2004 Beach Soccer World Championship
The 2004 Beach Soccer World Championship was the tenth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships, the most prestigious competition in international beach soccer contested by men's national teams. It was organised by Koch Tavares in partnership and under the supervision of Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW),[1] the sports governing body, the last to be so before coming under the control of FIFA, ultimately being rebranded as the better known FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup the following year.
| X Beach Soccer World Championships 2004 X Campeonato Mundial de Beach Soccer (in Portuguese) | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Brazil |
| Dates | 29 February – 7 March |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 156 (7.8 per match) |
| Attendance | 81,900 (4,095 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
| Best player(s) | |
| Best goalkeeper | |
The tournament took place at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, specifically at the purpose built Copacabana Arena which had a capacity of 10,000. The main sponsor was McDonald's.[2]
Brazil successfully defended their title by again beating Spain, in consecutive finals.
Organisation
The format was changed back to how the tournament was played between 1999 and 2001. This meant increasing the number of participants back up to twelve teams and splitting them up into four groups of three nations contested in a round robin format. The top two teams from each group progressed into the quarter finals from which point on the championship proceeded as a knock-out tournament until the winner was crowned, with an additional third place deciding match.
Teams
Qualification
European teams gained qualification by finishing in the top four spots of the 2003 Euro Beach Soccer League. South American teams were hand-picked based on recent performances. The other entries received wild-card invites.[3]
Africa, Asia and Oceania were unrepresented.
Draw
The teams were split into three pots in reflection of their similar circumstances. The draw to assign one nation from each pot into the four groups took place on January 29 in Sao Paulo and was conducted by BSWW.[3]
| Pot 1 (South America) | Pot 2 (Europe) | Pot 3 (Wild-cards) |
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Group stage
Matches are listed as local time in Rio de Janeiro, (UTC-3)
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | –7 | 3 | |
| 3 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | –11 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 3–0 | |
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Kaspar  Schirinzi Baumi |
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| Brazil | 12–2 | |
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| Júnior Negão Jorginho Juninho André Neném Benjamin |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 3 | |
| 3 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | –4 | 0 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 3 | |
| 3 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | –13 | 0 |
Knockout stage
March 3 and 5 were allocated as rest days.
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Quarter finals
| Spain | 5–4 | |
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| Amarelle David |
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Third place play-off
Awards
| Top scorer |
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| 12 goals |
| Best player |
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| Best goalkeeper |
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| Rookie of the year |
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Top goalscorers
- 12 goals
- 10 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 32 others scored 1 goal each
Final standings
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 12 | +30 | 15 | Champions |
| 2 | D | |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 12 | Runners-up |
| 3 | C | |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 12 | Third place |
| 4 | B | |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 8 | Fourth place |
| 5 | B | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | Eliminated in the quarter finals |
| 6 | C | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 3 | |
| 7 | D | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 | |
| 8 | A | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 3 | |
| 9 | B | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 0 | Eliminated in the group stage |
| 10 | D | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |
| 11 | A | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | |
| 12 | C | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 0 |
References
- "THE 10TH EDITION OF THE BEACH SOCCER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS CELEBRATES THE GROWING POPULARITY OF THE SPORT". beachsoccerbrasil.com.br. 27 January 2004. Archived from the original on September 7, 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- "BRASIL E ALEMANHA FAZEM O PRINCIPAL JOGO DESTE DOMINGO" (in Portuguese). beachsoccerbrasil.com.br. 29 February 2004. Archived from the original on September 11, 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- "X MUNDIAL DE BEACH SOCCER: SORTEIO REALIZADO EM SÃO PAULO DEFINE COMPOSIÇÃO DOS GRUPOS" (in Portuguese). beachsoccerbrasil.com.br. 29 January 2004. Archived from the original on September 11, 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2016.