The 2025 WMF World Cup was the fifth edition of the WMF World Cup, the biennial world championship for national minifootball teams organized by the World Minifootball Federation (WMF). The tournament was played in Baku in Azerbaijan between 21 May and 1 June 2025. Romania were the defending champions. Hosts Azerbaijan defeated Hungary 4–2 in the final, to win the title.
Venue All matches will take place at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
BakuNational Gymnastics ArenaCapacity: 9,000
Teams Participating nations The tournament will feature 32 teams divided into eight groups. Teams will begin arriving in Baku for the tournament on 19 May. Teams of Bahrain, Chad, Indonesia, Israel, Mauritania, Poland, Slovenia, Turkey and Uzbekistan will compete in the WMF World Cup for the first time. Qualifying tournamentTeamFirstLastPrevious best performanceAfrican Minifootball Confederation(2024 African Minifootball Cup)1st Debut 2nd 2023 Round of 16 (2019)3rd 2019 2023 Round of 16 (2019)1st Debut2nd 2019 Group stage (2019)Asian Mini Football Championship1st Debut 5th 2015 2023 Group stage (2015, 2017, 2019, 2023)3rd 2019 2023 Round of 16 (2023)1st DebutEuropean Minifootball Federation2nd 2023 Fourth place (2023)2nd 2017 Round of 16 (2017)2nd 2023 Round of 16 (2023)5th 2015 2023 Champions (2017)3rd2019 2023 Round of 16 (2023)3rd2017 2023 Quarter-finals (2017)2nd 2023 Round of 16 (2023)4th2017 2023 Third place (2023)1st Debut4th2015 2023 Runners-up (2023)2nd 2023 Round of 16 (2023)1st Debut4th2017 2023 Round of 16 (2023)5th 2015 2023 Champions (2023)4th 2015 2023 Round of 16 (2019)3rd 2019 2023 Quarter-finals (2019, 2023)1st Debut3rd 2017 2023 Fourth place (2017)1st Debut3rd 2019 2023 Quarter-finals (2019)Panamerican Minifootball Federation1st 2019 Round of 16 (2019)5th 2015 2023 Champions (2019)5th 2015 2023 Champions (2015)Wild cards3rd 2017 2019 Group stage (2017, 2019)1st Debut2nd 2023 Quarter-finals (2023)
Draw The draw for the group composition was held in Baku on 12 March 2025. The draw ceremony was attended by Qarabağ FK head coach Gurban Gurbanov, Zira FK head coach Rashad Sadigov, former player of the Azerbaijan minifootball team Seymur Mammadov, and Portuguese footballer Nani.
Egypt was eliminated from the tournament and replaced by the United Arab Emirates due to administrative problems, while South Africa was also eliminated and replaced by Argentina due to financial problems. Mexico withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Indonesia. Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 (Host) → → →
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Knockout stage
Bracket
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third-place match
Final
Awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: Best Player Ramiz ÇovdarovTop Scorer Ondřej Paděra Tiago LapaBest goalkeeper Vladimir Bajić
Top scorers RankPlayerNationGoals1Ondřej Paděra7Tiago Lapa2Zsombor Kövesdi53Rijad Dervišević4Jovan BobarHaris MedunjaninStefan BosnićCallum Gardner
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