The tenth FIFA Futsal World Cup is running in Uzbekistan until 6 October.
For the third time in the four editions since the expansion to 24 teams, all seven European contenders advanced from the group stage, which ended on Sunday. Those seven include world and European champions, Portugal, who now meet Kazakhstan, who they beat on penalties in the 2021 World Cup semis.
Other teams through include France, who went out in the group stage in their only previous major tournament, UEFA Futsal EURO 2018, and the Netherlands, set for their first finals knockout game since EURO 1999, playing Ukraine, a side they defeated 3-2 in the EURO 2022 opening game as hosts in Amsterdam. That match is on Tuesday when the knockout phase begins.
Venues
- Andijan Universal Sports Complex, Andijan
- Bukhara Universal Sports Complex, Bukhara
- Humo Arena, Tashkent
All times CET, local time in Uzbekistan is 3 hours ahead.
Knockout phase
Round of 16
24 September: Brazil vs Costa Rica (14:30, Bukhara)
24 September: Netherlands vs Ukraine (17:00, Tashkent)
25 September: Spain vs Venezuela (14:30, Andijan)
25 September: Paraguay vs Afghanistan (17:00, Tashkent)
26 September: Iran vs Morocco (14:30, Bukhara)
26 September: Portugal v Kazakhstan (17:00, Andijan)
27 September: Thailand vs France (14:30, Bukhara)
27 September: Argentina vs Croatia (17:00, Tashkent)
Futsal EURO 2022 highlights: Netherlands 3-2 Ukraine
Quarter-finals
29 September: (QF1) Brazil / Costa Rica vs Iran / Morocco (14:30, Bukhara)
29 September: (QF2) Netherlands / Ukraine vs Spain / Venezuela (17:00, Tashkent)
30 September: (QF3) Thailand / France vs Paraguay / Afghanistan (14:30, Bukhara)
30 September: (QF4) Portugal / Kazakhstan vs Argentina / Croatia (17:00, Tashkent)
Semi-finals
2 October: (SF1) QF2 vs QF1 (17:00, Tashkent)
3 October: (SF2) QF4 vs QF3 (17:00, Tashkent)
Third-place match
6 October: Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2 (14:30, Tashkent)
Final
6 October: Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 (17:00, Tashkent)
Group stage
Bolded teams through to knockout phase.
Group A: Paraguay, Netherlands, Costa Rica, Uzbekistan (hosts)
14 September: Paraguay 5-2 Costa Rica (Tashkent), Uzbekistan 3-3 Netherlands (Tashkent)
17 September: Costa Rica 2-2 Netherlands (Tashkent), Uzbekistan 1-4 Paraguay (Tashkent)
20 September: Costa Rica 5-3 Uzbekistan (Tashkent), Netherlands 5-2 Paraguay (Bukhara)
The Netherlands celebrate advancing to their first major knockout phase for 25 yearsFIFA via Getty Images
Group B: Brazil, Thailand, Croatia, Cuba
14 September: Croatia 1-2 Thailand (Bukhara), Brazil 10-0 Cuba (Bukhara)
17 September: Thailand 10-5 Cuba (Bukhara), Brazil 8-1 Croatia (Bukhara)
20 September: Thailand 1-9 Brazil (Bukhara), Cuba 0-7 Croatia (Tashkent)
Croatia beat Cuba to go through as one of the four best third-placed teamsFIFA via Getty Images
Group C: Argentina, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Angola
15 September: Afghanistan 6-4 Angola (Tashkent), Argentina 7-1 Ukraine (Tashkent)
18 September: Angola 2-7 Ukraine (Tashkent), Argentina 2-1 Afghanistan (Tashkent)
21 September: Ukraine 4-1 Afghanistan (Andijan), Angola 5-9 Argentina (Tashkent)
Birzhan Orazov scored for Kazakhstan in the opening seconds but Spain came back to draw 1-1 and topped the group on goal differenceFIFA via Getty Images
Group D: Spain, Kazakhstan, Libya, New Zealand
15 September: New Zealand 1-3 Libya (Andijan), Spain 1-1 Kazakhstan (Andijan)
18 September: Libya 1-4 Kazakhstan (Andijan), Spain 7-1 New Zealand (Andijan)
21 September: Kazakhstan 10-0 New Zealand (Tashkent), Libya 0-8 Spain (Andijan)
Portugal won all their group gamesFIFA via Getty Images
Group E: Portugal (holders), Morocco, Panama, Tajikistan
16 September: Portugal 10-1 Panama (Tashkent), Tajikistan 2-4 Morocco (Tashkent)
19 September: Morocco 6-3 Panama (Tashkent), Portugal 3-2 Tajikistan (Tashkent)
22 September: Morocco 1-4 Portugal (Tashkent), Panama 8-3 Tajikistan (Bukhara)
France got through on their World Cup debut to reach their first major tournament knockout phaseFIFA via Getty Images
Group F: Iran, France, Venezuela, Guatemala
16 September: Iran 7-1 Venezuela (Bukhara), Guatemala 3-6 France (Bukhara)
19 September: Iran 9-4 Guatemala (Bukhara), France 7-3 Venezuela (Bukhara)
22 September: France 1-4 Iran (Bukhara), Venezuela 7-3 Guatemala (Tashkent)
The top two in each group and the four best third-place teams advanced to the knockout phase.
Meet the European contenders
Croatia
Qualifying main round: Group 7 winners (W5-1h vs Hungary, W7-0a vs Israel, W6-1h vs Israel, D1-1a vs Hungary)
Qualifying elite round: Group C runners-up (W5-1a vs Germany, W4-0h vs Slovakia, L2-5a vs France, L1-2h vs France, W4-0h vs Germany, W4-2a vs Slovakia)
Qualifying elite round play-offs: W5-4agg vs Poland (W3-2a, D2-2h)
Previous World Cups: 2000 (Second group stage)
EURO 2022: Group stage
EURO best: Fourth place (2012)
France
Qualifying main round: Group 9 winners (W9-1h vs Norway, D0-0a vs Serbia, W3-1a vs Norway, W2-0h vs Serbia)
Qualifying elite round: Group C winners (D4-4a vs Slovakia, W6-2h vs Germany, W5-2h vs Croatia, W2-1a vs Croatia, W7-1h vs Slovakia, W3-1a vs Germany)
Previous World Cups: Finals debut
EURO 2022: Did not qualify
EURO best: Group stage (2018)
Kazakhstan
Qualifying main round: Group 5 winners (W2-0h vs Slovenia, W5-1a vs Montenegro, W7-0h vs Montenegro, D3-3a vs Slovenia)
Qualifying elite round: Group A winners (W2-0a vs Netherlands, W4-3h vs Romania, W4-2a vs Azerbaijan, W3-2h vs Azerbaijan, W2-0h vs Netherlands, W2-0a vs Romania)
Previous World Cups: 2000* (First group stage), 2016 (Round of 16), 2021 (Fourth place)
EURO 2022: Quarter-finals
Futsal EURO best: Third place (2016)
*Representing AFC
Netherlands
Qualifying main round: Group 11 runners-up (W2-1h vs Kosovo, L2-4a vs Ukraine, D3-3a vs Kosovo, D1-1h vs Ukraine)
Qualifying main round play-offs: W11-3agg vs Moldova (W5-2h, W6-1a)
Qualifying elite round: Group A runners-up (L0-2h vs Kazakhstan, L1-6a vs Azerbaijan, W5-0a forfeit vs Romania, W5-0h forfeit vs Romania, L0-2a vs Kazakhstan, W3-0h vs Azerbaijan)
Qualifying elite round play-offs: W5-5agg, 5-4pens vs Finland (D1-1h, D4-4a aet)
Previous World Cups: 1989 (Runners-up), 1992 (Second group stage), 1996 (Second group stage), 2000 (Second group stage)
EURO 2022: Group stage (hosts)
EURO best: Fourth place (1999)
Futsal EURO 2022: All Portugal’s goals
Portugal
Qualifying main round: Group 4 winners (W5-3h vs Belarus, W6-0a vs Lithuania, W2-0h vs Lithuania W4-2a vs Belarus)
Qualifying elite round: Group E winners (W5-1a vs Finland, W5-0h forfeit vs Georgia, W5-0a forfeit vs Armenia, W7-1h vs Armenia, W5-0h vs Finland, W5-0a forfeit vs Georgia)
Previous World Cup appearances: 2000 (Third place), 2004 (Second group stage), 2008 (First group stage), 2012 (Quarter-finals), 2016 (Fourth place), 2021 (Winners)
EURO 2022: Winners
EURO best: Winners (2018, 2022)
Futsal Finalissima: Winners (2022)
Spain
Qualifying main round: Group 1 winners (W7-2h vs Moldova, W11-0a vs Cyprus, W13-0h vs Cyprus, W4-0a vs Moldova)
Qualifying elite round: Group D winners (W3-0a vs Czechia, W1-0h vs Italy, D1-1a vs Slovenia, W4-0h vs Slovenia, W7-1h vs Czechia, W4-0a vs Italy)
Previous World Cup appearances: 1989 (First group stage), 1992 (Third place), 1996 (Runners-up), 2000 (Winners), 2004 (Winners), 2008 (Runners-up), 2012 (Runners-up, 2016 (Quarter-finals), 2021 (Quarter-finals) – one of three teams to have qualified for all ten editions with Argentina and Brazil
EURO 2022: Third place
Futsal EURO best: Winners (1996, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2016)
Futsal Finalissima: Runners-up (2022)
Ukraine
Qualifying main round: Group 11 winners (W3-1h vs Kosovo, W4-2h vs Netherlands, W5-2a vs Kosovo, D1-1a vs Netherlands)
Qualifying elite round: Group B winners (W10-2a vs Belgium, L2-3h vs Poland, W6-1a vs Serbia, D1-1h vs Serbia, W8-2h vs Belgium, W5-3a vs Poland)
Previous World Cup appearances: 1996 (Fourth place), 2004 (Second group stage), 2008 (Second group stage), 2012 (Quarter-finals), 2016 (Round of 16)
EURO 2022: Fourth place
EURO best: Runners-up (2001, 2003)
World Cup roll of honour
2021: Portugal 2-1 Argentina (hosts: Lithuania)
2016: Argentina 5-4 Russia (Colombia)
2012: Brazil 3-2 aet Spain (Thailand)
2008: Brazil 2-2, 4-3 pens Spain (Brazil)
2004: Spain 2-1 Italy (Chinese Taipei)
2000: Spain 4-3 Brazil (Guatemala)
1996: Brazil 6-4 Spain (Spain)
1992: Brazil 4-1 United States (Hong Kong)
1989: Brazil 2-1 Netherlands (Netherlands)
