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2019 WMF World Cup
| Column 1 |
|---|
| Australia |
| 1–11 October |
| 32 (from 5 confederations) |
| 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Mexico (1st title) |
| Brazil |
| Romania |
| Hungary |
| 64 |
| 415 (6.48 per match) |
| Ondřej Paděra(10 goals) |
| Moises Gonzalez |
| Bernardo Valdovinos Solos |
| ← 2017 2023 → |
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. Mexico two times runner-up defeated Brazil 4–0 in the final, to win the title.
Australia was awarded the right to host the event on 27 June 2018. All the matches are played at the Perth Minifoot Stadium in Langley Park in Perth.
| Perth |
|---|
| Perth Minifoot Stadium |
| Capacity: 5,000 |
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| Team | Finalsappearance | Firstappearance | Lastappearance | Previous bestperformance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
On 7 June 2019, in Perth, the pools were drawn for 8 groups of 32 teams.
| 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 |
All times listed below are at local time (UTC+8)
- 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.
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Best Player |
|---|
| Moises Gonzalez |
| Ondřej Paděra(10 goals) |
| Bernardo Valdovinos Solos |
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