List of players to feature at the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was an international beach soccer tournament held in Russia from 19 to 29 August 2021. The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required by FIFA to register a squad of 14 players, including three goalkeepers. This article lists the national beach soccer squads that will take part in the tournament. Only the players listed in these squads below are eligible to take part in the tournament which were revealed in full on 13 August 2021.[1]
The age listed for each player is as on 19 August 2021, the first day of the tournament and the names of the players shown are, in most circumstances, that of the FIFA Display Names listed on the official squad document issued by FIFA.
Group A
RFU
Coach: Mikhail Likhachev
United States
Coach: Francis Farberoff
The final squad was announced on 11 August 2021.[2]
Paraguay
Coach: Joaquin Molas
Japan
Coach: Ozu Moreira (interim)
The final squad was announced on 26 July 2021.[3]
On 15 August, Ryunosuke Miyama replaced the injured Kosuke Matsuda.[4]
Group B
Mozambique
Coach: Abineiro Ussaca
Spain
Coach: Cristian Mendez
Tahiti
Coach: Teva Zaveroni
United Arab Emirates
Coach: Mohamed Bashir
Group C
Belarus
Coach: Nicolás Caporale
Brazil
Coach: Gilberto Costa
El Salvador
Coach: Rudis González
Switzerland
Coach: Angelo Schirinzi
Group D
Oman
Coach: Talib Al Thanawi
Portugal
Coach: Mário Narciso
Senegal
Coach: Oumar Sylla
Uruguay
Coach: German Parrillo
Statistics
Overall, 224 players have travelled to Russia to compete in the tournament. The average age of all players is 29.9 years.
Fifteen of the sixteen managers are managing their own nation's national team whilst just one manages a foreign team in respect to their own nationality.
- Youngest v oldest player
|
Name |
Nation |
DoB/Age |
Age difference
|
Youngest player
|
Pape Mar Boye |
Senegal |
(2003-12-30)30 December 2003 (aged 17) |
28 years 2 months 20 days
|
Oldest player
|
Teva Zaveroni |
Tahiti |
(1975-10-10)10 October 1975 (aged 45)
|
- Average age of squads
- Players by age category
Age category |
No. of players
|
≤21
|
8
|
22–27
|
71
|
28–33
|
92
|
34–39
|
42
|
≥40
|
11
|
See also
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