Its almost "Canada D'eh" and the Canadian Society and Carnegies with the help of local football organizers has set up what they are claiming as Taiwan's first official beach soccer tournament. Note the Canadian use of the term soccer instead of football. Spencer Panghorn has sent through some details and pics of the tournament::

Some details below in red have been updated since the original posting of this story.

Hello everyone,

You may have heard that there will be a beach football tournament at this year's Canada Day Celebration, June 27th.

To learn more about what is sure to be the largest party of the summer, please visit the Canadian Society in Taiwan website.  It's an all day celebration that lasts until 11:30pm.  Sports, games, live music, and fireworks are all part of the event.

Here is the info for the Canada Day/Carnegie's Beach Soccer Tournament.

Date: Saturday June 27th

Location: Sha Luan Beach 沙崙海水浴場 Map

Time: First game kicks off at 12:30pm.

Transportation: There will be free shuttles running regularly from the Dan Shuei MRT to the beach.

"There is no entry fee for the teams, but all individuals entering the event need to purchase a Canada D'Eh ticket." .  (Proceeds from the Canada Day event will be donated to the McKay Hospital in Dan Shuei.)

- Advanced tickets are sold at Hi-Life for 450NT.

- Tickets at the door are 600NT.

- Free drink included

Format

In addition to being the first beach soccer tournament ever held in Taiwan, we'll follow a new format as teams will be grouped by country.

Countries / Captains

Canada / Steve R.

Gambia / Dawda F.

Japan / Ta Yu

Taiwan / A Fa

UK / Dan C.

USA / Spencer P.

Games will be played 5-a-side on an official FIFA-sized beach football pitch (26 x 35 meters) and official sized goal.  (5.5 x 2.2 meters).  (Beach footballs are slightly larger than a volleyball and about the same weight.)

CTFA referees will be be the tournament officials and will follow the FIFA Beach Soccer Laws of the Game.

Game length

20 minutes, 10 games total.

Format: 2 groups of 3 teams

1. A1 vs A2

2. B1 vs B2

3. A1 vs A3

4. B1 vs B3

5. A2 vs A3

6. B2 vs B3

3rd Place

7. Bottom A vs Bottom B

Semis

8. 2nd place A vs 1st place B

9. 1st place A vs 2nd place B

Finals

10. Finals, a trophy for the winners

A big thank you goes firstly to Kevin at Carnegies for sponsoring Taiwan's inaugural beach football tournament.  Carnegie's has been a steady supporter of the Taiwan footballing community and we're grateful for their involvement.

We'd also like to thank Marcus, Stephane, and Brian at the Canada Society in Taiwan for letting the tournament to take place and all of their hard work in getting this off the ground.

It's going to be a great day and in addition to the sports and other activities there will be many different music acts with a concert with Colby Adonis taking the party late until the night.

Don't miss out and hope to see everyone on June 27th!