According to the statement made by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF), as a result of the draw in Nyon, Switzerland, the national team will be the leader of the group in the 7th Group, which includes Italy and the Czech Republic, as well as England, Lithuania, Estonia and Malta in the preliminary qualifying. will face the team.
If the country that will host the competitions in the group cannot be determined by mutual agreement, it will be determined by the draw to be held by UEFA on 18 November. The matches will be played on 21-16 March 2023. In addition to the host Croatia, 7 teams that will finish the main qualifying round groups as leaders will compete in the European Championship.
TFF Football Development Director Oğuz Çetin, in his evaluation of the draw, said, “We attach great importance to our Under-19 Futsal National Team and we continue to work to move futsal even further. It is an important success that we moved up to the 11th place in the UEFA rankings. Our youth passed the qualifications for the European Championship.” “I believe that they will represent our country in the World Cup. We are also making preparations for the Futsal Under-19 League. We will establish our league as soon as possible.” used the phrases.
Futsal A and Under-19 National Teams Coach Murat Kaya said, “Our Under-19 National Team, which was established in 2018, is of great importance to us. We had valuable players who were promoted to the A team from here. We will face tough opponents. Our goal is to participate in the European Championship. ” made its assessment.