Beach Soccer World Cup 1997

Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name = Beach Soccer World Cup
year = 1997
other_titles =
size = 150px
caption = Official logo
country = Brazil
dates = January 14 – January 19
num_teams = 8
confederations = 4
venues = 1
cities = 1
champion = BRA
count = 3
second = URU
third = USA
fourth = ARG
matches = 16
goals = 144
attendance =
top_scorer = flagicon|BRA Júnior (11 goals)flagicon|BRA Venancio Ramos (11 goals)
player = flagicon|BRA Júnior
updated = The 1997 Beach Soccer World Cup was the third edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships which saw Brazil win the cup for the third time in a row. It was also the first time a European team failed to make it past the group stage. Once again, the tournament took place in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Organisation

The organisation continued to be he same as the previous two years. 8 teams were spit into to groups of 4 teams with 2 teams progressing from each group to the semi-finals.

Teams

From the 8 teams, 3 teams came from Europe, 3 teams came from South America including the hosts Brazil, 1 team from North America and for the first time 1 team from Asia.

European Zone:
*beachsoccer|ITA
*beachsoccer|POR (Newcomers)
*beachsoccer|FRA (Newcomers)

South American Zone:
*beachsoccer|URU
*beachsoccer|ARG

North American Zone:
*beachsoccer|USA

Asian Zone:
*beachsoccer|JPN (Newcomers)

Hosts:
*beachsoccer|BRA (South America)

Group Stage

Group A

Final team standings

Best Goalkeeper Award

ources

*http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/beachwk97.html