Futsal Women's World Cup qualifying: Full guide
Monday, October 14, 2024
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The first FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup in 2025 will have four European qualifying slots among the 16 berths.
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The first FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup will have four European qualifying slots among the 16 berths in the final tournament in the Philippines, running from 21 November to 7 December 2025
European qualifying runs in two stages between October 2024 and March 2025 – the main round and elite round – played as one-venue mini-tournaments.
2025 Futsal Women's World Cup: Confederation slots
Hosts: 1 (Philippines)
AFC: 3
CAF: 2
CONCACAF: 2
CONMEBOL: 3
OFC: 1 (New Zealand)
UEFA: 4
Qualifying format
- The 23 teams (all entrants apart from top seeds Portugal and Spain) begin in the main round.
- Portugal and Spain begin in the elite round, joined by six qualifiers from the main round.
Main round (draw 30 May, matches 15 to 19 October)
- The 23 teams were drawn into five groups of four and one group of three.
- The group winners qualify for the elite round.
Group 1 (15–18 October): Italy, Croatia, Serbia (hosts), Lithuania
Group 2 (16–19 October): Hungary, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina (hosts), Norway
Group 3 (16–19 October): Ukraine, Czechia (hosts), Northern Ireland, France
Group 4 (16–19 October): Finland, Slovenia, Moldova (hosts), England
Group 5 (16–19 October): Sweden (hosts), Belgium, Slovakia, Latvia
Group 6 (16–19 October): Poland, Netherlands, Kazakhstan (hosts)
Elite round (draw 31 October, match dates 18 to 23 March)
- The eight teams, including Portugal and Spain, are drawn into two groups of four.
- The top two in each group qualify for the finals.