2002 Beach Soccer World Championships

The 2002 Beach Soccer World Championships was the eighth 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).

2002 Beach Soccer World Championships
VIII Beach Soccer World Championships 2002
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates13–20 January
Teams8 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (7th title)
Runners-up Portugal
Third place Uruguay
Fourth place Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored145 (9.06 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Neném
Portugal Madjer
Uruguay Nico
(9 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Neném
Best goalkeeperThailand Vilarb Nomcharoen
2001
2003

The tournament continued to change its location, this time being staged for the first time at two venues, in Vitória, (Espírito Santo) and primarily Guarujá, (São Paulo), Brazil. In addition, the number of participating teams was reduced back to eight, as it was during the first three editions.

Brazil narrowly beat defending champions Portugal 6–5 in the final to reclaim the title, winning their seventh crown in eight attempts.[2]

Organisation

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The format reverted to how the competition was organised during its founding years of 1995 to 1997. After three years as a twelve team tournament, the number of participants was reduced back to eight as it were originally, competing in two groups of four teams in a round robin format. The top two teams progressed straight to the semi-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.

The schedule was announced in December 2001.[3] Despite the tournament being held in two locations, in reality only one match, the opening fixture between Brazil and Thailand, was staged in Vitória whilst the other fifteen were held in Guarujá.

Rede Globo broadcast the games on television in Brazil.[4]

Teams

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Qualification

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European teams gained qualification by finishing in the top three spots of the 2001 Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL). The winners, runners up and third placed nations in the previous World Championships also gained automatic qualification for their performances a year earlier; reigning champions Portugal had already gained their spot through being runners-up in the EBSL, however runners-up of last years World Cup France, who did not finish in the top three of the ESBL, and third placed Argentina, gained their spots this way.[5]

The other entries received invites.

Entrants

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Africa, North America and Oceania were unrepresented.

Notes:
1. Teams making their debut
Inv. Invitees.

Group stage

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Matches are listed as local time in Vitória and Guarujá, (BRST / UTC-2)

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 3 3 0 0 17 4 +13 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Thailand 3 1 1 1 8 13 –5 5
3   Spain 3 1 0 2 11 9 +2 3
4   France 3 0 0 3 9 19 –10 0
Brazil  6–0  Thailand
Junior Negão  
Benjamin   
Neném    
Report  
Camburi beach, Vitória

Spain  7–2  France
Salinas  
David   
Amarelle    
Nico  
Report   Marquet
  Bonora
Enseada beach, Guarujá

Thailand  5–4  France
Khongkeaw   
Polsak   
Lungkaew  
Report    Cantona
  Bonora
  Germain
Enseada beach, Guarujá
Brazil  4–1  Spain
Jorginho  
Benjamin  
Neném  
Duda  
Report   Amarelle
Enseada beach, Guarujá

Thailand  3–3 (a.e.t.)  Spain
Lungkaew   
Phungphook  
Report   Amarelle
  Nico
  David
Penalties
Polsak   1–0   Amarelle
Enseada beach, Guarujá
Brazil  7–3  France
Benjamim   
Jorginho  
Júnior Negão   
Neném  
Juninho  
Report    Samoun
  Squaglia
Enseada beach, Guarujá

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal 3 3 0 0 20 11 +9 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Uruguay 3 2 0 1 18 10 +8 6
3   Italy 3 1 0 2 14 16 –2 3
4   Argentina 3 0 0 3 12 27 –15 0
Italy  8–6  Argentina
Albore   
Solda  
Aquilante    
Gentile  
Pecchia  
Report    Hilaire
    Borghi
  Godoy
Enseada beach, Guarujá
Portugal  6–3  Uruguay
Madjer   
Zé Miguel   
Alan  
Pedro Jorge  
Report   Nico
  Leandro
  Topo
Enseada beach, Guarujá

Portugal  6–4  Italy
Madjer   
Hernâni  
Barraca  
Alan  
Marinho  
Report     Gentile
  Albore
Enseada beach, Guarujá
Uruguay  11–2  Argentina
Pico   
Nico    
Miguel  
Topo  
Chalo  
German   
Fabian  
Report   Borghi
  (pen.) Godoy
Enseada beach, Guarujá

Portugal  8–4  Argentina
Alan    
Madjer   
Hernâni  
Barraca  
Nunes  
Report     Borghi
  Hilaire
Enseada beach, Guarujá
Uruguay  4–2  Italy
Nico    
Gato  
Report   Albore
  Bruschini
Enseada beach, Guarujá

Knockout stage

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January 18 was allocated as a rest day.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 January
 
 
  Brazil8
 
20 January
 
  Uruguay4
 
  Brazil6
 
19 January
 
  Portugal5
 
  Thailand2
 
 
  Portugal3
 
Third place play-off
 
 
20 January
 
 
  Uruguay5
 
 
  Thailand3

Semi-finals

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Portugal  3–2  Thailand
Alan  
Hernâni  
Madjer  
Report   (pen.) Polsak
  Polasak
Enseada beach, Guarujá

Brazil  8–4  Uruguay
Neném    
Buru  
Juninho   
Wellington  
Junior Negão  
Report   Topo
  (pen.) Nico
  Pico
  Miguel
Enseada beach, Guarujá

Third place play-off

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Uruguay  5–3  Thailand
Miguel    
Nico  
Gato  
Report   Lungkaew
  Munjaren
  Khongkeaw
Enseada beach, Guarujá

Final

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Brazil  6–5  Portugal
Jorginho   
Junior Negão  
Juninho   
Neném  
Report    Alan
   Madjer
  Barraca
Enseada beach, Guarujá

Winners

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 2002 Beach Soccer World Championships
champions 
 
Brazil
Seventh title

Awards

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Top scorer(s)
  Neném   Madjer   Nico
9 goals
Best player
  Neném
Best goalkeeper
  Vilard Normcharoen

Top goalscorers

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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 31 13 +18 15 Champions
2 B   Portugal 5 4 0 1 28 19 +9 12 Runners-up
3 B   Uruguay 5 3 0 2 27 21 +6 9 Third place
4 A   Thailand 5 1 1 3 13 21 −8 5 Fourth place
5 A   Spain 3 1 0 2 11 9 +2 3 Eliminated in the
group stage
6 B   Italy 3 1 0 2 14 16 −2 3
7 B   France 3 0 0 3 9 19 −10 0
8 A   Argentina 3 0 0 3 12 27 −15 0
Source: [1]

References

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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 "RECUPERA" TÍTULO MUNDIAL APÓS BATER (6-5) PORTUGAL" (in Portuguese). record.pt. 20 January 2002. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Programm for the VIII Beach Soccer Worldchampionships". beachsoccer.com. 27 December 2001. Archived from the original on 8 February 2002. Retrieved 1 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "BEACH SOCCER - GLOBO TRANSMITE PRIMEIRO JOGO" (in Portuguese). photoegrafia.com.br. 9 January 2002. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Mundial 2002 Grupos" (in Portuguese). beachsoccerbrasil.com.br. Archived from the original on 24 November 2002. Retrieved 1 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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