The CAF qualifiers took place from 22–26 May 2013 in El Jadida, Morocco[3] to determine the two teams for the finals.

[6] They were originally to have taken place from 4–9 August 2013 in the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup's host city of Papeete, Tahiti.

The CONMEBOL qualifiers took place from 10–17 February 2013 at a temporary stadium in Merlo, a town in the San Luis Province of Argentina, to determine the three spots available.

[10] Tu'e Popo' by Sabrina was the official song of the tournament, and the video features the island rhythms of the host country and the city of Papeete.

[11] FIFA chose 24 officials to referee the matches at the World Cup.

[12] The final draw was held on 5 June 2013 at 19:30 (local time) at the Maison de la Culture (Te Fare Tauhiti Nui) in Papeete, Tahiti.

[13][14] The hosts, Tahiti, and the defending champions, Russia, were assigned to positions A1 and D1 prior to the draw.

Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:[17] All times are local, UTC−10:00.