1995 Beach Soccer World Championships

I Mundial de futebol de areia 1995 Beach Soccer World Championships logo.svg 200px Official logo Brazil January 24–29 8 3 1 1 BRA 1 USA ENG ITA 16 149 BRA ZicoITA Altobelli(12 goals) BRA ZicoBRA Júnior BRA Paulo Sérgio 1996 The 1995 Beach Soccer World Championships was the first 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 took place at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The hosts and heavy favourites January 19, 1995 Brasil tem Zico como reforco http://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/030015_11/134632 Portuguese Jornal do Brasil Rio de Janeiro July 6, 2017 January 24, 1995 Brasil e favorito no Mundial http://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/112518_06/23625 Portuguese Jornal dos Sports Rio de Janeiro July 6, 2017 Brazil won the tournament by beating the United States 8–1 in the final, coming from behind to claim their first world title. The tournament was immediately deemed a success, leading to the instant scheduling of a second World Cup the following year. Dattoli Vicente January 30, 1995 Esporte ganhara circuito internacional http://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/030015_11/135394 Portuguese Jornal do Brasil Rio de Janeiro July 6, 2017 The event was notable for featuring many high-profile ex-association footballers, fuelling its popularity, including the likes of the Brazilians Zico, Júnior and Cláudio Adão, Italian 1982 World Cup winners Alessandro Altobelli and Claudio Gentile, Franco Causio, England's Gary Stevens and Luther Blissett, and brothers René and Willy van de Kerkhof of the Netherlands' 1978 World Cup runners-up squad. Background In 1994, Koch Tavares organised the first international beach soccer competition in Brazil, the Mundialito de beach soccer, a small 4-team event, in view of understanding how commercially successful beach soccer could be in the region.http://www.kochtavares.com.br:80/port/socc01_p.htm https://web.archive.org/web/19980201235408/http://www.kochtavares.com.br/port/socc01_p.htm dead 1 February 1998 Beach Soccer kochtavares.com.br July 6, 2017 1 February 1998 Portuguese It featured Brazil, Argentina, Italy and the United States and was dubbed an "unofficial World Cup". The Mundialito was deemed a huge success, which gave Koch Tavares the incentive to organise a fully-fledged international competition. January 2, 1995 Beach Soccer promove mundial em Copacabana http://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/364568_18/52231 Portuguese Jornal do Commercio Rio de Janeiro July 6, 2017 This conception materialised a year later in 1995 as this, the maiden Beach Soccer World Championships – a larger and longer eight team event compared to the Mundialito. Organisation Format The following format was decided upon by the organisers for the maiden edition of the championships: the eight participating nations competed in two groups of four teams in a round robin format. The top two teams progressed straight to the semi-finals from which point on the championship was played as a knock-out tournament until a winner was crowned with an additional match to determine third place. Miscellaneous The launch of the tournament took place from 12:30 onwards on January 18 at the Rio Internacional Hotel which involved the press and guests attending to see the opening presentation of the World Championships as well as explanations of the rules of the newly founded sport and the tournament's schedule. January 16, 1995 Zico sera atracao do Beach Soccer http://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/112518_06/23518 Portuguese Jornal dos Sports Rio de Janeiro July 6, 2017 Furthermore, the Brazilian team was also revealed to the press and engaged in interviews. January 19, 1995 Zico reforca o Brasil o Mundial de futebol de areia http://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/100439_13/45077 Portuguese O Fluminense Rio de Janeiro July 6, 2017 The presence of Zico as part of the Brazilian squad, who made over 70 appearances for the Brazilian national association football team, gained considerable attention in the local press prior to the start of the championship. January 18, 1995 Brasil completo no Beach Soccer http://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/112518_06/23541 Portuguese Jornal dos Sports Rio de Janeiro July 6, 2017 Zico revealed at the launch he accepted an invitation from his friend and Brazilian team captain, Júnior, to play at the event, despite claiming to be "out of shape" now aged 41, having retired from football a year earlier. Following the launch, official training for the World Championships began the next day on January 19 on pitches external to the beach arena, in front of Copacabana Palace, concluding with training sessions inside the arena on January 23. January 23, 1995 Zico e Altobelli sao atracoes no Mundial http://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/030015_11/134930 Portuguese Jornal do Brasil Rio de Janeiro July 6, 2017 The draw to split the eight teams into Groups A and B was conducted on January 21 at the Rio Internacional Hotel. Brazil and Argentina were allocated as heads of the two respective groups, with the other six teams then drawn to accompany them.(Note that other articles dated before the 21st claim the draw was to take place at the beach soccer arena on Copacabana beach, however this article referenced, dated after the draw, suggests an unexplained decision to change location of the draw in the meantime, and that it happened at the Rio Internacional Hotel.) January 23, 1995 Brasil estreia contra Holanda no beach soccer http://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/112518_06/23611 Portuguese Jornal dos Sports Rio de Janeiro July 6, 2017 The Championships were part of the 1st Olympic Summer Festival (Festival Olímpico de Verão), taking place in the Copacabana beach arena with a capacity of 12,000. Entry to all games was free of charge for fans. In total, US$1 million (1.6 million in 2017) was invested into the organisation of the tournament, including payment for the players who participated. Teams There was no qualification process for the first Beach Soccer World Championships; nations were simply invited to play. However, such invites were not random – specific nations were summoned. Koch Tavares, the tournament organisers, decided that as the first World Cup of beach soccer, since the sport is a derivative of association football, it would be fitting for the six winners of the FIFA World Cup of football throughout history (as of 1995) to field a team in Rio (being hosts Brazil, Argentina, Italy, Uruguay, England and Germany) and as such the aforementioned nations were invited to play, all of which accepted the opportunity. To make up the numbers, the Netherlands and the United States, despite having never won a FIFA World Cup title, were also invited as "guests". Africa, Asia and Oceania were unrepresented. European Zone (4): ENG GER ITA NED North American Zone (1): USA South American Zone (2): ARG URU Hosts: BRA (South America) Group stage Group A Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins in extra time or on penaltiesL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsQualification1 BRA3300318+239Advance to knockout stage2 ITA32011515063 URU31021818034 NED3003730–230 January 24, 1995 ITA 7–6 URU     Copacabana beach January 24, 1995 BRA 16–2 NED     Copacabana beach January 25, 1995 ITA 6–1 NED     Copacabana beach January 25, 1995 BRA 7–4 URU     Copacabana beach January 26, 1995 URU 8–4 NED     Copacabana beach January 26, 1995 BRA 8–2 ITA     Copacabana beach Group B Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WinsW+ Wins in extra time or on penaltiesL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsQualification1 USA3300114+79Advance to knockout stage2 ENG31021112–133 GER3102812–434 ARG310246–23 Note: Argentina, England and Germany were tied on 3 points each and one win against each other and the same goal difference (0) in their head-to-head records. The nations were then ranked based on goals scored in the matches between the three in the head-to-head results (ENG 9, GER 7, ARG 3). January 24, 1995 USA 5–1 GER     Copacabana beach January 24, 1995 ARG 3–2 ENG     Copacabana beach January 25, 1995 ENG 7–6 GER     Copacabana beach January 25, 1995 USA 3–1 ARG     Copacabana beach January 26, 1995 GER 1–0 ARG     Copacabana beach January 26, 1995 USA 3–2 ENG     Copacabana beach Knockout stage January 27 was allocated as a rest day. Semi-finals January 28, 1995 USA 4–3 ITA     Copacabana beach January 28, 1995 BRA 13–2 ENG     Copacabana beach Third place play-off 09:00 UTC-2 January 29, 1995 ENG 7–6 http://memoria.bn.gov.br/docreader/112518_06/23705 ITA Osman 14Blissett 20 34 36Cunningham 25 36 pStevens 35 6 Causio8 p 9 p 31 Altobelli14 26 Soldá Edmundo Lima Filho Copacabana beach Final January 29, 1995 10:00 UTC-2 BRA 8–1 http://memoria.bn.gov.br/docreader/112518_06/23705 USA Neném 14Zico 17 19 p ??Renan 18 p 36Edinho 24Júnior Negão 27 9 Thompson Copacabana beach José Roberto Wright 12,000 Winners beachsoccer 1995 Beach Soccer World Championshipschampions Brazil First Awards Top scorersBRA ZicoITA Alessandro Altobelli12 goalsBest playersBRA JúniorBRA ZicoBest goalkeeperBRA Paulo Sérgio Final standings main WDL complete yes W+ BRA USA ENG ITA GER URU ARG NED ARG B 1 2 4 6 BRA A 5 0 52 11 ENG B 2 3 20 31 GER A 1 2 8 12 ITA A 2 3 24 26 NED A 0 3 7 30 USA B 4 1 16 15 URU B 1 2 18 18 1st 2nd 3rd 4th GS GS GS GS yes Final result #FFD700 Champions #C0C0C0 Runners-up #CD7F32 Third place Fourth place Eliminated inGroup stage 3 2 0 References External links RSSSF Roonba Video Highlights of the Final, YouTube.com 1995 Category:Beach soccer competitions in Brazil 1995 Category:1995 in Brazilian football Category:1995 in beach soccer