2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup
| ฟีฟ่า ฟุตซอลโลก ๒๕๕๕/๒๐๑๒ (Thai) FIFA Fút-sɔɔl lôok 2555/2012 Thailand 2012 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Thailand |
| Dates | 1–18 November |
| Teams | 24 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Brazil (5th title) |
| Runners-up | Spain |
| Third place | Italy |
| Fourth place | Colombia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 348 (6.69 per match) |
| Attendance | 160,302 (3,083 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Eder Lima (9 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Neto |
| Best goalkeeper | Stefano Mammarella |
| Fair play award | Argentina |
← 2008 2016 → | |
The 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup was the seventh FIFA Futsal World Cup, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It took place from 1 to 18 November 2012 in Thailand. An extra four teams (increase to 24 from 20 at the 2008 event in Brazil) were competing at this World Cup. This was the first FIFA men's tournament held in Southeast Asia since the Malaysia 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, and was the first FIFA men's tournament held in the country, having hosted the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship.
Defending champions Brazil won the title for the fifth time, defeating Spain in a rematch of the 2008 final.