 2002 Beach Soccer World Championship

The 2002 Beach Soccer World Championship was the eighth edition of the "Beach Soccer World Championships", the most prestigious competition in international beach soccer contested by men's national teams.It was organised by Brazilian sports agency Koch Tavares in cooperation with and under the supervision of Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the sports governing body, with the championships ultimately coming under the control of FIFA in 2005 and subsequently rebranded as the better known "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup".