Buckle Up! Unveiling The Futsal World Cup 2024 Schedule, Groups, and Fixtures

The highly anticipated FIFA Futsal World Cup is just around the corner, and you must be waiting anxiously for the Futsal World Cup 2024 schedule and fixtures. After the 2024 Futsal World Cup Draw, the groups have been finalized, and we now have a clear picture of how the event will unfold. As we bring you all the details about the tournament schedule and complete 2024 Futsal World Cup fixtures, gear up to witness heart-pounding action right from the beginning of the world event on September 14.

Let’s explore everything you need to know about how the Futsal World Cup 2024 groups were decided and when your favorite Futsal teams will play their group stage matches.

Group Allocation At The Futsal World Cup 2024 Draw

The 2024 Futsal World Cup draw took place on the 26^th of May 2024 at the historic Registan Square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Former Spanish Futsal player Kike Boned, former France and Manchester United striker Louis Saha, and former Uzbek footballer Server Djeparov graced the event with their presence. The guests also assisted with the draw.

To decide the six groups for the world event, the 24 teams were placed in four Pots of six teams each. Uzbekistan – the hosts – were seeded to Pot 1 and were the first team to go in Group A. The draw seed was based on the recently announced FIFA Futsal World Rankings.

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Here’s how the Teams were seeded to the pots.

Pot 1

• Uzbekistan
• Brazil
• Portugal
• Spain
• IR Iran
• Argentina

Pot 2

• Morocco
• Kazakhstan
• Thailand
• France
• Ukraine
• Paraguay

Pot 3

• Croatia
• New Zealand
• Venezuela
• Afghanistan
• Costa Rica
• Tajikistan

Pot 4

• Netherlands
• Guatemala
• Panama
• Angola
• Libya
• Cuba

To allocate the teams into Futsal World Cup groups, Server Djeparov drew team names from the pots one by one, starting from Pot 1. Kike and Saha drew from the group bowls after each pick from Djeparov to allocate a group position to the respective team. This way all the teams were drawn, and six groups for the event were populated.

The Draw event also showcased Uzbek culture through colorful dance performances and traditional music. If you missed the live event, you can still Watch Futsal World Cup 2024 Draw on FIFA+ official website.

Futsal World Cup Uzbekistan Groups

Based on the Futsal World Cup Draw results, we’ll have some interesting match-ups in the group stage of the tournament. The hosts Uzbekistan are placed in Group A where they’ll be up against Netherlands, Costa Rica, and Paraguay, leaving the group wide-open as all teams have the potential to qualify for the next round. There will be some interesting contests to witness for sure.

Group B features the 5-time world champions Brazil alongside Croatia, Cuba, and Thailand who have shown great progress lately.

In Group C, we’ll witness Afghanistan making their first appearance at the FIFA Futsal World Cup events. Their biggest challenge will be to beat the 2016 World Champion Argentina. Angola and Ukraine are the other two teams in this group.

Another World Cup debutant, New Zealand are placed in Group D alongside Libya, Kazakhstan, and Spain. The major clash in this group will be between Spain and Kazakhstan.

The reigning champions Portugal are placed in Group E with the continental champions Morocco and Panama. It’s a group of death, and we expect to see some really exciting matches in this group. Tajikistan are the fourth team in this group.

The Asian Champions IR Iran will have a rather easy outing in Group F. They will be up against Guatemala, Venezuela, and France.

Futsal World Cup 2024 Schedule

FIFA released the 2024 Futsal World Cup Schedule after the Draw on 26 May as six groups were finalized. However, the kick-off times haven’t been updated yet and will be confirmed later.

As scheduled, the World Cup will commence on 14^th September, as the hosts Uzbekistan take on Netherlands at the Humo Arena in Tashkent in a Group A fixture. In the second game on the opening day of the event, Paraguay and Costa Rica will be up against each other.

The Group B curtain-raiser will be played between 5-time world champion Brazil and Cuba at the Bukhara Universal Sports Complex, while Croatia and Thailand will feature in another Group B fixture in Bukhara on the opening day of the event.

The defending champions Portugal will kick-start their campaign on 16^th September against Panama in a Group E fixture in Tashkent. After an exciting 22 days of top-class Futsal action, the Futsal World Champions will be crowned on 6^th October.

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Group A Fixtures

Group B Fixtures

Group C Fixtures

Group D Fixtures

Group E Fixtures

Group F Fixtures

Round of 16 Fixtures

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third-place Play-off

Final

All the matches of the tournament will be played across three venues – Humo Arena in Tashkent, Bukhara Universal Sports Complex in Bukhara, and Andijan Universal Sports Complex in Andijan. If you are interested in watching the matches of the event live at these venues, you can register for the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2024 tickets updates.

Conclusion

As we now have the complete FIFA Futsal World Cup schedule and fixtures details, some thrilling encounters are on the line. The tournament will get underway on 14 Sep with Uzbekistan vs Netherlands game, while the final will be played on October 6, 2024, at Humo Arena, Tashkent. Gear up for non-stop Futsal action and support your favorite team and players!