Spain v Brazil
Semi-final | Friday, 5 December
It is, quite simply, the biggest fixture in female futsal history. Spain and Brazil, the sport’s top-two-ranked teams, will slug it out for the right to complete in the first FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup™ final. It’s a showdown that will be stacked with superstars and showered in flair.
Kick-off times
09:30 (Brasilia)
13:30 (Madrid)
20:30 (Manila)
Tickets
Prices start at just PHP 499 (USD 8.50), with one ticket earning access to two seismic semi-finals at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City, Metropolitan Manila.
Watch on FIFA+
FIFA+ is streaming matches live in almost 220 territories including Brazil and Spain.
Spain v Brazil stream
Suspensions
No Spaniard or Brazilian is banned. Yellow cards were wiped after the quarter-finals, so a player collecting a second yellow card of the tournament during the semi-finals will not miss the final. Any player sent off during the semi-finals, however, will be suspended for the decider.
Players to watch
The Cordoba twins have registered nine goals, six assists and three Player of the Match awards between them. Ale De Paz, Antia Perez, Irene Samper and Vane Sotelo are among Spain’s other elite match-winners.
Emilly, one of the most gifted players to have ever graced futsal, has emphatically lived up to her status as the sport’s reigning Best Women’s Player. Amandinha, Ana Luiza, Debora Vanin and Tampa have also excelled for Brazil.
Quotes
“I think it will be a very hard-fought match, with both teams having their moments. We’ll both put a lot of pressure on each other. It will be decided by small details, by how confident and strong we are. I think it will be one of the most beautiful matches you can watch. We hope the crowd enjoys it, that they discover what women’s futsal is all about.”
Laura Cordoba, Spain fixo
“I believe it will be a very hotly-contested, intense and competitive game. We’re not going to give anything away. I hope it’s a futsal party.”
Ale De Paz, Spain winger
“Spain are really good individually, really good collectively, they mark really well. Spain are competent in every aspect of the game futsal encompasses.”
Wilson Saboia, Brazil coach
Results & highlights
Spain 5-2 Thailand
Spain 5-1 Colombia
Canada 0-7 Spain
Spain 6-1 Morocco
Brazil 4-1 IR Iran
Brazil 6-1 Italy
Panama 0-9 Brazil
Brazil 6-1 Japan
Top goalscorers
Spain: Irene Cordoba (6), Laura Cordoba (3), Vane Sotelo (3)
Brazil: Emilly (6), Debora Vanin (4)
Top assisters
Spain: Laura Cordoba (5), Maria Sanz Navarro (4)
Brazil: Amandinha (4), Ana Luiza (4)
Stats
Head-to-head record
The giants have encountered on 15 occasions, with Brazil winning nine, Spain five, and one ending all square. In six of their last eight meetings, the sides have been separated by only one goal. Spain hold the biggest victory in the fixture: 6-0 away to Brazil in 2005.
Squads
Spain coach: Claudia Pons
Spain players: Elena Gonzalez, Noelia Montoro, Dany Domingos, Laura Cordoba, Cecilia Zarzuela, Maria Sanz Navarro, Ale De Paz, Laura Sanchez, Vane Sotelo, Antia Perez, Irene Samper, Cristina Garcia, Marta Lopez-Pardo, Irene Cordoba
Brazil coach: Wilson Saboia
Brazil players: Julia, Debora Vanin, Bianca, Taty, Tampa, Simone, Diana, Luana Rodrigues, Emilly, Lucileia, Camila, Amandinha, Natalinha, Ana Luiza
