2021 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup

The 2021 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup will be the seventh edition of the OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup (previously called the OFC Beach Soccer Championship prior to 2019), the premier beach soccer tournament contested by Oceanian men's national teams, organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC).

2021 OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup
2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup OFC qualifier
Tournament details
Host countryTahiti
CityPapeete
DatesTBD
TeamsTBD (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)

The tournament will take place in Aorai Tini Hau, Papeete, Tahiti.[1] It was originally scheduled to be played between 11–16 January 2021.[2] However, the OFC announced on 5 November 2020 that the tournament had been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and would take place no later than 6 June 2021.[3] It is expected that at least eight teams will participate.[4]

The championship also acts as the qualification tournament for Oceanaian teams to the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Russia; the winners qualify. Tahiti are the defending champions.

Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The following team from OFC qualify for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup1
only FIFA era (since 2005)
TBD2021
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References
  1. "OFC tournaments update". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 July 2020.
  2. "OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup 2021". Oceania Football Confederation.
  3. "OFC announces schedule changes for early 2021". Oceania Football Confederation. 5 November 2020.
  4. "History of the OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup". Oceania Football Confederation. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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