2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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Listed below are the dates and results for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams. A total of 38 teams took part, divided in 10 Groups - eight groups of 4 teams each and two groups of 3 teams each - competing for 6 places in the World Cup.

Qualifying First Round[]

From 23 February to 2 March 2008

Group 1[]

Was held in Pionir Hall - Belgrade, Serbia

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Russia 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
 Serbia 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
 France* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

*France didn't attend the tournament

Group 2[]

Was held in JU KSC "Mladost" - Visoko, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2 1 0 18 4 14 7
 Lithuania 3 1 2 0 11 4 7 5
 Netherlands 3 1 1 1 18 8 10 4
 Estonia 3 0 0 3 1 32 -31 0

Group 3[]

Was held in Pabellón Multiusos Ciudad de Cáceres - Cáceres, Spain

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 2 2 0 0 16 2 +14 6
 Croatia 2 1 0 1 9 4 +5 3
 Georgia 2 0 0 2 2 21 -19 0

Group 4[]

Was held in Gyöngyösi Városi Sport es Rendezvény Csarnok - Gyöngyös, Hungary

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hungary 3 3 0 0 24 2 +22 9
 Poland 3 2 0 1 18 10 +8 6
 Macedonia 3 1 0 2 6 10 -4 3
 England 3 0 0 3 3 29 -26 0

Group 5[]

Was held in Romeo Iamandi - Buzau, Romania

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Belarus 3 2 1 0 12 4 +8 7
 Romania 3 2 1 0 10 7 +3 7
 Belgium 3 1 0 2 12 11 +1 3
 Montenegro 3 0 0 3 4 16 -12 0

Group 6[]

Was held in Zimní Stadión - Chrudim, Czech Republic

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 11 3 +8 9
 Azerbaijan 3 2 0 1 15 6 +9 6
 Finland 3 1 0 2 4 10 -6 3
 Armenia 3 0 0 3 1 12 -11 0

Group 7[]

Was held in Hibernians Pavillon - Corradino - Paola, Malta

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Slovenia 3 3 0 0 18 1 +17 9
 Albania 3 2 0 1 9 9 0 6
 Greece 3 1 0 2 9 11 -2 3
 Malta 3 0 0 3 2 17 -15 0

Group 8[]

Was held in Giovanni Paolo II - Pescara, Italy

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 3 3 0 0 28 2 +26 9
 Kazakhstan 3 2 0 1 10 11 -1 6
 Cyprus 3 1 0 2 10 25 -15 3
 Andorra 3 0 0 3 7 17 -10 0

Group 9[]

Was held in Ugur Inan Spor Salonu - Aydin, Turkey

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9
 Slovakia 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
 Turkey 3 1 0 2 7 9 -2 3
 Latvia 3 0 0 3 2 11 -9 0

Group 10[]

Was held in Palace of Culture and Sports - Varna, Bulgaria

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ukraine 3 3 0 0 14 3 +11 9
 Israel 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
 Moldova 3 1 0 2 2 7 -5 3
 Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 3 10 -7 0


Play-offs[]

1st Leg[]

From 29 March to 2 April 2008

Czech Republic 1 - 1 Romania
Arena Pardubice, Pardubice, Czech Republic

Belarus 1 - 5 Russia
Sports Hall SCA, Minsk, Belarus

Italy 6 - 3 Croatia
Giovanni Paolo II, Pescara, Italy

Spain 9 - 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pabellón "Javier Lozano Cid", Toledo, Spain

Slovenia 1 - 6 Portugal
Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Ukraine 3 - 1 Hungary
Palace of Sport "Lokomotiv", Kharkiv, Ukraine

2nd Leg[]

From 12 to 16 April 2008

Romania 2 - 2 Czech Republic
Târgu Mureş, Târgu Mureș, Romania

Czech Republic won 3–3 on aggregate (Away Goals).


Russia 1 - 1 Belarus
Central Hall, Shchyolkovo, Russia

Russia won 6–2 on aggregate.


Croatia 0 - 3 Italy
Dom Sportova Ploce, Ploče, Croatia

Italy won 9–3 on aggregate.


Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 - 4 Spain
JU KSC "Mladost", Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Spain won 13–1 on aggregate.


Portugal 3 - 0 Slovenia
Pavilhão Açoreana Seguros, Lisbon, Portugal

Portugal won 9–1 on aggregate.


Hungary 4 - 3 Ukraine
Gyöngyösi Városi Sport es Rendezvény Csarnok, Gyöngyös, Hungary

Ukraine won 6–5 on aggregate.

Qualified teams[]

  1.  Spain
  2.  Portugal
  3.  Italy
  4.  Russia
  5.  Ukraine
  6.  Czech Republic

References[]

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