brazil
4  Japan
5  Uruguay
6  Ukraine
7  Spain
8  Argentina
9  Australia
10  United States
11  Thailand
12  South Africa

References