The 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Overall, this was the 15th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the '' Beach Soccer World Championships'' which ran from 1995–2004 but was not governed by FIFA. It took place in

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, the

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between 16 November and 22 November 2009. It was the second tournament to take place outside Brazil, first to be played in Asia, and the last tournament to take place on an annual basis. The winners of the tournament were

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, who won their fourth consecutive FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title and their thirteenth title overall.

Qualifying rounds

African Zone

The qualifiers to determine the two African nations who would play in the World Cup took place in

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, South Africa for the fourth year running between 1 July and 5 July. Nine nations took part in the competition, which eventually saw

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claim their second title, qualifying for the first time since 2007, with the Ivory Coast finishing in second place, qualifying for the first time.

Asian Zone

The Asian qualifiers were held in

, the

, from 7 to 11 November. With only seven teams attending the qualifiers, the

stepped in as the eighth side to even the two groups in the group stage. Japan qualified for the fourth time after beating

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in the final of the championship, who qualified for their second World Cup.

European Zone

UEFA held the second European tournament dedicated to World Cup qualification in Castellón, Spain, between, 7 June and 14 June. Hosts

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won the championship, with

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finishing second. Switzerland beat

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in the third place play off, but regardless of the result, both teams qualified to the World Cup, along with the finalists.

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beat

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in the fifth place play off to qualify as the fifth European nation.

North, Central American and Caribbean Zone

The North, Central America and the Caribbean Zone qualifiers took place between 17 June and 21 June, after being postponed in May due to the

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, in Puerto Vallarta,

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, for the second year running. El Salvador and Costa Rica were the two finalists, meaning they both qualified for the World Cup; El Salvador for the second time and Costa Rica for the first. El Salvador defeated Costa Rica in the final to win their first title.

Oceanian Zone

The qualifiers to decide the one nation from Oceania that would be competing in the World Cup took place in

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, between 27 July and 31 July. Despite

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winning the group stage, they lost in the final to the

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, who claimed their third title and qualification for a fourth year in a row.

South American Zone

The South American qualifiers took place between 11 March and 15 March, in the

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an capital, Montevideo.

and hosts

were the two finalists, meaning they both qualified for the World Cup. Brazil defeated Uruguay in the final to win the title.

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and Ecuador were knocked out in the semi finals and played each other in the third place play off. Argentina beat Ecuador to claim the third berth at the World Cup.

Host

qualified automatically as the hosts.

Teams

These are the teams that qualified for the World Cup: Asian zone: * * * (hosts) African zone: * (first appearance) * European zone: * * * * * North, Central American and Caribbean zone: * (first appearance) * Oceanian zone: * South American zone: * * *

Players

Venues

Two venues were used in the city of

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during the World Cup with matches split between them as follows.

Groups

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

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s. The quarter finals, semi finals and the final itself was played in the form of a

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. All matches are listed as local time in

, (

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)

Group A

* Uruguay and Portugal are ranked based on their head-to-head result.
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Group B

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Group C

* Italy and Argentina are ranked based on their head-to-head result.
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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

Final standings

References

External links

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Dubai 2009
, FIFA.com
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Dubai 2009
, Beach Soccer Worldwide
FIFA Technical Report
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup 2009 2009

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