2005 CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship

2005 CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship
2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CONCACAF and CONMEBOL)
Tournament details
Host country Brazil
Dates 1–6 March 2005
Teams 8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up  Uruguay
Third place  United States
Fourth place  Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 130 (8.13 per match)

The 2005 CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship, also known as the 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CONCACAF and CONMEBOL), was the first beach soccer championship for the Americas, held in March 2005, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hosts Brazil won the championship, beating Uruguay in the final, whilst the United States beat Argentina in the third place play off to finish third and fourth respectively. These nations moved on to play in the 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro from May 8 to May 15.[1]

Participating nations

CONCACAF:

CONMEBOL:

Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W L GF GA GD
 Brazil 9330406+34
 United States 63211416-2
 Canada 3312812-4
 Mexico 0303624-18

1 March 2005
Brazil  11 2  United States



1 March 2005
Canada  4 1  Mexico



2 March 2005
United States  7 2  Mexico



2 March 2005
Brazil  6 1  Canada



3 March 2005
United States  5 3  Canada



3 March 2005
Brazil  23 3  Mexico



Group B

Team Pts Pld W L GF GA GD
 Uruguay 9330157+8
 Argentina 632187+1
 Peru 33121314-1
 Venezuela 0303515-10

1 March 2005
Uruguay  7 2  Peru



1 March 2005
Argentina  3 0  Venezuela



2 March 2005
Uruguay  4 2  Venezuela



2 March 2005
Argentina  4 3  Peru



3 March 2005
Uruguay  4 1  Argentina



3 March 2005
Peru  8 3  Venezuela

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
4 March 2005
  Brazil  2  
  Argentina  0  
 
5 March 2005
      Brazil  5
    Uruguay  2
Third place
4 March 2005 5 March 2005
  Uruguay  5   United States  4
  United States  1     Argentina  2

Winners

 (2005) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification
(CONCACAF and CONMBEOL) Winners: 

Brazil
First title

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Brazil
2  Uruguay
3  United States
4  Argentina
5  Peru
6  Canada
7  Venezuela
8  Mexico

References

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