The 2017 World Minifootball Federation World Cup was the second edition of the WMF World Cup, the world championship for men's national minifootball teams organized by the World Minifootball Federation. The tournament was contested in Nabeul city in Tunisia from 06–15 October 2017.
All the matches of 2017 WMF World Cup are played in the Nabeul Minifoot Stadium, Nabeul.[1] This stadium is temporary built to host the competition and is stripped down after the end of the event.[1]
On June 11, 2017, the Executive bureau of the World Minifootball Federation had unanimously decided in Brno, Czech Republic that the 2017 World Cup will be organized from October 6 to October 16, 2017.[3]
On September 6, 2017, The final draw for 2017 WMF World Cup was made in Tunis.[4] For the draw, the 24 teams were divided into four seeding pots:[2]
The winners and runners-up of each group and the best four third-placed teams advance to the round of 16.[2] The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows:
points obtained in all group matches;
goal difference in all group matches;
number of goals scored in all group matches;
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:
points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
fair play points (first yellow card: minus 1 point; second yellow/indirect red card: minus 3 points; direct red card: minus 3 points; yellow card & direct red card: minus 4 points);
drawing of lots by the 2017 WMF World Cup Organising Committee.
All times listed below are at local time (UTC+1)[5]