How to Watch Mauritania vs. Iran: Stream 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Live, TV Channel

Mauritania makes its FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup debut against Iran on the opening day of play from Victoria, Seychelles on Thursday.

Mauritania qualified for its first FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup with a second place finish at October’s Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations tournament and opens play on Thursday at the 2025 World Cup event when it takes on Iran, which finished third in last year’s World Cup in Dubai. This year’s tournament is in Victoria, Seychelles, using the same Paradise Arena used in the United Arab Emirates in February 2024. Mauritania and Iran are in Group B of the 16-team event, with the top two finishers from each group advancing to the knockout stage that begins on May 8.

How to Watch Mauritania vs. Iran in 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Today:

Game Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025

Game Time: 8:20 a.m. ET

TV: FOX Sports 2

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Captain Mohamed Diallo leads Mauritania into the tournament. The team, nicknamed Al-Murabitun, formed in 2010 but didn’t really get going until 2020 and its first international competition was a quarterfinal loss at the 2023 Arab Beach Soccer Cup in Egypt. The Mauritanians qualified for the world cup when it beat Morocco in the semifinals of the Africa Cup of Nations despite a loss to Senegal in the final. Africa’s federation sent two teams to the tournament along with the host Seychelles.

Iran, known as Team Melli Football Saheli, is in its ninth World Cup and its second in a row after a third place finish in 2024. It also took third in 2017 and qualified for the World Cup with a resounding 8-1 win over Oman at the Asian Cup in March at Pattaya, Thailand. The Asian federation sent three clubs to the tournament, with Japan joining Iran and Oman. The Iranians are captained by Mohammad Ali Mokhtari.

Beach soccer is played by teams of five players, including a goalkeeper, on a sandy pitch that can be 38.3-40.5 yards long by 28.4-30.6 yards wide. Games are split into three 12-minute periods.

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