| Tourney Name: | FIFA Futsal World Cup |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Other Titles: | Copa do Mundo de Futsal da FIFA Brasil 2008 |
| Size: | 180px |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Num Teams: | 20 |
| Confederations: | 6 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Count: | 4 |
| Matches: | 56 |
| Goals: | 387 |
| Attendance: | 292161 |
| Top Scorer: | Pula (16 goals) |
| Player: | Falcão |
| Goalkeeper: | Tiago |
| Prevseason: | 2004 |
| Nextseason: | 2012 |
The 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup was the sixth edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It was the first tournament to use the term "World Cup". It was held between 30 September and 19 October 2008 in Brazil. It was the only Futsal World Cup to feature 20 teams.
Brazil won the tournament for the fourth time. It was their first title since 1996.
See main article: 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification.
| Competition | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | ||||
| 11–18 May 2008 | 4 | ||||
| 21–30 March 2008 | 2 | ||||
| 2–8 June 2008 | 3 | | |||
| 23–28 June 2008 | 3 | ||||
| 8–14 June 2008 | 1 | ||||
| 23 February – 16 April 2008 | Groups | 6 | | ||
| TOTAL | 20 | — | |||
| Arena | Maracanã Arena | Nilson Nelson Gymnasium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Picture | |||
| City | Rio de Janeiro | Brasília | |
| Capacity | 12,105 | 11,160 | |
See main article: 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup team squads. Each nation submitted a squad of 14 players, including two goalkeepers.
| Confederation | Referees | |
|---|---|---|
| AFC | Nurdin Bukuev | |
| Kazuya Isokawa | ||
| Badrul Hisham Kalam | ||
| Scott Kidson | ||
| Kim Jang-Kwan | ||
| Li Zhizhong | ||
| Alireza Sohrabi | ||
| CAF | Tawfik Al-Dawi | |
| Saiud Abdul-Kader | ||
| Asselam Khan | ||
| CONCACAF | Carlos del Cid | |
| Antonio Alvarez Betancourt | ||
| Jason Krnac | ||
| Hector Mesen | ||
| Elix Peralta | ||
| OFC | Amitesh Chandra Behari |
| Confederation | Referees |
|---|---|
| CONMEBOL | Octalivar Hernández |
| Sergio Ghibaudi | |
| Tales Goulart | |
| Franklin Loor | |
| Fabián López | |
| Héctor Rojas Figueroa | |
| Álvaro Sacarelo | |
| Nestor Fabian Valiente Ibarra | |
| UEFA | Massimo Cumbo |
| António Cardoso | |
| Roberto Gracia Marin | |
| Karel Henych | |
| Oleg Ivanov | |
| Ivan Shabanov | |
| Edi Sunjic | |
| Károly Török |
See main article: 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup – first round.
The 20 teams were divided in four groups, each group with five teams. The draw was held on 10 July 2008 in Brasília, Brazil
In case two or more teams are equal on points, their ranking is determined by the results of matches between the tied teams only. If there is still a tie after this, the ranking is determined by goals difference in all group matches.
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See main article: 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup – second round.
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See main article: 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup – final round.
| Golden Shoe winner | Golden Ball winner | Golden Gloves winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pula | Falcão | Tiago | |
| Silver Shoe winner | Silver Ball winner | Goal of the Tournament | |
| Falcão | Schumacher | José Rafael Gonzalez | |
| Bronze Shoe winner | Bronze Ball winner | FIFA Fair Play Trophy | |
| Lenísio | Tiago |
See main article: List of 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup goalscorers. The top 10 scorers from the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Country | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pula | 16 | |
| 2 | Falcão | 15 | |
| 3 | Lenísio | 11 | |
| 4 | Schumacher | 10 | |
| Damir Khamadiyev | |||
| 6 | Vladislav Shayakhmetov | 9 | |
| 7 | Fabio Alcaraz | 8 | |
| René Villalba | |||
| Cirilo | |||
| 10 | Fernando Grana | 7 | |
| Dmitri Prudnikov | |||
| Fernandão |
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.