UEFA Futsal Euro 2012 qualifying Romania, Ukraine and Slovenia. Six group winners and best five second-placed teams qualify for Finals, held in Croatia in February 2012. Croatia already qualified as host. Title Holder" UEFA Futsal Euro 2012 qualifying Preliminary round consists of 24 teams, split in 6 groups of 4 teams. Round is played in round-robin format. Winners of each groups qualify for Qualifying round, where are joined by 18 best ranked teams. Preliminary round consists of 24 teams, split in 6 groups of 4 teams. Round is played in round-robin format. Group winners qualify for Qualifying round, where are joined by 18 best ranked
UEFA Euro 2016 previous champions, the Netherlands (1988) and Denmark (1992), missed out on the finals. The Dutch team failed to qualify for the first time since Euro 1984 (also held in France), missing out on their first major tournament since the 2002 FIFA World Cup and only 16 months after having finished third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Denmark did not appear at the Euro finals for the first time since 2008, after losing in the play-off round against Sweden. The draw for the finals took place at the Palais des Congrès de la Porte Maillot in Paris on 12 December