Host country Colombia Champions Argentina (1st title) | Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities) Runners-up Russia | |
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Dates 10 September – 1 October 2016 Teams 24 (from 6 confederations) | ||
The 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup was the 8th edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was held in Colombia from 10 September to 1 October 2016.
Contents
- Host selection
- Qualified teams
- Venues
- Emblem
- Mascot
- Draw
- Match officials
- Squads
- Group stage
- Ranking of third placed teams
- Knockout stage
- Awards
- Goalscorers
- Tournament ranking
- Broadcasting rights
- References
Brazil and Spain, the two teams that won all previous tournaments, were eliminated in round of 16 and quarter-final. This means that this is the first tournament in which the champion is neither Brazil nor Spain.
In the final, Argentina defeated Russia 5–4 to win the tournament and secure the third country to win a FIFA Futsal World Cup title.
Host selection
Two countries bid for the tournament:
Four countries withdrew their bids:
The FIFA Executive Committee announced on 28 May 2013 that Colombia was appointed as host of the tournament.
Qualified teams
A total of 24 teams qualify for the final tournament. In addition to Colombia who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 23 teams qualify from six separate continental competitions. FIFA ratified the distribution of spots at the Executive Committee meeting in March 2014.
Venues
Colombia presented the cities of Bogotá, Villavicencio, Bucaramanga, Cúcuta, Ibagué and Neiva as the venue cities, when they bid to host the tournament. After an inspection meeting in October 2014, four stadiums were confirmed, with Neiva allowed an extension to finish works, before being removed as a venue later that month.
Confirmation of the four host cities were presented to the Colombian Football Federation and FIFA on 11 November. Medellín then replaced Villavicencio. A further inspection in January 2016 saw the removal of Ibagué as a host, meaning half of the cities in the initial bids proposal are confirmed, with the three remaining cites scheduled to accommodate two groups per stadia.
Emblem
The official emblem was unveiled on 29 September 2015.
Mascot
The official mascot, a spectacled bear, was launched on 19 April 2016.
Draw
The official draw was held on 19 May 2016, 18:00 COT (UTC−5), at the Plaza Mayor Conference Centre in Medellín. The teams were seeded based on their performances in previous FIFA Futsal World Cups and confederation tournaments, with the hosts Colombia automatically seeded and assigned to position A1. Moreover, for ticket sales reasons, the hosts and the top two teams (Colombia, Brazil and Spain) were spread across the three venues for the group matches: Cali (Groups A and C), Medellín (Groups B and F) and Bucaramanga (Groups D and E). Teams of the same confederation could not meet in the group stage, except that there were one group with two UEFA teams.
Match officials
The following officials were chosen for the tournament.
Squads
Each team must name a squad of 14 players (two of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. The official squads were announced by FIFA on 2 September 2016.
Group stage
The match schedule was officially confirmed on 5 February 2016, a week after the removal of Ibagué from the host cities.
The top two teams of each group and the four best third-placed teams advance to the round of 16.
The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows:
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:
All times are local, COT (UTC−5).
Ranking of third-placed teams
The four best teams among those ranked third are determined as follows:
- points obtained in all group matches;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
- drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
Knockout stage
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.
The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:
Awards
The following awards were given for the tournament:
Goalscorers
Tournament ranking
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.