Nickname(s) | Eyal Zayed | ||
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Association | UAEFA | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Head coach | Mohamed Bashir Al Maazmi [1] | ||
Most caps | Humaid Jamal Shambih Bilal Alblooshi (62) | ||
Top scorer | Waleed Beshr Mohammed Beshr Salem (29) | ||
FIFA code | UAE | ||
BSWW ranking | 7 (8 April 2024) [2] | ||
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First international | |||
UAE 3–7 France (Dubai, UAE; 18 April 2001) [3] | |||
Biggest win | |||
Qatar 1–8 UAE (Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia; 7 March 2017) UAE 8–1 Malaysia (Pattaya, Thailand; 14 March 2019) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
UAE 4–15 Brazil (Dubai, UAE; 2 November 2017) |
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 (2007, 2008). 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 hosted it again as for the second time in 2024.
The following players and staff members were called up for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. [4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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13 October 2023 2023 BSWW Mundialito | United Arab Emirates | 4–4 (p) (4–3 p) | Spain | Ayamonte, Spain |
18:00 UTC+2 | A. Abbas 26', 27' Ali 20' B. Waleed 29' | Report |
| Stadium: Isla Canela Stadium |
14 October 2023 2023 BSWW Mundialito | Brazil | 7–3 | United Arab Emirates | Ayamonte, Spain |
15:15 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Isla Canela Stadium |
15 October 2023 2023 BSWW Mundialito | United Arab Emirates | 5–4 | Mexico | Ayamonte, Spain |
15:15 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Isla Canela Stadium |
25 October 2023 2023 Neom Beach Soccer Cup | United Arab Emirates | 5–4 | Spain | Neom, Saudi Arabia |
15:15 UTC+3 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Neom Stadium |
26 October 2023 2023 Neom Beach Soccer Cup | Brazil | 8–3 | United Arab Emirates | Neom, Saudi Arabia |
15:15 UTC+3 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Neom Stadium |
27 October 2023 2023 Neom Beach Soccer Cup | United Arab Emirates | 4–2 | Turkey | Neom, Saudi Arabia |
15:45 UTC+3 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Neom Stadium |
28 October 2023 2023 Neom Beach Soccer Cup | Germany | 2–3 | United Arab Emirates | Neom, Saudi Arabia |
15:45 UTC+3 |
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| Stadium: Neom Stadium |
15 February 2023 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup | United Arab Emirates | 2-1 | Egypt | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
15:30 UTC+4 |
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| Stadium: Design District Stadium |
17 February 2023 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup | United Arab Emirates | 3–2 | United States | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
19:30 UTC+4 |
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| Stadium: Design District Stadium |
19 February 2023 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup | Italy | 0–0 (1–3 p) | United Arab Emirates | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
19:30 UTC+4 | Stadium: Design District Stadium | |||
Penalties | ||||
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22 February 2024 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup | Iran | 2–1 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
19:30 |
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| Stadium: Design District Stadium Attendance: 3,458 Referee: Sérgio Soares (Portugal) |
FIFA World Cup record | Qualification (AFC) record | |||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | ||
2005 | did not enter | No qualification matches | ||||||||||||||||||
2006 | did not qualify | Group stage | 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | ||||||||||
2007 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −3 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | +11 | ||
2008 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −2 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | ||
2009 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | Automatically qualified as hosts | ||||||||||
2011 | did not qualify | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12 | +8 | ||||||||||
2013 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 | ||
2015 | did not qualify | Fifth place | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 19 | +1 | ||||||||||
2017 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 16 | +9 | ||
2019 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 10 | +18 | ||
2021 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | Cancelled [lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||
2024 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | Automatically qualified as hosts | ||||||||||
2025 | to be determined | to be determined | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | 0 titles | 8/12 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 72 | 88 | –16 | 2 titles | 8/9 | 36 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 162 | 95 | +67 |
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | |
2006 | Group stage | 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
2007 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | +11 | |
2008 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | |
2009 | did not enter | |||||||||
2011 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12 | +8 | |
2013 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 | |
2015 | Fifth place | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 19 | +1 | |
2017 | Runner-ups | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 16 | +9 | |
2019 | Runner-ups | 2nd | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 10 | +18 | |
2021 | Cancelled [lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||
2023 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 21 | −3 | |
Total | 2 titles | 9/10 | 42 | 29 | 1 | 12 | 180 | 116 | +64 |
BSIC record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
2011 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 17 | −4 |
2012 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 20 | +1 |
2013 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 17 | +1 |
2014 | Sixth place | 6th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 |
2015 | Fifth place | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 |
2016 | Seventh place | 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 30 | −17 |
2017 | Fifth place | 5th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 27 | −10 |
2018 | Sixth place | 6th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 27 | −10 |
2019 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 |
2021 | Eighth place | 8th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 26 | –7 |
2022 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 |
Total | 0 titles | 11/11 | 55 | 21 | 3 | 31 | 172 | 214 | –42 |
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