# 2017 WMF World Cup

The 2017 WMF World Cup was the second edition of the WMF World Cup organized by the World Minifootball Federation (WMF). The tournament was contested in Nabeul in Tunisia between 6 and 15 October 2017. The tournament has been expanded by increasing the number of participating teams to 24. United States are the defending champions. Czech Republic defeated Mexico 3–0 in the final, to win the title.

## Venue

Tunisia was awarded the right to host the event on 27 August 2016. All the matches are played at the Nabeul Minifootball Stadium in Nabeul on the south coast of the Cape Bon. This stadium is temporary built to host the competition and is stripped down after the end of the event. The most prominent challenges and concerns of hosting was Islamic State insurgency in Tunisia.
* Nabeul
* Nabeul Minifootball Stadium
* Capacity: 2,900
* Nabeul

## Teams
### Participating nations

Unlike in the 2015 WMF World Cup, 24 teams from 5 continents are qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Finals appearance | First appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
| Argentina | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Australia | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Brazil | 2nd | 2015 | 2015 | Third place (2015) |
| Chile | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Czech Republic | 2nd | 2015 | 2015 | Quarter-finals (2015) |
| France | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Guatemala | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Hungary | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| India | 2nd | 2015 | 2015 | Group stage (2015) |
| Iraq | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Ivory Coast | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Kazakhstan | 2nd | 2015 | 2015 | Group stage (2015) |
| Lebanon | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Libya | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Mexico | 2nd | 2015 | 2015 | Runners-up (2015) |
| Portugal | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Romania | 2nd | 2015 | 2015 | Third place (2015) |
| Russia | 2nd | 2015 | 2015 | Group stage (2015) |
| Senegal | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Somalia | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Spain | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| Tunisia (Host) | 1st | None | None | Debut |
| United States (Holders) | 2nd | 2015 | 2015 | Champions (2015) |

### Draw

On 11 June 2017, the Executive bureau of the World Minifootball Federation had unanimously decided in Brno, Czech Republic that the 2017 World Cup will be organized from 6 October to 16 October 2017. On 6 September 2017, The final draw for 2017 WMF World Cup was made in Tunis. For the draw, the 24 teams were divided into four seeding pots:
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Tunisia (Host)  Romania  Mexico  United States  Russia  Czech Republic | France  Hungary  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Spain  Kazakhstan  Portugal | Chile  Brazil  Senegal  Argentina  Libya  Ivory Coast | Australia  Somalia  Lebanon  Iraq  India  Guatemala |

## Group stage

The winners and runners-up of each group and the best four third-placed teams advance to the round of 16. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows:
* points obtained in all group matches;
* goal difference in all group matches;
* number of goals scored in all group matches;
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings are determined as follows:
* points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
* goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
* number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
* fair play points (first yellow card: minus 1 point; second yellow/indirect red card: minus 3 points; direct red card: minus 3 points; yellow card & direct red card: minus 4 points);
* drawing of lots by the 2017 WMF World Cup Organising Committee.
All times listed below are at local time (UTC+1)

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Somalia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 0 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 0 | |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Romania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 0 | |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tunisia (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Libya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Lebanon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 | |

### Ranking of third-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | C | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | D | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | B | Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | A | France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 5 | E | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | F | Portugal | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 12 October – Nabeul | 12 October – Nabeul | | | | | | |
| Romania | 2 (1) | | | | | | |
| Romania | 2 (1) | 13 October – Nabeul | 13 October – Nabeul | | | | | |
| Senegal (p) | 2 (3) | 13 October – Nabeul | 13 October – Nabeul | | | | |
| Senegal (p) | 2 (3) | Senegal | 4 | | | | |
| 12 October – Nabeul | 12 October – Nabeul | | Senegal | 4 | | | | |
| 12 October – Nabeul | 12 October – Nabeul | France | 3 | | | | |
| Russia | 0 (1) | France | 3 | | | | |
| Russia | 0 (1) | | | | 14 October – Nabeul | 14 October – Nabeul | | |
| France (p) | 0 (3) | | | | 14 October – Nabeul | 14 October – Nabeul | |
| France (p) | 0 (3) | | | | Senegal | 1 | |
| 12 October – Nabeul | 12 October – Nabeul | | | | | Senegal | 1 | |
| 12 October – Nabeul | 12 October – Nabeul | | | | Mexico | 3 | |
| Tunisia (p) | 2 (4) | | | | Mexico | 3 | |
| Tunisia (p) | 2 (4) | 13 October – Nabeul | 13 October – Nabeul | | | | | |
| Kazakhstan | 2 (3) | 13 October – Nabeul | 13 October – Nabeul | | | | |
| Kazakhstan | 2 (3) | Tunisia | 0 | | | | |
| 12 October – Nabeul | 12 October – Nabeul | | Tunisia | 0 | | | | |
| 12 October – Nabeul | 12 October – Nabeul | Mexico | 7 | | | | |
| Mexico (a.e.t.) | 4 | Mexico | 7 | | | | |
| Mexico (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | | | | | 15 October – Nabeul | 15 October – Nabeul |
| United States | 3 | | | | | | | 15 October – Nabeul | 15 October – Nabeul |
| United States | 3 | | | | | | | Czech Republic | 3 |
| 12 October – Nabeul | 12 October – Nabeul | | | | | | | | Czech Republic | 3 |
| 12 October – Nabeul | 12 October – Nabeul | | | | | | | Mexico | 0 |
| Spain (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | | | | Mexico | 0 |
| Spain (a.e.t.) | 1 | 13 October – Nabeul | 13 October – Nabeul | | | | | | |
| Chile | 0 | 13 October – Nabeul | 13 October – Nabeul | | | | | | |
| Chile | 0 | Spain | 4 | | | | | | |
| 12 October – Nabeul | 12 October – Nabeul | | Spain | 4 | | | | | | |
| 12 October – Nabeul | 12 October – Nabeul | Australia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Australia (p) | 3 (4) | Australia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Australia (p) | 3 (4) | | | | 14 October – Nabeul | 14 October – Nabeul | | | | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 (3) | | | | 14 October – Nabeul | 14 October – Nabeul | | | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 (3) | | | | Spain | 1 | | | |
| 12 October – Nabeul | 12 October – Nabeul | | | | | Spain | 1 | | | |
| 12 October – Nabeul | 12 October – Nabeul | | | | Czech Republic | 3 | | Third-place match | Third-place match |
| Hungary (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | Czech Republic | 3 | | Third-place match | Third-place match |
| Hungary (a.e.t.) | 3 | 13 October – Nabeul | 13 October – Nabeul | | | | | 15 October – Nabeul | 15 October – Nabeul |
| Libya | 2 | 13 October – Nabeul | 13 October – Nabeul | | | | | 15 October – Nabeul | 15 October – Nabeul |
| Libya | 2 | Hungary | 0 | | | | | Senegal | 5 |
| 12 October – Nabeul | 12 October – Nabeul | | Hungary | 0 | | | | | Senegal | 5 |
| 12 October – Nabeul | 12 October – Nabeul | Czech Republic | 1 | | | | | Spain | 0 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | Czech Republic | 1 | | | | | Spain | 0 |
| Brazil | 1 | | | | | | | | |

### Final
## Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
* Best Player
* Ouday Belhaj
* Top Scorer
* Francisco Castaño (10 goals)
* Best goalkeeper
* Papa Samba Diallo