EURO 2026 Futsal Final Round Draw: Armenia to Learn Their Opponents on October 24
- Author: Vahe Hakobyan
- Sportaran
On October 24 at 13:00 Yerevan time, the draw for the final round of the UEFA Futsal EURO 2026 will take place at the “Žalgiris” Arena in Kaunas, Lithuania. The 18 best teams of the continent will be divided into four groups — from A to D. The top two teams from each group will advance to the playoff stage.
The hosts of the tournament — Latvia, Lithuania, and Slovenia — will automatically be placed in Groups A, B, and C respectively.
Pot 1: Portugal (defending champions), Spain, Ukraine, France
Pot 2: Croatia, Italy, Slovenia (host), Czechia
Pot 3: Poland, Armenia, Georgia, Belarus
Pot 4: Belgium, Hungary, Latvia (host), Lithuania (host)
According to the tournament format, in the quarterfinals the winners and runners-up of adjacent groups will face each other:
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Winner of Group B vs. 2nd place of Group A
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Winner of Group A vs. 2nd place of Group B
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Winner of Group C vs. 2nd place of Group D
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Winner of Group D vs. 2nd place of Group C
The final stage of EURO 2026 will take place from January 21 to February 7, 2026.
For Armenia, this will be a historic debut — Ruben Nazaretyan’s team has qualified for the elite stage of European futsal for the first time ever. During the qualifying campaign, Armenia remained unbeaten, earning 5 wins and 1 draw, and confidently topping their group with 16 points.
Armenia’s qualifying results:
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Armenia – Denmark: 4–3
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Kazakhstan – Armenia: 4–4
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Armenia – Albania: 4–0
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Albania – Armenia: 1–5
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Denmark – Armenia: 1–3
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Armenia – Kazakhstan: 4–2
The draw in Kaunas will determine Armenia’s first opponents in their historic EURO 2026 campaign.