2005 CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship
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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
March
March is in present time held to be the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is one of the seven months which are 31 days long....

 2005, in Rio de Janerio, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

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Hosts Brazil
Brazil national beach soccer team
The Brazil national beach soccer team represents Brazil in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the CBF, the governing body for football in Brazil...

 won the championship, beating Uruguay
Uruguay national beach soccer team
Uruguay national beach soccer team represents Uruguay in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the AUF, the governing body for football in Uruguay.-Current squad:Correct as of July 2008...

 in the final, whilst the United States
United States national beach soccer team
The United States national beach soccer team represents United States in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the USSF, the governing body for football in the United States.-Current squad:Correct as of November 2008....

 beat Argentina
Argentina national beach soccer team
The Argentina national beach soccer team represents Argentina in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the AFA, the governing body for football of the country.-Current squad:Correct as of September 2011:...

 in the third place play off to finish third and forth respectively. These nations moved on to play in the 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the first edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the 11th edition of the world cup since its...

 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from May 8 - May 15.

Group A

Team Pts Pld W L GF GA GD
9 3 3 0 40 6
34
6 3 2 1 14 16
3 3 1 2 8 12
0 3 0 3 6 34




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Group B

Team Pts Pld W L GF GA GD
9 3 3 0 15 7
8
6 3 2 1 8 7
1
3 3 1 2 13 14
0 3 0 3 5 15




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Knockout stage

Winners

Final standings

Rank Team
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