2025 WMF World Cup


The 2025 WMF World Cup was the fifth edition of the WMF World Cup, the biennial world championship for national minifootball teams organized by the World Minifootball Federation. The tournament was played in Baku in Azerbaijan between 21 May and 1 June 2025. Romania were the defending champions. Hosts Azerbaijan defeated Hungary 4–2 in the final, to win the title.

Venue

All matches will take place at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
Baku
National Gymnastics Arena
Capacity: 9,000

Teams

Participating nations

The tournament will feature 32 teams divided into eight groups. Teams will begin arriving in Baku for the tournament on 19 May. Teams of Bahrain, Chad, Indonesia, Israel, Mauritania, Poland, Slovenia, Turkey and Uzbekistan will compete in the WMF World Cup for the first time.

Draw

The draw for the group composition was held in Baku on 12 March 2025. The draw ceremony was attended by Qarabağ FK head coach Gurban Gurbanov, Zira FK head coach Rashad Sadigov, former player of the Azerbaijan minifootball team Seymur Mammadov, and Portuguese footballer Nani.
Egypt was eliminated from the tournament and replaced by the United Arab Emirates due to administrative problems, while South Africa was also eliminated and replaced by Argentina due to financial problems. Mexico withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Indonesia.
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Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony took place on 21 May at 19:00. It began with the playing of the Azərbaycan marşı. Then, a musical and light show about Azerbaijan was presented. Dancers performed to the accompaniment of rhythmic music. Freestyle artist Sean Garnier demonstrated ball moves at the opening ceremony. Azerbaijani singer Aygun Kazimova and Turkish singer Aleyna Tilki performed a song. After the opening ceremony, the Azerbaijan−Bahrain match was held. Before the match, Azerbaijan national team members Tural Narimanov, Davud Karimi and Seymur Mammadov were presented with a special award in connection with the completion of their careers in the national team.

Records

The Azerbaijan–England match held in the quarterfinals was watched by 7,007 spectators. This figure is the highest attendance ever recorded in the history of the minifootball World and European Championships.

Mascot

The tournament’s mascot is an anthropomorphic deer named "Maralzade". It was introduced to the public during the draw ceremony held on 12 April 2025.

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Group E

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Group F

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Group G

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Group H

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third-place match

Final

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
Best Player

Top scorers

Aftermath

After the championship, First Vice President of Azerbaijan, Mehriban Aliyeva congratulated the Azerbaijan national minifootball team on becoming world champions in a post on her social media account. The next day, President Ilham Aliyev received the members of the national team and congratulated them. On 4 June President Ilham Aliyev signed an order to allocate 2 million manats of financial support to the Azerbaijan Minifootball Federation in connection with the achievement of the Azerbaijani national minifootball team, which became the world champion.