Beach Soccer World Cup 1995
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Brazil |
| Dates | January 1995 |
| Teams | 8 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Brazil (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  United States |
| Third place |  England |
| Fourth place |  Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 149 (9.31 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Altobelli (12 goals) |
| Best player |
Júnior |
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The 1995 Beach Soccer World Cup was the first edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships, later re-named FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. The tournament took place in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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[edit] Organisation
8 teams were spit into two groups of 4 teams with 2 teams progressing from each group to the semi-finals.
[edit] Teams
From the 8 teams, 4 teams came from Europe, 3 teams came from South America including the hosts Brazil and 1 team from North America.
European Zone:
South American Zone:
North American Zone:
Hosts:
Brazil (South America)
[edit] Group stage
[edit] Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Brazil |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 23 |
| Italy |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
 Uruguay |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
 Netherlands |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30 | -23 |
| January, 1995 |
Italy |
7–6 | Uruguay |
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| January, 1995 |
Brazil |
16–2 | Netherlands |
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| January, 1995 |
Italy |
6–1 | Netherlands |
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| January, 1995 |
Brazil |
7–4 | Uruguay |
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| January, 1995 |
Uruguay |
8–4 | Netherlands |
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| January, 1995 |
Brazil |
8–2 | Italy |
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[edit] Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| United States |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| England |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -1 |
 Argentina |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
 Germany |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | -4 |
| January, 1995 |
United States |
5–1 | Germany |
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| January, 1995 |
Argentina |
3–2 | England |
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| January, 1995 |
England |
7–6 | Germany |
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| January, 1995 |
United States |
3–1 | Argentina |
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| January, 1995 |
Germany |
1–0 | Argentina |
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| January, 1995 |
United States |
3–2 | England |
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[edit] Knockout stage
[edit] Semi-Finals
| January, 1995 |
United States |
4–3 | Italy |
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| January, 1995 |
Brazil |
13–2 | England |
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[edit] Third Place Play-off
| January, 1995 |
England |
7–6 | Italy |
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[edit] Final
| January, 1995 |
Brazil |
8–1 | United States |
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| 1995 Beach Soccer World Cup Winners |
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| Brazil First Title |
[edit] Final team standings
| Position | Team |
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| 1 | Brazil |
| 2 | United States |
| 3 | England |
| 4 | Italy |
| 5 | Germany |
| 6 | Uruguay |
| 7 | Argentina |
| 8 | Netherlands |
[edit] Awards
[edit] Scoring Awards
| Position | Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1= | Zico (Brazil) |
12 |
| 1= | Altobelli (Italy) |
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[edit] Best Player/s Award
| Players |
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| Zico (Brazil) |
| Júnior (Brazil) |
[edit] Best Goalkeeper Award
| Player |
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| Paulo Sérgio (Brazil) |
[edit] Sources
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