The world’s biggest five-a-side football tournament returns as Red Bull Neymar Jr’s Five chooses Qatar for its brand-new World Final location.

Red Bull Neymar Jr’s Five finally makes its eagerly awaited comeback this year as players from more than 30 nations prepare to battle for glory. While national qualifying has already been completed in a number of locations, including Albania, Egypt, Finland, Kosovo, the UAE and the UK, registration remains open in many other countries, so there may still be time to enter a team.

Victory in the local qualifiers and then the National Final will earn one team from each country a ticket to the World Final to take on the best opponents from across the globe. The tournament, which is thrilling five-a-side football – 10 minutes of intense action, no goalkeepers and teams losing a player every time the opposition scores – has attracted more than 400,000 players from more than 75 countries and six continents since its inception in 2016. And now, this year, Qatar will host the World Final for the first time.

More than 30 countries from six continents will be hosting tournament qualifiers, where players will compete with the same dream of making it through the qualifiers, to their National Final to book a ticket to the World Final.

For those whose qualifiers have already been completed, there is one last chance. Players must impress Neymar Jr and his jury with their skills in a creative way by posting a 60-second (max) clip to their Instagram channel by August 31, using the hashtag #outplaythemall and tag @ redbullneymarjrsfive. Only the first posted video per player will count, and name, age and home country will need to be added in the caption. ✤

GO: PLAYERS CAN VISIT WWW.REDBULLNEYMARJRSFIVE.COM TO FIND OUT IF THEIR COUNTRY IS PARTICIPATING AND CHECK ON THE REGISTRATION STATUS.