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So How Did That Beach Soccer World Cup Come Out?

   

Great post over at BigSoccer that asks the all-important question: Why is the Beach Soccer World Cup held every year?

The writer thinks it’s because it’s a FIFA boondoggle business event. I’m thinking it’s because these players don’t have day jobs with clubs like Barcelona and ManU who whine every time they go off to represent their country.

Probably both.

Whatever the reason, this is Beach Soccer. Are we really complaining?

The Beach Soccer World Cup finished on Sunday. I could have written about it yesterday, but basically? I was too lazy. But now that I’ve had time to think about it, I believe it’s never too late to point out that Italy lost we have new World Champions.

Yea, Brazil! They beat Italy in the finals, 5-3.

It’s not exactly a surprise that Brazil won. There have been four FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups, and Brazil has won three. Before that? Ten Beach Soccer World Championships (before it became a FIFA thing,) and Brazil won nine. Of the two competitions not won by Brazil, France took it in 2005 and Portugal in 2001.

So we can’t really say that Brazil were underdogs.

And congratulations to Portugal, who beat Spain 5-4 for third place.

But what is Beach Soccer, really, except for an excuse to view photos of half-clothed men and women in the sand highly-trained, professional athletes?

So here you go.


  • cibele

    I believe the tournament will happen every two years now. I’m not sure when that will begin though.
    About the game, it was really good. A few beatiful goals.

  • mele419

    Well, gotta say I’m proud of my team for coming in second!

  • Ronald

    pleasantly surprised by the event, the skills and movements were great……oh yea, the games were good too ;)

  • tito

    How’d France do? Just wondering.

  • http://france.worldcupblog.org Laurie

    Heehee. I was waiting for some Italian claws to come out here.

    (No, I really don’t have anything better to do with my time than bait Italy fans.)

    France did…um…fine. They made it to the quarterfinals. ;-)

  • sandrahn

    Well at least France won it once.

    BTW, Laurie, I don’t see a lot of half-clothed men, I demand equal time! :-D

    Hm…I love Brazil getting all those trophies and all….but c’mon world, surely you can can come up with another country where the people spend all that creative time on the beach figuring out how to put a soccer ball into the net…

  • mele419

    Haha I’ll bite my tongue because I like you Laurie =P

  • http://belgium.worldcupblog.org julien

    Thanks for the Beach Football post, Laurie.

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