2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification
| Copa Mundial de fútbol sala de la FIFA Colombia 2016 |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |
 Colombia
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| Dates | 10 September – 1 October 2016 |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Argentina (1st title)
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| Runners-up |
 Russia
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| Third place |
 Iran
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| Fourth place |
 Portugal
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 352 (6.77 per match) |
| Attendance | 139,307 (2,679 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Ricardinho (12 goals)
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| Best player |
Fernando Wilhelm
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| Best goalkeeper |
Nicolás Sarmiento
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| Fair play award |
 Vietnam
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The 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup was the 8th edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was held in Colombia from 10 September to 1 October 2016.
Brazil and Spain, the two teams that won all previous tournaments, were eliminated in round of 16 and quarter-final. This means that this is the first tournament in which the champion is neither Brazil nor Spain.
In the final, Argentina defeated Russia 5–4 to win the tournament and secure the third country to win a FIFA Futsal World Cup title.
Two countries bid for the tournament:
Four countries withdrew their bids:
The FIFA Executive Committee announced on 28 May 2013 that Colombia was appointed as host of the tournament.
A total of 24 teams qualify for the final tournament. In addition to Colombia who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 23 teams qualify from six separate continental competitions. FIFA ratified the distribution of spots at the Executive Committee meeting in March 2014.
Colombia presented the cities of Bogotá, Villavicencio, Bucaramanga, Cúcuta, Ibagué and Neiva as the venue cities, when they bid to host the tournament. After an inspection meeting in October 2014, four stadiums were confirmed, with Neiva allowed an extension to finish works, before being removed as a venue later that month.
Confirmation of the four host cities were presented to the Colombian Football Federation and FIFA on 11 November.Medellín then replaced Villavicencio. A further inspection in January 2016 saw the removal of Ibagué as a host, meaning half of the cities in the initial bids proposal are confirmed, with the three remaining cites scheduled to accommodate two groups per stadia.
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