The Beach Soccer World Championships 2001 was the seventh edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships. The tournament took place in Costa do Sauipe, 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...

 from February 11-February 18. It was also the first time that Brazil did not win the tournament and saw them finish outside the top 3. Portugal became the champions.

Organisation

12 teams were split into 4 groups of 3 with the Top-2 from each group advancing to the knock-out phase.

Teams

From the 12 teams, 6 teams came from Europe, 5 teams came from South America including the hosts Brazil and 1 team from North America.
European Zone: (Newcomers)

South American Zone:

North American Zone:

Hosts: (South America)

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	6	2	2	0	0	21	3	6
	3	2	1	0	1	4	13	3
	0	2	0	0	2	5	14	0

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Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	6	2	2	0	0	12	6	6
	3	2	1	0	1	8	10	3
	0	2	0	0	2	7	11	0

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Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	6	2	2	0	0	9	3	6
	3	2	1	0	1	5	4	1
	0	2	0	0	2	1	8

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Group D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	6	2	2	0	0	6	0	6
	3	2	1	0	1	2	4	2
	0	2	0	0	2	1	5

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Quarter finals

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Semi finals

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Third/fourth place match

Final

2001 Beach Soccer World Cup Winners
Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... First Title

Final team standings

Position	Team
1	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...
2	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:...
3	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:...
4	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...
5	United States United States men's national soccer team The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
6	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...
7	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...
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	Venezuela Venezuela national beach soccer team The Venezuela national beach soccer team represents Venezuela in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FVF, the governing body for football in Venezuela.-Current squad:Current as of August 2011....
10	Turkey Turkey national beach soccer team The Turkey national beach soccer team represents Turkey in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the TFF, the governing body for football in Turkey. -Current squad:Correct as of August 2008 Coach: Vedat UYSAL...
11	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...
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	Alan Alan -People :*Alan , the given name*alan , female Tibetan singer active in Japan*Alan , Mexican boy band singer*Alan , aka Gato Eveready, who wrestles in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración...  (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... )	10

Best Player Award

 Hernani

Hernani

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 (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...

)

Player

Best Goalkeeper Award

 Pascal Olmeta

Pascal Olmeta

Pascal Olmeta is a French football goalkeeper who played for Olympique de Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais in the 1990s....

 (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:...

)

Player

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