2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name = FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
year = 2006
other_titles =
size = 150px
caption = Official logo
country = Brazil
dates = November 2 – November 12
num_teams = 16
confederations = 6
venues = 1
cities = 1
champion = BRA
count = 10
second = URU
third = FRA
fourth = POR
matches = 32
goals = 286
attendance =
top_scorer = flagicon|POR Madjer (21 goals)
player = flagicon|POR Madjer
updated =

The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2006 was the second edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. The tournament took place in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from November 2 to November 12.

Organization

16 teams were split into 4 groups of 4 with the Top-2 from each group advancing to the knock-out phase. A team received three points for a win in regular time, or two points for a win in overtime, or no points for a defeat (whether be it in regular time or overtime).

quads

*2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (squads)

Matches

Group Stage

Tie-breaking Criteria

Ranking in each group was determined as follows:
#greater number of points obtained in all the group matches;If 2 or more teams are equal on the basis of the above criterion, theirranking were to be determined as follows:
#greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned
#greater goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
#greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
#greater goal difference in all the group matches;
#greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
#lower number of red cards received during the competition;
#lower number of yellow cards received during the competition;
#drawing of lots by FBSSL.

NB: Only goals scored during regular time and overtime were considered under the above resolution criteria.

Group A

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date = Nov 2, 2006
team1 = flagicon|POR Portugal
score = 5–4
team2 = flagicon|URU Uruguay
goals1 = Alan 2' 7'
Madjer 11' 34'
Hernâni 34'
goals2 = Coco 5'
Matias Cabrera 9'
Sebastian Olivera 10'
Pampero 18'
stadium = Copacabana Beach----footballbox
date = Nov 2, 2006
team1 = flagicon|Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
score = 5–2
team2 = flagicon|Cameroon Cameroon
goals1 = James Naka 5' 18' 31' 35'
Gideon Omokirio 8'
goals2 = Etienne Ngiladjoe 32'
Benoit Eyoum 33'
stadium = Copacabana Beach----footballbox
date = Nov 4, 2006
team1 = flagicon|URU Uruguay
score = 10–5
team2 = flagicon|Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
goals1 = Coco 4'
Miguel Aguirre 12' 22'
Fabian 13'
Pampero 14' 25'
Damian 21'
Matias 28'
Parrillo 30'
Seba 32'
goals2 = Henry Koto 16' 31'
Sylvester Rogy 20'
James Naka 29'
Gideon Omokirio 36'
stadium = Copacabana Beach----footballbox
date = Nov 4, 2006
team1 = flagicon|Cameroon Cameroon
score = 3–10
team2 = flagicon|POR Portugal
goals1 = Medrano Tamen 9' 26' 28'
goals2 = Madjer 2' 3' 3' 13' 18' 29'
Alan 17'
Marinho 19' 35'
Gustavo 34'
stadium = Copacabana Beach----footballbox
date = Nov 6, 2006
team1 = flagicon|Cameroon Cameroon
score = (1) 3–3 (0)
team2 = flagicon|URU Uruguay
goals1 = Etienne Ngiladjoe 9'
Valery Bithe 18' 32'
Penalties:
Benoit Eyoum missed
Jacques Nyamsi
goals2 = Pampero 15' 30'
Miguel 27'
Penalties:
Pampero missed
Fabian missed
stadium = Copacabana Beach----footballbox
date = Nov 6, 2006
team1 = flagicon|Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
score = 2–14
team2 = flagicon|POR Portugal
goals1 = Richard Anisua 20'
Joe Luwi 23'
goals2 = Madjer 2' 8' 13' 14'
Marinho 4'
Alan 9' 18'
Paulo Jorge 17'
Gustavo 23' 35'
Hernâni 25'
Belchior 27' 31'
Ricardo Loja 36'
stadium = Copacabana Beach

Group D

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date = Nov 2, 2006
team1 = flagicon|ARG Argentina
score = 5 – 4
team2 = flagicon|Nigeria Nigeria |goals1 = Santiago Hilaire 6' 27'
Federico Hilaire 9'
Facundo Minici 15' 34'
goals2 = Gabriel Agu 3'
Ifeanyi Onigbo10' 19'
Suleiman Usman 18'
stadium = Copacabana Beach----footballbox
date = Nov 2, 2006
team1 = flagicon|ITA Italy
score = 2–4
team2 = flagicon|BHR Bahrain
goals1 = Roberto Pasquali 23' 35'
goals2 = Rashed Salem 5' 32'
Ebrahim Hassan 5'
Yaqoob Alnisuf 28'
stadium = Copacabana Beach----footballbox
date = Nov 4, 2006
team1 = flagicon|Nigeria Nigeria
score = 4–3
team2 = flagicon|ITA Italy
goals1 = Bartholomew Ibenegbu 14'
Isiaka Olawale 29' 35'
Ifeanyi Onigbo 36'
goals2 = Ahmed El Hafez 11'
Roberto Pasquali 16'p. 17'
stadium = Copacabana Beach----footballbox
date = Nov 4, 2006
team1 = flagicon|BHR Bahrain
score = 1–2
team2 = flagicon|ARG Argentina
goals1 = Adnan Ebrahim 7'

goals2 = Ezequiel Hilaire 12'
Frederico Hilaire 26'
stadium = Copacabana Beach----footballbox
date = Nov 6, 2006
team1 = flagicon|BHR Bahrain
score = (4) 5–5 (3)
team2 = flagicon|Nigeria Nigeria |goals1 = Rashed Salem 16' 33'
Adnan Ebrahim 22'
Abdulla Omar 30' 32'
Penalties:
Rashed Salem
Sayed Hassan
Adnan Ebrahim
Ebrahim Hassan
goals2 = Isiaka Olawale 2'
Bartholomew Ibenegbu 14'
Ogbonnaya Okemmiri 28'
Gabriel Agu 36'
Uga Okpara 36'
Penalties:
Gabriel Agu
Isiaka Olawale
Ifeanyi Onigbo
Suleiman Usman missed
stadium = Copacabana Beach----footballbox
date = Nov 6, 2006
team1 = flagicon|ITA Italy
score = 1–3
team2 = flagicon|ARG Argentina
goals1 = Paolo Palmacci 28'
goals2 = Federico Andrade 1' 24'
Santiago Hilaire 26'
stadium = Copacabana Beach

Quarter-Finals

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date = Nov 9, 2006
team1 = flagicon|BRA Brazil
score = 12–1
team2 = flagicon|CAN Canada
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Copacabana Beach----
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date = Nov 9, 2006
team1 = flagicon|POR Portugal
score = 6–2
team2 = flagicon|BHR Bahrain
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Copacabana Beach----
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date = Nov 9, 2006
team1 = flagicon|URU Uruguay
score = 2–1
team2 = flagicon|ARG Argentina
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Copacabana Beach----
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date = Nov 9, 2006
team1 = flagicon|FRA France
score = 3–2
team2 = flagicon|JPN Japan
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Copacabana Beach----

emi-Finals

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date = Nov 11, 2006
team1 = flagicon|BRA Brazil
score = 7–4
team2 = flagicon|POR Portugal
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Copacabana Beach----
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date = Nov 11, 2006
team1 = flagicon|URU Uruguay
score = (1) 2–2 (0)
team2 = flagicon|FRA France
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Copacabana Beach----

Match for 3rd Place

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date = Nov 12, 2006
team1 = flagicon|POR Portugal
score = 4–6
team2 = flagicon|FRA France
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Copacabana Beach----

Final

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date = Nov 12, 2006
team1 = flagicon|BRA Brazil
score = 4 – 1
team2 = flagicon|URU Uruguay
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Copacabana Beach----

Attendance

Total attendance: 155,800 (32 matches).
Average attendance: 4,868.
Final match's attendance: 10,000.

ee also

* Beach Soccer
* FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
* 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

External links

* [http://fifa.com/en/comp/index/0,3332,BSWC2006,00.html?comp=BSWC&year=2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2006]
* [http://fifa.com/documents/tournaments/BSWC2006/FIFA_beach_soccer_world_cup_2006_regulations_en.pdf Regulations for current tournament]