Futsal Euro 2022: Ukraine-Denmark group stage match canceled

24.01.2021 14:00

In the evening of January 23, AFU received a letter from UEFA informing that the match of the group stage of the Euro-2022 selection between the national men's futsal teams of Ukraine and Denmark, which was to take place on January 27 in Zaporizhia, was canceled, reports the Futsal Association of Ukraine.

The reason for this was the expansion of the list of restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic in Denmark. Due to this, the country's authorities did not allow their national team to leave for Ukraine.

For its part, the Ukrainian side has taken all possible measures over the past 24 hours to fight for points in the sports field and to play a match with the Danish national team. In addition, consultations with UEFA and the Danish Football Association have been held several times.

The Futsal Association of Ukraine proposed a version of the mirror changes in the matches between the national teams of Ukraine and Denmark, which provided that the match № 5 group stage of Euro-2022 Denmark - Ukraine will be played on January 27, and the match № 1 Ukraine - Denmark will take place on April 7. However, neither the Danish Football Union nor the country's authorities have provided AFU with guarantees regarding the possibility of the Ukrainian national team entering Denmark.

In connection with the above, the disciplinary bodies of UEFA will consider the case against the Danish Football Union and make a decision in the prescribed manner.

As previously planned, the national team of Ukraine will start the training camp on January 24 in Zaporizhia and will prepare for the match of the group stage of the Euro-2022 selection against the national team of Albania, which will take place in Tirana on January 31.

Futsal Euro-2022

Calendar of matches of the group stage of qualification in group 1

27.01.2021          Ukraine - Denmark (canceled)

27.01.2021 Croatia - Albania

30.01.2021 Denmark - Croatia

31.01.2021 Albania - Ukraine

03.03.2021/XNUMX/XNUMX Croatia - Ukraine

03.03.2021 Albania - Denmark

07.03.2021          Ukraine - Croatia

March 07.03.2021, XNUMX Denmark - Albania

07.04.2021/XNUMX/XNUMX Denmark - Ukraine

07.04.2021/XNUMX/XNUMX Albania - Croatia

10.04.2021/XNUMX/XNUMX Croatia - Denmark

11.04.2021          Ukraine - Albania

In the group round, 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) are 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. 

Play-offs: November 14-17, 2021.

Final tournament draw: the end of 2021.

Final tournament: January 9 - February 6, 2022 (Amsterdam and Groningen, the Netherlands).