2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup

2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup

Copa Mundial de Fútbol Sala de la FIFA Colombia 2016
Tournament details
Host country	Colombia
Dates	10 September – 1 October
Teams	24 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (1st title)
Runners-up	Russia
Third place	Iran
Fourth place	Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	352 (6.77 per match)
Attendance	139,307 (2,679 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ricardinho (12 goals)
Best player(s)	Fernando Wilhelm
Best goalkeeper	Nicolás Sarmiento
Fair play award	Vietnam
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The 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup was the eighth 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.^[1]

Brazil and Spain, the two teams that won all seven previous tournaments, were eliminated in the round of 16 and quarter-finals respectively. Their elimination makes this tournament was the first in which the champions was neither of them.

Argentina defeated Russia 5–4 in the final to win the tournament; becoming only the third country to win a FIFA Futsal World Cup title.