FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2021 will be the 11th edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, and it will take place in Russia from August 19 to August 29, the premier international beach soccer championship contested by men’s national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2021 will be the 21st edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the Beach Soccer World Championships but was not governed by FIFA.
Host country: Russia
City: Moscow (Luzhniki Olympic Complex in Khamovniki District)
Dates: 19 – 29 August, 2021
Teams: 16
A total of 16 teams will qualify for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2021. As a host nation Russia who qualify automatically, 15 other teams will qualified from six separate continental competitions are – Japan, Oman, UAE, Mozambique, Senegal, El Salvador, United States, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Tahiti, Belarus, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland.
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2021 Live Streaming + TV Channel Details, Broadcast Rights
Sony Six and Sony Six HD to broadcast live coverage of FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2021 in India and its subcontinent (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Pakistan, and Nepal) countries; all these matches also live-streamed in India and its Subcontinent on SonyLiv (Website, App) with a premium subscription – Monthly and Annually. Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited (SPNI) has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2021 held in Russia. JioFiber plans also bundled with a subscription of SonyLiv premium.
- Sony Networks – Sony Six, Sony ESPN, Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony 3, Sony TEN 4 (SD), Sony Six, Sony ESPN, Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony 3, Sony TEN 4 (HD)
- In Nepal, Sony available on Net TV Nepal and SimTV Nepal
- In Sri Lanka, Sony available on SLRC (Channel Eye), Dialog TV, PeoTV
- In Maldives, Sony available on Medianet
FIFA has extended the television deal with Fox Sports and Telemundo. Fox Sports and the Spanish-language network Telemundo will telecast the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2021 in the USA, and viewers can watch live streaming of matches through Fox Sports official website and App. There are multiple options available if you want to watch FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2021 matches live stream: You can watch Fox Sports (FS1) live without cable on fuboTV, Sling TV, Hulu + Live TV, AT&T TV Now, or YouTube TV.
beIN Sports have secured the exclusive media rights for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2021 across 24 countries of the Middle East and North Africa, beIN Sports will broadcast live coverage of the events to millions of viewers in the MENA region.
All 64 matches of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2021 will be broadcast live on SuperSport in Sub-Saharan Africa, SuperSport’s pay-TV broadcast rights extended to all platforms, all these matches also streamed live on SuperSport digital platform (Website, App). SuperSport Now available on DStv and GOtv as well as on SuperSport dot com and DStv Now in 50 countries across sub-Saharan Africa.
FIFA has signed a broadcast deal with China Central Television (CCTV) to grant CCTV exclusive media rights in China for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2021. Under this agreement, CCTV has acquired all media rights, across all platforms and including live, delay and highlights rights. CCTV is the major state and public broadcaster in China, the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2021 will be available for viewing on CCTV’s multiple channels as well as on various new media and mobile platforms (OTT).
TV Channel/Broadcast Rights
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| Afghanistan | ATN |
| Albania | RTSH |
| Argentina | RTE SE |
| Armenia | ARMTV |
| Australia | Optus |
| Austria | ORF |
| Azerbaijan | İTV |
| Belarus | BTRC |
| Belgium | VRT, RTBF |
| Brazil | Band |
| Bulgaria | BNT |
| Canada | CTV, TSN, RDS |
| Caribbean | DirecTV Latin America |
| China | CCTV |
| Colombia | RCN Televisión, Caracol Televisión |
| Croatia | HRT |
| Cyprus | CyBC |
| Czech Republic | ČT |
| Estonia | ERR |
| France | Canal+ |
| French Polynesia | TNTV Tahiti |
| Greece | ERT |
| Hungary | MTVA |
| Iceland | RÚV |
| India & its Subcontinent | Sony Pictures Networks India |
| Ireland | RTÉ |
| Israel | IPBC |
| Italy | Sky Sport |
| Japan | Fuji Television, J Sports |
| Korea, North & Korea, South | MBC, KBS |
| Kosovo | RTK |
| Latvia | LTV |
| Lithuania | LRT |
| North Macedonia | RTV |
| Malaysia & Brunei | Astro |
| Malta | PBS |
| Mexico | Televisa |
| Middle East and North Africa | BeIN Sports |
| Netherlands | NOS |
| New Zealand | Sky Sports |
| Panama | TVN, RPC TV Canal 4 |
| Paraguay | TIGO Sports |
| Poland | Telewizja Polska |
| Portugal | RTP |
| Romania | TVR |
| Russia | 2Sport2 |
| Senegal | RTS |
| Serbia | РТС |
| Slovakia | RTVS |
| Slovenia | RTVSLO |
| South America | DirecTV Latin America |
| Spain | Mediapro |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | SuperSport |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR |
| Turkey | TRT |
| Uruguay | Canal 10, Teledoce, Monte Carlo TV, ANTEL |
| United States | Fox Sports, Telemundo, Fútbol de Primera |
| Venezuela | Galaxy Entertainment |
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2021 Schedule/Fixture
Group A: Russia, USA, Paraguay, Japan
Group B: Mozambique, Spain, UAE, Tahiti
Group C: Belarus, Switzerland, Brazil, El Salvador
Group D: Portugal, Senegal, Oman, Uruguay
19 August 2021
Paraguay vs Japan
Russia vs United States
UAE vs Tahiti
Mozambique vs Spain
20 August 2021
Switzerland vs Brazil
Belarus vs El Salvador
Senegal vs Uruguay
Portugal vs Oman
21 August 2021
Japan vs United States
Russia vs Paraguay
Tahiti vs Spain
Mozambique vs UAE
22 August 2021
Brazil vs El Salvador
Belarus vs Switzerland
Uruguay vs Oman
Portugal vs Senegal
23 August 2021
United States vs Paraguay
Japan vs Russia
Spain vs UAE
Tahiti vs Mozambique
24 August 2021
El Salvador vs Switzerland
Brazil vs Belarus
Oman vs Senegal
Uruguay vs Portugal
26 August 2021
Quarter-final 1 (Winners Group A vs Runners-up Group B)
Quarter-final 2 (Winners Group B vs Runners-up Group A)
Quarter-final 3 (Winners Group C vs Runners-up Group D)
Quarter-final 4 (Winners Group D vs Runners-up Group C)
28 August 2021
Semifinal 1 (Winner QF 1 vs Winner QF 3)
Semifinal 2 (Winner QF 2 vs Winner QF 4)
29 August 2021
Third Place Match (Loser SF1 v Loser SF2)
29 August 2021
Final (Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2)
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2021 Squads
Each team have to announce a preliminary squad of 12 – 18 players, and then the team have to name a final squad of 12 players (two of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. Players in the final squad can be replaced by a player from the preliminary squad due to serious injury or illness up to 24 hours prior to kickoff of the team’s first match.
In the group stage
- if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (one period of three minutes) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner.
- Each team earns three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in extra time, one point for a win in a penalty shoot-out, and no points for a defeat.
- The top two teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals.
Tiebreakers
- points obtained in all group matches
- goal difference in all group matches
- number of goals scored in all group matches
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:
- points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned
- goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned
- number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned
Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
- Yellow card: −1 points
- Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points
- Direct red card: −4 points
- Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points
