The 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship was the third
FIFA Futsal World Championship, the quadrennial international
futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt, hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and Indoor soccer, indoor football.
Futsal is played between two teams of five players ...
championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...
. It was held between 24 November and 8 December 1996, in
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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.
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
won the tournament for the third consecutive time.
Qualifying criteria
Qualified nations
Venues
Draw
The 16 teams were divided in four groups, each group with four teams.
First round
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Second round
Group E
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Group F
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Third Round
Semifinals
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Third Place
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Final
Champions
12–man Roster
,
Marcio,
Waginho,
Manoel Tobias
Manoel Tobias da Cruz Júnior (born 7 April 1971), commonly known as Manoel Tobias, is a former futsal Sportsperson, player.
Honours
Clubs
* Fortaleza City Trophy: Champion 1992, 1993
* Pernambuco State: Champion 1990
* Champion of Paraná Stat ...
,
Fininho,
Sandrinho,
Danilo
Danilo is a given name found in Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Serbian.
Notable people with the name Danilo include:
Athletes Footballers
* Danilo (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer Danilo de Andrade
* Danilo (footballer, born 19 ...
,
Choco,
Vander Vander may refer to:
Names
''van der'', a variant of ''van'' in Dutch names
People
* Christian Vander (born 1948), French musician
*Musetta Vander (born 1969), South African actress and model
*Roberto Vander, Dutch-Mexican actor and singer
*Vand ...
,
Bage,
Clovis,
Djacir Head Coach
Tournament ranking
External links
FIFA Futsal World Championship Spain 1996 FIFA.com
FIFA Technical Report (Part 1)an
(Part 2)
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Fifa Futsal World Championship, 1996
FIFA Futsal World Cup
International futsal competitions hosted by Spain
Sports competitions in Barcelona
1996–97 in Spanish football