Portugal_national_beach_soccer_team
Portugal national beach soccer team
Beach soccer team of Portugal
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 19 of the 22 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.
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| Nickname(s) | Selecção das Quinas | ||
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| Association | Federação Portuguesa de Futebol | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Mário Narciso | ||
| Most caps | Madjer (584) | ||
| Top scorer | Madjer (1090) | ||
| FIFA code | POR | ||
| BSWW ranking | 3  2 (15 January 2024)[1] | ||
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| Biggest win | |||
 Portugal 15–0 Moldova  (Jesolo, Italy; 2 September 2016) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Brazil 11–2 Portugal (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 26 March 2000) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 19 | ||
| Best result | Champions (2001, 2015 and 2019) | ||
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
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Oman
| 20 August 2021 (2021-08-20) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group D | Portugal | 5–3 | Oman | Moscow, Russia |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
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Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,019 Referee: Mariano Romo (Argentina) |
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Senegal
| 22 August 2021 (2021-08-22) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group D | Portugal | 3–5 | Senegal | Moscow, Russia |
| 20:30 UTC+3 |
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Report (FIFA) |
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Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Gonzalo Carballo (El Salvador) |
v Portugal
| 24 August 2021 (2021-08-24) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group D | Uruguay | 7–6 | Portugal | Moscow, Russia |
| 19:00 |
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Report (BSWW) Report (FIFA) |
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Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Arena Attendance: 1,977 Referee: Said Hachim (Madagascar) |
Current coaching staff
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Coach: Mário Narciso
Assistant coach: Luís Bilro
Assistant coach: Tiago Reis
Managerial history
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- Mário Narciso (????–)
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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.
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- Head coach: Mário Narciso
- 1st assistant coach: Diago dos Reis
- 2nd assistant coach: Luis Pereira
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification (UEFA) record | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | ||
| 2005 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 15 | +12 | No qualification matches | ||||||||||
| 2006 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 24 | +19 | |||||||||||
| 2007 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 22 | −4 | |||||||||||
 2008 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 22 | +19 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 12 | +35 | ||
 2009 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 24 | +8 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 29 | +18 | ||
 2011 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 12 | +21 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 25 | +12 | ||
 2013 | did not qualify | Round of 16 | – | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | +12 | ||||||||||
| 2015 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 18 | +14 | Automatically qualified as hosts | ||||||||||
 2017 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | Third place | 3rd | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 14 | +47 | ||
 2019 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 20 | +13 | Fifth place | 5th | 8 | 5th | 1 | 2 | 56 | 21 | +35 | ||
 2021 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -1 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 5th | 0 | 1 | 24 | 12 | +12 | ||
| 2024 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | Playoffs | – | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13 | +15 | ||
 2025 | to be determined | to be determined | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2 titles | 10/11 | 52 | 30 | 4 | 15 | 288 | 182 | +106 | 0 titles | 8/9 | 51 | 39 | 2 | 10 | 321 | 135 | +186 | ||
Last Update: 5 March 2024 [3]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Beach Soccer World Championships | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Euro Beach Soccer League | 8 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
| Euro Beach Soccer Cup | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| BSWW Mundialito | 7 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| Copa Latina (beach soccer) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Beach soccer at the European Games | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mediterranean Beach Games | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| World Beach Games | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 26 | 38 | 20 | 84 |
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- "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.