2002 Beach Soccer World Championships

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).

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) Neném
Madjer
Nico
(9 goals)
Best player(s) Neném
Best goalkeeper Vilarb Nomcharoen

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.

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 3300174+139Advance to knockout stage
2 Thailand 3111813–55
3 Spain 3102119+23
4 France 3003919–100
Brazil 60 Thailand
Junior Negão
Benjamin
Neném
Report  
Camburi beach, Vitória

Spain 72 France
Salinas
David
Amarelle
Nico
Report Marquet
Bonora
Enseada beach, Guarujá

Thailand 54 France
Khongkeaw
Polsak
Lungkaew
Report Cantona
Bonora
Germain
Enseada beach, Guarujá
Brazil 41 Spain
Jorginho
Benjamin
Neném
Duda
Report Amarelle
Enseada beach, Guarujá

Thailand 33 (a.e.t.) Spain
Lungkaew
Phungphook
Report Amarelle
Nico
David
Penalties
Polsak 1–0 Amarelle
Enseada beach, Guarujá
Brazil 73 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 33002011+99Advance to knockout stage
2 Uruguay 32011810+86
3 Italy 31021416–23
4 Argentina 30031227–150
Italy 86 Argentina
Albore
Solda
Aquilante
Gentile
Pecchia
Report Hilaire
Borghi
Godoy
Enseada beach, Guarujá
Portugal 63 Uruguay
Madjer
Zé Miguel
Alan
Pedro Jorge
Report Nico
Leandro
Topo
Enseada beach, Guarujá

Portugal 64 Italy
Madjer
Hernâni
Barraca
Alan
Marinho
Report Gentile
Albore
Enseada beach, Guarujá
Uruguay 112 Argentina
Pico
Nico
Miguel
Topo
Chalo
German
Fabian
Report Borghi
 (pen.) Godoy
Enseada beach, Guarujá

Portugal 84 Argentina
Alan
Madjer
Hernâni
Barraca
Nunes
Report Borghi
Hilaire
Enseada beach, Guarujá
Uruguay 42 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 32 Thailand
Alan
Hernâni
Madjer
Report  (pen.) Polsak
Polasak
Enseada beach, Guarujá

Brazil 84 Uruguay
Neném
Buru
Juninho
Wellington
Junior Negão
Report Topo
 (pen.) Nico
Pico
Miguel
Enseada beach, Guarujá

Third place play-off

Uruguay 53 Thailand
Miguel
Nico
Gato
Report Lungkaew
Munjaren
Khongkeaw
Enseada beach, Guarujá

Final

Brazil 65 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)
Neném Madjer Nico
9 goals
Best player
Neném
Best goalkeeper
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
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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.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.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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