Futsal Per 5 April 2022: a number between brackets is the rank of the previous week. (*)= Provisional ranking (played at least 10 matches) (**)= Inactive for more than 24 months Women's Futsal Beach soccer national teams Rankings are calculated by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). Top ten, last updated 12 March 2018 Major tournament records Legend – Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth place QF – Quarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8) R2 — Round 2 (1974–1978, second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–present: knockout round of 16) R1 — Round 1 (1930, 1950–1970 and 1986–present: group stage; 1934–1938: knockout round of 16; 1974–1982: first group stage) Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament – Qualified but withdrew – Did not qualify – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned – Hosts – Not affiliated in FIFA For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown. FIFA World Cup Firsts 1934: first African team to qualify for the World Cup 1970: first African team to draw a match in the World Cup 1978: first African team to win a match in the World Cup 1982: first African team to win two matches in the World Cup 1986: first African team to qualify for two consecutive World Cups 1986: first African team to reach the knockout stage (round of sixteen) 1990: first African team to reach the knockout stage (quarter-finals) 1994 and 1998: first African team to top a group stage and reach the knockout stage (round of sixteen) in two consecutive World Cups 2002: first African team to reach the knockout stage (quarter-finals) further on the World Cup debut 2010: first African team to host the World Cup 2014: & first African teams to reach the knockout stage (round of sixteen) simultaneously in the World Cup 2022: first African team to reach the knockout stage (semi-finals), taking the fourth place FIFA Women's World Cup Teams are sorted by number of appearances. Olympic Games For Men Olympic Games For Women Africa Cup of Nations Women's Africa Cup of Nations FIFA U-20 World Cup FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup FIFA U-17 World Cup Note 1: Original hosts Peru were stripped of the rights to host the 2019 edition in February that year. FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup FIFA Futsal World