Minifootball

Minifootball (sometimes spelled mini-football and called minifoot) is a small-sided variation of association football. Minifootball is played with a reduced field of play and the number of players. The most prominent variants of minifootball are the 5-a-side, 6-a-side (common in Socca and the WMF-sanctioned minifootball), 7-a-side, 8-a-side formats and indoor football. All games are played on football pitch (artificial turf on Socca), in contrast to futsal which is played on a hard court indoors. Minifootball is open to both professional and amateur players and has grown in popularity globally. Minifootball is an informal game with flexible rules, often determined before play begins. There have been many governing bodies that sanctions the more official and formal variations of minifootball, including the WMF and ISF. The WMF organizes its own 6-a-side World Cup every 2 years, as well as continental championships through established national federations. Variations of minifootball for athletes with a physical disability are also played, with blind football and CP football are the most prominent versions.