2017 WMF World Cup

The 2017 World Minifootball Federation World Cup is the second edition of the WMF World Cup, the world championship for men's national minifootball teams organized by the World Minifootball Federation. The tournament was contested in Nabeul city in Tunisia from 06–15 October 2017.

2017 WMF World Cup
2017 Arena Soccer World Cup
Tournament details
Host country Tunisia
Dates06–15 October 2017
Teams24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Czech Republic (1st title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Senegal
Fourth place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored260 (5 per match)
Best player(s) Ouday Belhaj

Venue

All the matches of 2017 WMF World Cup are played in the Nabeul Minifoot Stadium, Nabeul.[1] This stadium is temporary built to host the competition and is stripped down after the end of the event.[1]

Nabeul
Nabeul minifoot stadium
Capacity: 2,900

Teams and draw

Teams

Unlike in the 2015 WMF World Cup, 24 teams from 5 continents are qualified for the final tournament:[2]

Draw

On June 11, 2017, the Executive bureau of the World Minifootball Federation had unanimously decided in Brno, Czech Republic that the 2017 World Cup will be organized from October 6 to October 16, 2017.[3]

On September 6, 2017, The final draw for 2017 WMF World Cup was made in Tunis.[4] For the draw, the 24 teams were divided into four seeding pots:[2]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Tunisia (Host country)
 Romania
 Mexico
 United States
 Russia
 Czech Republic

 France
 Hungary
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Spain
 Kazakhstan
 Portugal

 Chile
 Brazil
 Senegal
 Argentina
 Libya
 Ivory Coast

 Australia
 Somalia
 Lebanon
 Iraq
 India
 Guatemala

Group stage

The winners and runners-up of each group and the best four third-placed teams advance to the round of 16.[2] The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows:

  1. points obtained in all group matches;
  2. goal difference in all group matches;
  3. number of goals scored in all group matches;

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:

  1. points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. fair play points (first yellow card: minus 1 point; second yellow/indirect red card: minus 3 points; direct red card: minus 3 points; yellow card & direct red card: minus 4 points);
  5. drawing of lots by the 2017 WMF World Cup Organising Committee.

All times listed below are at local time (UTC+1)[5]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 22 1 +21 9 Knockout stage
2  Australia 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
3  France 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
4  Argentina 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16 0
Source: WMF
 Argentina1–5 Australia
Report
 Czech Republic7–0 France
Hakl 1st 9'
Salák 1st 24' 2nd 6'
Uhlíř 2nd 5'
Koudelka 2nd 9' 2nd 23'
Paděra 2nd 19'		 Report
 France3–0 Argentina
 Australia1–5 Czech Republic
Adeli 2st 3' Levčík 1st 4'
Hakl 1st5'
Salák 1st16'
Mařík 1st23'
Polák 2nd14'
 Australia3–3 France
 Czech Republic10–0 Argentina
Paděra 1st 4'
Salák 1st13' 2nd 22'
Polák 1st15'
Kavka 2nd4' 2nd10'
Mařík 2nd9' 2nd15'
Hakl 2nd16'

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Knockout stage
2  Hungary 3 1 1 1 8 4 +4 4
3  Chile 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4
4  Iraq 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 0
Source: WMF
 Iraq0–2 Mexico
Gutierrez Jiménez 2nd 9'
Curiel Ruiz 2nd 24'
 Chile5–0 Iraq
 Mexico3–1 Hungary
 Hungary1–1 Chile
 Mexico2–0 Chile
 Iraq0–6 Hungary

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 6 Knockout stage
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2 0 1 11 5 +6 6
3  Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
4  Somalia 3 0 0 3 4 21 −17 0
Source: WMF
 Russia1–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Korcagin 1st 3' Report Berovic 1st 25'
Lovrinovic 2nd 23'
 Brazil3–2 Somalia
Daud 1st 15'
Daud 2nd 23'
 Somalia1–10 Russia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina1–3 Brazil
 Russia2–0 Brazil
 Somalia1–8 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 20 6 +14 9 Knockout stage
2  Senegal 3 1 1 1 16 6 +10 4
3  United States 3 1 1 1 13 7 +6 4
4  India 3 0 0 3 0 30 −30 0
Source: WMF
 United States3–5 Spain
 Senegal11–0 India
 United States2–2 Senegal
 India0–8 United States
 Spain4–3 Senegal
 India0–11 Spain

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Romania 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Knockout stage
2  Kazakhstan 3 2 0 1 12 5 +7 6
3  Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 8 8 0 3
4  Guatemala 3 0 0 3 2 21 −19 0
Source: WMF
 Romania2–1 Kazakhstan
Toma  2nd 13'
Gabriel 2nd 19'		 Tokenov 2nd 9'
 Guatemala0–8 Romania
 Kazakhstan4–2 Ivory Coast
 Romania3-0 Ivory Coast
 Guatemala1–7 Kazakhstan
 Ivory Coast6–1 Guatemala

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tunisia 3 2 1 0 11 5 +6 7 Knockout stage
2  Libya 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
3  Portugal 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4  Lebanon 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7 1
Source: WMF
 Tunisia3–2 Portugal
Azzouni  1st 1'
Ben Taleb  1st 8'
Belhaj  1st 12'		 Report Vieira  1st 17'
Tavares  2nd 29'
Attendance: 2,900
 Libya2–0 Lebanon
 Lebanon1–6 Tunisia
Attendance: 2,900
 Portugal0–0 Libya
 Lebanon1–1 Portugal
 Tunisia2–2 Libya
Attendance: 2,900

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the sixteen teams play a single-elimination tournament.

Round of 16
 Romania2–2 Senegal
Penalties
1–3
 Spain1–0 (a.e.t.) Chile
 Mexico4–3 (a.e.t.) United States
 Russia0–0 France
Penalties
1–3
 Hungary3–2 (a.e.t.) Libya
 Australia3–3 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Penalties
4–3
 Tunisia2–2 Kazakhstan
Penalties
4–3
Attendance: 2,900
 Czech Republic3–1 Brazil
Levčík 1st 8'
Kounovský 1st 21'
Koudelka 1st 24'		 Cardoso 1st 24'

Quarterfinals
 Senegal4–3 France
Momo Cissé
Pape NDiage
Niang Diop
Niang Diop		 Belbachir O.
Belbachir O.
Belbachir O.
 Spain4–3 Australia
 Tunisia0–7 Mexico
Attendance: 2,900
 Hungary0–1 Czech Republic
Levčík 2st 12'

Semifinals
 Senegal1–3 Mexico
 Spain1–3 Czech Republic
Castaño 1st 16' Mařík 1st 8'
Paděra 2nd 12'
Kounovský 2nd 28'

3rd place
 Senegal5–0 Spain
Njou Musthapa
Njou Musthapa
Sega Abdoul
Njou Musthapa
Diop Mohamed

Final
 Czech Republic3-0 Mexico
Polák 1st8'
Mařík 1st 26'
Paděra 2nd 24'
Attendance: 2,900

Winner
 WMF World Cup
2017 Winners 

Czech Republic
First title

Awards
Top Scorer Best Player
? Ouday Belhaj

References
  1. (in French) Coupe du monde de mini-foot : Nabeul accueille les 5 continents. Kapitalis, 05 Oct. 2017
  2. Official Draw of 2017 WMF World Cup Archived 2017-10-08 at the Wayback Machine. Tunisia 2017, 6 Sep. 2017.
  3. (in French) La Tunisie organisera la coupe du monde de mini-foot du 6 au 15 octobre 2017. HuffPost Tunisie, 13 June 2017.
  4. WMF World Cup 2017 - draw set for September 6 in Tunis. TAP, 04 Aug. 2017.
  5. Official Schedule of 2017 WMF World Cup Archived 2017-10-07 at the Wayback Machine. Tunisia 2017, 6 Oct. 2017.
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