FIFA Futsal World Cup Uzbekistan 2024

[Jackson Harrison]

Today the FIFA Council appointed Uzbekistan as the host https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/organis ... -world-cup

The draw for the elite round of the European Qualifiers was made on 8th June:


The Asian qualifiers draw took place yesterday:

[amenina]

DRAW MADE FOR THE OFC FUTSAL NATIONS CUP 2023

https://www.oceaniafootball.com/draw-li ... -cup-2023/

The draw for the OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2023 has been made today at the OFC Home of Football – Te Kahu o Kiwa in Auckland.

The competition, which will be played in Auckland from October 1-7 will see eight nations compete, with the winner qualifying for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup, to be played in Uzbekistan next year.

The draw is as follows:



The match schedule for the OFC Futsal Nations Cup has also been finalised.



You can watch back the draw in full here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaKO223SbH4

[amenina]

FIFA
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tourna ... istan-2024

Everything you need to know about the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2024™
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articl ... hes-venues

AFC
https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc ... n_cup.html

2024 Qualifiers groups finalised
https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc ... ised_.html

AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2024 Qualifiers Official Match Schedule
https://assets.the-afc.com/2024_AFC_Fut ... hedule.pdf

UEFA
https://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/

2024 Futsal World Cup qualifying: How it works, format, calendar
https://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/new ... -it-works/

Fixtures & results
https://www.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/fixtures-results/

[Tazmania]

Why is UEFA the only zone where qualification for the Futsal WC is subject to a competition separate to the continental championship?

[Jackson Harrison]

Why is UEFA the only zone where qualification for the Futsal WC is subject to a competition separate to the continental championship?

Same with women's football. Money I guess! CONMEBOL used to do a seperate one for CADF is now biennial and used for this!

[rpo.castro]

Why is UEFA the only zone where qualification for the Futsal WC is subject to a competition separate to the continental championship?

UEFA follows the same model used in football. The others used the model like other arena sports. Probably due to the number of teams with high competitive level. With this UEFA gets more competitive matches (2 cycles). Plus Asian Cup is held every 2 years, would be hard to do a separate qualification.

[Jackson Harrison]

Why is UEFA the only zone where qualification for the Futsal WC is subject to a competition separate to the continental championship?

UEFA follows the same model used in football. The others used the model like other arena sports. Probably due to the number of teams with high competitive level. With this UEFA gets more competitive matches (2 cycles). Plus Asian Cup is held every 2 years, would be hard to do a separate qualification.

Qualification is a mini tournament that lasts 3 days in Asia

[rpo.castro]

Why is UEFA the only zone where qualification for the Futsal WC is subject to a competition separate to the continental championship?

UEFA follows the same model used in football. The others used the model like other arena sports. Probably due to the number of teams with high competitive level. With this UEFA gets more competitive matches (2 cycles). Plus Asian Cup is held every 2 years, would be hard to do a separate qualification.

Qualification is a mini tournament that lasts 3 days in Asia

You must be a foreign for sure. English can't be your primary language.

[Jackson Harrison]

UEFA follows the same model used in football. The others used the model like other arena sports. Probably due to the number of teams with high competitive level. With this UEFA gets more competitive matches (2 cycles). Plus Asian Cup is held every 2 years, would be hard to do a separate qualification.

Qualification is a mini tournament that lasts 3 days in Asia

You must be a foreign for sure. English can't be your primary language.

I'm English.

[amenina]

Why is UEFA the only zone where qualification for the Futsal WC is subject to a competition separate to the continental championship?

UEFA follows the same model used in football. The others used the model like other arena sports. Probably due to the number of teams with high competitive level. With this UEFA gets more competitive matches (2 cycles). Plus Asian Cup is held every 2 years, would be hard to do a separate qualification.

Until 2018, Futsal Euro was also every 2 years. But starting from 2022, Futsal Euro is switched to every 4 years while expanded to 16 teams. So now every 2 years there is a major tournament for European teams (e.g., Futsal Euro in 2022, 2026, Futsal WC in 2024, 2028).

Also before the switch, all rounds of UEFA qualifying for both Euro and WC were played as mini-tournaments with appointed hosts. Now after the switch, there is more time to play qualifying matches, so they are using home-and-away format for the main rounds (the preliminary round is still played as mini-tournaments).

[Jackson Harrison]

Why is UEFA the only zone where qualification for the Futsal WC is subject to a competition separate to the continental championship?

UEFA follows the same model used in football. The others used the model like other arena sports. Probably due to the number of teams with high competitive level. With this UEFA gets more competitive matches (2 cycles). Plus Asian Cup is held every 2 years, would be hard to do a separate qualification.

Until 2018, Futsal Euro was also every 2 years. But starting from 2022, Futsal Euro is switched to every 4 years while expanded to 16 teams. So now every 2 years there is a major tournament for European teams (e.g., Futsal Euro in 2022, 2026, Futsal WC in 2024, 2028).

Also before the switch, all rounds of UEFA qualifying for both Euro and WC were played as mini-tournaments with appointed hosts. Now after the switch, there is more time to play qualifying matches, so they are using home-and-away format for the main rounds (the preliminary round is still played as mini-tournaments).

What will format for Euro 2026 qualifiers be? Will the NL format be implemented?

[amenina]

UEFA follows the same model used in football. The others used the model like other arena sports. Probably due to the number of teams with high competitive level. With this UEFA gets more competitive matches (2 cycles). Plus Asian Cup is held every 2 years, would be hard to do a separate qualification.

Until 2018, Futsal Euro was also every 2 years. But starting from 2022, Futsal Euro is switched to every 4 years while expanded to 16 teams. So now every 2 years there is a major tournament for European teams (e.g., Futsal Euro in 2022, 2026, Futsal WC in 2024, 2028).

Also before the switch, all rounds of UEFA qualifying for both Euro and WC were played as mini-tournaments with appointed hosts. Now after the switch, there is more time to play qualifying matches, so they are using home-and-away format for the main rounds (the preliminary round is still played as mini-tournaments).

What will format for Euro 2026 qualifiers be? Will the NL format be implemented?

Unlikely. The format for Futsal Euro and WC qualifiers are actually more like the club tournaments. The lower-ranked countries enter the preliminary round, and those who advance will join the higher-ranked countries which receive a bye to the main round.

[Jackson Harrison]

Until 2018, Futsal Euro was also every 2 years. But starting from 2022, Futsal Euro is switched to every 4 years while expanded to 16 teams. So now every 2 years there is a major tournament for European teams (e.g., Futsal Euro in 2022, 2026, Futsal WC in 2024, 2028).

Also before the switch, all rounds of UEFA qualifying for both Euro and WC were played as mini-tournaments with appointed hosts. Now after the switch, there is more time to play qualifying matches, so they are using home-and-away format for the main rounds (the preliminary round is still played as mini-tournaments).

What will format for Euro 2026 qualifiers be? Will the NL format be implemented?

Unlikely. The format for Futsal Euro and WC qualifiers are actually more like the club tournaments. The lower-ranked countries enter the preliminary round, and those who advance will join the higher-ranked countries which receive a bye to the main round.

Wouldn't NL system make more sense or a full groups of 6 format? Weeding them out after 3 games seems very un-UEFA like!

[amenina]

What will format for Euro 2026 qualifiers be? Will the NL format be implemented?

Unlikely. The format for Futsal Euro and WC qualifiers are actually more like the club tournaments. The lower-ranked countries enter the preliminary round, and those who advance will join the higher-ranked countries which receive a bye to the main round.

Wouldn't NL system make more sense or a full groups of 6 format? Weeding them out after 3 games seems very un-UEFA like!

Futsal don't get the funding in many national associations (England players had to at times pay for their own travel), and many players are amateur. So playing NL style matches (without the benefit of TV money) is simply not possible.

[Jackson Harrison]

Unlikely. The format for Futsal Euro and WC qualifiers are actually more like the club tournaments. The lower-ranked countries enter the preliminary round, and those who advance will join the higher-ranked countries which receive a bye to the main round.

Wouldn't NL system make more sense or a full groups of 6 format? Weeding them out after 3 games seems very un-UEFA like!

Futsal don't get the funding in many national associations (England players had to at times pay for their own travel), and many players are amateur. So playing NL style matches (without the benefit of TV money) is simply not possible.

You could play them in MT.

England didn't even enter WC 2024 and withdrew from Euro 2022. Disgrace from FA.