National team appearances in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

This article lists the performances of each of the 45 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup finals, including the Beach Soccer World Cup events held before FIFA sanctioning in 2005.

Debut of national teams

Year	Debutants
1995 (8)	Argentina,  Brazil,  England,  Germany,  Italy,  Netherlands,  United States,  Uruguay
1996 (3)	Canada,  Denmark,  Russia
1997 (3)	France,  Japan,  Portugal
1998 (3)	Chile,  Peru,  Spain
1999 (2)	Malaysia,  South Africa
2000 (1)	Venezuela
2001 (1)	Turkey
2002 (1)	Thailand
2003 (0)	None
2004 (2)	Belgium,   Switzerland
2005 (2)	Australia,  Ukraine
2006 (6)	Bahrain,  Cameroon,  Iran,  Nigeria,  Poland,  Solomon Islands
2007 (3)	Mexico,  Senegal,  United Arab Emirates
2008 (1)	El Salvador
2009 (2)	Costa Rica,  Ivory Coast
2011 (2)	Oman,  Tahiti
2013 (1)	Paraguay
2015 (1)	Madagascar
2017 (3)	Bahamas,  Ecuador,  Panama
2019 (1)	Belarus
2021 (0)	TBD

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend

• 1st — Champions
• 2nd — Runners-up
• 3rd — Third place
• 4th — Fourth place
• QF — Quarterfinals (1999–2001, 2004–present)
• R1 — Round 1
• q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
•  •  — Did not participate (1995–2004), Did not qualify (2005–)
•  ×  — Did not enter (2005–)
•     — Hosts

Table

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Nations \ Years	Beach Soccer World Championships											FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups												Appearances
	1995 (8)	1996 (8)	1997 (8)	1998 (10)	1999 (12)	2000 (12)	2001 (12)	2002 (8)	2003 (8)	2004 (12)		2005 (12)	2006 (16)	2007 (16)	2008 (16)	2009 (16)	2011 (16)	2013 (16)	2015 (16)	2017 (16)	2019 (16)	2021 (16)		WC /10	FIFA /11	Total /21
Argentina	R1 7th	R1 8th	4th	R1 8th	•	R1 10th	3rd	R1 8th	•	QF 7th		QF 8th	QF 5th	R1 11th	QF 5th	R1 9th	R1 11th	QF 8th	R1 12th	•	•			8	8	16
Australia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		R1 9th	×	×	×	•	×	•	×	×	×			0	1	1
Bahamas	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	R1 11th	•			0	1	1
Bahrain	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		×	QF 6th	•	×	R1 16th	•	•	•	•	•			0	2	2
Belarus	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 11th			0	1	1
Belgium	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 12th		•	•	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	×			1	0	1
Brazil	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	4th	1st	1st	1st		3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	QF 5th	1st	QF 5th			10	10	20
Cameroon	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		×	R1 14th	•	R1 16th	×	×	×	•	×	•			0	2	2
Canada	•	R1 7th	•	•	QF 7th	•	•	•	•	•		•	QF 7th	×	×	•	•	•	×	•	×			2	1	3
Chile	•	•	•	R1 9th	•	•	•	•	•	•		×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			1	0	1
Costa Rica	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		×	•	•	•	R1 15th	•	•	R1 16th	•	•			0	2	2
Denmark	•	R1 6th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×			1	0	1
Ecuador	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	R1 16th	•			0	1	1
El Salvador	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		×	×	•	R1 14th	R1 14th	4th	QF 6th	•	•	•			0	4	4
England	3rd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×			1	0	1
France	•	•	R1 7th	2nd	R1 11th	R1 11th	2nd	R1 7th	4th	QF 5th		1st	3rd	4th	QF 8th	•	•	•	•	•	•			8	4	12
Germany	R1 5th	•	•	•	•	R1 12th	R1 12th	•	•	R1 11th		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			4	0	4
Iran	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		×	R1 16th	R1 12th	R1 13th	•	R1 13th	QF 5th	QF 6th	3rd	•			0	7	7
Italy	4th	3rd	R1 5th	R1 10th	R1 9th	QF 8th	QF 8th	R1 6th	R1 6th	4th		•	R1 15th	R1 10th	2nd	QF 8th	QF 5th	•	4th	4th	2nd			10	8	18
Ivory Coast	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		×	•	•	•	R1 11th	•	R1 16th	•	•	•			0	2	2
Japan	•	•	R1 8th	•	QF 8th	4th	•	•	R1 7th	•		4th	QF 8th	R1 15th	R1 16th	QF 5th	R1 14th	QF 7th	QF 7th	R1 10th	4th			4	10	14
Madagascar	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		×	×	×	×	×	•	•	R1 14th	•	•			0	1	1
Malaysia	•	•	•	•	R1 10th	•	•	•	•	•		×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•			1	0	1
Mexico	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		•	•	2nd	R1 11th	•	QF 8th	•	R1 15th	R1 13th	R1 15th			0	6	6
Netherlands	R1 8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		•	•	×	•	•	•	R1 14th	×	•	×			1	1	2
Nigeria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		×	R1 9th	QF 6th	•	R1 12th	QF 6th	•	•	R1 12th	R1 16th			0	6	6
Oman	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		×	×	×	×	•	R1 15th	•	R1 9th	•	R1 13th			0	3	3
Panama	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	R1 14th	•			0	1	1
Paraguay	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		•	•	×	•	•	•	R1 9th	R1 11th	QF 7th	R1 10th			0	4	4
Peru	•	•	•	4th	4th	2nd	QF 7th	•	•	R1 9th		•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			5	0	5
Poland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		•	R1 11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 15th	•			0	2	2
Portugal	•	•	R1 6th	R1 5th	2nd	QF 6th	1st	2nd	3rd	3rd		2nd	4th	QF 8th	3rd	3rd	3rd	•	1st	QF 8th	1st			8	9	17
Russia	•	R1 5th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		×	•	R1 9th	QF 6th	QF 7th	1st	1st	3rd	•	3rd	q		1	8	9
Senegal	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		×	×	•	QF 5th	R1 9th	QF 7th	R1 13th	R1 13th	QF 6th	QF 6th			0	7	7
Solomon Islands	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		×	R1 12th	R1 16th	R1 12th	R1 13th	•	R1 11th	×	×	•			0	5	5
South Africa	•	•	•	•	R1 12th	•	•	•	•	•		R1 12th	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	×	•			1	1	2
Spain	•	•	•	R1 6th	QF 5th	3rd	QF 6th	R1 6th	2nd	2nd		QF 7th	R1 10th	QF 7th	4th	QF 6th	•	2nd	R1 10th	•	•			7	7	14
Switzerland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF 8th		•	•	•	•	2nd	R1 10th	•	QF 8th	QF 5th	QF 8th			1	5	6
Tahiti	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		×	•	•	×	•	R1 12th	4th	2nd	2nd	R1 9th			0	5	5
Thailand	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•		R1 11th	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•			1	1	2
Turkey	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 10th	•	•	•		•	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•			1	0	1
Ukraine	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		QF 6th	•	•	•	•	R1 9th	R1 12th	•	•	×	×		0	3	3
United Arab Emirates	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		×	•	R1 14th	R1 10th	R1 10th	•	R1 15th	•	R1 9th	R1 12th			0	6	6
United States	2nd	4th	3rd	R1 7th	QF 6th	QF 7th	QF 5th	•	R1 8th	R1 10th		R1 10th	R1 13th	R1 13th	•	•	•	R1 10th	•	•	R1 14th			9	5	14
Uruguay	R1 6th	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	R1 9th	R1 11th	3rd	R1 5th	QF 6th		QF 5th	2nd	3rd	QF 7th	4th	•	•	•	•	QF 7th			10	6	16
Venezuela	•	•	•	•	•	QF 5th	R1 9th	•	•	•		•	•	•	•	•	R1 16th	•	•	•	•			2	1	3

See also

• National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup

External links

• FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup at FIFA