 Senegal pulled off a surprise 5-4 win against Brazil to become the first African side to ever advance to the semi-finals of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Russia. The country went 3-1 down after 23 minutes but fought back and made it 3-3 ten minutes later. They then pulled ahead in the last three minutes of the match and held on despite conceiving a goal in the last minute, hanging on to beat 14-time champions in extra time. Raul Mendi and Gokipa Al Saini in the IA were key figures in the win by the Taranga Lions.