The FIFA Futsal World Cup Elite Round playoffs will be held from April 12th to 17th, with Poland facing Croatia and the Netherlands facing Finland and Poland. Determine the final European qualifiers for the tournament.
Until the finals
Host (1): Uzbekistan
AFC (4): 4 teams to be determined by April 28th
CAF (3): 3 teams to be determined by April 17th
CONCACAF (4): 4 teams to be determined by April 20th
CONMEBOL (4): Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela
OFC (1): New Zealand
UEFA (7): France, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Spain, Ukraine and 2 more teams to be decided by April 17th
There are seven spots available for the finals in Europe, and five elite teams – France, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Spain and Ukraine – have already filled the five spots as group stage winners.
The two rankings will be determined by a playoff of the top four in the Elite Round.
first leg
Friday, April 12th
Poland vs Croatia (18:00)
Saturday, April 13th
Netherlands vs Finland (19:00)
second leg
Tuesday, April 16th
Croatia vs Poland (19:00)
Wednesday, April 17th
Finland vs Netherlands (17:30)
tie by tie
poland vs croatia
- Croatia defeated Poland 3-1 in the EURO 2022 group stage held in Amsterdam and remained unbeaten in four official matches (three wins, 7-7 draws in EURO 1999 qualifying).
Poland
main round: Group 6 Winners (W3-0h vs Greece, L3-4a vs Azerbaijan, W4-1a vs Greece, W7-2h vs Azerbaijan)
elite round: Group B runner-up (L1-2h vs Serbia, W3-2a vs Ukraine, W7-2h vs Belgium, W3-1a vs Belgium, W4-2a vs Serbia, L3-5h vs Ukraine)
past world cups: 1992 (2nd group stage)
euro 2022: Group stage
euro vest: Group Stage (2001, 2018, 2022)
Croatia
main round: Group 7 Winners (W5-1h vs Hungary, W7-0a vs Israel, W6-1h vs Israel, D1-1a vs Hungary)
elite round: Group C runner-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)
past world cups:2000 (2nd group stage)
euro 2022: Group stage
euro vest:4th place (2012)
Netherlands vs Finland
- The Netherlands have won all four competitive matches against Finland, most recently in the Euro 2012 qualifiers.
Netherlands
main round: Group 11 runner-up (W2-1h vs Kosovo, L2-4a vs Ukraine, D3-3a vs Kosovo, D1-1h vs Ukraine)
main round playoffs: W11-3agg vs Moldova (W5-2h, W6-1a)
elite round: Group A runner-up (L0-2h vs Kazakhstan, L1-6a vs Azerbaijan, W5-0a withdrawn vs Romania, W5-0h withdrawn vs Romania, L0-2a vs Kazakhstan, W3-0h vs Azerbaijan)
past world cups: 1989 (runner-up), 1992 (2nd group stage match), 1996 (2nd group stage match), 2000 (2nd group stage match)
euro 2022: Group stage (organizer)
euro vest:4th place (1999)
Finland
main round: Group 8 runner-up (L1-2h vs Romania, W6-0h vs Denmark, D0-0a vs Romania, W4-1h vs Denmark)
elite round: Group E runner-up (L1-5h vs. Portugal, W5-0a withdrew vs. Armenia, W5-0a withdrew vs. Georgia, W5-0h withdrew vs. Georgia, L0-5a vs. Portugal, W5-0h withdrew vs. Armenia)
past world cups: Not qualified
euro 2022: Quarter finals
euro vest: Quarterfinals (2022)
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