New Zealand’s Futsal Whites have been drawn against Spain, Kazakhstan and Libya in their group at the FIFA Futsal World Cup.
In the recently-released FIFA rankings for men’s national teams, Spain are #3, Kazakakhstan #8 and Libya #50, compared to New Zealand’s #19.
The tournament takes place between September 14 and October 6, 2024, in three host cities in Uzbekistan: Andijan, Bukhara and Tashkent.
For the Futsal Whites, it will be their first-ever World Cup.
The draw was made in Samarkand’s historic Registan Square on Monday May 27, 2024.
Watch a full replay of the draw here:
# indicates current rating in latest FIFA world rankings
Game to be played on Monday September 16, 2024 (NZT)
New Zealand v Libya
Andijan Universal Sports Complex, Andijan, Uzbekistan, 12.30am (NZT)
Game to be played on Thursday September 19, 2024 (NZT)
New Zealand v Spain
Andijan Universal Sports Complex, Andijan, Uzbekistan, 3am (NZT)
Game to be played on Sunday September 22, 2024 (NZT)
New Zealand v Kazakhstan
Humo Arena, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 12.30am (NZT)
The six group winners, six runners-up and the four best third-placed teams will go into a Round of 16 knockout stage.
The winners go forward to quarter-finals, before sudden death semi-finals and the final.
The three host cities for the FIFA Futsal World Cup, the first FIFA event to be staged in a Central Asian country, have been decided, with the capital, Tashkent, being joined by the ancient Silk Road trading centre of Bukhara and the city of Andijan in the Fergana Valley.
1989: Brazil
1992: Brazil
1996: Brazil
2000: Spain
2004: Spain
2008: Brazil
2012: Brazil
2016: Argentina
2021: Portugal
1989: Victor Hermans (Netherlands)
1992: Jorginho (Brazil)
1996: Manoel Tobias (Brazil)
2000: Manoel Tobias (Brazil)
2004: Falcao (Brazil)
2008: Falcao (Brazil)
2012: Neto (Brazil)
2016: Fernando Wilhelm (Argentina)
2021: Ricardinho (Portugal)
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May 31-June 2: Round 2, Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup
June 3-8: 16th Seniors World Cup, Thailand (click here for details)
Tuesday June 4 (2am NZT): Football Ferns v Japan, Estadio Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain (click here for details)
Thursday June 6 (NZT): Draw for FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup (click here for details)
June 10-16: FISU World University Championships, Shanghai (click here for details)
June 14-20: OFC U-16 Women’s Championship, qualifying tournament, Auckland (click here for details)
June 14-16: Round 3, Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup
June 15-30: OFC Men’s Nations Cup, Vanuatu (click here for details)
Saturday June 15 (1pm NZT): All Whites v New Caledonia, OFC Nations Cup, Vanuatu (click here for details)
Tuesday June 18 (1pm NZT): All Whites v Solomon Islands, OFC Nations Cup, Vanuatu (click here for details)
Friday June 21 (4pm NZT): All Whites v Vanuatu, OFC Nations Cup, Vanuatu (click here for details)
July 5-7: Round 4, Chatham Cup
July 5-7: Quarter-finals, Kate Sheppard Cup
July 7-20: OFC U-19 Men’s Championship, Samoa (click here for details)
Thursday July 25 (3am NZT): OlyWhites v Guinea, Paris Olympics (click here for details)
Friday July 26 (3am NZT): Ferns v Canada, Paris Olympics (click here for details)
July 26-28: Quarter-finals, Chatham Cup
July 28-August 10: OFC U-16 Men’s Championship, Tahiti (click here for details)
Sunday July 28 (5am NZT): OlyWhites v United States, Paris Olympics (click here for details)
Monday July 29 (3am NZT): Ferns v Colombia, Paris Olympics (click here for details)
Wednesday July 31 (5am NZT): OlyWhites v France, Paris Olympics (click here for details)
Thursday August 1 (7am NZT): Ferns v France, Paris Olympics (click here for details)
August 16-18: Semi-finals, Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup
August 18-24: OFC Futsal Women’s Nations Cup, Solomon Islands
August 31-September 22: FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, Colombia (click here for details)
September 2-10: FIFA World Cup 2026 — Oceania Qualifiers Matchdays 1 and 2, Samoa (click here for details)
Sunday September 8 (12.30pm NZT): All Whites v Mexico, Rose Bowl Stadium, California (click here for details)
Sunday September 8: Finals, Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup
September 8-21: OFC U-16 Women’s Championship, Fiji (click here for details)
September 14-October 6: FIFA Futsal World Cup, Uzbekistan (click here for details)
Monday September 16 (12.30am NZT): Futsal Whites v Libya, FIFA Futsal World Cup, Uzbekistan (click here for details)
Thursday September 19 (3am NZT): Futsal Whites v Spain, FIFA Futsal World Cup, Uzbekistan (click here for details)
Sunday September 22 (12.30am NZT): Futsal Whites v Kazakhstan, FIFA Futsal World Cup, Uzbekistan (click here for details)
September 28-29: Round one of men’s and women’s National Leagues
October 7-15: FIFA World Cup 2026 — Oceania Qualifiers Matchday 3, New Zealand and Vanuatu (click here for details)
October 16-November 3: FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Dominican Republic (click here for details)
October 20-26: OFC Beach Soccer Men’s Nations Cup, Solomon Islands
November 11-19: FIFA World Cup 2026 — Oceania Qualifiers Matchdays 4 and 5, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea (click here for details)
June 15-July 13: FIFA Club World Cup, United States (click here for details)
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