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Dates | 9 April 2024 – 24 September 2025 |
Teams | 48 (from 1 confederation) |
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Matches played | 138 |
Goals scored | 802 (5.81 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
← 2022 2030 → All statistics correct as of 16 April 2025 [1] . |
The UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 qualifying competition is a men's futsal competition that determines the 14 teams joining the automatically qualified co-hosts Latvia and Lithuania in the UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 final tournament. [2] [3]
A total of 48 UEFA member national teams entered the competition. Apart from co-hosts Latvia and Lithuania, the remaining 46 teams entered the qualifying competition. The 34 teams with the highest futsal men's national-team coefficient ranking taken in December 2023 were given byes to the main round, while the remaining 12 teams entered in the preliminary round. [4]
Russia was banned from qualifying following the country's invasion of Ukraine. [5]
The qualifying competition consists of three rounds: [4] [6]
In the preliminary round and main round, teams were 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 were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.01, 14.02 and 17.01): [6]
To determine the eight best runners-up from the main round. The following criteria were applied (Regulations Article 16.01): [6]
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, two 5-minute periods of extra time are played at the end of the second leg. The team which scores more goals during extra time qualifies for the next stage. If both teams score the same number of goals during extra time, a penalty shoot-out determines which team qualifies for the next stage (Regulations Article 22.03). [6]
The qualifying matches are played on dates that fall within the FIFA Futsal International Match Calendar. [6]
Round | Draw | Dates |
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Preliminary round | 25 January 2024 | 9–14 April 2024 |
Main round | 30 May 2024 |
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Play-offs | 3 July 2025 | 15–24 September 2025 |
The teams were ranked according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on all FIFA and UEFA national senior men's futsal team matches played since the UEFA European qualifying competition for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup. [6]
The 34 highest-ranked teams entered the main round, while the 12 lowest-ranked teams entered the preliminary round. The coefficient ranking was also used for seeding in the main round draw, where each team was assigned a seeding position according to their ranking. [7]
Team | Coeff. [7] | Rank |
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The draw for the preliminary round took place at 14:00 CET, 25 January 2024. The seeding was based on the Elo-based futsal men's national-team coefficient ranking taken in December 2023. The 12 teams were drawn into 3 groups of four. [4]
The draw started with pot 1 and ended with pot 4, with each team selected then allocated into groups alphabetically. The pots for the draw are shown below.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the main round. The preliminary round was played 9 – 14 April 2024.
All matches within each group were hosted by one of the participating associations. The hosts were Cyprus,
Austria, and
Switzerland. When establishing the match schedule, the host association is placed in position 1, and the visiting teams in positions 2, 3 and 4, according to their coefficient rankings. [6]
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 [a] | Main round |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 [a] | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 0 |
Andorra ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Cyprus ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Andorra ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Northern Ireland ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Main round |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
Israel ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Austria ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Bulgaria ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Austria ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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San Marino ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 9 | Main round |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
Switzerland ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Switzerland ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Malta ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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The draw for the main round took place on 30 May 2024. The seeding were based on the new Elo-based futsal men's national-team coefficient ranking. The 40 teams were drawn into 10 groups of four. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina were not to be drawn in the same group as Kosovo. Each team played one home and one away match against each other team in its group. [4] [8]
The ten group winners qualified for the UEFA Futsal EURO 2026, while the eight best runners-up qualified for the play-offs. [6]
Pot 1 (Position 4) | Pot 2 (Position 3) | Pot 3 (Position 2) | Pot 4 (Position 1) |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | +32 | 18 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 9 [a] | Play-offs |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 9 [a] | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 34 | −27 | 0 |
Romania ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Romania ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Germany ![]() | 3–5 | ![]() |
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Ukraine ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() |
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Cyprus ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() |
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Ukraine ![]() | 11–1 | ![]() |
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Cyprus ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 16 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 13 | Play-offs |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 37 | −35 | 0 |
Italy ![]() | 11–1 | ![]() |
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Finland ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 15 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 12 | Play-offs |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 9 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 34 | −23 | 0 |
Turkey ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Poland ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Moldova ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
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Slovakia ![]() | 7–2 | ![]() |
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Turkey ![]() | 4–8 | ![]() |
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Poland ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Moldova ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() |
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Turkey ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() |
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Slovakia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 16 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 10 | Play-offs |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 3 |
Hungary ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Montenegro ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Slovenia ![]() | 5–4 | ![]() |
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Montenegro ![]() | 3–7 | ![]() |
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Slovenia ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Norway ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Montenegro ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Norway ![]() | 5–6 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 18 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 7 [a] | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 7 [a] | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 2 |
Sweden ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Azerbaijan ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() |
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Croatia ![]() | 9–2 | ![]() |
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Azerbaijan ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Greece ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Croatia ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() |
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Sweden ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
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Greece ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() |
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Azerbaijan ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 16 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 10 | Play-offs |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 3 |
Albania ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Armenia ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
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Kazakhstan ![]() | 4–4 | ![]() |
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Denmark ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() |
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Denmark ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Kazakhstan ![]() | 7–3 | ![]() |
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Albania ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() |
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Kazakhstan ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Armenia ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 18 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 8 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 1 |
Andorra ![]() | 2–7 | ![]() |
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Netherlands ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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North Macedonia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Portugal ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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North Macedonia ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() |
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Netherlands ![]() | 5–5 | ![]() |
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Andorra ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Portugal ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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North Macedonia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Portugal ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Netherlands ![]() | 4–7 | ![]() |
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Andorra ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | +34 | 18 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 12 | Play-offs |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 43 | −37 | 1 |
Switzerland ![]() | 0–9 | ![]() |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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England ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Spain ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 10–1 | ![]() |
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England ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() |
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Switzerland ![]() | 0–9 | ![]() |
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Spain ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Switzerland ![]() | 4–4 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 16 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 12 | Play-offs |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 7 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 33 | −26 | 0 |
Austria ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() |
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Czechia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Serbia ![]() | 4–4 | ![]() |
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Belgium ![]() | 7–2 | ![]() |
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Czechia ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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Belgium ![]() | 8–3 | ![]() |
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Austria ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() |
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Serbia ![]() | 7–2 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 9 | +32 | 16 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 13 | Play-offs |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 40 | −33 | 0 |
Bulgaria ![]() | 0–11 | ![]() |
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Kosovo ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() |
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France ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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Georgia ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Bulgaria ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() |
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France ![]() | 9–4 | ![]() |
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France ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() |
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Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 2 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 13 | Play-offs |
2 | 10 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 13 | |
3 | 8 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 12 | |
4 | 9 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 12 | |
5 | 3 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 12 | |
6 | 4 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 10 | |
7 | 6 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 10 | |
8 | 1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 9 | |
9 | 7 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 8 | |
10 | 5 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 7 |
The draw for the main round play-offs took place on 3 July 2025 at 12:00 CEST (UTC+2). [9] The eight teams were drawn into four ties, played over two legs between 15 and 24 September 2025, to decide the last four qualifiers. [4] [6] [10] [11]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Italy ![]() | ![]() | 18 Sep | 23 Sep | |
Hungary ![]() | ![]() | 18 Sep | 24 Sep | |
Belgium ![]() | ![]() | 19 Sep | 24 Sep | |
Georgia ![]() | ![]() | 18 Sep | 23 Sep |
The following 16 teams qualify for UEFA Futsal Euro 2026. [4]
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Futsal Euro 1 |
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![]() | Co-host | 2 December 2023 | 0 (Debut) |
![]() | Co-host | 2 December 2023 | 0 (Debut) |
![]() | Group 1 winners | 11 April 2025 | 11 (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) |
![]() | Group 2 winners | 11 April 2025 | 1 (2010) |
![]() | Group 3 winners | 10 April 2025 | 3 (2001, 2018, 2022) |
![]() | Group 4 winners | 10 April 2025 | 7 (2003, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) |
![]() | Group 5 winners | 11 April 2025 | 6 (1999, 2001, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2022) |
![]() | Group 6 winners | 12 March 2025 | 0 (Debut) |
![]() | Group 7 winners | 5 February 2025 | 10 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007 , 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 , 2022 ) |
![]() | Group 8 winners | 15 April 2025 | 12 ( 1996 , 1999 , 2001 , 2003, 2005 , 2007 , 2010 , 2012 , 2014, 2016 , 2018, 2022) |
![]() | Group 9 winners | 12 March 2025 | 8 (2001, 2003, 2005 , 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) |
![]() | Group 10 winners | 16 April 2025 | 1 (2018) |
Play-off winner | 23 September 2025 | ||
Play-off winner | 23 September 2025 | ||
Play-off winner | 24 September 2025 | ||
Play-off winner | 24 September 2025 |