2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The European qualifying competition for the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup is a men's futsal competition that will determine the six UEFA teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Lithuania in the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup (originally 2020 but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic).[2][3][4]

2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Tournament details
Dates29 January 2019 – 9 December 2020[1]
Teams48 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played124
Goals scored752 (6.06 per match)
Top scorer(s) Douglas Júnior
Anel Radmilović
Mats Velseboer
(8 goals each)

Apart from Lithuania, a record 48 of the remaining 54 UEFA nations entered the competition, including World Cup qualifying debutants Germany, Kosovo, Scotland, and Northern Ireland who entered their first international men's futsal competition.

Format

The qualifying competition consists of four rounds:[5]

  • Preliminary round: The lowest-ranked 32 teams play in the preliminary round, and are drawn into eight groups of four teams. The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the main round to join the 16 highest-ranked teams which receive byes to the main round.
  • Main round: The 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four. The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the elite round.
  • Elite round: The 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four. The winners of each group qualify directly for the World Cup, while the runners-up advance to the play-offs.
  • Play-offs: The four teams are drawn into two ties to play home-and-away two-legged matches to determine the last two European qualified teams.

In the preliminary round, main round and elite round, each group is played as a round-robin mini-tournament at the pre-selected hosts.

Tiebreakers

In the preliminary round, main round and elite round, teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 13.01 and 13.02):[5]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams have the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and are tied after applying all criteria above (not used if more than two teams have the same number of points, or if their rankings are not relevant for qualification for the next stage);
  8. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  9. UEFA coefficient;
  10. Drawing of lots.

In the play-offs, the team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs qualifies for the final tournament. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e., the team that scores more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, extra time is played. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e., if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 16.01).[5]

Teams

The 48 teams were seeded according to the coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[5][6][7]

The coefficient ranking was also used for seeding in the preliminary round and main round draws, where each team was assigned a seeding position according to their ranking for the respective draw. Eight teams were pre-selected as hosts for the preliminary round and eight teams were pre-selected as hosts for the main round.

The draws for the preliminary round and main round was held on 12 December 2018, 14:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[8] The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

  • In the preliminary round, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four containing one team from each of the seeding positions 1–4. First, the eight teams which were pre-selected as hosts were drawn from their own designated pot and allocated to their respective group as per their seeding positions. Next, the remaining 24 teams were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina could not be drawn in the same group.
  • In the main round, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, containing one team from each of the seeding positions 1–4. First, the eight teams which were pre-selected as hosts were drawn from their own designated pot and allocated to their respective group as per their seeding positions. Next, the remaining 24 teams were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions (including the eight preliminary round winners and eight preliminary round runners-up, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, which were allocated to seeding positions 3 and 4 respectively). Winners and runners-up from the same preliminary round group could not be drawn in the same group. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, should Armenia, Gibraltar, or Kosovo advance from the preliminary round and qualify for a main round group with Azerbaijan (Armenia), Spain (Gibraltar), or Bosnia and Herzegovina or Serbia (Kosovo), they would be swapped with the preliminary round group winner or runner-up in the same seeding position (3 or 4) of the next possible main round group. Should Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia all end up in the same group, the preliminary round group runner-up would be moved first to the next possible main round group, followed, if necessary, by the preliminary round group winner to avoid the clashes.

World Cup hosts
TeamCoeff.[6]Rank
 Lithuania0.38940
Participating teams for 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup European qualifying
Teams entering main round
TeamCoeff.[6]RankSeed
 Russia10.17111
 Spain10.0222
 Portugal (H)9.6333
 Kazakhstan9.0004
 Ukraine (H)8.3895
 Azerbaijan (H)7.8226
 Italy (H)7.4447
 Serbia6.8338
 Slovenia6.50092
 Croatia (H)4.27810
 Hungary4.11111
 Czech Republic3.61112
 Romania (H)3.50013
 Poland (H)3.38914
 France (H)2.94415
 Slovakia2.94416
Teams entering preliminary round
TeamCoeff.[6]RankSeed
 Belarus (H)2.889171
 Netherlands2.27818
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (H)2.22219
 Belgium2.11120
 Georgia (H)2.05621
 North Macedonia (H)2.00022
 Finland1.69423
 Latvia (H)1.22224
 Turkey1.222252
 Moldova (H)0.83326
 England0.83327
 Albania0.77828
 Sweden (H)0.77829
 Montenegro0.72230
 Denmark0.72231
 Norway0.72232
 Kosovo0.667333
  Switzerland0.58334
 Bulgaria (H)0.55635
 Armenia0.50036
 Greece0.50037
 Germany0.50038
 Wales0.38939
 Cyprus0.38941
 Israel0.278424
 Andorra0.22243
 Estonia0.11144
 Malta0.00045
 Gibraltar0.00046
 San Marino0.00047
 Scotland0.00048
 Northern Ireland0.000(NR)
Notes
  • Teams marked in bold have qualified for the World Cup.
  • (NR) – No rank (men's team did not enter in the competitions used for computing coefficients)
  • (H): Teams pre-selected as hosts for the preliminary round and the main round
Did not enter (all no rank)
 Austria  Faroe Islands  Iceland
 Liechtenstein  Luxembourg  Republic of Ireland

Schedule

The qualifying matches are played on dates that fall within the FIFA Futsal International Match Calendar.

Schedule for 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup European qualifying
Round Draw Dates
Preliminary round 12 December 2018 29 January – 3 February 2019
Main round 22–27 October 2019
Elite round 7 November 2019 27 January – 5 February 2020
Play-offs 2–11 November 2020 (originally 9 and 12 April 2020)

In the preliminary round, main round and elite round, the schedule of each group is as follows, with one rest day between matchdays 2 and 3 for four-team groups, and no rest days for three-team groups (Regulations Articles 18.04, 18.05 and 18.06):[5]

Note: For scheduling, the hosts are considered as Team 1, while the visiting teams are considered as Team 2, Team 3, and Team 4 according to their seeding positions.

Group schedule
Matchday Matches (4 teams) Matches (3 teams)
Matchday 1 2 v 4, 1 v 3 1 v 3
Matchday 2 3 v 2, 1 v 4 3 v 2
Matchday 3 4 v 3, 2 v 1 2 v 1

Preliminary round

The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the main round to join the 16 teams which receive byes. The preliminary round was scheduled to be played between 29 January and 3 February 2019.

Times are CET (UTC+1), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Latvia (H) 3 2 1 0 12 1 +11 7 Main round
2  England 3 2 0 1 10 8 +2 6
3  Cyprus 3 1 1 1 15 5 +10 4
4  Gibraltar 3 0 0 3 1 24 −23 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
England 4–1 Gibraltar
  • Medina  2:20
  • Ward  14:37 (pen.), 39:59
  • Palfreeman  32:05
 Report
  • Parker  17:12
Referee: Lukáš Peško (Slovakia), Jacob Pawlowski (Germany)
Latvia 0–0 Cyprus
Report
Referee: Kirill Naishouler (Finland), Besart Ismajli (Kosovo)
Cyprus 4–5 England
  • Chadjigeorgiou  6:11, 13:02, 31:25
  • Perikleous  22:06
 Report
  • Reed  4:04
  • Rexha  4:24
  • Wallace  14:43
  • Bettson  22:30
  • Webb  39:51
Referee: Besart Ismajli (Kosovo), Lukáš Peško (Slovakia)
Latvia 9–0 Gibraltar
  • Matjušenko  2:01, 25:45, 31:44
  • Pastars  11:09
  • Koļesņikovs  19:09, 22:44
  • Avanesovs  24:28
  • Kuļešovs  25:03
  • Rodriguez  27:01 (o.g.)
 Report
Referee: Jacob Pawlowski (Germany), Kirill Naishouler (Finland)
Gibraltar 0–11 Cyprus
Report
  • Omirou  4:03, 30:42
  • Ioannou  4:48, 28:15
  • Perikleous  7:06, 23:57, 26:02
  • Zantis  15:27
  • Diniz Pereira  22:32
  • Chadjigeorgiou  25:22
  • Kouloumbris  29:11
Referee: Lukáš Peško (Slovakia), Besart Ismajli (Kosovo)
England 1–3 Latvia
  • Ward  39:39
 Report
  • Koļesņikovs  1:32
  • Rožkovskis  34:52, 39:59
Referee: Kirill Naishouler (Finland), Jacob Pawlowski (Germany)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belarus (H) 3 3 0 0 17 1 +16 9 Main round
2  Kosovo 3 2 0 1 10 9 +1 6
3  Norway 3 1 0 2 7 15 −8 3
4  Andorra 3 0 0 3 6 15 −9 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Norway 5–3 Andorra
  • Moen  15:41, 27:14
  • Schjetne  21:24
  • Wiseth  22:28, 37:33
 Report
  • Debboun  14:22
  • Dos Santos  20:00, 39:36
Sports Hall SCA, Minsk
Referee: Victor Berg-Audic (France), Shota Kukhilava (Georgia)
Belarus 5–0 Kosovo
  • Olshevski  6:41
  • Rukovci  8:27 (o.g.)
  • Scherbich  10:16 (2pen.)
  • Zhigalko  21:10
  • Goli  25:24 (o.g.)
 Report
Sports Hall SCA, Minsk
Referee: Daniel Matkovic (Switzerland), Eduards Fatkulins (Latvia)
Kosovo 5–1 Norway
  • Rukovci  3:05
  • Alaj  18:58, 22:07, 34:35 (pen.)
  • Topilla  37:20
 Report
  • Wiseth  33:21
Sports Hall SCA, Minsk
Referee: Eduards Fatkulins (Latvia), Victor Berg-Audic (France)
Belarus 5–0 Andorra
  • Gorbenko  1:46
  • Lazyuk  4:32
  • Scherbich  5:12
  • Selyuk  5:58
  • Chibisov  14:55
 Report
Sports Hall SCA, Minsk
Referee: Shota Kukhilava (Georgia), Daniel Matkovic (Switzerland)
Andorra 3–5 Kosovo
  • Rodriguez Sierra  3:09
  • Perez  35:11, 39:27
 Report
  • Alaj  5:00, 28:20, 32:29 (pen.)
  • Gjinovci  10:37
  • Topilla  24:25
Sports Hall SCA, Minsk
Referee: Eduards Fatkulins (Latvia), Shota Kukhilava (Georgia)
Norway 1–7 Belarus
  • Moen  8:53
 Report
  • Gusakov  2:23
  • Scherbich  11:56
  • Selyuk  25:18
  • Kvalvær  28:31 (o.g.)
  • Gorbenko  30:03
  • Los  37:47
  • Shimanovski  39:24
Sports Hall SCA, Minsk
Referee: Victor Berg-Audic (France), Daniel Matkovic (Switzerland)

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  North Macedonia (H) 3 3 0 0 15 5 +10 9 Main round
2  Albania 3 2 0 1 12 6 +6 6
3  Greece 3 1 0 2 9 11 −2 3
4  San Marino 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Albania 5–0 San Marino
  • Selmanaj  10:46
  • Alibegu  11:45
  • Alimi  13:07
  • Kaca  29:03
  • Rexhepaj  36:20
 Report
Referee: Moshe Bohbot (Israel), Grigori Ošomkov (Estonia)
North Macedonia 5–3 Greece
  • Andov  2:58
  • Ziberi  9:39
  • Leveski  15:29
  • Krstevski  38:01, 39:55
 Report
  • Stavrakopoulos  29:53
  • Ntarlas  31:57 (pen.), 35:12
Referee: Dario Pezzuto (Italy), Viktor Bugenko (Moldova)
Greece 3–5 Albania
  • Papaefstratiou  24:14
  • Kondylatos  27:09
  • Gkaifyllias  36:51
 Report
  • Halimi  1:05
  • Mejzini  2:24
  • Alimi  15:06
  • Selmanaj  27:40, 37:53
Referee: Grigori Ošomkov (Estonia), Dario Pezzuto (Italy)
North Macedonia 7–0 San Marino
  • Ziberi  1:55
  • Krstevski  2:36
  • Gligorov  4:22
  • Seferi  6:31
  • Andov  13:55
  • Leovski  21:31
  • Leveski  26:01
 Report
Referee: Viktor Bugenko (Moldova), Moshe Bohbot (Israel)
San Marino 1–3 Greece
  • Moretti  20:23
 Report
  • Artinos  16:37
  • Kondylatos  18:14
  • Delaportas  26:30
Referee: Grigori Ošomkov (Estonia), Viktor Bugenko (Moldova)
Albania 2–3 North Macedonia
  • Rexhepaj  5:08
  • Kaca  12:09
 Report
  • Ziberi  0:14, 23:22
  • Ismaili  24:38
Referee: Dario Pezzuto (Italy), Moshe Bohbot (Israel)

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Georgia (H) 3 3 0 0 18 3 +15 9 Main round
2  Germany 3 1 1 1 8 9 −1 4
3  Israel 3 0 2 1 3 10 −7 2
4  Denmark 3 0 1 2 5 12 −7 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Denmark 1–1 Israel
  • Jørgensen  37:30 (2pen.)
 Report
  • Jubran  37:51
Referee: Fredric Nilholt (Sweden), Slawomir Steczko (Poland)
Georgia 5–1 Germany
  • Roninho  10:10 (pen.)
  • Sözer  12:03 (o.g.)
  • Saiotti Junior  16:02, 32:02
  • Sebiskveradze  31:34
 Report
  • Erdem  38:47
Referee: Vladimir Kadykov (Russia), Kaloyan Kirilov (Bulgaria)
Germany 5–2 Denmark
  • Erdem  7:34, 8:16
  • Sözer  26:45, 37:24
  • Heinze  34:36
 Report
  • Jørgensen  18:12, 20:27
Referee: Slawomir Steczko (Poland), Vladimir Kadykov (Russia)
Georgia 7–0 Israel
  • Thales  3:13, 8:30, 10:00
  • Tophuria  5:05
  • Fumaça  8:44
  • Nikvashvili  23:36
  • Jvarashvili  35:46
 Report
Referee: Kaloyan Kirilov (Bulgaria), Fredric Nilholt (Sweden)
Israel 2–2 Germany
  • Shkolnik  0:52
  • Diedunov  27:01
 Report
Referee: Fredric Nilholt (Sweden), Kaloyan Kirilov (Bulgaria)
Denmark 2–6 Georgia
  • Larsen  35:30
  • Jørgensen  38:36
 Report
  • Roninho  27:22
  • Kekelia  29:17, 38:07
  • Tophuria  30:12
  • Saiotti Junior  30:43
  • Thales  33:40
Referee: Vladimir Kadykov (Russia), Slawomir Steczko (Poland)

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 3 0 0 26 7 +19 9 Main round
2  Sweden (H) 3 2 0 1 13 10 +3 6
3  Armenia 3 1 0 2 6 10 −4 3
4  Malta 3 0 0 3 2 20 −18 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Belgium 12–0 Malta
  • Diniz Pinheiro  4:57, 25:51
  • Ndjeka  11:53
  • Ouadi  14:32, 28:04
  • Sababti  15:32
  • Chaibai  18:27, 39:13
  • Zammit  23:45 (o.g.)
  • Dujacquier  29:55
  • Adnane  30:35
  • Cordier  34:54
 Report
Estrad Alingsås, Alingsås
Referee: Alessandro Malfer (Italy), Alem Bajrovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Sweden 3–1 Armenia
  • Legiec  14:04, 15:20
  • Kadivar  24:54
 Report
  • Galstyan  19:04
Estrad Alingsås, Alingsås
Referee: Hennadiy Hora (Ukraine), Jacob Willem Machiel Van Dijke (Netherlands)
Armenia 2–6 Belgium
  • Uzunyan  26:28
  • Mkrtchyan  31:42
 Report
  • Leo  7:22, 15:39
  • Karapetyan  22:36 (o.g.)
  • Chaibai  30:06 (pen.)
  • Adnane  31:08
  • Diniz Pinheiro  36:45
Estrad Alingsås, Alingsås
Referee: Jacob Willem Machiel Van Dijke (Netherlands), Alessandro Malfer (Italy)
Sweden 5–1 Malta
  • Smajlovic  2:25
  • Atai Najafi  3:49, 33:53
  • Zhubi  5:50
  • Kadivar  39:51
 Report
  • Zammit  28:16
Estrad Alingsås, Alingsås
Referee: Alem Bajrovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Hennadiy Hora (Ukraine)
Malta 1–3 Armenia
  • Mangion  20:57
 Report
  • Galstyan  2:30
  • Margaryan  6:12
  • Mkrtchyan  26:28
Estrad Alingsås, Alingsås
Referee: Alem Bajrovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Jacob Willem Machiel Van Dijke (Netherlands)
Belgium 8–5 Sweden
  • Dujacquier  6:49, 35:45, 38:05
  • Diniz Pinheiro  9:18, 31:48
  • Sababti  19:53, 21:00
  • Adnane  20:27
 Report
  • Zhubi  0:12, 4:03
  • Hiseni  11:25
  • Legiec  24:38
  • Söderqvist  37:25
Estrad Alingsås, Alingsås
Referee: Alessandro Malfer (Italy), Hennadiy Hora (Ukraine)

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina (H) 3 3 0 0 24 4 +20 9 Main round
2   Switzerland 3 2 0 1 8 10 −2 6
3  Turkey 3 1 0 2 8 13 −5 3
4  Scotland 3 0 0 3 5 18 −13 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Bosnia and Herzegovina 7–1  Switzerland
  • Kahvedžić  4:12, 11:18, 20:15
  • Bošković  16:45
  • Galić  26:13
  • Radmilović  30:34
  • Jelić  36:58
 Report
  • Marcoyannakis  9:39
Referee: Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain), Maksim Dzeikala (Belarus)
Turkey 4–3 Scotland
  • Ugurlu  2:45, 19:21
  • Özdemir  10:07
  • Altunary  29:25
 Report
  • McLaren  7:40, 30:12
  • Yates  25:43
Referee: Stefan Vrijens (Belgium), Vlad Nicolae Ciobanu (Romania)
Switzerland  3–2 Turkey
  • Facchinetti  8:38, 12:31, 28:49
 Report
  • Özkan  11:38
  • Altunay  14:23
Referee: Vlad Nicolae Ciobanu (Romania), Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 10–1 Scotland
  • Aladžić  4:26, 11:25, 22:33
  • Ivanković  6:44
  • Pavlović  12:04
  • Jelić  20:17
  • Radmilović  21:48, 31:04, 37:20, 37:52
 Report
  • Steedman  27:39
Referee: Maksim Dzeikala (Belarus), Stefan Vrijens (Belgium)
Scotland 1–4  Switzerland
  • Smith  38:08
 Report
  • Marcoyannakis  0:57
  • Facchinetti  11:13 (pen.)
  • Buckson  17:22
  • Huber  17:58
Referee: Maksim Dzeikala (Belarus), Vlad Nicolae Ciobanu (Romania)
Turkey 2–7 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Özkan  29:09
  • Şen  36:30
 Report
  • Kahvedžić  4:41, 19:20, 32:55
  • Radmilović  22:11, 23:02
  • Jelić  26:16
  • Aladžić  31:19
Referee: Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain), Stefan Vrijens (Belgium)

Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 14 4 +10 9 Main round
2  Montenegro 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4
3  Bulgaria (H) 3 1 1 1 5 9 −4 4
4  Estonia 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Bulgaria 1–1 Montenegro
  • Tsvetanov  8:12
 Report
  • Tsvetanov  13:15 (o.g.)
Referee: Costas Nicolaou (Cyprus), Hikmat Qafarli (Azerbaijan)
Netherlands 4–1 Estonia
  • Velseboer  6:01, 34:28, 36:09
  • Zerouali  24:05
 Report
  • Stüf  5:35
Referee: Javier Moreno Reina (Spain), Daniele D'adamo (San Marino)
Bulgaria 3–2 Estonia
  • Baharov  27:08
  • Tsvetanov  32:19, 38:49
 Report
  • Titenok  5:51
  • Kostin  30:37
Referee: Daniele D'adamo (San Marino), Costas Nicolaou (Cyprus)
Montenegro 2–4 Netherlands
  • Bajović  20:15
  • Jakovljević  36:01
 Report
  • Velseboer  5:33, 12:56
  • St Juste  32:07
  • Bouzambou  33:59
Referee: Hikmat Qafarli (Azerbaijan), Javier Moreno Reina (Spain)
Estonia 0–4 Montenegro
Report
  • Mugoša  20:13
  • Obradović  25:12
  • Barović  31:47
  • Ćorović  33:15
Referee: Daniele D'adamo (San Marino), Hikmat Qafarli (Azerbaijan)
Netherlands 6–1 Bulgaria
  • Bouzambou  4:07, 16:59 (pen.)
  • St Juste  5:01, 36:31
  • Velseboer  19:00
  • Bouraaraassi  36:54
 Report
  • Nestorov  26:43
Referee: Javier Moreno Reina (Spain), Costas Nicolaou (Cyprus)

Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Moldova (H) 3 3 0 0 23 8 +15 9 Main round
2  Finland 3 2 0 1 17 3 +14 6
3  Wales 3 1 0 2 7 17 −10 3
4  Northern Ireland 3 0 0 3 6 25 −19 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Moldova 8–4 Wales
  • Obadă  13:38, 20:21, 39:59
  • Munteanu  22:15
  • Laşcu  25:04
  • Negara  26:50
  • Tacot  28:57
  • Anton  38:20
 Report
  • Hugh  10:44
  • Arsan  30:33
  • Davies  38:02
  • Orme  38:54
FMF Arena, Ciorescu
Referee: Grigori Zelentsov (Russia), Dejan Veselic (Slovenia)
Finland 9–1 Northern Ireland
  • Korpela  1:45, 34:49
  • Junno  6:47
  • Korsunov  7:39
  • Autio  19:47
  • Kytölä  28:30, 34:11
  • Hosio  30:44
  • Gunn  31:20 (o.g.)
 Report
  • Millar  12:23
FMF Arena, Ciorescu
Referee: Josip Barton (Macedonia), Norbert Szilágyi (Hungary)
Wales 0–7 Finland
Report
  • Kylmälä  8:00
  • Autio  17:16
  • Korpela  22:57
  • Korsunov  27:06
  • Hosio  27:55
  • Kytölä  32:38
  • Jyrkiäinen  36:20
FMF Arena, Ciorescu
Referee: Dejan Veselic (Slovenia), Josip Barton (Macedonia)
Moldova 13–3 Northern Ireland
  • Tacot  1:52, 12:20, 38:26
  • Obadă  2:31, 8:13, 33:04
  • Negara  14:22, 39:28
  • Nicolaiciuc  14:41, 29:45, 36:34
  • Laşcu  19:59 (pen.), 22:22
 Report
  • Gunn  4:09
  • Millar  29:52, 39:57
FMF Arena, Ciorescu
Referee: Norbert Szilágyi (Hungary), Grigori Zelentsov (Russia)
Northern Ireland 2–3 Wales
  • Glenholmes  12:37
  • Gibson  38:06
 Report
  • Arsan  1:38
  • Hugh  31:12
  • Pritchard  35:04
FMF Arena, Ciorescu
Referee: Norbert Szilágyi (Hungary), Josip Barton (Macedonia)
Finland 1–2 Moldova
  • Jyrkiäinen  22:54
 Report
  • Laşcu  9:24
  • Tacot  22:10
FMF Arena, Ciorescu
Referee: Dejan Veselic (Slovenia), Grigori Zelentsov (Russia)

Main round

The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the elite round. The main round was scheduled to be played between 22 and 27 October 2019.

Times up to 26 October 2019 are CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times are CET (UTC+1), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 11 4 +7 9 Elite round
2  Finland 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1 6
3  Georgia 3 1 0 2 7 10 −3 3
4  Poland (H) 3 0 0 3 4 9 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Spain 4–1 Finland
 Report
  • Autio  3:09
Referee: Dario Pezzuto (Italy), Cédric Pelissier (France)
Poland 2–3 Georgia
  • Łopuch  11:56
  • Zastawnik  15:30 (pen.)
 Report
  • Thales  8:12, 23:00 (pen.)
  • Fumaça  21:50
Referee: Josip Barton (Macedonia), Farik Keco (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Georgia 2–3 Spain
  • Sebiskveradze  30:33
  • Todua  32:07
 Report
Referee: Farik Keco (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Josip Barton (Macedonia)
Poland 1–2 Finland
 Report
  • Hosio  30:44
  • Kytölä  33:03
Referee: Cédric Pelissier (France), Dario Pezzuto (Italy)
Finland 5–2 Georgia
  • Jyrkiäinen  8:56
  • Tophuria  18:53 (o.g.)
  • Hosio  35:36
  • Autio  38:35 (2pen.)
  • Savolainen  39:17
 Report
  • Sebiskveradze  11:38, 26:41
Referee: Cédric Pelissier (France), Josip Barton (Macedonia)
Spain 4–1 Poland
  • Lin  7:25, 21:13
  • Solano  17:43
  • Bebe  24:51
 Report
  • Zastawnik  5:20
Referee: Dario Pezzuto (Italy), Farik Keco (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Group 2

Note: Ukraine were originally to host.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia 3 2 1 0 15 4 +11 7 Elite round
2  Ukraine 3 2 1 0 14 4 +10 7
3  Kosovo 3 1 0 2 9 19 −10 3
4  North Macedonia (H) 3 0 0 3 7 18 −11 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Ukraine 7–1 Kosovo
  • Fareniuk  11:53
  • Shoturma  17:20
  • Sorokin  22:41, 27:38, 32:08
  • Zvarych  24:36
  • Korolyshyn  33:10
 Report
  • Rukovci  11:12
Referee: Marc Birkett (England), Julien Lang (France)
North Macedonia 1–6 Slovenia
  • Micevski  7:08
 Report
  • Osredkar  12:51
  • Zajc  13:41
  • Čujec  20:32
  • Fideršek  23:20
  • Čeh  30:46 (2pen.), 33:39 (2pen.)
Referee: Gerd Bylois (Belgium), Daniel Matkovic (Switzerland)
North Macedonia 5–7 Kosovo
  • Krstevski  3:28
  • Ismaili  15:25
  • Ziberi  21:01
  • Agushi  25:45
  • Micevski  27:29
 Report
  • Rukovci  1:35
  • Maxharraj  3:56
  • Alaj  12:04
  • Qerimi  19:58, 38:43
  • Prenqi  33:16
  • Topilla  39:16
Referee: Daniel Matkovic (Switzerland), Marc Birkett (England)
Slovenia 2–2 Ukraine
 Report
  • Shoturma  21:28
  • Mykytiuk  29:52 (pen.)
Referee: Julien Lang (France), Gerd Bylois (Belgium)
Ukraine 5–1 North Macedonia
  • Mykytiuk  5:05, 19:41
  • Razuvanov  6:24
  • Zvarych  8:58
  • Malyshko  30:01
 Report
  • Leveski  33:56
Referee: Gerd Bylois (Belgium), Marc Birkett (England)
Kosovo 1–7 Slovenia
  • Maxharraj  3:33
 Report
Referee: Julien Lang (France), Daniel Matkovic (Switzerland)

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Azerbaijan (H) 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Elite round
2  Slovakia 3 2 0 1 12 6 +6 6
3  Montenegro 3 1 0 2 6 11 −5 3
4  Moldova 3 0 0 3 8 14 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Slovakia 5–0 Montenegro
  • Kozár  4:01
  • Rafaj  22:20
  • Drahovský  33:45, 39:59
  • Rick  39:22
 Report
Referee: Miguel Castilho (Portugal), Ingo Heemsoth (Germany)
Azerbaijan 3–1 Moldova
  • Bolinha  11:38, 34:40
  • Vassoura  32:49
 Report
  • Laşcu  7:15
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Ingus Puriņš (Latvia)
Moldova 4–7 Slovakia
  • Doša  7:37 (o.g.)
  • Tacot  14:25
  • Negara  30:17, 35:46
 Report
  • Směřička  9:25
  • Drahovský  10:17, 12:25, 23:56
  • Kyjovský  25:34
  • Rick  27:54
  • Kozár  31:38
Referee: Ingus Puriņš (Latvia), Miguel Castilho (Portugal)
Azerbaijan 3–2 Montenegro
  • Bolinha  4:09
  • Chovdarov  21:49
  • Shojaei  33:33
 Report
  • Perošević  7:15
  • Obradović  9:22
Referee: Ingo Heemsoth (Germany), Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic)
Montenegro 4–3 Moldova
  • Ćorović  3:00, 34:04
  • Vuletić  25:52
  • Ţîmbalist  38:04 (o.g.)
 Report
  • Negara  7:50
  • Obadă  9:27
  • Burdujel  35:07
Referee: Miguel Castilho (Portugal), Ingo Heemsoth (Germany)
Slovakia 0–2 Azerbaijan
Report
  • Bolinha  29:21
  • Vassoura  34:38
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Ingus Puriņš (Latvia)

Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy (H) 3 2 1 0 11 5 +6 7 Elite round
2  Belarus 3 2 1 0 10 5 +5 7
3  Hungary 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4  England 3 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Hungary 3–0 England
  • Nagy  1:11
  • Horváth  9:10
  • Dróth  37:50
 Report
Referee: Cristiano José Cardoso Santos (Portugal), Antonios Adamopoulos (Greece)
Italy 3–3 Belarus
 Report
  • Krikun  0:47
  • Matveenko  5:06
  • Olshevski  8:32
Referee: Saša Tomić (Croatia), Costas Nicolaou (Cyprus)
Belarus 2–0 Hungary
  • Zhigalko  27:55
  • Rogovik  37:33
 Report
Referee: Antonios Adamopoulos (Greece), Saša Tomić (Croatia)
Italy 4–1 England
 Report
  • Rexha  38:40 (pen.)
Referee: Costas Nicolaou (Cyprus), Cristiano José Cardoso Santos (Portugal)
Hungary 1–4 Italy
  • Dróth  29:24
 Report
  • Canal  12:30, 35:31
  • Marcelinho  18:58
  • Romano  30:56
Referee: Saša Tomić (Croatia), Cristiano José Cardoso Santos (Portugal)
England 2–5 Belarus
  • Bettson  39:16
  • Rexha  39:52
 Report
  • Rogovik  12:38
  • Zhigalko  15:22
  • Krikun  23:16
  • Gusakov  39:25, 39:38
Referee: Costas Nicolaou (Cyprus), Antonios Adamopoulos (Greece)

Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kazakhstan 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Elite round
2  Romania (H) 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
3  Netherlands 3 0 2 1 5 10 −5 2
4  Albania 3 0 1 2 5 11 −6 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Kazakhstan 4–0 Albania
 Report
Referee: Vitali Rakutski (Belarus), Yevhen Hordiienko (Ukraine)
Romania 1–1 Netherlands
 Report
  • Velseboer  4:54
Referee: Angelo Galante (Italy), Fredric Nilholt (Sweden)
Netherlands 0–5 Kazakhstan
Report
Referee: Fredric Nilholt (Sweden), Vitali Rakutski (Belarus)
Romania 3–1 Albania
  • Paulo Ferreira  1:39
  • Szöcs  13:00
  • Matei  19:19
 Report
  • Brahimi  30:21
Referee: Yevhen Hordiienko (Ukraine), Angelo Galante (Italy)
Albania 4–4 Netherlands
  • Alimi  25:42
  • Kaca  29:49
  • Alibegu  39:20
  • Mejzini  39:40
 Report
  • Makraou  5:23, 16:12
  • Jordany  8:14
  • Velseboer  33:01
Referee: Yevhen Hordiienko (Ukraine), Fredric Nilholt (Sweden)
Kazakhstan 4–2 Romania
  • Taynan  5:45, 29:18, 39:31
  • Orazov  29:46
 Report
  • Valadares  0:20
  • Matei  3:29
Referee: Angelo Galante (Italy), Vitali Rakutski (Belarus)

Group 6
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia 3 3 0 0 14 5 +9 9 Elite round
2  France (H) 3 2 0 1 12 9 +3 6
3  Belgium 3 1 0 2 13 10 +3 3
4   Switzerland 3 0 0 3 4 19 −15 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Serbia 7–0  Switzerland
  • Petrov  12:55, 14:29
  • Simić  15:20
  • Lazarević  16:00
  • Vukadinović  23:49
  • Radovanović  27:07
  • Ramić  32:51
 Report
Aren'ice, Cergy
Referee: Tomasz Frak (Poland), Sarunas Tamulynas (Lithuania)
France 5–3 Belgium
  • Alla  6:27, 29:11
  • Belhaj  17:19
  • Ramirez  34:06
  • Mohammed  35:54
 Report
  • Ghislandi  33:54
  • Adnane  37:31
  • Ramirez  38:50 (o.g.)
Aren'ice, Cergy
Referee: Juan José Cordero Gallardo (Spain), Iurii Neverov (Russia)
Belgium 1–2 Serbia
 Report
Aren'ice, Cergy
Referee: Sarunas Tamulynas (Lithuania), Juan José Cordero Gallardo (Spain)
France 3–1  Switzerland
  • Kebe  6:17
  • Mohammed  16:46
  • Mouhoudine  33:54
 Report
  • Facchinetti  39:43
Aren'ice, Cergy
Referee: Iurii Neverov (Russia), Tomasz Frak (Poland)
Switzerland  3–9 Belgium
  • Facchinetti  5:10, 38:22
  • Buckson  32:17
 Report
  • Ettalaki  8:17, 35:31
  • Dujacquier  18:23
  • Rahou  22:23, 39:03
  • Adnane  30:51
  • Ouadi  31:51, 32:55, 39:22
Aren'ice, Cergy
Referee: Iurii Neverov (Russia), Sarunas Tamulynas (Lithuania)
Serbia 5–4 France
  • Lazarević  4:24
  • Rakić  9:59, 23:31 (pen.)
  • Tomić  22:07
  • Momčilović  39:52
 Report
  • Soumaré  22:36
  • Kebe  23:51
  • Ramirez  33:56, 34:50
Aren'ice, Cergy
Referee: Juan José Cordero Gallardo (Spain), Tomasz Frak (Poland)

Group 7
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 3 2 1 0 13 7 +6 7 Elite round
2  Croatia (H) 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 0 2 8 11 −3 3
4  Sweden 3 0 0 3 7 16 −9 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Russia 7–3 Sweden
  • Kotlyarov  4:59, 12:26
  • Rômulo  8:16
  • Niyazov  8:45
  • Kudziev  9:24
  • Asadov  20:44
  • Antoshkin  28:03
 Report
  • Zhubi  0:19, 19:43
  • Hiseni  38:26
Referee: Borislav Kolev (Bulgaria), Radim Cep (Czech Republic)
Croatia 4–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • L. Suton  7:44, 22:01, 22:26
  • Jelovčić  17:49
 Report
Referee: Kamil Çetin (Turkey), Adrian Tschopp (Switzerland)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–4 Russia
  • Ivanković  22:44
  • Milanović  35:53
 Report
  • Antoshkin  14:14
  • Kudziev  18:34
  • Asadov  29:04
  • Demin  33:00
Referee: Radim Cep (Czech Republic), Kamil Çetin (Turkey)
Croatia 3–1 Sweden
  • Kanjuh  8:30
  • Novak  33:28
  • Perišić  35:03
 Report
  • Legiec  17:03
Referee: Adrian Tschopp (Switzerland), Borislav Kolev (Bulgaria)
Sweden 3–6 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Smajlovic  32:50, 39:24
  • Kadivar  38:20
 Report
  • Radmilović  1:22
  • Kahvedžić  12:01
  • Perković  19:14, 39:32
  • Bošković  34:03, 37:13
Referee: Radim Cep (Czech Republic), Adrian Tschopp (Switzerland)
Russia 2–2 Croatia
 Report
Referee: Borislav Kolev (Bulgaria), Kamil Çetin (Turkey)

Group 8
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal (H) 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Elite round
2  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 11 5 +6 6
3  Latvia 3 1 0 2 8 13 −5 3
4  Germany 3 0 0 3 2 15 −13 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Czech Republic 3–0 Germany
  • Vnuk  9:05
  • Holý  9:56
  • Záruba  37:02
 Report
Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu
Referee: Vladimir Kadykov (Russia), Vladan Radulović (Serbia)
Portugal 4–0 Latvia
 Report
Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu
Referee: Admir Zahovič (Slovenia), Idan Berenshtein (Israel)
Latvia 1–7 Czech Republic
  • Baklanovs  32:33
 Report
  • Holý  0:21
  • Seidler  16:36, 35:14
  • Rešetár  26:56, 31:41
  • Koudelka  32:21
  • Slováček  35:27
Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu
Referee: Idan Berenshtein (Israel), Vladimir Kadykov (Russia)
Portugal 5–0 Germany
 Report
Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu
Referee: Vladan Radulović (Serbia), Admir Zahovič (Slovenia)
Germany 2–7 Latvia
  • Wittig  35:51, 36:52
 Report
  • Jerofejevs  2:44
  • Baklanovs  9:01
  • Strazdiņš  13:48
  • Koļesņikovs  22:23
  • Matjušenko  25:14, 39:24
  • Halimons  26:23
Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu
Referee: Vladan Radulović (Serbia), Idan Berenshtein (Israel)
Czech Republic 1–4 Portugal
 Report
Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu
Referee: Admir Zahovič (Slovenia), Vladimir Kadykov (Russia)

Elite round

The draws for the elite round and play-offs were held on 7 November 2019, 14:15 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[9] For the elite round, the 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four, containing one best-four ranked main round group winner according to the coefficient ranking (seeding position 1), one other main round group winner (seeding position 2), and two main round group runners-up (seeding positions 3 or 4). First, a draw was held to select the four hosts from the seven potential hosts, which were allocated to their respective group as per their seeding positions. Next, the remaining 12 teams (including potential hosts not selected) were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions (group runners-up, including hosts, were allocated to first seeding position 4, then seeding position 3). Teams from the same main round group could be drawn in the same group. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, Russia and Ukraine could not be drawn in the same group.

Legend
  • (Rank): Coefficient ranking for seeding[10]
  • (H): Elite round hosts selected by draw
  • (h): Potential elite round hosts not selected by draw
Advanced from main round
Group Winners Runners-up
Seed Seeding position 1 (best-four ranked) Seeding position 3 or 4
Seeding position 2 (others)
1  Spain (2) (h)  Finland (23)
2  Slovenia (9)  Ukraine (5) (h)
3  Azerbaijan (6)  Slovakia (16)
4  Italy (7)  Belarus (17)
5  Kazakhstan (4)  Romania (13)
6  Serbia (8) (H)  France (15)
7  Russia (1) (h)  Croatia (10) (H)
8  Portugal (3) (H)  Czech Republic (12) (H)

For the play-offs, the four elite round group runners-up, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, were drawn into two ties without any seeding. As Russia and Ukraine could not play against each other, if such a tie occur in the play-offs after the completion of the elite round, the second teams drawn in the two ties (who play the first leg away) would be swapped.

The winners of each group qualified for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup, while the runners-up of each group advanced to the play-offs. The elite round was scheduled to be played between 27 January and 5 February 2020.

Times are CET (UTC+1), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal (H) 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup
2  Finland 3 1 2 0 8 6 +2 5 Play-offs
3  Italy 3 1 1 1 8 9 −1 4
4  Belarus 3 0 0 3 6 11 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Italy 2–2 Finland
  • Kytölä  13:12 (o.g.)
  • Marcelinho  17:14 (2pen.)
 Report
  • Hosio  7:15
  • Junno  19:27
Póvoa de Varzim Municipal Hall, Póvoa de Varzim
Referee: Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain), David Urdanoz Apezteguia (Spain)
Portugal 2–1 Belarus
 Report
  • Rogovik  19:11
Póvoa de Varzim Municipal Hall, Póvoa de Varzim
Referee: Juan José Cordero Gallardo (Spain), Javier Moreno Reina (Spain)
Belarus 3–5 Italy
  • Zharikov  9:46
  • Selyuk  25:18
  • Zhigalko  39:54
 Report
  • De Oliveira  5:49, 15:29
  • Murilo  8:34, 37:18
  • Mello Rossi  17:23
Póvoa de Varzim Municipal Hall, Póvoa de Varzim
Referee: David Urdanoz Apezteguia (Spain), Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain)
Portugal 2–2 Finland
 Report
  • Jyrkiäinen  15:40
  • Hosio  28:51
Póvoa de Varzim Municipal Hall, Póvoa de Varzim
Referee: Javier Moreno Reina (Spain), Juan José Cordero Gallardo (Spain)
Finland 4–2 Belarus
  • Teittinen  15:39
  • Junno  18:28 (2pen.), 30:02
  • Jyrkiäinenn  24:03
 Report
  • Gorbenko  14:53
  • Zhigalko  32:06
Póvoa de Varzim Municipal Hall, Póvoa de Varzim
Referee: Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain), Juan José Cordero Gallardo (Spain)
Italy 1–4 Portugal
 Report
Póvoa de Varzim Municipal Hall, Póvoa de Varzim
Referee: David Urdanoz Apezteguia (Spain), Javier Moreno Reina (Spain)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 11 3 +8 9 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup
2  Serbia (H) 3 2 0 1 10 9 +1 6 Play-offs
3  France 3 0 1 2 5 9 −4 1
4  Ukraine 3 0 1 2 5 10 −5 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Serbia 5–2 Ukraine
  • Pršić  11:54, 21:34
  • Petrov  14:22
  • Tomić  29:27
  • Rakić  30:36
 Report
  • Fareniuk  29:39
  • Korsun  38:16
Referee: Miguel Castilho (Portugal), Filipe Gonçalo Santos Duarte (Portugal)
Spain 3–1 France
 Report
  • Alla  37:50
Referee: Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal), Cristiano José Cardoso Santos (Portugal)
Serbia 4–2 France
  • Rakić  6:20
  • Simić  28:04
  • Tomić  32:17
  • Aleksić  39:51
 Report
  • Lutin  2:06
  • Ramirez  22:51
Referee: Filipe Gonçalo Santos Duarte (Portugal), Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal)
Ukraine 1–3 Spain
  • Malyshko  30:08
 Report
Referee: Cristiano José Cardoso Santos (Portugal), Miguel Castilho (Portugal)
France 2–2 Ukraine
  • Mouhoudine  9:35
  • Ramirez  12:26 (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Cristiano José Cardoso Santos (Portugal), Filipe Gonçalo Santos Duarte (Portugal)
Spain 5–1 Serbia
  • Bebe  3:18, 33:11
  • Gómez  6:25
  • Adolfo  36:30, 38:11
 Report
Referee: Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal), Miguel Castilho (Portugal)

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 3 2 0 1 14 8 +6 6[lower-alpha 1] 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup
2  Croatia (H) 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 6[lower-alpha 1] Play-offs
3  Azerbaijan 3 1 1 1 7 8 −1 4
4  Slovakia 3 0 1 2 6 13 −7 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Ranked on head-to-head points: Russia 3, Croatia 0.
Russia 7–1 Slovakia
 Report
  • Drahovský  15:39
Attendance: 150
Referee: Chiara Perona (Italy), Alessandro Malfer (Italy)
Croatia 2–0 Azerbaijan
 Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Angelo Galante (Italy), Nicola Manzione (Italy)
Azerbaijan 4–3 Russia
  • Vilela  1:44
  • Everton Cardoso  33:31, 39:24
  • Atayev  36:45
 Report
  • Rômulo  15:28
  • Davydov  17:19
  • Antoshkin  39:40
Referee: Alessandro Malfer (Italy), Angelo Galante (Italy)
Croatia 3–2 Slovakia
 Report
  • Zdráhal  29:06
  • Kozár  31:23
Referee: Nicola Manzione (Italy), Chiara Perona (Italy)
Slovakia 3–3 Azerbaijan
  • Hudek  8:10
  • Ševčík  30:42
  • Kyjovský  39:50
 Report
  • Vilela  16:21
  • Kyjovský  28:51 (o.g.)
  • Bolinha  39:57
Referee: Angelo Galante (Italy), Chiara Perona (Italy)
Russia 4–3 Croatia
  • Éder Lima  6:38, 16:50
  • L. Suton  17:01 (o.g.)
  • Rômulo  38:58
 Report
Referee: Alessandro Malfer (Italy), Nicola Manzione (Italy)

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kazakhstan 3 2 0 1 10 8 +2 6[lower-alpha 1] 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup
2  Czech Republic (H) 3 2 0 1 9 6 +3 6[lower-alpha 1] Play-offs
3  Romania 3 1 1 1 7 9 −2 4
4  Slovenia 3 0 1 2 8 11 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Ranked on head-to-head points: Kazakhstan 3, Czech Republic 0.
Czech Republic 3–1 Slovenia
  • Holý  9:19
  • Vnuk  18:16
  • Koudelka  37:49 (pen.)
 Report
  • Fideršek  34:53
Referee: Ivan Shabanov (Russia), Iurii Neverov (Russia)
Kazakhstan 1–3 Romania
 Report
  • Stoica  1:30
  • Valadares  32:42
  • Toniţă  33:13
Referee: Vladimir Kadykov (Russia), Irina Velikanova (Russia)
Czech Republic 4–0 Romania
  • Seidler  0:38, 38:34 (2pen.)
  • Holý  20:36
  • Koudelka  35:29
 Report
Referee: Irina Velikanova (Russia), Ivan Shabanov (Russia)
Slovenia 3–4 Kazakhstan
 Report
Referee: Iurii Neverov (Russia), Vladimir Kadykov (Russia)
Romania 4–4 Slovenia
  • Matei  10:06, 18:22 (2pen.), 27:42
  • Toniţă  37:14
 Report
  • Čeh  16:19
  • Čujec  37:16
  • Hozjan  39:36
  • Turk  39:44
Referee: Vladimir Kadykov (Russia), Ivan Shabanov (Russia)
Kazakhstan 5–2 Czech Republic
 Report
  • Holý  35:42
  • Vokoun  39:32
Referee: Irina Velikanova (Russia), Iurii Neverov (Russia)

Play-offs

The winners of each tie qualify for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup. The play-offs were originally scheduled to be played on 9 and 12 April 2020, but had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, initially to a later date tentatively between June and mid-August.[11][12] On 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that the matches had been rescheduled to be played between 2 and 11 November 2020.[13][14]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Croatia  4–4 (5–6 p)  Czech Republic 2–2 2–2 (a.e.t.)
Serbia  6–5  Finland 1–0 5–5

Times are CET (UTC+1), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Croatia 2–2 Czech Republic
  • Novak  19:26 (2pen.)
  • Djuraš  26:25
 Report
Referee: Juan José Cordero Gallardo (Spain), Alejandro Martínez Flores (Spain)
Czech Republic 2–2 (a.e.t.) Croatia
  • Holý  6:52
  • Záruba  19:24
 Report
Penalties
  • Koudelka
  • Vnuk
  • Holý
  • Záruba
  • Seidler
  • Křivanek
  • Slováček
  • Vokoun
6–5
Referee: Cédric Pelissier (France), Victor Berg-Audic (France)

4–4 on aggregate. The Czech Republic won 6–5 on penalties and qualified for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Serbia 1–0 Finland
 Report
Referee: Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal), Cristiano José Cardoso Santos (Portugal)
Finland 5–5 Serbia
  • Pikkarainen  3:19
  • Autio  10:02, 31:28
  • Grönholm  14:03
  • J. Kytölä  38:50
 Report
  • Pršić  1:11
  • Lazarević  11:10, 23:28, 28:25
  • Stojković  36:32
Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary), Balázs Farkas (Hungary)

Serbia won 6–5 on aggregate and qualified for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup

The following seven teams from UEFA qualify for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup, including Lithuania which qualified as hosts.[17]

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA Futsal World Cup1
 LithuaniaHosts26 October 2018[3]0 (debut)
 PortugalElite round Group A winners2 February 2020[18]5 (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
 SpainElite round Group B winners4 February 2020[18]8 (1989, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
 RussiaElite round Group C winners1 February 2020[18]6 (1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2016)
 KazakhstanElite round Group D winners5 February 2020[18]2 (2000, 2016)
 Czech RepublicPlay-off winners10 November 2020[19]3 (2004, 2008, 2012)
 SerbiaPlay-off winners9 December 20201 (2012)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Top goalscorers
  • Preliminary round: There were 323 goals scored in 48 matches, for an average of 6.73 goals per match.
  • Main round: There were 280 goals scored in 48 matches, for an average of 5.83 goals per match.
  • Elite round: There were 130 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 5.42 goals per match.
  • Play-offs: There were 19 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 4.75 goals per match.

— Team eliminated / inactive for this stage.

Rank Player PR MR ER PO Total
1 Douglas Júnior —44— 8
Mats Velseboer 62——
Anel Radmilović 71——
4 Alessandro Facchinetti 43—— 7
Nermin Kahvedžić 61——
Ramadan Alaj 61——
Cristian Obadă 61——
8 Marko Pršić —132 6
Panu Autio 22—2
Michal Holý —231
Fernando Cardinal —42—
Kristjan Čujec —42—
Taynan —42—
Miika Hosio 222—
Tomáš Drahovský —51—
Andrei Negara 33——
Valentin Dujacquier 42——
Thales 42——
Sergiu Tacot 51——

Notes
  1. The second leg match between Finland and Serbia was originally scheduled to be played on 10 November, 19:00 EET, at Energia Areena, Vantaa, but was postponed due to members of the Finland team testing positive for the COVID-19 virus which required both teams to be quarantined.[15] It was rescheduled to 9 December 2020.[16]

References
  1. "New dates for UEFA futsal competitions". UEFA.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. "FIFA Futsal World Cup 2020 – slot allocation" (PDF). FIFA.com. 14 June 2018.
  3. "Lithuania to host 2020 Futsal World Cup". UEFA.com. 26 October 2018.
  4. "Bureau of the FIFA Council decisions on FIFA events". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 May 2020.
  5. "Regulations of the European Qualifying Competition for the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  6. "UEFA Futsal National Teams coefficient ranking 2018/19" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  7. "UEFA European Qualifying Competition for the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup Draw Procedure & Coefficient Ranking" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  8. "FIFA Futsal World Cup preliminary & main round draws". UEFA.com. 12 December 2018.
  9. "Futsal World Cup elite round and play-off draw". UEFA.com. 7 November 2019.
  10. "World Cup elite round coefficients" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  11. "COVID-19: latest updates on UEFA competitions". UEFA.com. 17 March 2020.
  12. "Postponement of UEFA futsal competitions". UEFA.com. 20 March 2020.
  13. "UEFA competitions to resume in August". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  14. "Updated UEFA competitions calendar". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  15. "Futsalin MM-jatkokarsintaottelua Suomi-Serbia ei pelata tiistaina". Suomen Palloliitto. 9 November 2020.
  16. "Ratkaiseva futsalin MM-jatkokarsintaottelu pelataan 9.12". Suomen Palloliitto. 21 November 2020.
  17. "2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup: Lithuania". UEFA.com. 1 December 2018.
  18. "Russia, Portugal, Spain and Kazakhstan secure Futsal World Cup returns". FIFA.com. 1 February 2020.
  19. "Czech Republic book ticket to Lithuania 2021". FIFA.com. 10 November 2020.
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