The FIFA Futsal World Cup is an international
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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
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, the tournament has been held every four years since 1992 in the even year between two
11-a-side World Cups.
The current champions are
Portugal
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, who won their first world title after beating the
2016 defending champions
Argentina
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in the final of the
2021 tournament in Lithuania.
All events prior to
2008 were 16-team events. The first event featured 6 teams from
Europe
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South America
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Africa
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Asia
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, 2 from
North and Central America
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Oceania
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. Since
2012
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, it includes 24 teams split to a six group
round-robin tournament
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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.
Debut of national teams
Results
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.
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
*Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
* — Hosts
Results of host nations
Results of defending champions
Result by Confederation
AFC
CAF
CONCACAF
CONMEBOL
OFC
UEFA
Goal-scoring leaders
All-time
Individual tournament
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.
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.
Golden Glove
The ''Golden Glove Award'' is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament.
Goal of the Tournament
''Goal of the Tournament'' is awarded to the best goal of the tournament.
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.
FIFA Champions Badge
In 2012, FIFA extended the
FIFA Champions Badge
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to the winners of the competition, where it was first won by
Brazil
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.
Winning coaches
See also
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AMF Futsal World Cup
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Futsal Confederations Cup
The Futsal Confederations Cup is a futsal tournament for national teams. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships (AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, UEFA, OFC), the winner of the FIFA Futsal World Cup and ...
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Women's Futsal World Tournament
Notes
References
External links
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FIFA Futsal World Cup Overviewat the
RSSSF
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International futsal competitions
Futsal, FIFA
Futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football.
Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is t ...
Recurring sporting events established in 1989
Quadrennial sporting events