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. Since the first edition that took place in 1989 in the Netherlands, the tournament has been held every four years in a leap year format since November 1992 in the even-numbered years between two 11-a-side World Cups.
The current champions are Brazil, who won their sixth world title after beating rivals Argentina in the final of the 2024 tournament in Uzbekistan.
All events prior to 2008 were 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 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 stage.
History The first international futsal confederation, the South American Futsal Confederation, was formed in 1965 and consisted of 5 nations (Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, Argentina, and Brazil). FIFA recognized it as a new discipline unofficially in 1986 and officially in 1988.
Qualification 24 national teams appear in the final tournament. 23 countries, including the defending champion, have to qualify in the continental competitions of the six confederations. The host country automatically qualifies.
ConfederationChampionshipAFC (Asia)AFC Futsal Asian CupCAF (Africa)Futsal Africa Cup of NationsCONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean)CONCACAF Futsal ChampionshipCONMEBOL (South America)Copa América de FutsalUEFA (Europe)FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA)OFC (Oceania)OFC Futsal Championship
Results
YearHost Final Third place game ChampionsScore Runners-up Third placeScoreFourth place1 1989 2–13–2 162 1992 4–19–6163 1996 6–43–2164 2000 4–34–2165 2004 2–17–4166 20082–2 2–1207 2012 3–2 3–0248 20165–42–2249 2021 2–14–2241020242–17–12411202824
Debut of national teams Year Debuting teams Teams 1989 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 16 16 1992 , , , , , , 7 23 1996 , , , , 5 28 2000 , , , , 5 33 2004 , 2 35 2008 , 2 372012 , , , , , 6 43 2016 , , , 4 472021 , , 3 502024 , , , 4 542028 TBD TBA 54
Overall team records In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. 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. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.
RankTeamPartMWDLGFGAGDPoints110746464468107+361198210655069277122+1551563106236719193136+57115474527513241114+1278657432731315396+578467412561014482+6281794422616160144+1672863719513138100+38629530137108786+146108331351510899+944116321241691108−17401232010285651+532134199376550+1530147281001897115−183015726811771122−51251641862103753−1620174165294051−11171862052134888−4017192114342725+21520619501458110−52152151842124777−3014223134183039−91323294142332−91324721411634118−841325174032423+11226210406272701227283142718+9102841330103677−41929162222317+6830152122518+7731282151233−21732162041522−76333101272842−14534131111210+24353101181449−35436131027703361310277033814103913−433913102813−5340616101529118−89341413101222142−12034213003715−804213003715−804413003311−804513003413−904613003314−1104713003517−1204813003722−1504913003220−1805013003424−20051260061738−2105213003427−2305313003229−2705431000101566−510
Medal table
Comprehensive team results by tournament
Legend — Champions — Runners-up — Third place — Fourth place QF — Quarterfinals R2 — Round 2 (1989–2008: second group stage, top 8; 2012–present: knockout round of 16) R1 — Round 1 (1989–2008: first group stage; 2012–present: group stage) × — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament — Hosts
Nation 1989 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2021 2024 2028 Total R2 1 R1 1 R1 R1 2 R2 R2 R1 R2 4th R2 QF 1st 2nd 2nd 10 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 7 QF 1 4th R2 R2 3 1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 1st R2 3rd 1st 10 R1 1 R1 R1 R1 3 R1 1 4th R2 2 R1 R1 R1 R2 R1 R2 6 R2 R2 2 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 6 R2 R1 R2 R2 4 R1 1 R1 R2 R1 R1 R2 QF R1 7 4th 1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 6 R1 1 R2 1 4th R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 3rd QF R2 9 R2 R1 R2 2nd 3rd 3rd R2 7 R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 5 R1 R2 4th QF 4 R1 1 R1 R1 R1 3 R1 1 R1 1 R1 1 R1 R1 QF QF 4 R1 1 2nd R2 R2 R2 R2 5 R1 1 R1 × 1 R2 R1 R1 R1 4 R2 R1 R1 R2 R2 QF R2 QF 8 R2 1 3rd R2 R1 QF 4th 1st R2 7 R1 3rd 4th 4th QF 2nd QF × 7 R1 1 R2 R2 2 R1 R1 R1 R1 4 R1 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd QF QF R2 10 R1 1 R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 R2 7 4th R2 R2 QF R2 3rd 6 3rd 2nd R1 R2 R1 R1 6 R2 R1 R1 3 R1 R2 R1 3 R2 QF 2 R2 R2 2 R1 × 1 Nations 16 16 16 16 16 20 24 24 24 24 24
Results of host nations Year Host nation Finish 1989 Runners-up 1992 Group stage 1996 Runners-up 2000 Group stage 2004 Group stage 2008 Champions 2012 Round of 16 2016 Round of 16 2021 Group stage 2024 Group stage
Results of defending champions Year Defending champions Finish 1992 Champions 1996 Champions 2000 Runners-up 2004 Champions 2008 Runners-up 2012 Champions 2016 Round of 16 2021 Runners-up 2024 Round of 16 2028 TBD
Result by confederation AFC 1989(16) 1992(16)1996(16)2000(16) 2004(16)2008(20) 2012(24)2016(24)2021(24) 2024(24)2028(24) Total Teams 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 44 Top 16 — — — — — — 3 3 5 3 14 Top 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 Top 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Top 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1st 0 2nd 0 3rd 1 4th 1
CAF 1989(16)1992(16)1996(16)2000(16)2004(16)2008(20)2012(24)2016(24)2021(24)2024(24)2028(24) Total Teams 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 23 Top 16 — — — — — — 1 1 1 1 4 Top 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 Top 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Top 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1st 0 2nd 0 3rd 0 4th 0
CONCACAF 1989(16)1992(16)1996(16) 2000(16)2004(16)2008(20)2012(24)2016(24)2021(24)2024(24)2028(24) Total Teams 2 2 2 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 34 Top 16 — — — — — — 1 1 0 1 3 Top 8 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Top 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Top 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1st 0 2nd 1 3rd 1 4th 0
CONMEBOL 1989(16)1992(16)1996(16)2000(16)2004(16) 2008(20)2012(24) 2016(24)2021(24)2024(24)2028(24) Total Teams 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 39 Top 16 — — — — — — 4 4 4 4 16 Top 8 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 4 25 Top 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 14 Top 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 8 1st 7 2nd 3 3rd 2 4th 2
OFC 1989(16)1992(16)1996(16)2000(16)2004(16)2008(20)2012(24)2016(24)2021(24)2024(24)2028(24) Total Teams 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 Top 16 — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 Top 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Top 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Top 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1st 0 2nd 0 3rd 0 4th 0
UEFA 1989(16)1992(16) 1996(16)2000(16)2004(16)2008(20)2012(24)2016(24) 2021(24)2024(24)2028(24) Total Teams 6 6 6 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 69 Top 16 — — — — — — 7 7 6 7 27 Top 8 4 4 6 5 5 4 5 4 3 3 43 Top 4 2 1 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 22 Top 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 9 1st 3 2nd 6 3rd 6 4th 7
Goal-scoring leaders All-time RankNameCountryGoalsMatchesTournamentsGoals per match1Falcão48332000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 20161.452Manoel Tobias43321992, 1996, 2000, 20041.343Konstantin Eremenko28181992, 1996, 20001.564Schumacher25252000, 2004, 20081.005Ricardinho22182008, 2012, 2016, 20211.436Éder Lima19122012, 20161.587Pula18142008, 20121.298Saeid Rajabi17819922.139Índio15162000, 20040.949Suphawut Thueanklang15162012, 2016, 2021, 20240.9410Daniel14152000, 20080.93
Individual tournament YearPlayerGoals1989 László Zsadányi71992 Saeid Rajabi171996 Manoel Tobias142000 Manoel Tobias192004 Falcão132008 Pula162012 Éder Lima92016 Ricardinho122021 Ferrão92024 Marcel10
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 CupGolden BallSilver BallBronze Ball2008 Brazil Falcão Schumacher Tiago2012 Thailand Neto Kike Ricardinho2016 Colombia Fernando Wilhelm Éder Lima Ahmad Esmaeilpour2021 Lithuania Ricardinho Pany Varela Douglas Júnior2024 Uzbekistan Dyego Marlon Rostyslav Semenchenko
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 CupGolden ShoeGoalsSilver ShoeGoalsBronze ShoeGoals2008 Brazil Pula16 Falcão15 Lenísio112012 Thailand Éder Lima9 Rodolfo Fortino8 Fernandinho72016 Colombia Ricardinho12 Éder Lima10 Falcão102021 Lithuania Ferrão9 Pany Varela8 Taynan da Silva62024 Uzbekistan Marcel10 Danyil Abakshyn7 Kevin Arrieta7
Golden Glove The Golden Glove Award is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament.
World CupGolden Glove2008 Brazil Tiago2012 Thailand Stefano Mammarella2016 Colombia Nicolás Sarmiento2021 Lithuania Nicolás Sarmiento2024 Uzbekistan Willian
Goal of the Tournament Goal of the Tournament is awarded to the best goal of the tournament.
TournamentGoal of the Tournament2008 Brazil José Rafael Gonzalez2012 Thailand Suphawut Thueanklang2016 Colombia Suphawut Thueanklang2021 Lithuania Nguyễn Văn Hiếu2024 UzbekistanNot awarded
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.
TournamentFIFA Fair Play Award1989 Netherlands1992 Hong Kong1996 Spain Not awarded2000 Guatemala2004 Chinese Taipei2008 Brazil2012 Thailand2016 Colombia2021 Lithuania2024 Uzbekistan
FIFA Champions Badge
In 2012, FIFA extended the FIFA Champions Badge to the winners of the competition, where it was first won by Brazil.
Winning coaches Year Team Coach1989 Gerson Tristão1992 Eustáquio Afonso Araújo1996 Eustáquio Afonso Araújo2000 Javier Lozano2004 Javier Lozano2008 PC de Oliveira2012 Marcos Aurélio Sorato2016 Diego Giustozzi2021 Jorge Braz2024 Marquinhos Xavier
Team records
All time Most matches played 74; Most wins 64; Most losses 19; Most draws 7; , Most goals scored 468; Most goals conceded 144; Fewest goals scored 2; , Fewest goals conceded 7; , Highest goal difference +361; Lowest goal difference –120; Most played final 4 times; v (1996, 2000, 2008, 2012)
Goalscoring Biggest margin of victory 29; , vs (2008) Most goals scored in a match, one team 31; , vs (2008) Most goals scored in a match, both teams 33; 31–2 (2008) Most goals scored in a final, one team 6; (1996) Most goals scored in a final, both teams 10; 6–4 (1996) Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams 3; 2–1 (1989), 2–1 (2004), 2–1 (2021), 2–1 (2024) Biggest margin of victory in a final 3; (1992)
Predecessors FIFA Futsal Tournament in 1986 (1) and 1987 (2) World University Futsal Championships
See also AMF Futsal World Cup Futsal Confederations Cup Women's Futsal World Tournament FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Notes
References
External links
FIFA Futsal World Cup Overview at the RSSSF