# 2015 WMF World Cup

The 2015 WMF World Cup was the inaugural edition of the WMF World Cup organized by the World Minifootball Federation (WMF). The tournament was contested in nine cities across the United States between 21 and 29 March 2015. Hosts United States defeated Mexico 5–3 in the final, to win the title.

## Venues

Host cities included: Allen, Texas (suburban Dallas); Park City, Kansas; Ontario, California; Rochester, New York; Taylor, Michigan; Flint, Michigan; San Diego; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Chicago.
| Allen, Texas | Park City, Kansas | Ontario, California |
| Allen Event Center | Hartman Arena | Citizens Business Bank Arena |
| Capacity: 6,006 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 9,736 |
| Taylor, Michigan | Flint, Michigan | Rochester, New York |
| Taylor Sportsplex | Perani Arena and Event Center | Blue Cross Arena |
| Capacity: 1,000 | Capacity: 4,021 | Capacity: 10,669 |
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| San Diego | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Chicago |
| Valley View Casino Center | Expo Square Pavilion | Sears Centre |
| Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 6,311 | Capacity: 8,362 |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | El Salvador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 4 | +45 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 83 | −82 | 0 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 2 | |
| 4 | Serbia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 1 | |

### Ranking of third placed teams

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | El Salvador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 2 | |

## Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the eight teams play a single-elimination tournament.

### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 26 March – Flint, Michigan | 26 March – Flint, Michigan | | | |
| Brazil | 7 | | | |
| Brazil | 7 | 28 March – Hoffman Estates, Illinois | 28 March – Hoffman Estates, Illinois | | |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 28 March – Hoffman Estates, Illinois | 28 March – Hoffman Estates, Illinois | |
| Czech Republic | 3 | Brazil | 5 (2) | |
| 26 March – Tulsa, Oklahoma | 26 March – Tulsa, Oklahoma | | Brazil | 5 (2) | |
| 26 March – Tulsa, Oklahoma | 26 March – Tulsa, Oklahoma | Mexico (p) | 5 (3) | |
| Mexico | 12 | Mexico (p) | 5 (3) | |
| Mexico | 12 | | | | 29 March – Hoffman Estates, Illinois | 29 March – Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
| El Salvador | 0 | | | | 29 March – Hoffman Estates, Illinois | 29 March – Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
| El Salvador | 0 | | | | Mexico | 3 |
| 26 March – Tulsa, Oklahoma | 26 March – Tulsa, Oklahoma | | | | | Mexico | 3 |
| 26 March – Tulsa, Oklahoma | 26 March – Tulsa, Oklahoma | | | | United States | 5 |
| Romania | 5 | | | | United States | 5 |
| Romania | 5 | 28 March – Hoffman Estates, Illinois | 28 March – Hoffman Estates, Illinois | | | |
| Canada | 0 | 28 March – Hoffman Estates, Illinois | 28 March – Hoffman Estates, Illinois | | | |
| Canada | 0 | Romania | 3 | | | |
| 27 March – Tulsa, Oklahoma | 27 March – Tulsa, Oklahoma | | Romania | 3 | | | |
| 27 March – Tulsa, Oklahoma | 27 March – Tulsa, Oklahoma | United States | 7 | |
| United States | 9 | United States | 7 | |
| Germany | 2 | | | |

### Final
## Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
* Best Player
* Kraig Chiles
* Top Scorer
* Danny Waltman (10 goals)