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
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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.

Brazil won the tournament for the second consecutive time.

Qualifying criteria

Main article: 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship qualification

Qualified nations

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

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

Squads

Main article: 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship squads

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

Officials

Draw

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

First round

Group A

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
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
Attendance: 3,863
Referee: Hernán Silva Arce (Chile)
Argentina 6–2 Nigeria
Report
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
Attendance: 3,863
Referee: Václav Krondl (Czechoslovakia)
Argentina 2–1 Hong Kong
Report
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
Attendance: 3,184
Referee: Kenneth Wallace (New Zealand)
Poland 5–4 Nigeria
Report
Kowloon Park Sports Center, Tsim Sha Tsui
Attendance: 256
Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)
Hong Kong 4–1 Nigeria
Report
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
Attendance: 2,390
Referee: Manoel Serapiao Filha (Brazil)
Argentina 3–2 Poland
Report
Kowloon Park Sports Center, Tsim Sha Tsui
Attendance: 252
Referee: Carlos Silva Valente (Portugal)

Group B

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
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Manoel Serapiao Filha (Brazil)
Italy 7–5 Paraguay
Report
Kowloon Park Sports Center, Tsim Sha Tsui
Attendance: 206
Referee: Carlos Silva Valente (Portugal)
Iran 7–5 Italy
Report
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
Attendance: 1,482
Referee: Hernán Silva Arce (Chile)
Paraguay 3–1 Netherlands
Report
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
Attendance: 1,482
Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)
Netherlands 4–3 Italy
Report
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
Attendance: 2,390
Referee: Václav Krondl (Czechoslovakia)
Iran 10–6 Paraguay
Report
Kowloon Park Sports Center, Tsim Sha Tsui
Attendance: 252
Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)

Group C

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
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)
Belgium 6–2 Costa Rica
Report
Kowloon Park Sports Center, Tsim Sha Tsui
Attendance: 206
Referee: Hossein Asgari (Iran)
Brazil 15–1 Costa Rica
Report
Kowloon Park Sports Center, Tsim Sha Tsui
Attendance: 567
Referee: Václav Krondl (Czechoslovakia)
Belgium 2–1 Australia
Report
Kowloon Park Sports Center, Tsim Sha Tsui
Attendance: 567
Referee: Ali Hussein Mousa (Egypt)
Australia 8–6 Costa Rica
Report
Kowloon Park Sports Center, Tsim Sha Tsui
Attendance: 226
Referee: Samuel Chan Yam Ming (British Hong Kong)
Brazil 5–0 Belgium
Report
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
Attendance: 1,749
Referee: Kenneth Wallace (New Zealand)

Group D

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
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
Attendance: 3,184
Referee: Sabino Farina Céspedes (Paraguay)
United States 8–3 Russia
Report
Kowloon Park Sports Center, Tsim Sha Tsui
Attendance: 256
Referee: Samuel Chan Yam Ming (British Hong Kong)
Russia 10–1 China
Report
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
Attendance: 1,245
Referee: Jorge G. Cantillano Castro (Costa Rica)
Spain 5–3 United States
Report
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
Attendance: 1,245
Referee: Hossein Asgari (Iran)
Spain 7–7 Russia
Report
Kowloon Park Sports Center, Tsim Sha Tsui
Attendance: 226
Referee: Ali Hussein Mousa (Egypt)
United States 7–1 China
Report
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
Attendance: 1,749
Referee: Sabino Farina Céspedes (Paraguay)

Second round

Group E

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
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
Attendance: 2,769
Referee: Hossein Asgari (Iran)
Netherlands 4–1 Argentina
Report
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
Attendance: 2,769
Referee: Kenneth Wallace (New Zealand)
Brazil 5–1 Argentina
Report
Kowloon Park Sports Center, Tsim Sha Tsui
Attendance: 328
Referee: Carlos Silva Valente (Portugal)
United States 3–3 Netherlands
Report
Kowloon Park Sports Center, Tsim Sha Tsui
Attendance: 328
Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)
United States 6–3 Argentina
Report
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
Attendance: 3,394
Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)
Brazil 6–1 Netherlands
Report
Kowloon Park Sports Center, Tsim Sha Tsui
Attendance: 191
Referee: Hossein Asgari (Iran)

Group F

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
Kowloon Park Sports Center, Tsim Sha Tsui
Attendance: 148
Referee: Hernán Silva Arce (Chile)
Spain 5–3 Belgium
Report
Kowloon Park Sports Center, Tsim Sha Tsui
Attendance: 148
Referee: Sabino Farina Céspedes (Paraguay)
Iran 4–2 Spain
Report
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
Attendance: 2,180
Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)
Belgium 4–1 Poland
Report
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
Attendance: 2,180
Referee: Manoel Filha Serapiao (Brazil)
Iran 4–2 Belgium
Report
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
Attendance: 3,394
Referee: Sabino Farina Céspedes (Paraguay)
Spain 7–3 Poland
Report
Kowloon Park Sports Center, Tsim Sha Tsui
Attendance: 191
Referee: Samuel Chan Yam Ming (British Hong Kong)

Third round

 
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

Brazil 4–1 Spain
Report
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
Attendance: 5,744
Referee: Chile Hernán Silva Arce
Iran 2–4 United States
Report
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
Attendance: 5,744
Referee: Portugal Carlos da Silva Valente

Third place play-off

Iran 6–9 Spain
Report
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
Attendance: 10,466
Referee: New Zealand Kenneth Wallace

Final

Brazil 4–1 United States
Report
Hong Kong Coliseum, Hung Hom
Attendance: 10,466
Referee: Paraguay Sabino Farina Céspedes

Champions

 FIFA Futsal World Championships 1992 winners 

Brazil
Second title

Awards

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

Tournament ranking

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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

FIFA Futsal World Cup
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