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

  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

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

Summary of qualification process

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

AFC

Main article: 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup

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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e Pld Pts 1   Tajikistan 3 5 2   Kyrgyzstan 3 5 3   Japan 3 4 4   South Korea 3 1 Source: AFC	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1   Iran 3 9 2   Afghanistan 3 4 3   Kuwait 3 4 4   Bahrain 3 0 Source: AFC

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	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
	Kyrgyzstan	1
									Tajikistan	5 (1)
									Uzbekistan (p)	5 (3)

Play offs

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

	Play-off 1 and 2				Play-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

CAF

Main article: 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations

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 v t e 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 v t e Pld Pts 1   Egypt 3 9 2   Libya 3 6 3   Mauritania 3 3 4   Namibia 3 0 Source: CAF

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	19 April
	Morocco	6
					21 April
	Libya	0
					Morocco	5
	19 April
					Angola	1
	Egypt	3
	Angola	7
					Third place match
					21 April
					Libya (p)	2 (3)
					Egypt	2 (1)

CONCACAF

Main article: 2024 CONCACAF Futsal Championship

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 v t e Pld Pts 1   Costa Rica 3 9 2   Mexico 3 6 3   Suriname 3 3 4   Haiti 3 0 Source: CONCACAF	Pos Team v t e 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 v t e 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

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	17 April
	Costa Rica	3
					18 April
	Canada	2
					Costa Rica	3 (6)
	17 April
					Cuba (p)	3 (7)
	Dominican Republic	1
									20 April
	Cuba	2
									Cuba	3
	17 April
									Panama	4
	Panama	2
					18 April
	United States	1
					Panama (a.e.t.)	6
	17 April
					Guatemala	3			Third place match
	Guatemala	9
									20 April
	Mexico	4
									Costa Rica	0
									Guatemala	3

CONMEBOL

Main article: 2024 Copa América de Futsal

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 v t e 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 v t e 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

	Semi-finals				Final
	9 February
	Paraguay	0
					10 February
	Argentina	1
					Argentina	0
	9 February
					Brazil	2
	Brazil	3
	Venezuela	0
					Third place play-off
					10 February
					Paraguay	1
					Venezuela	4

OFC

Main article: 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup

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 v t e 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 v t e 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)

	Semi-finals				Final
	5 October - Auckland
	New Zealand	4
					7 October - Auckland
	Solomon Islands	2
					New Zealand	5
	5 October - Auckland
					Tahiti	0
	Tahiti	7
	Fiji	3
					Third place match
					7 October - Auckland
					Solomon Islands	5
					Fiji	3

UEFA

Main article: 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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

Format

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

Group A	Group B	Group C
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1   Kazakhstan 6 18 2   Netherlands 6 9 3   Romania 6 4 4   Azerbaijan 6 4 Source: UEFA	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1   Ukraine 6 13 2   Poland 6 12 3   Serbia 6 8 4   Belgium 6 1 Source: UEFA	Pos Team v t e 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 v t e Pld Pts 1   Spain 6 16 2   Italy 6 7 3   Slovenia 6 7 4   Czech Republic 6 4 Source: UEFA	Pos Team v t e 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

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

•   Croatia
•   Finland
•   Netherlands
•   Poland

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

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. "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.

External links

• AFC Futsal Asian Cup, the-AFC.com
• 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup Fixtures & Standings, the-AFC.com
• Total Futsal Africa Cup of Nations, CAFonline.com
• Futsal, CONCACAF.com
• CONMEBOL Copa América Futsal website at CONMEBOL.com
• Copa América Futsal website at copaamerica.com
• OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2023
• Official website
• Futsal World Cup Matches: 2024 Qualifying ^{[ dead link ]}, UEFA.com