The draw for the beach soccer tournament at the 2nd European Games was recently held in Minsk to determine the groups for the preliminary round.

Group A                 Group B

1. Belarus              1. Italy

2. Portugal             2. Spain

3. Switzerland        3. Russia

4. Romania            4. Ukraine

The schedule of matches has now also been approved. The full schedule of the tournament is as follows:

June 25

14.00 - 16.45

14.00 - Portugal - Switzerland (group A)

15.30 - Spain - Russia (group B)

18.00 - 20.45

18.00 - Ukraine - Italy (group B)

19.30 - Romania - Belarus (group A)

June 26

14.00 - 16.45

14.00 - Portugal - Romania (group A)

15.30 - Italy - Russia (group B)

18.00 - 20.45

18.00 - Spain - Ukraine (group B)

19.30 - Belarus - Switzerland (group A)

June 27

14.00 - 16.45

14.00 - Switzerland - Romania (group A)

15.30 - Russia - Ukraine (group B)

18.00 - 20.45

18.00 - Italy - Spain (group B)

19.30 - Belarus - Portugal (group A)

June 28

14.00; 15.30 - Playoffs for 5-8 places

18.00; 19.30 - Semifinals

June 29

13.00 - Match for 7-8 places

14.30 - Match for 5-6 places

17.00 - Bronze medal match

18.30 - Gold medal match

The medal ceremony for beach soccer will be held on June 29 at 20.00.

Beach soccer is one of the most popular sports in the program of the 2nd European Games. Tickets for the preliminary round matches cost between 15 and 35 Belarusian rubles. They can be purchased at www.minsk2019.ticketpro.by as well as more than 300 points of sale of the ticket operator Ticketpro in Belarus. Tickets for the semifinal and final matches are already sold out.

The beach soccer tournament of the 2nd European Games will be held from June 25-29 at a stadium that was built specifically for this sport and put into operation in 2018. The arena is located on the territory of the Olympic Sports Complex and has already hosted test events for the Games - one of the stages of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL).