The Brazilians rule the university futsal world, the Portuguese fought hard to gain silver as Poland’s men team went to penalty shootouts to win bronze against Czechia. What a fantastic event!
The superb Warsaw 2026 FISU World University Championship Futsal is now over in Poland. It was exciting and tough but fair-play and friendship was present on all courts. The last day offered a lot of tension and suspense.
The FISU World University Championship Futsal was streamed live. Find replays and highlights here.
Click here to access the content
Click here to get all the results!
You can find out more information on the event’s official website and on its social media outlets, Instagram and Facebook.
And also on FISU’s social media outlets, Instagram and Facebook.
The results
Women’s tournament
In the women’s tournament final, just like two years ago, Brazil prevailed, defeating Portugal. Both teams focused primarily on good defensive organisation, avoiding risky situations and leaving their opponents little room to create scoring opportunities. As a result, the gold medal match remained scoreless until halftime.
Brazil opened the scoring in the fourth minute of the second half, with Eveli Calou. Brazil extended their lead to 2:0 less than a minute later. This time, Hydren Vitoria Borges De Souza scored. However, the Portuguese refused to give up and continued to push for a goal, but they lacked effectiveness, and Sinara Vivian performed brilliantly in the Brazilian goal.
Matches of this calibre are unforgiving, and this time was no exception. It became clear that they would once again claim the gold medal at the FISU World University Championship.
In the final for the bronze medal, the Polish women’s team defeated Germany 2:0. Both teams entered the match very determined. Poland took the lead through Weronika Gorecka. The Polish team continued to dominate the pitch, but failed to extend their lead, and the score remained 1:0 at halftime.
In the second half, the tide of the match turned. The Germans attacked the Polish goal more boldly and pushed for a goal. However, they failed to find one, and in the 14th minute of the second half, the Polish team had another chance to score. Maja Fal increased the lead to 2:0.
The Polish national team won the bronze medal at the World University Futsal Championships. The Polish team thus repeated their success from four years ago, when they also finished third in Guimarães, Portugal.
“When we heard the final buzzer, I got chills. We had the match under control, went into it determined, and executed our plan. I’m glad the team bounced back from our semifinal defeat. We forgot about what had happened and focused on what was to come. We achieved something incredible and showed that we can play futsal!” Zuzanna Maronde admitted after the match.
The best women's action
Men’s tournament
Brazil and Portugal also met in the men’s tournament final. Their match in the group stage ended in a 1:1 draw. This time, everyone was expecting a thrilling match from the very first minute. The Canarinhos started the match brightly, taking the lead with counterattacks. Toninho first scored to make it 1-0, and a few minutes later, Brandão Welinton doubled the lead to 2:0. Aquiar Lourenco scored in the ninth minute to make it 1:2. However, the scoreline was short-lived, as Brazil regained the lead after an own goal. The teams went into the break tied at 3:1.
The second half began with a goal by David Gitte on a counterattack, making the score 2:4. However, Brazil quickly scored two more goals, courtesy of Nathan Vieira Moraes da Luz, bringing the score to 6:2. It wasn’t a goal-scoring spectacle on either side, as Portugal took advantage of the pulled goalkeeper and scored to make it 6:3 thanks to Tiago Rodrigues. That wasn’t the end of the back-and-forth action and goals. At one point, the scoreboard read 7:5, but Brandão Welinton intercepted the ball in the middle of the court and passed it to Victor Hugo Gomes Oliveira, who scored from close range into the empty net, setting the score at 8:5.
“We played better than Portugal in the first half, but the second half was very tough. I’m really happy we managed to win. It’s a unique feeling to become champions, because we have so many talented players in Brazil. We’re a group that was able to play here and show our best side. It’s something incredible” said Brandão Welinton.
In the men’s bronze medal match, the Polish and Czech national teams faced each other. The Polish national team prevailed in the group stage match, winning 2-1. This time, the match was also very even from the start and finished 0-0 so the game had to be decided by penalties. Ultimately, Poland won 5:4 in the penalty shootout, with Bartłomiej Twarkowski scoring the decisive goal.
“It was a difficult match, but we had a game plan that we consistently executed. Unfortunately, we didn’t manage to score, but we were confident and believed we would win. We came here to win a medal. Initially, we were aiming for gold, but we’re also happy with bronze. Approaching the penalty shootout, my mind was blank, and I think the only thought I had was that I had to score”said Bartłomiej Twarkowski.
The best men's action
The tournament’s MVPs were Pedro Marques Faustino of Portugal and Victorii Borges de Souza of Brazil. The top scorers were Alexis Dubois of France, who scored eight goals, and Margarida Carvalho of Portugal, who netted 11 goals. João Koji Viktor Lamber of Brazil and his teammate Vivian Sinare were named the tournament’s best goalkeepers. The Fair Play Awards were presented to the Lithuanian men’s team and the Finnish women’s team. A total of 10 men’s teams and 16 women’s teams from 18 countries took part in the tournament.
The Warsaw 2026 FISU World University Championship Futsal is now officially over. We could like to congratulate all the student-athletes, coaches, referees, volunteers, partners, and supporters for their enthusiasm and hard work.
The Málaga 2026 FISU World University Championship Padel is currently running in Spain until 11 July. Make sure to follow live here.
Related News
Brazil take on Portugal in both futsal finals
Padel enters FISU Championships court in Málaga
The best futsal student-athletes kick-off their world championship in Poland
