Futsal EURO qualifying group stage guide

For the first time, UEFA Futsal EURO qualifying includes a qualifying group stage with the eight four-team sections played home and away until April.

The eight group winners and the six best runners-up join hosts the Netherlands in the finals from 9 January to 6 February 2022, with the remaining two runners-up to play off for the other berth from 14–17 November 2021.

• The finals have now expanded to 16 teams and are played every four years rather than every two
• Portugal aim to defend the title they won for the first time in Slovenia in 2018
• Spain have won seven titles (including the initial 1996 tournament before Futsal EURO gained championship status in 1999)
• Two-time champions Italy and 1999 winners Russia, along with Spain, have played in every final tournament
• Hoping to earn a finals debut: Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Israel, Latvia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Slovakia, Switzerland
• Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Russia, Serbia and Spain along with hosts Lithuania will compete at the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup from 12 September to 3 October.

Qualifying groups

Futsal EURO 2018 final highlights

Group 1: Denmark, Croatia, Albania, Ukraine

Fixtures
27 January: Croatia vs Albania, Ukraine vs Denmark
30 January: Denmark vs Croatia
31 January: Albania vs Ukraine

3 March: Croatia vs Ukraine, Albania vs Denmark
7 March: Denmark vs Albania, Ukraine vs Croatia

7 April: Albania vs Croatia, Denmark vs Ukraine
10 April: Croatia vs Denmark, Ukraine vs Albania

France and Georgia started with a 4-4 drawIcon Sport via Getty Images

Group 2: Armenia, France, Georgia, Russia

Results
8 December: France 4-4 Georgia

Fixtures
29 January: Russia vs Armenia
2 February: Georgia vs Russia
3 February: Armenia vs France

5 March: Georgia vs Armenia, France vs Russia
9 March: Russia vs France
10 March: Armenia vs Georgia

8 April: Armenia vs Russia
9 April: Georgia vs France
12 April: Russia vs Georgia
14 April: France vs Armenia

Group 3: Greece, Azerbaijan, Slovakia, Moldova

Fixtures
28 January: Moldova vs Greece
29 January: Azerbaijan vs Slovakia
2 February: Greece vs Azerbaijan, Slovakia vs Moldova

4 March: Azerbaijan vs Moldova, Slovakia vs Greece
7 March: Greece vs Slovakia
9 March: Moldova vs Azerbaijan

8 April: Slovakia vs Azerbaijan
9 April: Greece vs Moldova
13 April: Moldova vs Slovakia
14 April: Azerbaijan vs Greece

Group 4: North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Fixtures
28 January: Romania vs Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina vs North Macedonia
3 February: Serbia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia vs Romania

4 March: Romania vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
5 March: Serbia vs North Macedonia
9 March: North Macedonia vs Serbia
10 March: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Romania

8 April: North Macedonia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
9 April: Serbia vs Romania
14 April: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Serbia, Romania vs North Macedonia

Group 5: Israel, Kazakhstan, Hungary, Belarus

Results
8 December: Israel 0-3 Belarus
9 December: Kazakhstan 5-0 Hungary

Fixtures
28 January: Israel vs Kazakhstan
3 February: Hungary vs Belarus

2 March: Kazakhstan vs Belarus
3 March: Hungary vs Israel
8 March: Belarus vs Kazakhstan
10 March: Israel vs Hungary

6 April: Hungary vs Kazakhstan, Belarus vs Israel
13 April: Belarus vs Hungary, Kazakhstan vs Israel

Spain are aiming to win back the title they lost in 2018RFEF

Group 6: Switzerland, Spain, Latvia, Slovenia

Results
8 December: Spain 7-0 Latvia, Slovenia 12-1 Switzerland

Fixtures
29 January: Latvia vs Slovenia, Switzerland vs Spain
1 February: Latvia vs Switzerland
2 February: Spain vs Slovenia

5 March: Switzerland vs Latvia
6 March: Slovenia vs Spain
9 March: Latvia vs Spain, Switzerland vs Slovenia

12 April: Slovenia vs Latvia, Spain vs Switzerland

Group 7: Montenegro, Italy, Belgium, Finland

Fixtures
28 January: Montenegro vs Italy, Belgium vs Finland
2 February: Italy vs Finland, Belgium vs Montenegro

4 March: Montenegro vs Belgium
5 March: Finland vs Italy
8 March: Finland vs Montenegro
9 March: Italy vs Belgium

8 April: Belgium vs Italy
9 April: Montenegro vs Finland
13 April: Finland vs Belgium, Italy vs Montenegro

Group 8: Poland, Portugal (holders), Norway, Czech Republic

Fixtures
29 January: Czech Republic vs Poland, Portugal vs Norway
1 February: Norway vs Czech Republic (played in Brno)
3 February: Poland vs Portugal

5 March: Portugal vs Czech Republic, Norway vs Poland (played in Łódź)
8 March: Poland vs Norway
10 March: Czech Republic vs Portugal

9 April: Poland vs Czech Republic
11 April: Norway vs Portugal (played in Mafra)
14 April: Czech Republic vs Norway, Portugal vs Poland

Fixture dates

8–9 December 2020
27 January–3 February 2021
2–10 March 2021
6–14 April 2021

Play-off

Eighth-ranked runner-up vs Seventh-ranked runner-up

• Two-legged tie from 14–17 November 2021.

Contenders

• The teams who competed in the FIFA Futsal World Cup elite round: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Italy, Kazakhstan, Portugal (holders), Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine
• The nine qualifying round group winners: Albania, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Moldova, Norway, Poland
• The seven qualifying round play-off winners: Armenia, Denmark, Greece, Israel, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Switzerland