In Tunbridge Wells, England, the Italian national team confirmed itself as the world champion of table football by defeating Belgium once again in the final. The Azzurri won a total of seven gold medals out of the twelve available in various categories. The Open selection, led by Technical Commissioner Marco Lambert and composed of captain Saverio Bari (F.lli Bari Reggio Emilia), Matteo Ciccarelli and Luca Battista (Napoli Fighters), Filippo Cubeta (Barcellona Calcio Tavolo), Marco Brunelli (Virtus Rieti) and Leonardo Giudice (Subbuteo Club Labronico), replicated the successes achieved in the previous edition of the World Cup in Rome in 2022 and the European Cup in Gibraltar in 2023. In a nail-biting final, the Azzurri secured victory thanks to a better overall goal difference (9-7), after reaching a last-minute 1-1 draw across the four playing fields with a lightning goal by Filippo Cubeta. The Open individual title was won by the Greek Dimitrios Dimopoulos. In the Under 20 team tournament, the formation led by CT Alfredo Palmieri defeated Belgium 2-0, winning the world title. The Under 12 team overcame Greece in the final. The Under 16 selection won the silver medal. In the Under 20 individual tournament, Matteo Esposito (Napoli Fighters) triumphed by defeating fellow countryman Christian Fricano (Subbuteo Casale) in the final. After her triumph in the 2022 World Cup, Eleonora Buttitta (Subbuteo Club Bagheria) repeated her success by becoming World Champion again in the women’s individual category, coming from behind to beat Belgian Dieudonne 3-2.
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