Beach Soccer World Cup 2025: European qualifiers format and Ukraine’s schedule confirmed

28.09.2024 12:00

Ukraine's national beach soccer team will compete in the European qualifiers for the Beach Soccer World Cup 2025, set to take place in the Seychelles.

Mykola Kostenko's squad will participate in the European qualification tournament in Cádiz, Spain, from October 4 to 13. In the first round, Ukraine has been placed in Group F alongside Poland and Norway.

2025 Beach Soccer World Cup. European Qualifiers. Group Stage

Group A: Spain, Azerbaijan, England, Georgia.

Group B: Italy, Czechia, Denmark.

Group C: Portugal, Germany, Estonia, Kazakhstan.

Group D: Belarus, Moldova, Belgium.

Group E: Switzerland, France, Lithuania, Malta.

Group F: Ukraine, Poland, Norway.

Ukraine’s Match Schedule

05.10: Ukraine vs Norway, 15:00

07.10: Ukraine vs Poland, 13:45

All match times are Kyiv local time.

The top 16 teams will advance to the Round of 16 – the top two teams from each group and the four best third-placed teams.

Winners of the Round of 16 will then form two new groups of four, with the top two teams from each group securing a spot in the World Cup. The final day of the qualifiers will feature placement matches to determine rankings.

The Round of 16, second group stage, and placement matches will be held from October 9 to 13.

The next Beach Soccer World Cup will take place in Victoria, the capital of the Seychelles, on the island of Mahé, from May 1 to 11, 2025.

For the first time, the Seychelles national team will participate in the Beach Soccer World Cup. They will be joined by four UEFA representatives (Europe), three from AFC (Asia) and CONMEBOL (South America), two from CAF (Africa) and CONCACAF (North and Central America), and one team from OFC (Oceania).