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.

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 Argentina in 2016, and later Portugal in 2021.

Qualifying criteria

Qualified nations Competition Date Venue Berths Qualified Host Nation   1 2000 AFC Futsal Championship May 5–12, 2000 3 2000 African Futsal Championship April 16–21, 2000 1 2000 CONCACAF Futsal Championship July 20–29, 2000 2 2000 South American Futsal Championship April 29 – May 7, 2000 3 1999 Oceanian Futsal Championship August 21–28, 1999 Vanuatu 1 UEFA Preliminary Competition January 30 – March 5, 2000 Groups 5 TOTAL 16 —

Venues

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

Squads

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

First round

Group A (18 November – 23 November)

2–6 12–1 4–0 6–5 6–2 2–29

Group B (20 November – 23 November)

4–1 5–3 7–0 3–1 6–1 4–2

Group C (19 November – 23 November)

4–2 6–2 6–1 6–0 4–1 10–1

Group D (19 November – 23 November)

9–0 2–1 8–1 7–2 3–0 3–0

Second round

Group E (26 November – 29 November)

7–1 12–4 6–4 4–1 4–3 6–2

Group F (25 November – 28 November)

3–1 5–0 5–2 3–1 3–1 7–0

Final round

Semi-finals

Third-place match

Final

Champions

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. TeamFinal result1 8 8 0 0 41 8 +33 24Champions2 8 7 0 1 78 14 +64 21Runners-up3 8 5 0 3 23 23 0 15Third place4 8 4 0 4 37 24 +13 12Fourth place5 6 3 0 3 18 15 +3 9Eliminated in Second round6 6 3 0 3 27 27 0 97 6 3 0 3 17 20 –3 98 6 3 0 3 16 19 –3 99 3 1 0 2 7 8 –1 3Eliminated in First round10 3 1 0 2 6 9 –3 311 3 1 0 2 8 12 –4 312 3 1 0 2 10 40 –30 313 3 0 0 3 2 17 –15 014 3 0 0 3 8 24 –16 015 3 0 0 3 3 22 –19 016 3 0 0 3 1 20 –19 0

External links FIFA Futsal World Championship Guatemala 2000, FIFA.com FIFA Technical Report