Beach Soccer is a sport that began on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean in Brazil. The FIFA certification of beach soccer in May 2005 has unquestionably increased its global appeal.

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Beach Soccer

The Beach Soccer World Ranking now includes 114 countries from all continents. A lively game in which technique and spectacle complement one other—a high level of physical performance in a carnival setting. Beach soccer is a relatively new sport, but it is.

But who came up with the idea of beach soccer?

This football variant cannot be attributed to anybody in particular, but it has been spontaneously played on beaches worldwide in recent decades. However, Brazil is regarded as the origin of beach soccer, which combines the Brazilian people’s enthusiasm for football with the body language expression distinctive of their culture, which is also mirrored in the music, dance, and other sporting disciplines such as capoeira.

Even though it is a popular beach sport across the world, it wasn’t until 1992 that Beach Soccer Worldwide, a corporation established in Barcelona specifically designed to develop this style of football, formalised the first beach soccer laws of the game.

As a result, the first Beach Soccer World Championship took place in 1995 at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach. It was so popular that it spawned the Pro Beach Soccer Tour, which featured 60 games played around South America, Asia, the United States, and Europe a year later.

The tour was a huge success, and it paved the way for the establishment of the Euro Beach Soccer League in 1998.

The recognition of beach soccer by FIFA in May 2005 has, without a doubt, soared its popularity at a worldwide level.

The Beach Soccer World Ranking now includes 114 countries from all continents.

How to play beach soccer? Things you should know

If you’re new to this sport, you might be interested in learning about the fundamental rules of the game:

Each squad contains four players and a goalie.
There are three referees and a timekeeper.
The game is divided into four 12-minute periods.
In the event of a tie, there will be extra time and a penalty shoot-out.
There is no restriction to the number of player replacements.
Unless a player is gravely wounded, all free kicks are direct, and the fouled player takes the kick.
A red card indicates that a player has been dismissed from the game. Before the substitute can enter, there must be a two-minute pause (unless the penalised team concedes a goal in the meantime).