Futsal World Cup play-offs: Serbia and Czech Republic qualify

• The FIFA Futsal World Cup play-offs decided Europe's last two finals spots in Lithuania.
• The four contenders were elite round runners-up behind the winners Kazakhstan, Portugal, Russia and Spain, who have already joined the hosts in the finals from 12 September to 3 October 2021 (postponed from 2020).

Second legs

Wednesday 9 December:

Finland 5-5 Serbia (agg: 5-6)

• Jovan Lazarević's hat-trick made the difference in a thrilling second leg, postponed from 10 November.
• Serbia previously reached the World Cup in 2012.
• This was the first time Finland have been in a play-off; they held Italy and Portugal in the elite round, knocking out the Azzurri.

Tuesday 10 November:

Czech Republic 2-2 Croatia (aet, agg: 4-4, Czech Republic win 6-5 on penalties)

• The home side in Brno, who saw a two-goal first-leg lead slip, twice equalised to force extra time.
• Both teams missed potential winning penalties before Jiří Vokoun converted the eighth Czech kick to clinch victory.
• The Czech Republic previously made the World Cup in 2004, 2008 and 2016, and avenged their 7-6 loss to Croatia in a decisive 2000 qualifier

First legs

Friday 6 November:

Serbia beat Finland 1-0 in their first legGetty Images

Serbia 1-0 Finland

• Marko Pršić struck to decide the first leg.

Saturday 7 November:

Croatia 2-2 Czech Republic

• Croatia came back from 2-0 down to draw in Zadar, with the visitors having Lukáš Rešetár sent off.

All qualifiers

AFC: Iran, Japan, Uzbekistan, Thailand, Vietnam
CAF: Angola (debut), Egypt, Morocco
CONCACAF: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, United States
CONMEBOL: Argentina (holders), Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela (debut)
OFC: Solomon Islands
UEFA: Czech Republic Kazakhstan, Lithuania (hosts, debut), Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Spain