The 5th edition of the FIFA Beach World Cup came to an end on the 22nd of November 2009. The sands of Jumeriah had played host to an extravaganza of bare footed football on sand. This World Cup was unique as it was the first edition to be governed by FIFA. The Others were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. A fan zone with 5 a side football was held as well as other attractions such as "guess the number of balls and win the car". Samba domination in this years tournament continued as Brazil retained their crown.Brazil, won its fourth consecutive world title, was a class apart despite a brave and daring performance from the Swiss.
Buru, Betinho and Andre scored a brace each while Sidney, Benjamin, Bueno and Daniel Souza were also on the score sheet. Dejan Stankovic, Mo Jaeggy, Michael Rodrigues, Stephan Meier and Angelo Schirinzi grabbed replied for the Swiss, who finished runners-up at the 2009 European Championships.
Brazil opened the scoring through Andre who beat Nico Jung in the Swiss goal with a superb overhead kick (these kicks are a trademark of the tournament). Betinho doubled the lead with a long-range bullet and Buru added a third a while later.
In the third-place play-off, Portugal demolished Uruguay 14-7. It was deja vu for the Portuguese, as they finished third last year as well in Marseille, France
By Keegan Pereira
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