2000 Beach Soccer World Championships

The 2000 Beach Soccer World Championships was the sixth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships, the most prestigious competition in international beach soccer contested by men's national teams until 2005, when the competition was then replaced by the second iteration of a world cup in beach soccer, the better known FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[1] It was organised by Brazilian sports agency Koch Tavares (one of the founding partners of Beach Soccer Worldwide).

2000 Beach Soccer World Championships
VI Beach Soccer World Championships 2000
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates13–20 February
Teams12 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (6th title)
Runners-up Peru
Third place Spain
Fourth place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored172 (8.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Júnior (13 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Júnior
Best goalkeeperJapan Eichi Kato
1999
2001

The tournament continued to take place in Rio de Janeiro, however for the first time the venue moved away from the sport's birthplace of Copacabana Beach, being staged around ten miles north at the Marina da Glória.

Defending champions Brazil won their sixth consecutive title, after defeating first time finalists Peru 6–2 in the concluding match of the tournament.[2] Spain and Japan both finished inside the top four for the first time, the latter becoming the first Asian nation to do so at a World Championships.

Organisation

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With the increase in the number of participating number teams in the previous year, the organisation remained the same at this World Championships, continuing with twelve nations who were split into four groups of three playing each other in a round robin format. The top two teams progressed to the quarter-finals from which point on the championship was played as a knock-out tournament until a winner was crowned, with an additional match to determine third place.

Teams

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The top finishing European nations in the 1999 Euro Beach Soccer League achieved qualification,[3] along with the top finishers from South America in the 1999/2000 Americas' League.[4] The other nations received invites.

Africa and Oceania were unrepresented.

Group stage

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Matches are listed as local time in Rio de Janeiro, (BRST / UTC-2)

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 2 2 0 0 22 7 +15 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Italy 2 1 0 1 9 14 –5 3
3   Germany 2 0 0 2 7 17 –10 0


Brazil  10–4  Italy
   

Brazil  12–3  Germany
   

Italy  5–4  Germany
   

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Japan 2 1 1 0 7 6 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage
2   Portugal 2 1 0 1 8 6 +2 3
3   Argentina 2 0 0 2 6 9 –3 0


Portugal  5–3  Argentina
   

Japan  3–3 (a.e.t.)  Portugal
   
Penalties
2–1

Japan  4–3  Argentina
   

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Peru 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Venezuela 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3
3   France 2 0 0 2 2 11 –9 0


Peru  1–0  Venezuela
   

Venezuela  4–0  France
   

Peru  7–2  France
   

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 2 1 0 1 8 8 0 3 Advance to knockout stage
2   United States 2 1 0 1 10 9 +1 3
3   Uruguay 2 0 1 1 8 9 –1 2


United States  6–4  Uruguay
   

Spain  5–4  United States
   

Uruguay  4–3 (a.e.t.)  Spain
   

Knockout stage

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February 18 was allocated as a rest day.

 
Quarter finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
17 February
 
 
  Japan6
 
19 February
 
  Italy5
 
  Japan0
 
17 February
 
  Peru5
 
  Peru8
 
20 February
 
  United States4
 
  Peru2
 
17 February
 
  Brazil6
 
  Brazil6
 
19 February
 
  Portugal3
 
  Brazil8
 
17 February
 
  Spain4 Third place play-off
 
  Spain (a.e.t.)4
 
20 February
 
  Venezuela3
 
  Japan3
 
 
  Spain6
 

Quarter finals

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Japan  6–5  Italy
   

Spain  4–3 (a.e.t.)  Venezuela
   

Peru  8–4  United States
   

Brazil  6–3  Portugal
   

Semi-finals

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Brazil  8–4  Spain
Jorginho   
Magal  
Júnior    
Neném  
Junior Negão  
Report    Joaquin
  Goichoetcea
  Amarelle

Peru  5–0  Japan
Fernando  
Maruy  
Olaechea  
Drago   
Report  

Third place play-off

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Spain  6–3  Japan
Amarelle   
Sétien   
Jimenez  
Goichoetcea  
Report   Naoya
  Yoshii
  ?

Final

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Brazil  6–2  Peru
Neném   
Júnior   
Junior Negão  
Jorginho  
Report   Valdelomar
  Drago
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Carlos Mastrangelo (Argentina)

Winners

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 2000 Beach Soccer World Championships
champions 
 
Brazil
Sixth title

Awards

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Top scorer
  Júnior
13 goals
Best player
  Júnior
Best goalkeeper
  Eichi Kato

Final standings

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Pos Grp Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1 A   Brazil 5 5 0 0 42 16 +26 15 Champions
2 B   Peru 5 4 0 1 23 12 +11 12 Runners-up
3 D   Spain 5 2 1 2 22 22 0 8 Third place
4 B   Japan 5 2 1 2 16 22 −6 8 Fourth place
5 C   Venezuela 3 1 0 2 7 5 +2 3 Eliminated in the
quarter finals
6 B   Portugal 3 1 0 2 11 12 −1 3
7 D   United States 3 1 0 2 14 17 −3 3
8 A   Italy 3 1 0 2 14 20 −6 3
9 D   Uruguay 2 0 1 1 8 9 −1 2 Eliminated in the
group stage
10 C   Argentina 2 0 0 2 6 9 −3 0
11 C   France 2 0 0 2 2 11 −9 0
12 A   Germany 2 0 0 2 7 17 −10 0
Source: [1]

Sources

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  1. ^ "FIFA launches first ever FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup". FIFA.com. 1 February 2005. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Brasil conquista o hexacampeonato no Beach Soccer" (in Portuguese). dgabc.com.br. 20 February 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  3. ^ "BSWW – What". beachsoccer.com. 2001. Archived from the original on 9 April 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Brasil sofre, mas vence Uruguai no futebol de areia" (in Portuguese). uol.com.br. 11 December 1999. Retrieved 7 June 2017.