International futsal match between Argentina and Brazil in 2007
Highest governing body
FIFA, AMF and WCF-League
First played
1930, Montevideo, Uruguay
Characteristics
Contact
Limited
Team members
4 per side
Type
Indoor
Equipment
Futsal ball
Venue
Futsal court
Presence
Olympic
No (except the Youth Olympics since 2018)
Paralympic
No
An indoor futsal competition
Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt like a basketball court, smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football.[1]
Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is the goalkeeper. Unlimited substitutions are permitted. Unlike some other forms of indoor football, it is played on a hard court surface marked by lines; walls or boards are not used. It is played with a smaller, harder, lower-bounce ball than association football.[2] The surface, ball and rules favour ball control and passing in small spaces.[3][4]
The game emphasizes control, improvisation, creativity and technique.[5]
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