Brazil national beach soccer team

Brazil
Nickname(s)	Reis da Praia (Kings of the Beach); Canarinha (Little Canary); Verde e Amarela (Green and Yellow)
Association	Brazilian Football Confederation
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Marco Octávio
Captain	Bruno Xavier
Most caps	Mão (381)
Top scorer	Neném (336)
FIFA code	BRA
BSWW ranking	1 (8 April 2024)
; First colours	; Second colours
First international
	Brazil 10–3 United States ; (2 July 1993, Miami, United States)
Biggest win
	Brazil 23–3 Mexico ; (3 March 2005, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Biggest defeat
	Brazil 4–9 Nigeria ; (18 December 2011, Lagos, Nigeria)

The Brazil national beach soccer team represents Brazil in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the CBF, the governing body for football in Brazil. Brazil is the most successful national team in the FIFA World Cup, being crowned winner a record six times and having won the defunct World Championships also a record nine times. The Seleção also has the best overall performance in the World Cup competition, both in proportional and absolute terms. Portugal, Russia, Spain and Senegal are the only squads to have eliminated Brazil out of the World Cup. Brazil are ranked 1st in the BSWW World Rankings. They are, alongside Portugal, the only team to have won the world title before and after FIFA assumed the government of beach soccer worldwide.

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.

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2021

20 August 2021 (2021-08-20) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group C	Switzerland	5–5 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Brazil	Moscow, Russia
20:30 UTC+3	Borer 6', 26' Stankovic 15', 36' Ott 34'	Report (FIFA)	Edson Hulk 6' Lucão 8' Zé Lucas 24', 25', 27'	Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Said Hachim (Madagascar)
	Penalties
	Ott Steinemann Misev Borer Stankovic		Lucão Zé Lucas Antonio Edson Hulk Rodrigo

22 August 2021 (2021-08-22) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group C	Brazil	4–2	El Salvador	Moscow, Russia
19:00 UTC+3	Rodrigo 2', 25' Filipe 28' Mauricinho 35'	Report (FIFA)	Perdomo 3' (pen.) Velásquez 18'	Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Sofien Benchabane (France)

24 August 2021 (2021-08-24) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group C	Brazil	5–0	Belarus	Moscow, Russia
20:30 UTC+3	Rodrigo 3' Edson Hulk 15' Lucão 23' (pen.), 24' Mauricinho 32'	Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Juan Angeles (Dominican Republic)

26 August 2021 (2021-08-26) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Quarter-finals	Senegal	5–4 (a.e.t.)	Brazil	Moscow, Russia
15:00 UTC+3	Mam. Diagne 9' Man. Diagne 25', 39' Mendy 34', 38'	Report (FIFA)	Rodrigo 3', 39' Catarino 21' Zé Lucas 23'	Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,628 Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy)

Players

Current squad

The following players and staff members were called up for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.^[2]

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	BRA	Mão
2	FW	BRA	Alisson
3	DF	BRA	Antonio
4	DF	BRA	Catarino
5	DF	BRA	Filipe
6	FW	BRA	Lucão
7	FW	BRA	Edson Hulk


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
8	DF	BRA	Luis Enrique
9	FW	BRA	Rodrigo
10	DF	BRA	Datinha
11	FW	BRA	Mauricinho
12	GK	BRA	Rafa Padilha
13	FW	BRA	Zé Lucas
14	GK	BRA	Tiago Bobo

Head coach: Gilberto Costa

Goalkeeping coach: Julio Cesar Franco

Player records

Top goalscorers

As of 26 August 2021^[3]

*Players in bold are still active with Brazil.

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Neném	336
2	Júnior Negão	318
3	Jorginho	316
4	Benjamin	308
5	André	278
6	Buru	224
7	Bruno Malias	214
8	Júnior	202
8	Bruno Xavier	202
10	Juninho	153
10	Sidney	153
12	Rodrigo	146
13	Mauricinho	134
14	Daniel Zidane	127
15	Magal	123

Competitive record

Beach Soccer World Championships (no FIFA)

World Championships record
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
1995	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	52	11	+41
1996	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	39	9	+30
1997	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	46	13	+33
1998	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	52	9	+43
1999	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	42	18	+24
2000	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	42	16	+26
2001	Fourth place	4th	5	3	0	2	38	16	+22
2002	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	31	13	+18
2003	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	41	10	+31
2004	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	42	10	+32
Total	9 titles	10/10	50	48	0	2	425	125	+300

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

FIFA World Cup record										Qualification (CONMEBOL) record^[a]
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD	Round	Pos	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
2005	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	39	14	+25	Automatically qualified as hosts
2006	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	52	16	+36	Champions	1st	7	7	0	0	71	15	+56
2007	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	43	19	+24	Automatically qualified as hosts
2008	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	34	15	+19	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	28	11	+17
2009	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	47	19	+28	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	39	6	+33
2011	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	32	28	+4	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	39	6	+33
2013	Third place	3rd	6	4	1	1	25	14	+11	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	61	23	+38
2015	Quarterfinals	5th	4	3	0	1	16	11	+5	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	48	18	+30
2017	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	38	15	+23	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	51	14	+37
2019	Quarterfinals	5th	4	3	0	1	32	15	+17	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	59	13	+46
2021	Quarterfinals	5th	4	2	0	2	18	12	+6	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	35	13	+22
2024	Champions	1st	6	4	2	0	29	18	+11	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	55	16	+39
Total	6 titles	12/13	65	53	5	7	405	196	+209	9 titles	10/13	56	54	0	2	486	135	+341