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FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016

10 September 01 October 2016

Statistical Kit

Last update 29.08.2016

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Contents

Teams qualified ................................................................................................................. 3

Match Schedule ................................................................................................................. 4

Team profiles (by groups) ................................................................................................ 6

Group A (Columbia, Portugal, Uzbekistan, Panama)....................................................................... 7

Group B (Thailand, Russia, Cuba, Egypt) .......................................................................................11

Group C (Paraguay, Italy, Vietnam, Guatemala) ............................................................................16

Group D (Ukraine, Brazil, Mozambique, Australia) ........................................................................20

Group E (Argentina, Kazakhstan, Solomon Islands, Costa Rica) .....................................................26

Group F (Iran, Spain, Morocco, Azerbaijan) ..................................................................................30

FIFA Futsal World Cup 2016 Winners Trophy ............................................................... 35

Facts you need to know about the FIFA Futsal World Cup .......................................... 36

Laws of the Game round-up ........................................................................................................37

Dimensions .................................................................................................................................37

Referee signals ............................................................................................................................38

History .............................................................................................................................. 39

Roll of Honour .............................................................................................................................39

Nutshell ......................................................................................................................................39

First ever FIFA Futsal World Cup facts ...........................................................................................40

Awards .......................................................................................................................................41

FIFA Futsal World Cup stadiums .................................................................................... 43

Statistics ........................................................................................................................... 44

Milestone goals ...........................................................................................................................44

Superlatives - Teams ....................................................................................................................45

Superlatives - Players ...................................................................................................................46

Superlatives - Coaches .................................................................................................................47

Superlatives Referees ................................................................................................................47

Goals, cards, attendances - comparative statistics .........................................................................48

Ranking by tournament .................................................................................................. 49

All-time Ranking* ............................................................................................................ 50

The Road to Colombia ..................................................................................................... 51

Matches of previous FIFA Futsal World Cups ................................................................ 57

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Teams qualified

Host (1)

Colombia automatically qualified as host

Team 2016

Appearance

COLOMBIA (COL) 2nd

African Zone (3)

The 2016 African Futsal Championship was played in South Africa (15-24 April 2016). Morocco, Egypt and Mozambique qualified for the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2016.

Team 2016

Appearance

EGYPT (EGY) 6th

MOROCCO (MAR) 2nd

MOZAMBIQUE (MOZ) 1st

Asian Zone (5)

The 2016 AFC Futsal Championship was played in Uzbekistan. Iran, Thailand, Uzbekistan and Vietnam qualified for Colombia 2016 with Australia battling out the fifth and final berth between the four losing quarter-finalists.

Team 2016

Appearance

AUSTRALIA (AUS) 7th

IRAN (IRN) 7th

THAILAND (THA) 5th

UZBEKISTAN (UZB) 1st

VIETNAM (VIE) 1st

North, Central American & Caribbean Zone (4)

The 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship was be held in Costa Rica in May 2016 where Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala and Cuba qualified for Colombia 2016.

Team 2016

Appearance

COSTA RICA (CRC) 4th

CUBA (CUB) 5th

GUATEMALA (GUA) 4th

PANAMA (PAN) 2nd

European Zone (7)

The UEFA qualifying competition was divided into three stages: a preliminary round (October 2015), the main round (December 2015) and play-offs (home-and-away ties, March/April 2016). Azerbaijan, Italy, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Russia, Spain and Ukraine qualified for the FIFA World Cup Colombia 2016.

Team 2016

Appearance

AZERBAIJAN (AZE) 1st

ITALY (ITA) 7th

KAZAKHSTAN (KAZ) 2nd

PORTUGAL (POR) 5th

RUSSIA (RUS) 6th

SPAIN (ESP) 8th

UKRAINE (UKR) 5th

Oceanian Zone (1 )

The 2016 OFC Futsal Championship was played in Suva, Fiji in February 2016. Solomon Islands won the six-team tournament and will represent Oceania at Colombia 2016.

Team 2016

Appearance

SOLOMON ISLANDS (SOL) 3rd

South American Zone (3)

The 2016 CONMEBOL Futsal Championship was held in Asuncion, Paraguay in February 2016, where Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay qualified for the FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016.

Team 2016

Appearance

ARGENTINA (ARG) 8th

BRAZIL (BRA) 8th

PARAGUAY (PAR) 6th

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Match Schedule

Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F

Colombia (COL) Thailand (THA) Paraguay (PAR) Ukraine (UKR) Argentina (ARG) Iran (IRN)

Portugal (POR) Russia (RUS) Italy (ITA) Brazil (BRA) Kazakhstan (KAZ) Spain (ESP)

Uzbekistan (UZB) Cuba (CUB) Vietnam (VIE) Mozambique (MOZ) Solomon Islands (SOL) Morocco (MAR)

Panama (PAN) Egypt (EGY) Guatemala (GUA) Australia (AUS) Costa Rica (CRC) Azerbaijan (AZE)

Group stage

Group A

Date Match City (Country) Match # Time

10.09.2016 Colombia - Portugal CALI (COL) 1 20:00

10.09.2016 Uzbekistan - Panama CALI (COL) 2 18:00

13.09.2016 Colombia - Uzbekistan CALI (COL) 13 20:00

13.09.2016 Panama - Portugal CALI (COL) 14 18:00

16.09.2016 Panama - Colombia CALI (COL) 25 20:00

16.09.2016 Portugal - Uzbekistan MEDELLIN (COL) 26 20:00

Group B

Date Match City (Country) Match # Time

10.09.2016 Thailand - Russia MEDELLIN (COL) 3 18:00

10.09.2016 Cuba - Egypt MEDELLIN (COL) 4 16:00

13.09.2016 Thailand - Cuba MEDELLIN (COL) 15 20:00

13.09.2016 Egypt - Russia MEDELLIN (COL) 16 18:00

16.09.2016 Egypt - Thailand MEDELLIN (COL) 27 18:00

16.09.2016 Russia - Cuba CALI (COL) 28 18:00

Group C

Date Match City (Country) Match # Time

11.09.2016 Paraguay - Italy CALI (COL) 5 20:00

11.09.2016 Vietnam - Guatemala CALI (COL) 6 18:00

14.09.2016 Paraguay - Vietnam CALI (COL) 17 20:00

14.09.2016 Guatemala - Italy CALI (COL) 18 18:00

17.09.2016 Guatemala - Paraguay CALI (COL) 29 18:00

17.09.2016 Italy - Vietnam BUCARAMANGA (COL) 30 18:00

Group D

Date Match City (Country) Match # Time

11.09.2016 Ukraine - Brazil BUCARAMANGA (COL) 7 18:00

11.09.2016 Mozambique - Australia BUCARAMANGA (COL) 8 16:00

14.09.2016 Ukraine - Mozambique BUCARAMANGA (COL) 19 20:00

14.09.2016 Australia - Brazil BUCARAMANGA (COL) 20 18:00

17.09.2016 Australia - Ukraine BUCARAMANGA (COL) 31 16:00

17.09.2016 Brazil - Mozambique CALI (COL) 32 16:00

Group E

Date Match City (Country) Match # Time

12.09.2016 Argentina - Kazakhstan BUCARAMANGA (COL) 9 20:00

12.09.2016 Solomon Islands - Costa Rica BUCARAMANGA