Beach soccer at the 2023 World Beach Games – Qualification (CONCACAF) explained

The CONCACAF qualifiers for the 2023 World Beach Games, known officially as the ANOC World Beach Games Bali 2023 – Qualifier El Salvador, was a beach soccer tournament contested by North American national teams who are members of CONCACAF that took place to determine the nations from North, Central America and the Caribbean that qualified to the beach soccer competition at the second edition of the ANOC World Beach Games.^{[1] [2]}

The tournament consisted of two events: the men's qualifiers and the women's qualifiers, the former a knockout competition from which the top two teams qualified, and the latter a round robin contest from which the top two teams also qualified.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) and National Sports Institute of El Salvador (INDES) in association with the Salvadoran Football Federation (FESFUT), the competition took place in San Luis La Herradura, El Salvador from 6–8 April 2023.^{[1] [2] [4]}

Mexico were the defending champions in both the men's and women's events^[5] but did not enter this year. The men's event was won by the United States, whilst the women's event was won by hosts El Salvador.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Venues

For both the men's and women's tournaments, all matches were hosted at the on the outskirts of San Luis La Herradura.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Men's tournament

Teams

The men's event was a seven-team tournament. The entrants are listed below,^{[9] [10] [11]} ordered by their world ranking in parentheses (31 March 2023, out of 101 teams):^[12]

Draw

The draw took place internally with most details undisclosed. As the top seeds, and with an odd number of participants, El Salvador received a bye in round one. The remaining six teams were organised based on their position in the world ranking (the second-best ranked team was drawn against the team ranked seventh, third against sixth, and fourth against fifth.)

Results

The competition was played as a straight knockout tournament, starting with the quarter-finals and ending with the final with the winner crowned champions of the event.^{[1] [2]} Meanwhile, the losing nations of each round receded to play in a series of consolation matches in order to determine all final placements.

The two teams that reached the final qualified for the 2023 World Beach Games.^{[1] [2]}

Matches are listed as local time in San Luis La Herradura, (UTC–6).

Awards

Individual awards

width=300	Top scorer(s)
Greivin Pacheco Heber Ramos Alessandro Canale
4 goals
Best player
Gabriel Silveira
Best goalkeeper
Christopher Toth

Final standings

Rank	width=170	Team	width=200	Qualification
		2023 World Beach Games
4
5
6
7

Source: BSWW

Women's tournament

Teams

Four teams entered the women's event which are as follows,^{[3] [13]} ordered by their world ranking in parentheses (31 March 2023, out of 22 teams):^[14]

Results

The competition was played as a single round robin tournament;^{[1] [2]} the teams competed to earn points for the overall standings table – the two that accumulated the most points after all the matches were completed qualified for the 2023 World Beach Games.^[1]

Matches are listed as local time in San Luis La Herradura, (UTC–6).

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Awards

Individual awards

width=300	Top scorer(s)
Irma Guerra
5 goals
Best player
Fatima Perez
Best goalkeeper
Melissa Lowder

See also

• 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

External links

• ANOC World Beach Games Bali 2023 - Qualifier El Salvador, at Beach Soccer Worldwide
• Women's ANOC World Beach Games Bali 2023 - Qualifier El Salvador, at Beach Soccer Worldwide

Notes and References

1. Web site: ANOC World Beach Games Qualifier to be played in El Salvador . Beach Soccer Worldwide . 22 February 2023 . 10 April 2023 .
2. Web site: Trinidad and Tobago beach soccer teams start World qualifiers . . 6 April 2023 . 7 April 2023 .
3. Web site: Con ausencia de Honduras, se jugará el ANOC de fútbol Playa en El Salvador . Ricardo . Rebollo . HonduSports Ilustrada . 5 April 2023 . 10 April 2023 . es.
4. Web site: Jueves iniciará el ANOC World Beach Games Bali 2023-Qualifier El Salvador - Instituto Nacional de los Deportes de El Salvador . INDES . 10 April 2023 . es.
5. Web site: México derrota a El Salvador y se corona campeón de torneo de fútbol playa. Latinx Today . 5 August 2019 . 12 September 2019. Spanish .
6. Web site: Selección femenina campeón del ANOC World Beach Soccer Bali 2023 al derrotar a Estados Unidos . . 8 April 2023 . 10 April 2023 . es .
7. Web site: Destacan faena de El Salvador en torneo de futbol playa . . 9 April 2023 . 10 April 2023 . es.
8. Web site: Beach soccer women gain consolation win . . 9 April 2023 . 10 April 2023 .
9. Web site: Guatemala buscará un boleto a los Juegos Mundiales de Playa 2023. . 4 April 2023 . 10 April 2023. Spanish .
10. Web site: Belize National Beach Soccer Team to compete in World Beach Games Qualifier in El Salvador . Rubén Morales Iglesias . Breaking Belize News . 4 April 2023 . 10 April 2023 .
11. Web site: Selección de Futbol Playa arranca eliminatoria para Juegos Mundiales . Pérez . Max S. . . 5 April 2023 . 10 April 2023 . es.
12. Web site: Rankings - Men's National Teams . Beach Soccer Worldwide . 31 March 2023 . 10 April 2023 .
13. Web site: U.S. Beach Soccer Men’s And Women’s National Team Rosters Set For ANOC World Beach Games Qualifiers In El Salvador . . 4 April 2023 . 10 April 2023 .
14. Web site: Rankings - Women's National Teams . Beach Soccer Worldwide . 31 March 2023 . 10 April 2023 .