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2017 WMF World Cup

2017 WMF World Cup
2017 Arena Soccer World Cup
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Tournament details
Host country Tunisia Tunisia
Dates 06–15 October 2017
Teams 24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Czech Republic (1st title)
Runners-up  Mexico
Third place  Senegal
Fourth place  Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played 52
Goals scored 260 (5 per match)
Best player Tunisia Ouday Belhaj
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The 2017 World Minifootball Federation World Cup is the second edition of the WMF World Cup, the world championship for men's national minifootball teams organized by the World Minifootball Federation. The tournament was contested in Nabeul city in Tunisia from 06–15 October 2017.

All the matches of 2017 WMF World Cup are played in the Nabeul Minifoot Stadium, Nabeul. This stadium is temporary built to host the competition and is stripped down after the end of the event.

Unlike in the 2015 WMF World Cup, 24 teams from 5 continents are qualified for the final tournament:

Africa:

Americas:

Asia:

Europe:

Oceania:

In June 11, 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 October 6 to October 16, 2017.

In September 6, 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:

 Tunisia (Host country)
 Romania
 Mexico
 United States
 Russia
 Czech Republic


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