The Ukrainian futsal team will begin its participation in the 2024 World Cup qualification main round. The blue and yellow team qualified for group 11, where they will face the Netherlands and Kosovo. Matches of the main round will conclude by March 8, 2023. According to a press release from the Ukrainian Futsal Association, the schedule for our team's matches has been announced.

2024 World Cup. European Qualification. Main Round. Group 11

September 18, 2022

Netherlands — Kosovo

October 7, 2022

Ukraine — Kosovo

October 11, 2022

Ukraine — Netherlands

November 9, 2022

Kosovo — Ukraine

March 3, 2023

Kosovo — Netherlands

March 8, 2023

Netherlands — Ukraine

In the main round, 36 national teams are divided into 12 groups of three teams, where matches will take place home and away. The 12 group winners and four best second-place finishers will advance to the elite round. Other eight second-place finishers will participate in the main round playoff.

2024 World Cup. European Qualification. Main Round

Group 1: Spain, Moldova, Cyprus.

Group 2: Georgia, Belgium, Austria.

Group 3: Czech Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Armenia.

Group 4: Portugal, Belarus, Lithuania.

Group 5: Kazakhstan, Slovenia, Montenegro.

Group 6: Azerbaijan, Poland, Greece.

Group 7: Croatia, Hungary, Israel.

Group 8: Finland, Romania, Denmark.

Group 9: Serbia, France, Norway.

Group 10: Italy, North Macedonia, Sweden.

Group 11: Ukraine, Netherlands, Kosovo.

Group 12: Slovakia, Latvia, Germany.

Format

Qualification takes place in five stages: preliminary round (mini-tournaments), main round (groups with home and away matches), main round playoff (home and away matches), elite round (groups with home and away matches) and elite round playoff (home and away matches).

Main Round Playoff

Drawing: March 10, 2023.

Matches: April 10—19, 2023.

Eight teams will be divided into four pairs, matches will take place home and away. Winners will advance to the elite round.

Elite Round

Drawing: July 5, 2023.

Matches: will conclude by December 20, 2023.

Twenty national teams will be divided into five groups of four teams, matches will take place home and away. Five group winners will advance to the 2024 World Cup. Four best second-place finishers will participate in the elite round playoff. If the European association is selected for hosting the final tournament, only two best second-place finishers will participate in the elite round playoff.

Elite Round Playoff

Drawing: January 25, 2024.

Matches: April 8—17, 2024.

Four teams will be divided into two pairs (if only two teams participate in the playoff, a draw will determine match order), matches will take place home and away. Winners will advance to the 2024 World Cup.