2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup – first round

The 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup first round took place from 30 September to 9 October 2008.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil (H) 4 4 0 0 49 1 +48 12
 Russia 4 3 0 1 50 15 +35 9
 Japan 4 2 0 2 13 24 −11 6
 Cuba 4 1 0 3 16 25 −9 3
 Solomon Islands 4 0 0 4 6 69 −63 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Brazil 12–1 Japan
Lenísio 3'00', 35'36'
Marquinho 4'00'
Falcão 11'00' (pen.), 31'58'
Wilde 22'45'
Ari 24'38', 27'21'
Schumacher 26'37', 34'53'
Betão 28'44'
Ciço 31'42'		 (Report) 14'36' Osodo
Nilson Nelson Gymnasium, Brasília
Attendance: 6,572
Referee: Italy Massimo Cumbo
Cuba 10–2 Solomon Islands
Olivera 2'56', 9'26'
Madrigal 5'35'
Saname 9'59'
Morales 15'07', 26'02', 26'21', 29'05'
Martínez 26'49'
Mesa 39'16' (pen.)		 (Report) 0'42', 39'24' Ragomo
Attendance: 3,231
Referee: Paraguay Nestor Ibarra
Solomon Islands 0–21 Brazil
(Report) Lenísio 4'11', 22'18', 34'34', 36'54'
Wilde 5'01', 18'52'
Vinícius 7'28'
Falcão 8'32', 18'07', 21'20', 32'28', 39'44', 40'00'
Schumacher 13'42', 16'18', 29'05'
Betão 24'49', 27'19', 27'54'
Gabriel 33'49'
Carlinhos 34'18'
Attendance: 5,845
Referee: United States Jason Krnac
Russia 10–5 Cuba
Mesa 3'10' (o.g.)
Shayakhmetov 6'02', 34'41' (pen.)
Maevskiy 6'53'
Prudnikov 8'
Sirilo 8'50', 31'03'
Khamadiev 28'48'
Pula 36'39', 39'45'		 (Report) 14'39' Madrigal
16'28', 34'06', 37'14' Mesa
36'55' Morales
Attendance: 3,462
Referee: Uruguay Álvaro Sacarelo
Brazil 7–0 Russia
Schumacher 2'32'
Prudnikov 7'34' (o.g.)
Lenísio 13'16', 21'19'
Ciço 15'33'
Falcão 28'29'
Vinícius 31'50'		 (Report)
Attendance: 8,202
Referee: Venezuela Octalivar Hernández
Japan 7–2 Solomon Islands
Kanayama 2'34'
Kogure 9'01'
Komiyama 11'44'
Fujii 22'10'
Osodo 27'40', 38'41'
Inada 31'38'		 (Report) 17'47' (o.g.) Maeda
18'43' Ginio
Attendance: 1,785
Referee: Spain Roberto Gracia
Japan 4–1 Cuba
Osodo 23'07'
Inaba 25'31', 33'13'
Kanayama 31'03'		 (Report) 15'50' Y. Rodríguez
Attendance: 5,096
Referee: Libya Tawfik Al-Dawi
Russia 31–2 Solomon Islands
Khamadiev 1'26', 2'51', 14'24', 30'23', 34'39'
Shayakhmetov 1'46', 2'13', 21'27', 35'56'
Sirilo 3'01', 4'17', 10'12', 10'34', 11'26', 32'05'
Pula 4'00', 5'21', 10'59', 16'06', 16'59', 18'51', 24'48', 25'02', 27'13'
Maevskiy 5'03', 13'02'
Agapov 7'09'
Prudnikov 14'36', 34'22'
Pereverzev 36'47'
Azizov 39'11'		 (Report) 22'59' Wetney
27'35' Lea'alafa
Attendance: 5,548
Referee: Iran Alireza Sohrabi
Brazil 9–0 Cuba
Schumacher 3'39'
Wilde 7'37', 16'19'
Falcão 12'42' (pen.), 23'16'
Lenísio 19'44'
Vinícius 20'20'
Betão 26'04', 34'37'		 (Report)
Attendance: 8,530
Referee: Czech Republic Karel Henych
Russia 9–1 Japan
Prudnikov 3'49', 28'44'
Khamadiev 7'18', 9'46', 20'23'
Agapov 21'46'
Pula 22'13'
Maevskiy 22'55'
Shayakhmetov 37'51'		 (Report) 25'08' Kanayama
Attendance: 4,454
Referee: Colombia Fabián López

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Paraguay 4 3 0 1 19 5 +14 9[a]
 Italy 4 3 0 1 12 6 +6 9[a]
 Portugal 4 3 0 1 15 8 +7 9[a]
 Thailand 4 1 0 3 7 15 −8 3
 United States 4 0 0 4 5 24 −19 0
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c The ranking between the top three teams was determined by the results of matches between them.
Italy 1–0 Thailand
Grana 15'55' (pen.) (Report)
Attendance: 4,012
Referee: Mozambique Asselam Khan
Paraguay 5–0 United States
Santander 6'01'
Alcaraz 16'24'
Fernandez 19'49'
Chilavert 22'35'
R. Villalba 38'57'		 (Report)
Attendance: 4,012
Referee: Ukraine Oleg Ivanov
Portugal 3–2 Paraguay
Pedro Costa 1'14'
Arnaldo 21'29', 37'32'		 (Report) 7'24' Rotella
27'30' R. Villalba
Attendance: 2,736
Referee: Guatemala Carlos del Cid
United States 1–6 Italy
Rosenband 4'25' (Report) 7'28' Foglia
10'56' Zanetti
31'26' Nora
35'21' (pen.) Grana
36'25' Bertoni
39'08' (pen.) Assis
Attendance: 3,271
Referee: Brazil Tales Goulart
Thailand 5–3 United States
Ekkapong Suratsawang 13'37'
Innui 15'50'
Issarasuwipakorn 28'06'
Janta 29'51'
Khumthinkaew 38'55'		 (Report) 19'55' Apple
21'16' Cabral
39'58' Morris
Attendance: 3,908
Referee: Peru Héctor Rojas
Italy 3–1 Portugal
Grana 15'10' (pen.), 33'38'
Assis 36'21'		 (Report) 38'59' Ricardinho
Attendance: 4,463
Referee: Argentina Sergio Ghibaudi
Portugal 8–1 United States
Leitão 1'12', 2'43', 27'03'
Gonçalo 20'30'
Arnaldo 23'16'
Jardel 27'57'
Bibi 29'13'
Cardinal 36'51'		 (Report) 36'00' Naumoski
Attendance: 3,935
Referee: China Li Zhizhong
Thailand 0–8 Paraguay
(Report) 5'12', 12'12' (pen.), 12'44', 24'51' R. Villalba
27'29' Jara
31'30' W. Villalba
36'18', 38'27' Román
Attendance: 4,025
Referee: Mozambique Asselam Khan
Italy 2–4 Paraguay
Zanetti 6'55'
Santander 16'10' (o.g.)		 (Report) 15'24', 37'40' Rotella
21'07' Alcaraz
32'38' R. Villalba
Attendance: 5,017
Referee: Cuba Antonio Álvarez
Portugal 3 – 2 Thailand
Arnaldo 2'50'
Israel 26'59'
Cardinal 39'58'		 (Report) 19'53' Ekkapong Suratsawang
37'59' Janta
Attendance: 4,826
Referee: Malaysia Badrul Hisham Kalam

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ukraine 4 3 1 0 17 7 +10 10
 Argentina 4 3 1 0 13 5 +8 10
 Guatemala 4 2 0 2 14 9 +5 6
 Egypt 4 1 0 3 9 12 −3 3
 China 4 0 0 4 5 25 −20 0
Source: [citation needed]
Guatemala 1–0 Egypt
Acevedo 39'23' (Report)
Attendance: 5,156
Referee: Australia Scott Kidson
Argentina 5–0 China
Giménez 5'59', 8'01', 16'35'
Amas 29'20'
Corazza 39'25'		 (Report)
Attendance: 5,150
Referee: Portugal António Cardoso
Egypt 2–4 Argentina
El-Agouz 17'09'
Samasry 21'12'		 (Report) 16'21' Giménez
22'00', 39'26' Giustozzi
31'38' Lucuix
Attendance: 4,385
Referee: Czech Republic Karel Henych
Ukraine 6–2 Guatemala
Zamyatin 12'45'
Cheporniuk 23'03'
Rogachov 25'25', 28'25'
Romanov 35'45'
Legchanov 39'52'		 (Report) 21'02' de León
34'43' Acevedo
Attendance: 4,456
Referee: Malaysia Badrul Hisham Kalam
China 2–6 Egypt
Zhang Xi 24'58'
Hu Jie 39'45'		 (Report) 9'50' Saleh
17'09' Mizo
18'11' El-Komsan
21'36', 23'14' El-Agouz
26'16' Abou Serie
Attendance: 6,264
Referee: Hungary Karoly Torok
Argentina 2–2 Ukraine
Planas 31'57'
Giustozzi 39'47'		 (Report) 37'26' Ivanov
38'15' Cheporniuk
Attendance: 6,335
Referee: South Korea Kim Jang-Kwan
China 1–10 Guatemala
Liu Xinyi 31'47' (Report) 1'48' Acevedo
3'28', 18'22' Tejada
9'36', 36'58' González
10'01' Castro
10'11', 16'10', 37'45' Estrada
33'54' Noj
Attendance: 5,609
Referee: Croatia Edi Sunjic
Ukraine 5–1 Egypt
Saleh 7'37' (o.g.)
Legchanov 18'59' (pen.)
Ivanov 21'06'
Cheporniuk 31'04' (pen.)
Zamyatin 36'09'		 (Report) 29'03' Mizo
Attendance: 5,703
Referee: Ecuador Franklin Loor
Argentina 2–1 Guatemala
Lucuix 1'15'
Wilhelm 28'27'		 (Report) 38'41' Aristondo
Attendance: 6,178
Referee: Italy Massimo Cumbo
Ukraine 4–2 China
Zamyatin 19'47', 32'28'
Makayev 35'47'
Hu Jie 36'09' (o.g.)		 (Report) 18'17' Hu Jie
38'40' Zheng Tao
Attendance: 4,552
Referee: Mozambique Asselam Khan

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 4 3 1 0 13 3 +10 10
 Iran 4 3 1 0 14 9 +5 10
 Czech Republic 4 2 0 2 10 10 0 6
 Libya 4 0 1 3 7 14 −7 1
 Uruguay 4 0 1 3 6 14 −8 1
Source: [citation needed]
Spain 3–3 Iran
Torras 21'12', 36'00'
Borja 29'01'		 (Report) 3'29' Taheri
11'29' Shamsaee
11'46' Hassanzadeh
Uruguay 3–3 Libya
Custódio 1'58'
Laurino 21'31'
Garrido 30'53'		 (Report) 27'45' El-Hoti
36'47' Shahout
39'36' Al-Khoga
Attendance: 3,557
Referee: Japan Kazuya Isokawa
Libya 0–3 Spain
(Report) 2'52' Javi Rodríguez
15'25' Álvaro
29'29' Daniel
Attendance: 3,339
Referee: Kyrgyzstan Nurdin Bukuev
Czech Republic 4–1 Uruguay
R. Mareš 7'43'
Sluka 24'53'
Sláma 28'02'
Filinger 39'18'		 (Report) 16'30' Sebá
Attendance: 3,293
Referee: Costa Rica Héctor Mesen
Spain 4–0 Czech Republic
Javi Rodríguez 0'11'
Marcelo 20'45', 22'25'
Daniel 21'51' (pen.)		 (Report)
Iran 4–2 Libya
Taheri 4'34'
Hashemzadeh 6'28', 16'48'
Tayyebi 31'54'		 (Report) 18'36' El-Hoti
24'34' (pen.) Rahoma
Attendance: 4,103
Referee: Panama Elix Peralta
Czech Republic 4–2 Libya
M. Mareš 6'48' (pen.)
Kopecký 14'12'
Dlouhý 25'54'
Sluka 38'39'		 (Report) 17'06' Yousef
23'28' Rahoma
Attendance: 3,530
Referee: Brazil Tales Goulart
Iran 4–2 Uruguay
Taheri 2'14'
Tayyebi 8'28'
Shamsaee 20'49'
Hashemzadeh 27'14'		 (Report) 14'03' (pen.) Mincho
37'08' Rodríguez
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Cuba Antonio Álvarez
Spain 3–0 Uruguay
Javi Rodríguez 18'45'
Fernandão 20'21', 21'45'		 (Report)
Attendance: 4,442
Referee: Costa Rica Héctor Mesen
Czech Republic 2–3 Iran
Janovský 27'42'
Dlouhý 31'37'		 (Report) 16'42' 39'33' Hassanzadeh
30'14' Shamsaee
Attendance: 5,786
Referee: Portugal António Cardoso