Previous appearances: 5

Best achievement: Group stage

2024 Result: Group stage 

How they qualified: Runners-up of AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup™ Thailand 2025

Player to watch: Yahya Al Muraiki

Group D fixtures: v Italy (May 2), v El Salvador (May 4), v Brazil (May 6)

Head coach Talib Hilal guided Oman to a perfect group stage at Thailand 2025, beating Vietnam, Malaysia and Bahrain before getting the better of United Arab Emirates and Japan in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively to book their berth at the world meet.

Despite having previously qualified for five editions of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Oman have never made it out of the group stage and this will be their immediate target. 

“This is the sixth time that we’ve qualified,” said Hilal. “We were knocked out in the group stage in our previous appearances. Sometimes we were unlucky because we were in the same group as Brazil and Portugal. I believe we have a chance this time and we will try our best to go far.”

Yahya Al Muraiki and Musallam Al Araimi - who scored seven and five goals respectively at Thailand 2025 - will lead Oman’s charge.

Hilal has retained 11 of the 12 players for Seychelles 2025, with the only change coming in the goalkeeping department with Said Al Farsi replacing Amjad Al Hamdani.

Drawn in Group D, Oman have defending champions Brazil for company with El Salvador and Italy completing the group. Oman open their campaign against Italy on May 2.