2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup

Squads

Officials

Confederation

Referees

AFC

First round Draw The 20 teams were divided in four groups, each group with five teams. The draw was held on 10 July 2008 in Brasília, Brazil Tie break rule In case two or more teams are equal on points, their ranking is determined by the results of matches between the tied teams only. If there is still a tie after this, the ranking is determined by goals difference in all group matches. Top goalscorers The top 10 scorers from the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup are as follows: Rank Name Country Goals 1 Pula 16 2 Falcão 15 3 Lenísio 11 4 Schumacher 10 4 Damir Khamadiyev 10 6 Vladislav Shayakhmetov 9 7 Fabio Alcaraz 8 7 René Villalba 8 7 Cirilo 8 10 Fernando Grana 7 10 Dmitri Prudnikov 7 10 Fernandão 7 Final tournament rankings Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws. Team Final result 1 9 8 1 0 64 8 +56 25 Champions 2 9 7 2 0 29 11 +18 23 Runners-up 3 9 5 1 3 25 18 +7 16 Third place 4 9 4 1 4 62 32 +30 13 Fourth place 5 7 4 2 1 24 19 +5 14 Eliminated in Second round 6 7 3 3 1 19 12 +7 12 Eliminated in Second round 7 7 3 1 3 27 17 +10 10 Eliminated in Second round 8 7 3 1 3 24 21 +3 10 Eliminated in Second round 9 4 3 0 1 15 8 +7 9 Eliminated in First round 10 4 2 0 2 14 9 +5 6 Eliminated in First round 11 4 2 0 2 10 10 0 6 Eliminated in First round 12 4 2 0 2 13 24 –11 6 Eliminated in First round 13 4 1 0 3 9 12 –3 3 Eliminated in First round 14 4 1 0 3 7 15 –8 3 Eliminated in First round 15 4 1 0 3 16 25 –9 3 Eliminated in First round 16 4 0 1 3 7 14 –7 1 Eliminated in First round 17 4 0 1 3 6 14 –8 1 Eliminated in First round 18 4 0 0 4 5 24 –19 0 Eliminated in First round 19 4 0 0 4 5 25 –20 0 Eliminated in First round 20 4 0 0 4 6 69 –63 0 Eliminated in First round