8th AMF Futsal World Cup
21-30/11/2003
Asuncion (Paraguay)

The 14th of October has been made in Asuncion the draw for the 8th World Futsal Cup to be played in Paraguay (21-29/11/2003). The matches will be played in five cities: Asunción, Pedro Juan Caballero,
Concepción,Minga Guazú and Encarnación.

Here is the result of draw and groups composition:

GROUP A (Asunción)

Paraguay
Australia
Belgium
Peru

GROUP B (Pedro Juan Caballero)

Bolivia
Brazil
Congo Republic
Costa Rica

GROUP C (Concepción)

Russia
Spain
Italy
Netherlands Antiles

GROUP D (Minga Guazú)

Colombia
Czech Republic
Belarus
Ecuador

GROUP E (Encarnación)

Argentina
Ukraine
Canada
Norway


Fixture

First Round

GROUP A (Asunción)

21/11/03

Australia - Belgium
Paraguay - Perú

22/11/03

Australia - Perú
Paraguay - Belgium

23/11/03

Belgium - Perú
Paraguay - Australia

GROUP B (Pedro Juan Caballero)

21/11/03

Brazil - Congo Republic
Bolivia - Costa Rica

22/11/03

Brazil - Costa Rica
Bolivia - Congo Republic

23/11/03

Congo Republic - Costa Rica
Bolivia - Brazil

GROUP C (Concepción)

21/11/03

Spain - Italy
Russia - Netherlands Antiles

22/11/03

Spain - Netherlands Antiles
Russia - Italy

23/11/03

Italy - Netherlands Antiles
Russia - Spain

GROUP D (Minga Guazú)

21/11/03

Czech Republic - Belarus
Colombia - Ecuador

22/11/03

Czech Republic - Ecuador
Colombia - Belarus

23/11/03

Belarus - Ecuador
Colombia - Czech Republic

GROUP E (Encarnación)

21/11/03

Ukraine - Canada
Argentina - Norway

22/11/03

Ukraine - Norway
Argentina - Canada

23/11/03

Canada - Norway
Argentina - Ukraine

24/11/03

Rest day

Second round

ASUNCION

25/11/03

Match 1 -- 1º Group A - 3° best 2nd classified

25/11/03

Match 2 -- 1º Group D - 1º Group C

ENCARNACION

25/11/03

Match 3 -- 1º Group B - 1° best 2nd classified

25/11/03

Match 4 -- 1º Group E - 2° best 2nd classified

Final round (4 teams tournament in Asunción)

27/11/03

Winner Match 2 - Winner Match 3
Winner Match 1 - Winner Match 4

28/11/03

Winner Match 3 - Winner Match 4
Winner Match 1 - Winner Match 2

29/11/03

Winner Match 2 - Winner Match 4
Winner Match 1 - Winner Match 3

Note: In the first round the match played in Asuncion will start at 21:00 and 23:00, while in the other cities will start at 20:30 and 22:00.

Previous FIFUSA (now WFA) World Championships

Year - Venue - Champion

1982 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Brazil
1985 - Madrid, Spain - Brazil
1988 - Melbourne, Australia - Paraguay
1991 - Milan, Italy - Portugal
1994 - Posadas, Argentina - Argentina
1997 - Mexico City, Mexico - Venezuela
2000 - La Paz, Bolivia - Colombia
2003 - Asuncion, Paraguay - ?