2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Copa do Mundo de Futebol de Areia da FIFA Rio de Janeiro 2006
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
CityRio de Janeiro
Dates2–12 November
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up Uruguay
Third place France
Fourth place Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored286 (8.94 per match)
Attendance179,800 (5,619 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal Madjer (21 goals)
Best player(s)Portugal Madjer
Fair play award France
2005
2007

The 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Overall, this was the 12th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the Beach Soccer World Championships which ran from 1995–2004 but was not governed by FIFA. It took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 2–12 November 2006.

The winners of the tournament were hosts Brazil, who won their first FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title and their tenth world title overall.