FIFA Futsal World Cup 2024 Host nation Uzbekistan will open the tournament with a clash against Netherlands – venues in Tashkent, Bukhara and Andijan will stage 52 matches over three weeks. Portugal are reigning champions GROUP STAGE: Top two from each group plus four best third-placed teams progress to knockout stage GROUP A Sep 14, 17, 20 Uzbekistan Netherlands Paraguay Costa Rica GROUP B Sep 14, 17, 20 Brazil Cuba Croatia Thailand GROUP C Sep 15, 18, 21 Argentina Ukraine Afghanistan Angola GROUP D Sep 15, 18, 21 Spain Kazakhstan New Zealand Libya GROUP E Sep 16, 19, 22 Portugal Panama Tajikistan Morocco GROUP F Sep 16, 19, 22 Iran Venezuela Guatemala France Sep ROUND OF 16* Venue 1 24 B1 - A/C/D3 Bukhara 2 24 A2 - C2 Tashkent 3 25 D1 - B/E/F3 Andijan 4 25 A1 - C/D/E3 Tashkent 5 26 F1 - E2 Bukhara 6 26 E1 - D2 Andijan 7 27 B2 - F2 Bukhara 8 27 C1 - A/B/F3 Tashkent Sep QUARTER-FINALS 1 29 W1-W5 Bukhara 2 29 W2-W3 Tashkent 3 30 W7-W4 Bukhara 4 30 W6 - W8 Tashkent Oct SEMI-FINALS 1 2 W2-W1 Tashkent 2 3 W4-W3 Tashkent *Round of 16 pairings for third-placed teams dependent on their qualifying groups Oct 6 FIFA FUTSAL WORLD CUP FINAL / THIRD-PLACE MATCH Tashkent Source: FIFA Picture: Newscom © GRAPHIC NEWS