FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2025 – European Qualifier to take place in Cádiz

The beautiful region of Andalucía and the historic city of Cádiz are set to welcome Europe’s top beach soccer nations for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2025 – European Qualifier, which will take place from the 4th-13th October at Playa de la Victoria, Cádiz, in order for teams to earn their places.

The European Qualifier, hosted with the principal partner Junta de Andalucía, and in collaboration  with Ayuntamiento de Cádiz, and the Diputación de Cádiz, and the support of RFEF (Real Federación Española de Fútbol) and RFAF (Real Federación Andaluza de Fútbol), will host 24 European nations in a thrilling beach soccer competition that will decide which four teams earn a coveted spot at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2025, to be held in Seychelles.

The official draw for the European Qualifier took place on 16th September in Alghero, Italy as the nations were divided into six groups.

Spain were placed in position A1 as the host nation whilst Italy, Portugal, Belarus, Switzerland, and Ukraine were the top seeds from positions B1 to F1 as the highest ranked European nations according to the BSWW World Ranking.

The Round of 16 draw is set to take place after the conclusion of the first group stage on 8th October, as the winners of the first four Round of 16 pairings will make up Group A, as Group B will be composed of the winners of the second four pairings. The top two nations from each group will secure their places in Seychelles.

Draw results
Group A: Spain, Azerbaijan, England, Georgia
Group B: Italy, Czechia, Denmark, Romania
Group C: Portugal, Germany, Estonia, Kazakhstan
Group D: Belarus, Moldova, Türkiye, Belgium
Group E: Switzerland, France, Lithuania, Malta
Group F: Ukraine, Poland, Norway, Team 24 (TBC)

Further information regarding the event will be revealed in due course on beachsoccer.com.