Beach Soccer World Cup 2000
2000 Beach Soccer World Cup| Tournament details |
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| Host country |
Brazil |
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| Dates |
February 13 – February 20 |
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| Teams |
12 (from 4 confederations) |
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| Venue(s) |
1 (in 1 host city) |
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| Final positions |
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| Champions |
 Brazil (6th title) |
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| Runners-up |
 Peru |
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| Third place |
 Spain |
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| Fourth place |
 Japan |
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| Tournament statistics |
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| Matches played |
20 |
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| Goals scored |
172 (8.6 per match) |
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| Top scorer(s) |
Júnior (13 goals) |
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| Best player |
Júnior |
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The 2000 Beach Soccer World Cup was the sixth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships, the first world cup of the new millennium. The tournament changed its location for the first time since its establishment in 1995. 2000 would be the last year before Brazil's chain of world cup wins was broken. It stayed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil but moved to Marina da Glória instead of Copacabana.
Organisation
The organisation stayed the same as the 1999 world cup. 12 teams were split into 4 groups of 3 teams with the top 2 teams progressing to the quarter finals.
Teams
From the 12 teams, 5 teams came from Europe, 5 teams came from South America including the hosts Brazil, 1 team from North America and 1 team from Asia.
European Zone:
South American Zone:
North American Zone:
Asian Zone:
Hosts:
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Quarter finals
Semi-Finals
Third Place Play-off
Final
| 2000 Beach Soccer World Cup Winners |
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Brazil
Sixth Title
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Final team standings
Awards
Scoring Award
Best Player Award
Best Goalkeeper Award
Sources
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| | Beach Soccer World Championship | |
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| | FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup | |
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| | Finals | |
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| | Squads | |
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Italy
Germany
Portugal
Argentina
Venezuela
France
United States
Uruguay