2008 Fifa Futsal World Cup

It was the first tournament to use the term "World Cup". It was held between 30 September and 19 October 2008 in Brazil. It was the only Futsal World Cup to feature 20 teams.

2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup

Copa do Mundo de Futsal da FIFA Brasil 2008
Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
Dates	30 September – 19 October
Teams	20 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (4th title)
Runners-up	Spain
Third place	Italy
Fourth place	Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	56
Goals scored	387 (6.91 per match)
Attendance	292,161 (5,217 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Pula (16 goals)
Best player(s)	Falcão
Best goalkeeper	Tiago
Fair play award	Spain
← 2004 2012 →

Brazil won the tournament for the fourth time. It was their first title since 1996.

Qualified nations

Competition	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified
Host Nation			1	Brazil
2008 AFC Futsal Championship	11–18 May 2008	Thailand	4	Iran   Thailand   Japan   China
2008 African Futsal Championship	21–30 March 2008	Libya	2	Libya   Egypt
2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship	2–8 June 2008	Guatemala	3	Guatemala   Cuba   United States
2008 Copa América de Futsal	23–28 June 2008	Uruguay	3	Uruguay   Argentina   Paraguay
2008 Oceanian Futsal Championship	8–14 June 2008	Fiji	1	Solomon Islands
UEFA Preliminary Competition	23 February – 16 April 2008	Groups	6	Spain   Portugal   Italy   Russia   Ukraine   Czech Republic
TOTAL			20	—

Each nation submitted a squad of 14 players, including two goalkeepers.

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.

Group A

Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts   Brazil (H) 4 4 0 0 49 1 +48 12   Russia 4 3 0 1 50 15 +35 9   Japan 4 2 0 2 13 24 −11 6   Cuba 4 1 0 3 16 25 −9 3   Solomon Islands 4 0 0 4 6 69 −63 0 Source: [citation needed] (H) Hosts

Brazil   12 - 1   Japan Cuba   10 - 2   Solomon Islands Solomon Islands   0 - 21   Brazil Russia   10 - 5   Cuba Brazil   7 - 0   Russia Japan   7 - 2   Solomon Islands Japan   4 - 1   Cuba Russia   31 - 2   Solomon Islands Brazil   9 - 0   Cuba Russia   9 - 1   Japan

Group B

Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts   Paraguay 4 3 0 1 19 5 +14 9   Italy 4 3 0 1 12 6 +6 9   Portugal 4 3 0 1 15 8 +7 9   Thailand 4 1 0 3 7 15 −8 3   United States 4 0 0 4 5 24 −19 0 Source: [citation needed] Notes:

Italy   1 - 0   Thailand Paraguay   5 - 0   United States Portugal   3 - 2   Paraguay United States   1 - 6   Italy Thailand   5 - 3   United States Italy   3 - 1   Portugal Portugal   8 - 1   United States Thailand   0 - 8   Paraguay Italy   2 - 4   Paraguay Portugal   3 - 2   Thailand

Group C

Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts   Ukraine 4 3 1 0 17 7 +10 10   Argentina 4 3 1 0 13 5 +8 10   Guatemala 4 2 0 2 14 9 +5 6   Egypt 4 1 0 3 9 12 −3 3   China 4 0 0 4 5 25 −20 0 Source: [citation needed]

Guatemala   1 - 0   Egypt Argentina   5 - 0   China Egypt   2 - 4   Argentina Ukraine   6 - 2   Guatemala China   2 - 6   Egypt Argentina   2 - 2   Ukraine China   1 - 10   Guatemala Ukraine   5 - 1   Egypt Argentina   2 - 1   Guatemala Ukraine   4 - 2   China

Group D

Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts   Spain 4 3 1 0 13 3 +10 10   Iran 4 3 1 0 14 9 +5 10   Czech Republic 4 2 0 2 10 10 0 6   Libya 4 0 1 3 7 14 −7 1   Uruguay 4 0 1 3 6 14 −8 1 Source: [citation needed]

Spain   3 - 3   Iran Uruguay   3 - 3   Libya Libya   0 - 3   Spain Czech Republic   4 - 1   Uruguay Spain   4 - 0   Czech Republic Iran   4 - 2   Libya Czech Republic   4 - 2   Libya Iran   4 - 2   Uruguay Spain   3 - 0   Uruguay Czech Republic   2 - 3   Iran

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts   Brazil 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9   Italy 3 1 1 1 9 8 +1 4   Iran 3 1 1 1 10 10 0 4   Ukraine 3 0 0 3 7 14 −7 0 Source: [citation needed]

Brazil   1 - 0   Iran Ukraine   0 - 4   Italy Italy   0 - 3   Brazil Ukraine   4 - 5   Iran Brazil   5 - 3   Ukraine Iran   5 - 5   Italy

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts   Spain 3 3 0 0 11 4 +7 9   Russia 3 1 1 1 9 11 −2 4   Argentina 3 0 2 1 6 7 −1 2   Paraguay 3 0 1 2 8 12 −4 1 Source: [citation needed]

Paraguay   3 - 3   Argentina Spain   5 - 2   Russia Spain   2 - 1   Argentina Russia   5 - 4   Paraguay Argentina   2 - 2   Russia Paraguay   1 - 4   Spain

	Semifinals				Final
	16 October 2008 - Rio de Janeiro
	Russia	2
					19 October 2008 - Rio de Janeiro
	Brazil	4
					Brazil (pen.)	2 (4)
	16 October 2008 - Rio de Janeiro
					Spain	2 (3)
	Spain (a.e.t.)	3
	Italy	2
					Third place
					18 October 2008 - Rio de Janeiro
					Russia	1
					Italy	2

Semi-finals

16 October 2008

Russia	2 – 4	Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

16 October 2008

Spain	3 – 2	Italy

Rio de Janeiro

Third place match

18 October 2008

Russia	1 – 2	Italy

Rio de Janeiro

Final

19 October 2008

Brazil	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Spain
Penalties
	4 – 3

Rio de Janeiro

The top 10 scorers from the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup are as follows:

Rank	Name	Country	Goals
1	Pula	Russia	16
2	Falcão	Brazil	15
3	Lenísio	Brazil	11
4	Schumacher	Brazil	10
	Damir Khamadiyev	Russia
6	Vladislav Shayakhmetov	Russia	9
7	Fabio Alcaraz	Paraguay	8
	René Villalba	Paraguay
	Cirilo	Russia
10	Fernando Grana	Italy	7
	Dmitri Prudnikov	Russia
	Fernandão	Spain

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.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	Brazil	9	8	1	0	64	8	+56	25
2	Spain	9	7	2	0	29	11	+18	23
3	Italy	9	5	1	3	25	18	+7	16
4	Russia	9	4	1	4	62	31	+31	13
5	Iran	7	4	2	1	24	19	+5	14	Eliminated in the second round
6	Argentina	7	3	3	1	19	12	+7	12
7	Paraguay	7	3	1	3	27	17	+10	10
8	Ukraine	7	3	1	3	24	21	+3	10
9	Portugal	4	3	0	1	15	8	+7	9	Eliminated in the first round
10	Guatemala	4	2	0	2	14	9	+5	6
11	Czech Republic	4	2	0	2	11	18	−7	6
12	Japan	4	2	0	2	13	24	−11	6
13	Egypt	4	1	0	3	9	12	−3	3
14	Thailand	4	1	0	3	7	15	−8	3
15	Cuba	4	1	0	3	16	25	−9	3
16	Libya	4	0	1	3	7	14	−7	1
17	Uruguay	4	0	1	3	6	14	−8	1
18	United States	4	0	0	4	5	24	−19	0
19	China	4	0	0	4	5	25	−20	0
20	Solomon Islands	4	0	0	4	6	69	−63	0

• FIFA Futsal World Cup Brazil 2008, FIFA.com
• FIFA Technical Report