2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 1-11 May, 2025

[persian-eagle-13]

The groups are out

Iran will be grouped with Portugal, Paraguay, and Mauritania. Tough group in my opinion

The games will be in less than a month in the country of Seychelles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_FIFA_Beach_Soccer_World_Cup

[Artaxerxes]

Portugal and Paraguay are tough teams, dont know much about Mauretania tho.

Portugal are a top 5 side like us and Paraguay is a dark horse

[oracle]

This is group of death

[oracle]

The groups are out

Iran will be grouped with Portugal, Paraguay, and Mauritania. Tough group in my opinion

The games will be in less than a month in the country of Seychelles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_F...ccer_World_Cup

Seychelles is FAR😅

[persian-eagle-13]

This is group of death

I think so too. But if we manage to get out of this group, then we will definitely have a chance for a top 4 finish.

[oracle]

I think so too. But if we manage to get out of this group, then we will definitely have a chance for a top 4 finish.

Yes since we play group A chances of going to FINAL is very high.
SINCE
A1 PLAY
B2

AND
B 1
PLAY
A2

AND THE WINNERS PLAY EACHOTHER IN SEMIFINAL.

[versusdamon]

Yes since we play group A chances of going to FINAL is very high.
SINCE
A1 PLAY
B2

AND
B 1
PLAY
A2

AND THE WINNERS PLAY EACHOTHER IN SEMIFINAL.

I think this info was wrongly put into Wikipedia.

https://www.fifa.com/de/tournaments/mens/beachsoccerworldcup/seychelles-2025/scores-fixtures?country=DE&wtw-filter=ALL

Seems like a classic mix after quarters to the other bracket (so matching up with the C/D winners).

Paraguay have beaten Brazil two times this year. Based on Elo Ratings they are no. 9 in the world (we are 4th), but I think momentum-wise they are closer.
In the 2019 World Cup (at home) they had a good performance in a very even group with Japan, who later became 4th.
2021 very similar.
2017 Paraguay lost against UAE, but won the group.
Only in 2024 they didn't make it.
I would compare them to Japan strength-wise - doable.

Mauritania (no 17 by Elo rating) had some good matches (and wins) against Senegal and Spain, who are both top-tier teams. I would compare them to UAE/Oman strength wise - doable.

Portugal (no 1 by Elo Rating) obviously is the strongest competitor, looking at recent results they are pretty much dominating Europe, two wins over Spain just last week.

Assuming we will go through our group, any team from group A will be doable (probably Japan/Belarus) in quarters.

Recent performances by Iran were very good imo, I see good chances to top the group. 2nd place would still put us in a decent position. I really just see Portugal and Brazil having an edge over us. Assuming that we make the group, we might meet Brazil in semis or final, I would say 3rd place upwards is not unrealistic.

Btw, I wouldn't necessarily say that C/D are easier, Spain/Senegal/Tahiti and Brazil/Italy/Oman respectively fight for the quarter spots.

[oracle]

I think this info was wrongly put into Wikipedia.

https://www.fifa.com/de/tournaments/mens/beachsoccerworldcup/seychelles-2025/scores-fixtures?country=DE&wtw-filter=ALL

Seems like a classic mix after quarters to the other bracket (so matching up with the C/D winners).

Paraguay have beaten Brazil two times this year. Based on Elo Ratings they are no. 9 in the world (we are 4th), but I think momentum-wise they are closer.
In the 2019 World Cup (at home) they had a good performance in a very even group with Japan, who later became 4th.
2021 very similar.
2017 Paraguay lost against UAE, but won the group.
Only in 2024 they didn't make it.
I would compare them to Japan strength-wise - doable.

Mauritania (no 17 by Elo rating) had some good matches (and wins) against Senegal and Spain, who are both top-tier teams. I would compare them to UAE/Oman strength wise - doable.

Portugal (no 1 by Elo Rating) obviously is the strongest competitor, looking at recent results they are pretty much dominating Europe, two wins over Spain just last week.

Assuming we will go through our group, any team from group A will be doable (probably Japan/Belarus) in quarters.

Recent performances by Iran were very good imo, I see good chances to top the group. 2nd place would still put us in a decent position. I really just see Portugal and Brazil having an edge over us. Assuming that we make the group, we might meet Brazil in semis or final, I would say 3rd place upwards is not unrealistic.

Btw, I wouldn't necessarily say that C/D are easier, Spain/Senegal/Tahiti and Brazil/Italy/Oman respectively fight for the quarter spots.

Is a playing b
or
They changed it?

[diz]

Groups:

[diz]

A mouth-watering race is on for Group B’s two tickets to the knockout phase. Portugal conquered the competition in 2015 and 2019 and, in the Martins twins and Jordan, boast three of the planet’s best players. Iran have finished third in their last two participations at the global finals, and scored 56 goals and conceded only six en route to AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup glory on Sunday. The excellent Carlos Carballo and Paraguay are a force to be reckoned with. The Albirroja beat Brazil 5-3 in the group stage of last month’s CONMEBOL Copa America, before falling 5-4 to the same side in a thrilling final.

Debutants Mauritania have it all to do, but they recently showed they are capable of springing surprises. At their first CAF Beach Soccer AFCON, indeed, Wedou’s brilliance inspired the Lions of Chinguetti to a series of upsets and second place.

fifa.com

[diz]

World Ranking positions


1st) Brazil
2nd) Italy
3rd) Portugal
4th) Spain
5th) Belarus
7th) Iran
8th) Senegal
10th) Japan
11th) Tahiti
12th) Paraguay
16th) El Salvador
18th) Oman
34th) Mauritania
42nd) Chile
50th) Guatemala
76th) Seychelles

[Artaxerxes]

World Ranking positions


1st) Brazil
2nd) Italy
3rd) Portugal
4th) Spain
5th) Belarus
7th) Iran
8th) Senegal
10th) Japan
11th) Tahiti
12th) Paraguay
16th) El Salvador
18th) Oman
34th) Mauritania
42nd) Chile
50th) Guatemala
76th) Seychelles

Wich nation is ranked 6th?

[diz]

Wich nation is ranked 6th?

UAE. But they didn’t make it

[versusdamon]

Several rankings exist:
- The one the pots were created with is based on recent WC performance (until 2015, with increasing weight for more recent WCs)
- The one diz posted seems to be the one by the Beach Soccer association, which uses mostly tournament performance rather than (all) recent matches.
- Finally: the Elo Rating (https://roon-ba.com/beachsoccer/men/rankingworld.html) which I actually like most, it is also used in Chess.

@oracle:
1st A vs 2nd B and other way round for quarters, but then we will mix with the C/D bracket for the semis, based on the FIFA information.