The 2006 AFC Beach Soccer championship also known as the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (AFC) was the first beach soccer championship for

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, held in May 2006, in

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won the championship, with Japan finishing second and

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winning the third place-play off, to claim third. The three teams moved on to play in the

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in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from November 2 - November 12.

Competing nations

* * * * * * ''(hosts)''

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Winners

Final standings

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2006 Afc Beach Soccer Championship Beach Soccer Championship AFC Beach Soccer Championship International association football competitions hosted by the United Arab Emirates

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2006 in beach soccer