The 2023 WMF World Cup was the fourth edition of the WMF World Cup organized by the World Minifootball Federation (WMF). The tournament was contested in Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates between 26 October and 4 November 2023. Mexico are the defending champions. Romania defeated Kazakhstan 12–11 by penalties after a 2–2 draw in the final, to win the title.
Venue
The United Arab Emirates was awarded the right to host the event on 10 June 2022. All the matches are played at the Ras Al Khaimah Minifoot Stadium in Ras Al Khaimah.
Teams
Participating nations
Draw
Originally, the teams that were supposed to participate in the championship were Brazil, who were supposed to defend their silver medals from 2019. Lebanon and Tunisia withdrew because of the presence of Israel. Israel, who did not travel to the venue due to the conflict with Hamas.
The Brazilians were replaced Oman, Israel was replaced by Algeria, Tunisia was replaced by Kuwait and Lebanon was replaced by Bahrain, who withdrew a few days before the start of the tournament and was replaced by Sudan. For all the replaced teams, it was not only their first participation in the WMF World Cup, but also their first international matches.
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Knockout stage
Bracket
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third-place match
Final
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
References
