World cups in beach soccer |
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Beach Soccer World Championships (1995–2004) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (2005–present) |
Founded |
1995 |
Editions held |
22 |
Region |
International (FIFA) |
Number of teams |
16 (since 2006) |
Current champions |
Brazil (15th title; 2024) |
Most successful team |
Brazil (15 titles) |
World cups in beach soccer | |
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Beach Soccer World Championships | |
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup | |
In competitive beach soccer, the world cup is the sport's paramount competition.[1][2] It is contested by senior men's national teams.
To date, two iterations of a world cup in beach soccer have existed. The first was the Beach Soccer World Championships which ran annually from 1995 to 2004.[3] FIFA then became the governing body of the sport.[2] As a result, the World Championships were abolished and replaced by the second and current iteration, the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, which began in 2005 and was also held annually; since 2009, it has been a biennial event.[4] Whilst being two independently governed competitions, both have occurred to determine the same outcome: the world champions in beach soccer.[5]
Four nations have been crowned world champions of the 22 editions to date.[4] By far the most successful team is Brazil (also current champions) who have historically dominated the title, winning 15; they and Portugal are the only two nations to win in both eras of the sport's world cup. The other victors are Russia[RFU] and France.
The following lists a summary of the results of each world cup and associated statistics; the latter combines the data of all the editions of both iterations.