FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup - Tournament Appearances As of 2011

Tournament Appearances As of 2011

Since the tournament's establishment in 1995, as of the 2011 World Cup, 40 different countries have participated over the 16 competitions. However only one country has participated in all World Cups, which is Brazil, who have won 13 of the 15 competitions. European teams have dominated in appearances by continent, since 14 of the 40 different countries have been from Europe. Since qualification has been standardised, fewer new countries are expected to make an appearance.

Appearances Country
16 Brazil
15 Uruguay
14 Italy
Portugal
13 Argentina
12 France
Spain
United States
10 Japan
5 Peru
Russia
4 Germany
Iran
Nigeria
Solomon Islands
3 El Salvador
Canada
Mexico
Senegal
Switzerland
United Arab Emirates
Venezuela
2 Bahrain
Cameroon
South Africa
Thailand
Ukraine
1 Australia
Belgium
Chile
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Denmark
England
Malaysia
Netherlands
Oman
Poland
Tahiti
Turkey

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