Beach soccer world championship 1995

Beach soccer world championship 1995
Number of nations	8th
World Champion	Brazil (1st title)
venue	Brazil
Games	16
Gates	149  (⌀: 9.31 per game)
Top scorer	Zico (12 goals) Altobelli (12 goals)
Best player	Zico Júnior

The beach soccer world championship in 1995 was the first edition of the world championship tournament for men in beach soccer . The tournament took place in January 1995 in Copacabana , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil .

Attendees

The following 8 national teams from the respective continental associations ultimately qualified for the final round:

4 from Europe	Germany	England	Italy	Netherlands
3 from South America	Argentina	Brazil (GG)	Uruguay
1 from North, Central America and the Caribbean	United States
0 from Asia
0 from Africa
0 from Oceania

Preliminary round

Group A

rank	country	Gates	difference	Points
1	Brazil	31: 8	+ 23	9
2	Italy	15:15	0	6th
3	Uruguay	18:18	0	3
4th	Netherlands	7:30	- 23	0

Italy	-	Uruguay	7: 6
Brazil	-	Netherlands	16: 2
Italy	-	Netherlands	6: 1
Brazil	-	Uruguay	7: 4
Uruguay	-	Netherlands	8: 4
Brazil	-	Italy	8: 2

Group B

rank	country	Gates	difference	Points
1	United States	11: 4	+ 7	9
2	England	11:12	- 1	3
3	Argentina	4: 6	- 2nd	3
4th	Germany	8:12	- 4th	3

United States	-	Germany	5: 1
Argentina	-	England	3: 2
England	-	Germany	7: 6
United States	-	Argentina	3: 1
Germany	-	Argentina	1-0
United States	-	England	3: 2

Final round

Semifinals

United States	-	Italy	4: 3
Brazil	-	England	13: 2

3rd place match.

England

-

Italy

7: 6

final

Brazil

-

United States

8: 1

Awards

• Best player: Zico , Júnior
• Top scorer: Zico (12 goals), Altobelli (12 goals)
• Best goalkeeper: Paulo Sérgio