1998 Beach Soccer World Championships

Organisation

The number of teams competing this year was increased to ten which meant necessary alterations to the past organisational structure of the tournament.

The nations were split into two groups, just as in previous editions, however this time since ten nations were competing instead of eight, both groups consisted of five nations rather than four. The countries competed in a round robin format. The top two teams then progressed to the semi-finals from which point onward the championship was played as a knock-out tournament until a winner was crowned, with an additional match to determine third place.

Teams

Africa, Asia and Oceania were unrepresented.

European Zone (4):

• 1

North American Zone (1):

South American Zone (4):

• 1
• 1

Hosts:

• (South America) Notes: :1. Teams making their debut

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

Note:

• Portugal, the United States and Uruguay were tied on 6 points each and one win against each other in their head-to-head records
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date = January 22, 1998 | team1 = | score = 5–2 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = Copacabana beach}} date = January 22, 1998 | team1 = | score = 5–4 | team2 = | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = Copacabana beach}}

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

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Final

date = January 25, 1998 | time = 10:00 UTC−2 | team1 = | score = 9–2 | report = http://www.correiodopovo.com.br/jornal/A103/N118/HTML/22MAISUM.htm | team2 = | goals1 = Júnior Neném Magal Júnior Negão Renan Juninho | goals2 = Jeannol Micciche | stadium = Copacabana beach}}

Winners

Awards

Final standings

quarter finals group stage

Sources

• RSSSF
• Roonba

References

1. (1 February 2005). "FIFA launches first ever FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup". FIFA.com.