1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship
Campeonato Mundial de Fútbol Sala de la FIFA 1996
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
Dates24 November – 8 December
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (3rd title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place Russia
Fourth place Ukraine
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored290 (7.25 per match)
Attendance116,400 (2,910 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Manoel Tobias (14 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Manoel Tobias

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

CompetitionDateVenueBerthsQualified
Host Nation 1 Spain
AFC Preliminary Competition27 March – 17 August 1996 China
 Iran
 Malaysia		3 China
 Iran
 Malaysia
1996 African Futsal Championship16–21 April 1996 Egypt1 Egypt
1996 CONCACAF Futsal Championship20–29 July 1996 Guatemala2 United States
 Cuba
1996 South American Futsal Championship16–20 April 1996 Brazil3 Brazil
 Uruguay
 Argentina
1996 Oceanian Futsal Championship3–8 August 1996 Vanuatu1 Australia
UEFA Preliminary Competition 5 Belgium
 Italy
 Netherlands
 Russia
 Ukraine
TOTAL16Field 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
 Spain 3 3 0 0 18 3 +15 9
 Ukraine 3 2 0 1 22 9 +13 6
 Egypt 3 1 0 2 13 19 −6 3
 Australia 3 0 0 3 4 26 −22 0
Source:
Spain 7–2 Egypt
Ukraine 11–2 Australia
Egypt 8–2 Australia
Spain 4–1 Ukraine
Ukraine 10–3 Egypt
Spain 7–0 Australia

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 3 2 1 0 13 6 +7 7
 Russia 3 1 2 0 15 5 +10 5
 Argentina 3 1 1 1 7 9 −2 4
 China 3 0 0 3 3 18 −15 0
Source:
Argentina 2–1 China
Netherlands 2–2 Russia
Argentina 2–2 Russia
Netherlands 5–1 China
Russia 11–1 China
Netherlands 6–3 Argentina

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 3 2 1 0 16 5 +11 7
 Uruguay 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
 United States 3 1 0 2 12 7 +5 3
 Malaysia 3 0 0 3 4 24 −20 0
Source:
United States 0–1 Uruguay
Malaysia 1–10 Italy
Italy 4–2 United States
Uruguay 4–1 Malaysia
Uruguay 2–2 Italy
United States 10–2 Malaysia

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 31 5 +26 9
 Belgium 3 2 0 1 13 10 +3 6
 Iran 3 1 0 2 12 14 −2 3
 Cuba 3 0 0 3 4 31 −27 0
Source:
Brazil 5–2 Belgium
Iran 7–1 Cuba
Belgium 5–2 Iran
Brazil 18–0 Cuba
Brazil 8–3 Iran
Belgium 6–3 Cuba

Second round

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9
 Russia 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
 Italy 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
 Belgium 3 0 0 3 4 12 −8 0
Source:
Italy 4–1 Belgium
Spain 2–0 Russia
Italy 0–3 Russia
Belgium 1–2 Spain
Russia 6–2 Belgium
Spain 4–1 Italy

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 2 1 0 12 5 +7 7
 Ukraine 3 1 2 0 11 9 +2 5
 Uruguay 3 1 0 2 10 14 −4 3
 Netherlands 3 0 1 2 9 14 −5 1
Source:
Netherlands 4–4 Ukraine
Brazil 5–2 Uruguay
Ukraine 2–2 Brazil
Uruguay 5–4 Netherlands
Brazil 5–1 Netherlands
Ukraine 5–3 Uruguay

Third Round

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
6 December 1996
 
 
 Brazil6
 
8 December 1996
 
 Russia2
 
 Brazil6
 
6 December 1996
 
 Spain4
 
 Spain4
 
 
 Ukraine1
 
Third place
 
 
8 December 1996
 
 
 Russia3
 
 
 Ukraine2

Semifinals

Brazil 6–2 Russia
Spain 4–1 Ukraine

Third Place

Russia 3–2 Ukraine

Final

Brazil 6–4 (HT: 3–1) Spain
Danilo Goal 8′01″, 23′06″
Choco Goal 16′02″
Marcio Goal 18′04″
Vander Goal 37′08″
Manoel Tobias Goal 39′10″		 Report Pato Goal 16′03″
Serginho Goal 21′05″ (o.g.)
Vicentin Goal 26′07″, 39′09″
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Perry Gautier (Belgium)

Champions

 FIFA Futsal World Championships 1996 winners 

Brazil
Third title
12–man Roster
Serginho, Marcio, Waginho, Manoel Tobias, Fininho, Sandrinho, Danilo, Choco, Vander, Bage, Clovis, Djacir
Head coach
Estaquio Afonso Araujo

Tournament ranking

RankTeam
1st place, gold medalist(s) Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Russia
4 Ukraine
5 Italy
6 Uruguay
7 Netherlands
8 Belgium
9 Argentina
10 United States
11 Iran
12 Egypt
13 China
14 Malaysia
15 Australia
16 Cuba
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