2005 CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship

2005 CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship

2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CONCACAF and CONMEBOL)
Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
Dates	1–6 March 2005
Teams	8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up	Uruguay
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	130 (8.13 per match)
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The 2005 CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship, also known as the 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CONCACAF and CONMEBOL), was the first beach soccer championship for the Americas, held in March 2005, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hosts Brazil won the championship, beating Uruguay in the final, whilst the United States beat Argentina in the third place play off to finish third and fourth respectively. These nations moved on to play in the 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro from May 8 to May 15.^[1]

Participating nations[]

CONCACAF:

•  Canada
•  Mexico
•  United States

CONMEBOL:

•  Argentina
•  Brazil
•  Peru
•  Uruguay
•  Venezuela

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Brazil	9	3	3	0	40	6	+34
United States	6	3	2	1	14	16	-2
Canada	3	3	1	2	8	12	-4
Mexico	0	3	0	3	6	34	-28

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Group B[]

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Uruguay	9	3	3	0	15	5	+8
Argentina	6	3	2	1	8	7	+1
Peru	3	3	1	2	13	14	-1
Venezuela	0	3	0	3	5	15	-10

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Knockout stage[]

	Semi-finals				Final
	4 March 2005
	Brazil	2
					5 March 2005
	Argentina	0
					Brazil	5
	4 March 2005
					Uruguay	2
	Uruguay	5
	United States	1
					Third place
					5 March 2005
					United States	4
					Argentina	2

Winners[]

(2005) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CONCACAF and CONMBEOL) Winners:
Brazil First title

Final standings[]

Rank	Team
1	Brazil
2	Uruguay
3	United States
4	Argentina
5	Peru
6	Canada
7	Venezuela
8	Mexico

References[]