2028 Futsal World Cup qualifying: Main round draw
Friday, June 19, 2026
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The 36 teams in the main round have been drawn into 12 groups of three, played with home-and-away fixtures.
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The draw for the main round group phase of European qualifying for the 2028 FIFA Futsal World Cup has been made in Nyon.
Futsal World Cup main round: Group phase draw
Group 1: Armenia, Hungary, Sweden
Group 2: France, Moldova, Montenegro
Group 3: Croatia, Germany, Lithuania
Group 4: Spain, Finland, North Macedonia
Group 5: Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Ireland
Group 6: Kazakhstan, Belarus, Albania
Group 7: Portugal, Romania, Denmark
Group 8: Netherlands, Serbia, Andorra
Group 9: Ukraine, Slovakia, Estonia
Group 10: Italy, Georgia, Kosovo
Group 11: Slovenia, Belgium, Norway
Group 12: Czechia, Azerbaijan, Latvia
The 12 preliminary round qualifiers join the 24 teams entering directly in the main round. The 36 teams in the main round were drawn into 12 groups of three, played with home-and-away fixtures between December 2026 and March 2027.
The 12 group winners and the four best runners-up qualify for the elite round. The remaining eight runners-up qualify for the main round play-offs.
By the time qualifying ends in April 2028, seven European teams will be confirmed in the final tournament, though if a UEFA country is selected as host and gains an automatic place, only six spots will be decided by qualifying.
UEFA qualifying calendar for 2028 FIFA Futsal World Cup
Main round group phase: 12–21 October 2026, 2–11 November 2026, 6–9 December 2026, 22 February–3 March 2027
Main round play-off draw: 5 March 2027
Main round play-offs: 12–21 April 2027
Elite round group phase draw: 20 May 2027
Elite round group phase: 6–15 September 2027, 11–20 October 2027, 13–22 December 2027
Elite round play-off draw: 20 January 2028
Elite round play-offs: 10–19 April 2028
UEFA qualifying format for 2028 FIFA Futsal World Cup
Preliminary round
The teams in the preliminary round were drawn into six groups of four and competed in one-venue mini-tournaments
All the group winners and runners-up qualified for the main round.
Main round
Main round group phase
The 12 preliminary round qualifiers join the 24 teams entering directly in the main round. The 36 teams in the main round are drawn into 12 groups of three, played with home-and-away fixtures.
The 12 group winners and the four best runners-up qualify for the elite round. The remaining eight runners-up qualify for the main round play-offs.
Main round play-offs
The eight teams are formed into four ties by means of an open draw. The winners of the four home-and-away ties qualify for the elite round.
Elite round
Elite round group phase
The 20 teams are drawn into five groups of four teams, played with home-and-away fixtures.
The five group winners qualify for the final tournament. The four best runners-up qualify for the elite round play-offs. If a European association is selected to host the final tournament, only the two best runners-up qualify for the elite round play-offs.
Elite round play-offs
The four teams are formed into two ties by means of an open draw. The winners of the two home-and-away ties qualify for the final tournament.
Futsal World Cup roll of honour
2024: Brazil 2-1 Argentina (Uzbekistan)
2021: Portugal 2-1 Argentina (Lithuania)
2016: Argentina 5-4 Russia (Colombia)
2012: Brazil 3-2aet Spain (Thailand)
2008: Brazil 2-2, 4-3pens Spain (Brazil)
2004: Spain 2-1 Italy (Chinese Taipei)
2000: Spain 4-3 Brazil (Guatemala)
1996: Brazil 6-4 Spain (Spain)
1992: Brazil 4-1 United States (Hong Kong)
1989: Brazil 2-1 Netherlands (Netherlands)
Which teams are in the main round?
Direct entry: Portugal, Spain, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, France, Croatia, Italy, Armenia, Slovenia, Czechia, Poland, Netherlands, Hungary, Belarus, Georgia, Belgium, Slovakia, Finland, Serbia, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Germany, Azerbaijan
Qualified from preliminary round: Latvia, Sweden, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Andorra, Montenegro, Norway, Lithuania, Denmark, Albania, Estonia, Northern Ireland