Beach soccer at the 2023 World Beach Games

Beach soccer
at the 2023 World Beach Games
LocationBali, Indonesia (cancelled)
Dates6–12 August (cancelled)
Competitors336 (expected)
Teams28
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The beach soccer tournaments at the 2023 World Beach Games were due to held from 6 to 12 August 2023 in Bali, Indonesia and organised by the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC). However, on 4 July 2023, the Games were announced as cancelled due to the last minute withdrawal of the Indonesian Olympic Committee as hosts.[1][2] Thus, the beach soccer tournaments never took place, despite preliminary qualification competitions having already been carried out.

Two events were due to take place: the men's tournament and the women's tournament. A total of 28 teams were due to participate (16 in the men's competition and 12 in the women's). Both the men's and women's squads were to consist of up to 12 players, meaning a total of 336 athletes were expected to take part.[3]

  1. ^ Lingeswaran, Susan (4 July 2023). "2023 World Beach Games canceled after Bali withdraws as host". Sportcal. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. ^ "World Beach Games cancelled after Bali withdraws as host". Reuters. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  3. ^ "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – ANOC WORLD BEACH GAMES 2023 - BEACH SOCCER WORLDWIDE - BEACH SOCCER" (PDF). ANOC. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.