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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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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