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.
1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship Campeonato Mundial de Fútbol Sala de la FIFA 1996 Tournament details Host country Spain Dates 24 November – 8 December Teams 16 (from 6 confederations) Venue 4 (in 4 host cities) Final positions Champions (3rd title) Runners-up Third place Fourth place Tournament statistics Matches played 40 Goals scored 290 (7.25 per match) Attendance 116,400 (2,910 per match) Top scorer Best player
Brazil won the tournament for the third consecutive time.
Qualifying criteria
Qualified nations Competition Date Venue Berths Qualified Host Nation 1 AFC Preliminary Competition 27 March – 17 August 1996 3 1996 African Futsal Championship 16–21 April 1996 1 1996 CONCACAF Futsal Championship 20–29 July 1996 2 United States 1996 South American Futsal Championship 16–20 April 1996 3 1996 Oceanian Futsal Championship 3–8 August 1996 1 UEFA Preliminary Competition 5 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
Draw The 16 teams were divided in four groups, each group with four teams.
First round
Group A Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 3 3 0 0 18 3 +15 9 3 2 0 1 22 9 +13 6 3 1 0 2 13 19 −6 3 3 0 0 3 4 26 −22 0
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Group B Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 3 2 1 0 13 6 +7 7 3 1 2 0 15 5 +10 5 3 1 1 1 7 9 −2 4 3 0 0 3 3 18 −15 0
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Netherlands 6–3
Group C Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 3 2 1 0 16 5 +11 7 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 United States 3 1 0 2 12 7 +5 3 3 0 0 3 4 24 −20 0
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Group D Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 3 3 0 0 31 5 +26 9 3 2 0 1 13 10 +3 6 3 1 0 2 12 14 −2 3 3 0 0 3 4 31 −27 0
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Second round
Group E Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3 3 0 0 3 4 12 −8 0
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Group F Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 3 2 1 0 12 5 +7 7 3 1 2 0 11 9 +2 5 3 1 0 2 10 14 −4 3 3 0 1 2 9 14 −5 1
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Third Round
Semifinals Final
6 December 1996
6
8 December 1996
2
6
6 December 1996
4
4
1
Third place
8 December 1996
3
2
Semifinals
Third place match
Final Brazil 6–4 (HT: 3–1) Danilo 8′01″ , 23′06″ 16′02″ 18′04″ 37′08″ 39′10″ Report Pato 16′03″ (pt) 21′05″ (o.g. ) 26′07″ , 39′09″
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Perry Gautier (Belgium)
Champions FIFA Futsal World Championships 1996 winners
12–man Roster
Serginho (pt) , Marcio, Waginho, Manoel Tobias, Fininho, Sandrinho, Danilo, Choco, Vander, Bage, Clovis, Djacir
Head coach
Estaquio Afonso Araujo (pt)
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 Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result 1 8 7 1 0 55 16 +39 22 Champions 2 8 7 0 1 34 12 +22 21 Runners-up 3 8 4 2 2 29 17 +12 14 Third place 4 8 3 2 3 36 25 +11 11 Fourth place 5 6 3 1 2 21 13 +8 10 Eliminated in Second round 6 6 3 1 2 17 17 0 10 7 6 2 2 2 22 20 +2 8 8 6 2 0 4 17 22 –5 6 9 3 1 1 1 7 9 –2 4 Eliminated in First round 10 United States 3 1 0 2 12 7 +5 3 11 3 1 0 2 12 14 –2 3 12 3 1 0 2 13 19 –6 3 13 3 0 0 3 3 18 –15 0 14 3 0 0 3 4 24 –20 0 15 3 0 0 3 4 26 –22 0 16 3 0 0 3 4 31 –27 0