Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior, also known as Léo Júnior or simply Júnior, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a left back or midfielder.
The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup is an international beach soccer competition contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. The tournament was preceded by the Beach Soccer World Championships established in 1995 which took place every year for the next decade under the supervision of Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) and its predecessors. FIFA joined hands with BSWW in 2005 to take over the organization of the competition, re-branding it as an official FIFA tournament.
The Spain national beach soccer team represents Spain in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the RFEF, the governing body for football in Spain.
Ramiro Figueiras Amarelle is a Spanish former beach soccer player and currently the head coach of China national beach soccer team. He was the captain of the Spain national beach soccer team. Before he began to play beach soccer he played for Deportivo de La Coruña B. In 2019, the magazine France Football placed Amarelle third in an article named "10 Legends of Beach Soccer".
The Uruguay national beach soccer team represents Uruguay in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the AUF, the governing body for football in Uruguay.
The Argentina national beach soccer team represents Argentina in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA), the governing body for football in Argentina.
The Japan national beach soccer team represents Japan in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the JFA, the governing body for football in Japan. One of the leading Asian beach soccer teams, Japan's best performance at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was in the 2021 edition, when they were runners-up to the hosts Russia, which played as the Russian Football Union (RFU).
The Peru national beach soccer team represents Peru in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FPF, the governing body for football in Peru.
The Switzerland national beach soccer team represents Switzerland in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association, the governing body for football in Switzerland.
The Netherlands national beach soccer team represents the Netherlands in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association, the governing body for football in the Netherlands.
The Nigerian national beach soccer team represents Nigeria in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation, the governing body for football in Nigeria.
The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup – Europe qualifier is a beach soccer championship that takes place to determine the nations who will represent Europe at the upcoming edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. It is contested between the senior men's national teams of the members of UEFA.
The Romania national beach soccer team represents Romania in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FRF, the governing body for football in Romania.
The Bulgaria national beach soccer team represents Bulgaria in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the BFU, the governing body for football in Bulgaria.
The Tahiti national beach soccer team represents Tahiti or French Polynesia in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the FTF and the FFF, the governing body for football in Tahiti. In contrast to the fortunes of the association football team, Tahiti's beach soccer has, since 2011, been one of the strongest teams in world beach soccer. The team made history at the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup by becoming the first Pacific nation to qualify for the knockout stages of an international FIFA tournament. At the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Tahiti beat Italy in a penalty shootout to become the first Pacific nation to ever make it to a final in a FIFA tournament. They followed this up with another appearance in the 2017 final.
Paulo Graça is a former Portuguese beach soccer player who represented Portugal in international competitions. His role was a goalkeeper. He retired in 2013 following injury.
The 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the premier international beach soccer championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. Overall, this was the 19th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the Beach Soccer World Championships which ran from 1995 to 2004 but was not governed by FIFA. This was the fourth tournament to take place under the biennial basis; the World Cup now takes place once every two years, after taking place on a yearly basis until 2009.
Ramón Raya Mejía is a Mexican football manager and former player.
Paolo Palmacci, is an Italian beach soccer player who plays as a midfielder, having originally started as a forward.
Angelo Schirinzi is a beach soccer player and coach. He is Coach of Switzerland national beach soccer team, and the former Tahiti national beach soccer team Coach 2012-2015. He is the main developer of beach soccer in Switzerland.
Italy 7–6 Uruguay 
Brazil 14–1 Italy 
