2019 WMF World Cup

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Host countryAustralia
Dates1–11 October
Teams32 (from 5 confederations)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
2019 WMF World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates1–11 October
Teams32 (from 5 confederations)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (1st title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Romania
Fourth place Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored415 (6.48 per match)
Top scorer(s)Czech Republic Ondřej Paděra
(10 goals)
Best playerMexico Moises Gonzalez
Best goalkeeperMexico Bernardo Valdovinos Solos
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The 2019 WMF World Cup was the third edition of the WMF World Cup, the biennial world championship for national minifootball teams organized by the World Minifootball Federation (WMF). The tournament was contested in Perth in Australia between 1 and 11 October 2019. The tournament has been expanded by increasing the number of participating teams to 32. Czech Republic are the defending champions.[1] Mexico two times runner-up defeated Brazil 4–0 in the final, to win the title.[2][3]

Australia was awarded the right to host the event on 27 June 2018.[4] All the matches are played at the Perth Minifoot Stadium in Langley Park in Perth.

Perth
Perth Minifoot Stadium
Capacity: 5,000

Teams

Participating nations

Team Finals
appearance		 First
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance
 Afghanistan 1st None None Debut
 Argentina 2nd 2017 2017 Group stage (2017)
 Australia (Host) 2nd 2017 2017 Quarter-finals (2017)
 Brazil 3rd 2015 2017 Third place (2015)
 Chile 2nd 2017 2017 Round of 16 (2017)
 Colombia 1st None None Debut
 Costa Rica 1st None None Debut
 Czech Republic (Holders) 3rd 2015 2017 Champions (2017)
 England 1st None None Debut
 Ghana 1st None None Debut
 Guatemala 2nd 2017 2017 Group stage (2017)
 Hungary 2nd 2017 2017 Quarter-finals (2017)
 India 3rd 2015 2017 Group stage (2015, 2017)
 Iraq 2nd 2017 2017 Group stage (2017)
 Japan 1st None None Debut
 Lebanon 2nd 2017 2017 Group stage (2017)
 Mexico 3rd 2015 2017 Runners-up (2015, 2017)
 Moldova 1st None None Debut
 Nigeria 1st None None Debut
 Portugal 2nd 2017 2017 Group stage (2017)
 Romania 3rd 2015 2017 Third place (2015)
 Saudi Arabia 1st None None Debut
 Serbia 2nd 2015 2015 Group stage (2015)
 Singapore 1st None None Debut
 Slovakia 1st None None Debut
 Somalia 2nd 2017 2017 Group stage (2017)
 South Africa 1st None None Debut
  Switzerland 1st None None Debut
 Thailand 1st None None Debut
 Tunisia 2nd 2017 2017 Quarter-finals (2017)
 Ukraine 1st None None Debut
 United States 3rd 2015 2017 Champions (2015)

Draw

On 7 June 2019, in Perth, the pools were drawn for 8 groups of 32 teams.[5]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Australia (Host)
 Brazil
 Czech Republic
 Hungary
 Mexico
 Romania
 Portugal
 Tunisia

 Chile
 Afghanistan
 Guatemala
  Switzerland
 Lebanon
 Slovakia
 United States
 Colombia

 Argentina
 England
 Iraq
 India
 Japan
 Somalia
 Serbia
 Ukraine

 Costa Rica
 Ghana
 Moldova
 Nigeria
 Saudi Arabia
 Singapore
 Thailand
 South Africa

Group stage

All times listed below are at local time (UTC+8)

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 3 3 0 0 19 1 +18 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Colombia 3 2 0 1 9 8 +1 6
3  Thailand 3 1 0 2 5 10 −5 3
4  India 3 0 0 3 2 16 −14 0
Source: WMF
(H) Hosts
Colombia 3–1 India
Jairo Andres Guzman Pulgarin 15'
Nicolas Hoyos 16'
Mateo Guevara 20'		 Damanpreet Sukh Singh Heer 20'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Australia 4–0 Thailand
Chris Payne 7', 8'
Predraj Bojic 13'
Jake Harris 28'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Colombia 5–3 Thailand
José Zúñiga 2'
Ever Stevens Pino Meza 10'
Iván Arias 22'
Gustavo Girón 31', 45'		 Thammanan Kawachart 7'
Kantapit Uachaiwiwat 21'
Pichai Jantamee 25'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Australia 11–0 India
Amaury Gauthier 13', 30', 34'
Joshua Swadling 13'
George Harle 27'
Chris Payne 29'
Hussein Akil 36'
Marc Warren 41'
Adolph Koudakpo 47', 49'
Brad Bartels 48'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
India 1–2 Thailand
Damanpreet Sukh Singh Heer 38' Thammanan Kawachart 7', 23'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Australia 4–1 Colombia
Joe Fox 4'
Chris Payne 10', 25', 35'		 José Zúñiga 43'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 3 3 0 0 23 2 +21 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Saudi Arabia 3 1 1 1 14 8 +6 4
3  Afghanistan 3 1 0 2 4 21 −17 3
4  England 3 0 1 2 5 15 −10 1
Source: WMF
Hungary 4–2 Saudi Arabia
David Ladanyi 8', 33', 37'
Istvan Marko Sos 41'		 Rashed Aldawsari 6', 43' (pen.)
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Afghanistan 3–2 England
Jawad Rezaie 11', 35'
Hadi Hussain 47'		 Tom Kennedy 11'
Jamie Gardiner 40'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Hungary 9–0 England
Zsolt Horvath 15'
David Ladanyi 15'
Tamas Seregy 24'
Istvan Marko Sos 28'
Mate Janos Suscsak 29'
Attila Fritz 32'
Richard Gregus 36', 42'
Miklos Barabas 50'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Afghanistan 1–9 Saudi Arabia
Jawad Rezaie 45' Yahya Farasan 26', 33', 36'
Fahad Rudayni 36'
Sami Alharbi 38'
Rashed Aldawsari 46', 50'
Naif Alanazi 47', 49'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Hungary 10–0 Afghanistan
Istvan Marko Sos 3'
Attila Fritz 6', 30'
Mate Janos Suscsak 10', 11'
Gergely Kovacs 31'
David Ladanyi 32', 39'
Richard Gregus 34'
Miklos Barabas 40'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
England 3–3 Saudi Arabia
Jack Rycroft 7'
Danny Hodgson 19'
Ben Reynolds 32'		 Sayil Alotaibi 16', 39'
Sami Alharbi 38'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Romania 3 3 0 0 15 2 +13 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Ukraine 3 2 0 1 12 5 +7 6
3  Lebanon 3 1 0 2 9 6 +3 3
4  Nigeria 3 0 0 3 3 26 −23 0
Source: WMF
Romania 10–0 Nigeria
Stelian Stancu 2', 4', 34', 49'
Ioan Mircea Popa 28', 45'
Razvan Alexandru Plopeanu 36', 39', 48'
Dragan Robert Paulevici 41'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Lebanon 0–3 Ukraine
Andrei Khomin 15'
Viktor Tsoi 34'
Yevhen Zadorozhnii 45'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Lebanon 8–1 Nigeria
Ali Fakih 1', 11', 32'
Hassan Younes 3'
Ibrahim Rammal 6', 19'
Kassem Ezzedine 12'
Khaled Elejel 40'		 Abraham Obafemi Martins Awosanya 45'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Romania 3–1 Ukraine
Ionut Traian Alecu 1'
Mircea Ciprian Ungur 5'
Dragan Robert Paulevici 26'		 Viktor Panteleichuk 38'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Romania 2–1 Lebanon
Andrei Cosmin Balea 24'
Mircea Ciprian Ungur 49'		 Khaled Elejel 13'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Ukraine 8–2 Nigeria
Viktor Panteleichuk 1'
Andrei Khomin 2'
Yevhenii Zaiets 6', 24'
Vitalii Kharchenko 9', 33'
Yevhen Zadorozhnii 15'
Viktor Tsoi 25'		 Ismail Hajimohamed 12'
Rama Kabwe 17'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ghana 3 3 0 0 15 3 +12 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Guatemala 3 2 0 1 9 8 +1 6
3  Iraq 3 1 0 2 8 6 +2 3
4  Portugal 3 0 0 3 0 15 −15 0 Eliminated
Source: WMF
  • Note: Portugal had a player with a professional contract playing in Association football, which is not allowed by the rules. Therefore, all of Portugal's matches were nullified 0–5 in favor of the opponent.
Guatemala 3–1 Iraq
Roberto Morales 22', 39'
Michael Mendez 42'		 Karrar Muhsin Al Bunajim 47'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Portugal 2–2 (Cancelled)
0–5 (Awarded)		 Ghana
Luccas Araujo de Mello 3'
Alessandro Basto 39'		 Brian Koech 23'
Abdul Razak Amadu 25'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Guatemala 1–7 Ghana
Michael Mendez 32' Joshua Tumeo 5', 39'
Nicholas Anane 6', 26'
Emmanuel Kankpeyeng 15'
Mordecai Appiah 27'
Michael Mendez 31' (o.g.)
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Portugal 4–2 (Cancelled)
0–5 (Awarded)		 Iraq
Luccas Araujo de Mello 7'
Miguel De Oliveira 10'
Brandon De Abreu 13'
Jesse Lazzaro 17'		 Mahdi Rabei 34'
Basheer Abdel Hakim Mohamad 50'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Portugal 1–0 (Cancelled)
0–5 (Awarded)		 Guatemala
Jesse Lazzaro 12'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Iraq 2–3 Ghana
Karar Saad Al-Asadi 16'
Hassan Elyassiri 26'		 Emmanuel Kankpeyeng 35'
Karar Saad Al-Asadi 37' (o.g.)
Mordecai Appiah 38'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 3 0 0 26 2 +24 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Moldova 3 2 0 1 14 5 +9 6
3   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 7 23 −16 3
4  Somalia 3 0 0 3 4 21 −17 0
Source: WMF
Mexico 4–0 Moldova
Hiram Ruiz 15'
Moises Gonzalez 22', 38'
Edgar Gonzalez Diaz 36'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Switzerland 6–2 Somalia
Sebastian Bernhard 5'
Luca Schmiedgen 6'
Felim Rugel 25', 37'
Remo Capitani 35'
Patrick Guggisberg 50'		 Abdullahi Osman 8'
Luqman Abdirahman 24'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Switzerland 1–10 Moldova
Arturo Schmiedgen 20' Leonid Podlesnov 8', 16', 37', 44'
Victor Negara 12'
Alexandru Popovici 39'
Serghei Nudnîi 40', 47'
Stanislav Luca 44'
Victor Iordachi 46'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Mexico 11–2 Somalia
Luis Ortega 1', 15'
Edgar Gonzalez Diaz 5'
Daniel Villela 15'
Christian Gutierrez 16'
Moises Gonzalez 20', 21', 27'
Cesar Alejandro Cerda Herrera 23', 34'
Hiram Ruiz 40'		 12'
Abdullahi Osman 39'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Mexico 11–0  Switzerland
Miguel Vaca Nuñez 11', 41'
Daniel Villela 12'
Luis Ortega 17', 33'
Ismael Rojo Martinez 19'
Hiram Ruiz 21'
Brandon Escoto 24'
Moises Gonzalez 36'
Cesar Alejandro Cerda Herrera 48'
Carlos Hernandez Martinez 50'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Somalia 0–4 Moldova
Alexandru Popovici 6'
Oleg Sischin 18'
Ruslan Istrati 22'
Leonid Podlesnov 32'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovakia 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 7 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Tunisia 3 1 2 0 9 1 +8 5
3  Japan 3 0 2 1 6 12 −6 2
4  Costa Rica 3 0 1 2 6 18 −12 1
Source: WMF
Tunisia 8–0 Costa Rica
Chbil Tayeb 5'
Ben Taleb Mohamed Ali 6', 8'
Omar Nasri 27', 34'
Karim Mrad 28'
Skander Loumi 41'
Riahi Makram 46'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Slovakia 6–0 Japan
Jaroslav Repa 8'
Pavol Gere 11'
Martin Ďuráči 12'
Adrián Hricov 15'
Rudolf Beliš 43', 45'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
 Tunisia0–0 Japan
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
 Japan6–6 Costa Rica
Iki Kobayashi 8'
Jason Bermudez 22' (o.g.)
Keisuke Muroi 26', 47', 48', 50'		 Carlos Hernandez 17', 26', 27'
Alejandro Carrillo 31'
Luis Ruiz 33', 41'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Tunisia 1–1 Slovakia
Filip Deket 41' (o.g.) Martin Ďuráči 8'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Slovakia 4–0 Costa Rica
Jaroslav Repa 10'
Pavol Gere 18'
Rudolf Beliš 24'
Ján Andrejko 34'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 28 2 +26 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Serbia 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 6
3  Chile 3 1 0 2 6 11 −5 3
4  Singapore 3 0 0 3 1 29 −28 0
Source: WMF
Chile 0–3 Serbia
Ivan Štokić 11'
Milan Čičić 47'
Veselin Guberinić 50'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Czech Republic 17–0 Singapore
Patrik Levčík 2'
Jan Koudelka 5', 43'
Ondřej Paděra 11', 16', 26', 33'
Richard Svoboda 13', 19'
Tomáš Jelínek 25', 29'
David Pozníček 35'
Bohumír Doubravský 40', 45'
Pavel Šultes 41', 49'
Stanislav Mařík 49'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Chile 6–1 Singapore
Andres Rivera 7', 16', 41'
David Araya 10'
Laurence Shuruma 28'
Asher Nelson 32'		 Mathew Shiva Sinivasan 3'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Serbia 6–0 Singapore
Veselin Guberinić 12'
Čedomir Tomčić 19', 31'
Nemanja Crnoglavac 33'
Ivan Štokić 45', 49'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Czech Republic 7–0 Chile
Jan Koudelka 7'
Ondřej Paděra 13'
Stanislav Mařík 14'
David Pozníček 36'
David Presl 43'
Patrik Levčík 44'
Richard Svoboda 45'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Czech Republic 4–2 Serbia
Ondřej Paděra 6', 27'
Jan Koudelka 44' (pen.)
Pavel Šultes 46'		 Lazar Letić 24'
Čedomir Tomčić 27'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 19 3 +16 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2  United States 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 6
3  South Africa 3 1 0 2 6 12 −6 3
4  Argentina 3 0 0 3 3 21 −18 0
Source: WMF
United States 8–0 Argentina
Israel Sesay 10'
Taylor Bond 17'
Slavisa Ubiparipovic 18', 47'
Jermaine Jones 22'
Kraig Chiles 28'
Gordy Gurson 32'
VcMor Eligwe 49'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Brazil 7–2 South Africa
Leonardo Cardoso 14', 24'
Rafael Sixel 22', 46'
Ricardo Gomes dos Santos de Carvalho 29'
Henrique Wruck Garcia Rocha 36'
Luan Silva 42'		 Rafique Hassim 4'
Andre Alem Da Silva 40'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
United States 3–1 South Africa
Franck Tayou 12', 29'
Brian Farber 43'		 Jason Pottier 48'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Brazil 2–0 United States
Rafael Sixel 1'
Leonardo Cardoso 46'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Argentina 2–3 South Africa
Lucas Agustín Farhat 29'
Jorge Sebastián Berkhan 40'		 Kyle Jordaan 8'
Rafique Hassim 17' (pen.), 47'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth
Brazil 10–1 Argentina
Luan Silva 5'
Yuri Oliveira 8', 37', 37'
Pablo Da Silva 15'
Rafael Sixel 25'
Renan Dias Manini 35'
Gustavo Elia 39', 50'
Henrique Wruck Garcia Rocha 49'		 Lucas Agustín Farhat 36'
Perth Minifoot Stadium, Perth

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