[1] It was organised by Brazilian sports agency Koch Tavares (one of the founding partners of Beach Soccer Worldwide).

The tournament continued to take place in Rio de Janeiro, however for the first time the venue moved away from the sport's birthplace of Copacabana Beach, being staged around ten miles north at the Marina da Glória.

Defending champions Brazil won their sixth consecutive title, after defeating first time finalists Peru 6–2 in the concluding match of the tournament.

[2] Spain and Japan both finished inside the top four for the first time, the latter becoming the first Asian nation to do so at a World Championships.

The top two teams progressed to the quarter-finals from which point on the championship was played as a knock-out tournament until a winner was crowned, with an additional match to determine third place.