Moscow is set to host the last of the continental Qualifiers for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Paraguay 2019, scheduled for the 21st of November to the 1st of December.
The event is set to be held at the Luzhniki Park of the Russian capital, and the competition will take place between the dates of 19th – 27th of July, involving a grand total of 20 teams.
Out of them, five will qualify for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Paraguay 2019, joining the eleven sides that have already secured their berth at the global showpiece: hosts Paraguay, accompanied by Brazil and Uruguay from CONMEBOL, two African teams (Nigeria and Senegal), three from the Asian continent (Japan, UAE and Oman), two from CONCACAF (Mexico and USA) and Tahiti, from OFC.
The 20 teams participating at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup – Europe Qualifier Moscow have been distributed into 5 groups of four teams:
Group A: Russia, Germany, Hungary and Estonia
Group B: Portugal, France, Norway and Moldova
Group C: Italy, Poland, Czech Republic and Kazakhstan
Group D: Spain, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Latvia
Group E: Switzerland, Belarus, Turkey and Lithuania
It is worth remembering that 16 teams will qualify from this first group phase to the Round of 16, which will be played in play-off format. Then, the eight winners will be distributed into two groups of four again. The best two teams of each of those groups will qualify for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Paraguay 2019. The third-ranked sides of those groups will face in the final play-off for the last ticket at stake.
The final competition format of the UEFA Qualifier in Moscow will be as follows:
19th – 22nd July 2019 - Round Robin 1
Each Team will play a maximum of one match per day, depending on the number of participating teams.
23rd July 2019 - Round of 16
Sixteen (16) teams qualifying from Round Robin 1 will contest the Round of 16.
24th – 26th July 2019 - Round Robin 2
The eight teams going through the Round of 16 will be divided into 2 groups of 4 teams each.
27th July 2019 - Finals + Play-Offs
The two teams that top the groups in the in the second Round Robin stage will contest for Final. The rest battle it out in the Play-Offs.
Poland
France
Hungary
Latvia
Kazakhstan
Moldova
Russia
Belarus
Lithuania
Ukraine
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