WMF World Cup

WMF World Cup
Organising bodyWMF
Founded2015 (2015)
RegionInternational
Number of teams32
Current champions Azerbaijan (1st title)
Most successful team(s) Czech Republic
 Mexico
 Romania
 United States
 Azerbaijan
(1 title each)
WebsiteOfficial website
2025 WMF World Cup
Tournaments

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.[1] The tournament is played as six-a-side 50-minute format.

The competition has been held every two years since the inaugural edition was played in the United States in 2015. The second edition was held in Tunisia in 2017, making it the first edition to be played in Africa.[2] The third edition was held in Australia in 2019, making it the first edition to be played in Oceania.[3] The tournament was not played in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fourth edition was held in the United Arab Emirates in 2023, making it the first edition to be played in Asia.[4] The fifth and most recent edition was held in Azerbaijan in 2025, making it the first edition to be played in Europe.[5]

The United States won the inaugural edition title on home soil in 2015.[6] The Czech Republic won the second edition title in 2017.[7] Mexico won the third edition title in 2019.[8] Romania won the fourth edition title in 2023.[9] Azerbaijan won the title of the fifth and most recent edition title in 2025.[10] The current champion are Azerbaijan, who won title of the fifth and most recent edition title in 2025.[10]

Individual awards are given out at the end of each tournament.

Results

Editions

# 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
— 2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic —
4 2023  United Arab Emirates
Romania 		2–2 (12–11 p)
Kazakhstan
Hungary 		3–1
Azerbaijan 		32
5 2025  Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan 		4–2
Hungary
Serbia 		3–0
Montenegro 		32

Summary

Team Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth place
 Mexico 1 (2019) 2 (2015, 2017) — —
 Romania 1 (2023) — 2 (2015, 2019) —
 Azerbaijan 1 (2025) — — 1 (2023)
 Czech Republic 1 (2017) — — —
 United States 1 (2015) — — —
 Hungary — 1 (2025) 1 (2023) 1 (2019)
 Brazil — 1 (2019) 1 (2015) —
 Kazakhstan — 1 (2023) — —
 Senegal — — 1 (2017) —
 Serbia — — 1 (2025) —
 Spain — — — 1 (2017)
 Montenegro — — — 1 (2025)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Mexico1203
2 Romania1023
3 Azerbaijan1001
 Czech Republic1001
 United States1001
6 Brazil0112
 Hungary0112
8 Kazakhstan0101
9 Senegal0011
 Serbia0011
Totals (10 entries)55616

Awards

Individual awards are given out at the end of each tournament.

Year Best Player Top Scorer Best goalkeeper
2015 Kraig Chiles Danny Waltman (10) —
2017 Ouday Belhaj[11] Francisco Castaño (10) Papa Samba Diallo[12]
2019 Moises Gonzalez Ondřej Paděra (10) Bernardo Valdovinos Solos
2023 Dragos Nitu[13] Marius Gabriel Balogh (6)[14] Alexandr Rushinas
2025 Ramiz Chovdarov Ondřej Paděra
Tiago Lapa (7) 		Vladimir Bajić

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 × GS 3
 Australia × QF QF × × 2
 Azerbaijan × × × 4th 1st 2
 Bahrain × × × × GS 1
 Bosnia and Herzegovina × R16 × × QF 2
 Brazil 3rd R16 2nd × × 3
 Bulgaria × × × QF R16 2
 Canada QF × × × × 1
 Chad × × × × GS 1
 Chile × R16 GS × × 2
 Colombia × × R16 × × 1
 Costa Rica × × GS × GS 2
 Czech Republic QF 1st QF QF QF 5
 Egypt × × × R16 × 1
 El Salvador QF × × × × 1
 England × × GS R16 QF 3
 France × QF × GS R16 3
 Germany QF × × × × 1
 Georgia × × × R16 R16 2
 Ghana × × R16 GS GS 3
 Guatemala × GS R16 GS × 3
 Hungary × QF 4th 3rd 2nd 4
 India GS GS GS GS GS 5
 Indonesia × × × × GS 1
 Iraq × GS GS GS × 3
 Ireland × × × GS × 1
 Ivory Coast × GS × × × 1
 Israel × × × × R16 1
 Japan × × GS GS × 2
 Kazakhstan GS R16 × 2nd GS 4
 Lebanon × GS GS GS × 3
 Libya × R16 × GS × 2
 Mauritania × × × × QF 1
 Mexico 2nd 2nd 1st R16 × 4
 Moldova × × R16 × × 1
 Montenegro × × × R16 4th 2
 Nigeria × × GS × × 1
 Oman × × × GS × 1
 Poland × × × × R16 1
 Portugal × GS GS R16 R16 4
 Romania 3rd R16 3rd 1st R16 5
 Russia GS R16 × × × 2
 Saudi Arabia × × R16 × × 1
 Senegal × 3rd × × × 1
 Serbia GS × R16 GS 3rd 4
 Singapore × × GS × × 1
 Slovenia × × × × GS 1
 Slovakia × × QF QF GS 3
 Somalia × GS GS × × 2
 South Africa × × GS × × 1
 Spain × 4th × GS GS 3
 Sudan × × × GS × 1
  Switzerland × × GS × × 1
 Thailand × × GS R16 R16 3
 Tunisia × QF R16 × × 2
 Turkey × × × × GS 1
 Ukraine × × QF GS GS 3
 United Arab Emirates × × × QF GS 2
 United States 1st R16 R16 R16 GS 5
 Uzbekistan × × × × GS 1
Total: 63 team 12 24 32 32 32 –
Legends
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarter Finals
  • R16 – Round of 16
  • GS – Group stage
  • Q – Qualified
  • × – Did not enter
  •     – Hosts

See also

  • WMF Women’s World Cup

References

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