2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship

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.

2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship

FIFA Futsal World Championship Guatemala 2000 Campeonato Mundial de fútbol sala de la FIFA 2000
Tournament details
Host country	Guatemala
Dates	18 November – 3 December
Teams	16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (1st title)
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	Portugal
Fourth place	Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	40
Goals scored	302 (7.55 per match)
Attendance	224,038 (5,601 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Manoel Tobias (19 goals)
Best player(s)	Manoel Tobias
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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 until Portugal in 2021.

Qualifying criteria

Main article: 2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship qualification

Qualified nations

Competition	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified
Host Nation			1	Guatemala
2000 AFC Futsal Championship	May 5–12, 2000	Thailand	3	Iran  Thailand  Kazakhstan
2000 African Futsal Championship	April 16–21, 2000	Egypt	1	Egypt
2000 CONCACAF Futsal Championship	July 20–29, 2000	Costa Rica	2	Costa Rica  Cuba
2000 South American Futsal Championship	April 29 – May 7, 2000	Brazil	3	Uruguay  Argentina  Brazil
1999 Oceanian Futsal Championship	August 21–28, 1999	Vanuatu	1	Australia
UEFA Preliminary Competition	January 30 – March 5, 2000	Groups	5	Portugal  Spain  Russia  Croatia  Netherlands
TOTAL			16	—

Venues

Guatemala City
Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG	Gimnasio Nacional Teodoro Palacios Flores
Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 8,000
Guatemala City

Squads

Main article: 2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship squads

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

First round

Group A

(18 November – 23 November)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Brazil 3 3 0 0 45 3 +42 9  Portugal 3 2 0 1 12 8 +4 6  Guatemala 3 1 0 2 10 40 −30 3  Kazakhstan 3 0 0 3 8 24 −16 0 Source: [citation needed]

Guatemala  2–6  Portugal Brazil  12–1  Kazakhstan Brazil  4–0  Portugal Guatemala  6–5  Kazakhstan Portugal  6–2  Kazakhstan Guatemala  2–29  Brazil

Group B

(20 November – 23 November)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 14 5 +9 9  Egypt 3 2 0 1 14 7 +7 6  Uruguay 3 1 0 2 7 8 −1 3  Thailand 3 0 0 3 2 17 −15 0 Source: [citation needed]

Uruguay  4–1  Thailand Netherlands  5–3  Egypt Egypt  7–0  Thailand Netherlands  3–1  Uruguay Netherlands  6–1  Thailand Egypt  4–2  Uruguay

Group C

(19 November – 23 November)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Russia 3 3 0 0 20 4 +16 9  Croatia 3 2 0 1 12 5 +7 6  Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 8 12 −4 3  Australia 3 0 0 3 3 22 −19 0 Source: [citation needed]

Russia  4–2  Croatia Costa Rica  6–2  Australia Russia  6–1  Costa Rica Croatia  6–0  Australia Croatia  4–1  Costa Rica Russia  10–1  Australia

Group D

(19 November – 23 November)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Spain 3 3 0 0 19 2 +17 9  Argentina 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6  Iran 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 3  Cuba 3 0 0 3 1 20 −19 0 Source: [citation needed]

Spain  9–0  Cuba Argentina  2–1  Iran Argentina  8–1  Cuba Spain  7–2  Iran Iran  3–0  Cuba Spain  3–0  Argentina

Second round

Group E

(26 November – 29 November)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Brazil 3 3 0 0 22 7 +15 9  Russia 3 1 0 2 13 13 0 3  Egypt 3 1 0 2 13 20 −7 3  Argentina 3 1 0 2 6 14 −8 3 Source: [citation needed]

Russia  7–1  Argentina Brazil  12–4  Egypt Egypt  6–4  Russia Brazil  4–1  Argentina Argentina  4–3  Egypt Brazil  6–2  Russia

Group F

(25 November – 28 November)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Spain 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9  Portugal 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6  Croatia 3 1 0 2 6 10 −4 3  Netherlands 3 0 0 3 3 15 −12 0 Source: [citation needed]

Portugal  3–1  Netherlands Spain  5–0  Croatia Croatia  5–2  Netherlands Spain  3–1  Portugal Portugal  3–1  Croatia Spain  7–0  Netherlands

Final round

	Semifinals				Final
	1 December 2000 – Guatemala City
	Spain	3
					3 December 2000 – Guatemala City
	Russia	2
					Spain	4
	1 December 2000 – Guatemala City
					Brazil	3
	Brazil	8
	Portugal	0
					Third place
					3 December 2000 – Guatemala City
					Russia	2
					Portugal	4

Semi-finals

1 December 2000

18:00

Spain	3–2	Russia
Paulo Roberto  15:02 Daniel  23:03, 39:05	Report	Verizhnikov  2:01, 38:04

Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG

Attendance: 7,128

Referee: Francisco Salinas Ramírez (Paraguay)

1 December 2000

20:30

Brazil	8–0	Portugal
	Report

Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG

Attendance: 7,128

Referee: Félix Alberto Chávez (Argentina)

Third-place match

3 December 2000

14:00

Russia	2–4	Portugal
Agaphonov  5:01 Kupetskov  10:02	Report	Vitinha  15:03 Majó  27:04, 28:05 Formiga  38:07

Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG

Attendance: 7,568

Referee: Pedro Galán Nieto (Spain)

Final

3 December 2000

16:00

Spain	4–3	Brazil
Daniel 2' (pen.) Javi Sánchez 20' Javi Rodríguez 36' (pen.), 39' (pen.)	Report	Anderson 18' Manoel Tobías 30' Vander 35'

Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG

Attendance: 7,568

Referee: Ivan Novak (Croatia)

Champions

FIFA Futsal World Championships 2000 winners
Spain First title

Tournament ranking

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Spain	8	8	0	0	41	8	+33	24	Champions
2	Brazil	8	7	0	1	78	14	+64	21	Runners-up
3	Portugal	8	5	0	3	23	23	0	15	Third place
4	Russia	8	4	0	4	37	24	+13	12	Fourth place
5	Croatia	6	3	0	3	18	15	+3	9	Eliminated in Second round
6	Egypt	6	3	0	3	27	27	0	9
7	Netherlands	6	3	0	3	17	20	–3	9
8	Argentina	6	3	0	3	16	19	–3	9
9	Uruguay	3	1	0	2	7	8	–1	3	Eliminated in First round
10	Iran	3	1	0	2	6	9	–3	3
11	Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	8	12	–4	3
12	Guatemala	3	1	0	2	10	40	–30	3
13	Thailand	3	0	0	3	2	17	–15	0
14	Kazakhstan	3	0	0	3	8	24	–16	0
15	Australia	3	0	0	3	3	22	–19	0
16	Cuba	3	0	0	3	1	20	–19	0

External links

• FIFA Futsal World Championship Guatemala 2000, FIFA.com
• FIFA Technical Report