2003 Beach Soccer World Championships
| IX Beach Soccer World Championships 2003 IX Campeonato Mundial de Beach Soccer (in Portuguese) | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Brazil |
| Dates | 16–23 February |
| Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (8th title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
| Third place | File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of France.svg France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 150 (9.38 per match) |
| Attendance | 74,700 (4,669 per match) |
| Top scorer | Brazil Neném (15 goals) |
| Best player | Spain Amarelle |
| Best goalkeeper | Brazil Robertinho |
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The 2003 Beach Soccer World Championships was the ninth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships, the most prestigious competition in international beach soccer contested by men's national teams until 2005, when the competition was then replaced by the second iteration of a world cup in beach soccer, the better known FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[1] It was organized by Brazilian sports agency Koch Tavares in cooperation with and under the supervision of Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the sports governing body.[2]
For the first time since 2000, the tournament returned to its native venue at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The main sponsor was McDonald's.[2]
The tournament saw Brazil win their eighth title by beating first time finalists Spain.
Organisation
[edit | edit source]As like in the previous year, a record low of eight nations competed in two groups of four teams in a round robin format. The top two teams in each group after all the matches of the group stage had been played progressed into the semi-finals, in which the championship proceeded as a knock-out tournament therein until a winner was crowned, with an additional match to decide third place.
Teams
[edit | edit source]Qualification
[edit | edit source]European teams gained qualification by finishing in the top three spots of the 2002 Euro Beach Soccer League. North and South American qualification was based on performances over recent times in a series of events involving teams from the Americas. The other entries received wild-card invites.[3]
Africa and Oceania were unrepresented.
Entrants
[edit | edit source]This remains the only year in all nineteen editions when no new nations made their debut at a world cup.
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Asian Zone (1): European Zone (4):
North American Zone (1): |
South American Zone (1): Hosts:
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- WC. Wild-card entries.
Group stage
[edit | edit source]Matches are listed as local time in Rio de Janeiro, (UTC-3)
Group A
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 19 | –8 | 3 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 26 | –18 | 0 |
Group B
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | –10 | 0 |
| Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
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| Fabian File:Soccerball shade.svg German File:Soccerball shade.svg |
Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg Mochizuki |
Knockout stage
[edit | edit source]February 21 was allocated as a rest day.
Semi-finals
[edit | edit source]Third place play-off
[edit | edit source]Final
[edit | edit source]Winners
[edit | edit source]| 2003 Beach Soccer World Championships champions |
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| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Eighth title |
Awards
[edit | edit source]| Top scorer |
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| Brazil Neném |
| 15 goals |
| Best player |
| Spain Amarelle |
| Best goalkeeper |
| Brazil Robertinho |
| Rookie of the year |
| Spain Eloy Barreiro |
Top goalscorers
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Final standings
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | A | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10 | +31 | 15 | Champions |
| 2 | A | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 9 | Runners-up |
| 3 | B | File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 9 | Third place |
| 4 | B | File:Flag of France.svg France | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 6 | Fourth place |
| 5 | B | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | Eliminated in the group stage |
| 6 | A | File:Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 3 | |
| 7 | B | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0 | |
| 8 | A | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 26 | −18 | 0 |
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