2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup

2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup
Copa do Mundo de Futsal da FIFA Brasil 2008
Tournament details
Host country Brazil 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) Russia Pula (16 goals)
Best player Brazil Falcão
Best goalkeeper Brazil Tiago
Fair play award  Spain

The 2008 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup was held in Brazil from September 30 to October 19.[1] It was the sixth [2] World Championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body. The venues were Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasília and Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro. The opening ceremony took place in Brasília with the finals in Rio. For the first and only time, 20 teams participated. The number would increase to 24 starting in 2012.[3]

Qualifying criteria

Qualified nations

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

Venues

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

Squads

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

Officials

Confederation Referees
AFC Kyrgyzstan Nurdin Bukuev
Japan Kazuya Isokawa
Malaysia Badrul Hisham Kalam
Australia Scott Kidson
South Korea Kim Jang-Kwan
China Li Zhizhong
Iran Alireza Sohrabi
CAF Libya Tawfik Al-Dawi
Egypt Saiud Abdul-Kader
Mozambique Asselam Khan
CONCACAF Guatemala Carlos del Cid
Cuba Antonio Alvarez Betancourt
United States Jason Krnac
Costa Rica Hector Mesen
Panama Elix Peralta
OFC Fiji Amitesh Chandra Behari

Confederation Referees
CONMEBOL Venezuela Octalivar Hernández
Argentina Sergio Ghibaudi
Brazil Tales Goulart
Ecuador Franklin Loor
Colombia Fabián López
Peru Héctor Rojas Figueroa
Uruguay Álvaro Sacarelo
Paraguay Nestor Ibarra
UEFA Italy Massimo Cumbo
Portugal António Cardoso
Spain Roberto Gracia Marin
Czech Republic Karel Henych
Ukraine Oleg Ivanov
Russia Ivan Shabanov
Croatia Edi Sunjic
Hungary Károly Török

First round

Draw

The 20 teams were divided in four groups, each group with five teams. The draw was held on July 10, 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 Pld W D L GF GA Diff Pts
 Brazil 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
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 Pld W D L GF GA Diff 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
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 Pld W D L GF GA Diff 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
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 Pld W D L GF GA Diff 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
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

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA Diff 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
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 Diff 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
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

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

Winner

 FIFA Futsal World Cup
2008 Winners 

Brazil
Fourth title

Awards

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

Top 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 Khamadiev  Russia
6 Vladislav Shayakhmetov  Russia 9
7 Fabio Alcaraz  Paraguay 8
René Villalba  Paraguay
Sirilo  Russia
10 Fernando Grana  Italy 7
Dmitry Prudnikov  Russia
Fernandao  Spain

References

  1. FIFA. "Report and Statistics FIFA Futsal World Cup Brazil 2008" (PDF).
  2. FIFA. "Tournaments".
  3. "Executive Committee approves voting process" (Press release). FIFA. 2010-10-29. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-29.

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