Second edition of NEOM International Beach Soccer Championship starts today

Second edition of NEOM International Beach Soccer Championship will begin at Saudi coastal city today and run until November 12.

Eight of the world’s top beach soccer men’s teams, and four of the top women’s teams, will display their sporting prowess on the Arabian coast.

Eight of the world’s top beach soccer men’s teams, and four of the top women’s teams, are ready for action on the Arabian coast.

The first men’s match will be between Japan, runners-up in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup last year, and Bahrain.

And in the first women’s game Ukraine will be up against Intercontinental Cup champions, Brazil.

A draw, held in October, organised the men’s teams into the following groups:

Group A
Saudi Arabia
Paraguay
UAE
England

 

Group B
Brazil
Japan
Bahrain
Oman

 

In the previous edition in 2019, Oman won the trophy after beating Egypt in the final. Hosts Saudi Arabia, as well as England and UAE also return for consecutive appearances.

The round robin will be played on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and the finals of both categories will be played on Sunday.

The men’s and women’s NEOM Beach Soccer Cup will be played between 9–12 November in NEOM, Saudi Arabia, as part of the NEOM Beach Games 2022.

Source: https://beachsoccer.com/