Portugal 3–1 Croatia: 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup, 28 November 2000

The match

Portugal and Croatia finished 3–1 on 28 November 2000 in the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup. The match belonged to the second round in Guatemala City.

Portugal won by 2 goals.

Goals and incidents

Arnaldo Pereira scored in minute 23 (Portugal). André Lima scored in minute 24 (Portugal). Goran Eklic scored in minute 37 (Croatia).

Majó scored in minute 39 (Portugal).

The competition campaign

The match was played in Group F: CRO / ESP / HOL / POR of the second round. Portugal and Croatia contested this fixture within that competition stage.

Portugal’s previous recorded match in this campaign was Portugal 1–3 Spain on 26 November 2000. Portugal’s next recorded match in this campaign was Brazil 8–0 Portugal on 1 December 2000.

Croatia’s previous recorded match in this campaign was Croatia 5–2 Netherlands on 26 November 2000.

Venue and attendance

The venue identified in the match record is Domo, Guatemala City.

The recorded attendance was 5,200 spectators.

Other results in the campaign

Portugal’s other matches in the same 2000 competition campaign included Portugal 6–2 Kazakhstan on 23 November 2000; Netherlands 1–3 Portugal on 25 November 2000; Portugal 1–3 Spain on 26 November 2000; Brazil 8–0 Portugal on 1 December 2000; Russia 2–4 Portugal on 3 December 2000. Each of these is a separate fixture, with its own date and final score.

Croatia’s other matches in the same 2000 competition campaign included Russia 4–2 Croatia on 19 November 2000; Croatia 6–0 Australia on 21 November 2000; Croatia 4–1 Costa Rica on 23 November 2000; Spain 5–0 Croatia on 25 November 2000; Croatia 5–2 Netherlands on 26 November 2000. Each of these is a separate fixture, with its own date and final score.