2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification

The 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification decided who qualified for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan. Qualifying occurred between April 2022 and April 2024.[1][2]

Qualified teams

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  Team qualified
  Team failed to qualify
  Team suspended
  Did not enter
  Not a FIFA member.
Confederation Qualified through Team Date of
qualification
Appearance First appearance Last appearance Current
consecutive
appearances
Previous best performance
AFC (Asia)
(Hosts + 4 teams)
Host nation   Uzbekistan 23 June 2023 3rd 2016 2021 3 Round of 16 (2021)
Play off winner at the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup   Afghanistan 28 April 2024 1st N/A N/A 1 Debut
Semifinalists at the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup   Iran 24 April 2024 9th 1992 2021 9 Third place (2016)
  Tajikistan 1st N/A N/A 1 Debut
  Thailand 7th 2000 2021 7 Round of 16 (2012, 2016, 2021)
CAF (Africa)
(3 teams)
Top three at the 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations   Angola 19 April 2024 2nd 2021 2021 1 Group stage (2021)
  Libya 21 April 2024 3rd 2008 2012 1 Group stage (2008, 2012)
  Morocco 19 April 2024 4th 2012 2021 4 Quarter-finals (2021)
CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean)
(4 teams)
Semifinalists at the 2024 CONCACAF Futsal Championship   Costa Rica 17 April 2024 6th 1992 2021 4 Round of 16 (2016)
  Cuba 6th 1996 2016 1 Group stage (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016)
  Guatemala 6th 2000 2021 5 Group stage (2000, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021)
  Panama 4th 2012 2021 4 Round of 16 (2012)
CONMEBOL (South America)
(4 teams)
Semifinalists at the 2024 Copa América de Futsal   Argentina 6 February 2024 10th 1989 2021 10 Champions (2016)
  Brazil 10th 1989 2021 10 Champions (1989, 1992, 1996, 2008, 2012)
  Paraguay 7 February 2024 8th 1989 2021 6 Quarter-finals (2016)
  Venezuela 2nd 2021 2021 2 Round of 16 (2021)
OFC (Oceania)
(1 team)
Winner of the 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup   New Zealand 7 October 2023 1st N/A N/A 1 Debut
UEFA (Europe)
(7 teams)[2]
Play off winner in Elite round   Croatia 16 April 2024 2nd 2000 2000 1 Fifth place (2000)
Elite Round Group C Winner   France 14 December 2023 1st N/A N/A 1 Debut
Elite Round Group A Winner   Kazakhstan 14 December 2023 4th 2000 2021 2 Fourth place (2021)
Play off winner in Elite round   Netherlands 17 April 2024 5th 1989 2000 1 Runners-up (1989)
Elite Round Group E Winner   Portugal 15 December 2023 7th 2000 2021 7 Champions (2021)
Elite Round Group D Winner   Spain 15 December 2023 10th 1989 2021 10 Champions (2000, 2004)
Elite Round Group B Winner   Ukraine 20 December 2023 6th 1996 2016 1 Fourth place (1996)

Slot allocation

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The slot allocation is as follows:

  • AFC (Asia): 5 slots (including host Uzbekistan)
  • CAF (Africa): 3 slots
  • CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean): 4 slots
  • CONMEBOL (South America): 4 slots
  • OFC (Oceania): 1 slot
  • UEFA (Europe): 7 slots

Summary

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Summary of qualification process

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Confederation Teams started Teams qualified Teams eliminated Percentage of entered teams with spots in finals Qualifying start date Qualifying end date
AFC (hosts) 30 5 25 16.667% 7 October 2023 28 April 2024
CAF 13 3 10 23.077% 2 February 2024 21 April 2024
CONCACAF 12 4 8 33% 13 April 2024 20 April 2024
CONMEBOL 10 4 6 40% 2 February 2024 10 February 2024
OFC 8 1 7 12.5% 1 October 2023 7 October 2023
UEFA 48 7 41 14.583% 5 April 2022 17 April 2024
Total 121 24 97 19.83% 5 April 2022 28 April 2024

Confederation qualification

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The four best teams not already qualified from the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup in Thailand qualified for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.[3]

Group A Group B
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Thailand (H) 3 9
2   Vietnam 3 4
3   Myanmar 3 4
4   China 3 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Uzbekistan 3 9
2   Iraq 3 6
3   Saudi Arabia 3 3
4   Australia 3 0
Source: AFC
Group C Group D
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Tajikistan 3 5
2   Kyrgyzstan 3 5
3   Japan 3 4
4   South Korea 3 1
Source: AFC
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Iran 3 9
2   Afghanistan 3 4
3   Kuwait 3 4
4   Bahrain 3 0
Source: AFC

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 April – Indoor Stadium Huamark
 
 
  Thailand 3
 
26 April – Indoor Stadium Huamark
 
  Iraq 2
 
  Thailand (p) 3 (6)
 
24 April – Indoor Stadium Huamark
 
  Tajikistan 3 (5)
 
  Tajikistan (a.e.t.) 2
 
28 April – Bangkok Arena
 
  Afghanistan 1
 
  Thailand 1
 
24 April – Bangkok Arena
 
  Iran 4
 
  Uzbekistan 2
 
26 April – Bangkok Arena
 
  Vietnam 1
 
  Uzbekistan 3 (4)
 
24 April – Bangkok Arena
 
  Iran (p) 3 (5) Third place play-off
 
  Iran 6
 
28 April – Bangkok Arena
 
  Kyrgyzstan1
 
  Tajikistan 5 (1)
 
 
  Uzbekistan (p) 5 (3)
 

Play offs

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To decide the fifth qualifier, the four losing quarterfinalists all played in a bracket to decide the spot.

 
Play-off 1 and 2Play-off 3
 
      
 
26 April – Indoor Stadium Huamark
 
 
  Iraq 3
 
28 April – Bangkok Arena
 
  Afghanistan 5
 
  Afghanistan 5
 
26 April – Bangkok Arena
 
  Kyrgyzstan 3
 
  Vietnam 2
 
 
  Kyrgyzstan 3
 

The top three from the 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco qualified for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Group A Group B
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Morocco (H) 3 9
2   Angola 3 6
3   Zambia 3 3
4   Ghana 3 0
Source: CAF
(H) Hosts
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Egypt 3 9
2   Libya 3 6
3   Mauritania 3 3
4   Namibia 3 0
Source: CAF

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 April
 
 
  Morocco6
 
21 April
 
  Libya0
 
  Morocco5
 
19 April
 
  Angola1
 
  Egypt3
 
 
  Angola7
 
Third place match
 
 
21 April
 
 
  Libya (p)2 (3)
 
 
  Egypt2 (1)

CONCACAF

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The four semifinalists from the 2024 CONCACAF Futsal Championship in Nicaragua qualified for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Group A Group B Group C
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Costa Rica 3 9
2   Mexico 3 6
3   Suriname 3 3
4   Haiti 3 0
Source: CONCACAF
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Panama 3 6
2   Cuba 3 5
3   Canada 3 4
4   Nicaragua (H) 3 1
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Guatemala 3 7
2   Dominican Republic 3 6
3   United States 3 4
4   Trinidad and Tobago 3 0
Source: CONCACAF

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
17 April
 
 
  Costa Rica3
 
18 April
 
  Canada2
 
  Costa Rica3 (6)
 
17 April
 
  Cuba (p)3 (7)
 
  Dominican Republic1
 
20 April
 
  Cuba2
 
  Cuba3
 
17 April
 
  Panama4
 
  Panama2
 
18 April
 
  United States1
 
  Panama (a.e.t.)6
 
17 April
 
  Guatemala3 Third place match
 
  Guatemala9
 
20 April
 
  Mexico4
 
  Costa Rica0
 
 
  Guatemala3
 

CONMEBOL

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The four semifinalists from the 2024 Copa América de Futsal in Paraguay qualified for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Group A Group B
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Paraguay (H) 4 8
2   Venezuela 4 7
3   Chile 4 7
4   Colombia 4 6
5   Ecuador 4 0
Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Hosts
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Brazil 4 12
2   Argentina 4 9
3   Uruguay 4 6
4   Peru 4 3
5   Bolivia 4 0
Source: CONMEBOL

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 February
 
 
  Paraguay0
 
10 February
 
  Argentina1
 
  Argentina0
 
9 February
 
  Brazil2
 
  Brazil3
 
 
  Venezuela0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
10 February
 
 
  Paraguay1
 
 
  Venezuela4

The winner the 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup in New Zealand qualified for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.[4]

Group A Group B
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   New Zealand (H) 3 9
2   Fiji 3 6
3   Vanuatu 3 3
4   Tonga 3 0
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Tahiti 3 7
2   Solomon Islands 3 5
3   New Caledonia 3 4
4   Samoa 3 0
Source: OFC

Bracket (1st–4th place)

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 October - Auckland
 
 
  New Zealand4
 
7 October - Auckland
 
  Solomon Islands2
 
  New Zealand5
 
5 October - Auckland
 
  Tahiti0
 
  Tahiti7
 
 
  Fiji3
 
Third place match
 
 
7 October - Auckland
 
 
  Solomon Islands5
 
 
  Fiji3

UEFA

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Unlike other regions, UEFA organises a separate qualification process to decide the seven qualifiers.[5]

Format

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The qualifying competition consists of five stages:[6]

  • Preliminary round: The lowest-ranked 24 teams play in the preliminary round, and are drawn into six groups of four teams. The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the main round to join the 24 highest-ranked teams which receive byes to the main round.
  • Main round: The 36 teams are drawn into twelve groups of three. The 12 winners and four best runners-up progress directly to the elite round. The remaining eight runners-up enter main round play-offs.
  • Main round play-offs: The eight teams are drawn into four ties, to be played home and away. The four winners of the ties complete the elite round line-up.
  • Elite round: The 20 teams are drawn into five groups of four. The winners of each group qualify directly for the World Cup, while the four best runners-up advance to the play-offs.
  • Elite round 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. If only two teams enter, a draw will be held to determine the order of matches.

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

In the main and the elite round, each team plays one home and one away match against each other team in its group.

Elite round

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Group A Group B Group C

Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Kazakhstan 6 18
2   Netherlands 6 9
3   Romania 6 4
4   Azerbaijan 6 4
Source: UEFA

Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Ukraine 6 13
2   Poland 6 12
3   Serbia 6 8
4   Belgium 6 1
Source: UEFA

Pos Team Pld Pts
1   France 6 16
2   Croatia 6 12
3   Slovakia 6 4
4   Germany 6 3
Source: UEFA
Group D Group E

Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Spain 6 16
2   Italy 6 7
3   Slovenia 6 7
4   Czech Republic 6 4
Source: UEFA

Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Portugal 6 15
2   Finland 6 12
3   Georgia 6 6
4   Armenia 6 3
Source: UEFA
Ranking of runners up
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 E   Finland 6 4 0 2 21 10 +11 12 Elite round play-offs
2 C   Croatia 6 4 0 2 20 10 +10 12
3 B   Poland 6 4 0 2 21 14 +7 12
4 A   Netherlands 6 3 0 3 14 10 +4 9
5 D   Italy 6 2 1 3 14 18 −4 7
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) away goals scored; 5) wins; 6) away wins; 7) disciplinary points; 8) coefficient ranking.

Elite round play-offs

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The matches were played on 12–17 April 2024. The winners of each tie will qualify to the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Teams that enter the play-offs
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Netherlands   5–5 (5–4 p)   Finland 1–1 4–4
Poland   4–5   Croatia 2–3 2–2

References

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  1. ^ "Everything you need to know about the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2024™". FIFA. 8 February 2024. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "2024 Futsal World Cup qualifying: format, calendar". UEFA. 8 February 2024. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Сборная Таджикистана по футзалу вышла в полуфинал Кубка Азии-2024 и завоевала путевку на чемпионат мира!!! – Федерация Футбола Таджикистана".
  4. ^ https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/133698?newsfeedId=1391474#:~:text=Aotearoa%20New%20Zealand%20will%20be%20represented%20at%20the,the%20tournament%2C%20set%20to%20be%20played%20in%20Uzbekistan.
  5. ^ VESIN, Adonis (14 December 2023). "Futsal. Les deux tops de la qualification historique de la France à la Coupe du monde 2024". Ouest-France.fr.
  6. ^ "Regulations of the European Qualifying Competition for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup". UEFA.
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