2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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UEFA qualification for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup – quick summary

Overview
- The qualifying competition decided seven UEFA teams to join the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan. It ran from April 2022 to April 2024 and featured 48 teams from one confederation.

Format and stages
- Five stages in total:
- Preliminary Round: Groups played as mini-tournaments at host venues.
- Main Round and Elite Round: Teams in each group played one home and one away match against each other.
- Play-offs: The two-leg winners qualified; if the aggregate was level, extra time and penalties decided the winner. There was no away-goals rule.
- How teams moved forward:
- Preliminary Round winners and the four best runners-up advanced to the Elite Round, while the remaining eight runners-up entered the Main Round play-offs.
- The winners of the Main Round moved on to the Elite Round.
- In the Elite Round, the five group winners qualified for the World Cup. The four best runners-up entered the Elite Round play-offs to decide any remaining spots.
- Seeding and draws:
- 48 teams were seeded based on UEFA coefficients. Six teams were pre-selected as preliminary hosts.
- Draws for the rounds took place in late 2021 and throughout 2022; matches were staged according to the FIFA futsal calendar.

Key results and notes
- Top scorer: Vladimir Sanosyan with 13 goals.
- Several matches were forfeited due to player eligibility violations by various nations, affecting results in Romania, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, and Finland.
- The elite-round play-offs took place in April 2024 to decide the last spots for the World Cup.

Final outcome
- Seven UEFA teams qualified for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan. The competition also highlighted the top scorer and noted some eligibility-related forfeitures along the way.