FIFA World Cup Beach Soccer

FIFA World Cup Beach Soccer was on Umm Suqeim beach very near our house. It lasted for a week. We went to a few of the qualifying matches which were free. We also went over on the night of the finals assuming that we would have to pay to get in, but it was free! Beach soccer is action packed because the field is small. The final 2 games were Uruguay and Portugal and Switzerland and Brazil. There was face painting and we randomly decided to root for Brazil who ended up winning. The fireworks at the end were truly amazing. We were glad that we stayed. It was a school night and the kids got to bed at midnight... but hey, you only live in Dubai once, right?