2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup will be the 11th 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. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this will be the 21st edition of the championship since its establishment in 1995. This will be the sixth tournament to take place biennially; the World Cup took place annually until 2009.

2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Чемпионат мира по пляжному футболу 2021 года
Tournament details
Host countryRussia
CityMoscow
DatesJuly 2021
Teams16[1] (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)1[1] (in 1 host city)

First intimated in November 2017 at the FIFA Beach Soccer Workshop when it was announced that the World Cup would continue to be held every two years for the period 2018–2024,[2][3] the bidding process was opened by FIFA in May 2019[4] and concluded with the announcement of Russia as the hosts in October 2019.[5] The tournament is scheduled to take place in Moscow in July 2021.[6]

Portugal are the defending champions.

Host selection

The bidding schedule to determine the hosts was as follows:[1]

  • 9 May 2019 – FIFA opens the bidding process.
  • 5 June 2019 – Deadline for national associations to declare interest of hosting to FIFA.
  • 7 June 2019 – FIFA circulates documents detailing the application campaign and conditions of participation to the bidding associations to analyse.
  • 1 July 2019 – Deadline for associations to reaffirm their bidding intentions by agreeing to the terms of the documents.
  • 30 August 2019 – Deadline for nations to prepare and submit their complete bidding packages to be evaluated by FIFA.
  • 24 October 2019 – Hosts announced by FIFA.

On 11 September 2019, FIFA revealed that three associations had submitted bids through to the final stage of the process:[7]

Confirmation of the awarding of hosting rights to Russia was announced at the FIFA Council meeting in Shanghai, China on 24 October 2019.[5] It was reported Russia was picked based on having the largest budget, presenting the least risks and successfully hosting the association football's World Cup in 2018.[6][10]

Qualification

A total of 16 teams will qualify for the final tournament. In addition to Russia who qualify automatically as hosts, 15 other teams will qualify from six separate continental competitions. The slot allocation has yet to be announced.

The process of qualification to the World Cup finals will begin in 2020 and end in 2021.

Note: All appearance statistics below include only the FIFA era (since 2005); see: National team appearances in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup for inclusion of the pre-FIFA era (1995–2004) stats.

Confederation Qualifying tournament Team App Last Best performance
AFC (Asia)
(# TBD teams)		 2021 AFC Beach Soccer Championship
CAF (Africa)
(# TBD teams)		 2020 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations
CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean)
(# TBD teams)		 2021 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
CONMEBOL (South America)
(# TBD teams)		 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
OFC (Oceania)
(# TBD teams)		 2021 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup
UEFA (Europe)
(Hosts + # TBD teams)		 Host nation  Russia 8th 2019 Champions (2011, 2013)
2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Venue

One purpose-built venue will be used in the city of Moscow, and is expected to be on the grounds of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex in Khamovniki District – this location is subject to change.[16]

Moscow
Name TBD
Luzhniki Olympic Complex
55°42′57″N 37°33′13″E
Capacity: TBD[lower-alpha 1]
  1. According to the bidding regulations, the stadium capacity must be a minimum of 3,000.[1]

References
  1. "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2021 Overview of the Bidding Process" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. "Closing a successful season..." Beach Soccer Worldwide. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. "Чемпионаты мира по пляжному футболу до 2024 года будут проходить под эгидой ФИФА" [FIFA World Cup Beach Soccer Championships until 2024] (in Russian). Beach Soccer Russia. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. "Bidding process kicks off for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2021". FIFA. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  5. "FIFA Council unanimously appoints China PR as hosts of new Club World Cup in 2021". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  6. "RUSSIA WILL HOST FIRST BEACH SOCCER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2021". Russkiy Mir Foundation. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  7. "Three bids submitted for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2021™". FIFA. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  8. The Chilean special territory of Easter Island is the specific bidder in this case."Alcalde de Rapa Nui confirma postulación a Mundial de Fútbol Playa y descarta usar lugares sagrados" (in Spanish). BioBioChile. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  9. "Rapa Nui competirá para ser sede del Mundial de Fútbol Playa 2021". MSN.com (in Spanish). 12 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  10. "Член совета ФИФА Сорокин: Россия представила наименьшие риски и наибольший бюджет". Beach Soccer Russia. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  11. "AFC Competitions Calendar 2021". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 5 December 2019.
  12. "AFC postpones AFC Women's Futsal Championship 2020 and AFC U-20 Futsal Championship 2021". en.vff.org.vn. Vietnam Football Federation. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  13. "AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2021 Competition Regulations". AFC.
  14. "Что? Где? Когда? Открываем все «чёрные ящики» сезона-2020!" (in Russian). Beach Soccer Russia. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  15. "El Covid-19 amenaza también al fútbol playa" (in Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  16. ""В Шанхае даже тайного голосования не было. Настолько заявка Москвы была сильнее других"" (in Russian). Beach Soccer Russia. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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