The WMF World Cup is an international minifootball competition among the senior men's national teams of the members of the World Minifootball Federation (WMF), the sport's global governing body. The tournament is played as six-a-side 50-minute format.
History The competition has been held every two years since the inaugural edition was played in the United States in 2015. The second edition was held in Tunisia in 2017, making it the first edition to be played in Africa. The third edition was held in Australia in 2019, making it the first edition to be played in Oceania. The tournament was not played in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fourth edition was held in the United Arab Emirates in 2023, making it the first edition to be played in Asia. The fifth and most recent edition was held in Azerbaijan in 2025, making it the first edition to be played in Europe.
The United States won the inaugural edition title on home soil in 2015. The Czech Republic won the second edition title in 2017. Mexico won the third edition title in 2019. Romania won the fourth edition title in 2023. Azerbaijan won the title of the fifth and most recent edition title in 2025. The current champion are Azerbaijan, who won title of the fifth and most recent edition title in 2025.
Individual awards are given out at the end of each tournament.
Results Editions #YearHost First place game Third place game Teams Champion Score Runner-up Third placeScore Fourth place12015 5–3 and 1222017 3–05–02432019 4–00–0 32—2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic—42023 2–2 3–13252025 4–23–032
Summary TeamChampionRunner-upThird placeFourth place 1 (2019)2 (2015, 2017)—— 1 (2023)—2 (2015, 2019)— 1 (2025)——1 (2023) 1 (2017)——— 1 (2015)——— —1 (2025)1 (2023)1 (2019) —1 (2019)1 (2015)— —1 (2023)—— ——1 (2017)———1 (2025)— ———1 (2017) ———1 (2025)
Medal table
Awards Individual awards are given out at the end of each tournament. YearBest PlayerTop ScorerBest goalkeeper2015 Danny Waltman Kraig Chiles (10)2017 Ouday Belhaj (10) Papa Samba Diallo2019 Moises Gonzalez Ondřej Paděra (10) Bernardo Valdovinos Solos2023 Dragos Nitu Marius Gabriel Balogh (6) Alexandr Rushinas2025 Ramiz Chovdarov Ondřej Paděra Tiago Lapa (7) Vladimir Bajić
Participating nations Teams 2015(12) 2017(24) 2019(32) 2023(32) 2025(32) × × GS × × 1 × ×× GS × 1 × ×× GS × 1 × GS GS × GS 3 × QF QF × × 2 × ××4th1st 2 ××××GS1 × R16 × × QF 2 3rd R162nd × × 3 × × × QF R16 2 QF × × × × 1 ××××GS1 × R16 GS × × 2 × × R16 × × 1 × × GS × GS 2 QF1st QF QF QF 5 × × × R16 × 1 QF × × × × 1 × × GS R16 QF 3 × QF × GS R16 3 QF × × × × 1 × × × R16 R16 2 × × R16 GS GS 3 × GS R16 GS × 3 × QF4th3rd2nd 4 GS GS GS GS GS 5 ××××GS1 × GS GS GS × 3 × × × GS × 1 × GS × × × 1 ××××R161 × × GS GS × 2 GS R16 ×2nd GS 4 × GS GS GS × 3 × R16 × GS × 2 ××××QF1 2nd 2nd 1st R16 × 4 × × R16 × × 1 × × × R164th 2 × × GS × × 1 × × × GS × 1 ××××R161 × GS GS R16 R16 4 3rd R163rd1st R16 5 GS R16 × × × 2 × × R16 × × 1 ×3rd × × × 1 GS × R16 GS3rd 4 × × GS × × 1 ××××GS1 × × QF QF GS 3 × GS GS × × 2 × × GS × × 1 ×4th × GS GS 3 × × × GS × 1 × ×GS×× 1 × × GS R16 R16 3 ×QF R16× × 2 ××××GS1 × × QF GS GS 3 ×× ×QF GS 2 1st R16 R16 R16 GS 5 ××××GS1Total: 63 team1224323232– Legends – Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth placeQF – Quarter Finals R16 – Round of 16 GS – Group stage Q – Qualified× – Did not enter – Hosts
See also WMF Women’s World Cup References
External links World Minifootball Federation website