| Pasaulio Salės Futbolo Čempionatas (Lithuanian) Lithuania 2021 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Lithuania |
| Dates | 12 September – 3 October |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Portugal (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Brazil |
| Fourth place |  Kazakhstan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 301 (5.79 per match) |
| Attendance | 63,748 (1,226 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ferrão (9 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Ricardinho |
| Best goalkeeper | Nicolás Sarmiento |
| Fair play award | Kazakhstan |
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The 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup was the ninth 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 Lithuania.[1] It marked the first FIFA tournament ever hosted by Lithuania and the third Futsal World Cup hosted in Europe; the others being 1989 in the Netherlands and 1996 in Spain.
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held from 12 September to 4 October 2020 as the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup.[2] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FIFA announced on 3 April 2020 that a decision would be made whether the tournament would be postponed and rescheduled.[3] On 12 May 2020, FIFA announced that the tournament would be held between 12 September and 3 October 2021, subject to further monitoring.[4][5]
In the final, Portugal defeated the defending champions Argentina 2–1 to win their first World Cup title. They became the fourth team to win the competition, the second from Europe after Spain's triumphs in 2000 and 2004.
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- ^ "Dedicated COVID-19 working group proposes recommendations after first meeting". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Bureau of the FIFA Council decisions on FIFA events". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Lietuvoje turėjęs vykti pasaulio čempionatas atidėtas". delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). 12 May 2020.