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Qualifiers

AFC

Asia's qualifiers will be held from 11 to 18 May in Bangkok, Thailand, in the Nimibutr and Hua Mark stadiums in Bangkok. There are four berths available and the participating teams are: Japan, Iran, Iraq, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Australia, Turkmenistan, Korea Republic, China, Lebanon, Malaysia, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia and Kuwait.

      CAF

      The CAF Futsal Championships, which served as a qualifier for the FIFA Futsal World Cup was held between 21-30 March in Tripoli, Libya. By reaching the final, Egypt and Libya qualified for Brazil 2008.
      • Egypt (EGY)
      • Libya (LBY)

        UEFA

        Six teams from UEFA have qualified for Brazil 2008 following a preliminary competition in March and April of 2008. They are: Russia, Spain, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Portugal and Italy.
        • Portugal (POR)
        • Russia (RUS)
        • Spain (ESP)
        • Ukraine (UKR)
        • Italy (ITA)
        • Czech Republic (CZE)

          CONCACAF

          The Qualifier for North, Central America and the Caribbean Zone will be held from 2-8 June 2008 at the Dome Polideportivo in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
          Participating teams: Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, USA and Guatemala, Trinidad & Tobago and Haiti.

              OFC

              Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Tuvalu and Vanuatu will do battle for the Oceania's solitary slot when they compete between 8 and 14 June at the Vodafone Arena in Suva, Fiji. The tournament will be a round-robin based on a league format, with the winner going on to represent OFC at the FIFA Futsal World Cup Brazil 2008.

                  CONMEBOL

                  The Qualifier for South America will be held from 23-28 June in Uruguay.
                  Participating teams: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

                    Host Country

                    The host country qualifies automatically.
                    • Brazil (BRA)