| World cups in beach soccer |
|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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.
- ^ Five European places up for grabs at FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifying tournament in Moscow. Inside the Games. 18 July 2019.
- ^ a b "FIFA launches first ever FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup". fifa.com. 1 February 2005. Archived from the original on May 30, 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ DUBAI 2009: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Bleacher Report. 25 November 2009.
- ^ a b Everything You Need to Know About FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Richard Isava. 31 January 2020.
- ^ FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017 Statistical Kit – post event edition. FIFA. 14 August 2017.