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2002 Euro Beach Soccer Cup

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Host country
  
Spain

Champions
  
Portugal (3rd title)

Venue(s)
  
1 (in 1 host city)

Runners-up
  
Spain

Dates
  
15 February - 17 February 2002

Teams
  
8 (from 1 confederation)

The 2002 Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the fourth Euro Beach Soccer Cup, one of Europe's two major beach soccer championships at the time, held in February 2002, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Portugal won the championship, claiming their second successive title and third overall, with hosts Spain finishing second. France beat Italy in the third place play off to finish third and fourth respectively.

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Eight teams participated in the tournament who played in a straightforward knockout tournament, starting with the quarter finals, with extra matches deciding the nations who finished in fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth place.

Participating nations

  •  England
  •  France
  •  Germany
  •  Republic of Ireland
  •  Italy
  •  Portugal
  •  Spain
  •   Switzerland
  • Fifth to eighth place deciding matches

    The following matches took place between the losing nations in the quarter finals to determine the final standings of the nations finishing in fifth to eighth place. The semi finals took place on the same day of the semi finals of the main tournament and the play offs took place on the day of the final.

    References

    2002 Euro Beach Soccer Cup Wikipedia