2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup

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2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup
Tournament details
Host country Philippines
DatesLate 2025
Teams16 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)TBA

The 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup is the planned inaugural edition of the FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup, an international futsal competition organized by FIFA. The inaugural edition is to be hosted in the Philippines in late 2025. [1]

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Host selection

After the announcement of the World Cup in December 2022, Finland hinted that they could bid. [2] But on the 15 May 2024, Philippines was given the hosting rights. [3] [4] [5] There were five or six other bidding nations which includes Brazil, Italy, and Spain. [6] [7]

The Philippines indoor arenas and successful organization of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup were deemed as the reason for their selection. [8]

This will be the first time the Philippines hosts a FIFA event, [8] the second FIFA women's tournament in Southeast Asia—a first since the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Thailand, and the second futsal World Cup in the region—a first since the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Format

The 16 teams will be divided into four groups of four. The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout phase, comprising quarter-finals, semi-finals, a third-place play-off, and the final match. [4]

Qualification

Alongside the host Philippines, [9] the inaugural 2025 Futsal Women's World Cup will feature 3 teams from Asia (AFC), 2 each from Africa (CAF) and North/Central America (CONCACAF), 3 from South America (CONMEBOL), 1 from Oceania (OFC), and 4 qualifiers from Europe (UEFA). [10]

ConfederationQualified throughTeam
AFC (Asia)
(Hosts + 3 teams)		Host nationFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup [11]
CAF (Africa)
(2 teams)		 2025 Women's Futsal Africa Cup of Nations [12]
CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean)
(2 teams)		TBD
CONMEBOL (South America)
(3 teams)		TBD
OFC (Oceania)
(1 team)		 2024 OFC Futsal Women's Nations Cup
UEFA (Europe)
(4 teams)		 2025 UEFA Qualifying Tournament [13]

Venue

Games will reportedly be held in multiple venues, with at least one planned to be held in the Metro Manila. [1] Reportedly, the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay will be in main venue for the tournament with the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City and the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila both being considered. [8] Venues outside the national capital region would be considered such as Metro Cebu. [14] [15] [16] and Iloilo City as Iloilo is the football capital of the Philippines. [17]

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