1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship

1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship
FIFA Wereldkampioenschap Futsal 1989
Tournament details
Host country Netherlands
Dates 5 - 15 January
Teams 16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up  Netherlands
Third place  United States
Fourth place  Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played 40
Goals scored 221 (5.53 per match)
Attendance 86,500 (2,163 per match)
Top scorer(s) Laszlo Zsadanyi (7 goals)
Best player Victor Hermans

The 1989 FIFA Futsal World Cup was held in the Netherlands and won by Brazil. It was the first world championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body.

Venues

Holland has many hundreds of sports halls. The KNVB's organizing committee has picked five of the largest and most attractive as the venues for the 1st FIFA World Championship for Five-A-Side Football.[1]

Amsterdam Arnhem Leeuwarden Rotterdam 's-Hertogenbosch
Sporthallen Zuid Rijnhal Sporthal Kalverdijkje Sportpaleis Ahoy Maaspoort Sports and Events
3,500 6,500 4,000 7,000 3,500

Round 1

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 3210105+55
 Paraguay 312094+54
 Denmark 31111210+23
 Algeria 3003517-120
Netherlands  4 - 2  Denmark
Paraguay  5 - 0  Algeria
Denmark  2 - 2  Paraguay
Netherlands  4 - 1  Algeria
Netherlands  2 - 2  Paraguay
Denmark  8 - 4  Algeria

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3201144+104
 Hungary 3201179+84
 Spain 3201149+54
 Saudi Arabia 3003427-230
Hungary  3 - 2  Brazil
Saudi Arabia  2 - 8  Spain
Brazil  8 - 0  Saudi Arabia
Hungary  3 - 5  Spain
Hungary  11 - 2  Saudi Arabia
Brazil  4 - 1  Spain

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Belgium 330081+76
 Argentina 320165+14
 Canada 31027702
 Japan 3003311-80
Japan  0 - 3  Belgium
Canada  1 - 3  Argentina
Belgium  2 - 0  Canada
Japan  1 - 2  Argentina
Japan  2 - 6  Canada
Belgium  3 - 1  Argentina

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3210103+75
 Italy 3201126+64
 Australia 311168-23
 Zimbabwe 3003314-110
Italy  5 - 1  Zimbabwe
United States  1 - 1  Australia
Zimbabwe  1 - 5  United States
Italy  6 - 1  Australia
Italy  1 - 4  United States
Zimbabwe  1 - 4  Australia

Round 2

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Belgium 321094+55
 Netherlands 311186+23
 Hungary 302168-22
 Italy 3102510-52
Netherlands  3 - 3  Hungary
Belgium  5 - 1  Italy
Hungary  2 - 2  Belgium
Netherlands  4 - 1  Italy
Hungary  1 - 3  Italy
Netherlands  1 - 2  Belgium

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3300104+66
 Brazil 3201149+64
 Paraguay 3102510-52
 Argentina 3003713-60
Brazil  5 - 1  Paraguay
United States  3 - 1  Argentina
Paraguay  0 - 2  United States
Brazil  6 - 3  Argentina
Brazil  3 - 5  United States
Paraguay  4 - 3  Argentina

Final round

Semifinals Final
14 January 1989 - Rotterdam
  Belgium  3 (3)  
  Brazil (PSO)  3 (5)  
 
15 January 1989 - Rotterdam
      Brazil  2
    Netherlands  1
Third place
14 January 1989 - Rotterdam 15 January 1989 - Rotterdam
  United States  1   Belgium  2
  Netherlands  2     United States (AET)  3

Semi-finals

1989-01-14
19:45
Belgium  3 – 3 (AET)
(3 – 5 PSO)
 Brazil
Reul  16'
Schreurs  54'
Maes  57'
Report Raul  41'
Cadinho  53'
Benatti  56'
Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Hungary Laszlo Molnar

1989-01-14
21:00
United States  1 – 2  Netherlands
Gabarra  33' Report Hermans  23'  26'
Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Spain Emilio Soriano Aladren

3rd Place

1989-01-15
14:00
Belgium  2 – 3 (AET)  United States
Maes  15'  25' Report Vermes  8'  59'
Windischmann  43'
Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Chile Hernan Silva Arce

Final

1989-01-15
15:30
Brazil  2 – 1  Netherlands
Benatti  10'
Raul  46'
Report Loosveld  43'
Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Scotland William Crombie

Champions

 FIFA Futsal World Championships 1989 Winners 

Brazil
First title

Top scorer

Laszlo Zsadanyi of Hungary was top scorer with 7 goals.

References

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