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| Nickname(s) | Sarkanbaltsarkanie (Red-white-red) | ||
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| Association | Latvian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Valts Būmanis | ||
| FIFA code | LVA | ||
| BSWW ranking | 85  (8 April 2024) [1] | ||
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The Latvia national beach soccer team represents Latvia in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the LFF, the governing body for football in Latvia.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coach: Valts Būmanis
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. Brazil is the most successful national team in the FIFA World Cup, being crowned winner a record six times and having won the defunct World Championships also a record nine times. The Seleção also has the best overall performance in the World Cup competition, both in proportional and absolute terms. 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.
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 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 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 South Africa national beach soccer team represents South Africa in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for soccer in South Africa. The team's nickname is Beach Bafana.
The China national beach soccer team represents People's Republic of China in international beach soccer competitions. They have never qualified for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
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.
The Romania national beach soccer team represents Romania in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FRF, the governing body for football in Romania.
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 Belgium national beach soccer team represents Belgium in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the KBVB, the governing body for football in Belgium.
The Malaysia national beach soccer team represents Malaysia in international beach soccer competitions. It is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia, the governing body for football in Malaysia.
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.
The Lebanon national beach soccer team represents Lebanon in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Lebanon Football Association, the governing body for football in Lebanon.
Denmark national beach soccer team represents Denmark in international beach soccer competitions, but is not controlled by the Danish Football Association (DFA), the governing body for football in Denmark. The DFA have decided to wait before being affiliated with an official national beach soccer team. However the team is recognised by the sport's governing body, Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) and competes as Denmark's representative team in BSWW and FIFA sanctioned tournaments.
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 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the 12th edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the premier international beach soccer championship contested by men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. Overall, this was the 22nd edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the Beach Soccer World Championships which ran from 1995 to 2004 but which was not governed by FIFA; all world cups took place annually until 2009 when it then became a biennial event.
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