FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) is a European beach soccer tournament to qualify for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. It was introduced by FIFA in the 2008 world cup. Before 2008, the top five teams from the Euro Beach Soccer League qualified for the world cup but the new format gives more countries an opportunity to qualify. They are similar to the beach soccer championships in other confederations. Times when only four teams qualify is when the host nation of the world cup has been European that year.
Now that the world cup takes place every two years, so will the qualifiers, starting with the qualifiers for the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Tournaments

Year	Location	Final			Third place match			Fifth place
		Winners	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
2005		France, Portugal, Spain and Ukraine selected to represent UEFA, no qualifiers held
2006		France, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain qualified through the 2006 Euro Beach Soccer League
2007		France, Italy, Portugal, Russia and Spain qualified through the 2007 Euro Beach Soccer League
2008	Benidorm, Spain	Spain	4 – 3	Portugal	Russia	4 – 2	Italy	N/A
2009	Castellón, Spain	Spain	4 – 4 (a.e.t.) (13 – 12 p.)	Russia	Switzerland	8 – 6	Portugal	Italy
2011	Bibione, Italy	Ukraine	4 – 2	Portugal	Russia	5 – 2	Switzerland	N/A
2013	Moscow, Russia	Spain	5 – 3	Russia	Ukraine	3 – 0	Netherlands	N/A
2015	Jesolo, Italy	Russia	6 – 5	Switzerland	Italy	5 – 4	Spain	N/A

Successful nations

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Fifth place
Spain	3 (2008, 2009, 2013)	–	–	1 (2015)	–
Russia	1 (2015)	2 (2009, 2013)	2 (2008, 2011)	–	–
Ukraine	1 (2011)	–	1 (2013)	–	–
Portugal	–	2 (2008, 2011)	–	1 (2009)	–
Switzerland	–	1 (2015)	1 (2009)	1 (2011)	–
Italy	–	–	1 (2015)	1 (2008)	1 (2009)
Netherlands	–	–	–	1 (2013)	–

Nations who have qualified for the World Cup

These are the nations who have qualified to appear in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup since 2005, to represent Europe.

Legen

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• 4th – Fourth place
• QF – Quarterfinals
• R1 – Round 1 (group stage)
• q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
•    – Hosts

Team	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2011	2013	2015	Total
France	1st	3rd	4th	QF					4
Italy		R1	R1	2nd	QF	QF		q	6
Netherlands							R1		1
Poland		R1							1
Portugal	2nd	4th	QF	3rd	3rd	3rd		1st	7
Russia			R1	QF	QF	1st	1st	q	6
Spain	QF	R1	QF	4th	QF		2nd	R1	7
Switzerland					2nd	R1		QF	3
Ukraine	QF					R1	R1		3