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MINSK, 27 January (BelTA) – The Belarusian national futsal team has suffered its second defeat at the 2026 UEFA Futsal Championship, BelTA has learned.
In their second group stage match on 26 January, Belarus fell to one of the championship’s main favorites, Spain, 0-2. Spain controlled the initiative from start to finish, with the Belarusians attempting dangerous counterattacks. Mellado opened the scoring in the 6th minute, finding a way past keeper Aleksei Luksha. Novoa doubled the lead a mere 40 seconds after the restart. The victory seals Spain’s place in the knockout stage, simultaneously ending Belarus’ hopes of advancing. In the first round of the preliminary Group C matches, Aleksandr Chernik’s squad lost to Belgium 0-4, while the Spanish team defeated Slovenia 4-1.
Armenia secured an early advance to the quarterfinals on 25 January, beating the Czech Republic 5-4 in their second Group B game. Having made their tournament debut, the Armenians started with a 2-1 win over Ukraine. Ukraine, in turn, had moved into second after a 4-1 victory over Lithuania the previous day. The group standings are as follows: Armenia – 6 points, Ukraine – 3, Czech Republic – 1, Lithuania – 1.
In the second round of the Group A, the national teams of Georgia and Croatia drew 2-2. The French team left no chance for Latvia with a score of 5-0. The group standings after two matchdays are: France – 4 points, Latvia – 3, Croatia – 2, Georgia – 1.
In Group D, the second-round matches will take place on 27 January: Hungary vs. Portugal and Poland vs. Italy. At the start of the tournament, the reigning European champion Portugal defeated Italy 6-2, while Hungary beat Poland 4-2.
Following the group stage, the top two teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals.
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