United Arab Emirates national beach soccer team

United Arab Emirates
Nickname(s)	Eyal Zayed
Association	UAEFA
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Mohamed Bashir Al Maazmi
Most caps	Humaid Jamal Shambih Bilal Alblooshi (62)
Top scorer	Waleed Beshr Mohammed Beshr Salem (29)
FIFA code	UAE
BSWW ranking	8 (15 January 2024)
; First colours	; Second colours
First international
	UAE 3–7 France ; (Dubai, UAE; 18 April 2001)
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)

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.

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'		Paulo 32'	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

^ 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

^ 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]

^ Japan, Oman and UAE lead Asian charge at FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Russia 2021
^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
^ INTERNATIONAL BEACH SOCCER RESULTS – 2001 (MEN). theroonba.com.
^ FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Russia 2021™ – Squad List
^ "AFC Competitions Calendar 2021". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 5 December 2019.
^ "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.
^ "AFC Futsal and Beach Soccer Committee approves new competition dates". AFC. 10 November 2020.
^ "Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021". AFC. 25 January 2021.
^ "Latest update on AFC representatives for upcoming FIFA competitions". AFC. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

External links[edit]

United Arab Emirates at FIFA
United Arab Emirates at BSWW
(in Russian) United Arab Emirates at Beach Soccer Russia

[10] 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]

[11] see above

[1] Japan, Oman and UAE lead Asian charge at FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Russia 2021

[BSWW_World_Ranking-2] "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 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.

[afcp-9] "Latest update on AFC representatives for upcoming FIFA competitions". AFC. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

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