World cups in beach soccer Beach Soccer World Championships (1995–2004)FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (2005–present) Founded Editions held 23 Region International (FIFA) Number of teams 16 (since 2006) Current champions (16th title; 2025) Most successful team (16 titles) In competitive beach soccer, the world cup is the sport's paramount competition.Five European places up for grabs at FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifying tournament in Moscow. Inside the Games. 18 July 2019. It is contested by senior men's national teams.
To date, two iterations of a world cup in beach soccer have existed. The first was the Beach Soccer World Championships which ran annually from 1995 to 2004.DUBAI 2009: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Bleacher Report. 25 November 2009. FIFA then became the governing body of the sport. As a result, the World Championships were abolished and replaced by the second and current iteration, the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, which began in 2005 and was also held annually; since 2009, it has been a biennial event.Everything You Need to Know About FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Richard Isava. 31 January 2020. Whilst being two independently governed competitions, both have occurred to determine the same outcome: the world champions in beach soccer.FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017 Statistical Kit – post event edition. FIFA. 14 August 2017.
Four nations have been crowned world champions of the 23 editions to date. By far the most successful team is Brazil (also current champions) who have historically dominated the title, winning 16; they and Portugal are the only two nations to win in both eras of the sport's world cup. The other victors are Russia and France.
The following lists a summary of the results of each world cup and associated statistics; the latter combines the data of all the editions of both iterations.
List of world cups The numbers in parentheses indicate the total number of world titles won by that team as of that victory.
Beach Soccer World Championships (1995–2004) # Year Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place1 1995 (1) 2 1996 (2) 3 1997 (3) 4 1998 (4) 5 1999 (5) 6 2000 (6) 7 2001 (1) 8 2002 (7) 9 2003 (8) 10 2004 (9)
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (2005–present) # Year Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place11 2005 (1) 12 2006 (10) 13 2007 (11) 14 2008 (12) 15 2009 (13) 16 2011 (1) 17 2013 (2) 18 2015 (2) 19 2017 (14) 20 2019 (3) 21 2021 (3) 22 2024 (15) 23 2025 (16)
Statistics Successful nations The following lists the teams that have finished in the top four.
Overall, 20 nations have made at least one top four finish. Of those 20 nations, only seven have made a top four finish in both iterations of the competition. Brazil remained the only nation to finish in the final four of every championship until 2015 when they finished in fifth place. TeamTitlesYearsRunners-upYears3rd placeYears4th placeYearsTotal 161995*, 1996*, 1997*,1998*, 1999*, 2000*,2002*, 2003*, 2004*,2006*, 2007*, 2008,2009, 2017, 2024, 2025 12011 22005*, 2013 12001* 20 32001, 2015*, 2019 31999, 2002, 2005 62003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2025 12006 13 32011, 2013, 2021* 0 22015, 2019 0 5 12005 21998, 2001 12006 22003, 2007 6 0 31996, 1997, 2006 41998, 1999, 2002, 2007 12009 8 0 32008, 2019, 2024 11996 41995, 2004, 2015, 2017 8 0 32003, 2004, 2013 12000 12008 5 0 22015, 2017 0 12013* 3 0 11995 11997 11996 3 0 12009 12021 0 2 0 12021 0 32000, 2005, 2019 4 0 12000 0 21998, 1999 3 0 12025 0 12024 2 0 12007 0 0 1 0 0 22017, 2024 0 2 0 0 12001 11997 2 0 0 11995 0 1 0 0 0 22021, 2025 2 0 0 0 12011 1 0 0 0 12002 1 * = Hosts
Success by region RegionTitlesRunners-upThird placeFourth placeTotalSouth America (CONMEBOL)1657533Europe (UEFA)71313942North America (CONCACAF)02125Oceania (OFC)02013Asia (AFC)01247Africa (CAF)00022
Appearances and performance
The following lists the teams who have appeared in at least one tournament, in order from the most appearances down to the least, and that nation's best performance.
As of the 2021 edition, 47 countries have participated over the 21 tournaments. However, only one country has participated in all the events which is Brazil. European teams have dominated in appearances by continent, since 15 of the 47 countries have been from Europe, double than that of any other.
Only eight countries who appeared in an edition of the World Championships have failed to reappear in a FIFA World Cup. Peru (5) have appeared in the most events without any one of those being under FIFA's control. Senegal (8) have appeared in the most FIFA tournaments without having ever once appeared in the World Championships.
Apps Country First Last Best result 21 1995 2021Champions18 1995 2019Runners-up 1997 2021Champions 17 1995 2021Runners-up 16 1995 2015Third place15 1995 2021Runners-up 1997 2021Runners-up 1998 2021Runners-up 12 1997 2008Champions 9 1996 2021Champions8 2007 2021Fourth place 2007 2023Round 17 2004 2021Runners-up 2006 2017Third place 6 2006 2019QF 2007 2019Runners-up 2011 2021Runners-up 5 1998 2004Runners-up 2006 2013Round 1 2008 2021Fourth place 2013 2021QF4 1995 2004Round 1 2011 2021Round 13 1996 2006QF 2000 2011QF 2005 2013QF
Apps Country First Last Best result2 1995 2013Round 1 1999 2005Round 1 2002 2005Fourth place 2006 2017Round 1 2006 2009QF 2006 2008Round 1 2009 2015Round 1 2009 2013Round 1 2019 2021Round 111995Third place1996Round 11998Round 11999Round 12001Round 12004Round 12005Round 12015Round 12017Round 12017Round 12017Round 12021Round 12024Round 12024Round 12025TBD2025TBD
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References
External links FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, at FIFA.com FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, at Beach Soccer Worldwide Beach Soccer World Cup - Overview, at RSSSF