1999 Beach Soccer World Championships

Organisation

The number of teams competing this year was increased to twelve meaning a shift in organisation from previous years.

The twelve nations were split into four groups of three who played each other in a round robin format. The top two teams then progressed to the quarter-finals. With the increase in nations in this edition, this saw a quarter final stage introduced to the Championships for the first time. From the aforementioned round 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 was represented for the first time (and only time before FIFA took control of the world cup). Asia had two nations competing for the first time.

Oceania was unrepresented, the only continent to be so. African Zone (1):

• 1

Asian Zone (2):

• 1

European Zone (4):

North American Zone (2):

South American Zone (2):

Hosts:

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

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Quarter finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

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Final

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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.