1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship

1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship

Campeonato Mundial de Fútbol Sala de la FIFA 1996
Tournament details
Host country	Spain
Dates	24 November – 8 December
Teams	16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (3rd title)
Runners-up	Spain
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Ukraine
Tournament statistics
Matches played	40
Goals scored	290 (7.25 per match)
Attendance	116,400 (2,910 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Manoel Tobias (14 goals)
Best player	Manoel Tobias

The 1996 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Championship was held in Spain. It was the third world championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body.

Venues

Murcia	Segovia	Castellón de la Plana	Barcelona
Palacio de Deportes de Murcia	Pabellon Pedro Delgado Robledo	Pabellon de Castellon	Palau Sant Jordi
Capacity: 7,500	Capacity: 2,050	Capacity: 4,357	Capacity: 15,000

Draw

The 16 teams were divided in four groups, each group with four teams.

First Round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	18	3	+15	9
Ukraine	3	2	0	1	22	9	+13	6
Egypt	3	1	0	2	13	19	-6	3
Australia	3	0	0	3	4	26	-22	0

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Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	3	2	1	0	13	6	+7	7
Russia	3	1	2	0	15	5	+10	5
Argentina	3	1	1	1	7	9	-2	4
China	3	0	0	3	3	18	-15	0

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Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	3	2	1	0	16	5	+11	7
Uruguay	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	7
United States	3	1	0	2	12	7	+5	3
Malaysia	3	0	0	3	4	24	-20	0

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Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	0	31	5	+26	9
Belgium	3	2	0	1	13	10	+3	6
Iran	3	1	0	2	12	13	-1	3
Cuba	3	0	0	3	3	31	-28	0

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Second Round

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9
Russia	3	2	0	1	9	4	+5	6
Italy	3	1	0	2	5	8	-3	3
Belgium	3	0	0	3	4	12	-8	0

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Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	2	1	0	12	5	+7	7
Ukraine	3	1	2	0	11	9	+2	5
Uruguay	3	1	0	2	10	14	-4	3
Netherlands	3	0	1	2	9	14	-5	1

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Third Round

	Semifinals				Final
	6 December 1996
	Brazil	6
	Russia	2
					8 December 1996
					Brazil	6
					Spain	4
					Third place
	6 December 1996			8 December 1996
	Spain	4		Russia	3
	Ukraine	1			Ukraine	2

Semifinals

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Third Place

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Final

Champions

FIFA Futsal World Championships 1996 Winners
Brazil Third title

12–man Roster Serginho, Marcio, Waginho, Manoel Tobias, Fininho, Sandrinho, Danilo, Choco, Vander, Bage, Clovis, Djacir Head Coach Estaquio Afonso Araujo

External links

• FIFA Futsal World Championship Spain 1996, FIFA.com
• FIFA Technical Report (Part 1) and (Part 2)