1995 Beach Soccer World Championships

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1995 Beach Soccer World Championships
I Mundial de futebol de areia
1995 Beach Soccer World Championships logo.svg
Official logo
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
DatesJanuary 24–29
Teams8 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Third placeFlag of England.svg  England
Fourth placeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored149 (9.31 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Brazil.svg Zico
Flag of Italy.svg Altobelli
(12 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Brazil.svg Zico
Flag of Brazil.svg Júnior
Best goalkeeper Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Sérgio
1996 →

The 1995 Beach Soccer World Championships was the first 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 organised by Brazilian sports agency Koch Tavares (one of the founding partners of Beach Soccer Worldwide).

Contents

The tournament took place at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The hosts and heavy favourites [2] [3] Brazil won the tournament by beating the United States 8–1 in the final, coming from behind to claim their first world title.

The tournament was immediately deemed a success, leading to the instant scheduling of a second World Cup the following year. [4]

The event was notable for featuring many high-profile ex-association footballers, fuelling its popularity, including the likes of the Brazilians Zico, Júnior and Cláudio Adão, Italian 1982 World Cup winners Alessandro Altobelli and Claudio Gentile, Franco Causio, England's Gary Stevens and Luther Blissett, and brothers René and Willy van de Kerkhof of the Netherlands' 1978 World Cup runners-up squad. [4]

Background

In 1994, Koch Tavares organised the first international beach soccer competition in Brazil, the Mundialito de beach soccer , a small 4-team event, in view of understanding how commercially successful beach soccer could be in the region. [5] It featured Brazil, Argentina, Italy and the United States and was dubbed an "unofficial World Cup". The Mundialito was deemed a huge success, which gave Koch Tavares the incentive to organise a fully-fledged international competition. [6] This conception materialised a year later in 1995 as this, the maiden Beach Soccer World Championships – a larger and longer eight team event compared to the Mundialito.

Organisation

Format

The following format was decided upon by the organisers for the maiden edition of the championships: the eight participating nations competed in two groups of four teams in a round robin format. The top two teams progressed straight to the semi-finals from which point on the championship was played as a knock-out tournament until a winner was crowned with an additional match to determine third place.

Miscellaneous

The launch of the tournament took place from 12:30 onwards on January 18 at the Rio Internacional Hotel which involved the press and guests attending to see the opening presentation of the World Championships as well as explanations of the rules of the newly founded sport and the tournament's schedule. [7] Furthermore, the Brazilian team was also revealed to the press and engaged in interviews. [8]

The presence of Zico as part of the Brazilian squad, who made over 70 appearances for the Brazilian national association football team, gained considerable attention in the local press prior to the start of the championship. [7] [8] [9] Zico revealed at the launch he accepted an invitation from his friend and Brazilian team captain, Júnior, to play at the event, despite claiming to be "out of shape" [8] now aged 41, having retired from football a year earlier.

Following the launch, official training for the World Championships began the next day on January 19 on pitches external to the beach arena, in front of Copacabana Palace, [9] concluding with training sessions inside the arena on January 23. [10]

The draw to split the eight teams into Groups A and B was conducted on January 21 at the Rio Internacional Hotel. Brazil and Argentina were allocated as heads of the two respective groups, with the other six teams then drawn to accompany them. [11]

The Championships were part of the 1st Olympic Summer Festival (Festival Olímpico de Verão), [2] taking place in the Copacabana beach arena with a capacity of 12,000. [5] Entry to all games was free of charge for fans. [11]

In total, US$1 million (1.6 million in 2017) was invested into the organisation of the tournament, including payment for the players who participated. [4]

Teams

There was no qualification process for the first Beach Soccer World Championships; nations were simply invited to play. However, such invites were not random – specific nations were summoned.

Koch Tavares, the tournament organisers, decided that as the first World Cup of beach soccer, since the sport is a derivative of association football, it would be fitting for the six winners of the FIFA World Cup of football throughout history (as of 1995) to field a team in Rio (being hosts Brazil, Argentina, Italy, Uruguay, England and Germany) and as such the aforementioned nations were invited to play, all of which accepted the opportunity. [6]

To make up the numbers, the Netherlands and the United States, despite having never won a FIFA World Cup title, were also invited as "guests". [7]

Africa, Asia and Oceania were unrepresented.

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWW+LGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3300318+239Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3201151506
3Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 3102181803
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3003730–230


Italy  Flag of Italy.svg7–6Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
  
Copacabana beach
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg16–2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
  
Copacabana beach
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg6–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
  
Copacabana beach
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg7–4Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
  
Copacabana beach
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg8–4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
  
Copacabana beach
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg8–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
  
Copacabana beach

Group B

PosTeamPldWW+LGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3300114+79Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of England.svg  England 31021112–13
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3102812–43
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 310246–23
Note:
  • Argentina, England and Germany were tied on 3 points each and one win against each other and the same goal difference (0) in their head-to-head records.
  • The nations were then ranked based on goals scored in the matches between the three in the head-to-head results (ENG 9, GER 7, ARG 3).


United States  Flag of the United States.svg5–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
  
Copacabana beach
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–2Flag of England.svg  England
  
Copacabana beach
England  Flag of England.svg7–6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
  
Copacabana beach
United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
  
Copacabana beach
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
  
Copacabana beach
United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–2Flag of England.svg  England
  
Copacabana beach

Knockout stage

January 27 was allocated as a rest day.

Semi-finals

United States  Flag of the United States.svg4–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
  
Copacabana beach
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg13–2Flag of England.svg  England
  
Copacabana beach

Third place play-off

England  Flag of England.svg7–6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Osman Soccerball shade.svg14'
Blissett Soccerball shade.svg20', 34', 36'
Cunningham Soccerball shade.svg25', 36' (p)
Stevens Soccerball shade.svg35'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg6' Causio
Soccerball shade.svg8' (p), 9' (p), 31' Altobelli
Soccerball shade.svg14', 26' Soldá
Copacabana beach
Referee: Edmundo Lima Filho

Final

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg8–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Neném Soccerball shade.svg14'
Zico Soccerball shade.svg17', 19' (p), ??'
Renan Soccerball shade.svg18' (p), 36'
Edinho Soccerball shade.svg24'
Júnior Negão Soccerball shade.svg27'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg9' Thompson
Copacabana beach
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: José Roberto Wright

Winners

 1995 Beach Soccer World Championships
champions 
Flag of Brazil.svg
Brazil
First title

Awards

Top scorers
Flag of Brazil.svg Zico Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Altobelli
12 goals
Best players
Flag of Brazil.svg Júnior Flag of Brazil.svg Zico
Best goalkeeper
Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Sérgio

Final standings

PosGrpTeamPldWW+LGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1 A Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 55005211+4115Champions
2 B Flag of the United States.svg  United States 54011615+112Runners-up
3 B Flag of England.svg  England 52032031−116Third place
4 A Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 52032426−26Fourth place
5 A Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3102812−43Eliminated in
Group stage
6 B Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 3102181803
7 B Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 310246−23
8 A Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3003730−230
Source:

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