FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2006
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The 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
, governed by FIFA
. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the twelfth edition of the World Cup since it's establishment in 1995. 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 title overall.
, 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.
and Nigeria
were the two finalists, meaning they both qualified for the World Cup. Cameroon defeated Nigeria in the final to win the title.
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.
, 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.
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.
and Vanuatu
were the two finalists. The Solomon Islands defeated Vanuatu in the final to win the title and qualify for the World Cup.
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.
Asian zone:
African zone:
European zone:
North, Central American and Caribbean zone:
Oceanian zone:
South American zone:
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All matches are listed as local time in Rio de Janiero, (UTC-3
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12 goals Benjamin
10 goals Bruno
9 goals Junior Negao
8 goals Alan
7 goals Boguslaw Saganowski Didier Samoun Jeremy Basquaise
6 goals Sipho Sibiya Betinho
5 goals Amarelle James Naka Rashed Salem Takeshi Kawaharazuka Pampero
4 goals Raphael Xexeo Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
Roberto Pasquali
4 goals (cont.) Santiago Hilaire Bueno Miguel Sidney Buru
Gustavo
3 goals Abdulla Omar Benyam Astorga Ifeanyi Onigbo Isiaka Olawale
Medrano Tamen Mario Chimienti Katsuhiro Yoshii Masahito Toma Naoyuki Kuroki Belchior Fabian Laurent Castro Marinho Sebastien Perez Stephane Francois
2 goals Marek Zuk Alfonso Bartholomew Ibenegbu Brendon Taguinod Etienne Ngiladjoe
2 goals (cont.) Faroogh Dara Gabriel Agu Henry Koto Omo Valery Bithe Nico Facundo Minici Federico Andrade Federico Hilaire Kyle Yamada Kyriakos Selaidopoulos Adnan Ebrahim Andre Coco Hernani Jairzinho Cardoso Jean-Marc Edouard Marc Libbra Matias Noel Sciortino Ricar
35 others scored 1 goal each
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup is a bi-annual international beach soccer competition contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. The tournament has taken place every year since its establishment in 1995, when it was originally supervised...
, governed by FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the twelfth edition of the World Cup since it's establishment in 1995. It took place in 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...
, from 2–12 November 2006. The winners of the tournament were hosts 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...
, who won their first FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title and their tenth title overall.
Major changes to format
After the 2005 World Cup2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the first edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the 11th edition of the world cup since its...
, beach soccer
Beach soccer
Beach soccer, also known as beach football or beasal, is a variant of association football played on a beach or some form of sand. The game emphasises skill, agility and shooting at goal....
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.
African zone
African nations were allocated 2 berths at the World Cup. The championship took place between September 28 and September 30, 2006. CameroonCameroon national beach soccer team
The Cameroon national beach soccer team represents Cameroon in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by Fédération Camerounaise de Football, the governing body for football in Cameroon.-Current squad:Correct as of July 2008...
and Nigeria
Nigeria national beach soccer team
The Nigerian national beach soccer team represents Nigeria in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation, the governing body for football in Nigeria.-Current squad:Coach: Audu Adamu...
were the two finalists, meaning they both qualified for the World Cup. Cameroon defeated Nigeria in the final to win the title.
Asian zone
Asian nations were allocated 3 berths at the World Cup. The championship took place between May 22 and May 26, 2006. BahrainBahrain national beach soccer team
Bahrain national beach soccer team represents Bahrain in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the BHR Football Association , the governing body for football in the Bahrain....
and 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...
were the two finalists, meaning they both qualified for the World Cup. Bahrain defeated Japan in the final to win the title. Iran
Iran national beach soccer team
The Iran national beach soccer team represents Iran in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the I.R.I.F.F., the governing body for football in Iran.-Current squad:*Head Coach: Behzad Dadashzadeh...
and China
China national beach soccer team
The China national beach soccer team represents China in international Beach soccer competitions and is controlled by Chinese Football Association.-FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup:* 1995 to 2005 - Did not enter* 2006 - Did not qualify...
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
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 SpainSpain national beach soccer team
The Spain national beach soccer team represents Spain in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the RFEF, the governing body for football in Spain.-Current squad:As of 6, August 2011 Coach: Joaquin Alonso...
, 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...
, Poland
Poland national beach soccer team
Poland national beach soccer team represents Poland in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Polish Beach Soccer Federation, the governing body for Beach Soccer in Poland, according to the rights received from Beach Soccer World Wide....
and 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...
. 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
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:...
who beat Switzerland
Switzerland national beach soccer team
The Switzerland national beach soccer team represents Switzerland in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Swiss Beach Soccer Association which is an official partner of the Swiss Football Association ....
in the final.
North, Central American and Caribbean zone
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 StatesUnited 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....
and 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...
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
Oceanian nations were allocated 1 berth at the World Cup. The championship took place between August 31 and September 3, 2006. The Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands national beach soccer team
The Solomon Islands national beach soccer team represents Solomon Islands in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by S.I.F.F, the governing body for football in Solomon Islands....
and Vanuatu
Vanuatu national beach soccer team
Vanuatu national beach soccer team represents Vanuatu in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation, the governing body for football in Vanuatu.-Current squad:Correct as of February 2011...
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
South American nations were allocated 3 berths at the World Cup. The championship took place between March 5 and March 12, 2006. BrazilBrazil 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...
and 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...
were the two finalists, meaning they both qualified for the World Cup. Brazil defeated Uruguay in the final to win the title. Argentina
Argentina national beach soccer team
The Argentina national beach soccer team represents Argentina in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the AFA, the governing body for football of the country.-Current squad:Correct as of September 2011:...
and Venezuela
Venezuela national beach soccer team
The Venezuela national beach soccer team represents Venezuela in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FVF, the governing body for football in Venezuela.-Current squad:Current as of August 2011....
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:Asian zone:
African zone:
European zone:
North, Central American and Caribbean zone:
Oceanian zone:
South American zone:
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 tournamentSingle-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...
.
All matches are listed as local time in Rio de Janiero, (UTC-3
UTC-3
UTC−03:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −03:00.-As standard time :*Suriname*Falkland Islands*French Guiana*Brazil - East Northern and Northeastern States...
)
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 22 | |||
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 18 | |||
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 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 criteria 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.
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 14 | |||
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | |||
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 0 |
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Group C
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 26 | |||
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| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 2 |
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Group D
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |||
| 0 |
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Knockout stage
Quarter-Finals
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Semi-Finals
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Third place play off
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Final
Winners
Awards
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MadjerMadjer João Victor Saraiva , better known as Madjer, is a Portuguese beach soccer player. He plays in forward position, and has won numerous awards at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups for his goalscoring abilities.... |
 BenjaminBenjamin (beach soccer) Benjamin Pereira da Silva better known as Benjamin is a Brazilian beach soccer player. He plays in forward position.-Beach soccer: Brazil**FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winner: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009... |
Bruno Bruno Malias (beach soccer) Bruno Malias Mendes better known as Bruno is a Brazilian beach soccer player. He plays in forward position.-Beach soccer: Brazil**FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winner: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009... |
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| Golden Shoe | Silver Shoe | Bronze Shoe | |||
| Madjer Madjer João Victor Saraiva , better known as Madjer, is a Portuguese beach soccer player. He plays in forward position, and has won numerous awards at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups for his goalscoring abilities.... |
Benjamin Benjamin (beach soccer) Benjamin Pereira da Silva better known as Benjamin is a Brazilian beach soccer player. He plays in forward position.-Beach soccer: Brazil**FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winner: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009... |
Bruno Bruno Malias (beach soccer) Bruno Malias Mendes better known as Bruno is a Brazilian beach soccer player. He plays in forward position.-Beach soccer: Brazil**FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winner: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009... |
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| 21 goals | 12 goals | 10 goals | |||
| FIFA Fair Play Award | |||||
Top scorers
21 goals MadjerMadjer
João Victor Saraiva , better known as Madjer, is a Portuguese beach soccer player. He plays in forward position, and has won numerous awards at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups for his goalscoring abilities....
12 goals Benjamin
Benjamin (beach soccer)
Benjamin Pereira da Silva better known as Benjamin is a Brazilian beach soccer player. He plays in forward position.-Beach soccer: Brazil**FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winner: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009...
10 goals Bruno
Bruno Malias (beach soccer)
Bruno Malias Mendes better known as Bruno is a Brazilian beach soccer player. He plays in forward position.-Beach soccer: Brazil**FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winner: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009...
9 goals Junior Negao
Júnior Negão
Gleidionor Figueiredo Pinto Júnior or simply Júnior Negão , is a Brazilian striker who currently plays for Swiss club FC Lausanne-Sport....
8 goals Alan
Alan Cavalcanti
Alan Cavalcanti better known as Alan is a Portuguese beach soccer player. He plays in wing and forward positions.-Beach soccer: Portugal**FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winner: 2001...
7 goals Boguslaw Saganowski Didier Samoun Jeremy Basquaise
6 goals Sipho Sibiya Betinho
5 goals Amarelle James Naka Rashed Salem Takeshi Kawaharazuka Pampero
4 goals Raphael Xexeo Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
Mohammad Ahmadzadeh is a former Iranian football, basketball and tennis player and current football coach. He played most his career for Malavan and also was the team's head coach for several seasons...
Roberto Pasquali
4 goals (cont.) Santiago Hilaire Bueno Miguel Sidney Buru
Buru (beach soccer)
Venícius Ribeiro Mariane Fambre better known as Bruno is a Brazilian beach soccer player. He plays in defender position.-Beach soccer: Brazil**FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winner: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009...
Gustavo
3 goals Abdulla Omar Benyam Astorga Ifeanyi Onigbo Isiaka Olawale
Isiaka Olawale
Isiaka Isaac Olawale is a Nigerian football player. He currently plays for Kwara United F.C..- International career :...
Medrano Tamen Mario Chimienti Katsuhiro Yoshii Masahito Toma Naoyuki Kuroki Belchior Fabian Laurent Castro Marinho Sebastien Perez Stephane Francois
2 goals Marek Zuk Alfonso Bartholomew Ibenegbu Brendon Taguinod Etienne Ngiladjoe
2 goals (cont.) Faroogh Dara Gabriel Agu Henry Koto Omo Valery Bithe Nico Facundo Minici Federico Andrade Federico Hilaire Kyle Yamada Kyriakos Selaidopoulos Adnan Ebrahim Andre Coco Hernani Jairzinho Cardoso Jean-Marc Edouard Marc Libbra Matias Noel Sciortino Ricar
35 others scored 1 goal each
Final standings
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