2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

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2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World CupCoupe du monde de football de plage 2025

Tournament details
Host country| Seychelles
City| Victoria
Dates| 1–11 May
Teams| 16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 8
Goals scored| 79 (9.88 per match)
Attendance| 16,989 (2,124 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Artsemi Drozd
Bê Martins
Miguel Pintado
Heirauarii Salem
(3 goals each)

<- 2024

2027 ->

All statistics correct as of 2 May 2025.

International football competition

The 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup is the ongoing 13th 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 is the 23rd edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the Beach Soccer World Championships which ran from 1995 to 2004 but was not governed by FIFA; the World Cup took place annually until 2009 when it then became a biennial event.

It is currently taking place in Victoria, capital of Seychelles, on Mahé island, between 1 and 11 May 2025.[1] This is the first time that Seychelles hosts a FIFA tournament, and the first Beach Soccer World Cup to be played in Africa.

Brazil are the defending champions.

## Host selection

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The original bidding schedule to determine the hosts was as follows:[2]

* 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 analyze.
* 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:[3]

* 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,[4] 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.[2] 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.[5] On 16 December 2022, the United Arab Emirates was awarded the hosting rights for the 2023 tournament, and the Seychelles for the 2025 tournament.[6]

## Qualification

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Team qualified

Team failed to qualify

Team suspended

Did not enter

Not a FIFA member.

A total of 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Seychelles 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 4 October 2023.[1] Overall, 72 nations entered qualification.

The process of qualification for the World Cup finals began in October 2024 and ended in March 2025.[7]

Of the qualifiers, four will make their debut: Chile, Guatemala, Mauritania and hosts Seychelles. This is Mauritania's and Seychelles' first ever FIFA tournament.

Paraguay and El Salvador are the returnees, both coming back after missing out on 2024.

United Arab Emirates have failed to qualify for the first time since 2015. For the first instance since 2017, United States also failed to advance to the finals. After appearing in 2024, Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Mexico have failed to qualify.

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  | Qualifying tournament  | Team qualified  | Appearances  | Previous best performance

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Total | First  | Last  | Streak
AFC (Asia)
(3 teams) | 2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup |  Iran | 9th  | 2006 | 2024 | 2  | Third place (2017, 2024)
Japan | 13th  | 2005 | 2024 | 13  | Runners-up (2021)
Oman | 6th  | 2011 | 2024 | 4  | Group stage (Six times)[a]
CAF (Africa)
(Hosts + 2 teams) | Host nation  |  Seychelles | 1st  | n/a | n/a | 1  | Debut
2024 Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations |  Mauritania | 1st  | n/a | n/a | 1  | Debut
Senegal | 10th  | 2007 | 2024 | 8  | Fourth place (2021)
CONCACAF (North America)[b]
(2 teams) | 2025 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship |  El Salvador | 6th  | 2008 | 2021 | 1  | Fourth place (2011)
Guatemala | 1st  | n/a | n/a | 1  | Debut
CONMEBOL (South America)
(3 teams) | 2025 Copa América of Beach Soccer |  Brazil | 13th  | 2005 | 2024 | 13  | Champions (Six times)[c]
Paraguay | 6th  | 2013 | 2021 | 1  | Quarter-finals (2017)
Chile | 1st  | n/a | n/a | 1  | Debut
OFC (Oceania)
(1 team) | 2024 OFC Beach Soccer Men's Nations Cup |  Tahiti | 8th  | 2011 | 2024 | 8  | Runners-up (2015, 2017)
UEFA (Europe)
(4 teams) | 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) |  Belarus | 4th  | 2019 | 2024 | 4  | Fourth place (2024)
Italy | 10th  | 2006 | 2024 | 2  | Runners-up (2008, 2019, 2024)
Portugal | 12th  | 2005 | 2024 | 6  | Champions (2015, 2019)
Spain | 10th  | 2005 | 2024 | 3  | Runners-up (2013)

## Venue

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Location of The Paradise Arena in Victoria, where the tournament will be held.

The single venue, named "The Paradise Arena", is located in the capital city of Victoria.[7]

The venue is the same building as was used in the 2024 edition, disassembled and transported from Dubai, and reconstructed in Victoria. It has a capacity of 3,500.[8]

## Draw

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The draw to split the 16 teams into four groups of four took place at 19:00 SCT (UTC+4) on 4 April 2025 at in Victoria.[9] The draw was conducted by Michael Mancienne and Sunday Oliseh.

The teams were divided into four pots of four based upon a ranking created by FIFA considering each team's total points at the World Cup over the past five editions (since 2015); the more recent the tournament, the more weight was given to those results, with 20% weight for the oldest year and increasing by 20% annually until 100% weight for the most recent year. 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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* Seychelles (Hosts; assigned to A1) (76)
* Brazil (Highest-ranked; assigned to D1) (1)
* Portugal (3)
* Tahiti (11)

* Japan (10)
* Italy (2)
* Iran (7)
* Senegal (8)

* Belarus (5)
* Oman (18)
* Paraguay (12)
* Spain (4)

* El Salvador (16)
* Chile (42)
* Mauritania (34)
* Guatemala (50)

The numbers in parentheses show the BSWW World Ranking of the teams at the time of the draw, out of 90 nations.[10] The rankings are displayed for context only and had no influence on the draw.

The draw started with Pot 1. As the hosts, the Seychelles 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 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:

Group A | Pos | Team

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A1 |  Seychelles
A2 |  Belarus
A3 |  Guatemala
A4 |  Japan
Group B | Pos | Team

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B1 |  Mauritania
B2 |  Iran
B3 |  Portugal
B4 |  Paraguay
Group C | Pos | Team

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C1 |  Spain
C2 |  Senegal
C3 |  Chile
C4 |  Tahiti
Group D | Pos | Team

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D1 |  Brazil
D2 |  El Salvador
D3 |  Italy
D4 |  Oman

## 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 29 April 2025.[11] All of the appointed officials are male.

At least one referee represents 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[12]

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AFC |  Fallah Al Balushi  | 41  | 2016
Ibrahim Alraeesi  | 40  | 2017
Yuichi Hatano  | 44  | 2015
Nayim Kosimov  | 36  | 2023
CAF |  Hamdi Bchir  | 39  | 2016
Ramadhani Ndayisaba  | 39  | 2022
Louis Siave  | 36  | 2016
CONCACAF |  Juan Angeles  | 45  | 2012
Gonzalo Carballo  | 42  | 2014
Jorge Moran  | 32  | 2019
CONMEBOL |  Lucas Estevão  | 39  | 2017
Aecio Fernández  | 41  | 2018
Jorge Gómez  | 38  | 2016
Mickie Palomino  | 43  | 2012
Mariano Romo  | 43  | 2013
| Confederation  | Referee  | Age  | Qualified[12]

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OFC |  Aurélien Planchais-Godefroy  | 44  | 2018
UEFA
Saverio Bottalico  | 43  | 2017
Matthieu Dor  | 41  | 2020
Vitalij Gomolko  | 35  | 2015
Alejandro Ojaos  | 32  | 2022
Łukasz Ostrowski  | 39  | 2012
Sérgio Soares  | 46  | 2014
Özcan Sultanoğlu  | 39  | 2016
Vladimir Tashkov  | 37  | 2016

## Squads

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Main article: 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup squads

Each team names a preliminary squad of between 12 and 18 players. From the preliminary squad, the team names a final squad of 12 players (two of whom must be goalkeepers). Players in the final squad can 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.[13]

The squads were revealed by FIFA on 15 April 2025.[14]

## Group stage

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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.[13]

Tiebreakers

The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows:[13]

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, SCT (UTC+4).[15][16]

### Group A

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

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1  |  Japan | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 2  | +4  | 3  | Knockout stage
2  |  Belarus | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 3  | +3  | 3
3  |  Seychelles (H) | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 6  | −3  | 0  |
4  |  Guatemala | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 6  | −4  | 0

Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host

1 May 2025 (2025-05-01)

15:00

Guatemala | 2–6|  Japan

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* Marroquin  2'
* M. González  2'

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* Tsuboya  2', 35'
* Matsuda  11'
* Furusato  28'
* Akaguma 29'
* Ozu 32'

Paradise Arena, Victoria

Attendance: 1,003

Referee: Özcan Sultanoğlu (Turkey)
Man of the match: Takeru Furusato (Japan)[17]

1 May 2025 (2025-05-01)

19:00

Seychelles | 3–6|  Belarus

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* De Ketelaere  5'
* Labrosse  21'
* Amade  22'

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* Drozd  11', 14', 22'
* Ryabko  15'
* Bryshtel 32'
* Chaikouski  35'

Paradise Arena, Victoria

Attendance: 3,572

Referee: Gonzalo Carballo (El Salvador)
Man of the match: Artsemi Drozd (Belarus)[18]

* * *

3 May 2025 (2025-05-03)

15:00

Japan | v|  Belarus

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3 May 2025 (2025-05-03)

19:00

Seychelles | v|  Guatemala

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* * *

5 May 2025 (2025-05-05)

15:00

Belarus | v|  Guatemala

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5 May 2025 (2025-05-05)

19:00

Japan | v|  Seychelles

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### Group B

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

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1  |  Portugal | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 11  | 9  | +2  | 3  | Knockout stage
2  |  Iran | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 4  | +1  | 3
3  |  Mauritania | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 5  | −1  | 0  |
4  |  Paraguay | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 9  | 11  | −2  | 0

Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

1 May 2025 (2025-05-01)

16:30

Mauritania | 4–5|  Iran

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* Belkheir  9', 20', 35'
* Bilal  33'

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* Mirshekari  5'
* Mohammadpour  7'
* Shir  9'
* Mokhtari  12', 16'

Paradise Arena, Victoria

Attendance: 1,272

Referee: Vitalij Gomolko (Lithuania)
Man of the match: Cheikh Belkheir (Mauritania)[19]

1 May 2025 (2025-05-01)

20:30

Portugal | 11–9|  Paraguay

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* Coimbra  2'
* Brilhante  4'
* Pintado  4', 16', 27'
* Lourenço  9', 14'
* L. Martins 16' (pen.)
* B. Martins 25', 27', 31' (pen.)

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* Carballo  4'
* V. Benítez  10'
* Y. Rolón  19'
* N. Medina  29'
* Barrios  33', 34'
* J. Rolón  33'
* Martínez  36', 36'

Paradise Arena, Victoria

Attendance: 2,825

Referee: Yuichi Hatano (Japan)
Man of the match: Bê Martins (Portugal)[20]

* * *

3 May 2025 (2025-05-03)

16:30

Paraguay | v|  Iran

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3 May 2025 (2025-05-03)

20:30

Mauritania | v|  Portugal

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* * *

5 May 2025 (2025-05-05)

16:30

Paraguay | v|  Mauritania

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5 May 2025 (2025-05-05)

20:30

Iran | v|  Portugal

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### Group C

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

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1  |  Senegal | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 1  | +3  | 3  | Knockout stage
2  |  Chile | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 6  | +1  | 3
3  |  Tahiti | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 6  | 7  | −1  | 0  |
4  |  Spain | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 4  | −3  | 0

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2 May 2025 (2025-05-02)

16:30

Chile | 7–6|  Tahiti

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* Albuerno  3'
* San Martin  8'
* Tobar  15'
* Durán  18'
* Opazo  22', 34'
* Bacian  23'

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* Salem  4', 7', 17'
* Tinirauarii  18', 35'
* Terorotua  35'

Paradise Arena, Victoria

Attendance: 958

Referee: Ramadhani Ndayisaba (Burundi)
Man of the match: Diego Opazo (Chile)[21]

2 May 2025 (2025-05-02)

20:30

Spain | 1–4|  Senegal

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* Antonio  31'

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* Thiaw  2'
* Ndiaye 13'
* Fall  27'
* Sylla  31'

Paradise Arena, Victoria

Attendance: 3,373

Referee: Aecio Fernández (Uruguay)
Man of the match: Al Seyni Ndiaye (Senegal)[21]

* * *

4 May 2025 (2025-05-04)

16:30

Tahiti | v|  Senegal

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4 May 2025 (2025-05-04)

20:30

Spain | v|  Chile

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* * *

6 May 2025 (2025-05-06)

16:30

Senegal | v|  Chile

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6 May 2025 (2025-05-06)

20:30

Tahiti | v|  Spain

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### Group D

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

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1  |  Italy | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 4  | +3  | 3  | Knockout stage
2  |  Brazil | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 1  | +2  | 3
3  |  El Salvador | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 3  | −2  | 0  |
4  |  Oman | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 7  | −3  | 0

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2 May 2025 (2025-05-02)

15:00

Italy | 7–4|  Oman

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* Fazzini  1'
* Zurlo 5'
* Bertacca  17'
* Genovali  19'
* Remedi  30'
* Josep Jr.  31', 32'

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* Al Bulushi  9'
* Al Muraiki  10', 31'
* Musa. Al Araimi  24'

Paradise Arena, Victoria

Attendance: 802

Referee: Mariano Romo (Argentina)
Man of the match: Josep Jr. (Italy)[21]

2 May 2025 (2025-05-02)

19:00

Brazil | 3–1|  El Salvador

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* Rodrigo 6'
* Thanger  27'
* Lucão  29'

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* Ramos  13'

Paradise Arena, Victoria

Attendance: 3,184

Referee: Ibrahim Alraeesi (United Arab Emirates)
Man of the match: Thanger (Brazil)[21]

* * *

4 May 2025 (2025-05-04)

15:00

Oman | v|  El Salvador

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4 May 2025 (2025-05-04)

19:00

Brazil | v|  Italy

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* * *

6 May 2025 (2025-05-06)

15:00

El Salvador | v|  Italy

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6 May 2025 (2025-05-06)

19:00

Oman | v|  Brazil

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## Knockout stage

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

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| 2D| |

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### Quarter-finals

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8 May 2025 (2025-05-08)

15:00

1A| Match 25| 2B

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8 May 2025 (2025-05-08)

16:30

1B| Match 26| 2A

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8 May 2025 (2025-05-08)

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1C| Match 27| 2D

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8 May 2025 (2025-05-08)

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1D| Match 28| 2C

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### Semi-finals

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10 May 2025 (2025-05-10)

18:00

Winners M25| Match 29| Winners M27

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10 May 2025 (2025-05-10)

19:30

Winners M26| Match 30| Winners M28

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### Third place match

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11 May 2025 (2025-05-11)

Losers M29| Match 31| Losers M30

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### Final

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11 May 2025 (2025-05-11)

Winners M29| Match 32| Winners M30

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## Marketing

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### Logo

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On 3 May 2024, the official emblem and brand identity were unveiled at the Kempinski Seychelles Resort.[22] On 3 December 2024, the official poster was revealed.[23]

### Official ball

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On 27 November 2024, FIFA and Adidas announced the official match ball is the Adidas CNXT25 PRO BCH.[24]

### Theme song

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On 3 April 2025, the official song for the tournament, entitled Boom SE SE, was announced by FIFA. The song was performed by two popular artists in the region, Elijah Seychelles and Taniah, at the draw.[25][26]

### Mascot

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On 7 March 2025, the mascot was revealed: a turtle who loves football named Tikay. The mascot pays homage to the essence of the competition's first edition to take place in Africa. Its name comes from the French word "petit," which means small, and from the abbreviated Seychellois Creole word for "scales." The passionate little turtle was born among the fine white sand dunes of Seychelles, representing the beautiful beaches, culture, and biodiversity of Africa's smallest country, as well as the crystal-clear waters that surround it. Its debut took place at Beau Vallon Beach, where the nation's President, Wavel Ramkalawan, was present. More than 40 children, coaches, and members of the Seychellois beach soccer national team joined in a beach soccer activity to promote the sport to local youth.[27]

## Sponsorship

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* Adidas[28]
* Aramco
* Coca-Cola
* Lenovo
* Qatar Airways
* Hyundai
* Visa
* Wanda Group[29]

## Notes

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1. ^ Oman have finished in the group stage in 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2024.
2. ^ Comprising Northern America, Central America, and the Caribbean
3. ^ Brazil have won in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2017 and 2024.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Seychelles to host FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup from the 1st to the 11th of May 2025". FIFA.com. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
2. ^ a b "Bidding process for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2023" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
3. ^ "Five member associations in race to host FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2023". FIFA. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
4. ^ "Three bids submitted for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2023". FIFA. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
5. ^ "Meeting in Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau sees key transfer system regulations approved". FIFA.com. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022. "It was also decided that four items would be presented at a subsequent FIFA Council meeting, namely the appointment of hosts for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2023, proposed amendments to the FIFA Disciplinary Code and to the FIFA Code of Ethics, and the approval of the FIFA Football Agent Regulations."
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