Portugal national beach soccer team

The Portugal national beach soccer team represents Portugal in international beach soccer competitions, and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), the governing body for Portuguese football. The team has participated in 18 of the 21 editions of the Beach Soccer World Cup (organised by FIFA since 2005), and its best results are three victories in 2001 (Costa do Sauipe, Brazil), 2015 (Espinho, Portugal), and 2019 (Luque, Paraguay). Alongside Brazil, Portugal is the only team to have won the world title before and after FIFA assumed the government of beach soccer worldwide. In European competitions, Portugal is record holder of titles.

Portugal
Nickname(s)Selecção das Quinas
AssociationFederação Portuguesa de Futebol
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMário Narciso
Most capsMadjer (584)
Top scorerMadjer (1090)
FIFA codePOR
BSWW ranking 1 Steady (31 December 2020)[1]


First colours


Second colours
Biggest win
 Portugal 15–0 Moldova 
(Jesolo, Italy; 2 September 2016)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 11–2 Portugal 
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 26 March 2000)

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 D Portugal  5–3  Oman Moscow, Russia
19:00 UTC+3
  • L. Martins 2', 11', 21'
  • Costa 20'
  • Andrade 24'
 Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,019
Referee: Mariano Romo (Argentina)
22 August 2021 (2021-08-22) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group D Portugal  3–5  Senegal Moscow, Russia
20:30 UTC+3
  • Von 9'
  • Pinhal 18' (pen.)
  • Lourenço 24'
 Report (FIFA)
  • Mendy 9', 24'
  • Man. Diagne 11' (pen.), 33'
  • Diatta 35'
 Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Gonzalo Carballo (El Salvador)
24 August 2021 (2021-08-24) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group D Uruguay  7–6  Portugal Moscow, Russia
19:00
  • Bella 6', 10'
  • L. Quinta 9', 23', 25'
  • Laens 26'
  • Guerrero 32'
 Report (BSWW)
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Arena
Attendance: 1,977
Referee: Said Hachim (Madagascar)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Coach: Mário Narciso
Assistant coach: Luís Bilro
Assistant coach: Tiago Reis

Managerial history
  • Mário Narciso (????–)

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 Portugal POR Tiago Petrony
2 FW Portugal POR Pedro Marques
3 MF Portugal POR André Lourenço
4 DF Portugal POR Bruno Torres
5 FW Portugal POR Miguel Pintado
6 MF Portugal POR Rodrigo Pinhal
7 MF Portugal POR Ruben Brilhante
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF Portugal POR Bê Martins
9 FW Portugal POR João Gonçalves
10 MF Portugal POR Belchior
11 FW Portugal POR Léo Martins
12 GK Portugal POR Elinton Andrade
13 MF Portugal POR Fabio Costa
14 GK Portugal POR Pedro Mano
Head coach: Mário Narciso
1st assistant coach: Diago dos Reis
2nd assistant coach: Luis Pereira

Competitive record

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
FIFA World Cup record Qualification (UEFA) record
Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
Brazil 2005Runners-up2nd53112715+12 No qualification matches
Brazil 2006Fourth place4th64024324+19
Brazil 2007Quarter-finals8th40221822−4
France 2008Third place3rd64114122+19 Runners-up2nd76014712+35
United Arab Emirates 2009Third place3rd64023224+8 Fourth place4th75024729+18
Italy 2011Third place3rd64113312+21 Runners-up2nd75113725+12
French Polynesia 2013did not qualify Round of 16–4202219+12
Portugal 2015Champions1st65013218+14 Automatically qualified as hosts
The Bahamas 2017Quarter-finals8th41121510+5 Third place3rd87016114+47
Paraguay 2019Champions1st64113320+13 Fifth place5th85th125621+35
Russia 2021Group Stage10th31021415-1 Third place3rd65th012412+12
United Arab Emirates 2023qualified ongoing
Seychelles 2025to be determined to be determined
Total 2 titles 10/11 52 30 4 15 288 182 +106 0 titles 7/8 47 35 2 10 293 122 171+

Honours

References
  1. "World Ranking". BSWW. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Russia 2021™ – Squad List
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