FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup
| Organiser(s) | FIFA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2025 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Related competitions | FIFA Futsal World Cup |
| Current champions | Brazil (1st title) |
| Most championships | Brazil (1 title) |
| 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup | |
The FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup is an international futsal competition set to be contested by the senior women's national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body.
History
The FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup was created by the FIFA Council in December 2022.[1][2][3]
FIFA had previously announced plans for a women's futsal competition in 2018 and received criticism from futsal players for their "public neglect" of the sport.[4]
For the first edition, 16 teams participated in the tournament.[5] The inaugural edition was played in the Philippines in 2025.[6] Brazil won the first championship.[7]
Qualification
The first tournament consists of 16 teams, with the allocated places listed below:[8]
| Confederation | Championship |
|---|---|
| AFC (Asia) | AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup |
| CAF (Africa) | Women's Futsal Africa Cup of Nations |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) | CONCACAF W Futsal Championship |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | Copa América Femenina de Futsal |
| UEFA (Europe) | FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) |
| OFC (Oceania) | OFC Women's Futsal Cup |
Results
- Keys
- aet: after extra time
- p: penalty shoot-out
| Ed. | Year | Host | Final | Third place game | Num. teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 1 | 2025 | Philippines | Brazil |
3–0 | Portugal |
Spain |
5–1 | Argentina |
16 |
| 2 | 2029 | 16 | |||||||
Overall team records
In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.
| Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | +28 | 18 |
| 2 | Portugal | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 7 | +30 | 15 |
| 3 | Spain | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 15 |
| 4 | Argentina | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 12 |
| 5 | Italy | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 6 |
| 6 | Japan | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 6 |
| 7 | Colombia | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | –2 | 6 |
| 8 | Morocco | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | –9 | 6 |
| 9 | Poland | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 3 |
| 10 | Iran | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | –1 | 3 |
| 11 | Thailand | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | –3 | 3 |
| 12 | Tanzania | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 21 | –17 | 3 |
| 13 | Philippines | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | –11 | 0 |
| 14 | Canada | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | –12 | 0 |
| 15 | New Zealand | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | –18 | 0 |
| 16 | Panama | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 32 | –30 | 0 |
Comprehensive team results by tournament
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- QF – Quarter-finals
- R1 – Round 1 (group stage)
- • – Did not qualify
- × – Did not enter / Withdrew
- X – Disqualified
- XX – Country did not exist or national team was inactive
- – Hosts
- Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
| Team | Confederation | 2025 (16) |
2029 (16) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | CONMEBOL | 4th | 1 | |
| Brazil | CONMEBOL | 1st | 1 | |
| Canada | CONCACAF | R1 | 1 | |
| Colombia | CONMEBOL | QF | 1 | |
| Iran | AFC | R1 | 1 | |
| Italy | UEFA | QF | 1 | |
| Japan | AFC | QF | 1 | |
| Morocco | CAF | QF | 1 | |
| New Zealand | OFC | R1 | 1 | |
| Panama | CONCACAF | R1 | 1 | |
| Philippines | AFC | R1 | 1 | |
| Poland | UEFA | R1 | 1 | |
| Portugal | UEFA | 2nd | 1 | |
| Spain | UEFA | 3rd | 1 | |
| Tanzania | CAF | R1 | 1 | |
| Thailand | AFC | R1 | 1 | |
| Team | Confederation | 2025 (16) |
2029 (16) |
Total |
Awards
| Tournament | Golden Ball | Golden Boot | Goals | Golden Glove | FIFA Fair Play Trophy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines 2025 | Emilly | Emilly | 7 | Ana Catarina | Brazil |
See also
References
- ^ "FIFA World Cup 2022 praised for its "unique cohesive power"". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Women's futsal: just the beginning". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Historic FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup 2025™ kick-off "just fantastic" says FIFA President Gianni Infantino". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 November 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ Fahey, Jamie (2 November 2022). "'Not right, not fair': players scold Fifa over lack of women's futsal World Cup". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "FIFA Council takes key decisions on FIFA World Cup editions in 2030 and 2034". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (15 May 2024). "Philippines to host first FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup in 2025". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Brazil overpower Portugal to conquer the sport". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 December 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ^ "Futsal Women's World Cup qualifying: Format, calendar". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 May 2024.