Futsal EURO 2026 play-off contenders: Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Romania, Slovakia

Eight teams are competing in the UEFA Futsal EURO 2026 play-offs for the remaining four final tournament places in Latvia, Lithuania and Slovenia.

So far 12 teams have booked their spots in the finals, which run from 20 January to 7 February in Riga, Kaunas and Ljubljana, with co-hosts Latvia and Lithuania joined by the ten qualifying main round group winners (including Slovenia). The eight best main round group runners-up enter the play-offs, with the draw made on Thursday 3 July.

Italy vs Kazakhstan

• Kazakhstan beat Italy 4-1 in the 2022 group stage and 5-2 in the 2016 quarter-finals.

Italy

How they reached the play-offs: Main round Group 2 runners-up (2-2 h vs Belarus, 2-0 a vs Finland, 11-1 h vs Malta, 6-1 a vs Malta, 1-2 a vs Belarus, 4-3 h vs Finland)
Top scorer: Gabriel Motta 7

Futsal EURO best: Winners x 2 (2003, 2014)
Futsal EURO 2022: Group stage
2024 World Cup: Did not qualify

Play-off record: First Futsal EURO play-off

Key fact: Also were FIFA Futsal World Cup runners-up in 2004 but have gone out in the group stage in the last two EUROs, having never previously done so.

Kazakhstan

How they reached the play-offs: Main round Group 6 runners-up (2-0 a vs Albania, 4-4 h vs Armenia, 2-3 a vs Denmark, 7-3 h vs Denmark, 4-2 h vs Albania, 2-4 a vs Armenia)
Top scorer: Douglas Junior 4

Futsal EURO best: Third place (2016)
Futsal EURO 2022: Quarter-finals
2024 World Cup: Quarter-finals

Play-off record: W1 L0
2016: 9-0 agg vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (5-0 a, 4-0 h)

Key fact: As well as taking bronze in their major tournament debut in 2016, also reached the EURO 2018 and World Cup 2021 semi-finals.

Hungary vs Romania

• Hungary pipped Romania in a thrilling play-off to reach the 2016 finals; in the return leg Florin Matei completed his hat-trick early in extra time only for Zoltán Dróth to equalise in the 47th minute and then win the tie for the home side in Debrecen with one second left.

Hungary

How they reached the play-offs: Main round Group 4 runners-up (5-0 h vs Montenegro, 4-5 a vs Slovenia, 4-0 h vs Norway, 2-4 a vs Norway, 3-2 a vs Montenegro, 3-3 h vs Slovenia)
Top scorer: Patrik Pál 6

Futsal EURO best: Group stage (2025, 2010, 2016)
Futsal EURO 2022: Did not qualify
2024 World Cup: Did not qualify

Play-off record: W1 L2
2018: 6-7 agg vs Poland (2-1 h, 4-6 a)
2016: 6-5 agg vs Romania (2-2 a, 4-3aet h)
2014: 6-6 agg, lost on away goals vs Ukraine (1-2 a, 5-4 h)

Key fact: Also played in the first FIFA Futsal World Cup finals of 1989 – the only major tournament where they have got through a round.

Romania

How they reached the play-offs: Main round Group 1 runners-up (6-0 h vs Germany, 0-2 h vs Ukraine, 6-1 h vs Cyprus, 4-3 a vs Cyprus, 1-2 a vs Germany, 1-3 a vs Ukraine)
Top scorer: István Hadnagy 5

Futsal EURO best: Quarter-finals (2012, 2014)
Futsal EURO 2022: Did not qualify
2024 World Cup: Did not qualify

Play-off record: W2 L1
2018: 9-6 agg vs Georgia (2-2 h, 7-4 a)
2016: 5-6 agg vs Hungary (2-2 h, 3-4aet a)
2014: 9-3 agg vs Serbia (2-1 h, 7-2 a)

Key fact: In addition to their two quarter-finals, qualified in 2007 when the final tournament consisted of eight teams.

Belgium vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

• These teams have met once competitively, Bosnia and Herzegovina winning 2-1 in Sarajevo in a main round qualifier for the 2012 finals.

Belgium

How they reached the play-offs: Main round Group 9 runners-up (0-3 a vs Czechia, 7-2 h vs Austria, 8-3 h vs Serbia, 2-1 a vs Serbia, 2-3 h vs Czechia, 2-0 a vs Austria)
Top scorer: Omar Rahou 6

Futsal EURO best: Third place (1996)
Futsal EURO 2022: Did not qualify
2024 World Cup: Did not qualify

Play-off record: First Futsal EURO play-off

Key fact: As well as finishing third in the 1996 UEFA European Futsal Tournament that preceded the UEFA European Futsal Championship, also qualified in 1999, 2003, 2010 and as hosts in 2014.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

How they reached the play-offs: Main round Group 8 runners-up (5-1 h vs England, 1-6 a vs Spain, 10-1 h vs Switzerland, 9-0 a vs Switzerland, 6-2 a vs England, 2-3 h vs Spain)
Top scorer: Josip Sesar 5

Futsal EURO best: Group stage (2022)
Futsal EURO 2022: Group stage
2024 World Cup: Did not qualify

Play-off record: W0 L2
2016: 0-9 agg vs Kazakhstan (0-5 h, 0-4 a)
2014: 4-4 agg, lost on away goals vs Netherlands (3-2 h, 1-2 a)

Key fact: EURO 2022 was their first major tournament qualification.

Georgia vs Slovakia

• First competitive meeting.

Georgia

How they reached the play-offs: Main round Group 10 runners-up (3-1 h vs Kosovo, 2-5 a vs France, 6-1 h vs Bulgaria, 5-1 a vs Bulgaria, 3-1 a vs Kosovo, 3-3 h vs France)
Top scorer: Giorgi Ghavtadze 7

Futsal EURO best: Quarter-finals (2022)
Futsal EURO 2022: Quarter-finals 
2024 World Cup: Did not qualify

Play-off record: W0 L1
2018: 6-9 agg vs Romania (2-2 a, 4-7 h)

Key fact: EURO 2022 was their first major tournament qualification.

Slovakia

How they reached the play-offs: Main round Group 3 runners-up (3-2 h vs Moldova, 1-6 a vs Poland, 7-2 h vs Türkiye, 8-4 a vs Türkiye, 3-5 a vs Moldova, 1-0 h vs Poland)
Top scorer: Tomáš Drahovský 8

Futsal EURO best: Quarter-finals (2022)
Futsal EURO 2022: Quarter-finals
2024 World Cup: Did not qualify

Play-off record: W0 L2
2016: 2-4 agg vs Azerbaijan (1-3 a, 1-1 h)
2014: 1-7 agg vs Croatia (1-3 h, 0-4 a)

Key fact: EURO 2022 was their major tournament debut.