1999 Beach Soccer World Championships

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1999 Beach Soccer World Championships
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
DatesJanuary 10–17
Teams12 (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 played20
Goals scored174 (8.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Júnior
Uruguay Gustavo Matosas
(10 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Jorginho
Best goalkeeperPortugal Pedro Crespo
1998
2000

The 1999 Beach Soccer World Championships was the fifth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships, the most prestigious competition in international beach soccer contested by men's national teams until 2005, when the competition was then replaced by the second iteration of a world cup in beach soccer, the better known FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[1] It was organised by Brazilian sports agency Koch Tavares (one of the founding partners of Beach Soccer Worldwide).

The tournament continued to take place at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Twelve teams (a record high at the time) took part for the first time, expanded for a second year running, from ten in 1998. This championship also saw an African nation participate for the first time (and only time pre-2005) making this the single pre-FIFA era world cup with the most continental representation, with all but Oceania represented by at least one nation competing in Rio.

Brazil won their fifth title in a row by beating Portugal 5–2 in what was the Iberians' first final appearance.

Organisation[edit]

The number of teams competing this year was increased to twelve meaning a shift in organisation from previous years.

The twelve nations were split into four groups of three who played each other in a round robin format. The top two teams then progressed to the quarter-finals. With the increase in nations in this edition, this saw a quarter final stage introduced to the Championships for the first time. From the aforementioned round onward, the championship was played as a knock-out tournament until a winner was crowned, with an additional match to determine third place.

Teams[edit]

Africa was represented for the first time (and only time before FIFA took control of the world cup). Asia had two nations competing for the first time.

Oceania was unrepresented, the only continent to be so.

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 2 2 0 0 25 10 +15 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 2 1 0 1 12 14 –2 3
3  France 2 0 0 2 9 22 –13 0


Brazil 15–5 France
   

Brazil 10–5 Japan
   

Japan 7–4 France
   

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uruguay 2 2 0 0 15 4 +11 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Spain 2 1 0 1 8 6 +2 3
3  South Africa 2 0 0 2 1 14 –13 0


Uruguay 10–0 South Africa
   

Spain 4–1 South Africa
   

Uruguay 5–4 Spain
   

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Peru 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Canada 2 1 0 1 6 6 0 3
3  Italy 2 0 0 2 5 9 –4 0


Peru 2–1 Canada
   

Canada 5–4 Italy
   

Peru 4–1 Italy
   

Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 2 2 0 0 11 4 +7 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  United States 2 1 0 1 9 7 +2 3
3  Malaysia 2 0 0 2 4 13 –9 0


United States 7–2 Malaysia
   

Portugal 6–2 Malaysia
   

United States 2–5 Portugal
   

Knockout stage[edit]

Quarter finals[edit]

Uruguay 5–5 (a.e.t.) United States
   
Penalties
2–1

Portugal 6–1 Spain
   

Peru 7–3 Japan
   

Brazil 7–4 Canada
   

Semi-finals[edit]

Portugal 5–2 Peru
   

Brazil 5–2 Uruguay
   

Third place play-off[edit]

 Uruguay2–2 (a.e.t.) Peru
   
Penalties
5–4

Final[edit]

 Brazil5–2 Portugal
Magal
Jorginho
Juninho
Junior Negão
Report Madjer
Hernâni

Winners[edit]

 1999 Beach Soccer World Championships
champions 

Brazil
Fifth title

Awards[edit]

Top scorers
Brazil Júnior Uruguay Gustavo Matosas
10 goals
Best player
Brazil Jorginho
Best goalkeeper
Portugal Pedro Crespo

Final standings[edit]

Pos Grp Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A  Brazil 5 5 0 0 42 18 +24 15 Champions
2 D  Portugal 5 4 0 1 24 12 +12 12 Runners-up
3 B  Uruguay 5 2 2 1 24 16 +8 10 Third place
4 C  Peru 5 3 0 2 17 12 +5 9 Fourth place
5 B  Spain 3 1 0 2 9 12 −3 3 Eliminated in the
quarter finals
6 D  United States 3 1 0 2 14 12 +2 3
7 C  Canada 3 1 0 2 10 13 −3 3
8 A  Japan 3 1 0 2 15 21 −6 3
9 C  Italy 2 0 0 2 5 9 −4 0 Eliminated in the
group stage
10 D  Malaysia 2 0 0 2 4 13 −9 0
11 A  France 2 0 0 2 9 22 −13 0
12 B  South Africa 2 0 0 2 1 14 −13 0
Source: [1]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ "FIFA launches first ever FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup". FIFA.com. 1 February 2005. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2020.