The 2006
OFC Beach Soccer
Beach soccer, also known as beach football, sand football or beasal, is a variant of association football played on a beach or some form of sand.
Whilst football has been played informally on beaches, the introduction of ''beach soccer'' was an a ...
championship also known as the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (OFC) was the first beach soccer championship for
Oceania, held from late August to early September, in
Moorea,
Tahiti,
French Polynesia
)Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze")
, anthem =
, song_type = Regional anthem
, song = " Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui"
, image_map = French Polynesia on the globe (French Polynesia centered).svg
, map_alt = Location of Frenc ...
.
The
Solomon Islands won the championship, who moved on to play in the
2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Overall, this was the 12th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the ''Beach Soccer World Championship ...
in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
from 2 November - 12 November.
Competing nations
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* ''(hosts)''
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Group stage
Day 1
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Day 2
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Day 3
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Knockout stage
Third place play-off
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Final
Winners
Final standings
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:2006 Ofc Beach Soccer Championship
Beach Soccer Championship
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (OFC)
International association football competitions hosted by French Polynesia
Beach
2006 in beach soccer