| X Beach Soccer World Championships 2004 X Campeonato Mundial de Beach Soccer(in Portuguese) | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Brazil |
| Dates | 29 February – 7 March |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (9th title) |
| Runners-up |  Spain |
| Third place |  Portugal |
| Fourth place |  Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 156 (7.8 per match) |
| Attendance | 81,900 (4,095 per match) |
| Top scorer | Madjer (12 goals) |
| Best player | Jorginho |
| Bestgoalkeeper | Roberto Valeiro |
←2003 2005 → | |
The2004 Beach Soccer World Championships was the tenth and final edition of theBeach Soccer World Championships, the most prestigious competition in internationalbeach soccer contested by men's national teams; the following year, the competition was replaced by the second iteration of aworld cup in beach soccer, the better knownFIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[1] It was organized by Brazilian sports agency Koch Tavares in cooperation with and under the supervision ofBeach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the sports governing body.[2]
The tournament took place atCopacabana Beach inRio de Janeiro,Brazil, specifically at the purpose-builtCopacabana Arena which had a capacity of 10,000. The main sponsor wasMcDonald's.[3]
Brazil successfully defended their title by again beatingSpain, in consecutive finals.
The format was changed back to how the tournament was played between 1999 and 2001. This meant increasing the number of participants back up to twelve teams and splitting them up into four groups of three nations contested in around robin format. The top two teams from each group progressed into the quarter-finals from which point on the championship proceeded as aknock-out tournament until the winner was crowned, with an additional third place deciding match.
European teams gained qualification by finishing in the top four spots of the2003 Euro Beach Soccer League. South American teams were hand-picked based on recent performances. The other entries receivedwild-card invites.[4]
Africa, Asia and Oceania were unrepresented.
European Zone (7): North American Zone (1): | South American Zone (3): Hosts:
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The teams were split into three pots in reflection of their similar circumstances. The draw to assign one nation from each pot into the four groups took place on January 29 inSão Paulo and was conducted by BSWW.[4]
| Pot 1 (South America) | Pot 2 (Europe) | Pot 3 (Wild-cards) |
|---|---|---|
Brazil(assigned to A1) Uruguay Peru Argentina | Spain France Portugal Switzerland |  United States Italy Belgium Germany |
Matches are listed as local time inRio de Janeiro, (UTC-3)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 6 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | –7 | 3 | |
| 3 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | –11 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 3–0 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
Kaspar Schirinzi Baumi | Report |
| Brazil | 12–2 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Júnior Negão Jorginho Juninho André Neném Benjamin | Report | Meier |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Peru | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | –4 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 6 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Uruguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | –13 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Argentina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 3 | |
| 3 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 0 |
| Spain | 4–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Eloy Nico Sergio | Report |
| Argentina | 4–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| E. Hilaire Petrasso Casado Pajaro | Report | Alix Francis |
March 3 and 5 were allocated as rest days.
| Quarter finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 4 March | ||||||||||
| Spain | 5 | |||||||||
| 6 March | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | 4 | |||||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 March | ||||||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||||||
| Italy | 4 | |||||||||
| 7 March | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 1 | |||||||||
| Spain | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 March | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 6 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 6 | |||||||||
| 6 March | ||||||||||
| France | 3 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 March | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 7 | Third place play-off | ||||||||
| Brazil | 7 | |||||||||
| 7 March | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 5 | |||||||||
| Spain | 5–4 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Amarelle David | Report | Schirinzi Leu Baumi Mo |
| 2004 Beach Soccer World Championships champions |
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 Brazil Ninth title |
| Top scorer |
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| Madjer |
| 12 goals |
| Best player |
| Jorginho |
| Best goalkeeper |
| Roberto Valeiro |
| Rookie of the year |
 Alessandro Giovinazzo(GK) |
Benjamin Junior Negão Buru Neném Fruzzetti Belchior Juninho Nico Eloy David Rodriguez Meier Bustillo Nico Galli dos Santos Cardoso Ottavy Samoun Baumi Petrasso Belme Martin Victor Camilo Ricardo LojaCantona Schirinzi Sergio Bruno Hernani| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 12 | +30 | 15 | Champions |
| 2 | D | Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 12 | Runners-up |
| 3 | C | Portugal | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 12 | Third place |
| 4 | B | Italy | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 8 | Fourth place |
| 5 | B | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | Eliminated in the quarter finals |
| 6 | C | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 3 | |
| 7 | D | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 | |
| 8 | A | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 3 | |
| 9 | B | Peru | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 0 | Eliminated in the group stage |
| 10 | D | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |
| 11 | A | Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | |
| 12 | C | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 0 |
