[1] Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the tournament was held in Nazaré, Portugal.

At its conclusion, the best teams progressed to the knockout stage, a series of single elimination games to determine the winners, starting with the round of 16 and ending with the final.

Braga of Portugal were the three-time defending champions, but lost on penalties in the final to Kristall of Russia who won their third title.

[5] Thus, the original rules regarding qualification were subsequently abandoned:[4] 27 clubs from 13 different nations entered the event.

[6] The draw to split the 27 clubs into six groups of four and one of three took place at 11:00 WEST (UTC+1) on 5 September in Nazaré, Portugal.

The draw was conducted by the Mayor of Nazaré, Walter Chicharro and Portuguese beach soccer player, Madjer.

It was conducted by the Mayor of Nazaré, Walter Chicharro, and Yuliia Dekhtiar, captain of Myria 2006, partaking in the women's tournament.