Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup 2024: Schedule, Results, Start Time, TV Channel
THE FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup is just around the corner as sixteen of the world's best teams come together to win the biggest prize in sport.
The competition will take place in Dubai for the second time this year, having previously taken place there in 2009.
Russia are the current owners, having won the competition on home soil in 2021, beating Japan 5-2 in the final.
However, they will not defend their crown now that all Russian teams have been banned from participating in FIFA competitions.
There are a number of strong teams taking part in this year's competition, with European champions Italy being firm favorites to win the competition.
The Azzuri have recent FIFA Best Goalkeeper award winner Leandro Casapieri in their squad.
Brazil and Portugal are currently the top-ranked teams in the world.
Spain, ranked fourth, only qualified for the tournament after Ukraine withdrew in protest at allowing Belarus, a Russian ally, to participate.
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What are the rules of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup?
The main rules of the sport are that there are five players on each team.
Seven substitutes may be appointed on each match day, with an unlimited number of substitutions allowed.
A typical beach soccer match lasts a total of 36 minutes and the matches are divided into three 12-minute periods.
There will then be three-minute breaks for each period, with the game clock being paused if there is a stoppage in play due to an injury, a foul or a goal scored.
There is no offside rule in the sport, while players are not allowed to score directly from kick-off.
Players can decide whether to take the throw-in (or kick-in) with their hands or feet.
When is the FIFA Beach Football World Cup?
The Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup starts on Thursday 15 February and the final takes place on Sunday 25 February.
All matches of the tournament will take place at the Dubai Design District Stadium.
Which TV channel will air the Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup and can it be streamed live?
The tournament is NOT available on British television and no broadcaster has the rights.
However, every match will be streamed live for FREE on the FIFA+ website, which is available in the UK.
US viewers can watch the tournament on the FOX Sports network.
Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup 2024 schedule
Thursday February 15
United States 1-3 Italy
United Arab Emirates 2-1 Egypt
Tahiti 4-3 Argentina
Spain vs Iran
Friday February 16
Colombia vs Japan
Senegal vs Belarus
Portugal vs Mexico
Brazil vs Oman
Saturday February 17
Italy vs Egypt
United Arab Emirates vs United States
Spain vs Tahiti
Argentina vs Iran
Sunday February 18
Japan vs Belarus
Senegal vs Colombia
Mexico vs Oman
Brazil vs Portugal
Monday February 19
Argentina vs Spain
Iran vs Tahiti
Egypt vs United States
Italy vs United Arab Emirates
Tuesday February 20
Belarus vs Colombia
Japan vs Senegal
Oman vs Portugal
Mexico vs Brazil
Thursday February 22
Quarterfinals
Saturday February 24
Semi-finals
Sunday February 25
Competition for third place
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