Futsal World Cup Elite Round Playoff Pairings: Netherlands vs. Finland, Poland vs. Croatia | Futsal World Cup

As a result of the draw in the FIFA Futsal World Cup Elite Round playoffs, the Netherlands will face Finland, Poland will play Croatia, and the two-game fixture will be played from April 8th to 17th, and from September 14th to October 6th. The final European qualifying rounds for the tournament, which will be held in Uzbekistan, will be decided. .

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.

The playoff tie was determined by an open draw from one single pot. A draw consisted of drawing two ties in sequence. In each draw, the first team to draw plays the first leg at home.

tie by tie

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elite round: Group A runner-up (L0-2h vs Kazakhstan, L1-6a vs Azerbaijan, W5-0a withdrawn vs Romania, W5-0h withdrawn vs Romania, L0-2a vs Kazakhstan, W3-0h vs Azerbaijan)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)

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)