Medal, Commemorative

Object/Artifact

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Shanaman Sports Museum

Name/Title

Medal, Commemorative

Entry/Object ID

2007.05.1

Description

This is a third-place medal presented for the 1989 inaugural FIFA Futsal World Championships in the Netherlands. The tournament featured 16 teams, with Brazil winning the gold medal, Netherlands the silver and the United States the bronze. The bronze medal with a blue and white ribbon is has "FIFA Founded 1904" on one side, "1st FIFA World Championship for Five-a-side Football (Indoor Football) The Netherlands 1989" on the other. Futsal is a modified form of soccer played with five players per side on a smaller, typically indoor, field.

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Soccer, Recreational

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Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Goulet, Brent

Person or Organization

1989 FIFA Futsal World Championships