Founded | 2015 |
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Region | International (World Minifootball Federation) |
Number of teams | 24 |
Current champions | Czech Republic (2017) |
Most successful team(s) | United States, Czech Republic (1 title) |
Television broadcasters | ESPN3 |
Website | http://wmfworldcup.com |
2017 WMF World Cup |
The WMF World Cup is an international indoor soccer competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of World Minifootball Federation (WMF). It was announced in November 2013 that the first edition of the tournament would be held in the United States in March 2015.
The first Indoor Soccer World Championship was organized in 1997 in Mexico City, under the auspices of the Federacion Internacional de Futbol Rapido (FIFRA). Twelve national teams participated in that tournament, with Mexico winning the final against the United States.
In February 2012, the Federación Internacional de Fútbol Rápido hosted the first-ever FIFRA Club Championship in Monterrey, Mexico. The 4-team tournament was won by the San Diego Sockers, who defeated the Monterrey Flash 5–3 in the final.
WMF awarded the second edition of the competition to the Tunisia Minifootball Federation. The tournament starts from 6 to 15 October 2017.