The United Arab Emirates shocked Russia in a 4-1 win to throw Group C wide open.
UAE caught Russia off guard from the start with keeper Mohamed Aljasmi scoring from well over 30 metres with a well-executed low drive that caught a hard angle in the sand, before evading Russia keeper Maksim Chuzhkov.
Artur Paporotnyi equalised for Russia when Boris Nikonorov teed him up to unleash a powerful curling shot into the bottom corner midway through the second period.
That was before Ali Mohammad put UAE back in front from the penalty spot, which saw them take a one-goal lead into the interval once again.
Hesham Muntaser and Waleed Beshr put the result beyond doubt, adding two more goals to the tally to see UAE defeat a European team at the Beach Soccer World Cup for the first time in history.
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[[flag-uae-xs]] UAE - Senegal [[flag-sen-xs]] (16:15 local time)
[[flag-rus-xs]] Russia - Belarus [[flag-blr-xs]] (19:25 local time)