The BSWW Mundialito, often simply known as Mundialito, is an annual international
beach soccer
Beach soccer, also known as beach football, sand football or beasal, is a variant of association football played on a beach or some form of sand.
Whilst football has been played informally on beaches, the introduction of ''beach soccer'' was an a ...
tournament that takes place between few select countries, which are invited to play at the tournament organized by
Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). First played in 1994 at
Copacabana beach,
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, the competition was reignited in 1997 in
Portugal, where it was held ever since until 2022. Few nations have won the tournament, those being only
Brazil,
Portugal,
United States and
Spain.
The first Mundialito competition to consist of club teams took place in March 2011, known as the
Mundialito de Clubes
The Mundialito de Clubes ( en, link=yes, Club World Cup) is an international club beach soccer competition contested between top men's clubs from around the world. The tournament is loosely similar to the FIFA Club World Cup in association footbal ...
.
Venues
The following is a table showing when and where the BSWW Mundialito has been held:
Tournaments
Medal summary
References
External links
Official BSWW Mundialito Website
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Beach soccer competitions
Recurring sporting events established in 1994