Azerbaijan counts this five-a-side indoor variant of football among its most popular sports, and Spain is one of a handful of nations, along with Brazil and Portugal, where it is played professionally rather than only as an amateur pastime. Which sport is being described?

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Futsal. Futsal is FIFA's recognised five-a-side indoor variant of association football, played on a hard court with a low-bounce ball. Brazil, Spain, Portugal and Iran have historically dominated the FIFA Futsal World Cup, while amateur leagues exist across most of the football-playing world.