Australia, Bahrain, China PR, Iran, Japan, Oman and Uzbekistan will play the Asian qualifying competition, which will take place in Dubai from 7 to 11 November. The teams will compete in two groups - (Group 1: Japan, Barhein, Uzbekistan; and Group 2: Australia, Oman, China and Iran) - with the top two in each section progressing to the semi-finals. The two finalists will represent the region at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Dubai 2009.

Africa's qualifiers for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Dubai 2009 took place at the New Beach in Durban, South Africa from 1-5 July. Nine teams participated: Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Mauritius, Libya, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, and the host South Africans. Nigeria and Côte d'Ivoire finished at the top and will represent Africa at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Dubai 2009.

Portugal, Switzerland, Russia and hosts Spain became the first four European sides to book their places at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Dubai 2009 after qualifying for the semi-finals in Castellon, Spain between 7 and 14 June. Italy joined them as Europe's final representative headed to Dubai after a 4-2 victory over France, who won the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Rio de Janiero 2005.

For a second successive time the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualifier CONCACAF will be held on the shores of picturesque Puerto Vallarta, Mexico between 17 and 21 June. Mexico, El Salvador and Canada battle it out in Group A, while USA, Costa Rica and Bahamas face off in Group B.

Tahiti hosted the Oceania qualifying event for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Dubai 2009 in July. The Solomon Islands came out on top, winning the trophy and reaching the world finals.

The qualifying tournament took place in Playa de Pocitos (Montevideo, Uruguay) between 11 and 15 March 2009. The mighty South American triumvirate, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay will represent their continent at the world's premier beach soccer event for a fifth straight year after finishing in the top three spots at the Estadio Arena del Plata.