2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
| كأس العالم لكرة القدم الشاطئية 2009 | |
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The official logo of the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | United Arab Emirates |
| Dates | 16–22 November 2009 |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Brazil (13th title)
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| Runners-up |
 Switzerland
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| Third place |
 Portugal
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| Fourth place |
 Uruguay
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 284 (8.88 per match) |
| Attendance | 97,500 (3,047 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Dejan Stankovic (16 goals) |
| Best player |
Dejan Stankovic
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| Best goalkeeper |
Mao |
| Fair play award |
 Japan Russia
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The 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the fifth 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 fifteenth edition of the World Cup since its establishment in 1995. It took place in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, the second tournament to take place outside Brazil and the last tournament to take place on an annual basis, between 16 November and 22 November 2009. The winners of the tournament were Brazil, who won their fourth consecutive FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title and their thirteenth title overall.
The qualifiers to determine the two African nations who would play in the World Cup took place in Durban, South Africa for the fourth year running between 1 July and 5 July. Nine nations took part in the competition, which eventually saw Nigeria claim their second title, qualifying for the first time since 2007, with the Ivory Coast finishing in second place, qualifying for the first time.
The Asian qualifiers were held in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, from 7 to 11 November. With only seven teams attending the qualifiers, the United Arab Emirates stepped in as the eighth side to even the two groups in the group stage. Japan qualified for the fourth time after beating Bahrain in the final of the championship, who qualified for their second World Cup.
UEFA held the second European tournament dedicated to World Cup qualification in Castellón, Spain, between, 7 June and 14 June. Hosts Spain won the championship, with Russia finishing second. Switzerland beat Portugal in the third place play off, but regardless of the result, both teams qualified to the World Cup, along with the finalists. Italy beat France in the fifth place play off to qualify as the fifth European nation.
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