National team appearances in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

This article lists the performances of each of the 47 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup finals, including the Beach Soccer World Cup events held before FIFA sanctioning in 2005.

Debut of national teams[]

Year	Debuting teams			Successor teams
Year	Teams	No.	Cum.	Successor teams
1995	Argentina, Brazil, England, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, United States, Uruguay	8	8
1996	Canada, Denmark, Russia	3	11
1997	France, Japan, Portugal	3	14
1998	Chile, Peru, Spain	3	17
1999	Malaysia, South Africa	2	19
2000	Venezuela	1	20
2001	Turkey	1	21
2002	Thailand	1	22
2003		0	22
2004	Belgium, Switzerland	2	24
2005	Australia, Ukraine	2	26
2006	Bahrain, Cameroon, Iran, Nigeria, Poland, Solomon Islands	6	32
2007	Mexico, Senegal, United Arab Emirates	3	35
2008	El Salvador	1	36
2009	Costa Rica, Ivory Coast	2	38
2011	Oman, Tahiti	2	40
2013	Paraguay	1	41
2015	Madagascar	1	42
2017	Bahamas, Ecuador, Panama	3	45
2019	Belarus	1	46
2021	Mozambique	1	47

Comprehensive team results by tournament[]

Legend[]

1st — Champions
2nd — Runners-up
3rd — Third place
4th — Fourth place
QF — Quarterfinals (1999–2001, 2004–present)
R1 — Round 1
q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
•• — Qualified but withdrew (2005–)
• — Did not participate (1995–2004), Did not qualify (2005–)
× — Did not enter (2005–)
— Hosts

Table[]

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Year Team	Beach Soccer World Championships										FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup											Appearances
Year Team	1995 (8)	1996 (8)	1997 (8)	1998 (10)	1999 (12)	2000 (12)	2001 (12)	2002 (8)	2003 (8)	2004 (12)	2005 (12)	2006 (16)	2007 (16)	2008 (16)	2009 (16)	2011 (16)	2013 (16)	2015 (16)	2017 (16)	2019 (16)	2021 (16)	WC /10	FIFA /11	Total /21
Argentina	R1 7th	R1 8th	4th	R1 8th	•	R1 10th	3rd	R1 8th	•	QF 7th	QF 8th	QF 5th	R1 11th	QF 5th	R1 9th	R1 11th	QF 8th	R1 12th	•	•	•	8	8	16
Australia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 9th	×	×	×	•	×	•	×	×	×	×	0	1	1
Bahamas	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	R1 11th	•	•	0	1	1
Bahrain	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	QF 6th	•	×	R1 16th	•	•	•	•	•	×	0	2	2
Belarus	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 11th	R1 14th	0	2	2
Belgium	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 12th	•	•	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	1	0	1
Brazil	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	4th	1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	QF 5th	1st	QF 5th	QF 5th	10	11	21
Cameroon	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	R1 14th	•	R1 16th	×	×	×	•	×	•	×	0	2	2
Canada	•	R1 7th	•	•	QF 7th	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF 7th	×	×	•	•	•	×	•	×	×	2	1	3
Chile	•	•	•	R1 9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1	0	1
Costa Rica	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	R1 15th	•	•	R1 16th	•	•	•	0	2	2
Denmark	•	R1 6th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	1	0	1
Ecuador	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	R1 16th	•	•	0	1	1
El Salvador	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	•	R1 14th	R1 14th	4th	QF 6th	•	•	•	R1 15th	0	5	5
England	3rd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	1	0	1
France	•	•	R1 7th	2nd	R1 11th	R1 11th	2nd	R1 7th	4th	QF 5th	1st	3rd	4th	QF 8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8	4	12
Germany	R1 5th	•	•	•	•	R1 12th	R1 12th	•	•	R1 11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4	0	4
Iran	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	R1 16th	R1 12th	R1 13th	•	R1 13th	QF 5th	QF 6th	3rd	•	×	0	7	7
Italy	4th	3rd	R1 5th	R1 10th	R1 9th	QF 8th	QF 8th	R1 6th	R1 6th	4th	•	R1 15th	R1 10th	2nd	QF 8th	QF 5th	•	4th	4th	2nd	•	10	8	18
Ivory Coast	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	R1 11th	•	R1 16th	•	•	•	•	0	2	2
Japan	•	•	R1 8th	•	QF 8th	4th	•	•	R1 7th	•	4th	QF 8th	R1 15th	R1 16th	QF 5th	R1 14th	QF 7th	QF 7th	R1 10th	4th	2nd	4	11	15
Madagascar	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	R1 14th	•	•	•	0	1	1
Malaysia	•	•	•	•	R1 10th	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	×	1	0	1
Mexico	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2nd	R1 11th	•	QF 8th	•	R1 15th	R1 13th	R1 15th	•	0	6	6
Mozambique	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	R1 11th	0	1	1
Netherlands	R1 8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	R1 14th	×	•	×	×	1	1	2
Nigeria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	R1 9th	QF 6th	•	R1 12th	QF 6th	•	•	R1 12th	R1 16th	×	0	6	6
Oman	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	×	×	•	R1 15th	•	R1 9th	•	R1 13th	R1 12th	0	4	4
Panama	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	R1 14th	•	•	0	1	1
Paraguay	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	R1 9th	R1 11th	QF 7th	R1 10th	R1 9th	0	5	5
Peru	•	•	•	4th	4th	2nd	QF 7th	•	•	R1 9th	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	5	0	5
Poland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 15th	•	•	0	2	2
Portugal	•	•	R1 6th	R1 5th	2nd	QF 6th	1st	2nd	3rd	3rd	2nd	4th	QF 8th	3rd	3rd	3rd	•	1st	QF 8th	1st	R1 10th	8	10	18
Russia^[RFU]	•	R1 5th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	R1 9th	QF 6th	QF 7th	1st	1st	3rd	•	3rd	1st	1	8	9
Senegal	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	QF 5th	R1 9th	•	QF 7th	R1 13th	R1 13th	QF 6th	QF 6th	4th	0	8	8
Solomon Islands	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	R1 12th	R1 16th	R1 12th	R1 13th	•	R1 11th	×	×	•	×	0	5	5
South Africa	•	•	•	•	R1 12th	•	•	•	•	•	R1 12th	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	×	•	×	1	1	2
Spain	•	•	•	R1 6th	QF 5th	3rd	QF 6th	R1 6th	2nd	2nd	QF 7th	R1 10th	QF 7th	4th	QF 6th	•	2nd	R1 10th	•	•	QF 7th	7	8	15
Switzerland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF 8th	•	•	•	•	2nd	R1 10th	•	QF 8th	QF 5th	QF 8th	3rd	1	6	7
Tahiti	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	×	•	R1 12th	4th	2nd	2nd	R1 9th	QF 6th	0	6	6
Thailand	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	R1 11th	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	×	1	1	2
Turkey	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 10th	•	•	•	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1	0	1
Ukraine	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF 6th	•	•	•	•	R1 9th	R1 12th	•	•	×	••	0	3	3
United Arab Emirates	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	R1 14th	R1 10th	R1 10th	•	R1 15th	•	R1 9th	R1 12th	R1 13th	0	7	7
United States	2nd	4th	3rd	R1 7th	QF 6th	QF 7th	QF 5th	•	R1 8th	R1 10th	R1 10th	R1 13th	R1 13th	•	•	•	R1 10th	•	•	R1 14th	R1 16th	9	6	15
Uruguay	R1 6th	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	R1 9th	R1 11th	3rd	R1 5th	QF 6th	QF 5th	2nd	3rd	QF 7th	4th	•	•	•	•	QF 7th	QF 8th	10	7	17
Venezuela	•	•	•	•	•	QF 5th	R1 9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 16th	•	•	•	•		2	1	3

Results by confederation[]

AFC[]

	1995 (8)	1996 (8)	1997 (8)	1998 (10)	1999 (12)	2000 (12)	2001 (12)	2002 (8)	2003 (8)	2004 (12)	2005 (12)	2006 (16)	2007 (16)	2008 (16)	2009 (16)	2011 (16)	2013 (16)	2015 (16)	2017 (16)	2019 (16)	2021 (16)	Total
Teams	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	38
Top 8	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	—	—	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	1	1	13
Top 4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	6
Top 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
1st																						0
2nd																						1
3rd																						1
4th																						4

CAF[]

	1995 (8)	1996 (8)	1997 (8)	1998 (10)	1999 (12)	2000 (12)	2001 (12)	2002 (8)	2003 (8)	2004 (12)	2005 (12)	2006 (16)	2007 (16)	2008 (16)	2009 (16)	2011 (16)	2013 (16)	2015 (16)	2017 (16)	2019 (16)	2021 (16)	Total
Teams	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	22
Top 8	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	7
Top 4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Top 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1st																						0
2nd																						0
3rd																						0
4th																						1

CONCACAF[]

	1995 (8)	1996 (8)	1997 (8)	1998 (10)	1999 (12)	2000 (12)	2001 (12)	2002 (8)	2003 (8)	2004 (12)	2005 (12)	2006 (16)	2007 (16)	2008 (16)	2009 (16)	2011 (16)	2013 (16)	2015 (16)	2017 (16)	2019 (16)	2021 (16)	Total
Teams	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	33
Top 8	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	—	—	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	8
Top 4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5
Top 2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
1st																						0
2nd																						2
3rd																						1
4th																						2

CONMEBOL[]

	1995 (8)	1996 (8)	1997 (8)	1998 (10)	1999 (12)	2000 (12)	2001 (12)	2002 (8)	2003 (8)	2004 (12)	2005 (12)	2006 (16)	2007 (16)	2008 (16)	2009 (16)	2011 (16)	2013 (16)	2015 (16)	2017 (16)	2019 (16)	2021 (16)	Total
Teams	3	3	3	5	3	5	5	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	69
Top 8	—	—	—	—	3	3	3	—	—	3	3	3	2	3	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	35
Top 4	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	31
Top 2	1	2	2	1	1	2	0	1	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	19
1st																						14
2nd																						5
3rd																						7
4th																						5

OFC[]

	1995 (8)	1996 (8)	1997 (8)	1998 (10)	1999 (12)	2000 (12)	2001 (12)	2002 (8)	2003 (8)	2004 (12)	2005 (12)	2006 (16)	2007 (16)	2008 (16)	2009 (16)	2011 (16)	2013 (16)	2015 (16)	2017 (16)	2019 (16)	2021 (16)	Total
Teams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	12
Top 8	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	4
Top 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	3
Top 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2
1st																						0
2nd																						2
3rd																						0
4th																						1

UEFA[]

	1995 (8)	1996 (8)	1997 (8)	1998 (10)	1999 (12)	2000 (12)	2001 (12)	2002 (8)	2003 (8)	2004 (12)	2005 (12)	2006 (16)	2007 (16)	2008 (16)	2009 (16)	2011 (16)	2013 (16)	2015 (16)	2017 (16)	2019 (16)	2021 (16)	Total
Teams	4	3	3	4	4	5	6	4	4	7	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	96
Top 8	—	—	—	—	2	3	3	—	—	5	4	2	3	5	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	48
Top 4	2	1	0	1	1	1	2	1	3	3	2	2	1	3	2	2	2	3	1	3	2	38
Top 2	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	2	1	18
1st																						7
2nd																						11
3rd																						12
4th																						8

Notes[]

^
At the 2021 edition, in accordance with a ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the team from Russia was not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem; it participated in the World Cup as "the team of the Russian Football Union (RFU)", and used the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee.^[1] For the purpose of continuity in this article, the results of the RFU team in 2021 are considered as de facto results of the Russian national team.

References[]

^ "ВАДА разрешило провести в Москве ЧМ по пляжному футболу" [WADA allowed to host the Beach Soccer World Cup in Moscow]. Interfax (in Russian). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

External links[]

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup at FIFA.cpm

[cnote_RFU] 
At the 2021 edition, in accordance with a ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the team from Russia was not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem; it participated in the World Cup as "the team of the Russian Football Union (RFU)", and used the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee.^[1] For the purpose of continuity in this article, the results of the RFU team in 2021 are considered as de facto results of the Russian national team.

[WADA-1] "ВАДА разрешило провести в Москве ЧМ по пляжному футболу" [WADA allowed to host the Beach Soccer World Cup in Moscow]. Interfax (in Russian). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

[RFU]

[1]

v t National beach soccer teams
Asia	Afghanistan Australia Bahrain Bangladesh China India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Laos Lebanon Korea Republic Kuwait Malaysia Myanmar Oman Palestine Philippines Qatar Syria Thailand United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam
Africa	Algeria Cameroon Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Madagascar Mauritius Morocco Nigeria Senegal Somalia South Africa Tunisia Uganda
Europe	Albania Andorra Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Finland France Germany Georgia Greece Hungary Israel Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Lithuania Malta Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Spain Switzerland Sweden Turkey Ukraine
North America	Bahamas Belize Canada Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Jamaica Mexico Panama Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago United States
South America	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela
Oceania	Cook Islands Fiji New Caledonia New Zealand Solomon Islands Tahiti Vanuatu

v t International beach soccer
FIFA Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) World cups (FIFA World Cup [current] World Championships [former]) World Beach Games Intercontinental Cup (Men's • ) Mundialito (de Clubes) BSWW Tour World Rankings Stars Awards
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup
Africa	CAF – Cup of Nations
North America Central America and Caribbean	CONCACAF – Championship
South America	CONMEBOL – World Cup qualifiers Copa América U-20 League Club Copa Libertadores
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup
Europe	UEFA – League World Cup qualifiers Cup Club Winners Cup Men's Women's
Games	Asian Beach Games Bolivarian Beach Games European Games Mediterranean Beach Games South American Beach Games