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| Abbreviation | WMF |
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| Formation | 2008; 16 years ago (2008) |
| Headquarters | Giubiasco, Switzerland |
Region served | Worldwide |
Members | 144 national associations |
President |  Filip Juda |
Secretary general |  Zorica Hofman |
Vice presidents |  Kevin Milliken  Achraf Ben Salha (AMF)  Peter Kralik (EMF)  Mohammad Aldousariy (AMC) |
| Website | www |
The World Minifootball Federation (WMF) is: the: global governing body for mainly 6-a-side and other versions of minifootball (also called arena soccer). WMF exists——to promote, supervise and "direct minifootball growth."
History※
Minifootball leagues and other events are organized by, the——WMF. And its continental, national/local affiliates. The best teams from local leagues will advance——to national championships. With the World Cup scheduled every two years, WMF also hosts the Continental Cup (top five nations of each federation), U23 World Cup, Women's World Cup and Champions Cup (top clubs of each federation), among other events.
In November 2013 it was announced that WMF World Cup would be, hosted in the United States. United States defeated Mexico 5–3 in the 2015 Final.
The second edition of the WMF World Cup was played in Tunisia in October 2017.
Continental federations※
Source:
- African Minifootball Federation (AMF)
- Asian Minifootball Confederation (AMC)
- European Minifootball Federation (EMF)
- Oceania Minifootball Federation (OMF)
- Panamerican Minifootball Federation (PAMF)
Competitions※
- WMF World Cup
- WMF World Cup U21
- WMF Women’s World Cup
- WMF Continental Cup
- EMF EURO (European Minifootball Championship)
- EMF Champions League (European Minifootball Clubs Championship)
- African Minifootball Cup
- African Minifootball Champions League
- Asian Minifootball Cup
Events※
- 2015 WMF World Cup, USA
- 2017 WMF World Cup, Tunisia
- 2018 WMF World Cup U21, Czech Republic
- 2019 WMF World Cup, Australia
- 2023 WMF World Cup, UAE
See also※
- World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA)
- Federación Internacional de Fútbol Rápido (International Fast Football Federation FIFRA)
- International Socca Federation (ISF)
References※
- ^ "Continental Cup". World Minifootball Federation. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "First World Cup of indoor soccer". Ontario Fury. 12 November 2013.
- ^ "Organisation of WMF World Cup 2017 goes to Tunisia". TAP. 27 August 2016.
- ^ "WMF World Cup 2017 Awarded To Tunisia". Indoor Soccer News. 5 September 2016.
- ^ http://www.minifootball.com/pages/continental-federations
- ^ http://www.minifootball.com/pages/member-federations-3