1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship

The 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship was the first 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 5 and 15 January 1989 in the Netherlands. It was the first non-Olympic FIFA tournament held in the country.

1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship
FIFA Wereldkampioenschap Futsal 1989
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands
Dates5–15 January
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up Netherlands
Third place United States
Fourth place Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored221 (5.53 per match)
Attendance86,500 (2,163 per match)
Top scorer(s)Hungary Laszlo Zsadanyi (7 goals)
Best player(s)Netherlands Victor Hermans
Fair play award United States
1992

Brazil won the tournament.

Participants edit

 
Participants

16 countries were invited to participate to the tournament. 6 from Europe, 3 from South America, 2 from North America, Africa and Asia respectively and 1 from Oceania.

Confederation Berths Qualified
Africa 2   Algeria
  Zimbabwe
Asia 2   Japan
  Saudi Arabia
Europe 6   Belgium
  Denmark
  Hungary
  Italy
  Netherlands
  Spain
North America 2   Canada
  United States
South America 3   Argentina
  Brazil
  Paraguay
Oceania 1   Australia
TOTAL 16 Field is Finalized

Venues edit

Holland has many hundreds of sports halls. The KNVB's organizing committee has picked five of the largest and most attractive as the venues for the 1st FIFA World Championship for Five-A-Side Football.[1]

Amsterdam Arnhem Leeuwarden Rotterdam 's-Hertogenbosch
Sporthallen Zuid Rijnhal Sporthal Kalverdijkje Rotterdam Ahoy Sportpaleis Maaspoort Sports and Events
3,500 6,500 4,000 7,000 3,500
 
 
 
 

Squads edit

Round 1 edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 10 5 +5 5
  Paraguay 3 1 2 0 9 4 +5 4
  Denmark 3 1 1 1 12 10 +2 3
  Algeria 3 0 0 3 5 17 −12 0
Source: [citation needed]
Netherlands  4–2  Denmark
  • Faber   12', 33'
  • Tielens   40+3'
  • Hermans   40+10'
Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hernan Silva Arce (Chile)
Paraguay  5–0  Algeria
  • Alcaraz   8', 20'
  • Sanchez   11', 40'
  • Ruiz-Diaz   20'
Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Pierre Meysman (Belgium)

Denmark  2–2  Paraguay
Report
  • Jara   20'
  • Espineda   32'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Laszlo Molnar (Hungary)
Netherlands  4–1  Algeria
  • Foree   2'
  • Seintner   17'
  • Loosveld   20', 25'
Report
  • Dahnoune   25'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Antonio Evangelista (Canada)

Denmark  8–4  Algeria
  • Laudrup   20', 48', 49'
  • Joergensen   23'
  • Johansen   32'
  • Olsen   33', 47'
  • Moeller Nielsen   45'
Report
Sporthallen Zuid, Amsterdam
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Julio C. Salas (United States)
Netherlands  2–2  Paraguay
  • Seintner   16'
  • Faber   44'
Report
  • Sanchez   5'
  • Jara   30'
Attendance: 4,000

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Brazil 3 2 0 1 14 4 +10 4
  Hungary 3 2 0 1 17 9 +8 4
  Spain 3 2 0 1 14 9 +5 4
  Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 4 27 −23 0
Source: [citation needed]
Hungary  3–2  Brazil
  • Borostyan   18'
  • Rozsa   34'
  • Zsadanyi   39'
Report
  • Toca   9'
  • Átila   13'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)
Saudi Arabia  2–8  Spain
  • Al-Temyat   5'
  • Abu Humoud   20'
Report
  • Valencia   4', 7'
  • Bonilla   10'
  • González   16'
  • Armora   18', 31'
  • Ferre   29', 35'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)

Brazil  8–0  Saudi Arabia
  • Raul   8'
  • Toca   11', 29'
  • Gilson   15'
  • Benatti   37', 50'
  • Átila   44'
  • Neimar   48'
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: William N. M. Crombie (Scotland)
Hungary  3–5  Spain
  • Zsadanyi   13'
  • Mozner   36'
  • Rozsa   46'
Report
  • Valencia   15'
  • Armora   24'
  • Iglesias   35', 40'
  • Navarro   45'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Christiaan Van der Laar (Netherlands)

Hungary  11–2  Saudi Arabia
  • Zsadanyi   1', 7', 40', 41' (pen.)
  • Borostyan   3', 6', 12'
  • Olajos   13', 31'
  • Qiriko   44'
Report
  • Al-Behair   34'
  • Al-Temyat   39'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Abel Gnecco (Argentina)
Brazil  4–1  Spain
  • Raul   15'
  • Benatti   18'
  • Marquinhos   33', 42'
Report
  • Bonilla   29'
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Juan Francisco Escobar (Paraguay)

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Belgium 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 6
  Argentina 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 4
  Canada 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 2
  Japan 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]
Japan  0–3  Belgium
Report
  • Janssen   20'
  • Schreurs   27'
  • Papanicolaou   42'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Juan Francisco Escobar (Paraguay)
Canada  1–3  Argentina
Report
  • Hidalgo   8', 49'
  • Lozano   16'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: J. Oortman (Netherlands)

Belgium  2–0  Canada
  • Maes   7'
  • Schreurs   22'
Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Hernan Silva Arce (Chile)
Japan  1–2  Argentina
  • Yato   39'
Report
  • Hidalgo   7' (pen.)
  • Lozano   19'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: J. Andreu Dubon (Spain)

Japan  2–6  Canada
Report
Belgium  3–1  Argentina
  • Schreurs   12'
  • Fostier   38'
  • Beyers   50'
Report
  • Alvarez   35'
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: William N. M. Crombie (Scotland)

Group D edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  United States 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 5
  Italy 3 2 0 1 12 6 +6 4
  Australia 3 1 1 1 6 8 −2 3
  Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 3 14 −11 0
Source: [citation needed]
Italy  5–1  Zimbabwe
  • Albanesi   8'
  • Famà   20', 30'
  • de Simoni   25'
  • Albani   27'
Report
  • Kambani   44'
Sporthallen Zuid, Amsterdam
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: T. Van der Meer (Netherlands)
United States  1–1  Australia
Report
Sporthallen Zuid, Amsterdam
Attendance: 1,500

Zimbabwe  1–5  United States
  • Munemo   39'
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Italy  6–1  Australia
  • Albani   9' (pen.), 29'
  • Famà   15'
  • Minicucci   20'
  • Albanesi   33'
  • Roma   49'
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)

Zimbabwe  1–4  Australia
  • Munemo   50'
Report
Sporthallen Zuid, Amsterdam
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)
Italy  1–4  United States
  • Filippini   44'
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Christiaan Van der Laar (Netherlands)

Round 2 edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Belgium 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 5
  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 8 6 +2 3
  Hungary 3 0 2 1 6 8 −2 2
  Italy 3 1 0 2 5 10 −5 2
Source: [citation needed]
Netherlands  3–3  Hungary
Report
  • Rozsa   6'
  • Borostyan   29'
  • Qiriko   43'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: William N. M. Crombie (Scotland)
Belgium  5–1  Italy
  • Fostier   4', 43'
  • Beyers   11'
  • Papanicolaou   28', 49'
Report
  • Famà   15'
Attendance: 1,000

Hungary  2–2  Belgium
  • Rozsa   28', 39'
Report
  • Maes   4'
  • Hernalsteen   40'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)
Netherlands  4–1  Italy
  • Hermans   21'
  • Bakker   24'
  • Demandt   38'
  • Loosveld   49'
Report
  • Minicucci   2'
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Juan Francisco Escobar (Paraguay)

Netherlands  1–2  Belgium
  • Loosveld   7'
Report
  • Schreurs   6', 26'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: William N. M. Crombie (Scotland)
Hungary  1–3  Italy
  • Borostyan   6'
Report
  • Roma   7'
  • Albani   18'
  • Famà   27'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Hernan Silva Arce (Chile)

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  United States 3 3 0 0 10 4 +6 6
  Brazil 3 2 0 1 14 9 +5 4
  Paraguay 3 1 0 2 5 10 −5 2
  Argentina 3 0 0 3 7 13 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
Brazil  5–1  Paraguay
  • Átila   10', 20+5'
  • Benatti   14'
  • Neimar   40'
  • Adílio   40+10'
Report
  • Jara   35'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
United States  3–1  Argentina
Report
  • Ávalos   8'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)

Paraguay  0–2  United States
Report
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Hernan Silva Arce (Chile)
Brazil  6–3  Argentina
  • Toca   7', 42'
  • Marquinhos   13'
  • Adílio   36'
  • Carlos Alberto   44'
  • Dirceu   47'
Report
  • Castaneira   39'
  • Hidalgo   45' (pen.)
  • Valarin   50' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

Brazil  3–5  United States
  • Raul   39' (pen.)
  • Dirceu   47'
  • Neimar   48'
Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Antonio Evangelista (Canada)
Paraguay  4–3  Argentina
  • Flor   14'
  • López   26'
  • Sanchez   35'
  • Ruiz-Diaz   39'
Report Avalos   18', 23', 30'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J. Oortman (Netherlands)

Final round edit

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
14 January 1989 – Rotterdam
 
 
  Belgium3 (3)
 
15 January 1989 – Rotterdam
 
  Brazil (p)3 (5)
 
  Brazil2
 
14 January 1989 – Rotterdam
 
  Netherlands 1
 
  United States1
 
 
  Netherlands 2
 
Third place
 
 
15 January 1989 – Rotterdam
 
 
  Belgium2
 
 
  United States (a.e.t.)3

Semi-finals edit

Belgium  3–3 (a.e.t.)  Brazil
  • Reul   16'
  • Schreurs   54'
  • Maes   57'
Report
  • Raul   41'
  • Cadinho   53'
  • Benatti   56'
Penalties
  • Beyers  
  • Papanicolaou  
  • Lamotte  
  • Schreurs  
3 – 5
  •   Raul
  •   Marquinhos
  •   Benatti
  •   Carlos Alberto
  •   Serginho
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Laszlo Molnar (Hungary)

United States  1–2  Netherlands
Report

3rd Place edit

Belgium  2–3 (a.e.t.)  United States
  • Maes   15', 25'
Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Hernan Silva Arce (Chile)

Final edit

Brazil  2–1  Netherlands
  • Benatti   10'
  • Raul   46'
Report
  • Loosveld   43'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: William N. M. Crombie (Scotland)

Champions edit

 FIFA Futsal World Championships 1989 winners 
 
Brazil
First title

Awards edit

Golden Ball winner
  Victor Hermans
Golden Shoe winner
  Laszlo Zsadanyi
Silver Shoe winner
  Benatti
Bronze Shoe winner
  Rudi Schreurs
  Mihaly Borostyan
  Victor Hermans
FIFA Fair Play Trophy
  United States

Goalscorers edit

7 goals
  •   Laszlo Zsadanyi
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Tournament ranking edit

Rank Team
    Brazil
    Netherlands
    United States
4   Belgium
5   Italy
6   Paraguay
7   Hungary
8   Argentina
9   Spain
10   Denmark
11   Australia
12   Canada
13   Japan
14   Zimbabwe
15   Algeria
16   Saudi Arabia

References edit

External links edit