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 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 |
The 2000 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Championship was held between November 18 and December 3 in Guatemala. It was the 4th World Championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body.
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
| Competition | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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| Host Nation | 1 | Guatemala
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| 2000 AFC Futsal Championship | May 5–12, 2000 |  Thailand |
3 |  Iran Thailand  Kazakhstan
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| 2000 African Futsal Championship | April 16–21, 2000 |  Egypt |
1 | Egypt
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| 2000 CONCACAF Futsal Championship | July 20–29, 2000 | Guatemala |
2 |  Costa Rica  Cuba
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| 2000 South American Futsal Championship | April 29- May 7, 2000 | Brazil |
3 |  Uruguay  Argentina Brazil
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| 1999 Oceanian Futsal Championship | August 21–28, 1999 |  Vanuatu |
1 |  Australia
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| UEFA Preliminary Competition | January 30- March 5, 2000 | Groups | 5 | Portugal Spain Russia  Croatia  Netherlands
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| TOTAL | 16 | Field is Finalized | ||
Venues
| Guatemala City | |
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| Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG Capacity: 10,000 |
Gimnasio Nacional Teodoro Palacios Flores Capacity: 8,000 |
First round
Group A
(18 November - 23 November)
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Group B
(20 November - 23 November)
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Group C
(19 November - 23 November)
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Group D
(19 November - 23 November)
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Second round
Group E
(26 November - 29 November)
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Group F
(25 November - 28 November)
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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
Third Place Match
Final
| Spain | 4 – 3 | Brazil |
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Daniel  2' (pen.) Javi Sánchez 20'Javi Rodríguez 36' (pen.), 39' (pen.) |
Report | 18' Anderson 30' Manoel Tobías 35' Vander |
Champions
| FIFA Futsal World Championships 2000 Winners |
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 Spain First title |
Tournament ranking
| Rank | Team |
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Spain
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Brazil
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Portugal
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| 4 | Russia
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| 5 | Croatia
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| 6 | Egypt
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| 7 | Argentina
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| 8 | Netherlands
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| 9 | Uruguay
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| 10 | Iran
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| 11 | Costa Rica
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| 12 | Guatemala
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| 13 | Thailand
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| 14 | Kazakhstan
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| 15 | Australia
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| 16 | Cuba
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