FIFA Futsal World Cup
The FIFA Futsal World Cup is an international futsal competition contested by the senior List of men's national [futsal teams|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.
History
The first international futsal confederation, the South American Futsal Confederation, was formed in 1965 and consisted of 5 nations. FIFA recognized it as a new discipline unofficially in 1986 and officially in 1988.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) | Africa Cup of Nations">Confederation of African Football">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
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.| Rank | Team | Part | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | 10 | 74 | 64 | 6 | 4 | 468 | 107 | +361 | 198 | |
| 2 | 10 | 65 | 50 | 6 | 9 | 277 | 122 | +155 | 156 | |
| 3 | 10 | 62 | 36 | 7 | 19 | 193 | 136 | +57 | 115 | |
| 4 | 7 | 45 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 241 | 114 | +127 | 86 | |
| 5 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 3 | 13 | 153 | 96 | +57 | 84 | |
| 6 | 7 | 41 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 144 | 82 | +62 | 81 | |
| 7 | 9 | 44 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 160 | 144 | +16 | 72 | |
| 8 | 6 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 138 | 100 | +38 | 62 | |
| 9 | 5 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 87 | 86 | +1 | 46 | |
| 10 | 8 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 108 | 99 | +9 | 44 | |
| 11 | 6 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 91 | 108 | −17 | 40 | |
| 12 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 32 | |
| 13 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 30 | |
| 14 | 7 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 97 | 115 | −18 | 30 | |
| 15 | 7 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 71 | 122 | −51 | 25 | |
| 16 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 20 | |
| 17 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 17 | |
| 18 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 48 | 88 | −40 | 17 | |
| 19 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 15 | |
| 20 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 58 | 110 | −52 | 15 | |
| 21 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 77 | −30 | 14 | |
| 22 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 13 | |
| 23 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 13 | |
| 24 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 34 | 118 | −84 | 13 | |
| 25 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 12 | |
| 26 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 10 | |
| 28 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 77 | −41 | 9 | |
| 29 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 8 | |
| 30 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 7 | |
| 31 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 33 | −21 | 7 | |
| 32 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 6 | |
| 33 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 5 | |
| 34 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 4 | |
| 35 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 49 | −35 | 4 | |
| 36 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| 36 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| 38 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 3 | |
| 39 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 3 | |
| 40 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 118 | −89 | 3 | |
| 41 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 142 | −120 | 3 | |
| 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 0 | |
| 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 0 | |
| 44 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 | |
| 45 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 0 | |
| 46 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 | |
| 47 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 0 | |
| 48 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 0 | |
| 49 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 0 | |
| 50 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 0 | |
| 51 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 38 | −21 | 0 | |
| 52 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 0 | |
| 53 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 29 | −27 | 0 | |
| 54 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 66 | −51 | 0 |
Comprehensive team results by tournament
;Legend- — Champions
- — Runners-up
- — Third place
- — Fourth place
- QF — Quarterfinals
- R2 — Round 2
- R1 — Round 1
- × — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
- Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
- — Hosts
| Nation | 1989 Result by confederationUEFAGoal-scoring leadersIndividual tournamentAwardsGolden BallThe 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 ShoeThe 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 GloveThe Golden Glove Award is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament.
Goal of the TournamentGoal of the Tournament is awarded to the best goal of the tournament.
FIFA Fair Play AwardFIFA 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 BadgeIn 2012, FIFA extended the FIFA Champions Badge to the winners of the competition, where it was first won by Brazil.Team recordsAll time; Most matches played: 74;; Most wins: 64; ; Most losses: 19; ; Most draws: 7;, ; Most goals scored: 468; ; Most goals conceded: 144; ; Fewest goals scored: 2;, ; Fewest goals conceded: 7;, ; Highest goal difference: +361; ; Lowest goal difference: –120; ; Most played final: 4 times; v Goalscoring; Biggest margin of victory: 29;, vs; Most goals scored in a match, one team: 31;, vs ; Most goals scored in a match, both teams: 33; 31–2 ; Most goals scored in a final, one team: 6; ; Most goals scored in a final, both teams: 10; 6–4 ; Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams: 3; 2–1 , 2–1 , 2–1 , 2–1 ; Biggest margin of victory in a final: 3; Predecessors
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