| Tourney Name: | FIFA Futsal World Cup |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Other Titles: | ฟีฟ่า ฟุตซอลโลก Thailand 2012 |
| Size: | 180px |
| Country: | Thailand |
| Num Teams: | 24 |
| Confederations: | 6 |
| Venues: | 3 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Count: | 5 |
| Matches: | 52 |
| Goals: | 348 |
| Top Scorer: | Eder Lima (9 goals) |
| Player: | Neto |
| Goalkeeper: | Stefano Mammarella |
| Prevseason: | 2008 |
The 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup was the seventh FIFA Futsal World Cup, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It took place from 1 to 18 November 2012 in Thailand.[1] An extra four teams (increase to 24 from 20 at the 2008 event in Brazil) were competing at this World Cup.[2] This was the first FIFA men's tournament held in Southeast Asia since the Malaysia 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, and was the first FIFA men's tournament held in the country, having hosted the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship.
Defending champions Brazil won the title for the fifth time, defeating Spain in a rematch of the 2008 final.[3] [4]
On 20 July 2009, FIFA launched the bidding for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup with the following timeline:[5]
On 19 March 2010, during its Executive Committee meeting, FIFA chose Thailand to host the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup.[6] Thailand beat bids from China, Iran, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Sri Lanka and Guatemala.[7]
See main article: 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification.
The host nation, Thailand, qualified automatically.
| Competition | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | ||||
| 25 May – 1 June 2012 | 4 | ||||
| 6 April – 24 June 2012 | 3 | ||||
| 2–8 July 2012 | 4 | ||||
| 15–22 April 2012 | 4 | ||||
| 16–20 May 2011 | 1 | ||||
| 19 October 2011 – 11 April 2012 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 24 | ||||
1.Teams that will make their debut.
The matches were originally due to take place across four venues.[8] Due to construction delays and failure to meet the security requirement, early matches scheduled at the Bangkok Futsal Arena were moved to the Indoor Stadium Huamark.[9] After the final inspection on 5 November, FIFA announced that the Bangkok Futsal Arena had not sufficiently met the criteria. The two quarter-final matches would be played at Nimibutr Stadium, while Indoor Stadium Huamark would host the semifinals and the final.[10]
| Bangkok | Nakhon Ratchasima | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indoor Stadium Huamark | Nimibutr Stadium | Korat Chatchai Hall | ||
| Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | ||
See main article: 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads. Each team submitted a squad of 14 players, including two goalkeepers.[11] The squads were announced on 25 October 2012.[12]
The following were the officials for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup.[13]
| Confederation | Referees |
|---|---|
| AFC |  Nurdin Bukuev |
| Mohamad Chami | |
 Scott Kidson | |
 Kim Jang-kwan | |
 Naoki Miyatani | |
 Shukhrat Pulatov | |
 Alireza Sohrabi | |
 Zhang Youze | |
 Kaveepol Kamawitee (reserve) | |
| CAF | Saheed Ayeni |
 Said Kadara | |
| José Katemo | |
 Eduardo Mahumane | |
| CONCACAF |  Wenceslaos Aguilar |
 Sergio Cabrera | |
| Alexander Cline | |
| Carlos González | |
| Geovanny López | |
 Francisco Rivera |
| Confederation | Referees |
|---|---|
| CONMEBOL |  Sandro Brechane |
 Oswaldo Gómez | |
 Jaime Jativa | |
| Renata Leite | |
| Daniel Rodríguez | |
 Héctor Rojas | |
| Joel Ruiz | |
 Dario Santamaría | |
| OFC | Amitesh Behari |
| Rex Kamusu | |
| UEFA | Marc Birkett |
| Eduardo Fernandes | |
 Fernando Gutiérrez | |
 Karel Henych | |
| Danijel Janošević | |
 Gábor Kovács | |
 Pascal Lemal | |
 Francesco Massini | |
 Ivan Shabanov | |
 Borut Sivic |
The official draw for the World Cup was held at the St. Regis Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand on 24 August 2012.[14]
The 24 teams were divided in six groups, each group with four teams.[15]
The group winners and runners up along with the 4 highest rank third places advanced to the round of 16.[16]
The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:
All times are Thailand Standard Time .
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In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (two periods of five minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner. However, for the third place match, no extra time shall be played and the winner shall be determined by kicks from the penalty mark.[16]
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The following awards were given for the tournament:[17]
| Golden Shoe winner | Golden Ball winner | Golden Gloves winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eder Lima | Neto | Stefano Mammarella | |
| Silver Shoe winner | Silver Ball winner | Goal of the Tournament | |
| Rodolfo Fortino | Kike | Suphawut Thueanklang | |
| Bronze Shoe winner | Bronze Ball winner | FIFA Fair Play Trophy | |
| Fernandinho | Ricardinho |
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.
| Team | Final result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7 | +38 | 21 | Champions | |
| 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 16 | Runners-up | |
| 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 18 | Third place | |
| 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 9 | Fourth place | |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 3 | +29 | 12 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals | |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 7 | Eliminated in Round of 16 | |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | –4 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | –5 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | –7 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | –2 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | –7 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 31 | –17 | 3 | ||
| 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | –4 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage | |
| 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | –5 | 3 | ||
| 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | –7 | 3 | ||
| 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | –12 | 3 | ||
| 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 30 | –23 | 3 | ||
| 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | –9 | 0 | ||
| 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | –10 | 0 | ||
| 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | –19 | 0 |
The official song of 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup was "Heart & Soul", a single by the Thai band Slot Machine.