2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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| tourney_name = FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA)
| year = 2008
| dates = {{nowrap|}}
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| confederations = 1
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| prevseason = 2004
| nextseason = 2012
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams. A total of 38 teams took part, divided in 10 Groups - eight groups of 4 teams each and two groups of 3 teams each - competing for 6 places in the World Cup.
Qualifying first round
From 23 February to 2 March 2008
=Group 1=
Was held in Pionir Hall - Belgrade, Serbia
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|RUS}} |1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|SRB}} |1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3| | ||
1 | 0 | ||||||
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|FRA}}* |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
= Group 2 =
Was held in JU KSC "Mladost" - Visoko, Bosnia-Herzegovina
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|BIH}} |3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 7 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|LTU}} |3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|NED}} |3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|EST}} |3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32| | ||
31 | 0 |
= Group 3 =
Was held in Pabellón Multiusos Ciudad de Cáceres - Cáceres, Spain
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Spain}} |2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 6 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Croatia}} |2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 3 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Georgia (country)}} |2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21| | ||
19 | 0 |
= Group 4 =
Was held in Gyöngyösi Városi Sport es Rendezvény Csarnok - Gyöngyös, Hungary
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Hungary}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | +22 | 9 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Poland}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 6 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Macedonia}} |3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10| | ||
4 | 3 | ||||||
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|England}} |3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29| | ||
26 | 0 |
= Group 5 =
Was held in Romeo Iamandi - Buzau, Romania
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Belarus}} |3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 7 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Romania}} |3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Belgium}} |3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 3 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Montenegro }} |3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16| | ||
12 | 0 |
= Group 6 =
Was held in Zimní Stadión - Chrudim, Czech Republic
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Czech Republic}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Azerbaijan}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 6 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Finland}} |3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10| | ||
6 | 3 | ||||||
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Armenia}} |3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12| | ||
11 | 0 |
= Group 7 =
Was held in Hibernians Pavillon - Corradino - Paola, Malta
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Slovenia}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 9 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Albania}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Greece }} |3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11| | ||
2 | 3 | ||||||
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Malta}} |3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17| | ||
15 | 0 |
= Group 8 =
Was held in Giovanni Paolo II - Pescara, Italy
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Italy}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 9 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Kazakhstan}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11| | ||
1 | 6 | ||||||
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Cyprus}} |3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 25| | ||
15 | 3 | ||||||
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Andorra}} |3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17| | ||
10 | 0 |
= Group 9 =
Was held in Ugur Inan Spor Salonu - Aydin, Turkey
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Portugal}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Slovakia}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Turkey }} |3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9| | ||
2 | 3 | ||||||
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Latvia}} |3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11| | ||
9 | 0 |
Slovensko Slovensko 4 : 2 Turecko Turecko
28. február Portugalsko Portugalsko 4 : 0 Lotyšsko Lotyšsko
29. február Lotyšsko Lotyšsko 2 : 3 Turecko Turecko
29. február Slovensko Slovensko 0 : 3 Portugalsko Portugalsko
2. marec Lotyšsko Lotyšsko 0 : 4 Slovensko Slovensko
2. marec Portugalsko Portugalsko 3 : 2 Turecko Turecko
= Group 10 =
Was held in Palace of Culture and Sports - Varna, Bulgaria
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Ukraine}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 9 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Israel}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Moldova}} |3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7| | ||
5 | 3 | ||||||
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|style="text-align:left;"|{{futsal|Bulgaria}} |3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10| | ||
7 | 0 |
Play-offs
= 1st leg =
From 29 March to 2 April 2008
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|stadium= Pabellón "Javier Lozano Cid", Toledo, Spain
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= 2nd leg =
From 12 to 16 April 2008
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Czech Republic won 3–3 on aggregate (Away Goals).
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Russia won 6–2 on aggregate.
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Italy won 9–3 on aggregate.
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Spain won 13–1 on aggregate.
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Portugal won 9–1 on aggregate.
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Ukraine won 6–5 on aggregate.
Qualified teams
- {{futsal|Spain}}
- {{futsal|Portugal}}
- {{futsal|Italy}}
- {{futsal|Russia}}
- {{futsal|Ukraine}}
- {{futsal|Czech Republic}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup Qualification}}
{{FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA)}}