2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

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2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Copa do Mundo de Futebol de Areia da FIFA Rio de Janeiro 2006
2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.gif
The official logo
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
CityRio de Janeiro
Dates2–12 November
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil
1st FIFA title
10th world title
Runners-up Uruguay
Third place France
Fourth place Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored286 (8.94 per match)
Attendance179,800 (5,619 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal Madjer (21 goals)
Best player(s)Portugal Madjer
Fair play award France
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2007 →

The 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Overall, this was the 12th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the Beach Soccer World Championships which ran from 1995–2004 but was not governed by FIFA. It took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 2–12 November 2006.

The winners of the tournament were hosts Brazil, who won their first FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title and their tenth world title overall.

Major changes to format[]

See also: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup § Qualification

After the 2005 World Cup, beach soccer continued to grow and spread worldwide at a fast rate. Therefore, FIFA established the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers, to try to allow more nations to play in the World Cup, as well as getting more national teams involved in the sport. FIFA also increased the number of participating teams in the World Cup from 12 to a record-high 16 teams. This also meant that nations would no longer be invited to play in the World Cup but would have to qualify.

With the establishment of the qualifying rounds, FIFA decided to standardise each World Cup, meaning that from this World Cup onwards, each confederation would have the same number of teams participating in each World Cup and that the 16 teams would be split up into four groups of four teams, with the top two teams moving on to the quarter finals.

Qualifying rounds[]

African zone[]

Main article: 2006 CAF Beach Soccer Championship

African nations were allocated 2 berths at the World Cup. The championship took place between September 28 and September 30, 2006. Cameroon and Nigeria were the two finalists, meaning they both qualified for the World Cup. Cameroon defeated Nigeria in the final to win the title.

Asian zone[]

Main article: 2006 AFC Beach Soccer Championship

Asian nations were allocated 3 berths at the World Cup. The championship took place between May 22 and May 26, 2006. Bahrain and Japan were the two finalists, meaning they both qualified for the World Cup. Bahrain defeated Japan in the final to win the title. Iran and China were knocked out in the semi finals and played each other in the third place play off. Iran beat China to claim the third berth at the World Cup.

European zone[]

Main articles: 2006 Euro Beach Soccer League and 2006 EBSL Last chance bracket

European nations were allocated 5 berths at the World Cup. Instead of having a specific tournament for World Cup qualification, qualification was achieved through the 2006 Euro Beach Soccer League which took place earlier in the year. The nations who made it to the second stage of the Superfinal qualified to the World Cup being Spain, Portugal, Poland and Italy. To decide who would claim the fifth berth, the defeated nations in the competition came back to play in a straight knockout tournament, with the winner progressing to the World Cup. The nation which won the tournament was France who beat Switzerland in the final.

North, Central American and Caribbean zone[]

Main article: 2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

North, Central American and Caribbean nations were allocated 2 berths at the World Cup. The championship took place between September 13 and September 17, 2006. The United States and Canada were the two finalists, meaning they both qualified for the World Cup. The United States defeated Canada in the final to win the title.

Oceanian zone[]

Main article: 2006 OFC Beach Soccer Championship

Oceanian nations were allocated 1 berth at the World Cup. The championship took place between August 31 and September 3, 2006. The Solomon Islands and Vanuatu were the two finalists. The Solomon Islands defeated Vanuatu in the final to win the title and qualify for the World Cup.

South American zone[]

Main article: 2006 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship

South American nations were allocated 3 berths at the World Cup. The championship took place between March 5 and March 12, 2006. Brazil and Uruguay were the two finalists, meaning they both qualified for the World Cup. Brazil defeated Uruguay in the final to win the title. Argentina and Venezuela were knocked out in the semi finals and played each other in the third place play off. Argentina beat Venezuela to claim the third berth at the World Cup.

Teams[]

These are the teams that qualified for the World Cup:

Venue[]

As with the previous FIFA editions of the World Cup held in Rio, the tournament once again took place at the Copacabana Beach Soccer Arena.

Rio de Janeiro
2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (Brazil)
Copacabana Beach Soccer Arena
22°58′S 43°10′W / 22.967°S 43.167°W / -22.967; -43.167 (Stade du Prado)
Capacity: 10,000
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2006 (344982288).jpg

Group stage[]

The 16 teams present at the finals in Brazil were split into 4 groups of 4 teams. Each team played the other 3 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.

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

Group A[]

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 29 10 19 9
 Japan 3 1 0 2 15 22 –7 3
 Poland 3 1 0 2 12 18 –6 3
 United States 3 1 0 2 14 20 –6 3
  • Note: Japan, Poland and the USA were involved in a three-way tie. Therefore, their match results against Brazil were ignored. Each team won one game against another side, so this couldn't break the tie. The next criterion is goal difference. Japan had the best goal difference from its two matches against Poland and USA, and thus were ranked the top of the tie-breaker, taking the group runners-up position.
 United States4 – 8 Japan
Xexeo Goal 10'
Farberoff Goal 17'
Morales Goal 30'
Chimienti Goal 35'		 Report Goal 2', Goal 16', Goal 25' Yoshii
Goal 10' Kuroki
Goal 19', Goal 35' Kawaharazuka
Goal 27' Maruo
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 6 000
Referee: Italy Vincenzo Cascone


 Brazil9 – 2 Poland
Benjamin Goal 2'
Betinho Goal 10', 14'
Buru Goal 12', 31'
Junior Negão Goal 12', 35'
André Goal 16', 34'		 Report Goal 19' Żuk
Goal 36' Saganowski
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Belgium Christian Hauben


 Brazil10 – 2 Japan
Buru Goal 2', Goal 16', Goal 18', Goal 27'
Junior Negão Goal 9', Goal 20'
Bruno Goal 9', Goal 11', Goal 12'
Goal 26'		 Report Goal 5' Shiokawa
Goal 32' Uehara
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Uruguay Jose Luis Da Rosa


 Poland2 – 4 United States
Saganowski Goal 5'
Żuk Goal 27'		 Report Goal 4' Chimienti
Goal 17' Tanguinod
Goal 19' Astorga
Goal 29' Chimienti
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 6 000
Referee: Portugal Carlos Ferreira


 Brazil10 – 6 United States
Junior Negão Goal 2', Goal 21'
Benjamin Goal 4', Goal 5', Goal 6'
Bruno Goal 10', Goal 12' Goal 15'
Buru Goal 24'
Goal 25'		 Report Goal 10', Goal 12', Goal 24' Xexeo
Goal 11', Goal 23' Astorga
Goal 25' Taguinod
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Portugal Joao Almeida


 Poland8 – 5 Japan
Saganowski Goal 1', Goal 15', Goal 22', Goal 23', Goal 26'
Ziober Goal 15'
Bartczak Goal 24'
Polakowski Goal 32'		 Report Goal 2', Goal 29', Goal 36' Kawaharazuka
Goal 15' Kuroki
Goal 19' Toma
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 2 000
Referee: Uruguay Jose Luis Da Rosa


Group B[]

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 21 8 13 9
 Canada 3 1 1 1 11 14 –3 5
 Spain 3 1 0 2 10 12 –2 3
 Iran 3 0 0 3 10 18 –8 0
 Canada6 – 6 (a.e.t) Iran
Diaz Goal 4'
Sibiya Goal 8', Goal 15', Goal 27', Goal 33'
Yamada Goal 36'		 Report Goal 1', Goal 16', Goal 35' Ahmadzadeh
Goal 14' Oostovari
Goal 16' Dara
Goal 23' Abdollahi
Penalties
Sibiya Penalty scored 1 – 0 Penalty missed Ahmadzadeh
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 5 000
Referee: Portugal Joao Almeida


Spain Spain4 – 7France France
Amarelle Goal 6', Goal 8', Goal 34'
Alfonso Goal 34'		 Report Goal 17' François
Goal 20' Libbra
Goal 23', Goal 27', Goal 27' Samoun
Goal 25' Edouard
Goal 29' Basquaise
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 5 000
Referee: Uruguay Jose Luis Da Rosa


 France8 – 1 Canada
Castro Goal 6'
Basquaise Goal 19', Goal 20', Goal 29'
Perez Goal 21', Goal 31'
François Goal 33'
Sciortino Goal 35'		 Report Goal 26' Lemire
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 5 000
Referee: Brazil Renato De Carlos


 Iran1 – 6 Spain
Razaeipoor Goal 8' Report Goal 5' Alfonso
Goal 14' Johnny
Goal 18', Goal 36' Nico
Goal 27', Goal 29' Amarelle
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 5 000
Referee: Brazil Alberto Moreira


 France6 – 3 Iran
Castro Goal 2'
Sciortino Goal 10'
Samoun Goal 12'
Libbra Goal 23'
Basquaise Goal 31', Goal 31'		 Report Goal 18' Hashempour
Goal 28' Ahmadzadeh
Goal 20' Dara
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 4 000
Referee: Brazil Joao Alberto Duarte


Spain Spain0 – 4Canada Canada
  Report Goal 12', Goal 34' Selaidopoulos
Goal 16' Sibiya
Goal 36' Yamada
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 5 000
Referee: Brazil Ivo De Moraes


Group C[]

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 3 3 0 0 29 9 20 9
 Uruguay 3 1 0 2 17 13 4 3
 Solomon Islands 3 1 0 2 12 26 –14 3
 Cameroon 3 0 1 2 8 18 –10 2
 Portugal5 – 4 Uruguay
Alan Goal 2', Goal 7'
Madjer Goal 11', Goal 34'
Hernâni Goal 34'		 Report Goal 5' Coco
Goal 9' Cabrera
Goal 10' Olivera
Goal 18' Pampero
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 3 000
Referee: Brazil Joao Alberto Duarte


 Solomon Islands5 – 2 Cameroon
Naka Goal 5', Goal 18', Goal 31', Goal 35'
Omokirio Goal 8'		 Report Goal 32' Ngiladjoe
Goal 33' Eyoum
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 5 000
Referee: Portugal Joao Almeida


 Uruguay10 – 5 Solomon Islands
Coco Goal 4'
Aguirre Goal 12', Goal 22'
Fabian Goal 13'
Pampero Goal 14', Goal 25'
Damian Goal 21'
Matias Goal 28'
Parrillo Goal 30'
Seba Goal 32'		 Report Goal 16', Goal 31' Koto
Goal 20' Rogy
Goal 29' Naka
Goal 36' Omokirio
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 4 000
Referee: Brazil Antonio Buaiz


 Cameroon3 – 10 Portugal
Tamen Goal 9', Goal 26', Goal 28' Report Goal 2', Goal 3', Goal 3', Goal 13', Goal 18', Goal 29' Madjer
Goal 17' Alan
Goal 19', Goal 35' Marinho
Goal 34' Gustavo
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 5 000
Referee: Argentina Juan Rodriguez


 Cameroon3 – 3 (a.e.t) Uruguay
Ngiladjoe Goal 9'
Bithe Goal 18', Goal 32'		 Report Goal 15', Goal 30' Pampero
Goal 27' Miguel
Penalties
Eyoum Penalty missed
Nyamsi Penalty scored		 1 – 0 Penalty missed Pampero
Penalty missed Fabian
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 1 300
Referee: Italy Vincenzo Cascone


 Solomon Islands2 – 14 Portugal
Anisua Goal 20'
Luwi Goal 23'		 Report Goal 2', Goal 8', Goal 13', Goal 14' Madjer
Goal 4' Marinho
Goal 9', Goal 18' Alan
Goal 17' Jorge
Goal 23', Goal 35' Gustavo
Goal 25' Hernâni
Goal 27', Goal 31' Belchior
Goal 36' Loja
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 800
Referee: Brazil Alberto Moreira


Group D[]

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 10 6 4 9
 Bahrain 3 1 1 1 10 9 1 5
 Nigeria 3 1 0 2 13 13 0 3
 Italy 3 0 0 3 6 11 –5 0
 Argentina5 – 4 Nigeria
S. Hilaire Goal 6', Goal 27'
F. Hilaire Goal 9'
Minici Goal 15', Goal 34'		 Report Goal 3' Agu
Goal 10', Goal 19' Onigbo
Goal 18' Usman
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 3 000
Referee: Brazil Antonio Buaiz


 Italy2 – 4 Bahrain
Pasquali Goal 23', Goal 35' Report Goal 5', Goal 32' Salem
Goal 5' Hassan
Goal 28' Alnisuf
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 5 000
Referee: Brazil Renato De Carlos


 Nigeria4 – 3 Italy
Ibenegbu Goal 14'
Olawale Goal 29', Goal 35'
Onigbo Goal 36'		 Report Goal 11' El Hafez
Goal 16', Goal 17' Pasquali
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 5 000
Referee: Brazil Joao Alberto Duarte


 Bahrain1 – 2 Argentina
Ebrahim Goal 7' Report Goal 12' E. Hilaire
Goal 26' F. Hilaire
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 6 000
Referee: Belgium Christian Hauben


 Bahrain5 – 5 (a.e.t) Nigeria
Salem Goal 16', Goal 33'
Ebrahim Goal 22'
Omar Goal 30', Goal 3'		 Report Goal 2' Olawale
Goal 14' Ibenegbu
Goal 28' Okemmiri
Goal 36' Agu
Goal 36' Okpara
Penalties
Salem Penalty scored
Hassan Penalty scored
Ebrahim Penalty scored
Almughawi Penalty scored		 4 – 3 Penalty scored Agu
Penalty scored Olawale
Penalty scored Onigbo
Penalty missed Usman
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 800
Referee: Italy Michele Conti


 Italy1 – 3 Argentina
Palmacci Goal 28' Report Goal 1', Goal 24' Andrade
Goal 26' S. Hilaire
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 1 400
Referee: Brazil Antonio Buaiz

Knockout stage[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 November 2006
 
 
 France3
 
11 November 2006
 
 Japan2
 
 France (pen.)2 (0)
 
9 November 2006
 
 Uruguay2 (1)
 
 Argentina1
 
12 November 2006
 
 Uruguay2
 
 Uruguay1
 
9 November 2006
 
 Brazil4
 
 Brazil12
 
11 November 2006
 
 Canada1
 
 Brazil7
 
9 November 2006
 
 Portugal4 Third place
 
 Portugal6
 
12 November 2006
 
 Bahrain2
 
 France6
 
 
 Portugal4
 

Quarter-finals[]

 Brazil12 – 1 Canada
Júnior Negrão Goal 4', Goal 21', Goal 36'
Benjamin Goal 14', Goal 25', Goal 34'
Bueno Goal 22', Goal 23'
Bruno Goal 24', Goal 24'
Betinho Goal 25', Goal 28'		 Report Goal 34' Sibiya
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Venezuela Pedro Infantes


 Portugal6 – 2 Bahrain
Alan Goal 6'
Madjer Goal 13', Goal 27', Goal 28'
Gustavo Goal 22'
Belchior Goal 31'		 Report Goal 18' Omar
Goal 29' Salem
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 6 000
Referee: Brazil Ivo De Moraes


 Uruguay2 – 1 Argentina
Ricar Goal 36'
Miguel Goal 36'		 Report Goal 28' S. Hilaire
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 4 500
Referee: Brazil Joao Alberto Duarte


 France3 – 2 Japan
Samoun Goal 14'
Basquaise Goal 16'
Edouard Goal 31'		 Report Goal 36' Toma
Goal 36' Kuroki
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 6 000
Referee: Portugal Carlos Ferreira


Semi-finals[]

 Brazil7 – 4 Portugal
Sidney Goal 6', Goal 19', Goal 29'
Bueno Goal 9'
Bruno Goal 13', Goal 27'
Betinho Goal 18'		 Report Goal 1', Goal 6', Goal 10' Madjer
Goal 7' Alan
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Belgium Christian Hauben


 Uruguay2 – 2
(a.e.t)
(1 – 0 Pens)		 France
Fabian Goal 3', Goal 34' Report Goal 20' Perez
Goal 35' Samoun
Penalties
Ricar Penalty scored 1 – 0 Penalty missed Edouard
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Venezuela Pendro Infantes


Third place play off[]

 Portugal4 – 6 France
Alan Goal 1'
Madjer Goal 11', Goal 14', Goal 30'		 Report Goal 1', Goal 19' Cardoso
Goal 7' Ottavy
Goal 25' Samoun
Goal 28' Castro
Goal 30' François
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Brazil Antonio Buaiz


Final[]

 Brazil4 – 1 Uruguay
Buru Goal 11'
Benjamin Goal 17'
Duda Goal 26'
Sidney Goal 34'		 Report Goal 14' Ricar
Copacabana Beach
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Belgium Christian Hauben

Winners[]

2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Champions

Brazil
First title
10th world title

Awards[]

Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
Portugal Madjer Brazil Brazil Bruno
Golden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Shoe
Portugal Madjer Brazil Brazil Bruno
21 goals 12 goals 10 goals
FIFA Fair Play Award
 France

Top scorers[]

Final standings[]

Position Team
1  Brazil
2  Uruguay
3  France
4  Portugal
5  Argentina
6  Bahrain
7  Canada
8  Japan
9  Nigeria
10  Spain
11  Poland
12  United States
13  Solomon Islands
14  Cameroon
15  Italy
16  Iran

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