The 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup was the sixth edition of the

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, the quadrennial international

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championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of

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. It was the first tournament to use the term "World Cup". It was held between 30 September and 19 October 2008 in

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

. It was the only Futsal World Cup to feature 20 teams.

won the tournament for the fourth time. It was their first title since

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Qualifying criteria

Qualified nations

Venues

Squads

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

Officials

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

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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

Group B

Group C

Group D

Second round

Group E

Group F

Final round

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

Champions

Awards

Top goalscorers

The top 10 scorers from the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup are as follows:

Final tournament rankings

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in

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are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by

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are counted as draws.

References

External links

FIFA Futsal World Cup Brazil 2008
FIFA.com
FIFA Technical Report
{{DEFAULTSORT:2008 Fifa Futsal World Cup FIFA Futsal World Cup tournaments F F International futsal competitions hosted by Brazil