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The WMF World Cup, is an international minifootball competition among the senior men's national teams of the members of the World Minifootball Federation (WMF), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has been held every two years since the inaugural tournament in 2015 , with the exception of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
The United States won the inaugural WMF World Cup in 2015 after going undefeated in group play defeating Germany and Romania in the knockout rounds en route to the final and prevailing over Mexico 5–3 in the final. [2] Goalkeeper Danny Waltman was named tournament MVP. The team also participated in the 2017 WMF World Cup, held in Tunisia. [3]
The highest world authority of Minifootball, in all categories is World Minifootball Federation. Over the years, the popularity of minifootball has increased globally. The term minifootball means small sided football open for both professional and recreational players. WMF organizes its own World Cup every 2 years, as well as continental ...
With the World Cup scheduled every two years, WMF also hosts the Continental Cup (top five nations of each federation), U23 World Cup, Women's World Cup and Champions Cup (top clubs of each federation), among other events. [1] In November 2013 it was announced that WMF World Cup would be hosted in the United States. [2]
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No other world championship was played until 2015, when the first WMF World Cup was held in the United States. As of 2019 three WMF World Cups have been organized, with Mexico being the current world champion. [5] [6] [7] A World Cup for Under-21 players was held in Prague in 2018, with the Czech team taking the title. [8]
EMF's main competition is EMF EURO for national teams, held annually from 2012 to 2018. In 2019 EMF General assembly decided to organize EMF EURO every 2 years in rotation with WMF World Championship. EMF's main club competition is the EMF Champions League. In addition, EMF organizes Euro Business Cup for corporate teams. EMF EURO (Men)
The 2023 World Minifootball Federation World Cup was the fourth 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 Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, from 26 October to 4 November 2023. [1] [2]