Spain beats Brazil 3-0 to win the 2026 futsal Finalissima in Niterói

Spain claims the Finalissima

Spain beat Brazil 3-0 in Niterói on Sunday, 8 November, to win the 2026 Finalissima, the first Finalissima title for Spain. Brazil, the hosts, began the stronger side and pushed for an early goal, forcing errors from the Spanish defence. Both teams had picked up five fouls by the break, and the first half was goalless. Spain took control after the interval, and Gonzalo Castejón broke the deadlock in the 32nd minute of the second half. Cecilio Morales doubled the lead in the 39th minute, and Antonio Pérez added a third in the final seconds. Brazil had a late penalty in the final minute, but Arthur missed it.

Route to the decider

Spain reached the final by beating Portugal on penalties in the semi-final, after the match ended 2-2 in normal time. Brazil also went through a shootout, beating Argentina on penalties after a 1-1 draw in their semi-final. Jesús Velasco coaches Spain, while Jorge Braz leads Portugal. Portugal, the 2022 champion, lost its semi-final to Spain and then had to play for third place.

Argentina takes third place

Argentina beat Portugal 3-1 in the third-place match at the Arena Niterói on the same day. Leandro Altamirano scored in the opening seconds, recorded as the eighth second by RTP and the ninth by Diário de Notícias. Hugo Neves equalised for Portugal in the 22nd minute of the second half, finishing a move created by Pany Varela. Lucas Bolo Alemany restored Argentina's lead in the 34th minute of the second half, after a shot deflected off Pauleta and Tomás Paço. He added a third in the 39th minute, scoring into an empty net while Portugal were attacking without a goalkeeper.

1. Opening secondsLeandro Altamirano scores to give Argentina a 1-0 lead
2. Second half, 22nd minuteHugo Neves equalises for Portugal at 1-1
3. Second half, 34th minuteLucas Bolo Alemany scores after a deflection to make it 2-1 to Argentina
4. Second half, 39th minuteLucas Bolo Alemany scores into an empty net to make it 3-1

Portugal's reaction

Portugal finished fourth, and several players blamed their finishing. Captain André Coelho, 33, told Canal 11 that the team had not been effective enough.

“Once again we were not competent. We were the best team in this tournament, but we finished fourth.”

Pany Varela, who also spoke to Canal 11, pointed to the finishing and the defensive errors that allowed the goals.

“What we essentially lacked was not being so wasteful in front of goal.”

Varela said the team had built well in possession and created many chances, but had finished too few of them.