1982 FIFUSA Futsal World Cup

1982 I FIFUSA Futsal World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
Dates	May 30 - June 6
Teams	10 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up	Paraguay
Third place	Uruguay
Fourth place	Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	132 (5.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	(11 goals)
Best player(s)
Fair play award	Czechoslovakia
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The 1982 FIFUSA Futsal World Championship was the inaugural FIFUSA Futsal World Cup (now known as AMF Futsal World Cup). The tournament was held by Brazil from May 30 to June 6 in São Paulo. Ten national teams from four confederations (five from South America, three from Europe, one from Asia and one from North America) participated in the tournament.^[1][2]

Venues[]

All matches were played in one venue: Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo.

São Paulo
Ginásio do Ibirapuera
Capacity: 11,000

Teams[]

First round[]

The group winners and runners up advanced to the round of 16.

Group A[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	4	4	0	0	28	2	+26	12
Uruguay	4	3	0	1	16	6	+10	9
Czechoslovakia	4	1	1	2	9	9	0	4
Argentina	4	1	1	2	7	14	−7	4
Costa Rica	4	0	0	4	5	35	−30	0

Group B[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Paraguay	4	4	0	0	27	5	+22	12
Colombia	4	2	0	2	13	7	+6	6
Netherlands	4	2	0	2	8	14	−6	6
Italy	4	1	0	3	7	11	−4	3
Japan	4	1	0	3	4	22	−18	3

Knockout phase[]

In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (two periods of five minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner.

Classification 1st–4th[]

	Semifinals				Final
	5 June
	Brazil	4
					6 June
	Colombia	1
					Brazil	1
	5 June
					Paraguay	0
	Paraguay	2
	Uruguay	0
					3rd place
					6 June
					Uruguay	0 (2)
					Colombia	0 (1)

Semifinals[]

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Third place match[]

Final[]

Ranking[]

Note: As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos.	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	GF	GA	GD
1	Brazil	6	6	0	0	18	33	3	+30
2	Paraguay	6	5	0	1	15	29	6	+23
3	Uruguay	6	3	1	2	10	16	8	+8
4	Colombia	6	2	1	3	7	14	11	+3
Eliminated in the group stage
5	Netherlands	4	2	0	2	6	8	14	−6
6	Czechoslovakia	4	1	1	2	4	9	9	0
7	Argentina	4	1	1	2	4	7	14	−7
8	Italy	4	1	0	3	3	7	11	−4
9	Japan	4	1	0	3	3	4	22	−18
10	Costa Rica	4	0	0	4	0	5	35	−30

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