Host country Thailand Venue(s) 3 (in 2 host cities) Runners-up Spain | Dates 1–18 November 2012 Champions Brazil (5th title) | |
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Teams 24 (from 6 confederations) | ||
The 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup was the 7th FIFA Futsal World Cup, an international futsal tournament that took place from 1–18 November 2012 in Thailand. An extra four teams (increase to 24 from 20 at the 2008 event in Brazil) were competing at this World Cup.
Contents
- Bid process
- Qualification
- Venues
- Squads
- Match officials
- Draw
- First round
- Knockout phase
- Goalscorers
- Awards
- Official song
- References
Brazil defended their title, winning it for the fifth time, by defeating Spain in a rematch of the 2008 final 3–2 after extra time.
Bid process
Thailand beat bids from China, Iran, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Sri Lanka and Guatemala.
Qualification
The host nation, Thailand, qualified automatically.
Venues
The matches were originally due to take place across four venues. Due to construction delays and failure to meet the security requirement, early matches scheduled at the Bangkok Futsal Arena were moved to the Hua Mark Indoor Stadium. After the final inspection on 5 November, FIFA announced that the Bangkok Futsal Arena had not sufficiently met the criteria. The two quarter-final matches would be played at Nimibutr Stadium, while Hua Mark Indoor Stadium would host the semifinals and the final.
Squads
Each team submitted a squad of 14 players, including two goalkeepers. The squads were announced on 25 October 2012.
Match officials
The following were the officials for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Draw
The official draw for the World Cup was held at the St. Regis Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand on 24 August 2012.
The 24 teams were divided in six groups, each group with four teams.
First round
The group winners and runners up along with the 4 highest rank third places advanced to the round of 16.
The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:
- greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- greatest number of goals scored in all group matches;
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:
- greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
- greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
- drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
All times are Thailand Standard Time (UTC+07:00).
Knockout phase
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (two periods of five minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner. However, for the third place match, no extra time shall be played and the winner shall be determined by kicks from the penalty mark.
Goalscorers
Awards
The following awards were given for the tournament:
Official song
The official song of 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup was "Heart & Soul", a single by the Thai band Slot Machine.