2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
[1] In October 2018, it was announced that the tournament would take place in Paraguay in the city of Luque, near the capital, Asunción,[2] between 21 November and 1 December 2019.The all-time top scorer of the competition, often heralded as the best player of all time, announced his retirement following the final, aged 42.[18] Confirmation of the awarding of hosting rights to Paraguay was announced at the FIFA Council meeting in Kigali, Rwanda on 26 October 2018.[32][33] It was officially opened by FIFA president Gianni Infantino on 9 November 2019,[34] under the nickname of the Paraguay national team, Los Pynandi, meaning "barefoot" in Guarani.[35] The following were key milestones in the organisation of the tournament (not belonging of other sections): FIFA chose 24 officials from 24 different countries to referee matches at the World Cup, who were revealed on 29 October 2019.The draw to split the 16 teams into four groups of four took place on 13 September 2019 at 19:30 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Asunción, Paraguay.[55][56] The draw was assisted by Roberto Acuna of Paraguay and Júnior of Brazil who both formerly represented their respective national teams at World Cups in both association football and beach soccer.[59] The squads included a number of high-profile players who, at this tournament, made their final international beach soccer appearances, announcing their retirements following the conclusion of the competition.[60] The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:[59] Heavy rain and strong winds threatened the postponement of the semi-finals and deterred fans from attending the matches.[95] With 16 goals, Italian forward Gabriele Gori finished as top scorer for the second consecutive tournament, a feat achieved only once previously during the FIFA era of World Cups, by Madjer in 2005 and 2006.
Entered qualifying rounds but failed to qualify for World Cup finals
Initially entered qualifying rounds but withdrew
Did not enter the World Cup
Not an associate member of FIFA
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