1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship

The 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship was the second 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 15 and 28 November 1992 in Hong Kong. It was the first FIFA tournament held in the country.

1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship
1992年世界室內五人足球錦標賽
Tournament details
Host countryHong Kong
Dates15–28 November
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (2nd title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Spain
Fourth place Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored307 (7.68 per match)
Attendance50,300 (1,258 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iran Saeid Rajabi (17 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Jorginho Pimentel
1989
1996

Brazil won the tournament for the second consecutive time.

Qualifying criteria edit

Qualified nations edit

Competition Date Venue Berths Qualified
Host Nation   1   Hong Kong
CAF Qualification   1   Nigeria
CONCACAF Qualification   2   United States
  Costa Rica
AFC Preliminary Competition May 1–3, 1992   Hong Kong 2   Iran
  China
1992 CONMEBOL Futsal Championship Jun 2–4, 1992   Brazil 3   Brazil
  Argentina
  Paraguay
1992 Oceanian Futsal Championship Jun 15–20, 1992   Australia 1   Australia
UEFA Preliminary Competition 1992   Italy
  Spain
6   Spain
  Poland
  Italy
  Russia
  Netherlands
  Yugoslavia 1
  Belgium
TOTAL 16 Field is Finalized
1 Qualified for the tournament, but was ejected due to the Yugoslav Wars.

Venues edit

  Hong Kong
Hong Kong Coliseum Kowloon Park Sports Center
Capacity: 10,500 Capacity: 500
   

Squads edit

Each nation submitted a squad of 12 players, including two goalkeepers.

Officials edit

Draw edit

The 16 teams were divided in four groups, each group with four teams.

First round edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Argentina 3 3 0 0 11 5 +6 6
  Poland 3 2 0 1 11 9 +2 4
  Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 2
  Nigeria 3 0 0 3 7 15 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]
Poland  4–2  Hong Kong
Report
Attendance: 3,863
Referee: Hernán Silva Arce (Chile)
Argentina  6–2  Nigeria
Report

Argentina  2–1  Hong Kong
Report
Attendance: 3,184
Referee: Kenneth Wallace (New Zealand)
Poland  5–4  Nigeria
Report
Attendance: 256
Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)

Hong Kong  4–1  Nigeria
Report
Attendance: 2,390
Referee: Manoel Serapiao Filha (Brazil)
Argentina  3–2  Poland
Report

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iran 3 2 0 1 18 13 +5 4
  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 7 7 0 4
  Italy 3 1 0 2 15 16 −1 2
  Paraguay 3 1 0 2 14 18 −4 2
Source: [citation needed]
Netherlands  2–1  Iran
Report
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Manoel Serapiao Filha (Brazil)
Italy  7–5  Paraguay
Report
Attendance: 206
Referee: Carlos Silva Valente (Portugal)

Iran  7–5  Italy
Report
Attendance: 1,482
Referee: Hernán Silva Arce (Chile)
Paraguay  3–1  Netherlands
Report

Netherlands  4–3  Italy
Report
Attendance: 2,390
Referee: Václav Krondl (Czechoslovakia)
Iran  10–6  Paraguay
Report
Attendance: 252
Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Brazil 3 3 0 0 23 1 +22 6
  Belgium 3 2 0 1 8 8 0 4
  Australia 3 1 0 2 9 11 −2 2
  Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 9 29 −20 0
Source: [citation needed]
Brazil  3–0  Australia
Report
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)
Belgium  6–2  Costa Rica
Report
Attendance: 206
Referee: Hossein Asgari (Iran)

Brazil  15–1  Costa Rica
Report
Attendance: 567
Referee: Václav Krondl (Czechoslovakia)
Belgium  2–1  Australia
Report
Attendance: 567
Referee: Ali Hussein Mousa (Egypt)

Australia  8–6  Costa Rica
Report
Attendance: 226
Referee: Samuel Chan Yam Ming (British Hong Kong)
Brazil  5–0  Belgium
Report
Attendance: 1,749
Referee: Kenneth Wallace (New Zealand)

Group D edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Spain 3 2 1 0 18 15 +3 5
  United States 3 2 0 1 18 9 +9 4
  Russia 3 1 1 1 20 16 +4 3
  China 3 0 0 3 7 23 −16 0
Source: [citation needed]
Spain  6–5  China
Report
Attendance: 3,184
Referee: Sabino Farina Céspedes (Paraguay)
United States  8–3  Russia
Report
Attendance: 256
Referee: Samuel Chan Yam Ming (British Hong Kong)

Russia  10–1  China
Report
Attendance: 1,245
Referee: Jorge G. Cantillano Castro (Costa Rica)
Spain  5–3  United States
Report
Attendance: 1,245
Referee: Hossein Asgari (Iran)

Spain  7–7  Russia
Report
Attendance: 226
Referee: Ali Hussein Mousa (Egypt)
United States  7–1  China
Report
Attendance: 1,749
Referee: Sabino Farina Céspedes (Paraguay)

Second round edit

Group E edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Brazil 3 2 1 0 13 4 +9 5
  United States 3 1 2 0 11 8 +3 4
  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 8 10 −2 3
  Argentina 3 0 0 3 5 15 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]
Brazil  2–2  United States
Report
Attendance: 2,769
Referee: Hossein Asgari (Iran)
Netherlands  4–1  Argentina
Report
Attendance: 2,769
Referee: Kenneth Wallace (New Zealand)

Brazil  5–1  Argentina
Report
Attendance: 328
Referee: Carlos Silva Valente (Portugal)
United States  3–3  Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 328
Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)

United States  6–3  Argentina
Report
Attendance: 3,394
Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)
Brazil  6–1  Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 191
Referee: Hossein Asgari (Iran)

Group F edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iran 3 3 0 0 10 4 +6 6
  Spain 3 2 0 1 14 10 +4 4
  Belgium 3 1 0 2 9 10 −1 2
  Poland 3 0 0 3 4 13 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]
Iran  2–0  Poland
Report
Attendance: 148
Referee: Hernán Silva Arce (Chile)
Spain  5–3  Belgium
Report
Attendance: 148
Referee: Sabino Farina Céspedes (Paraguay)

Iran  4–2  Spain
Report
Attendance: 2,180
Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)
Belgium  4–1  Poland
Report
Attendance: 2,180
Referee: Manoel Filha Serapiao (Brazil)

Iran  4–2  Belgium
Report
Attendance: 3,394
Referee: Sabino Farina Céspedes (Paraguay)
Spain  7–3  Poland
Report
Attendance: 191
Referee: Samuel Chan Yam Ming (British Hong Kong)

Third round edit

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
27 November 1992
 
 
  Brazil4
 
28 November 1992
 
  Spain1
 
  Brazil4
 
27 November 1992
 
  United States1
 
  Iran2
 
 
  United States4
 
Third place
 
 
28 November 1992
 
 
  Spain 9
 
 
  Iran6

Semi-finals edit

Brazil  4–1  Spain
Report
Attendance: 5,744
Referee:   Hernán Silva Arce
Iran  2–4  United States
Report
Attendance: 5,744
Referee:   Carlos da Silva Valente

Third place play-off edit

Iran  6–9  Spain
Report
Attendance: 10,466
Referee:   Kenneth Wallace

Final edit

Brazil  4–1  United States
Report
Attendance: 10,466
Referee:   Sabino Farina Céspedes

Champions edit

 FIFA Futsal World Championships 1992 winners 
 
Brazil
Second title

Awards edit

Golden Ball winner
  Jorginho Pimentel
Golden Boot winner
  Saeid Rajabi
Silver Boot winner
  Konstantin Eremenko
Bronze Boot winner
  Álvaro
FIFA Fair Play Trophy
  United States

Tournament ranking edit

Rank Team
    Brazil
    United States
    Spain
4   Iran
5   Netherlands
6   Belgium
7   Argentina
8   Poland
9   Russia
10   Hong Kong
11   Italy
12   Australia
13   Paraguay
14   Nigeria
15   China
16   Costa Rica

External links edit