UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 final

UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 final
The Arena Stožice hosted the final.
EventUEFA Futsal Euro 2026
Date7 February 2026 (2026-02-07)
VenueArena Stožice, Ljubljana
Player of the Match Antonio Pérez
RefereeDejan Veselič (SLO)
Nicola Manzione (ITA)

The UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 final was the final match of the UEFA Futsal Euro 2026, the 13th edition of the quadrennial continental tournament in men's national futsal teams, organised by Europe's governing body, UEFA. The match was played at Arena Stožice in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 7 February 2026, and was contested by defending champions Portugal and Spain.

The tournament comprised co-hosts Latvia, Lithuania and Slovenia and 13 other teams. The 16 teams competed in a group stage, from which 8 teams qualified for the quarter-finals and 4 later advanced to the semifinals.

For Portugal, it is their fourth final and it is also the tenth final for the Spanish. This is the third time they have met each other in a European Championship final after 2010 and 2018, with each team winning once. Their last appearances for Portugal and Spain in the final were in 2022 and 2018 respectively.

Spain won their eighth title after beating Portugal 5–3 in the final in Ljubljana.

Background

The 2026 UEFA Futsal Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Futsal Euro 2026, was the 13th edition of the UEFA Futsal Championship, the quadrennial international futsal championship organised by UEFA for the men's national teams of Europe.

This was the second tournament to be held on a four-year basis after 2022. It took place between 21 January and 7 February 2026.[1] The tournament was supposed to be held solely in Latvia and Lithuania, but due to their unwillingness to accommodate Belarus, UEFA added Slovenia as a third co-host as the Slovenians agreed to hosting the Belarusian team.[2][3] This marked the first time the Futsal Euro was co-hosted and the first UEFA tournament to have three nations hosting (excluding UEFA Euro 2020 as twelve cities across Europe hosted the event). This was the first time a senior UEFA national team tournament was held in the Baltics.

For the second time after the expansion in 2022, 16 teams took part. Qualification took place between April 2024 and September 2025. The original two co-hosts, Latvia and Lithuania, qualified automatically, becoming the first host nations to make their debut at the same tournament they are hosting. Armenia also made their debut.

Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

 Portugal Round  Spain
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Italy 6–2 Match 1  Slovenia 4–1
 Hungary 5–1 Match 2  Belarus 2–0
 Poland 3–2 Match 3  Belgium 10–3
Group D placement

Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Portugal 3 9
2  Italy 3 4
3  Hungary 3 4
4  Poland 3 0
Source: UEFA
Final standings Group C placement

Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Spain 3 9
2  Belgium 3 3
3  Slovenia (H) 3 3
4  Belarus 3 3
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Belgium 8–2 Quarter-finals  Italy 4–0
 France 4–1 Semi-finals  Croatia 2–1

Venue

The Arena Stožice hosted the final. This will be the second time they host the final after 2018.

Ljubljana
Arena Stožice
Capacity: 10,600

Match

Portugal 3–5 Spain
Report
  • Pérez  1'18"19'20" (pen.)35'20"
  • Raya  2'29"
  • Adolfo  39'55"
Attendance: 8,126[4]
Referee: Dejan Veselič (Slovenia), Nicola Manzione (Italy)


GK 12 Bernardo Paçó
DF 3 Tomás Paçó
DF 8 Erick  19'18"'
DF 10 Bruno Coelho
FW 11 Pany Varela
Substitutions:
GK 1 Edu
DF 2 André Coelho
DF 4 Afonso
FW 5 Rúben Góis  15'34"'
FW 6 Kutchy
FW 7 Lúcio Rocha
DF 9 Diogo Santos  39'38"'
FW 13 Tiago Brito
FW 14 Pauleta
Manager:
Jorge Braz
GK 21 Dídac Plana
DF 6 Antonio Pérez
FW 9 Pablo Ramírez
FW 11 Francisco Cortés
DF 13 Miguel Ángel Mellado
Substitutions:
GK 1 Chemi Oliver
FW 2 Cecilio Morales  15'34"'
DF 3 Ricardo Mayor
DF 4 Adri Rivera
DF 7 José Raya
FW 8 Adolfo Fernández Díaz
FW 10 Mario Rivillos  22'51"'
FW 14 Jesús Gordillo
FW 20 David Novoa
Manager:
Jesús Velasco


Third referee:
Ondřej Černý
Fourth referee:
Nikola Jelić
Timekeeper:
Aleš Močnik Perič
Referee observer:
Perry Gautier
UEFA Delegate:
Dario Skender

Match rules

Statistics

Overall[5]
Statistics  Portugal  Spain
Goals scored 3 5
Total shots 32 43
Shots on target 10 17
Shots off target 15 18
Corner kicks 13 10
Fouls committed 11 5
Woodwork 0 2
Blocks 8 5
Yellow cards 3 2
Red cards 0 0

Squads

References

  1. ^ "UEFA to revamp and expand futsal competitions". UEFA. 4 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Latvia and Lithuania selected to host Futsal EURO 2026". UEFA. 2 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Slovenia joins Latvia and Lithuania as Futsal EURO 2026 host". UEFA. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Portugal vs Spain" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Portugal-Spain | Match info | Futsal EURO 2026". UEFA.com.