# 2021 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

The Tecnotree Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup 2021 was the tenth edition of the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup, an annual international beach soccer tournament contested by men's national teams. After not being held in 2020 because of the Covid-19 Pandemic, it returned once again being held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates that host the tournament since its inception. This year's event occurred between 2 and 6 November. The tournament was organised by the Dubai Sports Council (TSC) and Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). The sponsor was Tecnotree.
The Intercontinental Cup was typically seen as the biggest tournament in the current international beach soccer calendar after the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Similar in nature to that of the FIFA Confederations Cup, eight nations took part.
The tournament started with a round robin group stage. The winners and runners-up from each group advanced to the knockout stage, a series of single-elimination matches, beginning with the semi-finals and ending with the final. Consolation matches are also played to determine other final rankings.
The season-ending Beach Soccer Stars awards were also presented in Dubai as a conclusion to the tournament.
Iran were the two-time defending champions, but they were defeated in the final.

## Participating teams

The following eight teams took part.
| Team | Confederation | Recent achievements | Participation |
| United Arab Emirates | AFC | Hosts | 10th |
| Iran | AFC | 2019 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup winners | 8th |
| Japan | AFC | 2019 AFC Beach Soccer Championship winners | 4th |
| Senegal | CAF | 2018 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations winners | debut |
| Paraguay | CONMEBOL | 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) third-place | 2nd |
| Russia | UEFA | 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winners | 10th |
| Spain | UEFA | 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) winners | 3rd |
| Portugal | UEFA | 2021 Euro Beach Soccer League winners | 4th |

## Group stage

Matches are listed as local time in Dubai, GST (UTC+4)

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Senegal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 5th–8th place play-offs |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 0 | 5th–8th place play-offs |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 8 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Iran | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 2 | 5th–8th place play-offs |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 0 | 5th–8th place play-offs |

## 5th–8th place play-offs

The teams finishing in third and fourth place are knocked out of title-winning contention, receding to play in consolation matches to determine 5th through 8th place in the final standings.
| 5th–8th place semi-finals | 5th–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place play-off | Fifth place play-off |
| 5 November | 5 November |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 6 November | 6 November |
| Japan | 6 | 6 November | 6 November |
| Japan | 6 | Japan | 5 |
| 5 November | 5 November | | Japan | 5 |
| 5 November | 5 November | Spain | 4 |
| Paraguay | 4 | Spain | 4 |
| Spain | 5 | | |
| Spain | 5 | Seventh place play-off | Seventh place play-off |
| | | 6 November | 6 November |
| | | United Arab Emirates | 3 |
| | | Paraguay | 8 |

### Fifth place play-off
## Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 5 November | 5 November |
| Russia | 7 |
| Russia | 7 | 6 November | 6 November |
| Portugal | 3 | 6 November | 6 November |
| Portugal | 3 | Russia | 3 |
| 5 November | 5 November | | Russia | 3 |
| 5 November | 5 November | Iran | 2 |
| Senegal | 5 | Iran | 2 |
| Iran | 7 | | |
| Iran | 7 | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| | | 6 November | 6 November |
| | | Portugal | 4 |
| | | Senegal | 7 |

### Final
## Awards
### Winners trophy

* 2021 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup champions
* Russia 4th title

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | B | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 14 | Champions |
| 2 | B | Iran | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 9 | Runners-up |
| 3 | A | Senegal | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 9 | Third place |
| 4 | A | Portugal | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 6 | |
| 5 | B | Japan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 6 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 6 | A | Spain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 7 | B | Paraguay | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 5 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 8 | A | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 4 | Eliminated in Group stage |