[1] Organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the tournament was held in Nazaré, Portugal from 12–18 July.

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 32 and ending with the final.

[4] But as with the previous year, due to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the competition, the normal rules regarding qualification were abandoned.

The Euro Winners Challenge (preliminary round) did not take place; entry restrictions were relaxed: the event was opened up to simply any European club that wished to participate.

The draw to split the 50 clubs into 13 groups (11 of four and two of three) took place at 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) on 7 July at BSWW's headquarters in Barcelona, Spain.