North Macedonia to face Finland in Futsal World Cup qualifier on 10 November

The North Macedonia national futsal team begins its campaign for a place at the 2028 Futsal World Cup with an away qualifier in Finland on 10 November.

Coach Gazmed Hisejini announced the squad selected for the opening fixture of the main round. The team will gather for preparations on 6 November before departing for Vantaa.

Selected squad: Antonio Petrovski (goalkeeper), Ivan Stojanovski (goalkeeper), Mario Blagoevski, Jasir Zekiri, Berat Ramadani, Jakup Ramadan, Naum Blazhevski, Bojan Janev, Taulant Ismaili, Abdil Kadir Jahja, Ivan Krstevski, Sadat Ziberi, Iljaz Chiljafi, Igor Leovski.

Match schedule

• 20 October 2026: Spain – Finland 3:1
• 10 November 2026: Finland – North Macedonia (18:30 local time / 17:30 CET)
• 8 December 2026: North Macedonia – Spain
• 23 February 2027: Spain – North Macedonia
• 27 February 2027: North Macedonia – Finland
• 2 March 2027: Finland – Spain

North Macedonia competes in Group 4 of the main round alongside Spain and Finland. The main round features 36 teams divided into 12 groups of three; each group plays a double round-robin, with home and away matches.

After the first game was played, Spain tops the group with three points following their 3:1 win over Finland on 20 October 2026. Finland currently have no points, while North Macedonia will make their group debut on 10 November.

Qualification from this stage moves through the elite round: the 12 group winners and the four best second-placed teams advance directly to the elite round. The remaining eight runners-up enter a playoff from which four sides will also reach the elite round; from there the route to the World Cup continues via the elite round and final playoffs.

The Finnish match will be staged at Energia Arena in Vantaa, with kick-off set for 18:30 local time on 10 November 2026. North Macedonia's squad will assemble on 6 November for final preparations and travel to Finland.

Photo: press material from the event