The Euro 2 futsal qualifiers draw to take place on September 2022

01.09.2020 12:03

Tomorrow, September 2, in Nyon, Switzerland, the rivals of the Ukrainian national futsal team in the selection of the European Championship will be determined (the procedure will start at 14.15 pm Kyiv time). During the draw, the Ukrainians will be in the second basket.

Blue-yellows start their way in the group qualifying round. There, 32 teams (16 participants in the elite round of the 2020 World Cup qualifiers, nine winners of the qualifying round groups and seven winners of the butt matches) will be divided into eight groups of four teams. For the first time in the history of the tournament, the teams at this stage will play against opponents at home and away, holding two matches against each opponent in the group. Eight group winners and six top runners-up will join the Netherlands in the final stage.

The two runners-up, who did not make it directly to the final tournament, will play in the playoffs. The order of meetings will determine the draw. The winner of the butt matches will join the other 15 participants of the final stage.

The matches of the final tournament will take place in Amsterdam and Groningen. 16 teams will be divided into four groups. The two best teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals.

Note that earlier due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, the draw of the group stage of qualification was preliminarily was postponed on July 7 this year.

Futsal Euro-2022. Tournament calendar

Group qualification draw: September 2, 2020 (Nyon).

Group stage of qualification: November 2, 2020 - April 14, 2021.

Dates of group stage qualifiers:

November 2-11, 2020 *;

December 6-9, 2020;

January 25 - February 3, 2021;

March 1-10, 2021;

April 5-14, 2021.

* - without the participation of teams that will play head-to-head matches on these dates.

Play-offs: November 2021.

Final tournament draw: the end of 2021.

Final tournament: January 19 - February 6, 2022 (Amsterdam and Groningen, the Netherlands).