Belarus national beach soccer team
Association | Football Federation of Belarus | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Nicolas Alvarado Caporale (Nico) | ||
Captain | Ihar Bryshtel | ||
Most caps | Vadzim Bokach (105) | ||
Top scorer | Ihar Bryshtel (121) | ||
FIFA code | BLR | ||
BSWW ranking | 6 1 (9 April 2025)[1] | ||
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First international | |||
Poland 4–1 (Chodecz, Poland; 7 May 2008) | |||
Biggest win | |||
11–1 Belgium (Cádiz, Spain; 4 October 2024) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
1–10 Russia (Saint Petersburg, Russia; 30 March 2011) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2019) | ||
Best result | 2nd place (2025) |
The Belarus national beach soccer team represents Belarus in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belarus (BFF), the governing body for football in Belarus.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, UEFA, the European governing body for football, banned Belarus from hosting international competitions.[2]
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.
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Win Draw Lose Fixture
2025
1 May 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group A | Seychelles | 3–6 | Victoria, Seychelles | |
19:00 |
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Attendance: 3,572 Referee: Gonzalo Carballo (El Salvador) |
3 May 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group A | Japan | 3–6 | Victoria, Seychelles | |
15:00 |
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Attendance: 1,041 Referee: Hamdi Bchir (Tunisia) |
5 May 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group A | 12–3 | Guatemala | Victoria, Seychelles | |
15:00 |
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Attendance: 795 Referee: Louis Siave (Mauritius) |
8 May 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Quarter-finals | 4–3 | Iran | Victoria, Seychelles | |
15:00 |
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Attendance: 1,512 Referee: Sérgio Soares (Portugal) |
10 May 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Semi-finals | 5–2 | Senegal | Victoria, Seychelles | |
18:00 |
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Attendance: 3,356 Referee: Yuichi Hatano (Japan) |
11 May 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final | 3–4 | Brazil | Victoria, Seychelles | |
19:30 |
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Attendance: 3,572 Referee: Aecio Fernández (Uruguay) |
Players
Current squad
The following players and staff members were called up for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitive record
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
FIFA World Cup record | Qualification (UEFA) record | |||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | ||
2005 | Did not qualify | No qualification matches | ||||||||||||||||||
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2008 | Round of 16 | – | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | –4 | |||||||||||
2009 | Group Stage | – | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | –3 | |||||||||||
2011 | Group Stage | – | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 18 | –8 | |||||||||||
2013 | Playoff Stage | – | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 27 | +2 | |||||||||||
2015 | Final Stage | 5th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 16 | +7 | |||||||||||
2017 | Final Stage | 11th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 | |||||||||||
2019 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | Third place | 3rd | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 20 | +10 | ||
2021 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 17 | −9 | Fourth place | 4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | +14 | ||
2023 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 18 | +3 | Playoffs | – | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 11 | +19 | ||
2025 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 18 | +18 | Group stage | – | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | +5 | ||
Total | 0 Titles | 4/13 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 75 | 66 | +9 | 0 Titles | 10/11 | 50 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 208 | 159 | +49 |
Honours
- FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2025
- FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifying tournament
- Third place (1): 2019
References
- ^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ Goldberg, Rob. "UEFA Bars Belarus from Hosting International Games After Invasion of Ukraine". Bleacher Report.
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