1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship

The 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship was the third FIFA Futsal World Championship, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It was held between 24 November and 8 December 1996, in Spain.

1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship

Campeonato Mundial de Fútbol Sala de la FIFA 1996
Tournament details
Host country	Spain
Dates	24 November – 8 December
Teams	16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (3rd title)
Runners-up	Spain
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Ukraine
Tournament statistics
Matches played	40
Goals scored	290 (7.25 per match)
Attendance	116,400 (2,910 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Manoel Tobias (14 goals)
Best player(s)	Manoel Tobias
← 1992 2000 →

Brazil won the tournament for the third consecutive time.

Qualifying criteria

Main article: 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship qualification

Qualified nations

Competition	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified
Host Nation			1	Spain
AFC Preliminary Competition	27 March – 17 August 1996	China   Iran   Malaysia	3	China   Iran   Malaysia
1996 African Futsal Championship	16–21 April 1996	Egypt	1	Egypt
1996 CONCACAF Futsal Championship	20–29 July 1996	Guatemala	2	United States   Cuba
1996 South American Futsal Championship	16–20 April 1996	Brazil	3	Brazil   Uruguay   Argentina
1996 Oceanian Futsal Championship	3–8 August 1996	Vanuatu	1	Australia
UEFA Preliminary Competition			5	Belgium   Italy   Netherlands   Russia   Ukraine
TOTAL			16	Field is Finalized

Venues

Murcia	Segovia	Castellón de la Plana	Barcelona
Palacio de Deportes de Murcia	Pabellon Pedro Delgado Robledo	Pabellon de Castellon	Palau Sant Jordi
Capacity: 7,500	Capacity: 2,050	Capacity: 4,357	Capacity: 15,000
Murcia   Segovia   Castellón de la Plana   Barcelona

Draw

The 16 teams were divided in four groups, each group with four teams.

First round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	18	3	+15	9
Ukraine	3	2	0	1	22	9	+13	6
Egypt	3	1	0	2	13	19	−6	3
Australia	3	0	0	3	4	26	−22	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

24 November 1996

Spain	7–2	Egypt

24 November 1996

Ukraine	11–2	Australia

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26 November 1996

Egypt	8–2	Australia

26 November 1996

Spain	4–1	Ukraine

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28 November 1996

Ukraine	10–3	Egypt

28 November 1996

Spain	7–0	Australia

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	3	2	1	0	13	6	+7	7
Russia	3	1	2	0	15	5	+10	5
Argentina	3	1	1	1	7	9	−2	4
China	3	0	0	3	3	18	−15	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

25 November 1996

Argentina	2–1	China

25 November 1996

Netherlands	2–2	Russia

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27 November 1996

Argentina	2–2	Russia

27 November 1996

Netherlands	5–1	China

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28 November 1996

Russia	11–1	China

28 November 1996

Netherlands	6–3	Argentina

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	3	2	1	0	16	5	+11	7
Uruguay	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	7
United States	3	1	0	2	12	7	+5	3
Malaysia	3	0	0	3	4	24	−20	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

24 November 1996

United States	0–1	Uruguay

24 November 1996

Malaysia	1–10	Italy

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26 November 1996

Italy	4–2	United States

26 November 1996

Uruguay	4–1	Malaysia

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28 November 1996

Uruguay	2–2	Italy

28 November 1996

United States	10–2	Malaysia

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	0	31	5	+26	9
Belgium	3	2	0	1	13	10	+3	6
Iran	3	1	0	2	12	14	−2	3
Cuba	3	0	0	3	4	31	−27	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

25 November 1996

Brazil	5–2	Belgium

25 November 1996

Iran	7–1	Cuba

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27 November 1996

Belgium	5–2	Iran

27 November 1996

Brazil	18–0	Cuba

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28 November 1996

Brazil	8–3	Iran

28 November 1996

Belgium	6–3	Cuba

Second round

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9
Russia	3	2	0	1	9	4	+5	6
Italy	3	1	0	2	5	8	−3	3
Belgium	3	0	0	3	4	12	−8	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

1 December 1996

Italy	4–1	Belgium

1 December 1996

Spain	2–0	Russia

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2 December 1996

Italy	0–3	Russia

2 December 1996

Belgium	1–2	Spain

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4 December 1996

Russia	6–2	Belgium

4 December 1996

Spain	4–1	Italy

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	2	1	0	12	5	+7	7
Ukraine	3	1	2	0	11	9	+2	5
Uruguay	3	1	0	2	10	14	−4	3
Netherlands	3	0	1	2	9	14	−5	1

Source:^{[citation needed]}

30 November 1996

Netherlands	4–4	Ukraine

30 November 1996

Brazil	5–2	Uruguay

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1 December 1996

Ukraine	2–2	Brazil

1 December 1996

Uruguay	5–4	Netherlands

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3 December 1996

Brazil	5–1	Netherlands

3 December 1996

Ukraine	5–3	Uruguay

Third Round

	Semifinals				Final
	6 December 1996
	Brazil	6
					8 December 1996
	Russia	2
					Brazil	6
	6 December 1996
					Spain	4
	Spain	4
	Ukraine	1
					Third place
					8 December 1996
					Russia	3
					Ukraine	2

Semifinals

6 December 1996

Brazil	6–2	Russia

6 December 1996

Spain	4–1	Ukraine

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Third Place

8 December 1996

Russia	3–2	Ukraine

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Final

8 December 1996

13:00

Brazil	6–4 (HT: 3–1)	Spain
Danilo   8′01″', 23′06″' Choco   16′02″' Marcio   18′04″' Vander   37′08″' Manoel Tobias   39′10″'	Report	Pato   16′03″' Serginho [pt]   21′05″' (o.g.) Vicentin   26′07″', 39′09″'

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona

Attendance: 15,500

Referee: Perry Gautier (Belgium)

Champions

FIFA Futsal World Championships 1996 Winners
Brazil Third title

12–man Roster

Serginho [pt], Marcio, Waginho, Manoel Tobias, Fininho, Sandrinho, Danilo, Choco, Vander, Bage, Clovis, Djacir

Head Coach

Estaquio Afonso Araujo

Tournament ranking

Rank	Team
	Brazil
	Spain
	Russia
4	Ukraine
5	Italy
6	Uruguay
7	Netherlands
8	Belgium
9	Argentina
10	United States
11	Iran
12	Egypt
13	China
14	Malaysia
15	Australia
16	Cuba

External links

• , FIFA.com
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