The 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship was the fifth
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 21 November and 5 December 2004 in
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
(Designated as
Chinese Taipei
"Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan.
Due to the One-China principle stipulated by th ...
under FIFA).
It was the first FIFA tournament held in the country and was the last to feature 16 teams.
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
won their second successive title, defeating
Italy
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in the final.
Qualifying criteria
Qualified nations
Venues
First round
(21 November-26 November)
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Second round
(28 November-1 December)
Group E
Group F
Final round
Semi-Finals
Third Place Match
Final
Champions
Top goalscorers
The top 10 scorers from the 2004 FIFA Futsal World Cup are as follows:
Tournament ranking
See also
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List of sporting events in Taiwan
This is a list of international sporting events in Taiwan:
Multi-sport Events
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
1 The 2021 World Baseball Classic was originally scheduled for 2021, but has been rescheduled to 2023 due to the COVID-19 ...
References
External links
FIFA Futsal World Championship Chinese Taipei 2004 FIFA.com
FIFA Technical Report
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FIFA Futsal World Cup
Fifa Futsal World Championship, 2004
Fifa Futsal World Championship, 2004
International futsal competitions hosted by Taiwan