Brazil national beach soccer team
Nickname(s) | Reis da Praia (Kings of the Beach) Canarinha (Little Canary) Verde e Amarela (Green and Yellow) | ||
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Association | Brazilian Football Confederation | ||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
Head coach | Marco Octávio | ||
Captain | Bruno Xavier | ||
Most caps | Mão (381) | ||
Top scorer | Neném (336) | ||
FIFA code | BRA | ||
BSWW ranking | 1 ![]() | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (2 July 1993, Miami, United States) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (3 March 2005, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (18 December 2011, Lagos, Nigeria) |
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. Brazil is the most successful national team in the FIFA World Cup, being crowned winner a record six times and having won the defunct World Championships also a record nine times. The Seleção also has the best overall performance in the World Cup competition, both in proportional and absolute terms. 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. As of 2024, the brazilian team has a winning record against every nation they've faced in their history, winning over 94% of the matches and losing 6% of then, both records in the history of beach soccer.
Results and fixtures
[edit]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
[edit]20 August 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group C | Switzerland ![]() | 5–5 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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.) | ![]() | 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
[edit]Current squad
[edit]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
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]- 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
[edit]Beach Soccer World Championships (no FIFA)
[edit]World Championships record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 11 | +41 |
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 9 | +30 |
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 13 | +33 |
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 9 | +43 |
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 18 | +24 |
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 16 | +26 |
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Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 16 | +22 |
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 13 | +18 |
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Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10 | +31 |
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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
[edit]FIFA World Cup record | Qualification (CONMEBOL) record[a] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | ||
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Third place | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 14 | +25 | Automatically qualified as hosts | ||||||||||
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Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 16 | +36 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 15 | +56 | ||
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Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 19 | +24 | Automatically qualified as hosts | ||||||||||
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Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 15 | +19 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 11 | +17 | ||
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Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 19 | +28 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 6 | +33 | ||
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Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 28 | +4 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 6 | +33 | ||
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Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 14 | +11 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 23 | +38 | ||
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Quarterfinals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 18 | +30 | ||
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Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 15 | +23 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 14 | +37 | ||
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Quarterfinals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 15 | +17 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 13 | +46 | ||
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Quarterfinals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | +6 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 13 | +22 | ||
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Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 18 | +11 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 16 | +39 | ||
Total | 6 titles | 12/13 | 65 | 53 | 5 | 7 | 405 | 196 | +209 | 9 titles | 10/13 | 56 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 486 | 135 | +341 |
Honours
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Men_Beach_football_Medallist_Ceremony_ROS19_23-03-2019_%2859%29.jpg/350px-Men_Beach_football_Medallist_Ceremony_ROS19_23-03-2019_%2859%29.jpg)
- Winners (15): 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2023
CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship
[edit]- Winner (1): 2005
- Winners (9): 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009
References
[edit]- ^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Russia 2021™ – Squad List
- ^ "Artilheiros". Retrieved 19 August 2021.
External links
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