2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA) explained

See main article: 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Tourney Name:	FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Year:	2012
Confederations:	1
Prevseason:	2008
Nextseason:	2016

Preliminary round matches was played from the 19 to 23 October and matches in the main Qualifying round was played from the 14 to 18 December.

Preliminary round

Group A

The qualification was held in Tbilisi, Georgia

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	3	1	2	0	14	4	+10	5
	3	1	2	0	14	4	+10	5
	3	1	2	0	8	4	+4	5
	3	0	0	3	0	24	-24	0

Moldova went through by coefficient

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Group B

The qualification was held in Sofia, Bulgaria

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	3	2	0	1	15	8	+7	6
	3	2	0	1	8	8	0	6
	3	2	0	1	10	7	+3	6
	3	0	0	3	8	18	-10	0

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Group C

The qualification was held in Jelgava, Latvia

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	3	2	1	0	18	4	+14	7
	3	2	0	1	9	12	-3	6
	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1	4
	3	0	0	3	5	17	-12	0

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Group D

The qualification was held in Kiili, Estonia^[1]

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	3	3	0	0	15	5	+10	9
	3	1	1	1	7	8	-1	4
	3	1	1	1	4	6	-2	4
	3	0	0	3	6	13	-7	0

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Group E

The qualification was held in Veles, Macedonia

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	3	3	0	0	15	4	+11	9
	3	2	0	1	12	6	+6	6
	3	1	0	2	13	6	+7	3
	3	0	0	3	2	26	-24	0

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Best group runners-up

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	3	2	0	1	12	6	+6	6
	3	2	0	1	8	8	0	6
	3	2	0	1	9	12	-3	6
	3	1	2	0	14	4	+10	5
	3	1	1	1	7	8	-1	4

Qualifying round

The main round was played from 14 to 18 December 2011.^[2]

Group 1

The qualification was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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	3	3	0	0	20	0	+20	9
	3	1	1	1	5	12	-7	4
	3	1	0	2	3	9	-6	3
	3	0	1	2	4	11	-7	1

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Group 2

The qualification was held in Caltanissetta, Italy.

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	3	3	0	0	19	5	+14	9
	3	2	0	1	14	7	+7	6
	3	1	0	2	10	18	-8	3
	3	0	0	3	5	18	-13	0

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Group 3

The qualification was held in Laško, Slovenia.

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	3	2	1	0	11	5	+6	7
	3	2	0	1	10	6	+4	6
	3	0	2	1	9	10	-1	2
	3	0	1	2	4	13	-9	1

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Group 4

The qualification was held in Coimbra, Portugal.

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	3	3	0	0	14	1	+13	9
	3	2	0	1	8	8	0	6
	3	1	0	2	4	11	-7	3
	3	0	0	3	4	10	-6	0

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Group 5

The qualification was held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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	3	2	0	1	8	6	+2	6
	3	2	0	1	12	6	+6	6
	3	2	0	1	8	6	+2	6
	3	0	0	3	3	13	-10	0

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Group 6

The qualification was held in Brno, Czech Republic.

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	3	3	0	0	13	5	+8	9
	3	2	0	1	11	6	+5	6
	3	1	0	2	5	10	-5	3
	3	0	0	3	6	14	-8	0

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Group 7

The qualification was held in Gyöngyös, Hungary.

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	3	3	0	0	10	2	+8	9
	3	1	1	1	10	8	+2	4
	3	0	2	1	5	7	-2	2
	3	0	1	2	3	11	-8	1

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Play-offs

The top two in each progress to the two-legged play-offs, which will decide Europe's qualifiers.

Key to colours
Seeded in play-offs draw
Unseeded in play-offs draw

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1st leg

From 25 March to 28 March 2012----

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2nd leg

From 8 to 11 April 2012

Ukraine won 5–4 on aggregate.----Serbia won 6–2 on aggregate.----

Russia won 5–4 on aggregate.----

Spain won 12–0 on aggregate.----

Portugal won 11–2 on aggregate.----

Czech Republic won 4–3 on aggregate.----

Italy won 7–0 on aggregate.

References

• Nations learn Futsal World Cup qualifying path

External links

• Official UEFA website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Saalijalgpallikoondis võõrustab sügisel valikturniiri . Estonian . National futsal team hosts qualification tournament in autumn. Estonian Football Association. 11 July 2011. 25 October 2011.
2. Web site: Competition format. UEFA. 26 November 2011.