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Beach football World Cup
The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai has seen Brazil win their fourth consecutive title on Jumeirah Beach [EPA]
Published On 23 Nov 2009
23 Nov 2009
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The showdown on the sands of Dubai features 16 teams, six of which have appeared in every edition of the FIFA World Cup: Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Japan, Portugal and Spain [EPA]
UAE qualified automatically as hosts - UAE Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid al-Maktoum, second left, offers some pep talk to his team [EPA]
Bahrain's Mahmood Al-Ghawi tries the bicycle kick against eventual finalists Switzerland [EPA]
Javier Angulo, left, of Costa Rica clashes with Russian Dimtry Shishin - Costa Rica are debutants this year [EPA]
Switzerland's Dejan Stankovic, right, was the recipient of the Golden Ball award for the best player of the tournament and Golden Shoe award for the leading goalscorer [EPA]
Stefano Spada, goalie for Italy, keeps his eyes firmly on the action [EPA]
Brazil met Switzerland in the final with the Brazilians emerging triumphant with a 10-5 victory [EPA]
Brazilian goalie Mao and Golden Glove recipient kisses the trophy after the win [EPA]
Players of Brazil celebrate their domination of the beach form of the beautiful game [EPA]