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

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

    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

     
    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

    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
     

    CAF

    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

     
    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

    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

     
    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

    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

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

    OFC

    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)

     
    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

    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 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:
    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
    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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