WMF World Cup

WMF World Cup

Organising body	WMF
Founded	2015 (2015)
Region	International
Number of teams	32
Current champions	Romania (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	Czech Republic Mexico Romania United States (1 title each)
Website	Official website
2025 WMF World Cup

The WMF World Cup, is an international minifootball competition among the senior men's national teams of the members of the World Minifootball Federation (WMF), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has been held every two years since the inaugural tournament in 2015, with the exception of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The reigning champions are Romania, who won their third title at the 2023 tournament. Four countries have hosted the WMF World Cup, most recently the United Arab Emirates, who hosted the 2023 event. The 2025 tournament will be hosted by Azerbaijan.

Results

Editions

Ed.	Year	Host	First place game			Third place game			Teams
			Champion	Score	Runner-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
1	2015	United States	United States	5–3	Mexico	Brazil and Romania			12
2	2017	Tunisia	Czech Republic	3–0	Mexico	Senegal	5–0	Spain	24
3	2019	Australia	Mexico	4–0	Brazil	Romania	0–0 (3–1 p)	Hungary	32
4	2023	United Arab Emirates	Romania	2–2 (12–11 p)	Kazakhstan	Hungary	3–1	Azerbaijan	32
5	2025	Azerbaijan	TBD			TBD			32

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Mexico	1	2	0	3
2	Romania	1	0	2	3
3	Czech Republic	1	0	0	1
	United States	1	0	0	1
5	Brazil	0	1	1	2
6	Kazakhstan	0	1	0	1
7	Hungary	0	0	1	1
	Senegal	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		4	4	5	13

Participating nations

Teams	2015 (12)	2017 (24)	2019 (32)	2023 (32)	2025 (32)	Years
Afghanistan	×	×	GS	×		1
Albania	×	×	×	GS		1
Algeria	×	×	×	GS		1
Argentina	×	GS	GS	×		2
Australia	×	QF	QF	×		2
Azerbaijan	×	×	×	4th	Q	1
Bosnia and Herzegovina	×	R16	×	×		1
Brazil	3rd	R16	2nd	×		3
Bulgaria	×	×	×	QF		1
Canada	QF	×	×	×		1
Chad	×	×	×	×	Q	1
Chile	×	R16	GS	×		2
Colombia	×	×	R16	×		1
Costa Rica	×	×	GS	×		1
Czech Republic	QF	1st	QF	QF		4
Egypt	×	×	×	R16	Q	1
El Salvador	QF	×	×	×		1
England	×	×	GS	R16		2
France	×	QF	×	GS		2
Germany	QF	×	×	×		1
Georgia	×	×	×	R16		1
Ghana	×	×	R16	GS	Q	2
Guatemala	×	GS	R16	GS		3
Hungary	×	QF	4th	3rd		3
India	GS	GS	GS	GS		4
Iraq	×	GS	GS	GS		3
Ireland	×	×	×	GS		1
Ivory Coast	×	GS	×	×		1
Japan	×	×	GS	GS		2
Kazakhstan	GS	R16	×	2nd		3
Lebanon	×	GS	GS	GS		3
Libya	×	R16	×	GS		2
Mauritania	×	×	×	×	Q	1
Mexico	2nd	2nd	1st	R16		4
Moldova	×	×	R16	×		1
Montenegro	×	×	×	R16		1
Nigeria	×	×	GS	×		1
Oman	×	×	×	GS		1
Portugal	×	GS	GS	R16		3
Romania	3rd	R16	3rd	1st		4
Russia	GS	R16	×	×		2
Saudi Arabia	×	×	R16	×		1
Senegal	×	3rd	×	×		1
Serbia	GS	×	R16	GS		3
Singapore	×	×	GS	×		1
Slovakia	×	×	QF	QF		2
Somalia	×	GS	GS	×		2
South Africa	×	×	GS	×	Q	1
Spain	×	4th	×	GS		2
Sudan	×	×	×	GS		1
Switzerland	×	×	GS	×		1
Thailand	×	×	GS	GS		2
Tunisia	×	QF	R16	×		2
Ukraine	×	×	QF	GS		2
United Arab Emirates	×	×	×	QF		1
United States	1st	R16	R16	R16		4

Legends

1st – Champions 2nd – Runners-up 3rd – Third place 4th – Fourth place

QF – Quarter Finals R16 – Round if 16 GS – Group stage Q – Qualified

× – Did not enter     – Hosts

External links

• World Minifootball Federation website