FIFA Futsal World Cup
Founded | 1989 |
---|---|
Region | International (FIFA) |
Number of teams | 24 (finals) |
Current champions | Portugal (1st title) |
Most successful team(s) | Brazil (5 titles) |
Website | www.fifa.com/futsalworldcup/ |
2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup |
The FIFA Futsal World Cup is an international futsal competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. The first edition took place in 1989 in the Netherlands, and the tournament has been held every four years since 1992, on the even year between two football World Cups. The current champions are Portugal, who won their first world title after beating the 2016 defending champions Argentina in the final of the 2021 tournament in Lithuania.
All events prior to 2008 had been 16-team events. The first event featured 6 teams from Europe, 3 from South America, 2 from Africa, 2 from Asia, 2 from North and Central America, and 1 from Oceania. Since 2012, it includes 24 teams which split to 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[]
Edition | Year | Hosts | Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | No. of teams |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1989 Details |
Netherlands | Brazil |
2–1 | Netherlands |
United States |
3–2 (a.e.t.) | Belgium |
16 |
2 | 1992 Details |
Hong Kong | Brazil |
4–1 | United States |
Spain |
9–6 | Iran |
16 |
3 | 1996 Details |
Spain | Brazil |
6–4 | Spain |
Russia |
3–2 | Ukraine |
16 |
4 | 2000 Details |
Guatemala | Spain |
4–3 | Brazil |
Portugal |
4–2 | Russia |
16 |
5 | 2004 Details |
Taiwan | Spain |
2–1 | Italy |
Brazil |
7–4 | Argentina |
16 |
6 | 2008 Details |
Brazil | Brazil |
2–2 (a.e.t.) 4–3 (pen) |
Spain |
Italy |
2–1 | Russia |
20 |
7 | 2012 Details |
Thailand | Brazil |
3–2 (a.e.t.) | Spain |
Italy |
3–0 | Colombia |
24 |
8 | 2016 Details |
Colombia | Argentina |
5–4 | Russia |
Iran |
2–2 4–3 (pen) |
Portugal |
24 |
9 | 2021[a] Details |
Lithuania | Portugal |
2–1 | Argentina |
Brazil |
4–2 | Kazakhstan |
24 |
10 | 2024 Details |
TBD | TBD | TBD |
- ^ Originally scheduled for 2020. Delayed one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teams reaching the top four[]
Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Total (Top 4) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brazil | 5 (1989, 1992, 1996, 2008*, 2012) | 1 (2000) | 2 (2004, 2021) | – | 8 |
Spain | 2 (2000, 2004) | 3 (1996*, 2008, 2012) | 1 (1992) | – | 6 |
Argentina | 1 (2016) | 1 (2021) | – | 1 (2004) | 3 |
Portugal | 1 (2021) | – | 1 (2000) | 1 (2016) | 3 |
Italy | – | 1 (2004) | 2 (2008, 2012) | – | 3 |
Russia | – | 1 (2016) | 1 (1996) | 2 (2000, 2008) | 4 |
United States | – | 1 (1992) | 1 (1989) | – | 2 |
Netherlands | – | 1 (1989)* | – | – | 1 |
Iran | – | – | 1 (2016) | 1 (1992) | 2 |
Belgium | – | – | – | 1 (1989) | 1 |
Colombia | – | – | – | 1 (2012) | 1 |
Ukraine | – | – | – | 1 (1996) | 1 |
Kazakhstan | – | – | – | 1 (2021) | 1 |
(*) Host
Medal summary[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brazil | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
2 | Spain | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
3 | Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
6 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
8 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (9 nations) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
Results by confederation[]
AFC | CAF | CONCACAF | CONMEBOL | OFC | UEFA | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Teams | 29 | 14 | 22 | 27 | 8 | 48 | 148 |
Top 16* | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 42 | 80 |
Top 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 38 |
Top 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 32 |
Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 17 |
1st | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
2nd | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
3rd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
4th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
Participating nations[]
All-time table[]
Rank | Team | Editions | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brazil | 9 | 67 | 57 | 6 | 4 | 428 | 101 | +327 | 177 |
2 | Spain | 9 | 61 | 48 | 5 | 8 | 260 | 118 | +142 | 149 |
3 | Argentina | 9 | 55 | 30 | 7 | 18 | 163 | 124 | +39 | 97 |
4 | Russia[RFU] | 7 | 45 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 241 | 114 | +127 | 86 |
5 | Italy | 7 | 43 | 27 | 3 | 13 | 153 | 96 | +57 | 84 |
6 | Portugal | 5 | 37 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 126 | 76 | +50 | 72 |
7 | Iran | 8 | 40 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 137 | 133 | +4 | 63 |
8 | Ukraine | 5 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 105 | 81 | +24 | 47 |
9 | Netherlands | 4 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 41 |
10 | United States | 6 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 91 | 108 | -17 | 40 |
11 | Paraguay | 7 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 93 | 88 | +5 | 35 |
12 | Belgium | 3 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 32 |
13 | Egypt | 7 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 97 | 115 | −18 | 30 | |
14 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 20 |
15 | Czech Republic | 4 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 20 |
16 | Thailand | 6 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 56 | 102 | −46 | 19 |
17 | Colombia | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 15 |
18 | Guatemala | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 48 | 88 | −40 | 15 |
19 | Japan | 5 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 77 | −30 | 14 |
20 | Uruguay | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 13 |
21 | Costa Rica | 5 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 39 | 73 | −34 | 13 |
22 | Australia | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 34 | 118 | −84 | 13 |
23 | Serbia | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 10 |
24 | Croatia | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 9 |
25 | Hungary | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 8 |
26 | Morocco | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 8 |
27 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 7 |
28 | Venezuela | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 |
29 | Vietnam | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 33 | −21 | 7 |
30 | Poland | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 6 |
31 | Panama | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 6 |
32 | Denmark | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 4 |
33 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 4 |
34 | Canada | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
35 | Hong Kong | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
36 | Kuwait | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 3 |
37 | Cuba | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 91 | −67 | 3 |
38 | Solomon Islands | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 142 | −120 | 3 |
39 | Libya | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 36 | −26 | 1 |
40 | China | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 66 | −51 | 0 |
41 | Nigeria | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 0 |
42 | Lithuania | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 0 |
43 | Mexico | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 0 |
44 | Angola | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 0 |
45 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 |
46 | Algeria | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 0 |
47 | Mozambique | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 0 |
48 | Malaysia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 0 |
49 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 0 |
50 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 29 | −27 | 0 |
Bold indicates teams who qualified for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Goal-scoring leaders[]
All-time[]
Rank | Name | Country | Goals | Matches | Tournaments | Goals per match |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Falcão | Brazil | 48 | 33 | 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 | 1.45 |
2 | Manoel Tobias | Brazil | 43 | 32 | 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 | 1.34 |
3 | Konstantin Eremenko | Russia | 28 | 18 | 1992, 1996, 2000 | 1.56 |
4 | Schumacher | Brazil | 25 | 25 | 2000, 2004, 2008 | 1.00 |
5 | Ricardinho | Portugal | 22 | 18 | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021 | 1.43 |
6 | Éder Lima | Russia | 19 | 12 | 2012, 2016 | 1.58 |
7 | Pula | Russia | 18 | 14 | 2008, 2012 | 1.29 |
8 | Saeid Rajabi | Iran | 17 | 8 | 1992 | 2.13 |
9 | Brazil | 15 | 16 | 2000, 2004 | 0.94 | |
10 | Daniel | Spain | 14 | 15 | 2000, 2008 | 0.93 |
Individual tournament[]
Year | Player | Goals |
---|---|---|
1989 | 7 | |
1992 | Saeid Rajabi | 17 |
1996 | Manoel Tobias | 14 |
2000 | Manoel Tobias | 19 |
2004 | Falcão | 13 |
2008 | Pula | 16 |
2012 | Éder Lima | 9 |
2016 | Ricardinho | 12 |
2021 | Ferrão | 9 |
Awards[]
Golden Ball[]
The adidas Golden Ball award is awarded to the player who plays the most outstanding football during the tournament. It is selected by the media poll.
World Cup | Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
---|---|---|---|
2008 Brazil | Falcão | Schumacher | Tiago |
2012 Thailand | Neto | Kike | Ricardinho |
2016 Colombia | Fernando Wilhelm | Éder Lima | Ahmad Esmaeilpour |
2021 Lithuania | Ricardinho | Pany Varela | Douglas Júnior |
Golden Shoe[]
The adidas Golden Shoe is awarded to the top scorer of the tournament. If more than one players are equal by same goals, the players will be selected based by the most assists during the tournament.
World Cup | Golden Shoe | Goals | Silver Shoe | Goals | Bronze Shoe | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 Brazil | Pula | 16 | Falcão | 15 | Lenísio | 11 |
2012 Thailand | Éder Lima | 9 | Rodolfo Fortino | 8 | Fernandinho | 7 |
2016 Colombia | Ricardinho | 12 | Éder Lima | 10 | Falcão | 10 |
2021 Lithuania | Ferrão | 9 | Pany Varela | 8 | Taynan da Silva | 6 |
Golden Glove[]
The Golden Glove Award is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament.
World Cup | Golden Glove |
---|---|
2008 Brazil | Tiago |
2012 Thailand | Stefano Mammarella |
2016 Colombia | Nicolás Sarmiento |
2021 Lithuania | Nicolás Sarmiento |
Goal of the Tournament[]
Goal of the Tournament is awarded to the best goal of the tournament.
Tournament | Goal of the Tournament |
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2008 Brazil | |
2012 Thailand | Suphawut Thueanklang |
2016 Colombia | Suphawut Thueanklang |
2021 Lithuania |
FIFA Fair Play Award[]
FIFA Fair Play Award is given to the team who has the best fair play record during the tournament with the criteria set by FIFA Fair Play Committee.
Tournament | FIFA Fair Play Award |
---|---|
2008 Brazil | Spain |
2012 Thailand | Argentina |
2016 Colombia | Vietnam |
2021 Lithuania | Kazakhstan |
FIFA Champions Badge[]
In 2012, FIFA extended the FIFA Champions Badge to the winners of the competition, where it was first won by Brazil.[1]
See also[]
- AMF Futsal World Cup
- Futsal Confederations Cup
- Women's Futsal World Tournament
Notes[]
- ^ At the 2021 edition, in accordance with a ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the team from Russia was not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem; it participated in the World Cup as "the team of the Russian Football Union (RFU)", and used the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee.[2] For the purpose of continuity in this article, the results of the RFU team in 2021 are considered as de facto results of the Russian national team.
References[]
- ^ "FIFA World Champions Badge honours Real Madrid's impeccable year". FIFA. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
The badge is also worn by the Japanese women’s national team following their triumph at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011™, while the most recent edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup in 2012 saw the Brazilian national team take the title, along with the first FIFA World Champions Badge to be handed over for that particular competition.
- ^ "Чемпионат мира по мини-футболу стартует в Литве" [Futsal World Cup will start in Lithuania]. TASS (in Russian). 12 September 2021.
External links[]
- FIFA Futsal World Cup, FIFA.com (in English)
- RSSSF archive, RSSSF.com (in English)
- FIFA Futsal World Cup
- International futsal competitions
- World championships in association football
- FIFA competitions
- Recurring sporting events established in 1989
- Quadrennial sporting events