2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cupكأس العالم لكرة القدم الشاطئية 2024

Tournament details
Host country| United Arab Emirates
City| Dubai
Dates| 15–25 February 2024
Teams| 16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions|  Brazil (6th title)
Runners-up|  Italy
Third place|  Iran
Fourth place|  Belarus
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 32
Goals scored| 223 (6.97 per match)
Attendance| 72,893 (2,278 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Ihar Bryshtel
(12 goals)
Best player(s)|  Josep Jr. Gentilin
Best goalkeeper|  Tiago Bobô
Fair play award|  Portugal

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The 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the 12th edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the premier international beach soccer championship contested by men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. Overall, this was the 22nd edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the Beach Soccer World Championships which ran from 1995 to 2004 but which was not governed by FIFA; all world cups took place annually until 2009 when it then became a biennial event.

This edition was originally set to be the 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup; at the FIFA Beach Soccer Workshop in November 2017, it was announced that the World Cup would continue to be held biennially in odd-numbered years for the period 2018–2024.[1][2] The bidding process for said edition was subsequently opened by FIFA in October 2021,[3] concluding with the selection of the United Arab Emirates as the hosts in December 2022.[4] The tournament was initially set to take place from 16 to 26 November 2023.[5] However, in June 2023, the tournament was postponed until 15 to 25 February 2024,[6] in order to provide more time to the organisers to prepare for the event.[7] As a consequence, its original 2023 branding was dropped, and it subsequently became referred to as the 2024 edition.[8] It took place in Dubai, the second city to host in multiple times,[a] having also hosted the 2009 edition.[4]

Russia won the previous edition[b] and should have therefore been the defending champions. However, all Russian national teams are currently banned indefinitely from competing in FIFA competitions, due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine.[10] The tournament was won by Brazil, who claimed their sixth FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title, beating Italy in the final who finished as runners-up for a third time.[11]

## Host selection

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The original bidding schedule to determine the hosts was as follows:[12]

* 6 October 2021 – FIFA opens the bidding process.
* 29 October 2021 – Deadline for national associations to declare interest of hosting to FIFA.
* 1 November 2021 – FIFA circulates documents detailing the application campaign and conditions of participation to the bidding associations to analyse.
* 26 November 2021 – Deadline for associations to reaffirm their bidding intentions by agreeing to the terms of the documents.
* 30 January 2022 – Deadline for nations to prepare and submit their complete bidding packages to be evaluated by FIFA.
* 31 March 2022 – Hosts announced by FIFA.

On 8 December 2021, FIFA revealed that five associations had affirmed their bidding intentions:[13]

* Bahrain (Bahrain Football Association)
* Colombia (Colombian Football Federation)
* Seychelles (Seychelles Football Federation)
* Thailand (Football Association of Thailand)
* United Arab Emirates (United Arab Emirates Football Association)

On 14 February 2022, FIFA announced that three of the five associations had submitted bids through to the final stage of the process,[14] with Colombia and Thailand withdrawing.

Confirmation of the awarding of hosting rights was due to be announced at the FIFA Council meeting in Doha, Qatar on 31 March 2022.[12] However, no announcement was made; it was then due to be awarded at its meeting in Auckland, New Zealand on 22 October 2022, but it was announced at the meeting that the decision had been deferred again until a subsequent Council meeting.[15] At the next Council meeting on 16 December 2022, in Doha, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates was awarded the hosting rights to the 2023 tournament.[16]

## Qualification

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A total of 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to the United Arab Emirates who qualified automatically as the host country, 15 other teams qualified from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation was approved by the FIFA Council on 14 March 2023.[17]

The process of qualification to the World Cup finals began in October 2022 and ended in August 2023.

Note: The appearance statistics below refer only to the FIFA era of world cups in beach soccer (since 2005); see this article for the inclusion of World Championships era stats (1995–2004).

Confederation  | Qualified through  | Team  | App | Last | Best performance

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AFC
(Asia; 3 teams + hosts) | Host nation  |  United Arab Emirates | 8th  | 2021 | Group stage (seven times)
2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup |  Iran | 8th  | 2017 | Third place (2017)
Japan | 12th  | 2021 | Runners-up (2021)
Oman | 5th  | 2021 | Group stage (2011, 2015, 2019, 2021)
CAF
(Africa; 2 teams) | 2022 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations |  Egypt | 1st  | n/a  | Debut
Senegal | 9th  | 2021 | Fourth place (2021)
CONCACAF
(Central, North America and Caribbean; 2 teams) | 2023 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship |  Mexico | 7th  | 2019 | Runners-up (2007)
United States | 7th  | 2021 | Group stage (six times)
CONMEBOL
(South America; 3 teams) | 2023 Copa América de Beach Soccer |  Argentina | 9th  | 2015 | Quarter-finals (2005, 2006, 2008, 2013)
Brazil | 12th  | 2021 | Champions (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2017)
Colombia | 1st  | n/a  | Debut
OFC (Oceania; 1 team) | 2023 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup |  Tahiti | 7th  | 2021 | Runners-up (2015, 2017)
UEFA
(Europe; 4 teams) | 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) |  Belarus | 3rd  | 2021 | Group stage (2019, 2021)
Italy | 9th  | 2019 | Runners-up (2008, 2019)
Portugal | 11th  | 2021 | Champions (2015, 2019)
Spain[Note ESP] | 9th  | 2021 | Runners-up (2013)

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Note ESP: Ukraine originally qualified. However, on 27 September 2023, it was announced that the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine had refused to sanction the Ukrainian national team's participation in the tournament, in protest at the Belarus national team being allowed to compete, which it believes should be barred from entering due the country's role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[18] Ukraine previously qualified for, but also boycotted the 2021 World Cup due to its venue being in Russia.[19][20] They were replaced by Spain, who statistically finished in fifth place in the UEFA qualifiers[21] and therefore enter as lucky losers.

## Venue

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Location of the Design District Stadium in Dubai, where the tournament was held.

One venue was used in the city of Dubai. Despite being a coastal city with beaches, the stadium was located within the city's inland Design District; it was known by the name, Dubai Design District Stadium.[22] It hosted all 32 matches of the competition, with a capacity to accommodate almost 3,500 spectators.[23][c] The stadium was a temporary construction built purposely for the competition; its construction took just 25 days compared with typical lengths of 60 to 90 days.[24][25]

## Draw

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The draw to split the 16 teams into four groups of four took place at 18:30 GST (UTC+4) on 6 October 2023 at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Library in Dubai.[26] The drawing of lots was performed by Bakhit Saad and Christian Karembeu.[27] It was conducted under the following procedure:[28]

The teams were first divided into four pots of four based upon a ranking created by FIFA considering each team's performances at the World Cup over the past five editions (since 2013); the more recent the tournament, the more weight was given to those results. Bonus points were also awarded to the teams that won their confederation's championship during qualifying. Using this ranking, the best-performing teams were placed in Pot 1 (plus the hosts), the next best performers were placed in Pot 2 and so on. This resulted in the following composition pots:

Pot 1  | Pot 2  | Pot 3  | Pot 4

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* United Arab Emirates (Hosts; assigned to A1) (10)
* Brazil (Highest-ranked; assigned to D1) (1)
* Tahiti (18)
* Japan (6)

* Italy (9)
* Senegal (7)
* Portugal (2)
* Iran (8)

* Spain (4)
* Oman (17)
* United States (13)
* Belarus (22)

* Argentina (14)
* Mexico (21)
* Colombia (11)
* Egypt (24)

The numbers in parentheses show the BSWW World Ranking of the teams at the time of the draw, out of 102 nations.[29] The rankings are displayed for context only; it had no influence on the draw.

The draw started with Pot 1. As the hosts, the United Arab Emirates were automatically assigned to position A1. The highest-ranked team, Brazil, was automatically assigned to position D1. The other teams were then drawn – the first out was placed into Group B and the second, C. The teams from Pot 2 were then drawn – the first out was placed into Group A, second into B and so on. The same was repeated for Pots 3 and 4. The exact positions in the groups the teams were allocated to was determined by the drawing of lots from an auxiliary pot. Teams from the same confederation could not be drawn into the same group.

The draw resulted in the following groups:[30]

Group A | Pos | Team

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A1 |  United Arab Emirates
A2 |  Egypt
A3 |  United States
A4 |  Italy
Group B | Pos | Team

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B1 |  Spain
B2 |  Iran
B3 |  Tahiti
B4 |  Argentina
Group C | Pos | Team

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C1 |  Senegal
C2 |  Belarus
C3 |  Colombia
C4 |  Japan
Group D | Pos | Team

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D1 |  Brazil
D2 |  Oman
D3 |  Portugal
D4 |  Mexico

## Match officials

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From the International Referees List, FIFA chose 24 officials from 24 different countries to adjudicate matches at the World Cup, who were revealed on 14 December 2023.[31][32]

At least one referee represented each of the six confederations of FIFA: four from the AFC, three from CAF, five from CONMEBOL, three from CONCACAF, one from the OFC, and eight from UEFA.

| Confederation  | Referee  | Age  | Qualified[33]

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AFC |  Abdulaziz Abdullah  | 48  | 2009
Turki Al Salehi  | 47  | 2009
Yuichi Hatano  | 42  | 2015
Ibrahim Alreesi  | 39  | 2017
CAF |  Louis Siave  | 35  | 2016
Jelili Ogunmuyiwa  | 44  | 2008
Said Hachim  | 44  | 2010
CONCACAF |  Juan Angeles  | 44  | 2012
Gumercindo Batista  | 44  | 2012
Gonzalo Carballo  | 41  | 2014
CONMEBOL |  Jorge Gómez  | 37  | 2016
Lucas Estevão  | 38  | 2017
Aecio Fernández  | 40  | 2018
Mickie Palomino  | 42  | 2012
Mariano Romo  | 42  | 2013
| Confederation  | Referee  | Age  | Qualified[33]

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OFC |  Aurélien Planchais-Godefroy  | 42  | 2018
UEFA
Eduards Borisevics  | 41  | 2008
Vladimir Tashkov  | 36  | 2016
Francisco Bumedien  | 32  | 2018
Sérgio Soares  | 44  | 2014
Vitalij Gomolko  | 34  | 2015
Ingilab Mammadov  | 40  | 2012
Saverio Bottalico  | 42  | 2017
Łukasz Ostrowski  | 38  | 2012

## Squads

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Main article: 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup squads

Each team had to name a preliminary squad of between 12 and 18 players. From the preliminary squad, the team had to name a final squad of 12 players (two of whom must have been goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. Players in the final squad could be replaced by a player from the preliminary squad due to "serious" injury or illness up to 24 hours prior to kickoff of the team's first match.[34]

The final squad lists were revealed by FIFA on 7 February 2024.[35]

## Group stage

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The match schedule was published on the 6 October, following the draw.[22]

In the group stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (one period of three minutes) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner. Each team earns three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in extra time, one point for a win in a penalty shoot-out, and no points for a defeat. The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals.[34]

Tiebreakers

The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows:[34]

1. points obtained in all group matches;
2. goal difference in all group matches;
3. number of goals scored in all group matches;

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:

4. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
5. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
6. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
7. fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):

* Yellow card: −1 points;
* Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
* Direct red card: −4 points;
* Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;

8. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

All times are local, GST (UTC+4).

### Group A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Italy | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 9  | 3  | +6  | 6  | Knockout stage
2  |  United Arab Emirates (H) | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 3  | +2  | 6
3  |  Egypt | 3  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 8  | 12  | −4  | 2  |
4  |  United States | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 11  | −4  | 0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host

15 February 2024 (2024-2-15)

15:30

United States | 1–3|  Italy

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* Rezende  11'

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* Josep Jr.  2'
* Zurlo 12'
* Giordani  20'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 711

Referee: Mariano Romo (Argentina)
Man of the match: Josep Jr. (Italy)[36]

15 February 2024 (2024-2-15)

19:30

United Arab Emirates | 2–1|  Egypt

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* W. Beshr  8'
* Ali  15'

| Report |

* Paulo 32'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 2,253

Referee: Jorge Gómez (Colombia)
Man of the match: Waleed Beshr (UAE)[36]

* * *

17 February 2024 (2024-2-17)

15:30

Italy | 6–2|  Egypt

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* Sciacca 8'
* Bertacca  12'
* Miceli  15'
* Josep Jr.  21'
* Fazzini  25'
* Giordani  35'

| Report |

* Sasa  11', 17'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 2,465

Referee: Aecio Fernández (Uruguay)
Man of the match: Josep Jr. (Italy)[37]

17 February 2024 (2024-2-17)

19:30

United Arab Emirates | 3–2 (a.e.t.)|  United States

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* Eid  16'
* Abbas  24'
* Ali  39' (e.t.)

| Report |

* Toth  27'
* Canale  36'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 3,127

Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria)
Man of the match: Ali Mohammad (UAE)[37]

* * *

19 February 2024 (2024-2-19)

15:30

Egypt | 5–4 (a.e.t.)|  United States

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* Paulo 10', 11', 30'
* Elshahat  33' (pen.)
* Taha  38' (e.t.)

| Report |

* Canale  10', 16'
* Collier  16'
* Navas  24'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 749

Referee: Eduards Borisēvičs (Latvia)
Man of the match: Hossam Paulo (Egypt)[38]

19 February 2024 (2024-2-19)

19:30

Italy | 0–0 (a.e.t.)|  United Arab Emirates

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| Report |
Penalties

* Bertacca
* Giordani
* Fazzini
* Josep Jr.

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* Haitham
* Kamal
* W. Beshr

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 3,305

Referee: Said Hachim (Madagascar)
Man of the match: Humaid Jamal (UAE)[38]

### Group B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Iran | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 17  | 12  | +5  | 7  | Knockout stage
2  |  Tahiti | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 12  | 11  | +1  | 6
3  |  Argentina | 3  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 11  | 14  | −3  | 3  |
4  |  Spain | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 13  | 16  | −3  | 0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

15 February 2024 (2024-2-15)

17:00

Tahiti | 4–3|  Argentina

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* Salem  13', 31'
* Li Fung Kuee 21'
* Tiniraurii  30'

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* Ponzetti  2', 32'
* Pomar  34'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 813

Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)
Man of the match: Jonathan Torohia (Tahiti)[36]

15 February 2024 (2024-2-15)

21:00

Spain | 6–6 (a.e.t.)|  Iran

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* D. Ardil  1', 10'
* Chiky 7', 39' (e.t.)
* Kuman  18'
* J. Arias  21'

| Report |

* Mesigar 12'
* Mokhtari  15', 22', 31' (pen.), 35'
* Amiri  37' (e.t.)

Penalties

* Antonio
* Chiky
* J. Arias
* Pedro

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* Mokhtari
* Mirshekari
* Movahed
* Akbari

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 3,006

Referee: Jelili Ogunmuyiwa (Nigeria)
Man of the match: Mohammadali Mokhtari (Iran)[36]

* * *

17 February 2024 (2024-2-17)

17:00

Spain | 3–5|  Tahiti

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* J. Arias  3'
* Batis  10'
* Dona 15'

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* Taiarui 17'
* Tepa  23'
* Labaste  23'
* Tinirauarii  24', 36'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 2,622

Referee: Mickie Palomino (Peru)
Man of the match: Heimanu Taiarui (Tahiti)[37]

17 February 2024 (2024-2-17)

21:00

Argentina | 3–6|  Iran

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* Medero  11', 34'
* Holmedilla  18' (pen.)

| Report |

* Mokhtari  4'
* Behzadpour  7'
* Amiri  11'
* Moradi  34'
* Mohammadpour  35'
* Mirshekari  35'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 3,458

Referee: Louis Siave (Mauritius)
Man of the match: Ali Mirshekari (Iran)[39]

* * *

19 February 2024 (2024-2-19)

17:00

Argentina | 5–4|  Spain

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* Holmedilla  18'
* Rutterschmidt  18'
* Ponzetti  29'
* Pomar  32'
* Medero  35'

| Report |

* J. Arias  19'
* Chiky 23', 29'
* Kuman  36'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 1,066

Referee: Yuichi Hatano (Japan)
Man of the match: Lucas Medero (Argentina)[38]

19 February 2024 (2024-2-19)

21:00

Iran | 5–3|  Tahiti

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* Behzadpour  24', 31'
* Mirjalili  28'
* Tehau 32' (o.g.)
* Mokhtari  35'

| Report |

* Labaste  14'
* Tinirauarii  22'
* Tepa  32'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 3,458

Referee: Sérgio Soares (Portugal)
Man of the match: Hamid Behzadpour (Iran)[40]

### Group C

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Belarus | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 13  | 6  | +7  | 9  | Knockout stage
2  |  Japan | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 10  | 9  | +1  | 6
3  |  Senegal | 3  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 13  | 15  | −2  | 3  |
4  |  Colombia | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 6  | 12  | −6  | 0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

16 February 2024 (2024-2-16)

15:30

Colombia | 2–3|  Japan

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* De Avila  22' (pen.)
* Pantoja  35'

| Report |

* Akaguma 2'
* Ozu 19'
* Oba 26'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 868

Referee: Gonzalo Carballo (El Salvador)
Man of the match: Yusuke Kawai (Japan)[41]

16 February 2024 (2024-2-16)

19:30

Senegal | 4–6|  Belarus

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* Samb  13'
* Man. Diagne  20', 36'
* Mendy  33' (pen.)

| Report |

* Hapon  11' (pen.), 16', 31'
* Bryshtel 13', 21'
* Piatrouski  27'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 1,004

Referee: Turki al Salehi (Oman)
Man of the match: Aleh Hapon (Belarus)[41]

* * *

18 February 2024 (2024-2-18)

15:30

Japan | 1–3|  Belarus

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* Kanstantsinau  3' (o.g.)

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* Bryshtel 5'
* Avgustov  20'
* Drozd  23'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 1,411

Referee: Lucas Estevão (Brazil)
Man of the match: Ihar Bryshtel (Belarus)[42]

18 February 2024 (2024-2-18)

19:30

Senegal | 5–3|  Colombia

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* Mam. Diagne  14'
* Faye  19'
* Mendy  29'
* Ndoye  31'
* Man. Diagne  36'

| Report |

* López  2'
* Ossa  8'
* De Avila  27'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 2,248

Referee: Abdulaziz Abdullah (Kuwait)
Man of the match: Mamour Diagne (Senegal)[42]

* * *

20 February 2024 (2024-2-20)

15:30

Belarus | 4–1|  Colombia

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* Ryabko  5'
* Bryshtel 8', 18', 32'

| Report |

* De Avila  36'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 720

Referee: Ibrahim Alreesi (United Arab Emirates)
Man of the match: Ihar Bryshtel (Belarus)[43]

20 February 2024 (2024-2-20)

19:30

Japan | 6–4|  Senegal

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* Matsuo  16'
* Matsuda 26', 32'
* Oba 32', 35' (pen.)
* Ozu 35'

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* Diatta  7'
* Samb  14', 29'
* Mam. Diagne  28'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 2,511

Referee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy)
Man of the match: Takaaki Oba (Japan)[43]

### Group D

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Brazil | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 12  | 8  | +4  | 7  | Knockout stage
2  |  Portugal | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 13  | 7  | +6  | 6
3  |  Oman | 3  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 10  | 10  | 0  | 3  |
4  |  Mexico | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 17  | −10  | 0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

16 February 2024 (2024-2-16)

17:00

Portugal | 8–2|  Mexico

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* Léo Martins 1', 9', 14', 32', 32'
* Bê Martins 4'
* Lourenço  11'
* Jordan 12'

| Report |

* Acevedo 26'
* Maldonado 33'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 1,172

Referee: Aurélien Planchais-Godefroy (Tahiti)
Man of the match: Léo Martins (Portugal)[41]

16 February 2024 (2024-2-16)

21:00

Brazil | 5–3|  Oman

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* Edson Hulk  3' (pen.), 29'
* Mauricinho 6'
* Catarino  11'
* Rodrigo 12'

| Report |

* Al Sauti  2'
* Al Fazari  11'
* K. Al Oraimi  15'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 2,752

Referee: Ingilab Mammadov (Azerbaijan)
Man of the match: Tiago Bobô (Brazil)[41]

* * *

18 February 2024 (2024-2-18)

17:00

Mexico | 2–5|  Oman

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* Castillo  12'
* Martínez 13'

| Report |

* Al Muraiki  1', 27'
* Al Hindasi  17'
* Al Araimi  24'
* K. Al Oraimi  29'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 1,416

Referee: Łukasz Ostrowski (Poland)
Man of the match: Khalid Al Oraimi (Oman)[42]

18 February 2024 (2024-2-18)

21:00

Brazil | 3–2 (a.e.t.)|  Portugal

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* Rodrigo 6'
* Catarino  18'
* Mauricinho 38' (e.t.)

| Report |

* Bê Martins 27'
* Jordan 27'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 3,458

Referee: Juan Angeles (Dominican Republic)
Man of the match: Mauricinho (Brazil)[42]

* * *

20 February 2024 (2024-2-20)

17:00

Oman | 2–3|  Portugal

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* Al Sauti  26'
* K. Al Oraimi  36'

| Report |

* Léo Martins 16', 36'
* Jordan 20'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 978

Referee: Mariano Romo (Argentina)
Man of the match: Khalid Al Oraimi (Oman)[43]

20 February 2024 (2024-2-20)

21:00

Mexico | 3–4 (a.e.t.)|  Brazil

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* Castillo  1'
* Wbias 18'
* Maldonado 35'

| Report |

* Edson Hulk  7', 39' (e.t.)
* Mauricinho 11'
* Alisson  31'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 3,458

Referee: Francisco Bumedien (Spain)
Man of the match: Edson Hulk (Brazil)[43]

## Knockout stage

[edit]

21 and 23 February are allocated as rest days.[22]

| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

|
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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

| 22 February| | | | |

|  Iran| 2

| 24 February

|  United Arab Emirates| 1 |

|  Iran| 2

| 22 February

| |  Brazil| 3 |

|  Brazil| 8

| | 25 February

|  Japan| 4 |

|  Brazil| 6

| 22 February

| |  Italy| 4

|  Italy| 5

| 24 February|

|  Tahiti| 2 |

|  Italy (p)| 3 (5)

| 22 February

| |  Belarus| 3 (4) | | Third place match

|  Belarus (a.e.t.)| 4

| | 25 February

|  Portugal| 3 |

|  Iran| 6

|  Belarus| 1

### Quarter-finals

[edit]

22 February 2024 (2024-2-22)

15:30

Brazil | 8–4|  Japan

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* Alisson  2', 25'
* Bruno Xavier 7'
* Rodrigo 10'
* Filipe Silva  20'
* Brendo  20'
* Edson Hulk  23'
* Catarino  34'

| Report |

* Yamada  27'
* Oba 28', 33'
* Kawai  29'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 2,505

Referee: Juan Angeles (Dominican Republic)
Man of the match: Filipe Silva[44]

* * *

22 February 2024 (2024-2-22)

17:00

Belarus | 4–3 (a.e.t.)|  Portugal

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* Bryshtel 13', 14', 18' (pen.), 39' (e.t.)

| Report |

* Algarvio  9'
* Jordan 23'
* B. Lopes  29'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 2,293

Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria)
Man of the match: Ihar Bryshtel[44]

* * *

22 February 2024 (2024-2-22)

19:30

Iran | 2–1|  United Arab Emirates

|
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* Masoumi  17'
* Mirjalili  23'

| Report |

* Abdulla  14'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 3,458

Referee: Sérgio Soares (Portugal)
Man of the match: Seyed Mirjalili[44]

* * *

22 February 2024 (2024-2-22)

21:00

Italy | 5–2|  Tahiti

|
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* Giordani  12', 17'
* Bertacca  30'
* Josep Jr.  34'
* Remedi  35'

| Report |

* Taiarui 3'
* Tetauira 3'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 1,901

Referee: Mariano Romo (Argentina)
Man of the match: Luca Bertacca[44]

### Semi-finals

[edit]

24 February 2024 (2024-2-24)

18:00

Iran | 2–3|  Brazil

|
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* Mirshekari  1'
* Masoumi  13'

| Report |

* Alisson  15' (pen.), 27'
* Brendo  36'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 3,458

Referee: Łukasz Ostrowski (Poland)
Man of the match: Alisson (Brazil)[45]

* * *

24 February 2024 (2024-2-24)

19:30

Italy | 3–3 (a.e.t.)|  Belarus

|
|

* Josep Jr.  20'
* Giordani  24'
* Zurlo 31'

| Report |

* Bryshtel 4', 30'
* Novikau  9'

Penalties

* Bertacca
* Fazzini
* Josep Jr.
* Alla
* Zurlo

| 5–4 |

* Bryshtel
* Hardzetski
* Bokach
* Drozd
* Novikau

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 3,458

Referee: Mickie Palomino (Peru)
Man of the match: Josep Jr. (Italy)[45]

### Third place match

[edit]

25 February 2024 (2024-2-25)

18:00

Iran | 6–1|  Belarus

|
|

* Mirshekari  2'
* Movahed  3'
* Moradi  14'
* Amiri  14'
* Masoumi  20'
* Mokhtari  33'

| Report |

* Chaikouski  34'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 3,333

Referee: Aecio Fernández (Uruguay)
Man of the match: Reza Amiri (Iran)[46]

### Final

[edit]

25 February 2024 (2024-2-25)

19:30

Brazil | 6–4|  Italy

|
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* Rodrigo 12', 19', 29'
* Bruno Xavier 21'
* Genovali  23' (o.g.)
* Brendo  27'

| Report |

* Genovali  4', 33'
* Fazzini  19', 27'

Dubai Design District Stadium

Attendance: 3,458

Referee: Juan Angeles (Dominican Republic)
Man of the match: Rodrigo (Brazil)[47]

## Awards

[edit]

After the final, FIFA presented individual awards to the three best players of the tournament, three top goalscorers, and to the best goalkeeper. In addition, a collective award was given to the team with the most points in the Fair Play ranking.[48] Following this, the winners' trophy was awarded to Brazil's captain, Datinha, by FIFA President, Gianni Infantino.[49]

### Winners

[edit]

2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Champions

Brazil
Sixth title
15th world title

### Individual awards

[edit]

The individual awards were all sponsored by Adidas, except for the FIFA Fair Play Award. The Golden, Silver and Bronze Balls were awarded by FIFA's Technical Study Group, which included current and former players Dejan Stankovic, Matteo Marrucci and Pascal Zuberbühler, and led by Arsene Wenger.[50]

Golden Ball  | Silver Ball  | Bronze Ball

|
|

Josep Junior  |  Mauricinho |  Ihar Bryshtel
Golden Scorer  | Silver Scorer  | Bronze Scorer
Ihar Bryshtel
(12 goals)  |  Léo Martins
(7 goals; 4 assists)  |  Mohammadali Mokhtari
(7 goals; 1 assist)
Golden Glove
Tiago Bobô
FIFA Fair Play Award
Portugal

## Statistics

[edit]

### Goalscorers

[edit]

There were 223 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 6.97 goals per match.

12 goals

* Ihar Bryshtel

7 goals

* Léo Martins
* Mohammadali Mokhtari

6 goals

* Rodrigo

5 goals

* Alisson
* Edson Hulk
* Marco Giordani
* Takaaki Oba

4 goals

* Hossam Paulo
* Josep Junior
* Jordan Santos
* Chiky Ardil
* Roonui Tinirauarii

3 goals

* Lucas Medero
* Lucas Ponzetti
* Aleh Hapon
* Brendo
* Catarino
* Mauricinho
* Esleider Avila
* Reza Amiri
* Hamid Behzadpour
* Mohammad Masoumi
* Ali Mirshekari
* Tommaso Fazzini
* Khalid Al Oraimi
* Mandione Diagne
* Amar Samb
* Jose Arias
* Alessandro Canale

2 goals

* Emiliano Holmedilla
* Manuel Pomar
* Bruno Xavier
* Moustafa Sasa
* Seyed Mirjalili
* Movahed Mohammadpour
* Mohammad Moradi
* Luca Bertacca
* Gianmarco Genovali
* Emmanuele Zurlo
* Kosuke Matsuda
* Ozu Moreira
* Cristofher Castillo
* Ramón Maldonado
* Yahya Al Muraiki
* Abdullah Al Sauti
* Bê Martins
* Mamour Diagne
* Raoul Mendy
* David Ardil
* Kuman
* Tearii Labaste
* Heirauarii Salem
* Heimanu Taiarui
* Patrick Tepa
* Abdulla Abbas
* Ali Mohammad

1 goal

* Axel Rutterschmidt
* Mikhail Avgustov
* Mikita Chaikouski
* Artsemi Drozd
* Yauheni Novikau
* Yury Piatrouski
* Anatoliy Ryabko
* Filipe Silva
* Edu Lopez
* Juan Ossa
* Julio Pantoja
* Ahmed Elshahat
* Elhusseini Taha
* Moslem Mesigar
* Alessandro Miceli
* Alessandro Remedi
* Fabio Sciacca
* Takuya Akaguma
* Yusuke Kawai
* Naoya Matsuo
* Héctor Acevedo
* Diego Martínez
* Salomón Wbias
* Takahito Yamada
* Mandhar Al Araimi
* Abdulrahman Al Fazari
* Yaqdhan Al Hindasi
* Duarte Algarvio
* Bernardo Lopes
* André Lourênço
* Ninou Diatta
* Ousseynou Faye
* Papa Ndoye
* Soleiman Batis
* Dona
* Raimana Li Fung Kuee
* Tamatoa Tetauira
* Waleed Beshr
* Rashed Eid
* Austin Collier
* Andres Navas
* Conner Rezende
* Chris Toth

1 own goal

* Ivan Kanstantsinau (vs. Japan)
* Gianmarco Genovali (vs. Brazil)
* Teaonui Tehau (vs. Iran)

Source: BSWW

## Sponsorship

[edit]

* Adidas[51]
* Coca-Cola
* Qatar Airways
* Hyundai
* Visa
* Wanda Group[52]

## References

[edit]

Notes

1. ^ Rio de Janeiro, Brazil hosted the first three editions in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
2. ^ Russia were the de facto defending champions, having competed as the RFU in 2021; in accordance with the ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a December 2020 decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the team from Russia was not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem at the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup and competed as the team of the Russian Football Union (RFU), and used the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee.[9]
3. ^ Note that multiple match reports reported an actual maxed out capacity crowd of 3,458.

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