FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup

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FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup
Organising body FIFA
Founded2022
Number of teams16
Soccerball current event.svg 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup

The FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup is an international futsal competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. It was announced by FIFA in December 2022, [1] with the first edition taking place in 2025. [2]

FIFA had previously announced plans for a women's futsal competition in 2018 and received criticism from futsal players for their "public neglect" of the sport. [3]

It was announced on 4 October 2023 that there would be 16 teams participating in the tournament. [4]

Qualification

The first tournament will consist of 16 teams, with the allocated places listed below: [5]

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