Back كأس العالم لكرة الصالات 2012 Arabic ২০১২ ফিফা ফুটসাল বিশ্বকাপ Bengali/Bangla VM i futsal 2012 Danish Futsal-Weltmeisterschaft 2012 German Copa Mundial de fútbol sala de la FIFA 2012 Spanish جام جهانی فوتسال ۲۰۱۲ Persian Futsalin maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 2012 Finnish Coupe du monde de futsal de 2012 French 2012-es futsal-világbajnokság Hungarian Piala Dunia Futsal FIFA 2012 ID
| ฟีฟ่า ฟุตซอลโลก Thailand 2012 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Thailand |
| Dates | 1–18 November |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Spain |
| Third place |  Italy |
| Fourth place |  Colombia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 348 (6.69 per match) |
| Attendance | 160,302 (3,083 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Eder Lima (9 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Neto |
| Best goalkeeper | Stefano Mammarella |
| Fair play award |  Mexico |
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]
- ^ "FIFA Futsal World Cup Thailand 2012 - Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. 7 November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Executive Committee approves voting process" (Press release). FIFA. 29 October 2010. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ^ "Brazil retain crown in dramatic final". fifa.com. 18 November 2012. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012.
- ^ "Falcao, Neto savour Brazil's glory day". fifa.com. 18 November 2012. Archived from the original on 20 November 2012.