LIONS

England men's futsal team sing the national anthem together in Bosnia in their opening match of the UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 qualifiers against Bosnia & Herzegovina

THE STORY

After almost five years away from the court, the Three Lions returned to the international futsal court in December 2024 for the UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 Main Round qualifiers, being drawn in Group 8 against Spain, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Switzerland.

Two England futsal players celebrate on the court as cheering fans applaud in the stands at Loughborough University during the UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 qualification clash with Switzerland

DEC 24 - APR 25

A Liam Palfreeman hat-trick secured a first ever main round win, 5-1 against Switzerland at Loughborough University’s Sir David Wallace Sports Hall in front of 750 spectators, as the new-era Lions fought valiantly home and away against both Spain & Bosnia, before drawing 4 - 4 away to Switzerland to finish 3rd in Group 8 thanks to a Harry Tozer hat-trick.

England Futsal's Jake Barnes competes for the ball with an opponent during the away fixture against Spain's national futsal team for the UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 qualifiers in Toledo

RESULTS

13/12/24 - Bosnia & Herzegovina 5-1 England

16/12/24 - England 5-1 Switzerland

04/02/25 - England 0-6 Spain

07/03/25 - Spain 7-0 England

11/03/25 - England 2-5 Bosnia & Herzegovina

15/04/25 - Switzerland 4-4 England

TOP SCORERS

Russell Goldstein, Liam Palfreeman, Harry Tozer - 3

Sam McGrath, Jake Barnes - 1

Palfreeman bags memorable Swiss hat-trick…

Tozer grabs a magical hat-trick in Yverdon…

England Men's national futsal team in white home shirts facing the crowd at Loughborough in front of cheering fans, with “WE’RE HOSTING” text, ahead of FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifiers.

THE STORY

In December 2025, we announced the news that England would be hosting the Men’s 2028 FIFA Futsal World Cup preliminary round qualifiers, back at Loughborough University once again.

The first competitive mini-tournament ever hosted on English soil.

Our guests? Sweden, Switzerland & Northern Ireland.

England men's national team lineup for the national anthem at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart to face Germany in a 10-year anniversary match in February 2026.

England men's national team lineup for the national anthem at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart to face Germany in a 10-year anniversary match in February 2026.

England Futsal's Eduardo Amorim on the ball against Germany at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart to face Germany in a 10-year anniversary match in February 2026.

Futsal match between England and Germany in a packed Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, with England's Tyler Cook taking a corner.

APR 2026

With a week long festival of international futsal turning the Sir David Wallace into the Lions Den, we opened with a 9-0 victory against Switzerland and an Amorim hat-trick, before losing a thriller 7-5 to Northern Ireland and 2-1 to Sweden to miss out on Main Round qualification.

Jack Tysom made his debut, assisting against Switzerland and scoring against Northern Ireland.

England's Jordan Edge is pressured by Northern Ireland's Conor Millar during the 2028 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifiers in Loughborough in April 2026.

England's Jordan Edge is pressured by Northern Ireland's Conor Millar during the 2028 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifiers in Loughborough in April 2026.

England futsal players in white uniforms celebrating during an indoor match

England futsal player wearing number 7 dribbles the ball while challenged by Ukrainian defenders.

FEB 2026

In preparation for the qualifiers, the Lions were invited to Stuttgart by Germany, for a special 10 year anniversary game at Stuttgart’s incredible Porsche Arena.

In front of 5,800 fans, Jeff Adubofour got us off to the perfect start with a stunner, but we would ultimately lose 3-1 while Tyler Cook, Eduardo Amorim, Jed Devine and Charlie Kuehn all made senior debuts on a special night.

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RESULTS

07/04/26 - England 9-0 Switzerland

08/04/26 - England 5-7 Northern Ireland

10/04/26 - England 1-2 Sweden

TOP SCORERS

Richard Ward - 4

Eduardo Amorim, Jeff Adubofour - 3

Russell Goldstein - 2

Harry Tozer, Jack Tysom - 1

Goalkeepers

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Joe Payne

Bolton Futsal Club

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Jonny Sim

Futsal Club Escocia

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Jack Walsh

Maidenhead United Futsal Club

Fixes

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Charlie Kuehn

Genesis Futsal Club

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Jamie Brooker

Bloomsbury Futsal Club

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Tom Uniatowicz

Manchester Futsal Club

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Jordan Edge

Manchester Futsal Club

Wingers

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Russell Goldstein

Bloomsbury Futsal Club

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Liam Palfreeman

West London Futsal Club

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Jake Barnes

Manchester Futsal Club

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Jeff Adubofour

Manchester Futsal Club

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Eduardo Amorim

Genesis Futsal Club

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Tyler Cook

Bolton Futsal Club

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Harry Tozer

Maidenhead United Futsal Club

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Jed Devine

York Futsal Club

Pivots

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Ivan Cadete-Borges

Genesis Futsal Club

Head Coach

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John Tapia-Owens

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