Women's Futsal EURO 2027 qualiying play-off: Norway vs Finland

Norway will play Finland in the play-off to decide the last qualifier for the UEFA Women's Futsal EURO 2027 final tournament in Croatia.

After the elite round, the four group winners and the two best runners-up qualified to join the hosts in the finals at Arena Gradski Vrt in Osijek from 14 to 21 March. The other two runners-up will meet over two legs in November for the remaining berth.

The fixture schedule will be confirmed shortly, with Finland at home in the second leg as they had the better elite round record. This is the first meeting between these teams.

Norway

How they reached the play-offs
Main round Group A winners (Trondheim, Norway): 2-0 vs Belarus, 9-0 vs Kazakhstan, 2-0 vs Czechia
Elite round Group 4 runners-up (Bielsko-Biała, Poland): 2-1 vs Ukraine, 0-3 vs Poland, 2-1 vs Belgium

Qualifying top scorer: Andrea Holm Aune (6)

Tournament record
2025 Futsal Women's World Cup: Did not qualify
2023 Women's Futsal EURO: Did not qualify
2022 Women's Futsal EURO: Did not qualify
2019 Women's Futsal EURO: Did not qualify

• Aiming to be the first Norway side to qualify for UEFA futsal tournament at any level, the debut EURO entrants began qualifying ranked 19th of the 23 hopefuls and knocked out 2023 runners-up Ukraine in the elite round.

Finland

How they reached the play-offs
Main round: Bye
Elite round Group 1 runners-up (Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal): 1-0 vs Czechia, 3-0 vs Netherlands, 0-3 vs Portugal

Qualifying top scorer: Tiiu Lehtonen (3)

Tournament record
2025 Futsal Women's World Cup: Did not qualify
2023 Women's Futsal EURO: Did not qualify
2022 Women's Futsal EURO: Did not qualify
2019 Women's Futsal EURO: Did not qualify

• Finland only missed out on the 2025 World Cup when Poland equalised with 17 seconds left to pip them on goal difference.