Qualifying tournaments are being held in the major Fifa Confederations, starting next week with the CAF tournament in Durban, South Africa (March 25-30).
The AFC tournament will be in Dubai from May 6-10 while Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, hosts the Concacaf qualifier from April 16-02.
World champions Brazil must qualify through the Conmeboln competition in Buenos Aires from May 23-27, while 24 European teams will fight for four available places in Benidorm form May 13-18. There is no qualifying competition in the Oceania group which has nominated The Solomon Islands as its representative.
The final draw for the Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup 2008 in Marseilles will take place in Benidorm after the last Uefa qualifying match on 18 May.
