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

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

, Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 but moved to Marina da Glória

Marina da Glória

Marina da Glória is a marina located in the Copacabana area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This venue will host the sailing events for the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Paralympics. It also hosted the draw procedure for the Qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.-Reference:* Volume 2. p....

 instead of Copacabana.

Organisation

The organisation stayed the same as the 1999 world cup

Beach Soccer World Cup 1999

The 1999 Beach Soccer World Cup was the fifth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships which saw Brazil win their fifth title in a row. This year was the first time that 12 teams would compete for the 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: (Newcomers)

North American Zone:

Asian Zone:

Hosts: (South America)

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	6	2	2	0	0	22	7	15
	3	2	1	0	1	9	14
	0	2	0	0	2	7	17

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Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	6	2	2	0	0	7	6	1
	3	2	1	0	1	8	6	2
	0	2	0	0	2	6	9

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Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	6	2	2	0	0	8	2	6
	3	2	1	0	1	4	1	3
	0	2	0	0	2	2	11

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Group D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	3	2	1	0	1	8	8	0
	3	2	1	0	1	10	9	1
	3	2	1	0	1	8	9

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Quarter finals

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Semi-Finals

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Third Place Play-off

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Final

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2000 Beach Soccer World Cup Winners
Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... Sixth Title

Final team standings

Position	Team
1	Brazil Brazil national beach soccer team The Brazil national beach soccer team represents Brazil in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the CBF, the governing body for football in Brazil...
2	Peru Peru national beach soccer team The Peru national beach soccer team represents Peru in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FPF, the governing body for football in Peru.-Current squad:Correct as of July 2008* Manager: Jaime Drago...
3	Spain Spain national beach soccer team The Spain national beach soccer team represents Spain in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the RFEF, the governing body for football in Spain.-Current squad:As of 6, August 2011 Coach: Joaquin Alonso...
4	Japan Japan national beach soccer team The Japan national beach soccer team represents Japan in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the JFA, the governing body for football of the country.-Current squad:Current as of August 2011.Head coach: Ruy Ramos...
5	Venezuela
6	Portugal Portugal national beach soccer team The Portugal national beach soccer team represents Portugal in international beach soccer competitions, and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. They are the only team to put Brazil out of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, having done it...
7	United States
8	Italy Italy national beach soccer team The Italy national beach soccer team represents Italy in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio, the governing body for football in Italy.-Current squad:Correct as of August 2011...
9	Uruguay Uruguay national beach soccer team Uruguay national beach soccer team represents Uruguay in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the AUF, the governing body for football in Uruguay.-Current squad:Correct as of July 2008...
10	Argentina Argentina national beach soccer team The Argentina national beach soccer team represents Argentina in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the AFA, the governing body for football of the country.-Current squad:Correct as of September 2011:...
11	France France national beach soccer team The France national beach soccer team represents France in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FFF, the governing body for football in France.-Current squad:Correct as of August 2011:...
12	Germany Germany national beach soccer team The Germany national beach soccer team represents Germany in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the G.F.A, the governing body for football in Germany.-Current squad:Coach: Rene Weiher-Achievements:...

Scoring Award

Position	Scorer	Goals
1	Júnior (Brazil Brazil national beach soccer team The Brazil national beach soccer team represents Brazil in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the CBF, the governing body for football in Brazil... )	13

Best Player Award

  Júnior  (Brazil

Brazil national beach soccer team

The Brazil national beach soccer team represents Brazil in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the CBF, the governing body for football in Brazil...

)

Player

Best Goalkeeper Award

  Kato (Japan

Japan national beach soccer team

The Japan national beach soccer team represents Japan in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the JFA, the governing body for football of the country.-Current squad:Current as of August 2011.Head coach: Ruy Ramos...

)

Player

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