2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship
| FIFA Futsal World Championship Chinese Taipei 2004 2004年世界杯五人制足球錦標賽 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |
 Republic of China |
| Dates | 21 November – 5 December |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Spain (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |
 Italy |
| Third place |
 Brazil |
| Fourth place |
 Argentina |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 40 |
| Goals scored | 237 (5.93 per match) |
| Attendance | 50,923 (1,273 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Falcão (13 goals) |
| Best player |
Falcão |
The 2004 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Championship was held between November 21 and December 5 [1] in Taiwan (officially "Chinese Taipei" for political reasons). It was the fifth [2] World Championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body. The venues were National Taiwan University Sports Center in Taipei City and Linkou Gymnasium in Taipei County (now New Taipei City).
Spain won the tournament and their 2nd straight title, defeating Italy in the final.
Qualifying criteria
Main article: 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship qualification
Qualified nations
| Competition | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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| Host Nation | 1 |  Chinese Taipei | ||
| 2004 AFC Futsal Championship | April 16–25, 2004 |  Macau | 3 |  Iran Thailand Japan |
| 2004 African Futsal Championship | July 9 - September 3, 2004 | 1 |  Egypt | |
| 2004 CONCACAF Futsal Championship |  Costa Rica | 2 |  United States  Cuba | |
| 2003 Copa América – FIFA Futsal | August 26 – September 1, 2003 | .svg.png){kind=small} Paraguay | 3 | Paraguay Argentina Brazil |
| 2004 Oceanian Futsal Championship |  Australia | 1 | Australia | |
| UEFA Preliminary Competition | Groups | 5 |  Ukraine Spain  Czech Republic Italy  Portugal | |
| TOTAL | 16 | Field is Finalized | ||
Venues
| NTU Gymnasium | Linkou Gymnasium | |
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| City | Taipei | Linkou |
| Capacity | 3,500 | 15,000 |
First round
(21 November-26 November)
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Second round
(28 November-1 December)
Group E
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Group F
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Final round
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||
| 3 December 2004 - Taipei | |||||||
| Brazil |
2 (4) | ||||||
| Spain (PSO) |
2 (5) | ||||||
| 5 December 2004 - Taipei | |||||||
| Spain |
2 | ||||||
| Italy |
1 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 3 December 2004 - Taipei | 5 December 2004 - Taipei | ||||||
| Argentina |
4 | Brazil |
7 | ||||
| Italy |
7 | Argentina |
4 | ||||
Semi-Finals
December 3, 2004 18:00 |
| Brazil |
2 – 2 (AET) (4–5 PSO) |
Spain |
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Pablo  26' Simi 35' |
Report | 23' Andreu 35' Marcelo |
Third Place Match
Final
Champions
| FIFA Futsal World Championships 2004 Winners |
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Spain Second title |
Top goalscorers
The top 10 scorers from the 2004 FIFA Futsal World Cup are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Country | Goals |
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| 1 | Falcão | Brazil |
13 |
| 2 | Indio | Brazil |
10 |
| 3 | Marcelo | Spain |
9 |
| 4 | Joel | Portugal |
7 |
| Simi | Brazil | ||
| 6 | Abou El Komsan | Egypt |
6 |
| Javi Rodríguez | Spain | ||
| 8 | Johnny Torres | United States |
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| Michal Mares | Czech Republic | ||
| Sandro Zanetti | Italy |
References
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