2001 Beach Soccer World Championship

2001 Beach Soccer World Championship
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) Portugal Alan (10 goals)
Best player Portugal Hernâni
Best goalkeeper France Pascal Olmeta

The 2001 Beach Soccer World Championship was the seventh edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships, the most prestigious competition in international beach soccer contested by men's national teams, organised by Koch Tavares in a supervising partnership with the newly formed Beach Soccer Worldwide, which ultimately came under the control of FIFA in 2005 and subsequently rebranded as the better known FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

For the first time since its establishment in 1995, the tournament took place outside of Rio de Janeiro, namely at the Costa do Sauipe complex, in the state of Bahia, north of Salvador.

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

Organisation

The championships continued to consist of twelve teams who were split into four groups of three with the top two from each group advancing to the quarter finals.

Teams

The highest finishing European teams in the 2000 Euro Beach Soccer League and the best performing South and North American teams in the Americas' series of events qualified for the World Cup.[1] Other nations received invites.

Asia, Africa and Oceania were unrepresented.

European Zone (6):

North American Zone (1):

South American Zone (4):

Hosts:

Notes:

1. Teams making their debut

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 220021366
 Italy 210141333
 Germany 200251400


February 11, 2001
Brazil  103  Germany
   
Costa do Sauipe

February 13, 2001
Brazil  110  Italy
   
Costa do Sauipe

February 14, 2001
Italy  42  Germany
   
Costa do Sauipe

Group B

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 France 220012666
 Peru 210181033
 Venezuela 200271100


February 12, 2001
Peru  54  Venezuela
   
Costa do Sauipe

February 13, 2001
France  63  Venezuela
   
Costa do Sauipe

February 14, 2001
Peru  36  France
   
Costa do Sauipe

Group C

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 22009366
 United States 21015413
 Uruguay 200218-70


February 12, 2001
United States  30  Uruguay
   
Costa do Sauipe

February 13, 2001
United States  24  Portugal
   
Costa do Sauipe

February 14, 2001
Portugal  51  Uruguay
   
Costa do Sauipe

Group D

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 22006066
 Spain 21012423
 Turkey 200215-40


February 12, 2001
Spain  21  Turkey
   
Costa do Sauipe

February 13, 2001
Argentina  30  Turkey
   
Costa do Sauipe

February 14, 2001
Argentina  30  Spain
   
Costa do Sauipe

Knockout stage

Quarter finals

February 16, 2001
France  54  Italy
   
Costa do Sauipe

February 16, 2001
Argentina  51  United States
   
Costa do Sauipe

February 16, 2001
Portugal  10  Spain
   
Costa do Sauipe

February 16, 2001
Brazil  71  Peru
   
Costa do Sauipe

Semi-finals

February 17, 2001
Portugal  65 (a.e.t.)  Brazil
   
Costa do Sauipe

February 17, 2001
France  65  Argentina
   
Costa do Sauipe

Third place play-off

February 18, 2001
Argentina  65  Brazil
   
Costa do Sauipe

Final

February 18, 2001
Portugal  93  France
   
Costa do Sauipe

Winners

 2001 Beach Soccer World Championship 

Portugal
First title

Awards

Top scorer
Portugal Alan
10 goals
Best player
Portugal Hernani
Best goalkeeper
France Pascal Olmeta

Final standings

Position Team
1 Portugal Portugal
2 France France
3 Argentina Argentina
4 Brazil Brazil
5 United States United States
6 Spain Spain
7 Peru Peru
8 Italy Italy
9 Venezuela Venezuela
10 Turkey Turkey
11 Uruguay Uruguay
12 Germany Germany

References

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