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At the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup UAE 2024TM Brazil and Portugal have been placed in Group D, while Argentina, IR Iran, Spain, and Tahiti will compete fiercely in Group B. Group A opponents for the hosts, United Arab Emirates, are Egypt, Italy, and the United States of America. In Group C, Colombia, another novice, plays Belarus, Japan, and Senegal. A tantalizing scenario pits Portugal, the victors of 2015 and 2019, against the record five-time champions, Brazil. Oman and Mexico will attempt to sneak into the knockout round and provide a massive shock.

In 1994, the first World Championship was held for beach soccer in Rio de Janeiro, and the U.S. team had modest success with a second-place finish in 1995 and a third-place finish in 1997. FIFA recognized beach soccer beginning in 2005, and will now stage its 12th Beach Soccer World Cup this month in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Beach Soccer is played on a field that is approximately 36 meters long and 27 meters wide. The game is played on sand that is a minimum of 40 centimeters deep and players must be barefoot. Five players, including a goalkeeper, are on the field at one time and play three, 12 minute periods.