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 Portugal in 2021.
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 | — | ||
Venues
| Guatemala City
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| Domo Polideportivo de la CDAG | Gimnasio Nacional Teodoro Palacios Flores |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 8,000 |
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Squads
Each nation submitted a squad of 14 players, including two or three goalkeepers.
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
| Spain | 3–2 | Russia |
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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 | Anderson 18' Manoel Tobías 30' Vander 35' |
Champions
| FIFA Futsal World Championships 2000 winners |
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 Spain First title |
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | Spain
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8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 8 | +33 | 24 | Champions |
| 2 | Brazil
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8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 14 | +64 | 21 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Portugal
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8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 15 | Third place |
| 4 | Russia
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8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 12 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Croatia
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 9 | Eliminated in Second round |
| 6 | Egypt
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 9 | |
| 7 | Netherlands
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 20 | –3 | 9 | |
| 8 | Argentina
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 19 | –3 | 9 | |
| 9 | Uruguay
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | –1 | 3 | Eliminated in First round |
| 10 | Iran
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | –3 | 3 | |
| 11 | Costa Rica
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | –4 | 3 | |
| 12 | Guatemala
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 40 | –30 | 3 | |
| 13 | Thailand
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | –15 | 0 | |
| 14 | Kazakhstan
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 24 | –16 | 0 | |
| 15 | Australia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | –19 | 0 | |
| 16 | Cuba
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | –19 | 0 |