Beach Soccer World Cup 1999 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1999 Beach Soccer World Cup was the fifth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships which saw Brazil win their fifth title in a row. This year was the first time that 12 teams would compete for the cup. The tournament continued to take place in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

, Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

Organisation

The organisation for the 1999 world cup was completely different to previous years. The teams that competed was exended to 12 teams. They were split into 4 groups of 3 teams with the top 2 teams progressing to the quarter finals.

Teams

From the 12 teams, 4 teams came from Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

, 3 teams came from South America

South America

South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

including the hosts Brazil, 2 teams from North America

North America

North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

, 2 teams from Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

and for the first time ever 1 team from Africa

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

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European Zone:

South American Zone:

North American Zone:

Asian Zone: (Newcomers)

African Zone: (Newcomers)

Hosts: (South America)

Group A

Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
6	2	2	0	25	10	15
3	2	1	1	12	14
0	2	0	2	9	22

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Group B

Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
6	2	2	0	15	4	11
3	2	1	1	8	6	2
0	2	0	2	1	14

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Group C

Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
6	2	2	0	6	2	15
3	2	1	1	6	6
0	2	0	2	5	9

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Group D

Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
6	2	2	0	11	4	7
3	2	1	1	9	7	2
0	2	0	2	9	22

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Quarter finals

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Semi-Finals

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Third Place Play-off

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Final

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1999 Beach Soccer World Cup Winners

Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... Fifth Title

Final team standings

Position	Team
1	Brazil Brazil national beach soccer team The Brazil national beach soccer team represents Brazil in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the CBF, the governing body for football in Brazil...
2	Portugal Portugal national beach soccer team The Portugal national beach soccer team represents Portugal in international beach soccer competitions, and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. They are the only team to put Brazil out of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, having done it...
3	Urguay Uruguay national beach soccer team Uruguay national beach soccer team represents Uruguay in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the AUF, the governing body for football in Uruguay.-Current squad:Correct as of July 2008...
4	Peru Peru national beach soccer team The Peru national beach soccer team represents Peru in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FPF, the governing body for football in Peru.-Current squad:Correct as of July 2008* Manager: Jaime Drago...
5	Spain
6	United States United States national beach soccer team The United States national beach soccer team represents United States in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the USSF, the governing body for football in the United States.-Current squad:Correct as of November 2008....
7	Canada Canada national beach soccer team Canada national beach soccer team represents Canada in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for football in Canada.-Achievements:*FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Best: Seventh Place...
8	Japan Japan national beach soccer team The Japan national beach soccer team represents Japan in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the JFA, the governing body for football of the country.-Current squad:Current as of August 2011.Head coach: Ruy Ramos...
9	Italy Italy national beach soccer team The Italy national beach soccer team represents Italy in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio, the governing body for football in Italy.-Current squad:Correct as of August 2011...
10	Malaysia
11	France France national beach soccer team The France national beach soccer team represents France in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FFF, the governing body for football in France.-Current squad:Correct as of August 2011:...
12	South Africa South Africa national beach soccer team South Africa national beach soccer team represents South Africa in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the SAFA, the governing body for football in South Africa.-Current squad:Correct as of July 2008...

Scoring Award

Position	Scorer	Goals
1=	Júnior (Brazil Brazil national beach soccer team The Brazil national beach soccer team represents Brazil in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the CBF, the governing body for football in Brazil... )	10
1=	Matosas (Uruguay Uruguay national beach soccer team Uruguay national beach soccer team represents Uruguay in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the AUF, the governing body for football in Uruguay.-Current squad:Correct as of July 2008... )	10

Best Player Award

Jorginho

Jorginho (beach soccer)

Jorge Augusto da Cunha Gabriel better known as Jorginho is a Brazilian beach soccer player. He plays in wing position.-Beach soccer: Brazil**FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winner: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004...

(Brazil

Brazil national beach soccer team

The Brazil national beach soccer team represents Brazil in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the CBF, the governing body for football in Brazil...

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Player

Best Goalkeeper Award

Pedro Crespo (Portugal

Portugal national beach soccer team

The Portugal national beach soccer team represents Portugal in international beach soccer competitions, and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. They are the only team to put Brazil out of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, having done it...

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Player

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