FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup
Founded 1989
Region International (FIFA)
Number of teams 24
Current champions  Brazil (5th title)
Most successful team(s)  Brazil (5 titles)
Website World Cup
2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup

The FIFA Futsal World Cup is the international championship for futsal, the indoor version of association football organized by FIFA.

The world championship tournament is held every four years, on the even year between two football World Cups. The first event was held in 1989, the year FIFA became the world governing body of futsal. It was held in the Netherlands to commemorate the popularity of the game there. Through the 2008 World Cup, only two countries have taken the Futsal World Cup: Brazil winning the first three, followed by Spain winning the next two. In 2008 Brazil became the first host country to win the Championship beating Spain in a penalty shootout. Brazil also won the 2012 competition, defeating Spain.

All events prior to the 2008 World Cup has been 16-team events. The first event featured 6 from Europe, 3 from South America, 2 from Africa, 2 from Asia, 2 from North and Central America, and 1 from Oceania.

The 2012 event included 24 teams, making it the largest group. This edition featured a six group round-robin tournament, with four teams in each group. The top two teams in each group, together with the 4 highest-ranked third-place finishers, advanced to a sixteen team knockout final series.

Results

Summaries

Year Host Winner Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place Number of teams
1989
Details		  Netherlands
Brazil		 2–1
Netherlands
United States		 3–2 (a.e.t.)
Belgium		 16
1992
Details		  Hong Kong
Brazil		 4–1
United States
Spain		 9–6
Iran		 16
1996
Details		  Spain
Brazil		 6–4
Spain
Russia		 3–2
Ukraine		 16
2000
Details		  Guatemala
Spain		 4–3
Brazil
Portugal		 4–2
Russia		 16
2004
Details		  Chinese Taipei
Spain		 2–1
Italy
Brazil		 7–4
Argentina		 16
2008
Details		  Brazil
Brazil		 2–2 (a.e.t.)
4–3 (p)
Spain
Italy		 2–1
Russia		 20
2012
Details		  Thailand
Brazil		 3–2 (a.e.t.)
Spain
Italy		 3–0
Colombia		 24
2016
Details		  Colombia TBD TBD 24

Ranking

Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place Top 4
finishes
 Brazil 5 (1989, 1992, 1996, 2008*, 2012) 1 (2000) 1 (2004) 0 7
 Spain 2 (2000, 2004) 3 (1996*, 2008, 2012) 1 (1992) 0 6
 Italy 0 1 (2004) 2 (2008, 2012) 0 3
 United States 0 1 (1992) 1 (1989) 0 2
 Netherlands 0 1 (1989*) 0 0 1
 Russia 0 0 1 (1996) 2 (2000, 2008) 3
 Portugal 0 0 1 (2000) 0 1
 Belgium 0 0 0 1 (1989) 1
 Iran 0 0 0 1 (1992) 1
 Ukraine 0 0 0 1 (1996) 1
 Argentina 0 0 0 1 (2004) 1
 Colombia 0 0 0 1 (2012) 1
* = hosts

Participating nations

Legend
Nation 1989
Netherlands 		1992
Hong Kong 		1996
Spain 		2000
Guatemala 		2004
Chinese Taipei 		2008
Brazil 		2012
Thailand 		2016
Colombia 		Years
 Algeria R1 1
 Argentina R2 R2 R1 R2 4th R2 QF Q 8
 Australia R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 6
 Belgium 4th R2 R2 3
 Brazil 1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 1st Q 8
 Canada R1 1
 China R1 R1 R1 3
 Chinese Taipei R1 1
 Colombia 4th Q 2
 Costa Rica R1 R1 R1 3
 Croatia R2 1
 Cuba R1 R1 R1 R1 4
 Czech Republic R2 R1 R2 3
 Denmark R1 1
 Egypt R1 R2 R1 R1 R2 5
 Guatemala R1 R1 R1 3
 Hong Kong R1 1
 Hungary R2 1
 Iran 4th R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 6
 Italy R2 R1 R2 2nd 3rd 3rd 6
 Japan R1 R1 R1 R2 4
 Kazakhstan R1 1
 Kuwait R1 1
 Libya R1 R1 2
 Malaysia R1 1
 Mexico R1 1
 Morocco R1 1
 Netherlands 2nd R2 R2 R2 4
 Nigeria R1 1
 Panama R2 1
 Paraguay R2 R1 R1 R2 R2 Q 6
 Poland R2 1
 Portugal 3rd R2 R1 QF 4
 Russia R1 3rd 4th 4th QF 5
 Saudi Arabia R1 1
 Serbia R2 1
 Solomon Islands R1 R1 Q 3
 Spain R1 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 7
 Thailand R1 R1 R1 R2 4
 United States 3rd 2nd R1 R2 R1 5
 Ukraine 4th R2 R2 QF 4
 Uruguay R2 R1 R1 3
 Zimbabwe R1 1
Nations 16 16 16 16 16 20 24 24

All-time table

Team Editions Pld W D L GF GA Dif Pts
 Brazil 756486234777+270150
 Spain 751405622195+126125
 Italy 6392431213989+5075
 Argentina 74119517110106+462
 Russia 5331741218091+8955
 Iran 628143119691+545
 Ukraine 42612589774+2341
 Portugal 42313287453+2141
 Netherlands 42612597676041
 United States 529124138986+340
 Belgium 32010285651+532
 Paraguay 52384117375-228
 Egypt 52070137784-721
 Czech Republic 3145182942-2316
 Uruguay 3134183039-913
 Guatemala 3104063264-3212
 Japan 4143293463-2911
 Australia 618311429102-7310
 Croatia 163031815+39
 Colombia 173041918+19
 Thailand 41430112363-409
 Hungary 162222317+68
 Serbia 14211137+67
 Poland 162041522-76
 Costa Rica 392072553-286
 Denmark 131111210+24
 Canada 131027703
 Hong Kong 131027703
 Kuwait 13102813-53
 Panama 141031431-173
 Cuba 41310122491-673
 Solomon Islands 271061399-863
 Libya 270161036-261
 Nigeria 13003715-80
 Mexico 13003413-90
 Morocco 13003515-100
 Zimbabwe 13003314-110
 Algeria 13003517-120
 Kazakhstan 13003824-160
 Malaysia 13003424-200
 Saudi Arabia 13003427-230
 Chinese Taipei 13003229-270
 China 31000101566-510

Goal scoring leaders

All-time

Rank Name Country Goals Matches Tournaments Played In Goals per Match
1 Manoel Tobías  Brazil 44 32 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 1.38
2 Falcão  Brazil 38 25 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 1.52
3 Konstantin Eremenko  Russia 28 18 1992, 1996, 2000 1.55
4 Schumacher  Brazil 25 25 2000, 2004, 2008 1
5 Pula  Russia 18 14 2008, 2012 1.29
6 Saeid Rajabi  Iran 16 8 1992 2
7 Índio  Brazil 15 16 2000, 2008 0.93
8 Daniel  Spain 14 15 2000, 2008 0.93

Individual tournament

Year Player Goals
1989  László Zsadányi (HUN) 7
1992  Saeid Rajabi (IRN) 16
1996  Manoel Tobías (BRA) 14
2000  Manoel Tobías (BRA) 19
2004  Falcão (BRA) 13
2008  Pula (RUS) 16
2012  Eder Lima (RUS) 9

See also

External links

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