# 2019 WMF World Cup

The 2019 WMF World Cup was the third edition of the WMF World Cup organized by the World Minifootball Federation (WMF). The tournament was contested in Perth in Australia between 1 and 11 October 2019. The tournament has been expanded by increasing the number of participating teams to 32. Czech Republic are the defending champions. Mexico two times runner-up defeated Brazil 4–0 in the final, to win the title.

## Venue

Australia was awarded the right to host the event on 27 June 2018. All the matches are played at the Perth Minifoot Stadium in Langley Park in Perth.
* Perth
* Perth Minifoot Stadium
* Capacity: 5,000
* Perth

## Teams
### Participating nations

| Team | Finals appearance | First appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
| Afghanistan | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Argentina | 2nd | 2017 | 2017 | Group stage (2017) |
| Australia (Host) | 2nd | 2017 | 2017 | Quarter-finals (2017) |
| Brazil | 3rd | 2015 | 2017 | Third place (2015) |
| Chile | 2nd | 2017 | 2017 | Round of 16 (2017) |
| Colombia | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Costa Rica | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Czech Republic (Holders) | 3rd | 2015 | 2017 | Champions (2017) |
| England | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Ghana | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Guatemala | 2nd | 2017 | 2017 | Group stage (2017) |
| Hungary | 2nd | 2017 | 2017 | Quarter-finals (2017) |
| India | 3rd | 2015 | 2017 | Group stage (2015, 2017) |
| Iraq | 2nd | 2017 | 2017 | Group stage (2017) |
| Japan | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Lebanon | 2nd | 2017 | 2017 | Group stage (2017) |
| Mexico | 3rd | 2015 | 2017 | Runners-up (2015, 2017) |
| Moldova | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Nigeria | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Portugal | 2nd | 2017 | 2017 | Group stage (2017) |
| Romania | 3rd | 2015 | 2017 | Third place (2015) |
| Saudi Arabia | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Serbia | 2nd | 2015 | 2015 | Group stage (2015) |
| Singapore | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Slovakia | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Somalia | 2nd | 2017 | 2017 | Group stage (2017) |
| South Africa | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Switzerland | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Thailand | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Tunisia | 2nd | 2017 | 2017 | Quarter-finals (2017) |
| Ukraine | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| United States | 3rd | 2015 | 2017 | Champions (2015) |

### Draw

On 7 June 2019, in Perth, the pools were drawn for 8 groups of 32 teams.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Australia (Host)  Brazil  Czech Republic  Hungary  Mexico  Romania  Portugal  Tunisia | Chile  Afghanistan  Guatemala  Switzerland  Lebanon  Slovakia  United States  Colombia | Argentina  England  Iraq  India  Japan  Somalia  Serbia  Ukraine | Costa Rica  Ghana  Moldova  Nigeria  Saudi Arabia  Singapore  Thailand  South Africa |

## Group stage

All times listed below are at local time (UTC+8)

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Colombia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 3 | |
| 4 | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 1 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Romania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | −23 | 0 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ghana | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Iraq | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 | Eliminated |
* Note: Portugal had a player with a professional contract playing in Association football, which is not allowed by the rules. Therefore, all of Portugal's matches were nullified 0–5 in favor of the opponent.

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | +24 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Moldova | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 3 | |
| 4 | Somalia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 0 | |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 5 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 2 | |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 1 | |

### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29 | −28 | 0 | |

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 0 | |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 8 October – Perth | 8 October – Perth | | | | | | |
| Australia | 2 | | | | | | |
| Australia | 2 | 9 October – Perth | 9 October – Perth | | | | | |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 9 October – Perth | 9 October – Perth | | | | |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | Australia | 0 | | | | |
| 8 October – Perth | 8 October – Perth | | Australia | 0 | | | | |
| 8 October – Perth | 8 October – Perth | Romania | 6 | | | | |
| Romania | 10 | Romania | 6 | | | | |
| Romania | 10 | | | | 10 October – Perth | 10 October – Perth | | |
| Guatemala | 0 | | | | 10 October – Perth | 10 October – Perth | |
| Guatemala | 0 | | | | Romania | 1 | |
| 8 October – Perth | 8 October – Perth | | | | | Romania | 1 | |
| 8 October – Perth | 8 October – Perth | | | | Mexico (a.e.t.) | 2 | |
| Mexico | 7 | | | | Mexico (a.e.t.) | 2 | |
| Mexico | 7 | 9 October – Perth | 9 October – Perth | | | | | |
| Tunisia | 0 | 9 October – Perth | 9 October – Perth | | | | |
| Tunisia | 0 | Mexico | 2 | | | | |
| 8 October – Perth | 8 October – Perth | | Mexico | 2 | | | | |
| 8 October – Perth | 8 October – Perth | Czech Republic | 1 | | | | |
| Czech Republic | 5 | Czech Republic | 1 | | | | |
| Czech Republic | 5 | | | | | | | 11 October – Perth | 11 October – Perth |
| United States | 4 | | | | | | | 11 October – Perth | 11 October – Perth |
| United States | 4 | | | | | | | Mexico | 4 |
| 8 October – Perth | 8 October – Perth | | | | | | | | Mexico | 4 |
| 8 October – Perth | 8 October – Perth | | | | | | | Brazil | 0 |
| Hungary | 22 | | | | | | | Brazil | 0 |
| Hungary | 22 | 9 October – Perth | 9 October – Perth | | | | | | |
| Colombia | 0 | 9 October – Perth | 9 October – Perth | | | | | | |
| Colombia | 0 | Hungary | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 October – Perth | 8 October – Perth | | Hungary | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 October – Perth | 8 October – Perth | Ukraine | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ghana | 0 | Ukraine | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ghana | 0 | | | | 10 October – Perth | 10 October – Perth | | | | |
| Ukraine | 8 | | | | 10 October – Perth | 10 October – Perth | | | |
| Ukraine | 8 | | | | Hungary | 1 | | | |
| 8 October – Perth | 8 October – Perth | | | | | Hungary | 1 | | | |
| 8 October – Perth | 8 October – Perth | | | | Brazil | 2 | | Third place | Third place |
| Slovakia (p) | 3 (4) | | | | Brazil | 2 | | Third place | Third place |
| Slovakia (p) | 3 (4) | 9 October – Perth | 9 October – Perth | | | | | 11 October – Perth | 11 October – Perth |
| Moldova | 3 (3) | 9 October – Perth | 9 October – Perth | | | | | 11 October – Perth | 11 October – Perth |
| Moldova | 3 (3) | Slovakia | 1 | | | | | Romania (p) | 0 (3) |
| 8 October – Perth | 8 October – Perth | | Slovakia | 1 | | | | | Romania (p) | 0 (3) |
| 8 October – Perth | 8 October – Perth | Brazil | 2 | | | | | Hungary | 0 (1) |
| Brazil | 3 | Brazil | 2 | | | | | Hungary | 0 (1) |
| Serbia | 2 | | | | | | | | |

### Final
## Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
* Best Player
* Moises Gonzalez
* Top Scorer
* Ondřej Paděra (10 goals)
* Best goalkeeper
* Bernardo Valdovinos Solos