| VII Beach Soccer World Championships 2001 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Brazil |
| Dates | 11–18 February |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Portugal (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  France |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 144 (7.2 per match) |
| Top scorer | Alan (10 goals) |
| Best player | Hernâni |
| Bestgoalkeeper | Pascal Olmeta |
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The2001 Beach Soccer World Championships was the seventh edition of theBeach Soccer World Championships, the most prestigious competition in internationalbeach soccer contested by men's national teams until 2005, when the competition was then replaced by the second iteration of aworld cup in beach soccer, the better knownFIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[1] It was organised by Brazilian sports agency Koch Tavares (one of the founding partners ofBeach Soccer Worldwide).
For the first time since its establishment in 1995, the tournament took place outside of the sport's native home ofRio de Janeiro and instead was hosted at the resort ofCosta do Sauipe, in the state ofBahia, approximately 70km north of the major city ofSalvador.[2]
It was also the first time that hosts and six-time defending championsBrazil did not win the championships, finishing in fourth, asPortugal beatFrance in the final to claim their first title.
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 around robin format. The top two from each group advanced to the quarter-finals from which point on the championship was played as aknock-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 inVilla-Lobos State Park inSão 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]
Asia, Africa and Oceania were unrepresented.
European Zone (6): North American Zone (1): | South American Zone (4): Hosts:
Notes:
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Matches are listed as local time inSalvador, (BRST /UTC-2)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 6 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 |  Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | –9 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | –9 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 |  Peru | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | –1 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Venezuela | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | –4 | 0 |
| Peru | 3–5 | France |
|---|---|---|
Valdelomar 2Oblitas | Report | Cantona (o.g.) Budge Cardoso J. Cantona Bonora |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 |  United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 0 |
| United States | 2–4 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Jevin | Report | AlanMadjer |
| United States | 3–0 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Adrian Beto | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 |  Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 0 |
February 16th was allocated as a rest day.
| Quarter finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 15 February | ||||||||||
| France(a.e.t.) | 5 | |||||||||
| 17 February | ||||||||||
| Italy | 4 | |||||||||
| France | 6 | |||||||||
| 15 February | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 5 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 5 | |||||||||
| 18 February | ||||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||
| France | 3 | |||||||||
| 15 February | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 9 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 7 | |||||||||
| 17 February | ||||||||||
| Peru | 1 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 5 | |||||||||
| 15 February | ||||||||||
| Portugal(a.e.t.) | 6 | Third place play-off | ||||||||
| Portugal | 1 | |||||||||
| 18 February | ||||||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 4 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| France | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Solda Olmeta Bonora3 Cantona3 Germain  | Report | Fruzzetti4 Albore Garbagna |
| Argentina | 5–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Topo Carlos Russo Maty | Report | Beto |
Daylight saving ended on the morning of the 18th. The time shown isUTC-3.
| 2001 Beach Soccer World Championships champions |
|---|
 Portugal First title |
| Top scorer |
|---|
| Alan |
| 10 goals |
| Best player |
| Hernâni |
| Best goalkeeper |
| Pascal Olmeta |
| 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 |