The beach soccer tournaments at the 2023 World Beach Games were due to held from 6 to 12 August 2023 in Bali, Indonesia and organised by the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC). However, on 4 July 2023, the Games were announced as cancelled due to the last minute withdrawal of the Indonesian Olympic Committee as hosts. Thus, the beach soccer tournaments never took place, despite preliminary qualification competitions having already been carried out.
Two events were due to take place: the men's tournament and the women's tournament. A total of 28 teams were due to participate (16 in the men's competition and 12 in the women's). Both the men's and women's squads were to consist of up to 12 players, meaning a total of 336 athletes were expected to take part.
Competition schedule The tournament was due to begin on 6 August and end on 12 August.
Qualification Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was allowed to enter one men's team and one women's team into the competition. In order to play at the Games, these teams needed to qualify.
The six continental confederations of FIFA were each allocated a certain amount of berths at the Games; qualification events were organised for teams to compete against other members of their own confederation to try and earn one of their continent's spots at the Games. ANOC delegated the responsibility of organising qualification to Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). Qualification tournaments were for all confederations, however, for some, these qualification events were ultimately not be realised – in these cases, their teams which occupy the highest positions in the BSWW World Ranking as of 1 July 2023 were due to be granted qualification. The deadline for qualification to be completed was 2 July 2023.
For both categories, the host country qualified automatically and one country who failed to qualify was also due to be invited to compete as a wildcard entry as a lucky loser.
Multiple qualification tournaments had already been completed by the time of the Games' cancellation on 4 July 2023, with most participants confirmed.
Men's qualification Means of qualificationRef.DatesVenueBerthsQualifiedHosts24 May 2022—12022 UEFA Qualifying Tournament29 August – 4 September 2022 Catania52023 African Beach Games"The African Beach Games are qualifiers for the World Beach Games billed for Bali, Indonesia, from 5 to 12 August 2023." 27–30 June 2023 Hammamet22023 AFC–OFC Qualifying Tournament25–27 May 2023 Jeddah22023 CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament6–8 April 2023 San Luis La Herradura2BSWW World Ranking (Top ranked CONMEBOL teams) ——3Never confirmedWildcard——1Never confirmedTotal 16
Women's qualification Means of qualificationRef.DatesVenueBerthsQualifiedHosts24 May 2022—12022 UEFA Qualifying Tournament31 August – 4 September 2022 Catania42023 African Beach Games28 June 2023 Hammamet1Invitation (AFC–OFC team)——1Never confirmed2023 CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament6–8 April 2023 San Luis La Herradura2BSWW World Ranking (Top ranked CONMEBOL teams)——2Never confirmedWildcard——1Never confirmedTotal 12
Medal summary Men's tournament Competition cancelled. Competition cancelled. Competition cancelled. Competition cancelled. Competition cancelled. Competition cancelled.
See also 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Beach soccer at the 2023 European Games
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References
External links Bali 2023, at ANOC Beach Soccer Worldwide, official website