2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup

The 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup was the sixth edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. 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.

Qualifying criteria

Main article: 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification

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	—

Venues

Arena	Maracanã Arena	Nilson Nelson Gymnasium
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City	Rio de Janeiro	Brasília
Capacity	12,105	11,160
Rio de Janeiro Brasília

Squads

Main article: 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup team squads

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

Officials

Confederation Referees AFC Nurdin Bukuev Kazuya Isokawa Badrul Hisham Kalam Scott Kidson Kim Jang-Kwan Li Zhizhong Alireza Sohrabi CAF Tawfik Al-Dawi Saiud Abdul-Kader Asselam Khan CONCACAF Carlos del Cid Antonio Alvarez Betancourt Jason Krnac Hector Mesen Elix Peralta OFC Amitesh Chandra Behari

Confederation Referees CONMEBOL Octalivar Hernández Sergio Ghibaudi Tales Goulart Franklin Loor Fabián López Héctor Rojas Figueroa Álvaro Sacarelo Nestor Fabian Valiente Ibarra UEFA Massimo Cumbo António Cardoso Roberto Gracia Marin Karel Henych Oleg Ivanov Ivan Shabanov Edi Sunjic Károly Török

First round

Main article: 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup – 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.

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[a]  Italy 4 3 0 1 12 6 +6 9[a]  Portugal 4 3 0 1 15 8 +7 9[a]  Thailand 4 1 0 3 7 15 −8 3  United States 4 0 0 4 5 24 −19 0 Source: [citation needed] Notes: The ranking between the top three teams was determined by the results of matches between them.

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

Second round

Main article: 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup – second round

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

Final round

Main article: 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup – final round

	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

Russia	2–4	Brazil

16 October 2008

Rio de Janeiro

Spain	3–2	Italy

16 October 2008

Rio de Janeiro

Third place match

Russia	1–2	Italy

18 October 2008

Rio de Janeiro

Final

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

19 October 2008

Rio de Janeiro

Champions

FIFA Futsal World Cup 2008 winners
Brazil Fourth title

Awards

Golden Shoe winner	Golden Ball winner	Golden Gloves winner
Pula	Falcão	Tiago
Silver Shoe winner	Silver Ball winner	Goal of the Tournament
Falcão	Schumacher	José Rafael González
Bronze Shoe winner	Bronze Ball winner	FIFA Fair Play Trophy
Lenísio	Tiago	Spain

Top goalscorers

Main article: List of 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup goalscorers

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

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.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Brazil	9	8	1	0	64	8	+56	25	Champions
2	Spain	9	7	2	0	29	11	+18	23	Runners-up
3	Italy	9	5	1	3	25	18	+7	16	Third place
4	Russia	9	4	1	4	62	32	+30	13	Fourth place
5	Iran	7	4	2	1	24	19	+5	14	Eliminated in 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 First round
10	Guatemala	4	2	0	2	14	9	+5	6
11	Czech Republic	4	2	0	2	10	10	0	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

References

External links

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