2001 Beach Soccer World Championships
VII Beach Soccer World Championships 2001
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates11–18 February
Teams12 (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 played20
Goals scored144 (7.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal Alan (10 goals)
Best player(s)Portugal Hernâni
Best goalkeeperFrance 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.

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
Brazil 10–3 Germany
Junior Negão
Neném
Jorginho (pen.)
Benjamin
Júnior 		Report Ferry
Högi
Costa do Sauipe
Brazil 11–0 Italy
Junior
Neném
Duda
Edgar
Magal
Jorginho 		Report  
Costa do Sauipe
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
Peru 5–4 Venezuela
Drago
Barco
Buchanam
Valdelomar
Oblitas 		Report Tovar
Edgar
Heatkliff
Costa do Sauipe
France 6–3 Venezuela
Cantona
Cardoso
Squaglia
Ottavy 		Report Heatkliff
Roberto
Edgar
Costa do Sauipe
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
Portugal 5–1 Uruguay
Alan
João António
Hernâni 		Report Peti
Costa do Sauipe
United States 2–4 Portugal
Jevin Report Alan
Madjer
Costa do Sauipe
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
Spain 2–1 Turkey
David
?1 		Report  ?1
Costa do Sauipe
Argentina 3–0 Turkey
Carlos Russo
Maty 		Report  
Costa do Sauipe
Argentina 3–0 Spain
Fede
Maty 		Report  
Costa do Sauipe

Knockout stage

February 16th was allocated as a rest day.

 
Quarter finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
15 February
 
 
 France (a.e.t.)5
 
17 February
 
 Italy4
 
 France6
 
15 February
 
 Argentina5
 
 Argentina5
 
18 February
 
 United States1
 
 France3
 
15 February
 
 Portugal9
 
 Brazil7
 
17 February
 
 Peru1
 
 Brazil5
 
15 February
 
 Portugal (a.e.t.)6 Third place play-off
 
 Portugal1
 
18 February
 
 Spain0
 
 Argentina4
 
 
 Brazil2
 

Quarter finals

France 5–4 (a.e.t.) Italy
Solda
Olmeta
Bonora3
Cantona3
Germain gold-colored soccer ball		 Report Fruzzetti
4 Albore
Garbagna
Costa do Sauipe
Argentina 5–1 United States
Topo
Carlos Russo
Maty 		Report Beto
Costa do Sauipe
Brazil 7–1 Peru
Neném
Benjamin
?1
?1
?1 		Report Budge
Costa do Sauipe
Portugal 1–0 Spain
Barraca Report  
Costa do Sauipe

Semi-finals

Portugal 6–5 (a.e.t.) Brazil
Madjer
Hernâni gold-colored soccer ball
Alan 		Report Jorginho
Junior Negão
Neném
Costa do Sauipe
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.

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

Final

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
Portugal Alan
10 goals
Best player
Portugal Hernâni
Best goalkeeper
France 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. ^ a b "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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