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2002 Beach Soccer World Championships

VIII Beach Soccer World Championships 2002
Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
Dates	13–20 January
Teams	8 (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 played	16
Goals scored	145 (9.06 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Neném Madjer Nico (9 goals)
Best player(s)	Neném
Best goalkeeper	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. 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.

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. 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.

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.

The other entries received invites.

Entrants

Africa, North America and Oceania were unrepresented.

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

Spain	7–2	France
Salinas David Amarelle Nico	Report	Marquet Bonora

Thailand	5–4	France
Khongkeaw Polsak Lungkaew	Report	Cantona Bonora Germain

Brazil	4–1	Spain
Jorginho Benjamin Neném Duda	Report	Amarelle

Thailand	3–3 (a.e.t.)	Spain
Lungkaew Phungphook	Report	Amarelle Nico David
Penalties
Polsak	1–0	Amarelle

Brazil	7–3	France
Benjamim Jorginho Júnior Negão Neném Juninho	Report	Samoun Squaglia

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

Portugal	6–3	Uruguay
Madjer Zé Miguel Alan Pedro Jorge	Report	Nico Leandro Topo

Portugal	6–4	Italy
Madjer Hernâni Barraca Alan Marinho	Report	Gentile Albore

Uruguay	11–2	Argentina
Pico Nico Miguel Topo Chalo German Fabian	Report	Borghi (pen.) Godoy

Portugal	8–4	Argentina
Alan Madjer Hernâni Barraca Nunes	Report	Borghi Hilaire

Uruguay	4–2	Italy
Nico Gato	Report	Albore Bruschini

Knockout stage

January 18 was allocated as a rest day.

	Semi-finals				Final
	19 January
	Brazil	8
					20 January
	Uruguay	4
					Brazil	6
	19 January
					Portugal	5
	Thailand	2
	Portugal	3
					Third place play-off
					20 January
					Uruguay	5
					Thailand	3

Semi-finals

Portugal	3–2	Thailand
Alan Hernâni Madjer	Report	(pen.) Polsak Polasak

Brazil	8–4	Uruguay
Neném Buru Juninho Wellington Junior Negão	Report	Topo (pen.) Nico Pico Miguel

Third place play-off

Uruguay	5–3	Thailand
Miguel Nico Gato	Report	Lungkaew Munjaren Khongkeaw

Final

Brazil	6–5	Portugal
Jorginho Junior Negão Juninho Neném	Report	Alan Madjer Barraca

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

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)

Sources

• RSSSF
• Roonba Archived 2018-11-13 at the Wayback Machine

• Beach Soccer World Championships
• International association football competitions hosted by Brazil
• 2002 in beach soccer
• 2002 in Brazilian football
• Sport in Espírito Santo
• Sport in São Paulo (state)