Beach Soccer World Cup 2002

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
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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).

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

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

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.[5]

The other entries received invites.

Entrants

Africa, North America and Oceania were unrepresented.

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

Group stage

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

Group A

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 soccer ball with check mark 1–0 soccer ball with red X Amarelle
Enseada beach, Guarujá
Brazil 7–3 France
Benjamim
Jorginho
Júnior Negão
Neném
Juninho 		Report Samoun
Squaglia
Enseada beach, Guarujá

Group B

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

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

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

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

Final

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

Winners

 2002 Beach Soccer World Championships
champions 

Brazil
Seventh title

Awards

Top scorer(s)
Brazil Neném Portugal Madjer Uruguay Nico
9 goals
Best player
Brazil Neném
Best goalkeeper
Thailand Vilard Normcharoen

Top goalscorers

Final standings

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

  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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