FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Seychelles 2025: Tournament draw sets stage, match schedule confirmed

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Seychelles 2025: Tournament draw sets stage, match schedule confirmed

-The draw for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Seychelles 2025 has taken place

-Tournament match schedule now confirmed following draw

-Guatemala vs Japan to kick off action on 1st May

Brazil and Italy, the two finalists in the last FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup™, will collide in the first phase of Seychelles 2025, while two sections will feature three teams ranked among the planet’s top 12, following the conclusion of the tournament draw and the release of the match schedule.

Group A: Seychelles, Belarus, Guatemala, Japan

Group B: Mauritania, IR Iran, Portugal, Paraguay

Group C: Spain, Senegal, Chile, Tahiti

Group D: Brazil, El Salvador, Italy, Oman

The draw was conducted by FIFA Head of Olympics, Futsal and Beach Soccer Kasra Haghighi, who was assisted by former Chelsea, Nottingham Forest and Seychelles centre-back Michael Mancienne and Nigeria legend Sunday Oliseh.

Hosts Seychelles will be landed in a wide-open group that also featured fellow first-timers Guatemala.

Following the draw, the tournament match schedule was also confirmed. The action kicks off at the Paradise Arena on 1 May with Guatemala taking on Japan in Group A, followed by Mauritania against IR Iran in Group B. The opening day excitement continues with hosts Seychelles playing the first evening match against Belarus, followed by Portugal against Paraguay.

Click here to access the tournament match schedule