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United Arab Emirates national beach soccer team

The United Arab Emirates national beach soccer team represents United Arab Emirates in beach soccer. They are one of the most successful Asian national teams, having won twice the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup (2007, 2008). At the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, however, they have never got past the group stage Until 2024. The UAE team has participated in every edition of the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup, which was founded after the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was hosted in the United Arab Emirates and which is played only in the UAE,They will host it once again as for the second time in 2023.

United Arab Emirates
Nickname(s)Eyal Zayed
AssociationUAEFA
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachMohamed Bashir Al Maazmi[1]
Most capsHumaid Jamal Shambih Bilal Alblooshi (62)
Top scorerWaleed Beshr Mohammed Beshr Salem (29)
FIFA codeUAE
BSWW ranking 7 Steady (8 April 2024)[2]


First colours


Second colours
First international
 UAE 3–7 France 
(Dubai, UAE; 18 April 2001)[3]
Biggest win
 Qatar 1–8 UAE 
(Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia; 7 March 2017)
 UAE 8–1 Malaysia 
(Pattaya, Thailand; 14 March 2019)
Biggest defeat
 UAE 4–15 Brazil 
(Dubai, UAE; 2 November 2017)

Roster edit

The following players and staff members were called up for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   UAE Bahri
2 FW   UAE Haitham
3 MF   UAE Ahmed B.
4 MF   UAE Waleed B.
5 DF   UAE Abbas
6 DF   UAE Rashed
7 MF   UAE Hesham
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF   UAE Ali
9 FW   UAE Ali Karim
10 FW   UAE Walid
11 FW   UAE Hasan
12 GK   UAE Humaid
13 GK   UAE Hussain
14 MF   UAE Yaqoub S.
Head coach:   Mohamed Abbas Mohamed Bashir Almaazmi
Assistant coach:   Victor Barros da Silva Vasques
Goalkeeping coach:   Mohamed Hamza Ali Hussain Almazami

Results and fixtures edit

2023 edit

12 May 2023 (2023-05-12) Arab Cup United Arab Emirates   5–2   Libya Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3 Stadium: King Abdulla Stadium
14 May 2023 (2023-05-14) Arab Cup United Arab Emirates   11–3   Comoros Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:00 UTC+3 Stadium: King Abdulla Stadium
16 May 2023 (2023-05-16) Arab Cup Kuwait   4–7   United Arab Emirates Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3 Stadium: King Abdulla Stadium
18 May 2023 (2023-05-18) Arab Cup Oman   5–4   United Arab Emirates Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3 Stadium: King Abdulla Stadium
25 May 2023 (2023-05-25) World Beach Games qualifiers United Arab Emirates   3–2   Oman Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:15 UTC+3
  • Abbas   25'
  • M. Al Araimi   27' (o.g.)
  • Ali   30'
 Report
  • A. Al Sauti   9'
  • Y. Al Araimi   13'
 Stadium: King Abdulla Stadium
26 May 2023 (2023-05-26) World Beach Games qualifiers Saudi Arabia   4–5 (a.e.t.)   United Arab Emirates Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3
  • Al Hamami   7'
  • Majed   15', 19'
  • Khaled   20'
 Report
  • A. Bashir   6'
  • A. Abbas   7'
  • Rashed   9'
  • Ali   20', 31'
 Stadium: King Abdulla Stadium
27 May 2023 (2023-05-27) World Beach Games qualifiers Iran   2–5   United Arab Emirates Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3
  • A. Akbari   11'
  • Seyed   17'
 Report
  • A. Bashir   2', 10'
  • Ali   6'
  • A. Abbas   8'
  • Rashed   28'
 Stadium: King Abdulla Stadium
13 October 2023 (2023-10-13) 2023 BSWW Mundialito United Arab Emirates   4–4 (p)
(4–3 p)		   Spain Ayamonte, Spain
18:00 UTC+2 A. Abbas   26', 27'

Ali   20'

B. Waleed   29'		 Report
  • Joselito   6'
  • Batis   8'
  • Kuman   10'
  • Dona   23'
 Stadium: Isla Canela Stadium
14 October 2023 (2023-10-14) 2023 BSWW Mundialito Brazil   7–3   United Arab Emirates Ayamonte, Spain
15:15 UTC+2
  • Rodrigo   5', 6'
  • Mauricinho   6'
  • E. Hulk   22'
  • Bahri   27' (o.g.)
  • Benjamin Jr   29'
  • Catarino   30'
 Report
  • A. Abbas   1'
  • Humaid   10'
  • Haitham   28'
 Stadium: Isla Canela Stadium
15 October 2023 (2023-10-15) 2023 BSWW Mundialito United Arab Emirates   5–4   Mexico Ayamonte, Spain
15:15 UTC+2
  • Bahri   3'
  • Walid   7'
  • B. Ahmed   19'
  • Humaid   23'
  • B. Waleed   23'
 Report
  • G. Macias   20'
  • P. Montes   26'
  • C. Castillo   27', 28'
 Stadium: Isla Canela Stadium
25 October 2023 (2023-10-25) 2023 Neom Beach Soccer Cup United Arab Emirates   5–4   Spain Neom, Saudi Arabia
15:15 UTC+3
  • B. Ahmed   1', 19'
  • Haitham   20'
  • A.Abbas   20' (28)
 Report
  • Oliver   1', 21'
  • David   15'
  • Juanmi   20'
 Stadium: Neom Stadium
26 October 2023 (2023-10-26) 2023 Neom Beach Soccer Cup Brazil   8–3   United Arab Emirates Neom, Saudi Arabia
15:15 UTC+3
  • F. Silva   2', 15'
  • Bobô   5'
  • E. Hulk   8', 9'
  • Berndo   25'
  • Z. Lucas   25'
  • Mauricinho   28'
 Report
  • A. Abbas   6', 20'
  • W. Beshir   25'
 Stadium: Neom Stadium
27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) 2023 Neom Beach Soccer Cup United Arab Emirates   4–2   Turkey Neom, Saudi Arabia
15:45 UTC+3
  • Ali   2', 12'
  • A. Abbas   8'
  • W. Beshir   25'
 Report
  • Emrah   5'
  • E. Lorenzo   25'
 Stadium: Neom Stadium
28 October 2023 (2023-10-28) 2023 Neom Beach Soccer Cup Germany   2–3   United Arab Emirates Neom, Saudi Arabia
15:45 UTC+3
  • Thürk   20'
  • Kinsher   27'
 Report
  • A. Abbas   2'
  • Ali   8'
  • W. Beshir   20'
 Stadium: Neom Stadium

2024 edit

15 February 2023 (2023-02-15) 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup United Arab Emirates   2-1   Egypt Dubai, United Arab Emirates
15:30 UTC+4
  • W. Beshr   8'
  • Ali   15'
Stadium: Design District Stadium
17 February 2023 (2023-02-17) 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup United Arab Emirates   3–2   United States Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC+4
  • Eid   16'
  • Abbas   24'
  • Ali   39' (e.t.)
  • Toth   27'
  • Canale   36'
 Stadium: Design District Stadium
19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Italy   0–0
(1–3 p)		   United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC+4 Stadium: Design District Stadium
Penalties
  • Bertacca  
  • Giordani  
  • Fazzini  
  • Josep Jr.  
  •   Haitham
  •   Kamal
  •   W. Beshr
22 February 2024 (2024-02-22) 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Iran   2–1   United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30
  • Masoumi   17'
  • Mirjalili   23'
 Report
  • Abdulla   14'
 Stadium: Design District Stadium
Attendance: 3,458
Referee: Sérgio Soares (Portugal)

Competitive record edit

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup edit

FIFA World Cup record Qualification (AFC) record
Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
  2005 did not enter No qualification matches
  2006 did not qualify Group stage 5th 2 0 0 2 7 11 −4
  2007 Group stage 14th 3 0 0 3 13 16 −3 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 21 10 +11
  2008 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 12 14 −2 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 18 6 +12
  2009 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 12 12 0 Automatically qualified as hosts
  2011 did not qualify Fourth place 4th 6 4 0 2 20 12 +8
  2013 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 8 14 −6 Third place 3rd 5 4 0 1 23 11 +12
  2015 did not qualify Fifth place 5th 5 3 0 2 20 19 +1
  2017 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 25 16 +9
  2019 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 Runners-up 2nd 5 5 0 1 28 10 +18
  2021 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 9 12 −3 Cancelled[a]
  2024 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 Automatically qualified as hosts
  2025 to be determined to be determined
Total 0 titles 8/12 25 5 4 16 72 88 –16 2 titles 8/9 36 27 1 9 162 95 +67
  1. ^ The Asian qualifiers were originally due to take place in Thailand from 18–28 March 2021.[5][6] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they were initially postponed to between 28 April and 8 May,[7] and were subsequently cancelled entirely in January 2021.[8] In place of the qualifiers, the AFC handpicked their three representatives to go to the World Cup on 21 April, choosing the best performing nations over the course of the previous three editions of the AFC Beach Soccer Championship.[9]

AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup edit

AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup record
Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
  2006 Group stage 5th 2 0 0 2 7 11 −4
  2007 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 21 10 +11
  2008 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 18 6 +12
  2009 did not enter
  2011 Fourth place 4th 6 4 0 2 20 12 +8
  2013 Third place 3rd 5 4 0 1 23 11 +12
  2015 Fifth place 5th 5 3 0 2 20 19 +1
  2017 Runner-ups 2nd 5 3 1 1 25 16 +9
  2019 Runner-ups 2nd 5 5 0 1 28 10 +18
  2021 Cancelled[a]
  2023 Fourth place 4th 6 3 0 3 18 21 −3
Total 2 titles 9/10 42 29 1 12 180 116 +64
  1. ^ see above

Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup edit

BSIC record
Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
  2011 Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 13 17 −4
  2012 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 21 20 +1
  2013 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 18 17 +1
  2014 Sixth place 6th 5 1 0 4 12 16 −4
  2015 Fifth place 5th 5 3 1 1 17 13 +4
  2016 Seventh place 7th 5 1 0 4 13 30 −17
  2017 Fifth place 5th 5 2 0 3 17 27 −10
  2018 Sixth place 6th 5 1 0 4 17 27 −10
  2019 Third place 3rd 5 2 1 2 12 9 +3
  2021 Eighth place 8th 5 1 1 3 19 26 –7
  2022 Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 13 12 +1
Total 0 titles 11/11 55 21 3 31 172 214 –42

References edit

  1. ^ Japan, Oman and UAE lead Asian charge at FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Russia 2021
  2. ^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  3. ^ INTERNATIONAL BEACH SOCCER RESULTS – 2001 (MEN). theroonba.com.
  4. ^ FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Russia 2021™ – Squad List
  5. ^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2021". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 5 December 2019.
  6. ^ "AFC postpones AFC Women's Futsal Championship 2020 and AFC U-20 Futsal Championship 2021". en.vff.org.vn. Vietnam Football Federation. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  7. ^ "AFC Futsal and Beach Soccer Committee approves new competition dates". AFC. 10 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021". AFC. 25 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Latest update on AFC representatives for upcoming FIFA competitions". AFC. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

External links edit

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