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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2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Tournament details
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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24 teams confirmed their participation in the competition.

The 24 teams were drawn into 6 groups of 4 teams.

Group A

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Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts  Spain 3 3 0 0 19 3 +16 9  Germany 3 2 0 1 12 10 +2 6  Belarus 3 1 0 2 7 10 -3 3  Romania 3 0 0 3 7 22 -15 0

Germany 8 – 3 Romania Spain 5 – 0 Belarus Germany 3 – 1 Belarus Spain 8 – 2 Romania Belarus 6 – 2 Romania Spain 6 – 1 Germany

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Group B

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Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts  Russia 3 2 0 1 14 7 +7 6  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 14 15 -1 5  Latvia 3 1 0 2 10 13 -3 3  Netherlands 3 0 1 2 10 13 -3 2

Czech Republic 5 – 4 (a.e.t) Netherlands Russia 4 – 1 Latvia Czech Republic 7 – 5 Latvia Netherlands 4 – 4 (1-0 pens.) Russia Latvia 4 – 2 Netherlands Russia 6 – 2 Czech Republic

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Group C

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Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts  Italy 3 2 1 0 10 5 +5 8  Greece 3 1 0 2 9 6 +3 3  Norway 3 1 0 2 8 11 -3 3  Azerbaijan 3 1 0 2 6 11 -5 3

Italy 4 – 2 Azerbaijan Norway 4 – 3 Greece Azerbaijan 3 – 2 Norway Italy 1 – 1 (penalty) (1-0) Greece Greece 5 – 1 Azerbaijan Italy 5 – 2 Norway

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Group D

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Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts  Portugal 3 3 0 0 26 6 +20 9  England 3 1 1 1 7 9 -2 5  Estonia 3 1 0 2 11 7 +4 3  Georgia 3 0 0 3 4 26 -22 0

England 2 – 2 (penalty) (1-0) Estonia Portugal 15 – 3 Georgia England 4 – 1 Georgia Portugal 5 – 2 Estonia Estonia 7 – 0 Georgia Portugal 6 – 1 England

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Group E

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Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts  Ukraine 3 3 0 0 17 9 +8 9  Poland 3 2 0 1 11 7 +4 6  Slovakia 3 1 0 2 12 16 -4 3  Andorra 3 0 0 3 9 17 -8 0

Poland 4 – 1 Slovakia Ukraine 6 – 2 Andorra Poland 4 – 2 Andorra Ukraine 7 – 4 Slovakia Slovakia 7 – 5 Andorra Ukraine 4 – 3 Poland

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Group F

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Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts   Switzerland 3 3 0 0 23 7 +16 9  Hungary 3 2 0 1 10 8 +2 6  Lithuania 3 1 0 2 9 22 -13 3  Austria 3 0 0 3 6 11 -5 0

Hungary 3 – 1 Austria Switzerland 14 – 3 Lithuania Hungary 6 – 2 Lithuania Switzerland 4 – 3 Austria Lithuania 4 – 2 Austria Switzerland 5 – 1 Austria

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