Tourney Name: | FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) |
Year: | 2024 |
Other Titles: | FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualifier - European Qualifier - Andalucía Cádiz 2024 |
Size: | 180px |
Country: | Spain |
City: | Cádiz |
Dates: | 4–13 October |
Num Teams: | 21 |
Confederations: | 1 |
Venues: | 1 |
Cities: | 1 |
Prevseason: | 2023 |
Nextseason: | 2026 |
The 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for UEFA was a beach soccer tournament contested by European men's national teams who are members of UEFA that determines the four nations from Europe that qualify to the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Seychelles.
The event, organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), takes place in Cádiz, Spain from 4–13 October 2024.[1]
The tournament is a multi-stage competition, consisting of a first group stage, single knockout round, second group stage, and placement matches.
24 teams initially entered the competition, 23 named sides plus one undisclosed team.
The participating teams are listed below, ordered by their European ranking (shown in parentheses) at the time of the draw, out of 31 nations.[2]
The draw to split the 24 teams into six groups of four took place at 11:00 CEST (UTC+2) on 16 September in Alghero, Italy. One participating team was undisclosed at the time of the draw and was placed in position four of Group F.[1] [3] [4] [5] [6] However, this slot was ultimately not filled by any team.
Each team earns three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in extra time, one point for a win in a penalty shoot-out, and no points for a defeat.[7]
All times are local, CEST (UTC+2). Kickoff times shown are those scheduled; actual times may differ slightly.
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Per the results of the first group stage, all group winners and runners-up, plus the four best third placed teams, advance to the Round of 16.[1] [6]
The ties are contested as single elimination matches. The eight winners progress to the second group stage.
Group 1 | ||
Group 2 |
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The eight winners of the Round of 16 ties advance to the second group stage.[1] [6]
The winners and runners-up of each group qualify for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[1] [6]
Key: | Qualified for – | ||||||||
Advance to – | Final / | Third place match / | Fifth place match / |
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Per the results of the second group stage, the teams finishing in corresponding positions in the two groups play against each other to determine final placements.
The following four teams from UEFA qualify for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Team | Qualified on | data-sort-type="number" | Previous appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup1 only FIFA era (since 2005) |
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11 October 2024 | (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024) | ||
11 October 2024 | (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2024) | ||
12 October 2024 | (2019, 2021, 2024) | ||
12 October 2024 | (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2024) |
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.