The 2003 Beach Soccer World Cup was the ninth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships. The tournament returned to its home place in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

, 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...

 for the first time since 2000. 8 teams continued to compete for the cup.

Organisation

As like 2002, 8 teams competed in 2 groups of 4 teams, with 2 teams progressing to the semi-finals.

Teams

From the 8 teams, 4 teams came from Europe, 2 teams came from South America including the hosts Brazil, 1 team from North America and 1 team from Asia.

European Zone:

South American Zone:

North American Zone:

Asian Zone:

Hosts:

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	9	3	3	0	0	26	6	20
	6	3	2	0	1	19	13	6
	3	3	1	0	2	11	19
	0	3	0	0	3	8	26

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Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	6	3	2	0	1	20	14	6
	6	3	2	0	1	14	10	4
	6	3	2	0	1	9	9	0
	0	3	0	0	2	14	10	4

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Semi-Finals

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Third Place Play-off

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Final

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2003 Beach Soccer World Cup Winners
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... Eighth Title

Final team standings

Position	Team
1	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...
2	Spain Spain national beach soccer team The Spain national beach soccer team represents Spain in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the RFEF, the governing body for football in Spain.-Current squad:As of 6, August 2011 Coach: Joaquin Alonso...
3	Portugal Portugal national beach soccer team The Portugal national beach soccer team represents Portugal in international beach soccer competitions, and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. They are the only team to put Brazil out of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, having done it...
4	France France national beach soccer team The France national beach soccer team represents France in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FFF, the governing body for football in France.-Current squad:Correct as of August 2011:...
5	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...
6	Italy Italy national beach soccer team The Italy national beach soccer team represents Italy in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio, the governing body for football in Italy.-Current squad:Correct as of August 2011...
7	Japan Japan national beach soccer team The Japan national beach soccer team represents Japan in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the JFA, the governing body for football of the country.-Current squad:Current as of August 2011.Head coach: Ruy Ramos...
8	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....

Scoring Award

Position	Scorer	Goals
15	Neném (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... )	15

Best Player Award

 Amarelle

Ramiro Figueiras Amarelle

Ramiro Figueiras Amarelle is a Spanish beach soccer player. He is the captain of the Spain national beach soccer team...

 (Spain

Spain national beach soccer team

The Spain national beach soccer team represents Spain in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the RFEF, the governing body for football in Spain.-Current squad:As of 6, August 2011 Coach: Joaquin Alonso...

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Player

Best Goalkeeper Award

  Robertinho (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...

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Player

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