Beach Soccer World Cup 1998
1998 Beach Soccer World Cup| Tournament details |
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| Host country |
Brazil |
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| Dates |
January 17 – January 25 |
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| Teams |
10 (from 3 confederations) |
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| Venue(s) |
1 (in 1 host city) |
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| Final positions |
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| Champions |
 Brazil (4th title) |
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| Runners-up |
 France |
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| Third place |
 Uruguay |
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| Fourth place |
 Peru |
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| Tournament statistics |
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| Matches played |
24 |
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| Goals scored |
219 (9.13 per match) |
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| Top scorer(s) |
Júnior (14 goals) |
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| Best player |
Júnior |
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The 1998 Beach Soccer World Cup was the fourth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships. This year was the first time that 10 teams would compete for the cup. The tournament continued to take place in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Organisation
This year the organisation had to be changed due to 10 teams taking part in the tournament. The teams were split into 2 groups of 5 teams, with 2 teams progressing to the semi-finals.
Teams
From the 10 teams, 4 teams came from Europe, 5 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
Group B
Semi-finals
Third Place Play-off
Final
| 1998 Beach Soccer World Cup Winners |
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Brazil
Fourth Title
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Final team standings
Awards
Scoring Award
Best Player Award
Best Goalkeeper Award
Sources
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| | Beach Soccer World Championship | |
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| | FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup | |
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| | Finals | |
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| | Squads | |
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Spain
Argentina
Italy
Portugal
United States
Chile