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Observer
03-05-2025
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Oman battle El Salvador at Fifa Beach Soccer WC in a decisive match
MUSCAT: The hard-fought 7-4 loss against Italy, the runners-up of last edition, in their opening 2025 Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup Seychelles Group D match on Friday will raise the responsibility from the national beach soccer team players as they play their last chance match today's against El Salvador on Sunday at Paradise Arena in Mahe Islands. The match will kick off at 3:00 pm (Oman time). Today's assignment against El Salvador is a do or die clash for both teams if they would like to move into knockout stage. Oman and El Salvador suffered to defeat in their opening games as the latter received a 3-1 loss against Brazil World Champions. Coach Tailb Hilal is fully aware that the triumph in today's match will revive the hopes of Oman team ahead of their crucial game against Brazil on Tuesday. On the other hand, the loss means Oman will leave early from the Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup as the previous five participations. Many of the team players are eyeing differently in this edition as the target are very high to progress into the next round for the first time in history. The long-lasting domestic experienced head coach Talib Hilal worked very hard during the last day to stand on the mistakes in the behind side ahead of today's clash. The coaching staff will rely on the experienced players in this evening tie's against El Salvador including: Khalid al Oraimi, Sami al Balushi, Yahya al Murkhi, Abdullah al Souti, Mundher al Oraimi, Salim al Oraimi and others. Oman delivered an outstanding show against Italy but due to some mistakes, the team received goals Abdullah al Saadi, the Oman team manager, said that the team's goal is to secure a slot for the next round. ' This is our target to move in the knockout stage despite the defeat against Italy in the opening match. The players delivered an outstanding show but due to some mistakes in the defending area we received goals in the deciding period of the match,' he said ' The opponent El Salvador are not an easy rival as they delivered top show against Brazil. However, we are fully confident on Oman team stars to clinch a victory and re-alive our hopes for the next stage of the tournament,' he ended Defending champions Brazil commenced their journey in the tournament with a hard 3-1 victory over El Salvador. The first period ended for Brazil as Rodrigo took his team ahead with a clinical finish. El Salvador bounce back in the second period through Ramos who scored the equaliser and levelled the match at 1-1 prior heading into the final stretch. The Brazilians players worked very hard in the concluding period as they difficulty penetrated and found the net through Thanger and Lucão who struck to secure a hard-fought 3-1 victory. Brazil will meet Italy in an early final on Sunday as the match will kick off at 7:00 pm (Oman time). The winner in this game will book the first slot from this group.
Observer
01-05-2025
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Oman aim for strong start against Italy
MUSCAT: The Oman beach soccer team will hope to register a strong start as they will meet Italy in a tight crunch on Friday in the opening match of Group D at the Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup which is underway from Thursday and will run until May 11 in Seychelles. The match will kick off at 3 pm (Oman Time) at the Paradise Arena in Mahe Islands. In the same group, world champions Brazil will meet El Salvador at the same venue and the match will begin at 7 pm (Oman Time). Oman team, coached by experienced head coach Talib Hilal, will chase their first knockout round berth in their sixth appearance at the global showpiece event. The national team players are in good shape after completion of last warm-up sessions in Seychelles as the team arrived to the largest island of Seychelles in Mahe last week. The Oman team played two friendly matches recently as they won against hosts Seychelles by 4-3 while they suffered a 3-1 loss against Paraguay. Both matches were final rehearsals ahead of the World Cup. Oman played two friendly matches with win against Seychelles and loss against Paraguay. Finishing as runners-up in the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Thailand 2025 in last March will serve as a confidence booster for Oman team players in their forthcoming games in the Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup. Coach Talib Hilal will rely on many experienced players who took part in the previous editions of Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup including: Khalid al Oraimi, Abdullah al Souti, Sami al Balushi, Mundher al Oraimi, Mashal al Oraimi, Nooh al Zadjali besides young faces like Salim al Oraimi. The Oman team players will aim to register a positive start in the opening game against Italy as they will meet El Salvador, champions of 2025 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship, on Sunday before concluding the group matches against World Champions Brazil on Tuesday. The opponents, Italy, had attended the Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup for nine times in the history and their best finish was ending as runners-up in 2008, 2019 and 2024. Italy featured many top players but coach Hilal and his battalion are in best shape to compete and earn the desired result. Coach Talib Hilal will rely on many experienced players who took part in the previous editions of Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup. NEXT STEP Oman's Abdullah al Souti affirmed in an interview with Fifa website that Oman feels Seychelles like the perfect place to make history. 'We are ready to take the next step in order to advance to the quarterfinals. We are an ambitious team. We are ready to face any team and we are confident in our abilities. Our group is a very strong group, and we will fight to advance.' 'It's a great feeling and it has given me great confidence,' said Al Sauti. Oman squad: Younis al Owaisi, Amjad al Hamadani, Said al Farsi, Abdullah al Souti, Musallam al Oraimi, Nooh al Zadjali, Ahmed al Owaisi, Salim al Oraimi, Mundher al Oraimi, Sami al Balushi, Al Yaqdhan al Hindasi, Yahya al Murkhi, Khalid al Oraimi and Mashal al Oraimi.
Observer
24-04-2025
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Oman stars arrive in Seychelles for Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup
MUSCAT, APRIL 24 The Oman beach soccer team players arrived in Mahe Island in Seychelles on Thursday to take part in the Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup which will begin from May 1 to 11. Oman's delegation received a warm welcome upon their arrival to Seychelles International Airport as Non-resident Ambassador of Oman to Republic of Seychelles, Saud bin Hilal al Shaidani, was among the head officials to receive the national team delegation. Oman squad, under the technical guidance of experienced coach Talib Hilal, is in best shape to commence their sixth appearance in the global event. Oman, who will eye to advance to the knockout stage for first time, will take on Italy, who ended runners-up in the last edition, on May 2. They will meet El Salvador, champions of 2025 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship, on May 4 and conclude group matches against world champions Brazil on May 6. Upon arrival to the Mahe Island, the coaching staff instructed the players for a light training session to stretch their muscles after the long journey. Then, the team will have their daily training schedules until the kick-off action of the tournament. Oman will play two friendly matches in their final warm-up camp in Seychelles as they will meet against hosts Seychelles and Paraguay on Sunday. These two matches will be critical as they will shape the player's readiness for this essential assignment. Oman will enter this event with high morale after they had ended as runners-up at the 2025 AFC Asian Beach Soccer Beach in Thailand last March. The team had suffered a 8-1 loss against Iran in the concluding match. Also, they had ended recently as champions of GCC Beach Games in Muscat by claiming gold medals and both events acted as a golden opportunity for the team to gear up for the global showpiece event. Oman team players had excelled with an outstanding show in the Gulf event as they started with a 5-1 thrashing of Bahrain. They stunned Kuwait 3-1 before securing a thrilling 1-0 win over the UAE in third game. Later, Oman thumped Saudi Arabia by 7-2 to seal the victory and gold medal. Oman squad: Younis al Owaisi, Amjad al Hamdani, Said al Farsi, Abdullah al Souti, Musallam al Oraimi, Nooh al Zadjali, Ahmed al Owaisi, Salim al Oraimi, Mundher al Oraimi, Sami al Balushi, Al Yadhan al Hindasi, Yahya al Murkhi, Khalid al Oraimi and Mashal al Oraimi.
Observer
17-04-2025
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Oman aim to sneak into the knockout phase
MUSCAT: Oman beach soccer team will aim to sneak into the knockout phase for the first time in history after five attendances in the previous editions of Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup. The delegation of Oman beach soccer team will travel to Seychelles on Thursday to vie for the sixth time in the history at Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup Seychelles 2025 which will take place during May 1 to 11. Oman's experienced head coach Talib Hilal — who is in this post since 2008 — affirmed that the team is all set to show a different performance in the forthcoming edition of Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup in Seychelles. 'This is our sixth attendance in the globe stage and we are ready this year to make a surprise and qualify to the knockout stage for the first time in history,' he said in exclusive remarks to Oman Observer. 'Competing against world champions Brazil and runners-up Portugal is quite tough. However, the national team have met these teams almost in four editions and we are fully aware on their technique and playing style. I am very confident of my players to deliver their outmost technical efforts in Seychelles specially after their top show at AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup 2025 concluded last month in Thailand and Oman team ended as runners-up,' Talib added. In the last edition of Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup 2024 which was hosted in UAE, Oman were very close to advance to the knockout stage for the first time but they had received a defeat in the dying minutes against Portugal in their last match of group stage. Oman had began their campaign in the Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai with a 5-3 defeat against the five-time champions Brazil despite the top show in the game. Then, Oman team bounced back strongly in the following match to register a 5-2 win over Mexico before they received a 3-2 loss against Portugal in the third and concluding game. Oman recently clinched gold in the GCC Beach Games in Muscat. 'Oman will play two friendly matches in their final warm-up camp in Seychelles as they will meet hosts Seychelles and Paraguay. These two matches will be critical in shaping our players' readiness for this essential assignment. Furthermore, the recently concluded event in Muscat represented by GCC Beach Games acted as a golden opportunity for the team to gear up for the global showpiece event. I believe we are in best form to compete for a slot in the knockout stage and will think further later on in the tournament,' he concluded. Oman beach soccer team concluded recently a successful campaign at GCC Beach Games as they won all their matches and clinched the gold medal. Oman players excelled with an outstanding show in all ties as they started with a 5-1 thrashing of Bahrain. Then, they beat Kuwait 3-1 before securing a thrilling 1-0 win over the UAE in the third game. Later, Oman thumped Saudi Arabia 7-2 to seal the championship and gold medal. Oman squad: Amjad al Hamdani, Younis al Owaisi, Said al Farsi, Abdullah al Souti, Nooh al Zadjali, Ahmed al Owaisi, Salim al Oraimi, Mundher al Oraimi, Sami al Balushi, Musallam al Oraimi, Al Yadhan al Hindasi, Yahya al Murkhi, Khalid al Oraimi and Mashal al Oraimi.
Observer
13-04-2025
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Oman beach soccer team in final tune-up for WC
MUSCAT: The champions of GCC Beach Games in beach soccer will report back to training sessions on Tuesday as part of their final warm up for Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup Seychelles 2025 which will take place from May 1 to 11. The scheduled domestic camp will be the final tune up for the globe event and ahead of the team's travel to Seychelles. Oman and UAE players in action Oman experienced head coach, Talib Hilal, announced the 14 man squad for the upcoming camp which will take place starting form Tuesday and will run until April 23. The squad included: Amjad al Hamadani, Younis al Owaisi, Said al Farsi, Abdullah al Souti, Nooh al Zadjali, Ahmed al Owaisi, Salim al Oraimi, Mundher al Oraimi, Sami al Balushi, Musallam al Oraimi, Al Yadhan al Hindasi, Yahya al Muraikhi, Khalid al Oraimi and Mashal al Oraimi. Oman player backwards the ball Oman national beach soccer team concluded recently a successful campaign at GCC Beach Games as they won all the matches and clinched the gold medal. Oman team players excelled an outstanding show in all ties as they defeated Bahrain by 5-1. Then, they stun Kuwait team 3-1 before securing a thrilling 1-0 over UAE in third game. Later, Oman thumped Saudi Arabia by 7-2 to seal the victory and gold medal. Oman and Saudi Arabia players in action Oman, in their sixth appearance at the Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup will face a tough challenge as they will take on World Champions Brazil and the runners up Italy beside El Salvador who crowned champions of 2025 Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship in group D. Oman will commence their campaign 2025 Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup with a match against Italy on May 2 in the opener and the match will kick off at 15:00 (Oman time) while they will meet El Salvador in the following game on May 4 and the match will start at 15:00 (Oman time). Two days later, Oman team will take on World Champions Brazil. The match will kick off at 19:00 (Oman time). All the matches will take place at the Paradise Arena.
