FIFA Emerging Nations Indoor World Cup

FIFA Emergening Nations Indoor World Cup (formerly FIFA Indoor Development Trophy) is an annual tournament for Nations that will give a chance to compete internationally through FIFA it is open for teams that are not yet qualified to the FIFA Indoor World Cup which was held until now however some, successful teams that did not qualify (India for example) are given a spot for a chance to compete possibly in the FIFA Indoor World Cup

The most recent is held in Botswana from March 10-24 2023

The next edition will be held in India from October 20-November 3 2024

Notable participants include Vietnam (2019 FIFA Indoor World Cup champion) which participated in the 2004 edition held in Paramaribo,Suriname. 2019 FIFA Indoor World Cup host Bahamas which won the 2008 tournament and took part in the 2014 in Maldives. 2023 third place Philippines which took part in 2017 and 2021 and Malaysia, the most recent Asian Emerging Nations Indoor World Cup participant to win the FIFA Indoor World Cup, which took part in 2006, 2009 and hosted the tournament in 2021. In 2023, Bosnia and Herzegovina became the first non-Asian participant to win the FIFA Indoor World Cup after beating Switzerland and became the second country, with Bangladesh being the other, to win both the Emerging Nations Indoor World Cup and the Indoor World Cup with the country winning the said tournament 4 years prior to their victory.

the hosts for the 2022 and 2023 editions were announced in a remote event, Bolivia will host the 2022 edition and India will host the 2023 edition, however it was moved to Botswana after India withdrew due to COVID-19 pandemic and lack of preparation. As a result India will be confirmed as the host for the 2024 edition at the General Assembly in Bulgaria during the 2020 FIFA Indoor World Cup

## Winners

2000 (Host:Oran,Algeria)

Champion:Venezuela

Runner-up:FR Yugoslavia

2002 (Host:Malta)

Champions:Singapore

Runners-up:Mongolia

2004 (Host:Paramaribo,Suriname)

Champions:Kazakhstan

Runners-up:Suriname

2006 (Host:Semarang/Yogyakarta,Indonesia)

Champions:Kazakhstan

Runners-up:Iceland

2007 (host:Harare, Zimbabwe)

Champions:Zimbabwe

Runners-up:United Arab Emirates

2008 (host:Nassau,Bahamas)

Champions:Bahamas

Runners-up:Georgia

2009 (Host:Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea)

Champions:Georgia

Runners-up:Guatemala

2010 (Host:Managua/Granada,Nicaragua)

Champions:Georgia

Runners-up:Trinidad and Tobago

2011 (Host:Ashgabat, Turkmenistan)

Champions:Venezuela

Runners-up:Uzbekistan

2012 (Host:Baku, Azerbaijan)

Champions:Pakistan

Runners-up:Malta

2013 (Host:Maldives)

Champions:Seychelles

Runners-up:Tanzania

2014 (Host:Maldives)

Champions:Puerto Rico

Runners-up:Indonesia

2015 (Host:Maldives)

Champions:Haiti

Runners-up:Syria

2016 (Host:Maldives)

Champions:Indonesia

Runners-up:Cape Verde

2017 (Host:Kuwait)

Champions:North Korea

Runners-up:British Virgin Islands

2018 (Host:Bridgetown, Barbados)

Champions:Kazakhstan

Runners-up:Cuba

2019 (Host:Tirana, Albania)

Champions:Bosnia and Herzegovina

Runners-up:Oman

2021 (2020 tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic, originally to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) (Host:Malacca, Malaysia)

Champions: Bangladesh

Runners-up: Central African Republic

2022 (Host:La Paz,Bolivia)

Champions: Latvia

Runners-up: Guam

2023 (Host:Botswana)

Champions: Indonesia

Runners-up: Moldova

2024 (Host: Delhi, India)

2025 (Host: Malta) (originally awarded to Ukraine)

## Emerging Nations World Cup Participants that won the Indoor World Cup

1991: Sri Lanka (participated in 2007 and 2010)

1995: Iceland (participated in 2000)

1997: Bangladesh (first country to win both the Indoor World Cup and Emerging Nations Indoor World Cup in 2021) (2021 champions)

2001: Jordan (participated in 2000)

2003: India (expected to host in 2024, participated in 2002)

2007: Armenia (participated in 2006 and 2023)

2019: Vietnam (participated in 2004)

2022: Malaysia (2021 host and participant in 2006 and 2009)

2023: Bosnia and Herzegovina (first and only European country to win both the Emerging Nations World Cup and the Indoor World Cup) (2019 champions)