2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup
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The 2008 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup was held in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 from September 30 to October 19. It was the sixth World Championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body. The venues were Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasília
Brasília
Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...

 and Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, sometimes called just Maracanãzinho , is a modern indoor arena located in Maracanã neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its formal name, Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso, honors a former Clube de Regatas do Flamengo president...

 in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

. The opening ceremony took place in Brasília with the finals in Rio. For the first time, 20 teams participated, making this the largest edition ever held.

Qualified nations

Competition Date Venue Berths Qualified
Host Nation   1
2008 AFC Futsal Championship
2008 AFC Futsal Championship
The 2008 AFC Futsal Championship was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 11 May to 18 May 2008. The tournament acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil.- Draw :...

 
May 11–18, 2008 4


2008 African Futsal Championship
2008 African Futsal Championship
The 2008 African Futsal Championship took place in Tripoli, Libya from 21 March to 30 March 2008. The tournament served as a qualifying tournament for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil....

 
March 21–30, 2008  Libya 2
2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship
2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship
The 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship was the fourth edition of the main international futsal tournament of the North and Central America and the Caribbean region...

 
June 2–8, 2008 3

2008 Copa América - FIFA Futsal
2008 Copa América - FIFA Futsal
The 2008 CONMEBOL Futsal Championship was the 20th edition of the main international futsal tournament of the South America region. It took place in Montevideo, Uruguay from 23 June to 28 June 2008....

 
June 23–28, 2008 3

2008 Oceanian Futsal Championship
2008 Oceanian Futsal Championship
The 2008 OFC Futsal Championship was the fifth edition of the main international futsal tournament of the Oceanian region. It took place in Suva, Fiji from 8 June to 14 June 2008....

 
June 8–14, 2008 1
UEFA Preliminary Competition
2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams. A total of 38 teams took part, divided in 10 Groups - eight groups of 4 teams each and two groups of 3 teams each - competing for 6 places in the World Cup.-Group 1:Was held in Hala Pionir...

 
23 Feb.- 16 Apr. 2008 Groups 6




TOTAL 20 Field is Finalized

Venues

Arena Maracanã Arena
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, sometimes called just Maracanãzinho , is a modern indoor arena located in Maracanã neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its formal name, Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso, honors a former Clube de Regatas do Flamengo president...

Nilson Nelson Gymnasium
Picture
City Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

Brasília
Brasília
Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...

Capacity 12,105 11,160

Squads

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

Officials

Confederation Referees
AFC
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...

 Kyrgyzstan Nurdin Bukuev
 Japan Kazuya Isokawa
 Malaysia Badrul Hisham Kalam
 Australia Scott Kidson
 South Korea Kim Jang-Kwan
 Mainland China Li Zhizhong
 Iran Alireza Sohrabi
CAF
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...

 Libya Tawfik Al-Dawi
 Egypt Saiud Abdul-Kader
 Mozambique Asselam Khan
CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...

 Guatemala Carlos del Cid
 Cuba Antonio Alvarez Betancourt
 United States Jason Krnac
 Costa Rica Hector Mesen
 Panama Elix Peralta
OFC
Oceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...

 Fiji Amitesh Chandra Behari

Confederation Referees
CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...

 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
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

 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


Draw

The 20 teams were divided in four groups, each group with five teams. The draw was held on July 10, 2008 in Brasilia
Brasília
Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...

, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...


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

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Team Pld W D L GF GA Diff Pts
4 4 0 0 49 1 +48 12
4 3 0 1 50 14 +36 9
4 2 0 2 13 24 -11 6
4 1 0 3 16 25 -9 3
4 0 0 4 6 69 -63 0
EWLINE
12 - 1
10 - 2
0 - 21
10 - 5
7 - 0
7 - 2
4 - 1
31 - 2
9 - 0
9 - 1

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA Diff Pts
4 3 0 1 19 5 14 9
4 3 0 1 12 6 6 9
4 3 0 1 15 8 7 9
4 1 0 3 7 15 -8 3
4 0 0 4 5 24 -19 0
EWLINE
1 - 0
5 - 0
3 - 2
1 - 6
5 - 3
3 - 1
8 - 1
0 - 8
2 - 4
3 - 2

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA Diff Pts
4 3 1 0 17 7 10 10
4 3 1 0 13 5 8 10
4 2 0 2 14 9 5 6
4 1 0 3 9 12 -3 3
4 0 0 4 5 25
0
EWLINE
1 - 0
5 - 0
2 - 4
6 - 2
2 - 6
2 - 2
1 - 10
5 - 1
2 - 1
4 - 2

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA Diff Pts
4 3 1 0 13 3 +10 10
4 3 1 0 14 9 +5 10
4 2 0 2 10 10 0 6
4 0 1 3 7 14 -7 1
4 0 1 3 6 14 -8 1
EWLINE
3 - 3
3 - 3
0 - 3
4 - 1
4 - 0
4 - 2
4 - 2
4 - 2
3 - 0
2 - 3

Group E

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Team Pld W D L GF GA Diff Pts
3 3 0 0 9 3 6 9
3 1 1 1 9 8 1 4
3 1 1 1 10 10 0 4
3 0 0 3 7 14 -7 0
EWLINE
1 - 0
0 - 4
0 - 3
4 - 5
5 - 3
5 - 5

Group F

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Team Pld W D L GF GA Diff Pts
3 3 0 0 11 4 7 9
3 1 1 1 9 11 -2 4
3 0 2 1 6 7 -1 2
3 0 1 2 8 12 -4 1
EWLINE
3 - 3
5 - 2
2 - 1
5 - 4
2 - 2
1 - 4

Final round

Awards

Golden Shoe winner Golden Ball winner Golden Gloves winner FIFA Fair Play Trophy
 Russia Pula  Brazil Falcão  Brazil Tiago

Silver Shoe winner Bronze Shoe winner Silver Ball winner Bronze Ball winner
 Brazil Falcão  Brazil Lenísio  Brazil Schumacher
Flávio Sérgio Viana
Flavio Sergio Viana known as Schumacher is a Brazilian futsal player, currently playing for Inter Movistar in Spain. He was elected as the 2008 World's Best Futsal Player. His nickname is a reference to German football goalkeeper Harald Schumacher.- External links:*...

 Brazil Tiago

Goal Of The Tournament
 Guatemala José Rafael Gonzalez

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
Flávio Sérgio Viana
Flavio Sergio Viana known as Schumacher is a Brazilian futsal player, currently playing for Inter Movistar in Spain. He was elected as the 2008 World's Best Futsal Player. His nickname is a reference to German football goalkeeper Harald Schumacher.- External links:*...

10
Damir Khamadiev
6 Vladislav Shayakhmetov
Vladislav Shayakhmetov
Vladislav Nailyevich Shayakhmetov is a Russian football and futsal player. He is a member of the Russian national futsal team.-Honours:Individual* World's Best Futsal Player 2008With MFK Viz-Sinara...

9
7 Fabio Alcaraz 8
René Villalba
Sirilo
10 Fernando Grana 7
Dmitry Prudnikov
Fernandao
Fernando Maciel Gonçalves
Fernando Maciel Gonçalves , commonly known as Fernandão, is a Spanish-Brazilian futsal player who plays for FC Barcelona Futsal as a Pivot.-Honours:*1 runner World Cup *1 Campeonato Carioca *1 Campeonato Paulista...

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