2004 Beach Soccer World Championship
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Brazil |
| Dates | 29 February – 7 March |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (9th title) |
| Runners-up |  Spain |
| Third place |  Portugal |
| Fourth place |  Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 155 (7.75 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Madjer (12 goals) |
| Best player | Jorginho |
| Best goalkeeper | Roberto Valeiro |
The 2004 Beach Soccer World Championship was the tenth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships, the most prestigious competition in international beach soccer contested by men's national teams organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide and the last before coming under the control of FIFA, ultimately being rebranded as the better known FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup the following year. The tournament took place at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
Brazil successfully defended their title by again beating Spain, in consecutive finals.
Contents
Organisation
The format reverted back to how the tournament was played between 1999 and 2001, increasing the draw back to twelve teams, splitting them up into four groups of three teams with the top two teams progressing into the quarter finals.
Teams
Qualification
European teams gained qualification by finishing in the top four spots of the 2003 Euro Beach Soccer League. South American qualification was based on performances over recent times in a series of events in the Americas.[1] The other entries received wild-cards.
Africa, Asia and Oceania were unrepresented.
Entrants
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European Zone (7): Notes:
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North American Zone (1): South American Zone (3): Hosts:
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Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 6 |
 Switzerland |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 3 |
 Germany |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 France |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
 Peru |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 6 |
 Uruguay |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 3 |
 Belgium |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 0 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Spain |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
 Argentina |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 3 |
 United States |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0 |
Knockout stage
Quarter finals
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Winners
| 2004 Beach Soccer World Championship |
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 Brazil Ninth title |
Awards
| Top scorer |
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| Madjer |
| 12 goals |
| Best player |
| Jorginho |
| Best goalkeeper |
| Roberto Valeiro |
Final standings
| Position | Team |
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| 1 | Brazil |
| 2 | Spain |
| 3 | Portugal |
| 4 | Italy |
| 5 | Switzerland |
| 6 | France |
| 7 | Uruguay |
| 8 | Argentina |
| 9 | Peru |
| 10 | United States |
| 11 | Germany |
| 12 | Belgium |
