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UEFA Futsal Euro 2026
2026. gada Eiropas ?empion?ts futz?l?
2026 m. Europos futbolo ?empionatas
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Host country
| Latvia and Lithuania
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City
| Riga
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Kaunas
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Dates
| 18 January ? 8 February
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Teams
| 16 (from 1 confederation)
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Venue(s)
| 2 (in 2 host cities)
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International football competition
The
2026 UEFA Futsal Championship
, commonly referred to as
UEFA Futsal Euro 2026
, will be the 13th edition of the
UEFA Futsal Championship
, the international
futsal
championship organised by
UEFA
for the men's national teams of Europe.
This will be the second tournament to be held on a four-year basis and featuring 16 teams after 2022. It will take place between 18 January and 8 February 2026.
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The tournament will be in
Latvia
and
Lithuania
, marking the first time the tournament will be co-hosted.
[2]
Portugal
are the two-time defending champions after previously won in
2018
and
2022
.
Host selection
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The bidding procedure for hosting was launched in 2022, with a deadline of January 2023 to express their interest in hosting.
The final proposal had to delivered with the bid dossier in May 2023 at the latest, and UEFA received four bids:
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- Original bids
Soon after, Belgium and France became two separate bids, while Latvia and Lithuania merged their bids.
On 2 December, Latvia and Lithuania were awarded the hosting rights in Hamburg, Germany.
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Qualification
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The 14 teams which will join automatically qualified co-hosts Latvia and Lithuania in the finals will be decided by qualifying.
Qualified teams
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The following 16 teams qualify for the final tournament.
Team
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Qualified as
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Qualified on
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Previous appearances in
Futsal Euro
1
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Latvia
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Co-host
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2 December 2023
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0 (Debut)
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Lithuania
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Co-host
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2 December 2023
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0 (Debut)
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Bold
indicates champions for that year.
Italic
indicates hosts for that year.
Venues
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It will be played in one venue in one country each.
References
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External links
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