WMF World Cup U23
| Founded | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Region | International (World Minifootball Federation) |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Current champions |  Czech Republic (2018) |
| Most successful team(s) | Czech Republic (1 title) |
| Television broadcasters | ESPN3 and WMF (YouTube) |
| Website | http://www.minifootball.com |
 2021 U23 WMF World Cup | |
The WMF U23 World Cup is an international indoor soccer competition contested by the junior men's national teams of the members of World Minifootball Federation (WMF).
History
It was announced in November 2017 that the first U21 edition of the tournament would be held in the Czech Republic in October 2018.[1] [2] [3] [4]
WMF awarded the second edition U23, in 2019, of the competition to the Ukrainian Minifootball Federation. The tournament was held in August 2021[5] postponed due to covid originally in 2020[6]
Results
| Year | Host | Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | Number of teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Czech
|
 Czech Republic |
2-1 |  Slovakia |
 Colombia |
6-0 |  Italy |
16 | |||
| 2021 |  Ukraine
|
16 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 nations) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Participating nations
- 1st — Champion
- 2nd — Runner-up
- 3rd — Third place
- GS — Group Stage
- — Hosts
| Teams | 2018 |
2021 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japan
|
GS | 1 | |
| Czech Republic
|
1st | 1 | |
| Colombia
|
3rd | 1 | |
 Italy
|
4th | 1 | |
 Austria
|
GS | 1 | |
 Guatemala
|
GS | 1 | |
 Hungary
|
QF | 1 | |
 India
|
GS | 1 | |
 Iraq
|
GS | 1 | |
 United Kingdom
|
QF | 1 | |
 Slovenia
|
GS | 1 | |
 Russia
|
QF | 1 | |
 Senegal
|
QF | 1 | |
| Slovakia
|
2nd | 1 | |
 Switzerland
|
GS | 1 | |
 Tunisia
|
GS | 1 | |
| Ukraine
|
Q | 1 |
References
- ↑ "First U21 World Cup of Indoor Soccer". EMF. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ https://www.ucfb.ac.uk/news/ucfb-news-hub/ucfb-students-represent-great-britain-at-mini-football-u21-world-cup/
- ↑ http://www.minifootball.com/divisions/26646/standings
- ↑ http://www.minifootball.com/pages/U21news
- ↑ [hhttp://www.minifootball.com/pages/Womens-World-Cup-and-U23-World-Cup "Second U23 World Cup of Indoor Soccer update"]. WMF. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ "Second U23 World Cup of Indoor Soccer". WMF. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
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