The 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was an international beach soccer tournament held in the United Arab Emirates from 15 to 25 February 2024. The sixteen national teams involved in the tournament were required by FIFA to register a squad of twelve players, including two goalkeepers. The squad size was reduced from the fourteen players allowed at the previous edition, which had been specially increased for that tournament in consideration of the "special circumstances encountered by teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic".
This article lists the national beach soccer squads that took part in the tournament. Only the players listed in these squads below were eligible to take part in the tournament, which were revealed in full on 7 February 2024.
The age listed for each player is as on 15 February 2024, the first day of the tournament and the names of the players shown are, in most circumstances, that of the FIFA Display Names listed on the official squad document issued by FIFA.
Group A United Arab Emirates Coach: Victor Vasques
Egypt Coach: Moustafa Ziedan
Abdoo Elshafei was withdrawn from the squad with injury on 14 February and replaced by Hossam Salama.منتخب الشاطئية يخوض تدريبه الرئيسى استعدادا لمواجهة الإمارات فى افتتاح كأس العالم (in Arabic). Al-Wafd. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
United States Coach: Francis Farberoff
Nick Perera (caps 94; goals 114) was withdrawn from the squad with a left knee injury on 12 February and replaced by Andres Navas.
Italy Coach: Emiliano Del Duca
Group B Spain Coach: Cristian Mendez
Iran Coach: Ali Naderi
Tahiti Coach: Teva Zaveroni
Argentina Coach: Herman Magrini
Group C Senegal Coach: Mamadou Diallo
Belarus Coach: Nico Alvarado
Colombia Coach: Santiago Alzate
Japan Coach: Teruki Tabata
Note: Teruki Tabata is coach per FIFA; Ozu Moreira is player-coach per the Japan Football Association, whilst Tabata is listed as assistant coach.
Group D Brazil Coach: Marco Octávio
Oman Coach: Talib Al Thanawi
Portugal Coach: Mário Narciso
Rui Coimbra was unavailable for selection for a second consecutive World Cup, this time due to recovery from a detached retina.
The squad did not contain at least one of the legendary trio of Alan, Madjer or Belchior for the first time since the 1997 World Championships, making this just the second of the 19 times Portugal have appeared at a world cup of beach soccer that this is the case.
Mexico Coach: Francisco Cati
Statistics Overall, 192 players have travelled to the United Arab Emirates to compete in the tournament. The average age of all players is 30.2 years.
Fourteen of the sixteen managers are managing their own nation's national team whilst two manage a foreign team in respect to their own nationality.
Youngest v oldest player NameNationDate of birth (age)Age differenceYoungest playerOusseynou Faye24 years 9 months 15 daysOldest playerBruno Torres
Tallest v shortest player NameNationHeight metric (imperial)Height differenceTallest playerAnatoliy RyabkoShortest playerMohamed Loha
Average age of squads Average ageNation(s)2627—28—29; ; ; 30; ; ; ; 31; ; 32 3334
Players by age category Age categoryNo. of players≤232124–285329–335934–3849≥3910
See also 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads
References
External links Official Squad Lists, per FIFA (pdf) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, FIFA.com