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International Competitions - December 16, 2023 09:00
Futsal EURO 2026
Entries, format, calendar
Photo (via Sportsfile) and report courtesy:
UEFA.com
Friday, December 15, 2023
A new home-and-away qualifying group stage is among the changes leading to the first 16-team final tournament with 48 contenders including co-hosts Latvia and Lithuania.
UEFA Futsal EURO 2026 is the second edition since the switch from the biennial 12-team tournament to a 16-nation finals held every four years, following Netherlands 2022.
There are 48 entrants, with co-hosts Latvia and Lithuania progressing direct to the final tournament and 46 others in qualifying. England return having not taken part in 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifying.
-> Hosts: Latvia & Lithuania
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Futsal EURO 2026 dates
Preliminary round draw
: 14;00 CET, 25 January 2024
Preliminary round
: 8–17 April 2024
Main round draw
: 12 July 2024
Main round
: 9–18 December 2024, 27 January–5 February 2025, 3–12 March 2025, 7–16 April 2025
Play-off draw
: 15 May 2025
Play-offs
: 15–24 September 2025
Final tournament
: Between 18 January and 8 February 2026
Qualifying format
Qualifying consists of three stages: preliminary round (mini-tournaments), main round (home and away groups) and play-offs (home and away).
Hosts Latvia and Lithuania both enter in the final tournament.
12 teams begin in the preliminary round, the other 34 (with the higher ranking as of December 2023) going directly in the main round.
Preliminary round (8–17 April 2024)
The teams were drawn into three groups of four teams, played as mini-tournaments.
The top two in each group progress to the main round.
Entering in preliminary round: Israel, Cyprus, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Andorra, Malta, Gibraltar, Austria, Estonia, San Marino, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Main round (9 December 2024–18 April 2025)
The 40 teams (including the 34 entering directly in the main round) are drawn into ten groups of four
Each team faces the other teams in their group both home and away.
The ten group winners join hosts Latvia and Lithuania in the finals, with the eight best runners-up entering the play-offs
Entering in main round: Portugal (holders), Spain, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, France, Finland, Croatia, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Georgia, Netherlands, Romania, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Armenia, Belgium, Belarus, Moldova, Germany, North Macedonia, Sweden, Montenegro, Kosovo, England, Denmark, Albania, Norway, Greece, Türkiye
Play-offs
The eight teams are drawn into four ties, played over two legs, to decide the last four qualifiers.
Final tournament (between 18 January and 8 February 2026, exact dates TBC, hosts Latvia & Lithuania)
The 16 teams (including the two co-hosts) will be drawn into four groups of four, with the top two from each progressing to the quarter-finals
Knockout system
:
Quarter-final 1: Winners Group B v Runners-up Group A
Quarter-final 2: Winners Group A v Runners-up Group B
Quarter-final 3: Winners Group C v Runners-up Group D
Quarter-final 4: Winners Group D v Runners-up Group C
Semi-final 1: Winners quarter-final 2 v Winners quarter-final 4
Semi-final 2: Winners quarter-final 1 v Winners quarter-final 3
Third-place match: Losers semi-final 1 v Losers semi-final 2
Final: Winners semi-final 1 v Winners semi-final 2
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