the soccer world cup is taking place in france this year.
the soccer world cup is taking place in france this year.
where is the soccer world cup taking place this year?
france
the 2011 fifa beach soccer world cup was the sixth edition of the fifa beach soccer world cup, governed by fifa. previous editions before 2005 were not governed by fifa and were held under the title "beach soccer world championships". overall this was the 16th edition of the world cup since its establishment in 1995. it took place at the stadio del mare (stadium of the sea), a temporary stadium at the marina di ravenna in ravenna, italy, the third tournament to take place outside brazil, which started on september 1 and ended on september 11, 2011. however this was the first tournament to take place under the new two year basis; now the fifa beach soccer world cup takes place once every two years. the tournament was confirmed in march 2010. brazil were the defending champions, after winning their fourth fifa beach soccer world cup title in 2009. the tournament was won by russia, winning their first title in their first final after beating brazil.
2011 fifa beach soccer world cup
the 2017 fifa beach soccer world cup final was the last match of the 2017 fifa beach soccer world cup which took place on may 7, 2017 at the national beach soccer arena in nassau, the bahamas. the final was contested between tahiti, who had previously competed in one world cup final, the last world cup final in 2015 which they lost to portugal, and brazil, who were back into a world cup final after their last appearance six years ago in 2011, their sixth fifa beach soccer world cup final and their 15th overall when taking into account the pre-fifa era "beach soccer world championships", beating the defending champions portugal on their way to this year's final.
2017 fifa beach soccer world cup final