2002 Beach Soccer World Championships

Organisation

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. 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.

Teams

Qualification

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.

The other entries received invites.

Entrants

Africa, North America and Oceania were unrepresented. Asian Zone (1):

• 1,Inv.

European Zone (4):

South American Zone (2):

• Inv.

Hosts:

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Group stage

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

Group A

date = January 13, 2002 | time = 10:00 | team1 = | score = 6–0 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20190116195848/http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=10526&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Junior Negão Benjamin Neném | goals2 = | stadium = Camburi beach, Vitória}}

date = January 15, 2002 | time = 18:00 | team1 = | score = 7–2 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20190208232802/http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=10550&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Salinas David Amarelle Nico | goals2 = Marquet Bonora | stadium = Enseada beach, Guarujá}}

date = January 16, 2002 | time = 17:00 | team1 = | score = 5–4 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20190208232802/http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=10566&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Khongkeaw Polsak Lungkaew | goals2 = Cantona Bonora Germain | stadium = Enseada beach, Guarujá}}

date = January 16, 2002 | time = 19:00 | team1 = | score = 4–1 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20190208232802/http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=10570&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Jorginho Benjamin Neném Duda | goals2 = Amarelle | stadium = Enseada beach, Guarujá}}

date = January 17, 2002 | time = 17:00 | team1 = | score = 3–3 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20190208232802/http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=10582&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | aet=yes| penaltyscore=1–0| penalties1= Polsak | penalties2= Amarelle | team2 = | goals1 = Lungkaew Phungphook | goals2 = Amarelle Nico David | stadium = Enseada beach, Guarujá}}

date = January 17, 2002 | time = 19:00 | team1 = | score = 7–3 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20190208232802/http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=10584&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Benjamim Jorginho Júnior Negão Neném Juninho | goals2 = Samoun Squaglia | stadium = Enseada beach, Guarujá}}

Group B

date = January 15, 2002 | time = 17:00 | team1 = | score = 8–6 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20190208232802/http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=10548&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Albore Solda Aquilante Gentile Pecchia | goals2 = Hilaire Borghi Godoy | stadium = Enseada beach, Guarujá}}

date = January 15, 2002 | time = 19:00 | team1 = | score = 6–3 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20190208232802/http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=10553&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Madjer Zé Miguel Alan Pedro Jorge | goals2 = Nico Leandro Topo | stadium = Enseada beach, Guarujá}}

date = January 16, 2002 | time = 18:00 | team1 = | score = 6–4 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20190208232802/http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=10569&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Madjer Hernâni Barraca Alan Marinho | goals2 = Gentile Albore | stadium = Enseada beach, Guarujá}}

date = January 16, 2002 | time = 20:00 | team1 = | score = 11–2 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20190208232802/http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=10574&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Pico Nico Miguel Topo Chalo German Fabian | goals2 = Borghi Godoy | stadium = Enseada beach, Guarujá}}

date = January 17, 2002 | time = 18:00 | team1 = | score = 8–4 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20190208232802/http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=10583&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Alan Madjer Hernâni Barraca Nunes | goals2 = Borghi Hilaire | stadium = Enseada beach, Guarujá}}

date = January 17, 2002 | time = 20:00 | team1 = | score = 4–2 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20190208232802/http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=10589&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Nico Gato | goals2 = Albore Bruschini | stadium = Enseada beach, Guarujá}}

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals

date = January 19, 2002 | time = 09:00 | team1 = | score = 3–2 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20190208232802/http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=10613&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Alan Hernâni Madjer | goals2 = Polsak Polasak | stadium = Enseada beach, Guarujá}}

date = January 19, 2002 | time = 10:00 | team1 = | score = 8–4 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20190208232802/http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=10615&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Neném Buru Juninho Wellington Junior Negão | goals2 = Topo Nico Pico Miguel | stadium = Enseada beach, Guarujá}}

Third place play-off

date = January 20, 2002 | time = 08:30 | team1 = | score = 5–3 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20190208232802/http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=10626&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Miguel Nico Gato | goals2 = Lungkaew Munjaren Khongkeaw | stadium = Enseada beach, Guarujá}}

Final

date = January 20, 2002 | time = 10:00 | team1 = | score = 6–5 | report = https://web.archive.org/web/20190208232802/http://photoegrafia.com.br/detalhe_noticia_geral.asp?id=10628&moda=022&contexto=&area=002&evento= | team2 = | goals1 = Jorginho Junior Negão Juninho Neném | goals2 = Alan Madjer Barraca | stadium = Enseada beach, Guarujá}}

Winners

Awards

Top goalscorers

;9 goals

• BRA Neném
• POR Madjer
• URU Nico

;8 goals

• POR Alan

;7 goals

• ARG Borghi

;5 goals

• BRA Junior Negão
• BRA Benjamin
• ESP Amarelle
• BRA Juninho
• URU Miguel

;4 goals

• THA Lungkaew
• BRA Jorginho
• ITA Albore
• ITA Gentile

;3 goals

• ESP David

• THA Polsak

• ITA Aquilante

• ARG Hilaire

• URU Topo

• POR Hernâni

• POR Barraca

• URU Pico

• THA Khongkeaw

;2 goals

• ESP Nico
• FRA Bonora
• FRA Eric Cantona
• FRA Samoun
• ARG Godoy
• POR Zé Miguel
• URU Gato
• URU German

;19 others scored 1 goal each

Final standings

group stage

References

Sources

• RSSSF
• Roonba

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