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FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup 2025: Ukraine beats Czechia but fails to reach elite round of qualifiers
Today, on October 19, the Ukraine women's futsal team played their final match in the main round of the European qualifiers for the Women's Futsal World Cup 2025.
In Group 3, Oleh Shaitanov's team first lost to France (1:3), but then dominated Northern Ireland in the next match with a 6:0 victory. Today, they faced Czechia. To advance to the elite round, Ukraine needed a win over their opponents and had to hope that France would drop points in their match against Northern Ireland.
Although our team secured a win, unfortunately, the strategic goal was not achieved.
Women's Futsal World Cup 2025. Main Round of Qualifiers. Group 3
October 16, 2024
Ukraine — France — 1:3
Northern Ireland — Czechia — 0:6
October 17, 2024
Czechia — France — 2:2
Northern Ireland — Ukraine — 0:6
October 19, 2024
Czechia — Ukraine — 1:4 (0:2)
Goals: Suoskova (34) — Klipachenko (5), Kostyuk (9), Dubytska (24), Kovshyk (26).
Ukraine: Terekh — Shulha, Hrytsenko, Kovshyk, Forsyuk; Mytrofanska, Kyslova, Drozd, Tytova, Volovenko, Klipachenko, Kostyuk, Burlachenko.
France — Northern Ireland — 5:2
Standings
| Team | M | W | D | L | GD | P | |
| 1 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10—5 | 7 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11—4 | 6 |
| 3 | Czechia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9—6 | 4 |
| 4 | Northern Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2—17 | 0 |
Women’s Futsal World Cup 2025. European Qualifiers. Format
A total of 25 teams will compete for four World Cup spots in the main and elite rounds. Spain and Portugal have received direct qualification to the elite round.
Main Round (Matches: October 15–19)
The 23 remaining teams have been divided into five groups of four and one group of three. The winners of each group will advance to the elite round.
Before the draw, the 23 teams, including Ukraine, were seeded into four pots based on the UEFA women’s futsal national team rankings.
Women’s Futsal World Cup 2025. Main Round Groups
Group 1: Italy, Croatia, Serbia, Lithuania.
Group 2: Hungary, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Norway.
Group 3: Ukraine, Czechia, Northern Ireland, France.
Group 4: Finland, Slovenia, Moldova, England.
Group 5: Sweden, Belgium, Slovakia, Latvia.
Group 6: Poland, Netherlands, Kazakhstan.
Elite Round (Draw: October 31, Matches: March 18–23, 2025)
Eight teams, including Spain and Portugal, will be divided into two groups of four. The top two teams from each group will advance to the final tournament.
The inaugural Women's Futsal World Cup will be held in 2025, with 16 teams participating. The slots have been allocated as follows: Europe – 4, South America – 3, Asia – 3, Africa – 2, CONCACAF – 2, Oceania – 1, and one slot reserved for the host nation (Philippines).
With the introduction of the Women's Futsal World Cup, UEFA will expand the Women's Futsal EURO to eight teams. The tournament will be held every four years, with the next one scheduled for 2027.
It’s worth noting that Spain has won all three Women's Futsal EURO championships held to date — in 2019, 2022 (postponed from 2021), and 2023. Ukraine’s national team finished fourth, third, and second in these tournaments, respectively.
