1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship

1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship

FIFA Wereldkampioenschap Futsal 1989
Tournament details
Host country	Netherlands
Dates	5 - 15 January
Teams	16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up	Netherlands
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played	40
Goals scored	221 (5.53 per match)
Attendance	86,500 (2,163 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Laszlo Zsadanyi (7 goals)
Best player	Victor Hermans

The 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship was held in the Netherlands and won by Brazil. It was the first world championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body.

Participants

Participants

16 countries were invited to participate to the tournament. 6 from Europe, 3 from South America, 2 from North America, Africa and Asia and 1 from Oceania.

Confederation	Berths	Qualified
Africa	2	Algeria  Zimbabwe
Asia	2	Japan  Saudi Arabia
Europe	6	Belgium  Denmark  Hungary  Italy  Netherlands  Spain
North America	2	Canada  United States
South America	3	Argentina  Brazil  Paraguay
Oceania	1	Australia
TOTAL	16	Field is Finalized

Venues

Holland has many hundreds of sports halls. The KNVB's organizing committee has picked five of the largest and most attractive as the venues for the 1st FIFA World Championship for Five-A-Side Football.^[1]

Amsterdam	Arnhem	Leeuwarden	Rotterdam	's-Hertogenbosch
Sporthallen Zuid	Rijnhal	Sporthal Kalverdijkje	Sportpaleis Ahoy	Maaspoort Sports and Events
3,500	6,500	4,000	7,000	3,500

Round 1

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	3	2	1	0	10	5	+5	5
Paraguay	3	1	2	0	9	4	+5	4
Denmark	3	1	1	1	12	10	+2	3
Algeria	3	0	0	3	5	17	-12	0

Netherlands  v  Denmark

5 January 1989 20:15

Netherlands	4–2	Denmark
Faber  12', 33' Tielens  40+3' Hermans  40+10'	Report	Olsen  28' Joergensen  40' (pen.)

Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Hernan Silva Arce (Chile)

Paraguay  v  Algeria

5 January 1989 21:30

Paraguay	5–0	Algeria
Alcaraz  8', 20' Sanchez  11', 40' Ruiz-Diaz  20'	Report

Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Pierre Meysman (Belgium)

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Denmark  v  Paraguay

7 January 1989 19:30

Denmark	2–2	Paraguay
Olsen  30' Laudrup  40+3'	Report	Jara  20' Espineda  32'

Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Laszlo Molnar (Hungary)

Netherlands  v  Algeria

7 January 1989 21:00

Netherlands	4–1	Algeria
Foree  2' Seintner  17' Loosveld  20', 25'	Report	Dahnoune  25'

Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Antonio Evangelista (Canada)

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Denmark  v  Algeria

8 January 1989 14:30

Denmark	8–4	Algeria
Laudrup  20', 48', 49' Joergensen  23' Johansen  32' Olsen  33', 47' Moeller Nielsen  45'	Report	Lounici  22', 35', 50' Belloumi  34'

Sporthallen Zuid, Amsterdam Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Julio C. Salas (United States)

Netherlands  v  Paraguay

8 January 1989 14:30

Netherlands	2–2	Paraguay
Seintner  16' Faber  44'	Report	Sanchez  5' Jara  30'

Rijnhal, Arnhem Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladren (Spain)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	2	0	1	14	4	+10	4
Hungary	3	2	0	1	17	9	+8	4
Spain	3	2	0	1	14	9	+5	4
Saudi Arabia	3	0	0	3	4	27	-23	0

Hungary  v  Brazil

6 January 1989 19:15

Hungary	3–2	Brazil
Borostyan  18' Rozsa  34' Zsadanyi  39'	Report	Toca  9' Atila  13'

Sporthal Kalverdijkje, Leeuwarden Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

Saudi Arabia  v  Spain

6 January 1989 20:30

Saudi Arabia	2–8	Spain
Al-Temyat  5' Abu Humoud  20'	Report	Valencia  4', 7' Bonilla  10' Gonzalez  16' Armora  18', 31' Ferre  29', 35'

Sporthal Kalverdijkje, Leeuwarden Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)

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Brazil  v  Saudi Arabia

7 January 1989 19:30

Brazil	8–0	Saudi Arabia
Raul  8' Toca  11', 29' Gilson  15' Benatti  37', 50' Atila  44' Neimar  48'	Report

Maaspoort Sports and Events, 's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 2,000 Referee: William N. M. Crombie (Scotland)

Hungary  v  Spain

7 January 1989 20:00

Hungary	3–5	Spain
Zsadanyi  13' Mozner  36' Rozsa  46'	Report	Valencia  15' Armora  24' Iglesias  35', 40' Navarro  45'

Maaspoort Sports and Events, 's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Christiaan Van der Laar (Netherlands)

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Hungary  v  Saudi Arabia

8 January 1989 14:30

Hungary	11–2	Saudi Arabia
Zsadanyi  1', 7', 40', 41' (pen.) Borostyan  3', 6', 12' Olajos  13', 31' Qiriko  44'	Report	Al-Behair  34' Al-Temyat  39'

Sporthal Kalverdijkje, Leeuwarden Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Abel Gnecco (Argentina)

Brazil  v  Spain

8 January 1989 14:30

Brazil	4–1	Spain
Raul  15' Benatti  18' Marquinhos  33', 42'	Report	Bonilla  29'

Maaspoort Sports and Events, 's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Juan Francisco Escobar (Paraguay)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belgium	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	6
Argentina	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	4
Canada	3	1	0	2	7	7	0	2
Japan	3	0	0	3	3	11	-8	0

Japan  v  Belgium

6 January 1989 19:45

Japan	0–3	Belgium
	Report	Janssen  20' Schreurs  27' Papanicolaou  42'

Maaspoort Sports and Events, 's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 200 Referee: Juan Francisco Escobar (Paraguay)

Canada  v  Argentina

6 January 1989 21:00

Canada	1–3	Argentina
Fitzgerald  42'	Report	Hidalgo  8', 49' Lozano  16'

Maaspoort Sports and Events, 's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 1,200 Referee: J. Oortman (Netherlands)

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Belgium  v  Canada

7 January 1989 18:00

Belgium	2–0	Canada
Maes  7' Schreurs  22'	Report

Sporthal Kalverdijkje, Leeuwarden Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Hernan Silva Arce (Chile)

Japan  v  Argentina

7 January 1989 19:15

Japan	1–2	Argentina
Yato  39'	Report	Hidalgo  7' (pen.) Lozano  19'

Sporthal Kalverdijkje, Leeuwarden Attendance: 1,500 Referee: J. Andreu Dubon (Spain)

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Japan  v  Canada

8 January 1989 15:45

Japan	2–6	Canada
Kitazawa  12', 28'	Report	Ianiero  1' Nocita  18' Fitzgerald  31' Berdusco  41' Sarantopoulos  43' Bunbury  48'

Sporthal Kalverdijkje, Leeuwarden Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

Belgium  v  Argentina

8 January 1989 15:45

Belgium	3–1	Argentina
Schreurs  12' Fostier  38' Beyers  50'	Report	Alvarez  35'

Maaspoort Sports and Events, 's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 3,100 Referee: William N. M. Crombie (Scotland)

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	2	1	0	10	3	+7	5
Italy	3	2	0	1	12	6	+6	4
Australia	3	1	1	1	6	8	-2	3
Zimbabwe	3	0	0	3	3	14	-11	0

Italy  v  Zimbabwe

6 January 1989 19:30

Italy	5–1	Zimbabwe
Albanesi  8' Fama  20', 30' de Simoni  25' Albani  27'	Report	Kambani  44'

Sporthallen Zuid, Amsterdam Attendance: 1,500 Referee: T. Van der Meer (Netherlands)

United States  v  Australia

6 January 1989 21:00

United States	1–1	Australia
Eichmann  33' (pen.)	Report	Crino  50'

Sporthallen Zuid, Amsterdam Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladren (Spain)

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Zimbabwe  v  United States

7 January 1989 19:30

Zimbabwe	1–5	United States
Munemo  39'	Report	Murray  7' Vermes  22', 46' Windischmann  25' (pen.) Ramos  28'

Rijnhal, Arnhem Attendance: 500 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Italy  v  Australia

7 January 1989 20:45

Italy	6–1	Australia
Albani  9' (pen.), 29' Fama  15' Minicucci  20' Albanesi  33' Roma  49'	Report	Crino  28' (pen.)

Rijnhal, Arnhem Attendance: 500 Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)

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Zimbabwe  v  Australia

8 January 1989 15:45

Zimbabwe	1–4	Australia
Munemo  50'	Report	Trimboli  25', 49' Odzakov  46' Davidson  47'

Sporthallen Zuid, Amsterdam Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

Italy  v  United States

8 January 1989 15:45

Italy	1–4	United States
Filippini  44'	Report	Lachowecki  13' Gabarra  21', 40' (pen.) Goulet  49'

Rijnhal, Arnhem Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Christiaan Van der Laar (Netherlands)

Round 2

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belgium	3	2	1	0	9	4	+5	5
Netherlands	3	1	1	1	8	6	+2	3
Hungary	3	0	2	1	6	8	-2	2
Italy	3	1	0	2	5	10	-5	2

Netherlands  v  Hungary

10 January 1989 19:45

Netherlands	3–3	Hungary
Bakker  1' Hermans  1', 7'	Report	Rozsa  6' Borostyan  29' Qiriko  43'

Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam Attendance: 2,000 Referee: William N. M. Crombie (Scotland)

Belgium  v  Italy

10 January 1989 21:00

Belgium	5–1	Italy
Fostier  4', 43' Beyers  11' Papanicolaou  28', 49'	Report	Fama  15'

Rijnhal, Arnhem Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladren (Spain)

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Hungary  v  Belgium

11 January 1989 19:45

Hungary	2–2	Belgium
Rozsa  28', 39'	Report	Maes  4' Hernalsteen  40'

Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam Attendance: 800 Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)

Netherlands  v  Italy

11 January 1989 21:00

Netherlands	4–1	Italy
Hermans  21' Bakker  24' Demandt  38' Loosveld  49'	Report	Minicucci  2'

Rijnhal, Arnhem Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Juan Francisco Escobar (Paraguay)

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Netherlands  v  Belgium

12 January 1989 21:00

Netherlands	1–2	Belgium
Loosveld  7'	Report	Schreurs  6', 26'

Rijnhal, Arnhem Attendance: 3,000 Referee: William N. M. Crombie (Scotland)

Hungary  v  Italy

12 January 1989 21:00

Hungary	1–3	Italy
Borostyan  6'	Report	Roma  7' Albani  18' Fama  27'

Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Hernan Silva Arce (Chile)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	3	0	0	10	4	+6	6
Brazil	3	2	0	1	14	9	+5	4
Paraguay	3	1	0	2	5	10	-5	2
Argentina	3	0	0	3	7	13	-6	0

Brazil  v  Paraguay

10 January 1989 19:45

Brazil	5–1	Paraguay
Atila  10', 20+5' Benatti  14' Neimar  40' Adílio  40+10'	Report	Jara  35'

Rijnhal, Arnhem Attendance: 500 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

United States  v  Argentina

10 January 1989 21:00

United States	3–1	Argentina
Vermes  33' Ramos  44' Visnyei  40+6'	Report	Ávalos  8'

Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)

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Paraguay  v  United States

11 January 1989 19:45

Paraguay	0–2	United States
	Report	Vermes  7' Gabarra  50'

Rijnhal, Arnhem Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Hernan Silva Arce (Chile)

Brazil  v  Argentina

11 January 1989 21:00

Brazil	6–3	Argentina
Toca  7', 42' Marquinhos  13' Adílio  36' Carlos Alberto  44' Dirceu  47'	Report	Castaneira  39' Hidalgo  45' (pen.) Valarin  50' (pen.)

Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

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Brazil  v  United States

12 January 1989 21:00

Brazil	3–5	United States
Raul  39' (pen.) Dirceu  47' Neimar  48'	Report	Lawson  7' Ramos  15' Gabarra  27' Goulet  40' Eichmann  46'

Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Antonio Evangelista (Canada)

Paraguay  v  Argentina

12 January 1989 21:00

Paraguay	4–3	Argentina
Flor  14' López  26' Sanchez  35' Ruiz-Diaz  39'	Report	Avalos  18', 23', 30'

Rijnhal, Arnhem Attendance: 3,000 Referee: J. Oortman (Netherlands)

Final round

	Semifinals				Final
	14 January 1989 - Rotterdam
	Belgium	3 (3)
	Brazil (PSO)	3 (5)
					15 January 1989 - Rotterdam
					Brazil	2
					Netherlands	1
					Third place
	14 January 1989 - Rotterdam			15 January 1989 - Rotterdam
	United States	1		Belgium	2
	Netherlands	2			United States (AET)	3

Semi-finals

Belgium  v  Brazil

1989-01-14 19:45

Belgium	3 – 3 (AET) (3 – 5 PSO)	Brazil
Reul  16' Schreurs  54' Maes  57'	Report	Raul  41' Cadinho  53' Benatti  56'

Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Laszlo Molnar

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United States  v  Netherlands

1989-01-14 21:00

United States	1 – 2	Netherlands
Gabarra  33'	Report	Hermans  23'  26'

Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladren

3rd Place

Belgium  v  United States

1989-01-15 14:00

Belgium	2 – 3 (AET)	United States
Maes  15'  25'	Report	Vermes  8'  59' Windischmann  43'

Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hernan Silva Arce

Final

Brazil  v  Netherlands

1989-01-15 15:30

Brazil	2 – 1	Netherlands
Benatti  10' Raul  46'	Report	Loosveld  43'

Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam Attendance: 4,200 Referee: William Crombie

Champions

FIFA Futsal World Championships 1989 Winners
Brazil First title

Awards

Golden Ball winner
Victor Hermans
Golden Shoe winner
Laszlo Zsadanyi
Silver Shoe winner
Benatti
Bronze Shoe winner
Rudi Schreurs Mihaly Borostyan Victor Hermans
FIFA Fair Play Trophy
United States

Goalscorers

7 goals

• Laszlo Zsadanyi

6 goals

• Rudi Schreurs
• Benatti
• Mihaly Borostyan
• Victor Hermans
• Peter Vermes

5 goals

• Eric Maes
• Raul
• Toca
• Laszlo Rozsa
• Andrea Fama
• Marcel Loosveld
• Jim Gabarra

4 goals

• Juan Ávalos
• Nicolas Hidalgo
• Atila
• Brian Laudrup
• Lars Olsen
• Raoul Albani
• Jose Sanchez

3 goals

• Khaled Lounici
• Alain Fostier
• Nico Papanicolaou
• Marquinhos
• Neimar
• Mario Faber
• Daniel Armora
• Domingo Valencia
• Tab Ramos

2 goals

• Fernando Lozano
• Oscar Crino
• Paul Trimboli
• Nico Papanicolaou
• Adílio
• Dirceu
• John Fitzgerald
• Kurt Joergensen
• Sandor Olajos
• Laszlo Qiriko
• Franco Albanesi
• Paolo Minicucci
• Giovanni Roma
• Tsuyoshi Kitazawa
• Andre Bakker
• Michel Seintner
• Francisco Alcaraz
• Luis Jara
• Mario Ruiz-Diaz
• Safouk Al-Temyat
• Sergio Bonilla
• Antonio Ferre
• José Iglesias
• Eric Eichmann
• Brent Goulet
• Mike Windischmann
• Clayton Munemo

1 goal

• Lakhdar Belloumi
• Abderrahmane Dahnoune
• Ramon Alvarez
• Hugo Castaneira
• Gabriel Valarin
• Alan Davidson
• Zarko Odzakov
• Raf Hernalsteen
• Karel Janssen
• Luc Reul
• Cadinho
• Carlos Alberto
• Gilson
• Eddy Berdusco
• Alex Bunbury
• Tony Nocita
• Peter Sarantopoulos
• Torben Johansen
• Ole Moeller Nielsen
• Janos Mozner
• Paolo de Simoni
• Alfredo Filippini
• Toshinori Yato
• Eduard Demandt
• Jeffrey Foree
• Andre Tielens
• Adolfo Jara
• Omar Espineda
• Luis Flor
• Víctor López
• Khaled Al-Behair
• Abdullah Abu Humoud
• Mario Gonzalez
• Carlos Navarro
• A.J. Lachowecki
• Doc Lawson
• Bruce Murray
• Gyula Visnyei
• Antony Kambani

References

1. Venues information, p. 56.

External links

• FIFA Futsal World Championship Netherlands 1989, FIFA.com
• FIFA Technical Report