2001 Beach Soccer World Championships

2001 Beach Soccer World Championships

VII Beach Soccer World Championships 2001
Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
Dates	11–18 February
Teams	12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Portugal (1st title)
Runners-up	France
Third place	Argentina
Fourth place	Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	144 (7.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Alan (10 goals)
Best player(s)	Hernâni
Best goalkeeper	Pascal Olmeta
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The 2001 Beach Soccer World Championships was the seventh 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).

For the first time since its establishment in 1995, the tournament took place outside of the sport's native home of Rio de Janeiro and instead was hosted at the resort of Costa do Sauipe, in the state of Bahia, approximately 70km north of the major city of Salvador.^[2]

It was also the first time that hosts and six-time defending champions Brazil did not win the championships, finishing in fourth, as Portugal beat France in the final to claim their first title.

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.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[4] FIFA ultimately took over as governing body of beach soccer in late 2004.^[5]

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.^[6]

Teams

Asia, Africa and Oceania were unrepresented.

European Zone (6):  Spain  Portugal  Italy  France  Germany  Turkey^1 North American Zone (1):  United States

South American Zone (4):  Peru  Venezuela  Uruguay  Argentina Hosts:  Brazil (South America) Notes: 1. Teams making their debut

Group stage

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

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	2	2	0	0	21	3	+18	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Italy	2	1	0	1	4	13	–9	3
3	Germany	2	0	0	2	5	14	–9	0

February 11, 2001

10:00

Brazil	10–3	Germany
Junior Negão Neném Jorginho (pen.) Benjamin Júnior	Report	Ferry Högi

Costa do Sauipe

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February 13, 2001

19:20

Brazil	11–0	Italy
Junior Neném Duda Edgar Magal Jorginho	Report

Costa do Sauipe

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February 14, 2001

18:10

Italy	4–2	Germany
?^1 ?^1 ?^1 ?^1	Report	Högi Ferry

Costa do Sauipe

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	2	2	0	0	11	6	+5	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Peru	2	1	0	1	8	9	–1	3
3	Venezuela	2	0	0	2	7	11	–4	0

February 12, 2001

19:00

Peru	5–4	Venezuela
Drago Barco Buchanam Valdelomar Oblitas	Report	Tovar Edgar Heatkliff

Costa do Sauipe

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February 13, 2001

17:00

France	6–3	Venezuela
Cantona Cardoso Squaglia Ottavy	Report	Heatkliff Roberto Edgar

Costa do Sauipe

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February 14, 2001

20:30

Peru	3–5	France
Valdelomar ^2 Oblitas	Report	Cantona (o.g.) Budge Cardoso J. Cantona Bonora

Costa do Sauipe

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	2	2	0	0	9	3	+6	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	United States	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1	3
3	Uruguay	2	0	0	2	1	8	–7	0

February 11, 2001

08:30

Portugal	5–1	Uruguay
Alan João António Hernâni	Report	Peti

Costa do Sauipe

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February 13, 2001

18:10

United States	2–4	Portugal
Jevin	Report	Alan Madjer

Costa do Sauipe

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February 14, 2001

17:00

United States	3–0	Uruguay
Chris Adrian Beto	Report

Costa do Sauipe

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Spain	2	1	0	1	2	4	–2	3
3	Turkey	2	0	0	2	1	5	–4	0

February 12, 2001

Spain	2–1	Turkey
David ?^1	Report	?^1

Costa do Sauipe

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February 13, 2001

20:30

Argentina	3–0	Turkey
Carlos Russo Maty	Report

Costa do Sauipe

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February 14, 2001

19:20

Argentina	3–0	Spain
Fede Maty	Report

Costa do Sauipe

Knockout stage

February 16th was allocated as a rest day.

	Quarter finals				Semi-finals				Final
	15 February
	France (a.e.t.)	5
					17 February
	Italy	4
					France	6
	15 February
					Argentina	5
	Argentina	5
									18 February
	United States	1
									France	3
	15 February
									Portugal	9
	Brazil	7
					17 February
	Peru	1
					Brazil	5
	15 February
					Portugal (a.e.t.)	6			Third place play-off
	Portugal	1
									18 February
	Spain	0
									Argentina	4
									Brazil	2

Quarter finals

February 15, 2001

17:00

France	5–4 (a.e.t.)	Italy
Solda Olmeta Bonora^3 Cantona^3 Germain	Report	Fruzzetti ^4 Albore Garbagna

Costa do Sauipe

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February 15, 2001

18:10

Argentina	5–1	United States
Topo Carlos Russo Maty	Report	Beto

Costa do Sauipe

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February 15, 2001

19:20

Brazil	7–1	Peru
Neném Benjamin ?^1 ?^1 ?^1	Report	Budge

Costa do Sauipe

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February 15, 2001

20:30

Portugal	1–0	Spain
Barraca	Report

Costa do Sauipe

Semi-finals

February 17, 2001

09:00

Portugal	6–5 (a.e.t.)	Brazil
Madjer Hernâni Alan	Report	Jorginho Junior Negão Neném

Costa do Sauipe

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February 17, 2001

10:00

France	6–5	Argentina
Squaglia ?^1 ?^1 ?^1 ?^1 ?^1	Report	Tano Carlos Russo  ?^1

Costa do Sauipe

Third place play-off

Daylight saving ended on the morning of the 18th. The time shown is UTC-3.

February 18, 2001

08:30

Argentina	4–2	Brazil
Carlos Russo Topo Coco Petrasso	Report	Benjamin Jorginho

Costa do Sauipe

Final

February 18, 2001

10:00

Portugal	9–3	France
Alan Hernâni Barraca Madjer Nunes	Report	Ottavy Cantona

Costa do Sauipe

Notes:

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

2001 Beach Soccer World Championships champions
Portugal First title

Awards

Top scorer
Alan
10 goals
Best player
Hernâni
Best goalkeeper
Pascal Olmeta

Final standings

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	C	Portugal	5	4	1	0	25	11	+14	14	Champions
2	B	France	5	3	1	1	25	24	+1	11	Runners-up
3	D	Argentina	5	4	0	1	20	9	+11	12	Third place
4	A	Brazil	5	3	0	2	35	14	+21	9	Fourth place
5	C	United States	3	1	0	2	6	9	−3	3	Eliminated in the quarter finals
6	D	Spain	2	1	0	1	2	5	−3	3
7	B	Peru	3	1	0	2	9	16	−7	3
8	A	Italy	3	1	0	2	8	18	−10	3
9	B	Venezuela	2	0	0	2	7	11	−4	0	Eliminated in the group stage
10	D	Turkey	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0
11	C	Uruguay	2	0	0	2	1	8	−7	0
12	A	Germany	2	0	0	2	5	14	−9	0

Source: [1]

References

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. "COSTA DO SAUÍPE SEDIA PELA PRIMEIRA VEZ O MUNDIAL DE BEACH SOCCER" (in Portuguese). photoegrafia.com.br. 14 January 2001. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
3. "FIFA VAI OBSERVAR MUNDIAL EVENTO NA COSTA DO SAUÍPE" (in Portuguese). photoegrafia.com.br. 9 February 2001. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
4. "NÍVEL TÉCNICO DO MUNDIAL DE BEACH SOCCER AGRADA FIFA" (in Portuguese). photoegrafia.com.br. 20 February 2001. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
5. "FIFA Executive Committee confirms the Strategic Studies Committee's proposals and adopts FIFA Code of Ethics". fifa.com. 6 October 2004. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
6. "BRASIL IGNORA VITÓRIA PORTUGUESA NO FUTEBOL DE PRAIA" (in Portuguese). record.pt. 19 February 2001. Retrieved 6 June 2017.

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