After the 2005 World Cup, beach soccer continued to grow and spread worldwide at a fast rate.

This also meant that nations would no longer be invited to play in the World Cup but would have to qualify.

The nations who made it to the second stage of the Superfinal qualified to the World Cup being Spain, Portugal, Poland and Italy.

To decide who would claim the fifth berth, the defeated nations in the competition came back to play in a straight knockout tournament, with the winner progressing to the World Cup.

North, Central American and Caribbean nations were allocated 2 berths at the World Cup.

The United States and Canada were the two finalists, meaning they both qualified for the World Cup.

The Solomon Islands defeated Vanuatu in the final to win the title and qualify for the World Cup.

As with the previous FIFA editions of the World Cup held in Rio, the tournament once again took place at the Copacabana Beach Soccer Arena.