2002 Beach Soccer World Championship

2002 Beach Soccer World Championship
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) Brazil Neném
Portugal Madjer
Uruguay Nico
(9 goals)
Best player Brazil Neném
Best goalkeeper Thailand Vilarb Nomcharoen

The 2002 Beach Soccer World Championship was the eighth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships, the most prestigious competition in international beach soccer contested by men's national teams. It was organised by Brazilian sports agency Koch Tavares in cooperation with and under the supervision of Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the sports governing body, with the championships ultimately coming under the control of FIFA in 2005 and subsequently rebranded as the better known FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

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.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

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 Cup 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.[4]

The other entries received invites.

Entrants

Africa, North America and Oceania were unrepresented.

Asian Zone (1):

European Zone (4):

South American Zone (2):

Hosts:

Notes:

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 3300174+139Advance to knockout stage
2  Thailand 3111813–55
3  Spain 3102119+23
4  France 3003919–100

January 13, 2002
10:00
Brazil  6–0  Thailand
Junior Negão
Benjamin
Neném 		Report  
Camburi beach, Vitória

January 15, 2002
18:00
Spain  7–2  France
Salinas
David
Amarelle
Nico 		Report Marquet
Bonora
Enseada beach, Guarujá

January 16, 2002
17:00
Thailand  5–4  France
Khongkeaw
Polsak
Lungkaew 		Report Cantona
Bonora
Germain
Enseada beach, Guarujá

January 16, 2002
19:00
Brazil  4–1  Spain
Jorginho
Benjamin
Neném
Duda 		Report Amarelle
Enseada beach, Guarujá

January 17, 2002
17:00
Thailand  3–3 (a.e.t.)  Spain
Lungkaew
Phungphook 		Report Amarelle
Nico
David
  Penalties  
Polsak 1–0 Amarelle
Enseada beach, Guarujá

January 17, 2002
19:00
Brazil  7–3  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

January 15, 2002
17:00
Italy  8–6  Argentina
Albore
Solda
Aquilante
Gentile
Pecchia 		Report Hilaire
Borghi
Godoy
Enseada beach, Guarujá

January 15, 2002
19:00
Portugal  6–3  Uruguay
Madjer
Zé Miguel
Alan
Pedro Jorge 		Report Nico
Leandro
Topo
Enseada beach, Guarujá

January 16, 2002
18:00
Portugal  6–4  Italy
Madjer
Hernâni
Barraca
Alan
Marinho 		Report Gentile
Albore
Enseada beach, Guarujá

January 16, 2002
20:00
Uruguay  11–2  Argentina
Pico
Nico
Miguel
Topo
Chalo
German
Fabian 		Report Borghi
 (pen.) Godoy
Enseada beach, Guarujá

January 17, 2002
18:00
Portugal  8–4  Argentina
Alan
Madjer
Hernâni
Barraca
Nunes 		Report Borghi
Hilaire
Enseada beach, Guarujá

January 17, 2002
20:00
Uruguay  4–2  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

January 19, 2002
09:00
Portugal  3–2  Thailand
Alan
Hernâni
Madjer 		Report  (pen.) Polsak
Polasak
Enseada beach, Guarujá

January 19, 2002
10:00
Brazil  8–4  Uruguay
Neném
Buru
Juninho
Wellington
Junior Negão 		Report Topo
 (pen.) Nico
Pico
Miguel
Enseada beach, Guarujá

Third place play-off

January 20, 2002
08:30
Uruguay  5–3  Thailand
Miguel
Nico
Gato 		Report Lungkaew
Munjaren
Khongkeaw
Enseada beach, Guarujá

Final

January 20, 2002
10:00
Brazil  6–5  Portugal
Jorginho
Junior Negão
Juninho
Neném 		Report Alan
Madjer
Barraca
Enseada beach, Guarujá

Winners

 2002 Beach Soccer World Championship
Champions 

Brazil
Seventh title

Awards

Top scorer(s)
Brazil Neném Portugal Madjer Uruguay Nico
9 goals
Best player
Brazil Neném
Best goalkeeper
Thailand Vilard Normcharoen

Top goalscorers

9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
  • Argentina Borghi
5 goals
  • Brazil Junior Negão
  • Brazil Benjamin
  • Spain Amarelle
  • Brazil Juninho
  • Uruguay Miguel
4 goals
3 goals
  • Spain David
  • Thailand Polsak
  • Italy Aquilante
  • Argentina Hilaire
  • Uruguay Topo
  • Portugal Hernâni
  • Portugal Barraca
  • Uruguay Pico
  • Thailand Khongkeaw
2 goals
  • Spain Nico
  • France Bonora
  • France Eric Cantona
  • France Samoun
  • Argentina Godoy
  • Portugal Zé Miguel
  • Uruguay Gato
  • Uruguay German
19 others scored 1 goal each

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
Source:

References

  1. ↑ "BRASIL "RECUPERA" TÍTULO MUNDIAL APÓS BATER (6-5) PORTUGAL" (in Portuguese). record.pt. 20 January 2002. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Programm for the VIII Beach Soccer Worldchampionships". beachsoccer.com. 27 December 2001. Archived from the original on 8 February 2002. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "BEACH SOCCER - GLOBO TRANSMITE PRIMEIRO JOGO" (in Portuguese). photoegrafia.com.br. 9 January 2002. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Mundial 2002 Grupos" (in Portuguese). beachsoccerbrasil.com.br. Archived from the original on 24 November 2002. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

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