The 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (UEFA) was the first FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification championship for Europe, held in Benidorm, Spain. Held in May 2008, hosts Spain won the championship, with Portugal finishing second and Russia winning the third place play off to finish third, beating Italy who finished fourth. The four nations moved on to play in the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Marseille, France, from July 17 to 27. France qualified as the fifth European nation, being the hosts of the world cup.[1]
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| Host country | Spain |
| Dates | 11–18 May 2008 |
| Teams | 24 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Portugal |
| Third place |  Russia |
| Fourth place |  Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 381 (7.33 per match) |
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Participating teams
edit24 teams confirmed their participation in the competition.
Group stage
editThe 24 teams were drawn into 6 groups of 4 teams.
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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Knockout stage
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| Spain | 6 | |||||||||||||
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 Norway | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 7 | |||||||||||||
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 Czech Republic | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 4 | |||||||||||||
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 Hungary | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||||||||||
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| Italy | 3 (1-0)p | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 4 | |||||||||||||
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 Belarus | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 8 | |||||||||||||
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 Ukraine | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ukraine | 6 | |||||||||||||
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 England | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 4 | |||||||||||||
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| Portugal | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Portugal | 8 | |||||||||||||
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 Latvia | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Portugal | 8 | |||||||||||||
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 Greece | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Greece | 4 | |||||||||||||
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 Germany | 3 (AET) | |||||||||||||
| Portugal | 2 | |||||||||||||
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| Russia | 1 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Russia | 6 | |||||||||||||
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 Estonia | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Russia | 3 | Russia | 4 | |||||||||||
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 Switzerland | 2 | Italy | 2 | |||||||||||
| Switzerland | 4 | |||||||||||||
 Poland | 3 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
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| Czech Republic | 4 – 1 | Hungary |
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Benidorm
| Switzerland | 4 – 3 | Poland |
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Benidorm
Quarter finals
edit| Spain | 7 – 1 | Czech Republic |
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Benidorm
| Russia | 3 – 2 | Switzerland |
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Benidorm
Semi finals
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Third place play off
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Final
editWinners
edit| (2008) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup: Qualification (UEFA) Winners |
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 Spain First title |