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Kazakhstan|sport|April 14, 2016 / 09:30 AM
Kazakhstan makes it to FIFA Futsal World Cup

AKIPRESS.COM - 97dbf852878daaedcf76e5d5f631bde1Kazakhstan has made it to the FIFA Futsal World Cup together with Azerbaijan, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Spain and Ukraine after they came through their play-offs to reach the final tournament in Colombia.

The draw for the expanded 24-team event is on May 19, according to FIFA.

Kazakhstan, fresh from finishing third en debut at UEFA Futsal EURO 2016, have qualified for the first time from Europe by beating Poland 7-0 in Almaty – but did feature at the 2000 World Cup while part of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

All seven qualifiers played in the UEFA Futsal EURO 2016 quarter-finals in February; the hosts of that tournament, Serbia, were the unlucky eighth having missed out against a Portugal side they beat in the Belgrade group stage.

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