The 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the first edition of the

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, an international

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competition contest by men's national teams and organized by

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. Overall, it was the 11th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since its establishment with the first '' Beach Soccer World Championships'' in 1995. It took place in at

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, Brazil, between 8 and 15 May. France defeated

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1–0 in a

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, following a 3–3 draw after extra-time, to win their first title.

Organisation

The 12 teams present at the finals in Brazil were split into four groups of three teams. Each team played the other two 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

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Teams

Qualification

European teams gained qualification by finishing in the top three spots of the 2004

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. The final spot was contested between the next four best teams in a small knockout tournament a few days before the World Cup began which saw Spain win. South American and North American qualification was gained by finishing in the top spots of the

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. The other nations received invites. This was the first edition of the World Cup in which every continent had a representative.

Entrants

Asian zone: * * African zone: * European zone: * * * *¹ North, Central American and Caribbean zone: * Oceanian zone: *¹ South American zone: * * Host nation: * (South America) Notes: # Teams making their debut.

Players

Group stage

All matches are listed as local time in

, ( UTC-3)

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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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

Top scorers

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;9 goals * Nenem ;8 goals * Anthony Mendy ;6 goals *

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* Benjamin *

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* Jairzinho Cardoso ;5 goals * Belchior * Ricar * Alan ;4 goals * David * Parrillo * Juninho * Takeshi Kawaharazuka ;3 goals * Yevgen Varenytsya * Amarelle * Dmytro Koryenyev * Oleksandr Pylypenko * Sergiy Bozhenko * Noel Sciortino * Junior Negão * Thierry Ottavy ;2 goals * Bruno * Ricardo Francisco ;2 goals (cont.) * Alberto Acosta * Ezequiel Hilaire * Federico Hilaire * Martin * Nico * Seba * Victor Moroz * Jonas * Didier Samoun * Jean-Marc Edouard * Jorginho * Marinho * Masahito Toma ;25 others scored 1 goal each ;Own goal * Valeiro (for France)

Final standings

External links

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Rio de Janeiro 2005
, FIFA.com {{DEFAULTSORT:2005 Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

International association football competitions hosted by Brazil Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup, 2005