FIFA Futsal World Cup

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 since 1992 in the even year 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.

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.

Confederation	Championship
AFC (Asia)	AFC Futsal Asian Cup
CAF (Africa)	Futsal Africa Cup of Nations
CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean)	CONCACAF Futsal Championship
CONMEBOL (South America)	Copa América de Futsal
UEFA (Europe)	FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA)
OFC (Oceania)	OFC Futsal Championship

Results

Ed.	Year	Host	Final			Third place game			Num. teams
			Template:Gold01 Champions	Score	Template:Silver02 Runners-up	Template:Bronze03 Third place	Score	Fourth place
1	1989		File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil	2–1	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States	3–2 Template:Aet	File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium	16
2	1992	Hong Kong	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	4–1	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	9–6	File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran	16
3	1996		File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	6–4	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	3–2	File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine	16
4	2000		File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	4–3	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal	4–2	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	16
5	2004		File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	2–1	File:Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg Italy	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	7–4	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	16
6	2008		File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	2–2 Template:Aet Template:Pso	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	2–1	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	20
7	2012		File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	3–2 Template:Aet	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	3–0	File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia	24
8	2016		File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	5–4	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran	2–2 Template:Pso	File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal	24
9	2021Template:Efn		File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal	2–1	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	4–2	File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan	24
10	2024		File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	2–1	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine	7–1	File:Flag of France.svg France	24
11	2028	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	32

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Debut of national teams

Year	Debuting teams			Successor teams
	Teams	No.	Cum.
1989	Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia, Spain, United States, Zimbabwe	16	16
1992	China, Costa Rica, Template:Flagicon Hong Kong, Iran, Nigeria, Poland, Russia	7	23
1996	Cuba, Egypt, Malaysia, Ukraine, Uruguay	5	28
2000	Croatia, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Thailand	5	33
2004	Chinese Taipei, Czech Republic	2	35
2008	Libya, Solomon Islands	2	37
2012	Colombia, Kuwait, Mexico, Morocco, Panama, Serbia	6	43
2016	Azerbaijan, Mozambique, Uzbekistan, Vietnam	4	47
2021	Angola, Template:Country data LIT, Venezuela	3	50
2024	Afghanistan, France, New Zealand, Tajikistan	4	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.

As of 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup

Rank	Team	Part	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Brazil	10	74	64	6	4	468	107	+361	198
2	Spain	10	65	50	6	9	277	122	+155	156
3	Argentina	10	62	36	7	19	193	136	+57	115
4	RussiaTemplate:Cref2	7	45	27	5	13	241	114	+127	86
5	Italy	7	43	27	3	13	153	96	+57	84
6	Portugal	7	41	25	6	10	144	82	+62	81
7	Iran	9	44	22	6	16	160	144	+16	72
8	Ukraine	6	37	19	5	13	138	100	+38	62
9	Netherlands	5	30	13	7	10	87	86	+1	46
10	Paraguay	8	33	13	5	15	108	99	+9	44
11	United States	6	32	12	4	16	91	108	−17	40
12	Belgium	3	20	10	2	8	56	51	+5	32
13	Kazakhstan	4	19	9	3	7	65	50	+15	30
14	Egypt	7	28	10	0	18	97	115	−18	30
15	Thailand	7	26	8	1	17	71	122	−51	25
16	Czech Republic	4	18	6	2	10	37	53	−16	20
17	Morocco	4	16	5	2	9	40	51	−11	17
18	Costa Rica	6	20	5	2	13	48	88	−40	17
19	Colombia	2	11	4	3	4	27	25	+2	15
20	Guatemala	6	19	5	0	14	58	110	−52	15
21	Japan	5	17	4	2	12	47	77	−30	14
22	Uruguay	3	13	4	1	8	30	39	−9	13
23	Venezuela	2	9	4	1	5	23	32	−9	13
24	Australia	7	21	4	1	16	34	118	−84	13
25	France	1	6	4	0	3	24	23	+1	12
26	Croatia	2	10	4	0	6	27	27	0	12
27	Serbia	2	8	3	1	4	27	18	+9	10
28	Panama	4	13	3	0	10	36	77	−41	9
29	Hungary	1	6	2	2	2	23	17	+6	8
30	Azerbaijan	1	5	2	1	2	25	18	+7	7
31	Vietnam	2	8	2	1	5	12	33	−21	7
32	Poland	1	6	2	0	4	15	22	−7	6
33	Uzbekistan	3	10	1	2	7	28	42	−14	5
34	Denmark	1	3	1	1	1	12	10	+2	4
35	Libya	3	10	1	1	8	14	49	−35	4
36	Canada	1	3	1	0	2	7	7	0	3
36	Hong Kong	1	3	1	0	2	7	7	0	3
38	Afghanistan	1	4	1	0	3	9	13	−4	3
39	Kuwait	1	3	1	0	2	8	13	−5	3
40	Cuba	6	16	1	0	15	29	118	−89	3
41	Solomon Islands	4	13	1	0	12	22	142	−120	3
42	Nigeria	1	3	0	0	3	7	15	−8	0
42	Tajikistan	1	3	0	0	3	7	15	−8	0
44	Lithuania	1	3	0	0	3	3	11	−8	0
45	Mexico	1	3	0	0	3	4	13	−9	0
46	Zimbabwe	1	3	0	0	3	3	14	−11	0
47	Algeria	1	3	0	0	3	5	17	−12	0
48	Mozambique	1	3	0	0	3	7	22	−15	0
49	New Zealand	1	3	0	0	3	2	20	−18	0
50	Malaysia	1	3	0	0	3	4	24	−20	0
51	Angola	2	6	0	0	6	17	38	−21	0
52	Saudi Arabia	1	3	0	0	3	4	27	−23	0
53	Chinese Taipei	1	3	0	0	3	2	29	−27	0
54	China	3	10	0	0	10	15	66	−51	0

Most Goals Matches

1. 31–2 (2008)
2. 29–2 (2000)
3. 21–0 (2008), 13–8 (2016)
4. 18–0 (1996), 15–3 (2016)
5. 9–8 (2021)
6. 10–6 (1992), 12–4 (2000), 16–0 (2012), 16–0 (2012), 15–1 (1992)
7. 10–5 (2024)

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend

• Template:Bg — Champions
• Template:Bg — Runners-up
• Template:Bg — Third place
• Template:Bg — 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 Template:Flagicon	1992 Template:Flagicon	1996 Template:Flagicon	2000 Template:Flagicon	2004 Template:Flagicon	2008 Template:Flagicon	2012 Template:Flagicon	2016 Template:Flagicon	2021 Template:Flagicon	2024 Template:Flagicon	Total
Afghanistan										R2	1
Algeria	R1										1
Angola									R1	R1	2
Argentina	R2	R2	R1	R2	4th	R2	QF	1st	2nd	2nd	10
Australia	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1		R1	R1			7
Azerbaijan								QF			1
Belgium	4th	R2	R2								3
Brazil	1st	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	R2	3rd	1st	10
Canada	R1										1
China		R1	R1			R1					3
Chinese Taipei					R1						1
Colombia							4th	R2			2
Costa Rica		R1		R1			R1	R2	R1	R2	6
Croatia				R2						R2	2
Cuba			R1	R1	R1	R1		R1		R1	6
Czech Republic					R2	R1	R2		R2		4
Denmark	R1										1
Egypt			R1	R2	R1	R1	R2	QF	R1		7
France										4th	1
Guatemala				R1		R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	6
Hong Kong		R1									1
Hungary	R2										1
Iran		4th	R1	R1	R1	R2	R2	3rd	QF	R2	9
Italy	R2	R1	R2		2nd	3rd	3rd	R2			7
Japan	R1				R1	R1	R2		R2		5
Kazakhstan				R1				R2	4th	QF	4
Kuwait							R1				1
Libya						R1	R1			R1	3
Template:Country data LIT									R1		1
Malaysia			R1								1
Mexico							R1				1
Morocco							R1	R1	QF	QF	4
Mozambique								R1			1
Netherlands	2nd	R2	R2	R2						R2	5
New Zealand										R1	1
Nigeria		R1								×	1
Panama							R2	R1	R1	R1	4
Paraguay	R2	R1			R1	R2	R2	QF	R2	QF	8
Poland		R2									1
Portugal				3rd	R2	R1	QF	4th	1st	R2	7
RussiaTemplate:Cref2		R1	3rd	4th		4th	QF	2nd	QF	×	7
Saudi Arabia	R1										1
Serbia							R2		R2		2
Solomon Islands						R1	R1	R1	R1		4
Spain	R1	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	QF	QF	R2	10
Tajikistan										R1	1
Thailand				R1	R1	R1	R2	R2	R2	R2	7
Ukraine			4th		R2	R2	QF	R2		3rd	6
United States	3rd	2nd	R1		R2	R1			R1		6
Uruguay			R2	R1		R1					3
Uzbekistan								R1	R2	R1	3
Venezuela									R2	QF	2
Vietnam								R2	R2		2
Zimbabwe	R1									×	1
Nations	16	16	16	16	16	20	24	24	24	24

Results of host nations

Year	Host nation	Finish
1989	Netherlands	Runners-up
1992	Hong Kong	Group stage
1996	Spain	Runners-up
2000	Guatemala	Group stage
2004	Taiwan	Group stage
2008	Brazil	Champions
2012	Thailand	Round of 16
2016	Colombia	Round of 16
2021	Lithuania	Group stage
2024	Uzbekistan	Group stage

Results of defending champions

Year	Defending champions	Finish
1992	Brazil	Champions
1996	Brazil	Champions
2000	Brazil	Runners-up
2004	Spain	Champions
2008	Spain	Runners-up
2012	Brazil	Champions
2016	Brazil	Round of 16
2021	Argentina	Runners-up
2024	Portugal	Round of 16

Result by confederation

AFC

	1989 Template:Flagicon (16)	1992 Template:Flagicon (16)	1996 Template:Flagicon (16)	2000 Template:Flagicon (16)	2004 Template:Flagicon (16)	2008 Template:Flagicon (20)	2012 Template:Flagicon (24)	2016 Template:Flagicon (24)	2021 Template:Flagicon (24)	2024 Template:Flagicon (24)	Total
Teams	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	39
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								Template:Futsalicon			1
4th		Template:Futsalicon									1

CAF

	1989 Template:Flagicon (16)	1992 Template:Flagicon (16)	1996 Template:Flagicon (16)	2000 Template:Flagicon (16)	2004 Template:Flagicon (16)	2008 Template:Flagicon (20)	2012 Template:Flagicon (24)	2016 Template:Flagicon (24)	2021 Template:Flagicon (24)	2024 Template:Flagicon (24)	Total
Teams	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	20
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 Template:Flagicon (16)	1992 Template:Flagicon (16)	1996 Template:Flagicon (16)	2000 Template:Flagicon (16)	2004 Template:Flagicon (16)	2008 Template:Flagicon (20)	2012 Template:Flagicon (24)	2016 Template:Flagicon (24)	2021 Template:Flagicon (24)	2024 Template:Flagicon (24)	Total
Teams	2	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	30
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		Template:Futsalicon									1
3rd	Template:Futsalicon										1
4th											0

CONMEBOL

	1989 Template:Flagicon (16)	1992 Template:Flagicon (16)	1996 Template:Flagicon (16)	2000 Template:Flagicon (16)	2004 Template:Flagicon (16)	2008 Template:Flagicon (20)	2012 Template:Flagicon (24)	2016 Template:Flagicon (24)	2021 Template:Flagicon (24)	2024 Template:Flagicon (24)	Total
Teams	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	35
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	Template:Futsalicon	Template:Futsalicon	Template:Futsalicon			Template:Futsalicon	Template:Futsalicon	Template:Futsalicon		Template:Futsalicon	7
2nd				Template:Futsalicon					Template:Futsalicon	Template:Futsalicon	3
3rd					Template:Futsalicon				Template:Futsalicon		2
4th					Template:Futsalicon		Template:Futsalicon				2

OFC

	1989 Template:Flagicon (16)	1992 Template:Flagicon (16)	1996 Template:Flagicon (16)	2000 Template:Flagicon (16)	2004 Template:Flagicon (16)	2008 Template:Flagicon (20)	2012 Template:Flagicon (24)	2016 Template:Flagicon (24)	2021 Template:Flagicon (24)	2024 Template:Flagicon (24)	Total
Teams	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	10
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 Template:Flagicon (16)	1992 Template:Flagicon (16)	1996 Template:Flagicon (16)	2000 Template:Flagicon (16)	2004 Template:Flagicon (16)	2008 Template:Flagicon (20)	2012 Template:Flagicon (24)	2016 Template:Flagicon (24)	2021 Template:Flagicon (24)	2024 Template:Flagicon (24)	Total
Teams	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	7	7	7	62
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				Template:Futsalicon	Template:Futsalicon				Template:Futsalicon		3
2nd	Template:Futsalicon		Template:Futsalicon		Template:Futsalicon	Template:Futsalicon	Template:Futsalicon	Template:Futsalicon			6
3rd		Template:Futsalicon	Template:Futsalicon	Template:Futsalicon		Template:Futsalicon	Template:Futsalicon			Template:Futsalicon	6
4th	Template:Futsalicon		Template:Futsalicon	Template:Futsalicon		Template:Futsalicon		Template:Futsalicon	Template:Futsalicon	Template:Futsalicon	7

Goal-scoring leaders

All-time

Rank	Name	Country	Goals	Matches	Tournaments	Goals per match
1	Falcão	Brazil	48	33	2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016	1.45
2	Manoel Tobias	Brazil	43	32	1992, 1996, 2000, 2004	1.34
3	Konstantin Eremenko	Russia	28	18	1992, 1996, 2000	1.56
4	Schumacher	Brazil	25	25	2000, 2004, 2008	1.00
5	Ricardinho	Portugal	22	18	2008, 2012, 2016, 2021	1.43
6	Éder Lima	Russia	19	12	2012, 2016	1.58
7	Pula	Russia	18	14	2008, 2012	1.29
8	Saeid Rajabi	Iran	17	8	1992	2.13
9	Índio	Brazil	15	16	2000, 2004	0.94
9	Suphawut Thueanklang	Thailand	15	16	2012, 2016, 2021, 2024	0.94
10	Daniel	Spain	14	15	2000, 2008	0.93

Individual tournament

Year	Player	Goals
1989	Template:Futsalicon László Zsadányi	7
1992	Template:Futsalicon Saeid Rajabi	17
1996	Template:Futsalicon Manoel Tobias	14
2000	Template:Futsalicon Manoel Tobias	19
2004	Template:Futsalicon Falcão	13
2008	Template:Futsalicon Pula	16
2012	Template:Futsalicon Éder Lima	9
2016	Template:Futsalicon Ricardinho	12
2021	Template:Futsalicon Ferrão	9
2024	Template:Futsalicon Marcel	10

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 Cup	Golden Ball	Silver Ball	Bronze Ball
2008 Brazil	Template:Futsalicon Falcão	Template:Futsalicon Schumacher	Template:Futsalicon Tiago
2012 Thailand	Template:Futsalicon Neto	Template:Futsalicon Kike	Template:Futsalicon Ricardinho
2016 Colombia	Template:Futsalicon Fernando Wilhelm	Template:Futsalicon Éder Lima	Template:Futsalicon Ahmad Esmaeilpour
2021 Lithuania	Template:Futsalicon Ricardinho	Template:Futsalicon Pany Varela	Template:Futsalicon Douglas Júnior
2024 Uzbekistan	Template:Futsalicon Dyego	Template:Futsalicon Marlon	Template:Futsalicon 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 Cup	Golden Shoe	Goals	Silver Shoe	Goals	Bronze Shoe	Goals
2008 Brazil	Template:Futsalicon Pula	16	Template:Futsalicon Falcão	15	Template:Futsalicon Lenísio	11
2012 Thailand	Template:Futsalicon Éder Lima	9	Template:Futsalicon Rodolfo Fortino	8	Template:Futsalicon Fernandinho	7
2016 Colombia	Template:Futsalicon Ricardinho	12	Template:Futsalicon Éder Lima	10	Template:Futsalicon Falcão	10
2021 Lithuania	Template:Futsalicon Ferrão	9	Template:Futsalicon Pany Varela	8	Template:Futsalicon Taynan da Silva	6
2024 Uzbekistan	Template:Futsalicon Marcel	10	Template:Futsalicon Danyil Abakshyn	7	Template:Futsalicon Kevin Arrieta	7

Golden Glove

The Golden Glove Award is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament.

World Cup	Golden Glove
2008 Brazil	Template:Futsalicon Tiago
2012 Thailand	Template:Futsalicon Stefano Mammarella
2016 Colombia	Template:Futsalicon Nicolás Sarmiento
2021 Lithuania	Template:Futsalicon Nicolás Sarmiento
2024 Uzbekistan	Template:Futsalicon Willian

Goal of the Tournament

Goal of the Tournament is awarded to the best goal of the tournament.

Tournament	Goal of the Tournament
2008 Brazil	Template:Futsalicon José Rafael Gonzalez
2012 Thailand	Template:Futsalicon Suphawut Thueanklang
2016 Colombia	Template:Futsalicon Suphawut Thueanklang
2021 Lithuania	Template:Futsalicon Nguyễn Văn Hiếu
2024 Uzbekistan

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.

Tournament	FIFA Fair Play Award
1989 Netherlands	United States
1992 Hong Kong	United States
1996 Spain	Not awarded
2000 Guatemala
2004 Chinese Taipei
2008 Brazil	Spain
2012 Thailand	Argentina
2016 Colombia	Vietnam
2021 Lithuania	Kazakhstan
2024 Uzbekistan	Portugal

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	Coach
1989	Brazil	Template:Flagicon Gerson Tristão
1992	Brazil	Template:Flagicon Eustáquio Afonso Araújo
1996	Brazil	Template:Flagicon Eustáquio Afonso Araújo
2000	Spain	Template:Flagicon Javier Lozano
2004	Spain	Template:Flagicon Javier Lozano
2008	Brazil	Template:Flagicon PC de Oliveira
2012	Brazil	Template:Flagicon Marcos Aurélio Sorato
2016	Argentina	Template:Flagicon Diego Giustozzi
2021	Portugal	Template:Flagicon Jorge Braz
2024	Brazil	Template:Flagicon Marquinhos Xavier

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

External links

• FIFA Futsal World Cup Overview at the RSSSF Template:In lang