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The 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship was the fifth 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 21 November and 5 December 2004 in Taiwan (Designated as Chinese Taipei under FIFA).[1] It was the first FIFA tournament held in the country and was the last to feature 16 teams.
| FIFA Futsal World Championship Chinese Taipei 2004 2004年世界杯五人制足球錦標賽 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Taiwan |
| Dates | 21 November – 5 December |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Argentina |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 40 |
| Goals scored | 237 (5.93 per match) |
| Attendance | 50,923 (1,273 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Falcão (13 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Falcão |
Spain won their second successive title, defeating Italy in the final.
Qualifying criteriaEdit
Qualified nationsEdit
| Competition | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified teams |
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| Host nation | 1 |  Chinese Taipei
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| 2004 AFC Futsal Championship | 16–25 April 2004 |  Macau |
3 |  Iran Thailand Japan
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| 2004 African Futsal Championship | 9 July – 3 September 2004 | Home & away | 1 |  Egypt
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| 2004 CONCACAF Futsal Championship | 23 July – 1 August 2004 |  Costa Rica |
2 |  United States Cuba
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| 2003 Copa América de Futsal | 26 August – 1 September 2003 |  Paraguay |
3 | Paraguay Argentina Brazil
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| 2004 Oceanian Futsal Championship | 25–29 July 2004 |  Australia |
1 | Australia
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| UEFA preliminary competition | November – December 2003 | Groups | 5 |  Ukraine Spain Czech Republic Italy Portugal
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| Total | 16 | — | ||
VenuesEdit
| Taipei | Linkou |
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| NTU Gymnasium | Linkou Gymnasium |
| Capacity: 3,500 | Capacity: 15,000 |
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First roundEdit
(21 November-26 November)
Group AEdit
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Group BEdit
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Group CEdit
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Group DEdit
Second roundEdit
(28 November-1 December)
Group EEdit
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Group FEdit
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Final roundEdit
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 3 December 2004 - Taipei | ||||||
| Brazil | 2 (4) | |||||
| 5 December 2004 - Taipei | ||||||
| Spain (PSO) | 2 (5) | |||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||
| 3 December 2004 - Taipei | ||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||
| Argentina | 4 | |||||
| Italy | 7 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 5 December 2004 - Taipei | ||||||
| Brazil | 7 | |||||
| Argentina | 4 | |||||
Semi-finalsEdit
| Brazil | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Spain |
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Pablo  26' Simi 35' |
Report | 23' Andreu 35' Marcelo |
| Penalties | ||
Simi  Euler Índio  Falcão Schumacher Neto |
4–5 | Kike Torras Julio Limones Javi Rodríguez Andreu |
| Argentina | 4 – 7 | Italy |
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| Sánchez 28' Gimenez 34', 40+1' Wilhelm 35' |
Report | 2', 12', 35' Bácaro 9' Fabiano 32' Vicentini 34' Foglia 38' (o.g.) Giustozzi |
Third-place matchEdit
| Brazil | 7 – 4 | Argentina |
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| Falcão 1', 6', 12' Schumacher 17', 36' Euler 18' Índio 19' |
Report | 10', 16' Sánchez 29', 30' Giustozzi |
FinalEdit
ChampionsEdit
| FIFA Futsal World Championships 2004 winners |
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 Spain Second title |
Top goalscorersEdit
The top 10 scorers from the 2004 FIFA Futsal World Cup are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Country | Goals |
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| 1 | Falcão | Brazil
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13 |
| 2 | Índio | Brazil
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10 |
| 3 | Marcelo | Spain
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| 4 | Joel Queirós | Portugal
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| Leandro Simi | Brazil
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| 6 | Abou El Komsan | Egypt
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| Javi Rodríguez | Spain
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| 8 | Johnny Torres | United States
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| Michal Mareš | Czech Republic
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| Sandro Zanetti | Italy
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Tournament rankingEdit
| Rank | Team |
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Spain
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Italy
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Brazil
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| 4 | Argentina
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| 5 | Portugal
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| 6 |  Ukraine
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| 7 | United States
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| 8 | Czech Republic
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| 9 | Egypt
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| 10 | Paraguay
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| 11 | Iran
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| 12 | Thailand
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| 13 | Japan
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| 14 | Cuba
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| 15 | Australia
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| 16 | Chinese Taipei
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See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Fédération Internationale de Football Association. FIFA Futsal World Championship Chinese Taipei 2004 Technical Report and Statistics (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2011.