National team appearances in the FIFA Futsal World Cup

This article lists the performances of each of the 42 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the FIFA Futsal World Cup finals

Debut of national teams

Year	Debutants
1989 (16)	Algeria,  Argentina,  Australia,  Belgium,  Brazil,  Canada,  Denmark,  Hungary,  Italy,  Japan,  Netherlands,  Paraguay,  Saudi Arabia,  Spain,  United States,  Zimbabwe
1992 (7)	China,  Costa Rica,  Hong Kong,  Iran,  Nigeria,  Poland,  Russia
1996 (5)	Cuba,  Egypt,  Malaysia,  Ukraine,  Uruguay
2000 (5)	Croatia,  Guatemala,  Kazakhstan,  Portugal,  Thailand
2004 (2)	Chinese Taipei,  Czech Republic
2008 (2)	Libya,  Solomon Islands
2012 (6)	Colombia,  Kuwait,  Mexico,  Morocco,  Panama,  Serbia
2016 (4)	Azerbaijan,  Mozambique,  Uzbekistan,  Vietnam

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend

• 1st — Champions
• 2nd — Runners-up
• 3rd — Third place
• 4th — Fourth place
• QF — Quarterfinals
• R2 — Round 2 (1989–2008, second group stage, top 8; 2012–present: knockout round of 16)
• R1 — Round 1
• Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
•    — Hosts

Nation	1989	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	Years
Algeria	R1								1
Argentina	R2	R2	R1	R2	4th	R2	QF	1st	8
Australia	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1		R1	R1	7
Azerbaijan								QF	1
Belgium	4th	R2	R2						3
Brazil	1st	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	R2	8
Canada	R1								1
China		R1	R1			R1			3
Chinese Taipei					R1				1
Colombia							4th	R2	2
Costa Rica		R1		R1			R1	R2	4
Croatia				R2					1
Cuba			R1	R1	R1	R1		R1	5
Czech Republic					R2	R1	R2		3
Denmark	R1								1
Egypt			R1	R2	R1	R1	R2	QF	6
Guatemala				R1		R1	R1	R1	4
Hong Kong		R1							1
Hungary	R2								1
Iran		4th	R1	R1	R1	R2	R2	3rd	7
Italy	R2	R1	R2		2nd	3rd	3rd	R2	7
Japan	R1				R1	R1	R2		4
Kazakhstan				R1				R2	2
Kuwait							R1		1
Libya						R1	R1		2
Malaysia			R1						1
Mexico							R1		1
Morocco							R1	R1	2
Mozambique								R1	1
Netherlands	2nd	R2	R2	R2					4
Nigeria		R1							1
Panama							R2	R1	2
Paraguay	R2	R1			R1	R2	R2	QF	6
Poland		R2							1
Portugal				3rd	R2	R1	QF	4th	5
Russia		R1	3rd	4th		4th	QF	2nd	6
Saudi Arabia	R1								1
Serbia							R2		1
Solomon Islands						R1	R1	R1	3
Spain	R1	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	QF	8
Thailand				R1	R1	R1	R2	R2	5
Ukraine			4th		R2	R2	QF	R2	5
United States	3rd	2nd	R1		R2	R1			5
Uruguay			R2	R1		R1			3
Uzbekistan								R1	1
Vietnam								R2	1
Zimbabwe	R1								1
Nations	16	16	16	16	16	20	24	24

External links

• FIFA Futsal World Cup, FIFA.com
• RSSSF archive