| FIFA Futsal World Championship Chinese Taipei 2004 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Chinese Taipei |
| Dates | 21 November – 5 December |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Spain (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Italy |
| Third place | Brazil |
| Fourth place | Argentina |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 40 |
| Goals scored | 237 (5.93 per match) |
| Attendance | 50,923 (1,273 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Falcão (13 goals) |
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The 2004 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Championship was held between November 21 and December 5 [1] in the Republic of China (Taiwan) (officially "Chinese Taipei" for political reasons). It was the fifth [2] World Championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body. The venues were National Taiwan University Sports Center in Taipei City and Linkou Gymnasium in Taipei County (now New Taipei City).
Spain won the tournament, defeating Italy in the final.
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| Competition | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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| Host Nation | 1 | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 2004 AFC Futsal Championship | April 16-25, 2004 | Macau | 3 | Iran Thailand Japan |
| 2004 African Futsal Championship | July 9 - September 3, 2004 | 1 | Egypt | |
| 2004 North and Central American Futsal Championship | Costa Rica | 2 | United States Cuba |
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| 2003 Copa América - FIFA Futsal | Paraguay | 3 | Paraguay Argentina Brazil |
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| 2004 Oceanian Futsal Championship | Australia | 1 | Australia | |
| UEFA Preliminary Competition | Groups | 5 | Ukraine Spain Czech Republic Italy Portugal |
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| TOTAL | 16 | Field is Finalized | ||
| NTU Gymnasium | Linkou Gymnasium | |
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| City | Taipei | Linkou |
| Capacity | 3,500 | 15,000 |
(21 November-26 November)
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| Semifinals | Final | ||||||
| 3 December 2004 - Taipei | |||||||
| Brazil | 2 (4) | ||||||
| Spain (PSO) | 2 (5) | ||||||
| 5 December 2004 - Taipei | |||||||
| Spain | 2 | ||||||
| Italy | 1 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 3 December 2004 - Taipei | 5 December 2004 - Taipei | ||||||
| Argentina | 4 | Brazil | 7 | ||||
| Italy | 7 | Argentina | 4 | ||||
| December 3, 2004 18:00 |
Brazil | 2 – 2 (AET) (4–5 PSO) |
Spain | NTU Gymnasium, Taipei City Attendance: 3400 Referee: Nestor Valiente |
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| Pablo 26' Simi 35' |
Report | 23' Andreu 35' Marcelo |
| December 3, 2004 20:30 |
Argentina | 4 – 7 | Italy | NTU Gymnasium, Taipei City Attendance: 3500 Referee: Ibrahim Mohamed |
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| Report |
| December 5, 2004 14:00 |
Brazil | 7 – 4 | Argentina | NTU Gymnasium, Taipei City Attendance: 3500 Referee: Pedro Galan |
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| December 5, 2004 16:00 |
Spain | 2 – 1 | Italy | NTU Gymnasium, Taipei City Attendance: 3500 Referee: Juan Carlos Sciancalepore |
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| Kike 24' Marcelo 30' |
Report | 40' Zanetti |
| FIFA Futsal World Championships 2004 Winners |
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Spain Second title |
The top 10 scorers from the 2004 FIFA Futsal World Cup are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Country | Goals |
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| 1 | Falcão | Brazil | 13 |
| 2 | Indio | Brazil | 10 |
| 3 | Marcelo | Spain | 9 |
| 4 | Joel | Portugal | 7 |
| Simi | Brazil | ||
| 6 | Abou El Komsan | Egypt | 6 |
| Javi Rodríguez | Spain | ||
| 8 | Johnny Torres | United States | 5 |
| Michal Mares | Czech Republic | ||
| Sandro Zanetti | Italy |
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