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2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Tournament details
Dates22 October 2015 – 13 April 2016
Teams45 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played89
Goals scored539 (6.06 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal Cardinal (8 goals)
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The UEFA qualifying competition for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup was a men's futsal competition that determined the seven European national teams taking part in the final tournament in Colombia.[1]

The national teams from a total of 45 UEFA member associations entered the qualifying competition. Denmark, Gibraltar, Sweden and Wales made their FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifying debuts.[2]

Format

The qualifying competition consisted of three rounds:[3]

  • Preliminary round: The 23 lowest-ranked teams were drawn into five groups of four teams and one group of three teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams which were pre-selected as hosts (if a group was drawn without pre-selected hosts, the hosts were selected afterwards by agreement or draw by UEFA). The six group winners advanced to the main round.
  • Main round: The 28 teams (22 highest-ranked teams and six preliminary round qualifiers) were drawn into seven groups of four teams. Each group was played in single round-robin format at one of the teams which were pre-selected as hosts. The seven group winners and the seven runners-up advanced to the play-offs.
  • Play-offs: The 14 teams were drawn into seven ties to play home-and-away two-legged matches to determine the seven qualified teams.

Tiebreakers

In the preliminary round and main round, the teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of a mini-tournament, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:[3]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
  2. Superior goal difference resulting from the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the mini-tournament matches played among the teams in question;
  4. If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 were reapplied exclusively to the mini-tournament matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 10 applied;
  5. Superior goal difference in all mini-tournament matches;
  6. Higher number of goals scored in all mini-tournament matches;
  7. If only two teams had the same number of points, and they were tied according to criteria 1 to 6 after having met in the last round of the mini-tournament, their rankings were determined by a penalty shoot-out (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were not relevant for qualification for the next stage).
  8. Lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in the mini-tournament matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  9. Coefficient ranking;
  10. Drawing of lots.

In the play-offs, the team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs qualified for the final tournament. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, extra time was played. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out.[3]

Schedule

The qualifying matches were played on the following dates.[2]

Stage Dates
Preliminary round 22–25 October 2015
Main round 10–13 December 2015
Play-offs 22 March & 12 April 2016

Entrants

The teams were ranked according to their coefficient ranking, calculated based on the following:[3]

The 22 highest-ranked teams entered the main round, while the 23 lowest-ranked teams entered the preliminary round.[2] The coefficient ranking was also used for seeding in the preliminary round and main round draws.

Teams entering main round
Seeding position 1
Team Coeff Rank
 Spain 8.410 1
 Italy (H) 8.278 2
 Russia 8.167 3
 Portugal (H) 7.000 4
 Ukraine 5.889 5
 Croatia (H) 4.667 6
 Czech Republic (H) 4.528 7
Seeding position 2
Team Coeff Rank
 Serbia 4.528 8
 Romania 4.444 9
 Slovenia 4.167 10
 Azerbaijan 3.722 11
 Hungary (H) 2.667 12
 Slovakia 2.556 13
 Netherlands (H) 2.167 14
Seeding position 3
Team Coeff Rank
 Belarus 2.111 15
 Belgium 1.944 16
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.778 17
 Turkey (H) 1.722 18
 Kazakhstan 1.667 19
 Poland 1.444 20
 North Macedonia 1.333 21
Seeding position 4
Team Coeff Rank
 Norway 1.222 22
Teams entering preliminary round
Seeding position 1
Team Coeff Rank
 Latvia 1.167 23
 France 1.056 24
 Finland 1.000 25
 Georgia 0.917 26
 Greece 0.833 27
 Israel (H) 0.833 28
Seeding position 2
Team Coeff Rank
 Moldova 0.694 29
 England 0.667 30
 Montenegro 0.611 31
 Lithuania (H) 0.611 32
 Bulgaria 0.611 33
 Armenia 0.444 34
Seeding position 3
Team Coeff Rank
 Andorra 0.389 35
 Albania 0.389 36
 Sweden 0.333 37
 Cyprus (H) 0.333 38
 Denmark 0.222 39
  Switzerland 0.222 40
Seeding position 4
Team Coeff Rank
 Gibraltar 0.111 42
 Estonia 0.000 43
 Wales 0.000 44
 Malta 0.000 45
 San Marino 0.000 46
Notes
  • Iceland (Coeff: 0.222; Rank 41), Republic of Ireland (Coeff: 0.000; Rank 47), Austria (no rank), Faroe Islands (no rank), Germany (no rank), Liechtenstein (no rank), Luxembourg (no rank), Northern Ireland (no rank), and Scotland (no rank) did not enter.
  • Gibraltar entered despite being a non-FIFA member and thus ineligible for the World Cup.
  • Teams which were pre-selected as preliminary round or main round hosts were denoted by (H). As only three teams were pre-selected as preliminary round hosts, three preliminary round groups were drawn without pre-selected hosts, and the hosts would be selected afterwards by agreement or draw by UEFA.

The draws for the preliminary round and main round were held on 2 July 2015, 14:30 CEST (UTC+2), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4][5] Each group in the preliminary round and main round contained one team from each of the seeding positions 1–4, except for one group in the preliminary round which contained one team from each of the seeding positions 1–3. The six teams which qualified from the preliminary round, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, were placed in seeding position 4 for the main round draw. In the preliminary round draw, the teams which were pre-selected as hosts could not be drawn in the same group, while in the main round draw, the teams which were pre-selected as hosts were drawn from a separate pot, while being placed in their groups according to their seeding positions.

Preliminary round

Times were CEST (UTC+2), except for matches on 25 October 2015 which were CET (UTC+1).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Moldova (H) 3 2 1 0 21 4 +17 7 Main round
2  Georgia 3 2 1 0 20 4 +16 7
3  Andorra 3 1 0 2 5 12 −7 3
4  Gibraltar 3 0 0 3 5 31 −26 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Georgia 15–1 Gibraltar
Kobaidze 4'
Jvarashvili 5', 23'
Tikurishvili 7', 25'
Sigunava 11'
Nikvashvili 14', 34'
Lukava 20', 20'
Bukia 22'
Kakabadze 29'
Todua 36', 37'
Maisaia 39'		 Report Lopez 19' (pen.)
Referee: Nikola Jelić (Croatia), Victor Berg-Audic (France)
Moldova 7–0 Andorra
Obadă 3', 14', 30'
Ţîmbalist 4'
Munteanu 12'
Negara 16', 32'		 Report
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Maksim Dzeikala (Belarus)
Andorra 1–3 Georgia
Barbosa 38' Report Todua 9'
Tikurishvili 31', 34'
Referee: Maksim Dzeikala (Belarus), Nikola Jelić (Croatia)
Moldova 12–2 Gibraltar
Hilotii 5', 23', 35', 40'
Obadă 8', 14', 39'
Laşcu 14', 14'
Burdujel 26'
Munteanu 30'
Negara 33'		 Report Walker 2'
Chipol 38'
Referee: Victor Berg-Audic (France), Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic)
Gibraltar 2–4 Andorra
I. Robba 7'
Lopez 28'		 Report Llamas 16', 18'
Barbosa 30', 32'
Referee: Maksim Dzeikala (Belarus), Victor Berg-Audic (France)
Georgia 2–2 Moldova
Kakabadze 30'
Tikurishvili 33'		 Report Hilotii 15'
Tacot 23'
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Nikola Jelić (Croatia)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden (H) 3 2 1 0 16 8 +8 7 Main round
2  Greece 3 2 0 1 8 8 0 6
3  Montenegro 3 1 1 1 9 8 +1 4
4  San Marino 3 0 0 3 5 14 −9 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Greece 2–1 San Marino
Kondylatos 13'
Gkaifyllias 19'		 Report Michelotti 35'
Referee: Kaloyan Kirilov (Bulgaria), Septimiu Burtescu (Romania)
Sweden 3–3 Montenegro
Chekroun 8'
H. Abraham 9'
Mönell 30'		 Report Gurzaković 17'
Drašković 17'
Bajović 35'
Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary), Damian Jaruchiewicz (Poland)
Montenegro 3–5 Greece
Drašković 5', 31'
Gojković 5'		 Report Mantis 3'
Gkaifyllias 7'
Panou 34'
Malovits 36'
Katevtsian 38'
Referee: Septimiu Burtescu (Romania), Gábor Kovács (Hungary)
Sweden 9–4 San Marino
Asp 6'
S. Abraham 7', 9'
Mönell 9', 17'
Legiec 10', 40'
Hiseni 31'
Kuhi 40'		 Report Moretti 7'
Barducci 20'
Michelotti 22'
Pasqualini 35'
Referee: Damian Jaruchiewicz (Poland), Kaloyan Kirilov (Bulgaria)
San Marino 0–3 Montenegro
Report Drašković 18', 28'
Mugoša 40'
Referee: Septimiu Burtescu (Romania), Kaloyan Kirilov (Bulgaria)
Greece 1–4 Sweden
V. Asimakopoulos 33' Report Mönell 6', 15'
H. Abraham 16'
Eteus 26'
Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary), Damian Jaruchiewicz (Poland)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 0 15 2 +13 9 Main round
2  Albania 3 2 0 1 11 6 +5 6
3  Lithuania (H) 3 1 0 2 4 12 −8 3
4  Malta 3 0 0 3 6 16 −10 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
France 8–2 Malta
Rabei 7'
Bensaber 11'
Gasmi 13', 22', 35'
Ramirez 28'
A. Mohammed 30'
Aigoun 38'		 Report Stivala 20'
Musu 33'
Referee: Dejan Nikolić (Slovenia), Sreten Vasić (Serbia)
Lithuania 2–5 Albania
Jeremejev 4'
Garšvinskas 40'		 Report Mejzini 31'
Begaj 31'
Halimi 39'
Brahimi 39'
Hasaj 40'
Referee: Kamil Çetin (Turkey), Olli Niemelä (Finland)
Lithuania 2–1 Malta
Stradalovas 12'
Leščius 36'		 Report Milijic 6'
Referee: Sreten Vasić (Serbia), Kamil Çetin (Turkey)
Albania 0–1 France
Report A. Mohammed 2'
Referee: Olli Niemelä (Finland), Dejan Nikolić (Slovenia)
Malta 3–6 Albania
Mangion 12'
Saliba 25'
Milijic 38'		 Report Brahimi 9', 37'
Karaja 12'
Halimi 19' (pen.), 23'
Begaj 33'
Referee: Dejan Nikolić (Slovenia), Olli Niemelä (Finland)
France 6–0 Lithuania
Hamdoud 6', 21'
Belhaj 12'
A. Mohammed 20', 20'
Aigoun 27'		 Report
Referee: Kamil Çetin (Turkey), Sreten Vasić (Serbia)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Latvia 3 3 0 0 14 7 +7 9 Main round
2  Cyprus (H) 3 2 0 1 9 7 +2 6
3  Estonia 3 1 0 2 5 11 −6 3
4  Armenia 3 0 0 3 6 9 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Latvia 6–2 Estonia
Šustrovs 6'
Seņs 19', 38'
Koļesņikovs 38'
Ikstēns 39'
Arhipovs-Prokofjevs 40'		 Report Tšurilkin 14'
Aleksejev 18'
Referee: Gabriel Gherman (Romania), Talgat Kosmukhambetov (Kazakhstan)
Cyprus 3–2 Armenia
Ioannou 3', 7', 29' Report Gukasyan 17'
Babayan 17'
Referee: Juan Gallardo (Spain), Yusif Nurullayev (Azerbaijan)
Armenia 3–4 Latvia
Nasibyan 5'
Kapukranyan 18'
Mashumyan 39'		 Report Aleksejevs 1'
Dacko 23'
Babayan 39' (o.g.)
Koļesņikovs 40'
Referee: Yusif Nurullayev (Azerbaijan), Gabriel Gherman (Romania)
Cyprus 4–1 Estonia
Veskimäe 7' (o.g.)
Antreou 21', 24'
Kouloumbris 31'		 Report Paapsi 37'
Referee: Talgat Kosmukhambetov (Kazakhstan), Juan Gallardo (Spain)
Estonia 2–1 Armenia
Paapsi 12'
Tšurilkin 25'		 Report Grigoryan 5'
Referee: Talgat Kosmukhambetov (Kazakhstan), Yusif Nurullayev (Azerbaijan)
Latvia 4–2 Cyprus
Seņs 2', 35'
Avanesovs 6'
Dacko 30'		 Report Kouloumbris 12'
Manoli 27'
Referee: Gabriel Gherman (Romania), Juan Gallardo (Spain)

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 3 0 0 12 7 +5 9 Main round
2  Denmark 3 2 0 1 15 10 +5 6
3  Wales 3 1 0 2 9 12 −3 3
4  Israel (H) 3 0 0 3 8 15 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
England 4–2 Wales
Parkes 9'
Rexha 24'
Ward 27'
Cook 38'		 Report Hugh 4'
Zulkarnain 18'
Referee: Cédric Waroux (Belgium), Costas Nicolaou (Cyprus)
Israel 4–6 Denmark
Sabag 13'
Hagbi 30'
Bliech 32'
Cohen 36'		 Report Jørgensen 4', 27'
Ja. Jensen 13', 25', 29'
Falck 35'
Referee: Vyacheslav Daragan (Ukraine), Marjan Mladenovski (Macedonia)
Israel 3–6 Wales
Cohen 15', 37'
Bliech 39'		 Report Hugh 5'
Webbe 12', 35'
Zulkarnain 18', 23'
Prangley 39'
Referee: Costas Nicolaou (Cyprus), Cédric Waroux (Belgium)
Denmark 4–5 England
Falck 16', 23', 24'
Rexha 34' (o.g.)		 Report Cook 1', 6'
Jim Jensen 11' (o.g.)
Medina 23'
Ward 25'
Referee: Marjan Mladenovski (Macedonia), Vyacheslav Daragan (Ukraine)
Wales 1–5 Denmark
Jenkins 35' Report Johansson 3', 27'
Arildsen 6'
Falck 18'
Veis 29'
Referee: Costas Nicolaou (Cyprus), Marjan Mladenovski (Macedonia)
England 3–1 Israel
Cook 15'
Medina 21'
Ward 40'		 Report Bliech 36'
Referee: Vyacheslav Daragan (Ukraine), Cédric Waroux (Belgium)

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Finland (H) 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4 Main round
2  Bulgaria 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
3   Switzerland 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Finland 3–0  Switzerland
Hosio 12', 20'
Pakola 34'		 Report
Referee: Lukáš Peško (Slovakia), Miguel Castilho (Portugal)
Switzerland 2–2 Bulgaria
Mezger 2'
Sego 38'		 Report Shutev 22'
Nestorov 29'
Referee: Grigori Zelentsov (Russia), Lukáš Peško (Slovakia)
Bulgaria 0–0 Finland
Report
Referee: Miguel Castilho (Portugal), Grigori Zelentsov (Russia)

Main round

All times were CET (UTC+1).

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ukraine 3 3 0 0 18 5 +13 9 Play-offs
2  Hungary (H) 3 2 0 1 13 11 +2 6
3  Belgium 3 1 0 2 8 11 −3 3
4  England 3 0 0 3 4 16 −12 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Ukraine 7–0 England
Valenko 5', 12'
Myko. Grytsyna 15'
Razuvanov 16', 29'
Rogachov 29', 35'		 Report
Referee: Dejan Nikolić (Slovenia), Fredric Nilholt (Sweden)
Hungary 5–2 Belgium
Rábl 5', 33'
Dróth 9'
Németh 22'
Dávid 39'		 Report Rahou 1'
Dujacquier 37'
Referee: Sebastian Stawicki (Poland), Robert Pieter Lenting (Netherlands)
Belgium 2–6 Ukraine
Lúcio 8'
Rahou 17'		 Report Razuvanov 6'
Koval 10', 18'
Valenko 16'
Mykh. Grytsyna 26'
Rogachov 29' (pen.)
Referee: Robert Pieter Lenting (Netherlands), Sebastian Stawicki (Poland)
Hungary 5–4 England
Hosszú 16'
Németh 20'
Szeghy 21'
Rábl 25'
Klacsák 35'		 Report Cook 30'
Medina 31'
Parkes 34'
Gay 40'
Referee: Fredric Nilholt (Sweden), Dejan Nikolić (Slovenia)
England 0–4 Belgium
Report Zaaf 27'
Yachou 28'
Medina 36' (o.g.)
Adnane 40'
Referee: Robert Pieter Lenting (Netherlands), Fredric Nilholt (Sweden)
Ukraine 5–3 Hungary
Mykh. Grytsyna 3'
Ovsyannikov 19', 35'
Zhurba 22'
Valenko 38' (pen.)		 Report Dróth 5' (pen.)
Hosszú 30'
Horváth 37'
Referee: Sebastian Stawicki (Poland), Dejan Nikolić (Slovenia)

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Azerbaijan 3 2 1 0 19 8 +11 7 Play-offs
2  Belarus 3 1 1 1 11 13 −2 4[a]
3  Croatia (H) 3 1 1 1 13 12 +1 4[a]
4  Sweden 3 0 1 2 5 15 −10 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked by head-to-head record (Belarus: 3 pts; Croatia: 0 pts).
Azerbaijan 8–2 Sweden
Borisov 3', 15'
Augusto 11'
Amadeu 11'
De Araujo 20'
Eduardo 25', 26', 36'		 Report Legiec 24'
Eteus 33'
Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary), Trayan Enchev (Bulgaria)
Croatia 4–7 Belarus
Jelovčić 20' (pen.)
Olshevski 22' (o.g.)
Matošević 27'
Marinović 33'		 Report Olshevski 12'
Chernik 26'
Silivonchik 28', 31', 40'
Shostak 36', 39'
Referee: Gerd Bylois (Belgium), Vladimir Kadykov (Russia)
Belarus 2–7 Azerbaijan
Chernik 15'
Popov 39'		 Report Augusto 4'
Eduardo 19', 19', 26'
Borisov 20'
De Araujo 25'
Chovdarov 37'
Referee: Trayan Enchev (Bulgaria), Gerd Bylois (Belgium)
Croatia 5–1 Sweden
Matošević 2'
Suton 25', 33'
Marinović 30'
Grcić 36'		 Report S. Abraham 13'
Referee: Vladimir Kadykov (Russia), Gábor Kovács (Hungary)
Sweden 2–2 Belarus
Mönell 22'
Burda 32'		 Report Chernik 18'
Silivonchik 26'
Referee: Gerd Bylois (Belgium), Trayan Enchev (Bulgaria)
Azerbaijan 4–4 Croatia
Chuykov 5'
Amadeu 28'
Borisov 29', 37'		 Report Jelovčić 24'
Suton 29'
Grcić 37'
Grbeša 38'
Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary), Vladimir Kadykov (Russia)

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 3 3 0 0 12 2 +10 9 Play-offs
2  Serbia 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6
3  Finland 3 1 0 2 9 7 +2 3
4  Turkey (H) 3 0 0 3 3 21 −18 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Russia 3–0 Finland
Kutuzov 17'
Milovanov 26'
Robinho 29'		 Report
Referee: Nuno Bogalho (Portugal), Veljko Bošković (Montenegro)
Turkey 0–6 Serbia
Report Rajčević 2', 38'
Rakić 21'
Kocić 22', 37'
Stojković 25'
Referee: Fernando Gutiérrez Lumbreras (Spain), Andrej Topić (Croatia)
Serbia 1–2 Russia
Davydov 27' (o.g.) Report Eder Lima 22'
Lyskov 32'
Referee: Veljko Bošković (Montenegro), Fernando Gutiérrez Lumbreras (Spain)
Turkey 2–8 Finland
Keskin 39'
Erdal 40' (pen.)		 Report Hosio 8'
Autio 15'
Jyrkiäinen 20', 26', 31'
Aytaş 21' (o.g.)
Korsunov 24'
Teittinen 40'
Referee: Andrej Topić (Croatia), Nuno Bogalho (Portugal)
Finland 1–2 Serbia
Autio 38' Report Perić 3'
Kocić 22'
Referee: Fernando Gutiérrez Lumbreras (Spain), Nuno Bogalho (Portugal)
Russia 7–1 Turkey
Eder Lima 3'
Robinho 4', 30'
Romulo 15', 18'
Shakirov 26'
Pereverzev 36'		 Report Özcan 3'
Referee: Andrej Topić (Croatia), Veljko Bošković (Montenegro)

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 22 2 +20 9 Play-offs
2  Netherlands (H) 3 2 0 1 8 12 −4 6
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 0 2 9 14 −5 3
4  Latvia 3 0 0 3 4 15 −11 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Spain 7–0 Latvia
Raúl Campos 6'
Fernandão 23'
Aicardo 34'
Pola 34'
Alex 35'
Adolfo 37'
Rivillos 40'		 Report
Referee: Cédric Pelissier (France), Damir Radović (Serbia)
Netherlands 4–3 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pavlović 7' (o.g.)
El Morabiti 9'
Attaibi 14'
Ceyar 16'		 Report Bevanda 24' (pen.)
El Ghannouti 29' (o.g.)
Matan 30'
Referee: Saša Tomić (Croatia), Elchin Samadli (Azerbaijan)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–8 Spain
Pavlović 2' Report Miguelín 9' (pen.), 20', 26', 28'
Rivillos 19'
Alex 28'
Lin 30'
Bebe 34'
Referee: Elchin Samadli (Azerbaijan), Cédric Pelissier (France)
Netherlands 3–2 Latvia
Ceyar 23'
St Juste 24'
De Groot 39'		 Report Aleksejevs 6'
Ikstēns 40'
Referee: Damir Radović (Serbia), Saša Tomić (Croatia)
Latvia 2–5 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Seņs 13'
Ikstēns 33'		 Report Mulahmetović 23'
Radmilović 32'
Šunjić 38'
Bevanda 40', 40'
Referee: Damir Radović (Serbia), Saša Tomić (Croatia)
Spain 7–1 Netherlands
Aicardo 18', 18'
Alex 23', 32'
Bebe 33'
Pola 36'
Adolfo 38'		 Report El Morabiti 11'
Referee: Cédric Pelissier (France), Elchin Samadli (Azerbaijan)

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kazakhstan 3 2 1 0 9 5 +4 7 Play-offs
2  Slovenia 3 1 2 0 7 6 +1 5
3  Czech Republic (H) 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
4  France 3 0 1 2 6 9 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Czech Republic 1–3 Kazakhstan
Cupák 8' Report Leo 13'
Yesenamanov 14'
Suleimenov 35'
Referee: Oleg Ivanov (Ukraine), Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain)
Slovenia 2–2 France
Vrhovec 6'
Osredkar 20'		 Report Hamdoud 7'
Alla 16'
Referee: Franco Cachia (Malta), Josip Barton (Macedonia)
Kazakhstan 2–2 Slovenia
Yesenamanov 10'
Nurgozhin 19'		 Report R. Mordej 11'
Čujec 29'
Referee: Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain), Franco Cachia (Malta)
Czech Republic 3–2 France
Záruba 28'
Seidler 28'
M. Mareš 34'		 Report Aigoun 22'
Belhaj 31'
Referee: Josip Barton (Macedonia), Oleg Ivanov (Ukraine)
France 2–4 Kazakhstan
Leo 15' (o.g.)
Hamdoud 34' (pen.)		 Report Nurgozhin 1', 40'
Zhamankulov 16'
Douglas Jr. 25'
Referee: Josip Barton (Macedonia), Franco Cachia (Malta)
Slovenia 3–2 Czech Republic
R. Mordej 9'
Osredkar 14', 26'		 Report M. Mareš 19', 22'
Referee: Oleg Ivanov (Ukraine), Alejandro Martinez Flores (Spain)

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal (H) 3 3 0 0 17 3 +14 9 Play-offs
2  Poland 3 2 0 1 13 9 +4 6
3  Romania 3 1 0 2 6 14 −8 3
4  Norway 3 0 0 3 4 14 −10 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Portugal 6–2 Poland
Fábio Cecílio 3'
Tiago Brito 9'
Cardinal 10', 19'
Djô 28'
Ricardinho 34'		 Report Kriezel 14'
Zastawnik 28'
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Nicola Manzione (Italy)
Romania 5–1 Norway
Achrifi 2' (o.g.)
M. Matei 7'
Stoica 34'
Răducu 40'
Iancu 40'		 Report Skaga 28'
Referee: Kamil Çetin (Turkey), Moshe Bohbot (Israel)
Portugal 6–1 Norway
Fábio Cecílio 6', 20'
Fábio Lima 14'
Cardinal 29', 33'
Djô 39'		 Report Fonstad 25' (pen.)
Referee: Moshe Bohbot (Israel), Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic)
Poland 8–1 Romania
Mikołajewicz 6'
Kubik 17'
Krawczyk 33'
Nawrat 35', 40', 40'
Kriezel 36'
Franz 39'		 Report M. Matei 36'
Referee: Nicola Manzione (Italy), Kamil Çetin (Turkey)
Norway 2–3 Poland
Abelsen 28'
Obeng 30'		 Report Kriezel 29', 31'
Fonstad 32' (o.g.)
Referee: Nicola Manzione (Italy), Moshe Bohbot (Israel)
Romania 0–5 Portugal
Report Cardinal 1', 13'
Ricardinho 3', 40'
Fábio Cecílio 27'
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Kamil Çetin (Turkey)

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy (H) 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6[a] Play-offs
2  Slovakia 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6[a]
3  North Macedonia 3 2 0 1 8 9 −1 6[a]
4  Moldova 3 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Ranked by head-to-head record (Italy: 3 pts, +4 GD; Slovakia: 3 pts, 0 GD; Macedonia: 3 pts, −4 GD).
Slovakia 3–1 Moldova
Papajčík 15'
Drahovský 23', 38'		 Report Laşcu 32' (pen.)
Referee: Gabriel Gherman (Romania), Aleksandras Sliva (Lithuania)
Italy 6–1 North Macedonia
Romano 9'
Japa 21'
Merlim 23'
Canal 28'
Gabriel Lima 33'
Patias 35'		 Report Micevski 24'
Referee: Ivan Shabanov (Russia), Vasilios Christodoulis (Greece)
North Macedonia 2–1 Slovakia
Micevski 32'
Leovski 33'		 Report Rafaj 23'
Referee: Aleksandras Sliva (Lithuania), Ivan Shabanov (Russia)
Italy 3–1 Moldova
Merlim 2'
Patias 3'
Canal 7'		 Report Munteanu 40'
Referee: Vasilios Christodoulis (Greece), Gabriel Gherman (Romania)
Moldova 2–5 North Macedonia
Negara 25'
Laşcu 40'		 Report Petrović 12'
Leovski 15'
Gligorov 21'
Micevski 38' (pen.)
Marinho de Souza 40'
Referee: Ivan Shabanov (Russia), Gabriel Gherman (Romania)
Slovakia 2–1 Italy
Belaník 29', 31' Report Patias 3'
Referee: Aleksandras Sliva (Lithuania), Vasilios Christodoulis (Greece)

Play-offs

The draw for the play-offs was held on 12 February 2016, 12:00 CET (UTC+1), at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Belgrade, Serbia.[6][7] The seven group winners were seeded, and the seven group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were paired with the unseeded teams, with the former hosting the second leg. Teams from the same main round group could not be drawn against each other.

Seeding

Group Winners
(Seeded in play-off draw) 		Runners-up
(Unseeded in play-off draw)
1  Ukraine  Hungary
2  Azerbaijan  Belarus
3  Russia  Serbia
4  Spain  Netherlands
5  Kazakhstan  Slovenia
6  Portugal  Poland
7  Italy  Slovakia

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Slovenia  2–5  Spain 1–0 1–5
Slovakia  1–11  Ukraine 0–6 1–5
Poland  1–8  Kazakhstan 1–1 0–7
Serbia  2–4  Portugal 1–2 1–2
Belarus  3–6  Russia 1–4 2–2
Netherlands  5–9  Azerbaijan 1–5 4–4
Hungary  0–9  Italy 0–3 0–6

Matches

The first legs were played on 22 March, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 April 2016. Times were CET (UTC+1) for first legs, and CEST (UTC+2) for second legs.

Slovenia 1–0 Spain
Fetić 19' Report
Referee: Alessandro Malfer (Italy), Angelo Galante (Italy)
Spain 5–1 Slovenia
Raúl Campos 3', 35'
Ortiz 24'
Miguelín 40'
Aicardo 40' (pen.)		 Report Širok 6'
Referee: Pascal Lemal (Belgium), Gerd Bylois (Belgium)

Spain won 5–2 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Slovakia 0–6 Ukraine
Report Mykh. Grytsyna 15', 23', 33'
Kiselyov 17'
Borsuk 28'
Zhurba 29'
Referee: Timo Onatsu (Finland), Borislav Kolev (Bulgaria)
Ukraine 5–1 Slovakia
Borsuk 7'
Zhurba 15', 18' (pen.)
Shoturma 26', 33'		 Report Doša 28'
Referee: Fernando Gutiérrez Lumbreras (Spain), Juan Gallardo (Spain)

Ukraine won 11–1 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Poland 1–1 Kazakhstan
Mikołajewicz 40' Report Zhamankulov 4'
Referee: Kamil Çetin (Turkey), Ozan Soykan (Turkey)
Kazakhstan 7–0 Poland
Higuita 2'
Zhamankulov 5', 13'
Douglas Jr. 6', 15'
Leo 26'
Knaub 30'		 Report
Referee: Bogdan Sorescu (Romania), Gabriel Gherman (Romania)

Kazakhstan won 8–1 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Serbia 1–2 Portugal
Perić 26' Report Matos 12'
Cardinal 15'
Referee: Saša Tomić (Croatia), Nikola Jelić (Croatia)
Portugal 2–1 Serbia
Cardinal 24'
Tiago Brito 31'		 Report Ristić 26'
Attendance: 2254
Referee: Gábor Kovács (Hungary), Balázs Farkas (Hungary)

Portugal won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Belarus 1–4 Russia
Chernik 11' Report Robinho 4'
Abramov 9', 34'
Lyskov 13'
Referee: Tomasz Frak (Poland), Sebastian Stawicki (Poland)
Russia 2–2 Belarus
Antoshkin 14'
Eder Lima 39'		 Report Olshevski 19'
Gorbenko 32'
Referee: Eduardo Fernandes Coelho (Portugal), Nuno Bogalho (Portugal)

Russia won 6–3 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Netherlands 1–5 Azerbaijan
El Ghannouti 10' Report Amadeu 5', 29'
Fineo 13'
Augusto 28'
Borisov 31'
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Cédric Pelissier (France)
Azerbaijan 4–4 Netherlands
Farzaliyev 12'
Amadeu 15'
Eduardo 20'
Rafael 26'		 Report Ceyar 14'
Velseboer 16'
Mossaoui 26'
Attaibi 28'
Referee: Gerald Bauernfeind (Austria), Oleg Ivanov (Ukraine)

Azerbaijan won 9–5 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Hungary 0–3 Italy
Report Merlim 23', 34'
Fortino 24'
Referee: Admir Zahovič (Slovenia), Dejan Nikolić (Slovenia)
Italy 6–0 Hungary
Romano 3', 22'
Merlim 4'
Vinícius dos Santos 11'
Fortino 15'
Kaká 27'		 Report
Referee: Marc Birkett (England), Ivan Shabanov (Russia)

Italy won 9–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Qualified teams

The following seven teams from UEFA qualified for the final tournament:[8]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Spain 12 April 2016 7 (1989, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Ukraine 12 April 2016 4 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Kazakhstan 12 April 2016 1 (20002)
 Portugal 12 April 2016 4 (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
 Russia 12 April 2016 5 (1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012)
 Azerbaijan 12 April 2016 0 (debut)
 Italy 13 April 2016 6 (1989, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
2 Kazakhstan qualified as a member of the AFC in 2000.

Goalscorers

8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Source: UEFA.com[9]

References

  1. ^ "La FIFA ratificó la distribución de plazas que corresponden a cada confederación" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 4 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "FIFA Futsal World Cup draw details". UEFA.com. 30 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "Regulations of the 2015/16 UEFA European qualifying competition for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup" (PDF). UEFA.org.
  4. ^ "Futsal World Cup preliminary & main round draws". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Futsal World Cup qualifying draws made". UEFA.com. 2 July 2015.
  6. ^ "FIFA Futsal World Cup play-off draw". UEFA.com.
  7. ^ "Play-off draw". UEFA.com.
  8. ^ "Spain head up strong European contingent". FIFA.com. 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016.
  9. ^ "UEFA Futsal Euro 2016 – Qualifying phase – Player statistics – Goals". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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