With a week to go, find out which players are heading to the men’s and women’s events.
The Beach Soccer Mundialito and Euro Beach Soccer Cup Mundialito both get under way in a week’s time with most of the squads fully confirmed ahead of the trip to Cascais, Portugal.
One of the most prestigious events in the beach soccer calendar, the men’s Mundialito competition will this year be joined by the women’s Euro Beach Soccer Cup, with games running from Friday, July 29th until Sunday, July 31st.
Traditional competition heavyweights Portugal and Brazil will be many people’s tips to be there or thereabouts this year – the former eager to defend their title against the tournament’s most successful side – while the home crowd will also want to see their female side impress in the women’s event.
Legendary Portugal coach Mario Narciso will take charge of the women’s team as they go up against Spain and the Netherlands in Group A while Switzerland, England and Greece make up Group B.
The male competition will operate on a round robin format and decided via a league table but Sunday represents finals day for the women, including the fifth-place and third-place play-offs as well as the final.
Results, standings and fixtures from both the men’s and women’s competitions will be available via the website throughout the three days.
Men’s Squads
Portugal: Petrony, Coimbra, Torres, Jordan, Madjer, Jose Maria, B. Novo, Belchior, Be Martins, Andrade
Coach: Mario Narciso
Brazil: Mao, Fernandoddi, Catarino, Filipe, R. Bokinha, Bruno Xavier, Rodrigo, Datinha, Mauricinho, Rafa Padilha
Coach: Gilberto da Costa de Sousa
China: Hong L T, Han X G, Liu Y S, Chen X W, Xie Z M, Cai W M, Bai F, Wan CH, Lin W, Zhou T Y
Coach: Ling Lu Hui
USA: Toth, Leopoldo, Feld, Perera, Valentine, Clare, Canale, Santos, Greenfield, Balsano
Coach: Eddie Soto
Women’s Squads
Portugal: Ana Rita Oliveira, Claudia Pereira, Carla Silva, Diana Gomes, Regina Pereira, Sara Brasil, Ana Pereira, Ana Patricia Silva, Elisabete Silva, Ana Rute Costa
Coach: Mario Narciso
England: Leonard, James, Sievwright, Natkiel, Widdowson, Kempson, Rutherford, Hillier, Clark, Quinn
Coach: Perry Northeast
Greece: Melaki, Nikolaou, Kossova, Melissou, Tsimpoukaki, Potsiou, Tsirdani, Mylona, Korompilia, Stefanopoulou
Coach: Stefanos Soilemes
Netherlands: Squad to come
Spain: Squad to come
Switzerland: Stutz, Maurer, Hug, Meyer, Steinemann, Krysl, Heer, Genovesi, Imhasly, Pluss
Coach: Nadja Hegge
