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39-538: The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup is an international beach soccer competition contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA , the sport's global governing body. The tournament was preceded by the Beach Soccer World Championships established in 1995 which took place every year for the next decade under the supervision of Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) and its predecessors. FIFA joined hands with BSWW in 2005 to take over

78-454: A penalty shoot-out if the score is still on level terms after normal time. Unlike normal football, penalty kicks are directly decided by sudden death rules; it was changed since 2014 to three kicks from the penalty mark are taken, and the team that has scored more wins. If it is not decided after three kicks from the penalty mark, the sudden death rules will then be applied. Since 2021, the rules were changed again from three to five kicks from

117-521: A penalty shootout , following a 3–3 draw after extra-time, to win their first title. The 12 teams present at the finals in Brazil were split into four groups of three teams. Each team played the other two teams in its group in a round-robin format, with the top two teams advancing to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final itself was played in the form of a knockout tournament . European teams gained qualification by finishing in

156-399: A power play in ice hockey, this period of numerical advantage ends early if the penalised team concedes a goal. Free kicks are awarded for various fouls. All free kicks are direct free kicks which has to be taken by the player who was fouled, unless awarded for deliberate handling. The laws specify that all players apart from the opposing goalkeeper must clear a zone between the kicker and

195-410: A regular association football pitch . The field is cleared of pebbles and seashells along with any other objects which could injure a player. The field is rectangular in shape and the touch line is longer than the goal line. The field dimensions are: The penalty area is within 9 m (9.8 yards) of the goals and is marked by a yellow flag situated in touch. Two red flags opposite each other are at

234-428: A selection of three to five players. Throw-ins and kick-ins mean the pace and flow of the game can be faster than regular football. Shoes and socks are not allowed; players must play in bare feet, although ankle guards are permitted. Goal clearances (the equivalent of a goal kick ) are taken by the goalkeeper using their hands to throw the ball and a goal cannot be scored directly from these. A game lasts 36 minutes and

273-527: Is split up into three 12-minute periods. Unlike association football, in professional matches the referee is not the sole arbiter of the end of a period. A separate timekeeping official controls the official game clock, which is stopped for stoppages in play and typically counts down to zero, as in North American sports such as basketball and ice hockey. Draws are not permitted, with the game going into three minutes of golden goal extra time followed by

312-527: The 2015 World Cup was held in Portugal , they automatically qualified taking up one of the five European spots. Therefore, in the 2015 UEFA qualifiers , only four teams qualified from the championships to join the hosts making the total of five European nations. As shown in the table, attendance of nations in qualification tournaments generally continues to rise year on year; the total global number of participants has nearly doubled since 2006. Despite being

351-680: The Pro Beach Soccer Tour in 1996. The first Pro Beach Soccer Tour included a total of 60 games in two years across South America , Europe , Asia and the United States . Interest generated by the tour in Europe led to the creation of the European Pro Beach Soccer League in 1998, providing a more solid infrastructure that would increase the professionalism of the spectacle. EPBSL, now known as

390-469: The first FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup . The next four years would see this growth consolidated by further progress both on and off the field. By 2004, some 17 nations had entered teams, with this number expected to rise to over stage events. Such interest has allowed BSWW to strike certain sponsorship deals with international companies including McDonald's , Coca-Cola and MasterCard , who stepped up their involvement in 2004 and are now title sponsors of

429-454: The 39 countries have been from Europe, double that of any other. Eight countries who appeared in the precursor championships have failed to appear in a FIFA World Cup; Peru (5) appeared in the most competitions without yet attending a FIFA controlled World Cup. Meanwhile, Senegal (9) have appeared in the most FIFA sanctioned tournaments without having ever appeared in the old World Championships before 2005. In all tournaments, one venue

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468-740: The Beach Soccer Worldwide Rankings. Beach football ( beasal or futebol de areia ) started in Brazil , more precisely at Rio de Janeiro . In 1950 the first official tournament was created to unite neighborhood small tournaments that happened since 1940. It has grown to be an international game. The participation of international players such as Eric Cantona , Michel , Julio Salinas , Romário , Júnior and Zico has helped to expand television coverage to audiences in over 170 countries. Beach soccer had been played recreationally for years and in different formats. In 1992

507-796: The Euro BS League, brought promoters together from across the continent and satisfied the demands of the media, sponsors and fans. Four years on from its creation, the first step in the building of a legitimate worldwide competition structure for the sport of pro beach soccer had been taken. Behind the scenes developments were also taking place, with the Beach Soccer Company relocating its headquarters to Europe firstly to Monaco and then Barcelona before becoming Pro Beach Soccer, S.L. in April 2000. One year later they would join forces with Octagon Koch Tavares (who had continued to organise

546-473: The Euro BS League. Recognition has also come from FIFA who have cited BSWW as the major entity behind the creation and growth of Beach Soccer, forming a "highly promising" partnership that was "in its full splendour" seen in the 2005 world cup, held in Copacabana Beach, Brazil. France won the first world cup and the next year Brazil won it at the same venue. The World Cup has continued to flourish with

585-544: The World Championships and events in South America) to form a single entity known as Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) with the aim of unifying all major Pro Beach Soccer tournaments in the world under the same structure and providing representation of the sport to major sponsors, the media and FIFA . FIFA became the global governing body of the sport in 2005, acknowledging BSWW's framework and organizing

624-399: The center of the field to represent the half-way line. The goals are smaller than their standard association football counterparts, being 2.2 metres (7 ft 3 in) from the ground to the bottom of the crossbar and 5.5 metres (18 ft) in width between the inside of each upright. Each team consists of five players including the goalkeeper and an unlimited number of substitutions, from

663-509: The competition, driving more countries to recognize beach soccer as a "major" sport. FIFA decided to have a change of venue. It was voted to extend the sport's popularity that the 2008 World Cup would take place in Marseille , France, and the 2009 World Cup would take place in Dubai , United Arab Emirates. These tournaments would be the first to take place outside Brazil. The 2008 competition

702-535: The final. The tournament was deemed a "major success" and therefore, for the 2006 competition and beyond, FIFA decided to standardise the participants to 16 countries. It was then that the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers were also established that would take place throughout the year. By the end of the 2007 World Cup, the tournament had become more popular, with the FIFA board taking over

741-467: The first event to be covered by network television transmissions was held on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro and the city hosted the first Beach Soccer World Championship in 1995. The competition was won by the host nation, making Brazil the first-ever World Champions of Beach Soccer. Commercial interest begin to match developments on the field and growing demand for the sport around the world gave rise to

780-467: The first held outside Brazil in 2008 and future World Cups spreading as far out as Tahiti in 2013 and Portugal in 2015 . The Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup and Women's Euro Winners Cup were first held in 2016, whereas the Women's Euro Beach Soccer League debuted in 2021. In addition, the 2019 World Beach Games had a women's beach soccer tournament, and a Women's Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup

819-461: The globe to capitalise on and continue to stimulate global interest. The current tournament format lasts over approximately 10 days and involves 16 teams initially competing in four groups of four teams. The group winners and runners-up advance to a series of knock-out stages until the champion is crowned. The losing semi-finalists play each other in a play-off match to determine the third and fourth-placed teams. The first edition held outside Brazil

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858-531: The goal. Penalties are awarded for fouls within the penalty area. The following are some of the competitions: AFC (Asian Football Confederation) : CAF (Confederation of African Football) : CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) : CONMEBOL (South American Football Confederation) : OFC (Oceania Football Confederation) : UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) : 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

897-484: The laws of the game were envisioned and a pilot event was staged by the founding partners of BSWW in Los Angeles and the sport was adopted by Beach Soccer Los Angeles in 2017 where the game is played all around Los Angeles County . By 1993, the first professional beach soccer competition was organized at Miami Beach with teams from the United States , Brazil , Argentina and Italy taking part. In April 1994

936-587: The method of World Cup qualification until 2008, all other confederations hosted their first championships in 2006 in view of the finals later that year. The allocation of World Cup spots and the number of teams that qualify from their regional championship to the World Cup was decided by FIFA in 2006 as follows: ^ As part of the Euro Beach Soccer League The host country's confederation loses one qualification spot. I.e. since

975-434: The organization of the competition, re-branding it as an official FIFA tournament. Since 2009, the tournament has taken place every two years to allow continental tournaments to flourish without the burden of the World Cup qualifiers crowding the schedule every 12 months. The growing global popularity of beach soccer resulted in FIFA's decision to move the stage of the World Cup from its native home in Brazil to other parts of

1014-402: The penalty mark. Beach soccer has two on-field referees who co-operatively referee the game. They are assisted by a third referee who acts in a manner similar to football's fourth official and a timekeeper. As in football, yellow and red cards can be issued. Unlike in association football, the team can then bring on a substitute to replace the dismissed player after two minutes. Similar to

1053-431: The premier tournament in most regions, since the primary objective is to qualify to the World Cup, on some occasions teams have not participated due to qualifying to the finals automatically as hosts such as Brazil deferring from the 2007 CONMBEBOL Beach Soccer Championship and Tahiti in the 2013 OFC Beach Soccer Championship . Overall, 15 of the 42 nations who have ever competed have made a top four finish; four have won

1092-503: The region, "promoting regional competitiveness, and most importantly act as a consistent method of qualification to the World Cup for the best teams of each confederation. This would also help increase the sport's awareness across the globe and make sure all confederations were represented at the finals at every following World Cup, unlike in the past." Besides Europe who continued to use the Euro Beach Soccer League as

1131-585: The sport, therefore allowing a year in between World Cups for Confederations to organise their own local tournaments. This was a mutual decision between the confederations and FIFA. In March 2010 FIFA confirmed that the 2011 World Cup would take place in Italy and the 2013 World Cup would take place in Tahiti . In 2013, FIFA extended the FIFA Champions Badge to the winners of the competition, where it

1170-425: The sport. Brazil were the only nation to finish in the final four of every tournament until 2015 when they finished in fifth place. Since the tournament's establishment in 2005, as of the 2021 World Cup, 39 countries have participated over the 11 competitions. Two countries have participated in all World Cups, which are Brazil and Japan . European teams have dominated in unique qualifiers by continent, since 10 of

1209-438: The title Beach Soccer World Championships . The last edition took place in 2004. In 2005, FIFA paired up with BSWW to co-organise a new world cup competition under FIFA's name. They kept the tradition of holding the world cup in Rio de Janeiro and continued to allow 12 teams to participate, following on from the 2004 competition. It was Eric Cantona 's France that won the competition after beating Portugal on penalties in

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1248-400: The title. Brazil are the most successful nation, with six wins. Since the start of the 2010s, their hold on the title has become less apparent, with four of their six successes coming in the 2000s. They are followed by Russia with three titles, Portugal with two titles and France with one title. Brazil and Portugal are the only teams to win a world title before and after FIFA began sanctioning

1287-408: The top three spots of the 2004 Euro Beach Soccer League . The final spot was contested between the next four best teams in a small knockout tournament a few days before the World Cup began which saw Spain win. South American and North American qualification was gained by finishing in the top spots of the 2005 CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship . The other nations received invites. This

1326-526: Was held in 2021. As of 2022, FIFA and the other five continental confederations do not host women's beach soccer tournaments. The Asian Beach Games , European Games and South American Beach Games also do not have women's beach soccer tournaments. The rules of beach soccer are based on the Laws of the Game of association football , with some modifications. A beach soccer field is a level sandy area smaller than

1365-401: Was in 2008 in Marseille , France. The most recent edition in 2024 was held in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , and crowned Brazil as champions for the sixth time – after defeating Italy 6–4 in the final. The first world cup of beach soccer was held in Brazil, in 1995, organised by the precursors to the modern-day founders of the standardised rules, Beach Soccer Worldwide , held under

1404-440: Was the first edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup , an international beach soccer competition contest by men's national teams and organized by FIFA . Overall, it was the 11th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since its establishment with the first Beach Soccer World Championships in 1995. It took place in at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil, between 8 and 15 May. France defeated Portugal 1–0 in

1443-547: Was the first time that Brazil would have to qualify for the tournament since they weren't the hosts. The 2009 World Cup is the Beach Soccer World Cup's 15th birthday, with Brazil continuing their dominance. Before the final of the 2009 World Cup, FIFA announced that a new format would see the World Cup now take place every two years, starting from the 2011 World Cup. FIFA justified the decision by stating that they wanted Confederations to have more time to develop

1482-589: Was used to host all matches, with the exception of 2009, when two venues were used. Beach soccer Football has long been played informally on beaches, but the introduction of beach soccer was an attempt to codify rules for the game in 1992 by the founders of Beach Soccer Worldwide , a company set up to develop the sport and responsible for the majority of its tournaments. The first international matches were played in 1993 for men and 2009 for women. As of July 2023, there are 193 men's and 64 women's clubs and 101 men's and 23 women's national teams sorted in

1521-403: Was won by Russia . Following the inaugural FIFA tournament in 2005 , the number of teams at the finals was increased by FIFA to a record 16 and so the governing body along with BSWW met with individual confederations to set up a standard qualifying process for each world cup by establishing championships for each confederation. The winners of these championships would be crowned the best team in

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