2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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.

2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Dates
Teams (from 1 confederation)
2004
2012

Qualifying first round edit

From 23 February to 2 March 2008

Group 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Slovensko Slovensko 4 : 2 Turecko Turecko

28. február Portugalsko Portugalsko 4 : 0 Lotyšsko Lotyšsko

29. február Lotyšsko Lotyšsko 2 : 3 Turecko Turecko

29. február Slovensko Slovensko 0 : 3 Portugalsko Portugalsko

2. marec Lotyšsko Lotyšsko 0 : 4 Slovensko Slovensko

2. marec Portugalsko Portugalsko 3 : 2 Turecko Turecko

Group 10 edit

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 edit

1st leg edit

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 edit

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.


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 edit

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

References edit