Futsal World Cup qualifying main round groups: Results, see who went through
miércoles, 8 de marzo de 2023
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In all 16 elite round and eight main round play-off places have been decided.
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The 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifying main round is over with holders Portugal, Armenia, Croatia, Georgia, France, Italy, Kazakhstan, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain and Ukraine having secured places in the elite round as group winners, with Azerbaijan, Finland, Serbia and Slovenia joining them as the four best runners-up.
Teams competed in the 12 groups of three, played home and away. The 12 group winners and four best runners-up progress directly to the elite round, played as home and away groups in late 2023. The remaining eight runners-up enter April's main round play-offs, to decide the last four elite round slots.
Through from groups
Through to elite round: Armenia (Group 3 winners), Azerbaijan (Group 6 runners-up), Croatia (Group 7 winners), Finland (Group 8 runners-up), France (Group 9 winners), Georgia (Group 2 winners), Italy (Group 10 winners), Kazakhstan (Group 5 winners), Poland (Group 6 winners), Portugal (Group 4 winners), Romania (Group 8 winners), Serbia (Group 9 runners-up), Slovakia (Group 12 winners), Slovenia (Group 5 runners-up), Spain (Group 1 winners), Ukraine (Group 11 winners)
Through to main round play-offs: Belgium (Group 2 runners-up), Czechia (Group 3 runners-up), Germany (Group 12 runners-up), Hungary (Group 7 runners-up), Lithuania (Group 4 runners-up), Moldova (Group 1 runners-up), Netherlands (Group 11 runners-up), Sweden (Group 10 runners-up)
Main round groups
Group 1: Spain (though to elite round), Moldova (through to main round play-offs), Cyprus
Results
8 March: Moldova 0-4 Spain
5 March: Cyprus 0-2 Moldova
1 March: Spain 13-0 Cyprus
8 November: Cyprus 0-11 Spain
11 October: Spain 7-2 Moldova
8 October: Moldova 7-1 Cyprus
Group 2: Georgia (through to elite round), Belgium (through to main round play-offs), Austria
Results
7 March: Belgium 4-7 Georgia
4 March: Austria 1-6 Belgium
9 November: Georgia 6-4 Austria
12 October: Austria 2-6 Georgia
8 October: Georgia 4-2 Belgium
5 October: Belgium 11-0 Austria
Group 3: Armenia (though to elite round), Czechia (through to main round play-offs), Bosnia and Herzegovina
Results
8 March: Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-5 Czechia
3 March: Armenia 3-2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
12 October: Czechia 1-4 Armenia
8 October: Armenia 4-2 Czechia
20 September: Czechia 4-2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
17 September: Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-4 Armenia
Group 4: Portugal (through to elite round), Lithuania (through to main round play-offs), Belarus
Results
7 March: Belarus 2-4 Portugal
4 March: Belarus 2-2 Lithuania
2 March: Lithuania 2-1 Belarus
9 November: Portugal 2-0 Lithuania
11 October: Lithuania 0-6 Portugal
6 October: Portugal 5-3 Belarus
Group 5: Kazakhstan (though to elite round), Slovenia (through to elite round), Montenegro
Results
8 March: Slovenia 3-3 Kazakhstan
3 March: Montenegro 1-4 Slovenia
9 November: Kazakhstan 7-0 Montenegro
12 October: Montenegro 1-5 Kazakhstan
8 October: Kazakhstan 2-0 Slovenia
20 September: Slovenia 3-1 Montenegro
Group 6: Poland (through to elite round), Azerbaijan (through to elite round), Greece
Results
7 March: Poland 7-2 Azerbaijan
3 March: Azerbaijan 5-2 Greece
9 November: Greece 1-4 Poland
11 October: Greece 0-7 Azerbaijan
7 October: Azerbaijan 4-3 Poland
19 September: Poland 3-0 Greece
Group 7: Croatia (through to elite round), Hungary (through to main round play-offs), Israel
Results
7 March: Hungary 1-1 Croatia
2 March: Israel 1-6 Hungary
8 November: Croatia 6-1 Israel
12 October: Israel 0-7 Croatia
7 October: Croatia 5-1 Hungary
19 September: Hungary 2-2 Israel
Group 8: Romania (through to elite round), Finland (through to elite round), Denmark
Results
8 March: Finland 4-1 Denmark
5 March: Denmark 3-5 Romania
1 March: Romania 0-0 Finland
8 November: Denmark 0-6 Finland
11 October: Finland 1-2 Romania
6 October: Romania 5-1 Denmark
Group 9: France (through to elite round), Serbia (through to elite round), Norway
Results
7 March: France 2-0 Serbia
2 March: Norway 1-3 France
9 November: Serbia 5-1 Norway
12 October: Serbia 0-0 France
8 October: France 9-1 Norway
5 October: Norway 2-4 Serbia
Group 10: Italy (through to elite round), Sweden (through to main round play-offs), North Macedonia
Results
8 March: Sweden 7-7 Italy
5 March: North Macedonia 3-1 Sweden
1 March: Italy 6-3 North Macedonia
9 November: Italy 6-1 Sweden
12 October: North Macedonia 3-3 Italy
7 October: Sweden 5-2 North Macedonia
Group 11: Ukraine (through to elite round), Netherlands (through to main round play-offs), Kosovo
Results
8 March: Netherlands 1-1 Ukraine
3 March: Kosovo 3-3 Netherlands
8 November: Kosovo 2-5 Ukraine
11 October: Ukraine 4-2 Netherlands
7 October: Ukraine 3-1 Kosovo
18 September: Netherlands 2-1 Kosovo
Group 12: Slovakia (through to elite round), Germany (through to main round play-offs), Latvia
Results
8 March: Latvia 0-4 Slovakia
3 March: Germany 3-1 Latvia
9 November: Slovakia 0-0 Germany
12 October: Germany 1-1 Slovakia
8 October: Slovakia 3-0 Latvia
5 October: Latvia 5-1 Germany
Contenders
- The 23 teams with the highest coefficients of the 47 entrants* as of November 2021 started in the main round group stage: Spain, Portugal (holders), Kazakhstan, Croatia, Serbia, Azerbaijan, Italy, Czechia, Ukraine, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland, Finland, Romania, Slovakia, Georgia, Belarus, Netherlands, Hungary, France, Belgium, Latvia, North Macedonia (*Russia suspended)
- The remaining 13 spots were filled by the top two teams in each of the six preliminary round groups, plus the best third-placed team: Armenia, Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Israel, Kosovo, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway**, Sweden. (**Best third-placed team)
- Austria, making their World Cup debut, went through a round of futsal qualifying for the first time.
- Portugal won the World Cup in 2021 in Lithuania as well as the last two Futsal EUROs and the first Futsal Finalissima in 2022; Spain were World Cup winners in 2000 and 2004.
- As well as Portugal, Spain and Lithuania, Czechia, Kazakhstan and Serbia also played at the 2021 World Cup.
- Teams that have played in previous World Cups: Azerbaijan, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Ukraine
Match dates
17–20 September 2022
5–12 October 2022
8–9 November 2022
1–8 March 2023
Road to the finals
Main round play-off draw: 14:00 CET, 10 March 2023, Nyon
Main round play-offs: 10–19 April 2023
Elite round draw: 8 June 2023
Elite round: Home and away groups to be completed by 20 December 2023
Elite round play-off draw: 25 January 2024, Nyon
Elite round play-offs: 8–17 April 2024