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Futsal is an association football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor soccer.
The FIFA Futsal World Cup is an international futsal competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. Since the first edition that took place in 1989 in the Netherlands, the tournament has been held every four years since 1992 in the even year between two 11-a-side World Cups.
The AFC Futsal Asian Cup, previously the AFC Futsal Championship, is the premier international futsal competition for the Asian Football Confederation national teams. It was first held in 1999 and was played annually until 2008; since then it has been played biennially. From 2021, the tournament was rebranded from the AFC Futsal Championship to the AFC Futsal Asian Cup. It is also the qualification for the FIFA Futsal World Cup.
The Spain national futsal team represents Spain in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in the World, seven times champions in the UEFA Futsal Championship, and the two times consecutive champions of the FIFA Futsal World Cup.
The Brazil national futsal team represents Brazil during international futsal competitions. It is under the direction of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). The team is considered to be the strongest in the world earning a record three straight championships in the FIFA Futsal World Cup. Brazil also holds a record twelve championship wins in the South American Futsal Championship also known as the Copa América de Futsal and five wins in the Taça América de Futsal. As of November 2016, Brazil is ranked first in the Futsal World Rankings. Brazil has played in all FIFA Futsal World Cups and has finished in the top three places eight times, which includes the recent Futsal World Cup in 2021.
The Thailand national futsal team represents Thailand in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Thailand.
Nagoya Oceans (名古屋オーシャンズ) are a Japanese professional futsal club, currently playing in the F. League. The team is located in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Their home ground is Takeda Teva Ocean Arena.
The Vietnam national futsal team represents Vietnam in international futsal and is governed by Vietnam Football Federation.
The Women's Futsal World Tournament is an international women's futsal competition for national teams, organized by national associations and the World Futsal Association. The first edition took place in 2010 in Spain and was won by Brazil. The tournament has known no other winner besides Brazil, after the country's victories in the first six editions.
Kaoru Morioka is a Peruvian-born Japanese futsal player. He plays for O Parrulo FS and Japanese national futsal team.
Hisamitsu Kawahara is a Japanese futsal player for the Japan national team.
Wataru Kitahara is a Japanese futsal player. Japanese national futsal team.
Yusuke Komiyama, is a Japanese futsal player. Japanese national futsal team.
Nobuya Osodo, is a Japanese futsal player who plays for Shriker Osaka and the Japanese national futsal team.
Kensuke Takahashi, is a Japanese futsal player and futsal manager. Japanese national futsal team.
Shota Hoshi, is a Japanese futsal player who plays for Nagoya Oceans and the Japanese national futsal team.
Kenichiro Kogure is a Japanese former futsal player and current Japan national futsal team manager.
Rafael Katsutoshi Henmi is a Japanese futsal player who last played as a winger for Portuguese club Benfica and the Japan national team.
Kotaro Inaba, is a Japanese futsal player who plays for Y.S.C.C. Yokohama and the Japanese national futsal team.
The Japan women's national under-17 football team is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.
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- ↑ "2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup squad". FIFA. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
