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
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)
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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 8 May to 15 May. ^[1]

Participating nations

CONCACAF:

•   Canada
•   Mexico
•   United States

CONMEBOL:

•   Argentina
•   Brazil
•   Peru
•   Uruguay
•   Venezuela

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Brazil	9	3	3	0	40	6	+34
United States	6	3	2	1	14	16	-2
Canada	3	3	1	2	8	12	-4
Mexico	0	3	0	3	6	34	-28

1 March 2005

Brazil	11 – 2	United States

Copacabana beach

1 March 2005

Canada	4 – 1	Mexico

Copacabana beach

2 March 2005

United States	7 – 2	Mexico

Copacabana beach

2 March 2005

Brazil	6 – 1	Canada

Copacabana beach

3 March 2005

United States	5 – 3	Canada

Copacabana beach

3 March 2005

Brazil	23 – 3	Mexico

Copacabana beach

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Uruguay	9	3	3	0	15	5	+8
Argentina	6	3	2	1	8	7	+1
Peru	3	3	1	2	13	14	-1
Venezuela	0	3	0	3	5	15	-10

1 March 2005

Uruguay	7 – 2	Peru

Copacabana beach

1 March 2005

Argentina	3 – 0	Venezuela

Copacabana beach

2 March 2005

Uruguay	4 – 2	Venezuela

Copacabana beach

2 March 2005

Argentina	4 – 3	Peru

Copacabana beach

3 March 2005

Uruguay	4 – 1	Argentina

Copacabana beach

3 March 2005

Peru	8 – 3	Venezuela

Copacabana beach

Knockout stage

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