Beach Soccer World Cup 1999
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.
Organisation
The organisation for the 1999 world cup was completely different from 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
Group B
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 |
Group D
Quarter finals
Semi-Finals
Third Place Play-off
Final
1999 Beach Soccer World Cup Winners |
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Brazil Fifth Title |
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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