BANGKOK – The Round of 16 kicks off today with Portugal defeating Paraguay, Ukraine eliminating Japan, Spain finishes off the host nation, while Iran face Colombia in the late match. Futsal Canada has you covered with live coverage via Twitter @INSIDESOCCERMAG while we recap the action every matchday, all tournament long.

The most wonderful time is here for futsal fans as the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup is underway in Thailand from Nov 1-18th. Futsal Canada is live on location and will bring you constant updates, photos and interviews with futsal’s elite.

Ricardinho and Matos are ecstatic after advancing to the 1/4s with
a 4-1 victory over Paraguay on Sunday at the FIFA Futsal World Cup.
(Photo Courtesy: FIFA.com/Getty Images)

Knockout phase

In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (two periods of five minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner. However, for the third place match, no extra time shall be played and the winner shall be determined by kicks from the penalty mark.^[12]

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

11 November – Bangkok (HMI)

Paraguay

14 November – Bangkok (NI)

Portugal

Winner Match 37

12 November – N. Ratchasima

Winner Match 41

Italy

16 November – Bangkok (HMI)

Egypt

Winner Match 47

11 November – Bangkok (NI)

Winner Match 48

Spain

14 November – Bangkok (NI)

Thailand

Winner Match 39

12 November – Bangkok (HMI)

Winner Match 43

Russia

18 November – Bangkok (HMI)

Czech Republic

Winner Match 49

12 November – Bangkok (HMI)

Winner Match 50

Serbia

14 November – Bangkok (HMI)

Argentina

Winner Match 44

12 November – N. Ratchasima

Winner Match 42

Brazil

16 November – Bangkok (HMI)

Panama

Winner Match 45

11 November – Bangkok (NI)

Winner Match 46

Third place

Iran

14 November – Bangkok (HMI)

18 November – Bangkok (HMI)

Colombia

Winner Match 40

Loser Match 49

11 November – Bangkok (HMI)

Winner Match 38

Loser Match 50

Ukraine

Japan

Round of 16

11 November 2012 16:00	Paraguay	Match 37	Portugal	Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok

11 November 2012 18:30	Ukraine	Match 38	Japan	Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok

11 November 2012 18:30	Spain	Match 39	Thailand	Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok

11 November 2012 21:00	Iran	Match 40	Colombia	Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok

12 November 2012 16:00	Italy	Match 41	Kuwait	Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima

12 November 2012 18:30	Brazil	Match 42	Panama	Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima

12 November 2012 18:30	Russia	Match 43	Czech Republic	Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok

12 November 2012 21:00	Serbia	Match 44	Argentina	Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

Portuguese fans happy after their well earned win on Sunday.
(Photo Courtesy: Futsal Canada/Kris Fernandes)

A lovely Paraguayan family still in good spirits despite the loss.
(Photo Courtesy: Futsal Canada/Kris Fernandes)

Solomon Islands victorious for the first time in FIFA International Competition (photo Getty Images)

Argentina Defeat Australia 7-1 and qualify for the 2nd round.

The Solomon Islands shocked Guatemala by beating them 4-3 to send them packing
(Photo courtesy of FIFA.com/Getty Images)

Russia defeated Colombia 2-to clinch 1st in their group without conceding a goal
(Photo courtesy of FIFA.com/Getty Images)

Brazilian fans are ecstatic after scoring their final goal to win 3-1.
(Photo courtesy of Futsal Canada/Kris Fernandes)

Rather silly: FIFA has told the CBFS to cover two stars that they earned from titles in the 80’s because those were under FIFUSA.
(Photo courtesy of Futsal Canada/Kris Fernandes)

2010 World Futsal Player of the Year Ricardinho (red) tries to evade Brazil
(Photo courtesy of Futsal Canada/Kris Fernandes)

Spain vs Iran in an epic Round 1 battle that finished 2-2.
(Photo courtesy of Futsal Canada/Kris Fernandes)

The busiest man at the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup: Solomon Islands Goalkeeper
(Photo courtesy of Futsal Canada/Kris Fernandes)

Ukraine goalkeeper can only help but watch a penalty shot trickle into the net

Thai fans gearing up for their opening match with music and traditional dress.
(Photo courtesy of Futsal Canada/Kris Fernandes)

Iranian and Spanish teams stretching beside each other after a tough 2-2 battle
(Photo courtesy of Futsal Canada/Kris Fernandes)

Spanish defender bailing out goalkeeper Juanjo on matchday 1
(Photo courtesy of Futsal Canada/Kris Fernandes)

Russian fans happy with their 16-0 victory over the Solomon Islands
(Photo courtesy of Futsal Canada/Kris Fernandes)

More from the Russian supporters who kept the arena loud all game long
(Photo courtesy of Futsal Canada/Kris Fernandes)

Iranian supporters ecstatic after they tied the European Champions Spain
(Photo courtesy of Futsal Canada/Kris Fernandes)

Guatemala pressing against Colombia. The CONCACAF runners-up won 5-2 in a big win
(Photo courtesy of Futsal Canada/Kris Fernandes)

Guatemala’s goalkeepers work each other out before their opening match against Colombia
(Photo courtesy of Futsal Canada/Kris Fernandes)

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ukraine	3	2	1	0	14	7	+7	7
Paraguay	3	1	1	1	9	11	−2	4
Thailand	3	1	0	2	8	9	−1	3
Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	8	12	−4	3

1 November 2012 17:00	Ukraine	3 – 3	Paraguay	Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 4,379 Referee: Wenceslao Aguilar (Panama)
	Pavlenko 10′, 40′ Shoturma 35′	Report	Ayala 9′, 30′, 37′

1 November 2012 19:00	Thailand	3 – 1	Costa Rica	Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 4,379 Referee: Héctor Rojas (Peru)
	Chalaemkhet 18′ Thueanklang 29′ Sornwichian 38′	Report	Zúñiga 37′

4 November 2012 17:00	Paraguay	3 – 6	Costa Rica	Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 5,613 Referee: Francesco Massini (Italy)
	Toruño 2′ (o.g.) Alcaraz 11′ Villalba 37′	Report	Zúñiga 22′ Navarrete 25′, 28′ Cubillo 27′, 31′, 40′

4 November 2012 19:00	Thailand	3 – 5	Ukraine	Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 5,613 Referee: Sergio Cabrera (Cuba)
	Wongkaeo 24′ Thueanklang 35′ Sornwichian 39′	Report	Ovsiannikov 4′ Chepornyuk 7′ Rogachov 13′, 20′ Pavlenko 20′

7 November 2012 19:00	Costa Rica	1 – 6	Ukraine	Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Daniel Rodriguez (Uruguay)
	Cubillo 24′	Report	Rogachov 7′, 16′ Ovsyannikov 17′ Sorokin 23′, 32′ Pavlenko 29′

7 November 2012 19:00	Paraguay	3 – 2	Thailand	Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 5,307 Referee: Ivan Shabanov (Russia)
	Salas 4′ Ayala 7′ Salas 10′	Report	Thueanklang 11′ Chudech 25′

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	2	1	0	15	6	+9	7
Iran	3	2	1	0	8	6	+2	7
Panama	3	1	0	2	14	15	−1	3
Morocco	3	0	0	3	5	15	−10	0

2 November 2012 19:00	Panama	8 – 3	Morocco	Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 3,579 Referee: Amitesh Behari (Fiji)
	Pérez 20′ Lasso 22′, 31′ Mena 23′, 32′ Gálvez 25′ Hinks 34′ Goodridge 39′	Report	Jabrane 7′ Derrou 12′ Habil 16′

2 November 2012 21:00	Spain	2 – 2	Iran	Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 3,579 Referee: Francisco Rivera (Mexico)
	Miguelín 5′ Lozano 16′	Report	Daneshvar 28′ H. Tayyebi 31′

5 November 2012 19:00	Morocco	1 – 2	Iran	Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 1,409 Referee: Carlos González (Guatemala)
	El-Mazray 20′	Report	Hassanzadeh 20′ (pen.) Kazemi 33′

5 November 2012 21:00	Spain	8 – 3	Panama	Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 1,409 Referee: Scott Kidson (Australia)
	Kike 2′ Lin 8′ Borja 11′, 22′ Aicardo 14′, 20′ Alemao 27′ (pen.) Miguelín 30′	Report	De Leon 17′, 33′ Alvarado 30′

8 November 2012 19:00	Iran	4 – 3	Panama	Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Eduardo Fernandes (Portugal)
	Esmaeilpour 3′ Kazemi 14′ Taheri 19′, 38′	Report	Goodridge 6′ Pérez 35′ (pen.) Alvarado 40′

8 November 2012 19:00	Morocco	1 – 5	Spain	Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 1,898 Referee: Naoki Miyatani (Japan)
	Talibi 22′	Report	Lozano 10′, 12′ Borja 19′ Fernandão 33′ Álvaro 34′

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	0	20	2	+18	9
Portugal	3	1	1	1	11	9	+2	4
Japan	3	1	1	1	10	11	−1	4
Libya	3	0	0	3	3	22	−19	0

1 November 2012 19:00	Libya	1 – 5	Portugal	Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima Attendance: 4,298 Referee: Alireza Sohrabi (Iran)
	Fathe 6′	Report	Cardinal 2′, 16′, 18′ Nandinho 27′ Marinho 29′

1 November 2012 21:00	Brazil	4 – 1	Japan	Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima Attendance: 4,298 Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary)
	Wilde 14′, 23′ Neto 21′ Vinicius 25′	Report	Inaba 28′

4 November 2012 19:00	Portugal	5 – 5	Japan	Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima Attendance: 4,350 Referee: Daniel Rodríguez (Uruguay)
	Matos 1′ Ricardinho 2′, 18′ Cardinal 9′, 12′	Report	Morioka 11′, 33′ Hoshi 19′ Kitahara 32′ Henmi 36′

4 November 2012 21:00	Brazil	13 – 0	Libya	Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima Attendance: 4,350 Referee: Danijel Janošević (Croatia)
	Gabriel 7′ Rodrigo 8′, 10′ Neto 15′ Fernandinho 17′, 31′, 33′, 34′ Rahoma 25′ (o.g.) Jé 31′, 34′, 38′ Rafael 39′	Report

7 November 2012 17:00	Japan	4 – 2	Libya	Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 5,307 Referee: Francesco Massini (Italy)
	Fathe 18′ (o.g.) Hoshi 26′ Inaba 26′ Osodo 32′	Report	Rahoma 18′, 38′ (pen.)

7 November 2012 17:00	Portugal	1 – 3	Brazil	Korat Chatchai Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Wenceslaos Aguilar (Panama)
	Cardinal 14′	Report	Simi 12′ Fernandinho 29′ Neto 40′

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	3	3	0	0	17	5	+12	9
Argentina	3	2	0	1	14	5	+9	6
Australia	3	1	0	2	5	17	−12	3
Mexico	3	0	0	3	4	13	−9	0

2 November 2012 17:00	Italy	9 – 1	Australia	Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Eduardo Mahumane (Mozambique)
	Fortino 14′ Assis 15′, 23′ Lima 17′ Forte 19′ Romano 20′ Honorio 26′ Mentasti 28′ Merlim 30′	Report	Ngaluafe 33′

2 November 2012 19:00	Argentina	5 – 1	Mexico	Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Eduardo Fernandes (Portugal)
	Basile 5′ Rescia 14′ Amas 26′ Borruto 29′, 31′	Report	Rodríguez 37′

5 November 2012 17:00	Australia	3 – 1	Mexico	Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Fernando Gutiérrez (Spain)
	Seeto 27′ Cimitile 27′ Giovenali 36′	Report	Quiroz 7′

5 November 2012 19:00	Argentina	2 – 3	Italy	Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)
	Rescia 3′ Cuzzolino 40′	Report	Lima 13′ Fortino 19′ Assis 38′

8 November 2012 17:00	Mexico	2 – 5	Italy	Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 1,898 Referee: Sandro Brechane (Brazil)
	Plata 23′, 33′	Report	Ercolessi 18′, 24′ Fortino 26′, 35′ Leggiero 36′

8 November 2012 17:00	Australia	1 – 7	Argentina	Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Marc Birkett (England)
	Seeto 6′	Report	Borruto 1′, 39′ Cuzzolino 7′ Luciux 15′ Vaporaki 22′ Garcías 28′ Amas 37′

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Serbia	3	2	1	0	12	5	+7	7
Czech Republic	3	1	1	1	7	11	−4	4
Egypt	3	1	0	2	11	9	+2	3
Kuwait	3	1	0	2	8	13	−5	3

3 November 2012 19:00	Czech Republic	3 – 2	Kuwait	Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 1,407 Referee: Dario Santamaría (Argentina)
	Kopecký 5′ Belej 23′ Koudelka 35′	Report	Al-Awadhi 38′ Al-Taweel 40′

3 November 2012 21:00	Egypt	1 – 3	Serbia	Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 1,407 Referee: Joel Ruiz (Paraguay)
	Mohamed 40′	Report	Bojović 23′ Janjić 37′ (pen.) Kocić 39′

6 November 2012 19:00	Kuwait	2 – 7	Serbia	Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 552 Referee: Renata Leite (Brazil)
	Al-Farsi 22′, 37′	Report	Kocić 7′, 18′ Lazić 20′, 25′ Rajčević 28′ Bojović 32′ Pavićević 39′

6 November 2012 21:00	Egypt	7 – 2	Czech Republic	Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 552 Referee: Alireza Sohrabi (Iran)
	Samasry 11′, 31′, 37′ Bougy 19′ Mohamed 22′ Nader 34′ Mizo 38′	Report	Slovacek 5′ Rešetár 26′

9 November 2012 19:00	Serbia	2 – 2	Czech Republic	Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 1,370 Referee: Fernando Gutierrez (Spain)
	Kocić 6′ Bojović 36′	Report	Seidler 33′ Pavićević 36′ (o.g.)

9 November 2012 19:00	Kuwait	4 – 3	Egypt	Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Referee: Sergio Cabrera (Cuba)
	Al-Farsi 3′ Al-Mutairi 6′, 7′ Al-Taweel 20′	Report	Bougy 15′ Mohamed 37′, 39′

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Russia	3	3	0	0	27	0	+27	9
Colombia	3	1	0	2	13	10	+3	3
Guatemala	3	1	0	2	8	15	−7	3
Solomon Islands	3	1	0	2	7	30	−23	3

3 November 2012 17:00	Guatemala	5 – 2	Colombia	Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Karel Henych (Czech Republic)
	González 13′ Escobar 29′ Aguilar 31′ Acevedo 32′ Enríquez 40′	Report	Serna 7′ Reyes 19′

3 November 2012 19:00	Russia	16 – 0	Solomon Islands	Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Kim Jang-Kwan (South Korea)
	Cirilo 3′ Pula 3′ Lima 5′, 11′, 18′, 20′, 20′, 34′, 40′ Prudnikov 19′ Sergeev 22′, 30′ Robinho 25′ Suchilin 27′ Fukin 28′, 36′	Report

6 November 2012 17:00	Colombia	11 – 3	Solomon Islands	Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Borut Sivic (Slovenia)
	Toro 7′, 20′, 38′ Quiroz 8′ Reyes 22′, 33′ Duque 30′ Abril 35′ Caro 40′ Fonnegra 40′ Prado 40′	Report	Ragomo 14′ (pen.) Osifelo 15′ Leaalafa 20′

6 November 2012 19:00	Russia	9 – 0	Guatemala	Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Hector Rojas (Peru)
	Sergeev 1′, 15′, 16′ Shayakhmetov 3′ Cirilo 8′ Prudnikov 12′, 35′ Lima 27′ Suchilin 35′	Report

9 November 2012 17:00	Solomon Islands	4 – 3	Guatemala	Hua Mark Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 1,152 Referee: Francesco Massini (Italy)
	Stevenson 15′ Bule 17′ Leaalafa 28′ Talo 36′	Report	de León 9′ Aguilar 22′ Enríquez 40′

9 November 2012 17:00	Colombia	0 – 2	Russia	Nimibutr Indoor, Bangkok Attendance: 1,370 Referee: Scott Kidson (Australia)
		Report	Cirilo 4′ Robinho 24′

Ranking of third-placed teams

Group	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
C	Japan	3	1	1	1	10	11	−1	4
B	Panama	3	1	0	2	14	15	−1	3
A	Thailand	3	1	0	2	8	9	−1	3
E	Kuwait	3	1	0	2	8	13	−5	3
F	Guatemala	3	1	0	2	8	15	−7	3
D	Australia	3	1	0	2	5	17	−12	3

LEADING TOURNAMENT GOAL SCORERS

8 goals

• Eder Lima

6 goals

• Cardinal

5 goals

• Fernandinho
• Sergei Sergeev

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

• Santiago Basile
• Hernán Garcías
• Matías Luciux
• Alamiro Vaporaki
• Aaron Cimitile
• Greg Giovenali
• Danny Ngaluafe
• Gabriel
• Simi
• Rafael
• Vinicius
• Jorge Abril
• Angellott Caro
• Yefri Duque
• Yeisson Fonnegra
• Johann Prado
• Jose Quiroz
• Alejandro Serna
• Michal Belej
• Marek Kopecký
• Tomáš Koudelka
• Lukáš Rešetár
• Michal Seidler
• Matěj Slovacek
• Ibrahim Bougy
• Mizo
• Mostafa Nader
• José Rafael González