2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup
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| Copa do Mundo de Futsal da FIFA Brasil 2008 | |
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| 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 |
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 |
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| Host Nation | 1 | Brazil
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| 2008 AFC Futsal Championship | May 11–18, 2008 |  Thailand |
4 |  Iran Thailand Japan China
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| 2008 African Futsal Championship | March 21–30, 2008 |  Libya |
2 | Libya Egypt
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| 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship | June 2–8, 2008 |  Guatemala |
3 | Guatemala  Cuba  United States
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| 2008 Copa América – FIFA Futsal | June 23–28, 2008 |  Uruguay |
3 | Uruguay Argentina Paraguay
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| 2008 Oceanian Futsal Championship | June 8–14, 2008 |  Fiji |
1 |  Solomon Islands
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| UEFA Preliminary Competition | 23 Feb.- 16 Apr. 2008 | Groups | 6 | Spain  Portugal Italy Russia  Ukraine  Czech Republic
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| 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
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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
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Second round
Group E
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Group F
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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 | |||||
Winner
| FIFA Futsal World Cup 2008 Winners |
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 Brazil Fourth title |
Awards
| Golden Shoe winner | Golden Ball winner | Golden Gloves winner |
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| Pula
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Falcão
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Tiago
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| Silver Shoe winner | Silver Ball winner | Goal of the Tournament |
| Falcão
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Schumacher
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José Rafael Gonzalez
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| Bronze Shoe winner | Bronze Ball winner | FIFA Fair Play Trophy |
| Lenísio
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Tiago
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Spain
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Top goalscorers
The top 10 scorers from the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Country | Goals |
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| 1 | Pula | Russia
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16 |
| 2 | Falcão | Brazil
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15 |
| 3 | Lenísio | Brazil
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11 |
| 4 | Schumacher | Brazil
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| Damir Khamadiev | Russia
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| 6 | Vladislav Shayakhmetov | Russia
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| 7 | Fabio Alcaraz | Paraguay
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| René Villalba | Paraguay
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| Sirilo | Russia
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| 10 | Fernando Grana | Italy
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| Dmitry Prudnikov | Russia
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| Fernandao | Spain
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References
- ^ FIFA. "Report and Statistics FIFA Futsal World Cup Brazil 2008" (PDF).
- ^ FIFA. "Tournaments".
- ^ "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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