2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship

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2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship
FIFA Futsal World Championship Guatemala 2000
Campeonato Mundial de fútbol sala de la FIFA 2000
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Tournament details
Host countryGuatemala
Dates18 November – 3 December
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Third placeFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Fourth placeFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored302 (7.55 per match)
Attendance224,038 (5,601 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Brazil.svg Manoel Tobias (19 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Brazil.svg Manoel Tobias
1996
2004

The 2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship was the fourth FIFA Futsal World Championship, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It was held between 18 November and 3 December 2000 in Guatemala. It was the first FIFA tournament held in the country.

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Spain won the tournament, defeating Brazil in the final. They ended a streak of three straight championships by Brazil and also became the only nation other than the South Americans to win the title at that time.

Qualifying criteria

Qualified nations

CompetitionDateVenueBerthsQualified
Host Nation 1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
2000 AFC Futsal Championship May 5–12, 2000Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
2000 African Futsal Championship April 16–21, 2000Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
2000 CONCACAF Futsal Championship July 20–29, 2000Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
2000 South American Futsal Championship April 29 – May 7, 2000Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1999 Oceanian Futsal Championship August 21–28, 1999 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu 1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
UEFA Preliminary Competition January 30 – March 5, 2000Groups5Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
TOTAL16

Venues

Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala City
Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG Gimnasio Nacional Teodoro Palacios Flores
Capacity: 10,000Capacity: 8,000
Domo Polideportivo.JPG

Squads

Each nation submitted a squad of 14 players, including two or three goalkeepers.

First round

Group A

(18 November - 23 November)

Group B

(20 November - 23 November)

Group C

(19 November - 23 November)

Group D

(19 November - 23 November)

Second round

Group E

(26 November - 29 November)

Group F

(25 November - 28 November)

Final round

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
1 December 2000 - Guatemala City
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3
 
3 December 2000 - Guatemala City
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4
 
1 December 2000 - Guatemala City
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 8
 
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0
 
Third place
 
 
3 December 2000 - Guatemala City
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2
 
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 4

Semi-finals

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Report
Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG
Attendance: 7,128
Referee: Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Francisco Salinas Ramirez
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg8–0Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report
Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG
Attendance: 7,128
Referee: Flag of Argentina.svg Félix Alberto Chavez

Third-place match

Russia  Flag of Russia.svg2–4Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report
Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG
Attendance: 7,568
Referee: Flag of Spain.svg Pedro Galán Nieto

Final

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg4–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Daniel Soccerball shade.svg2' (pen.)
Javi Sánchez Soccerball shade.svg20'
Javi Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg36' (pen.), 39' (pen.)
Report Soccerball shade.svg18' Anderson
Soccerball shade.svg30' Manoel Tobías
Soccerball shade.svg35' Vander
Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG
Attendance: 7,568
Referee: Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Novak

Champions

 FIFA Futsal World Championships 2000 winners 
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
First title

Tournament ranking

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
5Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
6Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
7Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
9Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
10Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
11Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
12Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
13Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
14Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
15Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
16Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba

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