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.
TeamConfederationRecent achievementsParticipationAFCHosts10thAFC2019 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup winners8thAFC2019 AFC Beach Soccer Championship winners4thCAF2018 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations winnersdebutCONMEBOL2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) third-place2ndUEFA2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winners10thUEFA2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA) winners3rdUEFA2021 Euro Beach Soccer League winners4th
Group stage Matches are listed as local time in Dubai, GST (UTC+4)
Group A
Group B
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
Seventh place play-off
Fifth place play-off
Knockout stage
Semi finals
Third place play-off
Final
Awards Winners trophy
Statistics Goalscorers
Final standings
References
External links Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup Dubai 2021, at Beach Soccer Worldwide