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FIFA Futsal World Championship Guatemala 2000

  • Teams: 16
  • When: 18 November 2000 to 03 December 2000
  • Final: 03 December 2000
  • Matches: 40
  • Goals Scored: 300 (average 7.5 per match)
  • Attendance: 224038 (average 5600)
      • Winner: Spain
      • Runners-Up: Brazil
      • Third: Portugal
      • Fourth: Russia
      • adidas Golden Ball: MANOEL TOBIAS (BRA)
          • adidas Golden Shoe: MANOEL TOBIAS (BRA)
              • FIFA Fair Play award: Brazil

Overview

Guatemala 2000: Spain end Brazil's reign
The 4th FIFA Futsal World Championship marked a turning point in the history of the sport, as the long Brazilian domination, which had lasted eleven years stretching back to the very first FIFA Futsal World Championship in the Netherlands, finally came to an end. Cast in the role of usurpers were Spain, who crossed the Atlantic and successfully ambushed the three-time world champions.

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