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The World University Futsal Championships is the competitions in futsal for the university teams held from 1984.
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Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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Winners | Score | Runners-Up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||||
2008 | Vitória, Espírito Santo | Brazil | 11–4 | Portugal | China | 3–1 | Costa Rica | ||
2010 | Novi Sad | Brazil | n/a | Portugal | Russia | n/a | France | ||
2012 | Braga | Brazil | n/a | Spain | Portugal | n/a | Russia | ||
2014 | Antequera/Málaga | Brazil | 2–1 | Russia | Russia | 1–0 | Portugal | ||
2016 | Goiânia | Brazil | 3–1 | Russia | Portugal | 6–0 | Canada | ||
2018 | Almaty | Russia | 2–0 | Ukraine | France | 4–4 | Portugal | ||
2022 | Guimarães | Portugal | 5–4 | Brazil | Poland | 5–0 | New Zealand | ||
2024 | Shanghai | Brazil | 3–1 | Portugal | China | 3–1 | New Zealand |
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
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