13th FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup: Day 1 fixtures and kick-off times.

World Cup

The waiting is almost over, with the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Seychelles 2025™ set to get underway on Thursday, 1 May. The tournament will feature 16 national teams, from all six confederations, competing to be crowned world champions.

Fans located in the following participating countries can watch every second of their team’s matches live on FIFA+: Belarus, Brazil, Italy, Portugal, Senegal, Seychelles, Spain and Tahiti, with highlights of all other fixtures available to watch from anywhere in the world.

Opening Day Fixtures – Thursday, 1 May

Guatemala vs. Japan
05:00 Guatemala City
15:00 Victoria
20:00 Tokyo
Mauritania vs. IR Iran
12:30 Nouakchott
16:00 Tehran
16:30 Victoria
Seychelles vs. Belarus
18:00 Minsk
19:00 Victoria
Portugal vs. Paraguay
13:30 Asunción
17:30 Lisbon
20:30 Victoria

A search function that displays the viewing options in each country is available on FIFA.com, with users able to select their location via the drop-down menu.

New Faces, Same High Stakes

The tournament will kick off at 15:00 local time on Thursday, 1 May. Belarus, IR Iran, Japan, Paraguay and Portugal will be in action on Matchday 1, and three of the four tournament debutants (Guatemala, Mauritania and Seychelles) will also take to the sand on the opening day. The fourth newcomers, Chile, get their campaign up and running against Tahiti on Friday, 2 May.

Speaking ahead of the tournament, Seychelles Football Federation President Elvis Chetty said: “I’m extremely proud to have the world of beach soccer and the FIFA family here in the Seychelles. It’s a great honour for us, especially to be the first African nation to host the [FIFA] Beach Soccer World Cup.

I’m thrilled, I’m nervous, but I know that the Seychelles Local Organising Committee team, along with the FIFA team, is very much ready to host the world and deliver a great spectacle. I hope this will be the very best Beach Soccer World Cup to date, and we are ready.” – President Elvis Chetty

An Arena Built to Last

All 32 matches will take place at the aptly named Paradise Arena, a purpose-built, 5,000-capacity stadium. Originally constructed for the 2024 edition of the tournament in the United Arab Emirates, the arena was dismantled, shipped to the Seychelles and reassembled on a new sand and cement base as part of FIFA’s sustainability efforts.

Following the conclusion of the tournament, the facility will remain in situ in the Seychelles for community use and will be a permanent legacy of the 13^th edition of the tournament.

The FBSWC is renowned for its exhilarating and high-scoring matches. The 2024 tournament in Dubai served up no fewer than 223 goals across the 32 encounters, averaging almost seven goals per match. The 2021 edition produced 302 goals in 32 matches, which averages out at 9.4 goals per fixture.

Don’t miss a moment! Stream live matches in select countries and find full global viewing options via the drop-down tool on FIFA website. All 32 matches will be broadcast from Paradise Arena.

Visit the FIFA.com, and Beach Soccer Worldwide websites for more details.