 Organised by the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), national associations of FIFA (beach soccer's governing body) from a territory with a National Olympic Committee (NOC) were invited to enter one team into preliminary qualification routes from which eight teams, representing four continental zones, advanced to the final competition; the hosts Qatar did not enter a team.The tournament was a multi-stage competition, consisting of a round-robin group stage and followed by a single elimination knockout round, starting with the semi-finals and ending with the gold medal match, with all matches hosted on Katara Beach.The gold and silver medals were won by Spain and Great Britain respectively, with the former defeating the latter in the final 3–2.