Brazil national beach soccer team
The Brazil national beach soccer team represents Brazil in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the CBF, the governing body for football in Brazil. Portugal, Russia, Spain and Senegal are the only squads to have eliminated Brazil out of the World Cup. Brazil are ranked 1st in the BSWW World Rankings. They are, alongside Portugal, the only team to have won the world title before and after FIFA assumed the government of beach soccer worldwide.
Nickname(s) | Reis da Praia (Kings of the Beach) Canarinha (Little Canary) | ||
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Association | Brazilian Football Confederation | ||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
Head coach | Gilberto Costa | ||
Captain | Bruno Xavier | ||
Most caps | Mão (381) | ||
Top scorer | Neném (336) | ||
FIFA code | BRA | ||
BSWW ranking | 2 (31 December 2020)[1] | ||
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First international | |||
Brazil 10–3 United States (2 July 1993, Miami, United States) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Brazil 23–3 Mexico (3 March 2005, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Brazil 4–9 Nigeria (18 December 2011, Lagos, Nigeria) |
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2021
20 August 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group C | Switzerland | 5–5 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Brazil | Moscow, Russia |
20:30 UTC+3 | Report (FIFA) |
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Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Said Hachim (Madagascar) | |
Penalties | ||||
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22 August 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group C | Brazil | 4–2 | El Salvador | Moscow, Russia |
19:00 UTC+3 |
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Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Sofien Benchabane (France) |
24 August 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group C | Brazil | 5–0 | Belarus | Moscow, Russia |
20:30 UTC+3 |
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Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Juan Angeles (Dominican Republic) |
26 August 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Quarter-finals | Senegal | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | Brazil | Moscow, Russia |
15:00 UTC+3 |
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Report (FIFA) |
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Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,628 Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy) |
Players
Current squad
The following players and staff members were called up for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- Head coach: Gilberto Costa
- Goalkeeping coach: Julio Cesar Franco
Player records
Top goalscorers
- As of 26 August 2021[3]
- *Players in bold are still active with Brazil.
Rank | Player | Goals |
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1 | Neném | 336 |
2 | Júnior Negão | 318 |
3 | Jorginho | 316 |
4 | Benjamin | 308 |
5 | André | 278 |
6 | Buru | 224 |
7 | Bruno Malias | 214 |
8 | Júnior | 202 |
Bruno Xavier | 202 | |
10 | Juninho | 153 |
Sidney | 153 | |
12 | Rodrigo | 146 |
13 | Mauricinho | 134 |
14 | Daniel Zidane | 127 |
15 | Magal | 123 |
Competitive record
Beach Soccer World Championships (no FIFA)
World Championships record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
1995 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 11 | +41 |
1996 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 9 | +30 |
1997 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 13 | +33 |
1998 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 9 | +43 |
1999 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 18 | +24 |
2000 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 16 | +26 |
2001 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 16 | +22 |
2002 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 13 | +18 |
2003 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10 | +31 |
2004 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 10 | +32 |
Total | 9 titles | 10/10 | 50 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 425 | 125 | +300 |
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
FIFA World Cup record | Qualification (CONMEBOL) record[lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | ||
2005 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 14 | +25 | Automatically qualified as hosts | ||||||||||
2006 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 16 | +36 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 15 | +56 | ||
2007 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 19 | +24 | Automatically qualified as hosts | ||||||||||
2008 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 15 | +19 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 11 | +17 | ||
2009 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 19 | +28 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 6 | +33 | ||
2011 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 28 | +4 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 6 | +33 | ||
2013 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 14 | +11 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 23 | +38 | ||
2015 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 18 | +30 | ||
2017 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 15 | +23 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 14 | +37 | ||
2019 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 15 | +17 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 13 | +46 | ||
2021 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | +6 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 13 | +22 | ||
2024 | Qualified | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 16 | +39 | ||||||||||
2025 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | 5 titles | 12/13 | 59 | 49 | 3 | 7 | 376 | 178 | +198 | 9 titles | 10/13 | 56 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 486 | 135 | +341 |
- In 2005 and 2007 merged qualification tournament with CONCACAF
Honours
South American Beach Soccer League
- Winners (2): 2017, 2018
Copa Latina
- Winners (9): 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009
CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship
- Winner (1): 2005
References
- "World Ranking". BSWW. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Russia 2021™ – Squad List
- "Artilheiros". Retrieved 19 August 2021.