IX Beach Soccer World Championships 2003 IX Campeonato Mundial de Beach Soccer(in Portuguese)
Tournament details
Host country
Brazil
Dates
16–23 February
Teams
8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)
1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions
Brazil (8th title)
Runners-up
Spain
Third place
Portugal
Fourth place
France
Tournament statistics
Matches played
16
Goals scored
150 (9.38 per match)
Attendance
74,700 (4,669 per match)
Top scorer(s)
Neném (15 goals)
Best player(s)
Amarelle
Best goalkeeper
Robertinho
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International football competition
The 2003 Beach Soccer World Championships was the ninth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships, the most prestigious competition in international beach soccer contested by men's national teams until 2005, when the competition was then replaced by the second iteration of a world cup in beach soccer, the better known FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[1] It was organized by Brazilian sports agency Koch Tavares in cooperation with and under the supervision of Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the sports governing body.[2]
For the first time since 2000, the tournament returned to its native venue at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The main sponsor was McDonald's.[2]
The tournament saw Brazil win their eighth title by beating first time finalists Spain.
^"FIFA launches first ever FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup". FIFA.com. 1 February 2005. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ ab"Rio volta a sediar Mundial, em fevereiro, na Praia de Copacabana" (in Portuguese). beachsoccerbrasil.com.br. 30 January 2003. Archived from the original on May 12, 2003. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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Global Information
Brazil (8th title)
Spain
Portugal
France