England national futsal team explained

England
Nickname:The Three Lions
Badge Size:120px
Association:The Football Association
Confederation:UEFA (Europe)
Captain:Raoni Medina
Fifa Trigramme:ENG
Fifa Rank:60 [1]
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First Game: 5–1
(Rome, Italy; 16 July 1983)
Largest Win: 16–1
(Cardiff, Wales; 3 December 2016)
Largest Loss: 24–1
(Algarve, Portugal; 21 October 2004)
World Cup Apps:0
Regional Name:European Championship
Regional Cup Apps:0
Amf World Cup Apps:3
Amf World Cup First:1988
Amf World Cup Best:First Round (1988, 1991, 1997)

The England national futsal team represents England during international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships. It is under the direction of The Football Association. Although futsal in England has been around for a number of years, the national team was first formed in 2003, after futsal started to gain popularity in 2002.[2]

Home matches are played at various venues around the country. Friendly matches are played with teams from other European nations, and also compete in Four Nations Tournaments each season, along with teams around Europe. England has entered the World Futsal Cup but failed to qualify in 2008.

In September 2020 the FA cut fundings for futsal and grassroots football. Therefore, the future of the English national futsal team was put into question.[3] [4]

Competition history

FIFA World Cup

See also: FIFA Futsal World Cup.

FIFA World Cup Record
width=25%Yearwidth=25%Roundwidth=8%Pldwidth=8%Wwidth=8%D*width=8%Lwidth=8%GSwidth=8%GA
Netherlands 1989Did not enter------
Hong Kong 1992Did not enter------
Spain 1996Did not enter------
Guatemala 2000Did not enter------
Chinese Taipei 2004Did not enter------
Brazil 2008Did not qualify------
Thailand 2012Did not qualify------
Colombia 2016Did not qualify------
Lithuania 2020Did not qualify------
Uzbekistan 2024Did not enter------
Total0/10000000

UEFA European Futsal Championship

See also: UEFA Futsal Championship.

UEFA European Futsal Championship Record
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Spain 1996did not Enter------
Spain 1999did not Enter------
Russia 2001did not Enter------
Italy 2003did not Enter------
Czech Republic 2005did not Qualify------
Portugal 2007did not Qualify------
Hungary 2010did not Qualify------
Croatia 2012did not Qualify------
Belgium 2014did not Qualify------
Serbia 2016did not Qualify------
Slovenia 2018did not Qualify------
Netherlands 2022Withdrew------
Latvia/Lithuania 2026Withdrew------
Total0/13000000

Minor tournaments

YearTournamentCityRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGA
2004Four NationsAlgarveGroup 4th3003850
2004Four NationsManchesterGroup3rd2002719
2005Four NationsVilleneuve d’Ascq3rd/4th4th2002610
2006Four NationsSheffieldGroup4th3012824
2006Four NationsEdegemGroup4th3003627
2007Four NationsIzmirGroup4th3003228
2008KL World 5'sKuala LumpurGroup5th4004938
2008Four NationsCaen3rd/4th4th2002212
2008Four NationsLoughboroughGroup3rd3012410
2010Four NationsHerefordFinal2nd210184
2012TournamentBodøGroup2nd211043
2013Four NationsPaolaGroup3rd311145
Total0 titles30 3 4 23 61 211
Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.futsalworldranking.com/rank.htm Futsal World Ranking
  2. News: Fahey . Jamie . Could futsal be the key to unlocking talent in England's next generation? | Football | guardian.co.uk . Guardian . 5 July 2012. 2012-07-08 . London.
  3. News: Unsecure Future of Futsal in England . FutsalFeed.com . 30 September 2020 . 2020-10-03.
  4. News: Doug Reed: Futsal is a fantastic game - it will grow with or without the FA's involvement . FutsalFeed.com . 3 October 2020 . 2020-10-03.