2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
| Coupe du monde de football de plage 2013 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tahiti |
| Dates | 18–28 September |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Russia (2nd title)
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| Runners-up |
 Spain
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| Third place |
 Brazil
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| Fourth place |
 Tahiti
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 243 (7.59 per match) |
| Attendance | 109,650 (3,427 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Dmitry Shishin (11 goals) |
| Best player |
Bruno Xavier |
| Best goalkeeper |
Dona |
| Fair play award |
Russia
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The 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the seventh edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. It took place from 18–28 September 2013 at Tahua To'ata Stadium (Stade Tahua To'ata) in Papeete, Tahiti, the fourth tournament to have taken place outside Brazil. Overall this was the 17th edition of the World Cup since its establishment in 1995 (series before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships). This was the second tournament to take place since the establishment of a longer two-year cycle of tournaments.
The tournament was confirmed in March 2010.Russia successfully defended their title.
Tahiti qualified automatically as hosts.
The CAF qualifiers took place from 22–26 May 2013 in El Jadida, Morocco to determine the two teams for the finals. The qualifiers were originally scheduled for 10–14 April, and then 29 May-2 June 2013 in Casablanca. Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire qualified for the two available spots.
The AFC qualifiers took place from 22–26 January 2013 at a temporary stadium and adjacent pitch on Katara Beach in Doha, Qatar, to determine the three teams to qualify for the finals.Iran, Japan and the United Arab Emirates took the three spots.
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