The 2006 Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the eighth Euro Beach Soccer Cup, one of Europe's two major beach soccer championships at the time, held in May 2006, in

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won the championship for the sixth time, retaining their title after failing to win in 2005, with reigning world champions

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finishing second.

beat 2005 champions

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in the third place playoff to finish third and fourth respectively. Eight teams participated in the tournament who played in a straightforward knockout tournament, starting with the quarterfinals, with extra matches deciding the nations who finished in fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth place.http://roonba.com/2006.htm

Participating nations

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Matches

Main tournament

Fifth to eighth place deciding matches

The following matches took place between the losing nations in the quarterfinals to determine the final standings of the nations finishing in fifth to eighth place. The semifinals took place on the same day of the semifinals of the main tournament and the playoffs took place on the day of the final.

Winners

Final standings

References

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