2001 Beach Soccer World Championships

Organisation

Having increased the number of participating teams in 1999, these championships continued to consist of twelve nations who were split into four groups of three playing in a round robin format. The top two from each group advanced 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.

The draw for the allocation of the twelve nations into the four groups was conducted on January 14 in Villa-Lobos State Park in São Paulo.

A representative of FIFA, Alfredo Asfura, attended the finals to assess the sport's premier event to understand the suitability of potentially incorporating beach soccer into the FIFA family. His post-competition analysis of the sport was that beach soccer was full of "prosperity" and that the "experience, professionalism and seriousness of the organization [of the event] will be fundamental for FIFA" in deciding where or not to adopt the sport in the future. FIFA ultimately took over as governing body of beach soccer in late 2004.

Rede Globo were responsible for broadcasting the games in Brazil, which caused controversy in Portuguese media when the network decided to show the third place play off involving the Brazil national team but subsequently not show the final.

Teams

Asia, Africa and Oceania were unrepresented.

European Zone (6):

• 1

North American Zone (1):

South American Zone (4):

Hosts:

• (South America) Notes: :1. Teams making their debut

Group stage

Matches are listed as local time in Salvador, (BRST / UTC-2)

Group A

date = February 11, 2001 | time = 10:00 | team1 = | score = 10–3 | report = http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=3239&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Junior Negão Neném Jorginho Benjamin Júnior | goals2 = Ferry Högi | stadium = Costa do Sauipe}}

date = February 13, 2001 | time = 19:20 | team1 = | score = 11–0 | report = http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=3273&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Junior Neném Duda Edgar Magal Jorginho | goals2 = | stadium = Costa do Sauipe}}

date = February 14, 2001 | time = 18:10 | team1 = | score = 4–2 | report = http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=3291&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = ?1 ?1 ?1 ?1 | goals2 = Högi Ferry | stadium = Costa do Sauipe}}

Group B

date = February 12, 2001 | time = 19:00 | team1 = | score = 5–4 | report = http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=3250&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Drago Barco Buchanam Valdelomar Oblitas | goals2 = Tovar Edgar Heatkliff | stadium = Costa do Sauipe}}

date = February 13, 2001 | time = 17:00 | team1 = | score = 6–3 | report = http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=3270&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Cantona Cardoso Squaglia Ottavy | goals2 = Heatkliff Roberto Edgar | stadium = Costa do Sauipe}}

date = February 14, 2001 | time = 20:30 | team1 = | score = 3–5 | report = http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=3299&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Valdelomar 2 Oblitas | goals2 = Cantona Budge Cardoso J. Cantona Bonora | stadium = Costa do Sauipe}}

Group C

date = February 11, 2001 | time = 08:30 | team1 = | score = 5–1| report = http://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/detalhe/portugal-uruguai-5-1-goleada-na-estreia-confirma-candidatura.html | team2 = | goals1 = Alan João António Hernâni | goals2 = Peti | stadium = Costa do Sauipe}}

date = February 13, 2001 | time = 18:10 | team1 = | score = 2–4 | report = http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=3271&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Jevin | goals2 = Alan Madjer | stadium = Costa do Sauipe}}

date = February 14, 2001 | time = 17:00 | team1 = | score = 3–0 | report = http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=3290&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Chris Adrian Beto | goals2 = | stadium = Costa do Sauipe}}

Group D

date = February 12, 2001 | team1 = | score = 2–1 | report = http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=3251&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = David ?1 | goals2 = ?1 | stadium = Costa do Sauipe}}

date = February 13, 2001 | time = 20:30 | team1 = | score = 3–0 | report = http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=3275&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Carlos Russo Maty | goals2 = | stadium = Costa do Sauipe}}

date = February 14, 2001 | time = 19:20 | team1 = | score = 3–0| report = http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=3292&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Fede Maty | goals2 = | stadium = Costa do Sauipe}}

Knockout stage

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Quarter finals

date = February 15, 2001 | time = 17:00 | team1 = | score = 5–4 | aet= yes | report = http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=3310&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Solda Olmeta Bonora3 Cantona3 Germain | goals2 = Fruzzetti 4 Albore Garbagna | stadium = Costa do Sauipe}}

date = February 15, 2001 | time = 18:10 | team1 = | score = 5–1 | report = http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=3311&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Topo Carlos Russo Maty | goals2 = Beto | stadium = Costa do Sauipe}}

date = February 15, 2001 | time = 19:20 | team1 = | score = 7–1 | report = http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=3314&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Neném Benjamin ?1 ?1 ?1 | goals2 = Budge | stadium = Costa do Sauipe}}

date = February 15, 2001 | time = 20:30 | team1 = | score = 1–0 | report = http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=3313&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Barraca | goals2 = | stadium = Costa do Sauipe}}

Semi-finals

date = February 17, 2001 | time = 09:00 | team1 = | score = 6–5 | aet=yes | report = http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=3344&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Madjer Hernâni Alan | goals2 = Jorginho Junior Negão Neném | stadium = Costa do Sauipe}}

date = February 17, 2001 | time = 10:00 | team1 = | score = 6–5 | report = http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=3344&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Squaglia ?1 ?1 ?1 ?1 ?1 | goals2 = Tano Carlos Russo ?1 | stadium = Costa do Sauipe}}

Third place play-off

Daylight saving ended on the morning of the 18th. The time shown is UTC-3. date = February 18, 2001 | time = 08:30 | report = http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=3361&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team1 = | score = 4–2 | team2 = | goals1 = Carlos Russo Topo Coco Petrasso | goals2 = Benjamin Jorginho | stadium = Costa do Sauipe}}

Final

date = February 18, 2001 | time = 10:00 | team1 = | score = 9–3 | report = http://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/detalhe/portugal-arrebata-titulo-mundial.html | team2 = | goals1 = Alan Hernâni Barraca Madjer Nunes | goals2 = Ottavy Cantona | stadium = Costa do Sauipe}}

:1. Scorer not stated in report :2. Report is unclear, Oblitas may of scored this goal :3. Report is unclear, note the possibility this is not the scorer :4. Report is unclear, Garbagna, or another player, may of scored this goal

Winners

Awards

Final standings

quarter finals group stage

References

• RSSSF
• Roonba

References

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6. (19 February 2001). "BRASIL IGNORA VITÓRIA PORTUGUESA NO FUTEBOL DE PRAIA". record.pt.