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2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

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2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Coupe du monde de football de plage 2025
Tournament details
Host countrySeychelles
CityVictoria
Dates1–11 May
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)TBA (in 1 host city)
2024
2027

The 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup will be the 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 will be 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 will take place in Victoria, capital of Seychelles, between 1 and 11 May 2025.[1] This will be the first time that Seychelles has hosted 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]

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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A total of 16 teams will qualify for the final tournament. In addition to Seychelles who qualify automatically as the host country, 15 other teams will qualify from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation was approved by the FIFA Council on 4 October 2023.[1]

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

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
Total First Last
AFC
(Asia; 3 teams)
2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup  
 
 
CAF
(Africa; 2 teams + hosts)
Host nation  Seychelles 1st n/a n/a Debut
2024 Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations  Mauritania 1st n/a n/a Debut
 Senegal 10th 2007 2024 Fourth place (2021)
CONCACAF
(Central, North America and Caribbean; 2 teams)
2025 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship  
 
CONMEBOL
(South America; 3 teams)
2025 Copa América de Beach Soccer  
 
 
OFC (Oceania; 1 team) 2024 OFC Beach Soccer Men's Nations Cup  Tahiti 8th 2011 2024 Runners-up (2015, 2017)
UEFA
(Europe; 4 teams)
2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA)  Belarus 4th 2019 2024 Fourth place (2024)
 Italy 10th 2006 2024 Runners-up (2008, 2019, 2024)
 Portugal 12th 2005 2024 Champions (2015, 2019)
 Spain 10th 2005 2024 Runners-up (2013)

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.

Tiebreakers

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

  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:

  1. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. 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;
  5. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

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

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Seychelles (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 A4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 1 May 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
Seychelles vA2
A3vA4

Seychelles vA3
A4vA2

A4v Seychelles
A2vA3

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 1 May 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
B1vB2
B3vB4

B1vB3
B4vB2

B4vB1
B2vB3

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 C2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 C4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 2 May 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
C1vC2
C3vC4

C1vC3
C4vC2

C4vC1
C2vC3

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 D2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 D3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 D4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 2 May 2025. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
D1vD2
D3vD4

D1vD3
D4vD2

D4vD1
D2vD3

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
8 May
 
 
Winners Group D
 
10 May
 
Runners-up Group C
 
Winners QF 1
 
8 May
 
Winners QF 3
 
Winners Group B
 
11 May
 
Runners-up Group A
 
Winners SF 1
 
8 May
 
Winners SF 2
 
Winners Group C
 
10 May
 
Runners-up Group D
 
Winners QF 2
 
8 May
 
Winners QF 4Third place match
 
Winners Group A
 
11 May
 
Runners-up Group B
 
Losers SF 1
 
 
Losers SF 2
 

Quarter-finals

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Winners Group DMatch 25Runners-up Group C

Winners Group CMatch 26Runners-up Group D

Winners Group BMatch 27Runners-up Group A

Winners Group AMatch 28Runners-up Group B

Semi-finals

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Winners QF 3Match 29Winners QF 1

Winners QF 4Match 30Winners QF 2

Third place match

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Losers SF 1Match 31Losers SF 2

Final

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Winners SF 1Match 32Winners SF 2

Marketing

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The official emblem and brand identity were unveiled on 3 May 2024 at the Kempinski Seychelles Resort.[8]

Sponsorship

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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. FIFA. 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.
  6. ^ "FIFA World Cup 2022 praised for its "unique cohesive power"". FIFA.com (Press release). December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "Everything you need to know about Seychelles 2025". FIFA.com. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  8. ^ "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Seychelles 2025™ brand launched in vibrant ceremony". FIFA. 3 May 2024.
  9. ^ "FIFA and adidas extend partnership until 2030". FIFA.com. FIFA. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Wanda Group becomes new FIFA Partner". FIFA.com. FIFA. 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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