1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship

July 2022 October 2019 1996 Campeonato Mundial de Fútbol Sala de la FIFA 1996 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship.svg Spain 24 November – 8 December 16 6 4 4 BRA 3 Spain Russia Ukraine 1992 40 290 116400 BRA Manoel Tobias (14 goals) BRA Manoel Tobias 1992 2000 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. Brazil won the tournament for the third consecutive time. Qualifying criteria Qualified nations Competition Date Venue Berths Qualified Host Nation   1 Spain AFC Preliminary Competition 27 March – 17 August 1996 3 China Iran Malaysia 1996 African Futsal Championship 16–21 April 1996 1 Egypt 1996 CONCACAF Futsal Championship 20–29 July 1996 2 USA Cuba 1996 South American Futsal Championship 16–20 April 1996 3 Brazil Uruguay Argentina 1996 Oceanian Futsal Championship 3–8 August 1996 1 Australia UEFA Preliminary Competition   5 Belgium Italy Netherlands Russia Ukraine 1992 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 150px|center 150px|centercenter Spain 405 Spain 37.986111 -1.130278 right Murcia Spain 40.948056 -4.118333 left Segovia Spain 39.983056 -0.033056 right Castellón de la Plana Spain 41.383333 2.183333 left Barcelona Draw The 16 teams were divided in four groups, each group with four teams. First round Group A main WDL Q n ESP Spain UKR Ukraine 1992 EGY Egypt AUS Australia 3 0 0 18 3 2 0 1 22 9 1 0 2 13 19 0 0 3 4 26 green1 A A complete 24 November 1996 Spain 7–2 Egypt 24 November 1996 Ukraine 1992 11–2 Australia 26 November 1996 Egypt 8–2 Australia 26 November 1996 Spain 4–1 Ukraine 1992 28 November 1996 Ukraine 1992 10–3 Egypt 28 November 1996 Spain 7–0 Australia Group B main WDL Q n NED Netherlands RUS Russia ARG Argentina CHN China 2 1 0 13 6 1 2 0 15 5 1 1 1 7 9 0 0 3 3 18 green1 A A complete 25 November 1996 Argentina 2–1 China 25 November 1996 Netherlands 2–2 Russia 27 November 1996 Argentina 2–2 Russia 27 November 1996 Netherlands 5–1 China 28 November 1996 Russia 11–1 China 28 November 1996 Netherlands 6–3 Argentina Group C main WDL Q n ITA Italy URU Uruguay USA USA MAS Malaysia 2 1 0 16 5 2 1 0 7 3 1 0 2 12 7 0 0 3 4 24 green1 A A complete 24 November 1996 USA 0–1 Uruguay 24 November 1996 Malaysia 1–10 Italy 26 November 1996 Italy 4–2 USA 26 November 1996 Uruguay 4–1 Malaysia 28 November 1996 Uruguay 2–2 Italy 28 November 1996 USA 10–2 Malaysia Group D main WDL Q n BRA Brazil BEL Belgium IRI Iran CUB Cuba 3 0 0 31 5 2 0 1 13 10 1 0 2 12 14 0 0 3 4 31 green1 A A complete 25 November 1996 Brazil 5–2 Belgium 25 November 1996 Iran 7–1 Cuba 27 November 1996 Belgium 5–2 Iran 27 November 1996 Brazil 18–0 Cuba 28 November 1996 Brazil 8–3 Iran 28 November 1996 Belgium 6–3 Cuba Second round Group E main WDL Q n ESP Spain RUS Russia ITA Italy BEL Belgium 3 0 0 8 2 2 0 1 9 4 1 0 2 5 8 0 0 3 4 12 green1 A A complete 1 December 1996 Italy 4–1 Belgium 1 December 1996 Spain 2–0 Russia 2 December 1996 Italy 0–3 Russia 2 December 1996 Belgium 1–2 Spain 4 December 1996 Russia 6–2 Belgium 4 December 1996 Spain 4–1 Italy Group F main WDL Q n BRA Brazil UKR Ukraine 1992 URU Uruguay NED Netherlands 2 1 0 12 5 1 2 0 11 9 1 0 2 10 14 0 1 2 9 14 green1 A A complete 30 November 1996 Netherlands 4–4 Ukraine 1992 30 November 1996 Brazil 5–2 Uruguay 1 December 1996 Ukraine 1992 2–2 Brazil 1 December 1996 Uruguay 5–4 Netherlands 3 December 1996 Brazil 5–1 Netherlands 3 December 1996 Ukraine 1992 5–3 Uruguay Third Round white-space:nowrap Semifinals Final Third place 6 December 1996 Brazil 6 Russia 2 6 December 1996 Spain 4 Ukraine 1992 1 8 December 1996 Brazil 6 Spain 4 8 December 1996 Russia 3 Ukraine 1992 2 Semifinals 6 December 1996 Brazil 6–2 Russia 6 December 1996 Spain 4–1 Ukraine 1992 Third place match 8 December 1996 Russia 3–2 Ukraine 1992 Final 8 December 1996 13:00 Brazil 6–4 (HT: 3–1) Report Spain Danilo 8′01″ 23′06″ Choco 16′02″ Marcio 18′04″ Vander 37′08″ Manoel Tobias 39′10″ Pato 16′03″ Paulo Sérgio Baptista pt Serginho 21′05″ o.g. Vicentin 26′07″ 39′09″ Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona 15,500 Perry Gautier (Belgium) Champions futsal FIFA Futsal World Championships 1996 winners BRA Third 12–man Roster Paulo Sérgio Baptista pt Serginho, Marcio, Waginho, Manoel Tobias, Fininho, Sandrinho, Danilo, Choco, Vander, Bage, Clovis, Djacir Head coach Takão pt Estaquio Afonso Araujo 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. Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goals differencePts PointsFinal result1 BRA8 7 1 0 55 16 +39 22Champions2 ESP8 7 0 1 34 12 +22 21Runners-up3 RUS8 4 2 2 29 17 +12 14Third place4 UKR8 3 2 3 36 25 +11 11Fourth place5 ITA6 3 1 2 21 13 +8 10Eliminated in Second round6 URU6 3 1 2 17 17 0 107 NED6 2 2 2 22 20 +2 88 BEL6 2 0 4 17 22 –5 69 ARG3 1 1 1 7 9 –2 4Eliminated in First round10 USA3 1 0 2 12 7 +5 311 IRN3 1 0 2 12 14 –2 312 EGY3 1 0 2 13 19 –6 313 CHN3 0 0 3 3 18 –15 014 MAS3 0 0 3 4 24 –20 015 AUS3 0 0 3 4 26 –22 016 CUB3 0 0 3 4 31 –27 0 External links FIFA Futsal World Championship Spain 1996, FIFA.com FIFA Technical Report (Part 1) and (Part 2) 1996 Futsal World Championship World Championship Category:1996–97 in Spanish football 1996 1996 Category:November 1996 sports events in Europe Category:December 1996 sports events in Europe 1996 Category:Sport in Murcia Category:Sport in Segovia Category:Sport in Castellón de la Plana