The Belarus national beach soccer team represents Belarus in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belarus (BFF), the governing body for football in Belarus.
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| Association | Football Federation of Belarus | ||
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| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach |  Nicolas Alvarado Caporale (Nico) | ||
| Captain | Ihar Bryshtel | ||
| Most caps | Vadzim Bokach (105) | ||
| Top scorer | Ihar Bryshtel (121) | ||
| FIFA code | BLR | ||
| BSWW ranking | 8  (8 April 2024)[1] | ||
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| First international | |||
 Poland 4–1 Belarus  (Chodecz, Poland; 7 May 2008) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Belarus 10–2 Turkey  (Baku, Azerbaijan; 5 July 2023) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Belarus 1–10 Russia  (Saint Petersburg, Russia; 30 March 2011) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2019) | ||
| Best result | 4th place (2024) | ||
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, UEFA, the European governing body for football, banned Belarus from hosting international competitions.[2]
Results and fixtures
editThe following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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Win Draw Lose Fixture
2021
edit| 20 August 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group A | Belarus | 5–5 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) |  El Salvador | Moscow, Russia |
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Report (FIFA) |
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Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium Attendance: 962 Referee: Suhaimi Mat Hassan (Malaysia) |
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| 22 August 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group C | Belarus | 3–7 |  Switzerland | Moscow, Russia |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
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Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,856 Referee: Gionni Matticoli (Italy) |
| 24 August 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup GS Group C | Brazil  | 5–0 | Belarus | Moscow, Russia |
| 20:30 UTC+3 |
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Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Juan Angeles (Dominican Republic) |
Players
editCurrent squad
editThe following players and staff members were called up for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[3]
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:
Nicolás Caporale - Goalkeeping coach:
Aliaksandr Zhamoitsin
Competitive record
editFIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
edit| 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
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Did not qualify | No qualification matches | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2006
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| 2007
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 2008
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Round of 16 | – | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | –4 | |||||||||||
 2009
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Group Stage | – | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | –3 | |||||||||||
 2011
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Group Stage | – | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 18 | –8 | |||||||||||
 2013
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Playoff Stage | – | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 27 | +2 | |||||||||||
 2015
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Final Stage | 5th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 16 | +7 | |||||||||||
 2017
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Final Stage | 11th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 | |||||||||||
 2019
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Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | Third place | 3rd | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 20 | +10 | ||
| 2021
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Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 17 | −9 | Fourth place | 4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | +14 | ||
| 2023 |
4th place | Playoffs | – | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 11 | +19 | ||||||||||
 2025 |
Qualified | to be determined | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 0 Titles | 9/11 | 47 | 23 | 5 | 19 | 189 | 146 | +43 | ||
Honours
edit- FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifying tournament best: 3rd
- Euro Beach Soccer League best: 2nd place
References
edit- ^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Goldberg, Rob. "UEFA Bars Belarus from Hosting International Games After Invasion of Ukraine". Bleacher Report.
- ^ FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Russia 2021™ – Squad List