NEWS
Northern Ireland - July 08, 2018 10:07Northern Ireland women’s futsal team Tough task in Euros preliminary roundCourtesy: Irish Football Association Website

Northern Ireland’s women’s futsal team have been handed a tough draw in what will be their first ever international tournament.
Keith Gibson’s side were in the hat today as the draw was made for the first UEFA Women’s Futsal Euros.

A total of 23 nations have entered the competition which will culminate in a four-team knockout final tournament next February.

Northern Ireland will be taking part in a preliminary round next month with the aim of making the main round in September, from which four group winners will progress to the knockout finals early next year.

The preliminary round draw - it was made at UEFA HQ in Nyon, Switzerland, earlier today - was not kind to Northern Ireland, who have only recently put together a women’s international futsal squad.

The girls in green will be up against Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden from 21-26 August, but they will have home advantage as the games are set to be played at Newry Leisure Centre.

If Northern Ireland do progress from Group A in the preliminary round they would then face Russia, Slovenia and Croatia in the main round (Group 2) from 11-16 September. And Croatia will be hosting that mini tournament.

UEFA first announced the launch of its inaugural women's futsal competition for national teams in 2017. It will be held every two years with initially a four-team knockout final tournament. The first women’s Euro futsal finals will be held in mid-February 2019 and will be hosted by one of the four eventual qualifiers.
KeywordSearch in Title and DescriptionSearchClearPages : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74
BrazilFerrao: Falcao was my whipping boy at table tennisSeptember 15, 2021 17:00
International CompetitionsBrazilians face Czechs as Asians seek to reboundSeptember 15, 2021 13:00
RussiaWomen's international friendlies in NovarelloSeptember 15, 2021 10:00
International CompetitionsArgentina, Spain show trophy credentialsSeptember 14, 2021 23:00
International CompetitionsMuch at stake in second outingsSeptember 14, 2021 19:00
CzechiaCzech fisherman eyes Brazilian catchSeptember 14, 2021 17:00
RussiaChishkala: We’re saving the big celebrations for laterSeptember 14, 2021 14:00
GuatemalaRamirez: Guatemala want to make history on bicentennial independence daySeptember 14, 2021 09:00
International CompetitionsMatchday 3 preview: Argentina and Spain ready for the offSeptember 13, 2021 18:00
International CompetitionsFerrao makes magic as Morocco make historySeptember 13, 2021 12:00
LithuaniaZagurskas: Lithuania showed we can competeSeptember 13, 2021 11:00
International CompetitionsRussia, Kazakhstan, Guatemala start in styleSeptember 12, 2021 22:00
Pages : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74
FOLLOW US
Facebook
FutsalPlanet © 2018