Portugal national beach soccer team

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 17 of the 20 editions of the Beach Soccer World Cup (organised by FIFA since 2005), and its best results are three victories in 2001 (Costa do Sauipe, Brazil), 2015 (Espinho, Portugal), and 2019 (Luque, Paraguay), being the current world champions. 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.

Portugal
Nickname(s)Selecção das Quinas
AssociationFederação Portuguesa de Futebol
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMário Narciso
CaptainMadjer
Most capsMadjer (500+)
Top scorerMadjer (1000+)
FIFA codePOR
BSWW ranking1st[1]


First colours


Second colours
Biggest win
 Portugal 15–0 Moldova 
(Jesolo, Italy; 2 September 2016)

Current squad
As of 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Tiago Petrony
2 DF Rui Coimbra
3 MF André Lourenço
4 DF Bruno Torres
5 MF Jordan Santos
6 FW Rúben Brilhante
No. Position Player
7 MF Madjer (captain)
10 FW Belchior
11 FW Léo Martins
13 FW Bê Martins
12 GK Elinton Andrade
18 FW Von

Coach: Mário Narciso
Assistant coaches: Luís Bilro, Tiago Reis

Achievements

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record
Year Round P G W W+ WP L GF GA GD
2005Runners-up2nd530112715+12
2006Fourth place4th640024324+19
2007Quarter-finals8th401121822−4
2008Third place3rd641014122+19
2009Third place3rd640023224+8
2011Third place3rd640113312+21
2013Did not qualify
2015Champions1st650013218+14
2017Quarter-finals8th411021510+5
2019Champions1st640113320+13
2021To be determined
Total9/1149293413274167+107

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (UEFA)
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification Record
Year Result Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
2008Runners-up760014712+3518
20094th Place750024729+1815
2011Runners-up750113725+1216
2013Playoff Stage42002219+126
2015----------
20173rd Place870016114+4721
20195th Place850125621+3516
Total6/74130029269110+15992

References
  1. Beach Soccer World Ranking
Awards
Preceded by
Portugal national table tennis team		 Portuguese Team of the Year
2015		 Succeeded by
Portugal national football team
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