1999 Beach Soccer World Championships

150px Official logo Brazil January 10–17 12 5 1 1 BRA 5 POR URU PER 20 174 BRA JúniorURU Gustavo Matosas(10 goals) BRA Jorginho POR 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.http://www.fifa.com/media/news/y=2005/m=2/news=fifa-launches-first-ever-fifa-beach-soccer-world-cup-96141.html https://web.archive.org/web/20161220074850/http://www.fifa.com/media/news/y=2005/m=2/news=fifa-launches-first-ever-fifa-beach-soccer-world-cup-96141.html dead 20 December 2016 FIFA launches first ever FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup FIFA.com 16 November 2020 1 February 2005 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 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 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. African Zone (1): RSA1 Asian Zone (2): JPN MAS1 European Zone (4): ESP FRA ITA POR North American Zone (2): CAN USA South American Zone (2): PER URU Hosts: BRA (South America) Notes: 1. Teams making their debut Group stage Group A Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins in extra time or on penaltiesL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsQualification1 BRA22002510+156Advance to knockout stage2 JPN21011214–233 FRA2002922–130 January 10, 1999 BRA 15–5 FRA     Copacabana beach January 12, 1999 BRA 10–5 JPN     Copacabana beach January 13, 1999 JPN 7–4 FRA     Copacabana beach Group B Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins in extra time or on penaltiesL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsQualification1 URU2200154+116Advance to knockout stage2 ESP210186+233 RSA2002114–130 January 11, 1999 URU 10–0 RSA     Copacabana beach January 12, 1999 ESP 4–1 RSA     Copacabana beach January 13, 1999 URU 5–4 ESP     Copacabana beach Group C Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins in extra time or on penaltiesL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsQualification1 PER220062+46Advance to knockout stage2 CAN210166033 ITA200259–40 January 11, 1999 PER 2–1 CAN     Copacabana beach January 12, 1999 CAN 5–4 ITA     Copacabana beach January 13, 1999 PER 4–1 ITA     Copacabana beach Group D Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins in extra time or on penaltiesL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsQualification1 POR2200114+76Advance to knockout stage2 USA210197+233 MAS2002413–90 January 11, 1999 USA 7–2 MAS     Copacabana beach January 12, 1999 POR 6–2 MAS     Copacabana beach January 13, 1999 USA 2–5 POR     Copacabana beach Knockout stage Quarter finals January 14, 1999 URU 5–5 yes 2–1 USA     Copacabana beach January 14, 1999 POR 6–1 ESP     Copacabana beach January 14, 1999 PER 7–3 JPN     Copacabana beach January 14, 1999 BRA 7–4 CAN     Copacabana beach Semi-finals January 16, 1999 POR 5–2 PER     Copacabana beach January 16, 1999 BRA 5–2 URU     Copacabana beach Third place play-off January 17, 1999 URU 2–2 yes 5–4 PER     Copacabana beach Final January 17, 1999 BRA 5–2 http://www.dgabc.com.br/Noticia/333399/brasil-vence-o-5-mundial-de-beach-soccer POR Magal Jorginho Juninho Junior Negão Madjer Hernâni Copacabana beach Winners beachsoccer 1999 Beach Soccer World Championshipschampions Brazil Fifth Awards Top scorersBRA JúniorURU Gustavo Matosas10 goalsBest playerBRA JorginhoBest goalkeeperPOR Pedro Crespo Final standings main WDL complete yes W+ BRA POR URU PER ESP USA CAN JPN ITA MAS FRA RSA BRA A 5 0 0 42 18 ESP B 1 0 2 9 12 POR D 4 0 1 24 12 ITA C 0 0 2 5 9 FRA A 0 0 2 9 22 URU B 2 2 1 24 16 RSA B 0 0 2 1 14 MAS D 0 0 2 4 13 PER C 3 0 2 17 12 USA D 1 0 2 14 12 JPN A 1 0 2 15 21 CAN C 1 0 2 10 13 yes yes 1st 2nd 3rd 4th QF QF QF QF GS GS GS GS Final result #FFD700 Champions #C0C0C0 Runners-up #CD7F32 Third place Fourth place Eliminated in thequarter finals Eliminated in thegroup stage 3 2 0 Sources RSSSF Roonba 1999 1999 Category:1999 in beach soccer Category:1999 in Brazilian football