Brazil national beach soccer team

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Brazil
Nickname(s) Reis da Praia (Kings of the Beach)
Canarinha (Little Canary)
Verde e Amarela (Green and Yellow)
Association Brazilian Football Confederation
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Marco Octávio
Captain Bruno Xavier
Most caps Mão (381)
Top scorer Neném (336)
FIFA code BRA
BSWW ranking 1 Steady2.svg (15 January 2024) [1]
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First colours
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Second colours
First international
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 10–3 United States  Flag of the United States.svg
(2 July 1993, Miami, United States)
Biggest win
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 23–3 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg
(3 March 2005, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4–9 Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg
(18 December 2011, Lagos, Nigeria)

The Brazil national beach soccer team represents Brazil in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the CBF, the governing body for football in Brazil. Portugal, Russia, Spain and Senegal are the only squads to have eliminated Brazil out of the World Cup. Brazil are ranked 1st in the BSWW World Rankings. They are, alongside Portugal, the only team to have won the world title before and after FIFA assumed the government of beach soccer worldwide.

Contents

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

2021

20 August 2021 (2021-08-20) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group C Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg5–5 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Moscow, Russia
20:30 UTC+3
  • Borer Soccerball shade.svg6', 26'
  • Stankovic Soccerball shade.svg15', 36'
  • Ott Soccerball shade.svg34'
Report (FIFA)
  • Edson Hulk Soccerball shade.svg6'
  • Lucão Soccerball shade.svg8'
  • Zé Lucas Soccerball shade.svg24', 25', 27'
Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Said Hachim (Madagascar)
Penalties
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Lucão
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Zé Lucas
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Antonio
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Edson Hulk
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Rodrigo
22 August 2021 (2021-08-22) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group C Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg4–2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Moscow, Russia
19:00 UTC+3
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Sofien Benchabane (France)
24 August 2021 (2021-08-24) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group C Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg5–0Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Moscow, Russia
20:30 UTC+3
Report (FIFA) Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Juan Angeles (Dominican Republic)
26 August 2021 (2021-08-26) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Quarter-finals Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg5–4 (a.e.t.)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Moscow, Russia
15:00 UTC+3
  • Mam. Diagne Soccerball shade.svg9'
  • Man. Diagne Soccerball shade.svg25', 39'
  • Mendy Soccerball shade.svg34', 38'
Report (FIFA)
  • Rodrigo Soccerball shade.svg3', 39'
  • Catarino Soccerball shade.svg21'
  • Zé Lucas Soccerball shade.svg23'
Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,628
Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)

Players

Current squad

The following players and staff members were called up for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. [2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Mão
2 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Alisson
3 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Antonio
4 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Catarino
5 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Filipe
6 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Lucão
7 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Edson Hulk
No.Pos.NationPlayer
8 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Luis Enrique
9 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Rodrigo
10 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Datinha
11 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Mauricinho
12 GK Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Rafa Padilha
13 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Zé Lucas
14 GK Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Tiago Bobo
Head coach: Gilberto Costa
Goalkeeping coach: Julio Cesar Franco

Player records

Top goalscorers

As of 26 August 2021 [3]
*Players in bold are still active with Brazil.
RankPlayerGoals
1 Neném 336
2 Júnior Negão 318
3 Jorginho 316
4Benjamin308
5André278
6 Buru 224
7 Bruno Malias 214
8 Júnior 202
Bruno Xavier 202
10Juninho153
Sidney153
12 Rodrigo 146
13 Mauricinho 134
14Daniel Zidane127
15Magal123

Competitive record

Beach Soccer World Championships (no FIFA)

World Championships record
YearRoundPosPldWW+LGFGAGD
Flag of Brazil.svg 1995 Champions1st55005211+41
Flag of Brazil.svg 1996 Champions1st5500399+30
Flag of Brazil.svg 1997 Champions1st55004613+33
Flag of Brazil.svg 1998 Champions1st5500529+43
Flag of Brazil.svg 1999 Champions1st55004218+24
Flag of Brazil.svg 2000 Champions1st55004216+26
Flag of Brazil.svg 2001 Fourth place4th53023816+22
Flag of Brazil.svg 2002 Champions1st55003113+18
Flag of Brazil.svg 2003 Champions1st55004110+31
Flag of Brazil.svg 2004 Champions1st55004210+32
Total9 titles10/10504802425125+300

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification (CONMEBOL) record [lower-alpha 1]
YearRoundPosPldWW+LGFGAGDRoundPosPldWW+LGFGAGD
Flag of Brazil.svg 2005 Third place3rd54013914+25Automatically qualified as hosts
Flag of Brazil.svg 2006 Champions1st66005216+36Champions1st77007115+56
Flag of Brazil.svg 2007 Champions1st65104319+24Automatically qualified as hosts
Flag of France.svg 2008 Champions1st66003415+19Champions1st44002811+17
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2009 Champions1st66004719+28Champions1st5500396+33
Flag of Italy.svg 2011 Runners-up2nd64113228+4Champions1st5500396+33
Flag of French Polynesia.svg 2013 Third place3rd64112514+11Third place3rd54016123+38
Flag of Portugal.svg 2015 Quarterfinals5th43011611+5Champions1st65014818+30
Flag of the Bahamas.svg 2017 Champions1st66003815+23Champions1st66005114+37
Flag of Paraguay.svg 2019 Quarterfinals5th43013215+17Champions1st66005913+46
Flag of Russia.svg 2021 Quarterfinals5th42021812+6Champions1st66003513+22
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2024 Champions1st64202918+11Champions1st66005516+39
Total6 titles12/13655257405194+2099 titles10/13565402486135+341
  1. In 2005 and 2007 merged qualification tournament with CONCACAF

Honours

The Brazil team at the medals ceremony of the 2019 South American Beach Games. Men Beach football Medallist Ceremony ROS19 23-03-2019 (59).jpg
The Brazil team at the medals ceremony of the 2019 South American Beach Games.

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Winners (6): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2024

Beach Soccer World Championships

Winners (9): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004

Mundialito

Winners (15): 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2023

Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

Winner (3): 2014, 2016, 2017

Copa América of Beach Soccer

Winners (3): 2016, 2018, 2023

CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship

Winners (8): 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021

CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship

Winner (1): 2005

CONMEBOL South American Beach Soccer League

Winners (4): 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022

Copa Latina

Winners (9): 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009

Related Research Articles

The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup is an international beach soccer competition contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. The tournament was preceded by the Beach Soccer World Championships established in 1995 which took place every year for the next decade under the supervision of Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) and its predecessors. FIFA joined hands with BSWW in 2005 to take over the organization of the competition, re-branding it as an official FIFA tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beach Soccer Worldwide</span>

Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) is the organisation responsible for the founding and growth of association football's derivative sport of beach soccer. The founding partners of BSWW codified the rules of beach soccer in 1992, with BSWW as it is known today having been officially founded in late 2000 as a singular institution to develop the sport and organise international beach soccer competitions across the globe, primarily between national teams. The company is recognised as playing the biggest role in helping to establish the rules of beach soccer, to spread and evolve the sport around the world as cited by FIFA who took on governing body status of the sport from BSWW in 2005. Having established the sport's key regulations, FIFA acknowledged BSWW's framework, making their rules the official laws of beach soccer and now controls them and any modifications.

The Portugal national beach soccer team represents Portugal in international beach soccer competitions, and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), the governing body for Portuguese football. The team has participated in 19 of the 22 editions of the Beach Soccer World Cup, and its best results are three victories in 2001, 2015, and 2019. Alongside Brazil, Portugal is the only team to have won the world title before and after FIFA assumed the government of beach soccer worldwide. In European competitions, Portugal is record holder of titles.

The France national beach soccer team represents France in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FFF, the governing body for football in France.

The Spain national beach soccer team represents Spain in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the RFEF, the governing body for football in Spain.

The United States men's national beach soccer team represents the United States in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the USSF, the governing body for soccer in the United States.

The Uruguay national beach soccer team represents Uruguay in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the AUF, the governing body for football in Uruguay.

The Russia national beach soccer team represents Russia in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Russian Football Union, the governing body for football in Russia. The team's highest achievements are three World Cup crowns conquered in 2011, 2013 and 2021.

The Senegal national beach soccer team represents Senegal in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Senegalese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Senegal. It is the most successful African beach soccer team, having won six times the Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations, more than any other national team.

The Japan national beach soccer team represents Japan in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the JFA, the governing body for football in Japan. One of the leading Asian beach soccer teams, Japan's best performance at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was in the 2021 edition, when they were runners-up to the hosts Russia, which played as the Russian Football Union (RFU).

The Cameroon national beach soccer team represents Cameroon in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Cameroonian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Cameroon.

The United Arab Emirates national beach soccer team represents United Arab Emirates in beach soccer. They are one of the most successful Asian national teams, having won twice the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup. At the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, however, they have never got past the group stage Until 2024. The UAE team has participated in every edition of the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup, which was founded after the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was hosted in the United Arab Emirates and which is played only in the UAE,They will host it once again as for the second time in 2023.

The Poland national beach soccer team represents Poland in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the PZPN, the governing body for beach soccer in Poland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Belarus national beach soccer team</span>

The Belarus national beach soccer team represents Belarus in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the BFF, the governing body for football in Belarus.

The Tahiti national beach soccer team represents Tahiti or French Polynesia in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FTF and the FFF, the governing body for football in Tahiti. In contrast to the fortunes of the association football team, Tahiti's beach soccer has, since 2011, been one of the strongest teams in world beach soccer. The team made history at the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup by becoming the first Pacific nation to qualify for the knockout stages of an international FIFA tournament. At the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Tahiti beat Italy in a penalty shootout to become the first Pacific nation to ever make it to a final in a FIFA tournament. They followed this up with another appearance in the 2017 final.

The Oman national beach soccer team represents Oman in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Oman Football Association, the governing body for football in Oman.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paraguay national beach soccer team</span>

The Paraguay national beach soccer team represents Paraguay in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the APF, the governing body for football in Paraguay. The team debuted in 2013 at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup and has been classified since then in all editions as of 2017. Regionally, Paraguay has been one of the strongest teams in South America since 2013.

The Myanmar national beach soccer team represents Myanmar in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation, the governing body for football in Myanmar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Georgia national beach soccer team</span>

The Georgian national beach soccer team represents Georgia in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Georgia. The team has played competitively in two World Cup qualifiers, in 2008 and 2016, but have yet to win a match. The majority of the current squad also plays for club team FC Dinamo Batumi in Georgia who have competed in the Euro Winners Cup.

The Mozambique national beach soccer team represents Mozambique in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Mozambican Football Federation, the nation's governing body for football. They have qualified for the Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations four times, and made their Beach Soccer World Cup debut in 2021.

References

  1. "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  2. FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Russia 2021™ – Squad List
  3. "Artilheiros" . Retrieved 19 August 2021.